1079/Wardrobe Upgrade

Wardrobe Upgrade
Date of Scene:	05 December 2014
Location:	Boston-666
Synopsis:	Riva and Ayako drag Inga to go shopping for clothing, and Ainsley and Kotone come along. GIRL POWER!
Cast of Characters:	Kotone Yamakawa, 151, Riva Banari, Inga, Ayako Hasekawa

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Riva Banari has posed:
Inga could not escape Riva's clutches any longer. Boston is not prepared for what is to come, because Riva has been getting paid /three/ times for the same job for the last several months, and she has many Opinions on what Inga should be wearing.

Thus it is that Riva, her partner in fashion crime Ayako, as well as Inga and any others who wanted to come (willing or not!) have descended upon a local department store. Riva is keeping Inga in tow, and the others can spread out as they like. "All right, Inga. You've got a great set of clothing, but it's /so/ Middle Ages. We're going to need to modernize and accessorize!" She lectures the poor wisewoman. She looks over Inga critically, Riva rubbing her chin Super Seriously as she considers. "All right. We definately need to go with bold color with the pale hair and complexion. Pastels and mild colors are /out/. I'm thinking... reds." It's easier to hide the blood that way.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako is indeed a partner in fashion crime! Although Ayako herself has a hard time making outfits. Mostly because she is very picky about what she wears; and what she wears has to suit her own somewhat odd sense of style. Nonetheless, she does come along, simply because Inga definitely needs some new, more modern clothes!

    She nods her head quickly, agreeing with Riva. "Un un. Inga~. While your clothes work pretty well, it's very old fashioned!" Ayako looks over Inga critically, mirroring Riva's movements from Inga's other side. "Aww... no pastels? No mild colors?" She pouts slightly... but then brightens when reds are mentioned. "Oohh... reds." It seems Ayako loves reds!

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa has been called along to join in Inga's suffering not that she has any idea she too is a trget of the bee chosen and water elementa's vile fashion plans. Okay it's not that bad but she's got no idea about their plans she's just here to help and she falls in with the others.

"Humm that could work and ... a good choice on reds."

She's caught on about that and she looks to Inga with a biot of a grin.

"Come on it will be ... fun!"

The Cyborg girl has no idea she's stepped into the line of fire.

Inga has posed:
Inga, for all her knowing that she needs clothes, looks like a lamb being brought to the slaughter. It isn't her first time in a department store, but the last time...well, she'd came in, told someone what she needed to buy and the measurement then left. She'd thought about getting herself things, but she'd been alone at the time and completely terrified.

The wise woman stands nears a rack of clothing that looks beyond bizarre to her, dressed in the only modern outfit she owns, which had been a handme down and the only thing she'd found in Harry's bizarre stash of women's clothing that she found suitable. So, she is wearing a 'maxi skirt' which means it falls to the ankles. It is made of a thick jersey material, grey. On top she wears a raglan pullover sweater in a muted blue color with her usual belt around her waist, leather boots on her feet, and of course, her staff in hand. She is completely covered from neck to feet, her white hair tightly bound in a plait pulled over her shoulder. She's gripping her staff tightly, a frown set on her face as she looks between the other women, feeling so completely out of her element she doesn't know where to begin. "Do I have no say in this matter? I have a red dress that is quite nice--it is not my fault your modern fashion is so...so..." she trails off, shaking her head. She can't even describe it. Skimpy? Masculine? Both? Bah!

"I do not want to wear exclusively red, sure it will show the blood less but black or brown would be even better at that..." she looks around at the manequins and pales. Gulp.

Riva Banari has posed:
"If we put pastels or mild colors on her, Ayako, we'll lose her in a snowstorm." Riva replies. "And that's just not acceptable!" Looks like she's being super-assertive today. Inga's objections cause Riva to fold her arms. "You can say anything you want, dear, but you told me you needed clothing! Now you're getting clothing. But this means you're going to need to move /out/ of the comfort zone, Inga!"

She claps her hands. "And we're going to start with a nice skirt and blouse. Hang on while I go find some things, Inga. Don't run away, I /will/ catch you!" She turns and starts rummaging through the clothesracks, building up a set of clothing.

The skirts are universally shorter than the maxi.

Ainsley (151) has posed:
    "Oh yes, reds," Ainsley agrees.

    The lizard girl seems to have tagged along with Riva, Inga, Ayako and Kotone. While the others might be inclined to get, say, things that aren't at the highest point of modesty, the lizard girl seems to have a sixth sense for finding the modest articles. She digs through the aisles, happily humming to herself.

    At one point, she holds up a dress with a flower pattern to herself, checking whether it would fit her. She frowns momentarily, reminded these things are made for people with actual chest sizes bigger than 'flat as a board' and bodytypes that are actually obviously feminine and stuffs the dress away where she found it.

    "Sweaters, yes?" she offers to the others, "Maybe dark purples. Purple goes very well with a hair color like yours."

Inga has posed:
Inga gives Riva the most forlorn look as she sees some of the skirts she is selecting. "W-well I will..wander a bit and see if I find anything I like," she says,though by her tone she seriously doubts that is possible. There are surely other stores? This can't be all? Must she be at the mercy of Macy's!?

Inga looks to Ainsley. She can't believe she's with a lizard woman and yet /she/ is the most uncomfortable person here. "Purple would be appropriate...it is not colors I am concerned about, it is...the amount of fabric involved," she says, frowning deeply.

Inga wanders a bit, crossing the aisle to go to from the trendy, chic section to the fuddy duddy old woman's section. She pulls a long dress from the rack, black with a floral pattern and long sleeves. Bit of ruffles around the very modest neckline. "I could wear this...rather thin though, I would need something beneath..." she comments, holding it up to herself. It is...hillariously long. Inga is rather petite. It also looks like something out of Little House on the Prairie.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako nods her head slowly. "Hmm... I see, I see. That -is- a concern." She inclines her head to the side gently as she raises her right pointer finger to tap her cheek as she glances off to the side. "Where to start..." And then she brightens considerably when Riva mentions a skirt and a blouse. "Oh oh! Always a good place to start!" Says the water spirit in a sweater and plaid red skirt. Not to mention her zettai ryouiki.

    She grins brightly and digs through the skirts along with Riva. Once in a while she looks one over and pauses... and then shakes her head. Picky girl!

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa looks for a moment at Ayako and snickers for a moment but thinks Riva might be serious given their line of work. She falls in looking over to her friends.

"You know in a way this is still a bit of a blast from the past for me."

She admits given what might be considered odd club wear here is what Kotone wears pretty reguarly. She's broswsing looking over dresse and pauses at one lable.

"Wow this lable exists here still?"

Riva Banari has posed:
MACY'S TODAY, PANGAEA TOMORROW!

"Purples are a good plan. And there will be sweaters too! We can't let Inga freeze now, can we? It's winter!"

Riva comes back with her arms full of clothes. She opens up one of the dressing rooms and calls out, "Oh Ingaaaaaa~!"

Within, she begins laying out combinations of blouses, sweaters, shirts and skirts, with various degrees of color shading. Most of them are dark, but there's a pink one in there too. "Just try these on. Come out and show us in each one, Inga, and then let us know what you think!" She instructs, and then waves to Ayako. "Oooh, good idea! I didn't see those! Add your outfits when you're ready too!"

Inga has posed:
Inga blinks. NOT THE DRESSING ROOM! NOOOO!

It is likely she needs to be physically dragged, and when she gets there, she drags Riva in with her. "Odin's bones Riva, I will try the bloody things on but you will have to help me. I don't know how to...do these things! Tch I always had someone to help me dress and do my hair--" and grumble grumble grumble....

It will become apparent as Inga begins to undress that, well, someone maybe should add underthings to the list of needed items.

"You cannot possibly expext me to wear this!" will come her complaints as she is forced into a skirt that shows her knees and clings to her hips. Her pale skin is about the same color as the red sweater she's tried one. It doesn't quite fit right--meant to be worn with a bra. The sleeves are too long. That, she could fix herself at least.

All the same, she is pushed out of the dressing room to show the other girls.

She looks pretty...and absolutely, completely uncomfortable. There is much glowering.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako makes her way over to Riva carrying a few blouses, sweaters and skirts that she has picked out. In addition, she has brought a few pieces of clothing to wear over the blouse; namely a pair of mufflers. She also brought a few stockings as well. Although people looking over Ayako's selections might note, it's rather conservative-much like Ayako's own style. It's still very cute, though.

    Once she places the articles of clothing down, she starts arranging them along with what Riva has chosen to make nice color combinations. If she's going to wear bright colored clothing, it's best not to hurt other's eyes with the colors, after all! After she's done that, Ayako thinks quietly to herself... and then nods her head once. She quickly leaves the dressing room and returns just as quickly and places a few ribbons that match the clothes by them. Of course, Ayako is big on ribbons!

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako eeps softly and gestures over to Riva quickly. "Riva, Riva, Riva!" She walks over to her quickly. "We need to get Inga underclothes too. Otherwise, this stuff won't work at all."

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa has a few things over her arms she knows her own sense of fashion might scare Inga off so she's laid back for a momet she looks at Inga for a moment and nods tilting her head.

"Really huh?"

She sems to be amused at her reaction and she looks at Ing for a moment. "Not bad really and don't worry Inga we're here for you1"

She looks over to Ayako.

"Humm Ribbons huh you are having too much fun as for the under clothes I can help with that!"

Kotone darts off, doom is likely going to follow, Riva might want to help there. Or Kotone might accidently give Inga a heart attack.

Riva Banari has posed:
Riva helps Inga, apparently not even blinking at the request. What does she have to be worried about?

Her hand is on her chin as she looks over the first outfit critically, and she nods to Ayako. "I didn't think Inga was so into being au naturale." She smiles. "All right, Ayako, go see if you can find some proper ones for her."

"Just look, Inga..." Riva takes Inga's hands with a very serious look on her face. "You have nothing to be ashamed of. You are a beautiful woman, and there is no one who can take that away from you, okay? You are someone to be celebrated, not hidden away. Clothes are a way to help you with that. Just relax, okay? We're here to help you. There's no way we'd want to make you look bad."

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako nods her head quickly and produces a tape measure from seemingly nowhere and quickly obtains the information she needs from Inga. "Hmm..." She then nods her head once and then quickly leaves.

    The water spirit comes back with the undergarments and arranges them in the dressing room along with the other clothing. "Inga~. Come over here. We seem to have missed an important part of the clothes we're picking out for you!" Ayako smiles awkwardly and then nods her head once. "I'll help you out with this... it might seem a bit weird at first, but... that's modernish clothing for you."

Inga has posed:
Yes well, vikings didn't wear bras. Or other things. Her idea of underclothes was a shift and stockings.

Inga sighs heavily and turns to look at herself in the mirror. She winces visibly, waving at Riva's words as if they are buzzing flies she's trying to disperse. "I am not trying to hide away...well, there are parts I do not wish to show...but it is not ...it just isn't..." she exhales swiftly through her nose. "I feel so /naked/" she says, turing some to look at herself from the side OH GODS HER BUM. She flushes more deeply, mortified. "S-something looser..." she says, then turns toward Ayako, eyes widening as she takes a measuring tape to her.

Undergarments appear and Inga looks both puzzled and mortified. She moves over to Ayako, examing a bra. "I do not even understand why you wear these things," she comments quietly.

Inga raises her eyes to the heavens and utters a prayer, letting Ayako put it on her in the dressing room. Oddly enough she's not apparently shy about undressing in front of the women, at least not her top half. The rest is another story. She constantly feels as though they must be staring. Undressed, its clear that her hips are misshapen, crooked in a way that had been clear since birth.

She just keeps her eyes on the ceiling for now and prays as Ayako hooks her into the bizarre contraption.

Riva Banari has posed:
"It's not like what you're used to, Inga, but believe me, there's nothing wrong with it." Riva replies. She doesn't stare at the misshapen hips. She just seems to note them and move on as she putters around and gives Inga a hand with her dressing and attentively letting Ayako do her thing. "Besides, some of these things are for our /comfort/ as well as looking great." Riva comments.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako smiles softly, "Well, we'll try to make sure that you don't show anything you don't want to show. Clothing's always really good at that." She giggles softly and then inclines her head at the question. "Hmm... as someone who's seen how clothing has evolved... It's a long story." Her head nods once. "Basically... one thing led to another over and over again and this is the result. To keep things you don't want seen concealed."

    Ayako quietly notes that Inga's hips are misshapen, but doesn't say anything about it, nor does she make a big deal of it. She does pause for a moment... but then resumes dressing up Inga. Although it can be noted, she's chosing things among the pile that help conceal or move attention away from Inga's hips.

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa means no harm really as she returns with a number of undergarmen some plain but a few others are very intresting from lance to a few other more techi leaning design there's even a few sports once given how much they go tromping about she's got a grin on her face as she moves to pas them off to Inga with agrin.

"That's still considered pretty conseative where I'm from I admit."

Seriously go clubbing with Kotone and you'll see what she means.

"Still the idea is comfort first but someth8ings can be good for that and still as Riva said make you look good. You must have a heck of a view on that Ayako given your a water spirit, right?"

Inga has posed:
Once all...locked and loaded, she looks down at herself, eyes wide. "...So that's how you get them up so high..." she mumbles. It's...not exactly comfortable but she imagines it is the sort of thing you get used to. She looks at herself in the mirror, just...shakes her head. She doesn't know what to think. "I'd have thought they were concealed enough in my dresses..." she remarks, but eventually sighs and reaches for another shirt. Her hand brushes against cashmere and her eyes widen. "Oh...this wool is so soft," she comments, grabbing that. That's getting tried on next.

"This I like very much," she says about the sweater. She tries on a looser fit skirt, a line style. This she seems to like a bit better as well, though she is still scowling at her knees. "Are there no longer skirts than this? I will surely need stockings. The winters are quite cold, I cannot go out in this..." she says. Of course, she needs more shoes as well.

Kotone arrives with MORE bras and Inga blanches at the lacey ones. Oh /my/.

With a sigh, she looks to the three, crossing her arms. "Does it...look alright?" she asks. She keeps reaching up to poke her chest in apparent confusion.

Riva Banari has posed:
"You look /great/... And getting you some nice stockings and shoes comes next, after we figure out what you want to do! And then... Accessories! Purses, earrings, jewelry, bracelets, headbands... The options are just /endless/." Riva says, her eyes gleaming. "I'd get you some dresses, but dresses are practically all you wear before. We need to diversify! Don't worry, we've got your back! And front and sides."

She glances over at Kotone and just arches an eyebrow. Clearly she doesn't seem to be as worried about the lacy stuff, but she DOES just set it aside, leaving the more basic stuff in the main piles. "Let's work our way through the clothing, separate out what you like and don't like, and then we'll get you the rest." Yesssssss.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako nods her head quickly. "You do look good, Inga! We just need to choose the warm stuff properly. And yes! We need to make sure you get some good stockings and shoes." Ayako's eyes positively shine when Riva mentions accessories. "Yes! Accessories! Because clothing is just the beginning!" She giggles brightly.

    She eyes the cashmere sweater that has gotten Inga's attention. "Hmm... and this is just this world's stuff. There are other nice materials too." Ayako gestures at her own fluffy white sweater that makes it pretty much impossible to discern her figure. "Although... uhh... this stuff is... Anyway." She nods her head once. "Let's find out what you like the most."

Inga has posed:
Inga's eyes widen. They are about as round as tea saucers. Purses? Those are like pouches, right? When jewelry is mentioned however, she actually looks...dare she say it? Excited? Jewelry is apparently something she can get behind.

A sigh. "I would like more shirts like this...this fabric is wonderful. Longer skirts and warm stockings..good, warm boots," she says. Inga blushes again. "I would like more dresses, yes. I only have three. I'm doing laundry constantly it seems," she says. The long grandma style dress is tried on--and it actually looks adorable on her. It needs to be hemmed about a foot, but it actually suits her in a way. She seems to think this will suit as well.

Inga actually smiles for the first time since she'd walked into the store, ideas of shiny things in her mind--and warm boots! She looks to Akayo, reaching out to touch the fabric of Ayako's shirt. "What is this made of?" she asks.

Inga looks to Kotone briefly, then reaches over to grab one of the lacey things she brought. She glances sidelong to the woman, "I'll take these too," she says quietly, flushing.

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa says "Given all the contract between cultures Riva isn't kidding about how endless things are."

She'd got a wid selection sure but if Inga doesn't like the others that's fine with her however she pauses for a moment with Inga on Jewelery? There's this very wide grind on her face.

"That's the spirit and boots? Now if you want practical one there's some pretty darn good hiking oners around here."

She pauses for a moment and she seems to be pleased Inga likes the lacey things she got.

"Ayako? I couldn't guess if that was fabic or magical material you conjured up?"

The idea of good boots sticks in her head due to well Kingsmouth.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako isn't particularly excited about jewelry. But she does nod her head quickly when Inga lists what she likes from what they've bought. When Inga notes how little clothes she has, Ayako nods her head quickly. "Oh, that's right... laundry." She blushes lightly. "I forgot that other people need to do that... We should get several outfits so that you have some breathing room." She smiles gently.

    Ayako's sweater is as soft and fluffy as it looks. It's extremely warm, but the material is really strange. It's not fur, or any type of plant material. She giggles a bit awkwardly. "Umm... this material was made by a friend of mine." A faint smile crosses her face. "I'm just imitating the material in the shape of a sweater, that's all."

Riva Banari has posed:
Riva smirks mischeviously as Inga picks up one of more interesting underclothes. "I'm sure he'll love it." She comments in a smooth, casual way that might make people not really notice what she said until they think about it. Yeaaaaah, she saw what you did there. She does, however, nod definitively. "There's a lot of really nice, warm boots that /also/ look really good! There's no need to have to pick one or the other! Whoo! I love this." She laughs. "Anyway, let's get you a good week or two of outfits together. Hustle! Let's make it happen, ladies! GIRL POWER!" She yells, her fist up in the air in a cheer.

Inga has posed:
Inga gets dressed in the clothes she wore, hoping she's done trying things on. Its rather tiring, nevermind the awkwardness. She's fully ready to look at shoes and jewelry. Maybe hats!

Inga looks to Riva, cheeks coloring a deeper shade of pink. "Mmm, yes I hope he will," she remarks, a small grin forming.

A week or two of outfits!? Inga chokes. "Riva...I can help pay you realize. Surely that will be a forture," she comments. She knows Riva is apparently rather wealthy and all...but still! "I don't even know where I will put that many clothes, there isn't all that much space in the closet," she grumbles.

Blink. "Girl Power..." she says, hesitantly. Shrug. TO THE SHINIES!

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako inclines her head to the side gently, causing her ponytail to swish softly. "Hmm? He? Who will?" She then shakes her head slowly... and then startles. "A-huh? A week or two?! I don't think I even have a week or two of outfits!" And then shakes her head slowly and giggles when Riva shouts that out and raises her fist up into the air.

Riva Banari has posed:
"I'll let her tell you /all/ about it." She replies to Ayako. That's right, putting it on Inga!

"I'll let you pitch in. Don't worry about it! What are friends for, right?" Riva laughs.

After they've got a cart full of clothes, Riva has everyone ushered over to the jewelry section, because she knows Inga's not going to complain too much about THIS PART.

"Soooo...." She leans over to Inga, looking her over. "You have pendants already..." If by pendants, we mean 'carved runestones that help her not get killed by horrible monsters', "But there's always room for more rings! And earrings. Definately earrings. What color catches your eye?"

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako cheerfully follows after Riva and Inga so she doesn't get left behind. Jewelry isn't really her thing. Gold, silver, platinum? Eh... A vast majority of jewels and precious stones? For her, they might as well be rocks.

    However, Ayako does seem to like amber, aquamarine, and jade quite a bit. Any of the above tends to get her attention and makes her look said pieces over. She doesn't seem to care much for earrings, though. Still, not much gets her attention or excitement much.

Inga has posed:
Inga looks to Riva, pursing her lips. Well, better for her to talk about than Riva to spill about it in some embarrassing fashion. Inga is becoming a bit more comfortable with it all. Tch, why should she be embarrassed? "Riva was referring Harry," she replies. She manages not to turn completely lobster red when she says it. Not sure she's going to tell /all/ about it however! "We...live together," she adds. What was the proper term for their relationship?

Oh look, shiny things! Inga puruses the jewelry cases, her mouth forming a small o of wonder at all the sparkling. "Rings...I like rings--ooh amber!" she says, pointing. She selects a couple of things, some ruby earrings, a coupld of silver rings, a pearl necklace, an amber bracelet...she has no idea how much this will all cost. She doesn't even know what he money is really worth. She'd just hand it over to Riva.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako smiles softly as Inga tells her that she lives together with Harry. "Aahh... I see, I see." Her eyes close halfway as she giggles slowly and softly, once she notices Inga's blushing.

    Her eyes do blink quickly when Inga looks through the jewelry. "A-ahh... Hmm..." And then she smiles brightly when Inga notes the amber. "Ah! Another person that likes amber!" Ayako giggles brightly.

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa says "That's pretty neat you must have fun with."

she stops for a moment like someone whose heard a old bit of slang of saying and it's just this moment of wait what. She doesn't say at thing and soon is grinning for the moment.

"I'm going to need to cobble up some sort of washing machine at the fire hall ain't I?"

She's now getting a bit wide eyes at a lto of the jewelery. This is way above Kotone's pay grade, most of her money's gone into her body after all.

"Harry? Whose that if I might ask and oo I like the ruby eargings Inga."

She makes a face about amber.

"I have issues with what /makes/ amber you ever fallen though underbrush and ended up face first in a load of pine sap?"

Riva Banari has posed:
Riva doesn't even seem to care. I mean, the Templars pay ridiculous amounts for basic work alone, and it's not like she has any real bills. Of course, she's not /actually/ rich, she just has no real expenses so she spends it all on silly things like buying her friends wardrobes.

"Amber is /totally awesome/." Riva agrees. "You can make it look really nice and deep when it's polished. Oh man, I need to show you a gem tumbler sometime, Inga! Those things are great."

Riva isn't picking anything out for herself at the moment, she's focused on Inga. "At least I don't have to fight with you to pick things out here, right?"

She looks over to Kotone. "I'm sure Inga can just use whatever Harry uses. They get along pretty well in that respect."

Inga has posed:
Inga blushes further at Ayako's giggle. Yes, lets get distracted by jewelry!

Except then Kotone asks. Inga sighs quietly. "Harry Dresden, the wizard?" she informs Kotone. Maybe they don't know each other.

Inga smiles to Ayako. "Of course I like amber. It is sacred to the goddess to whom I am sworn," she replies.

A laugh to Riva, nodding. "What woman does not like jewelry?" she asks. Vikings /loved/ jewelry. They were the dandies of their time!

"Well...I suppose shoes would be next. Something good and warm that will keep my feet dry..." Inga takes a deep breath then, letting it out slow before she looks to each woman in turn. "Thank you all for the...support in this endevour," she says, smiling a bit cheekily. "I know I am not easy to deal with."

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako aahs softly. "Amber's sacred to your goddess, huh...?" She smiles brightly and then thinks quietly to herself... followed by nodding her head once.

    She then smiles softly, "Ah. time for shoes!" And then blinks her eyes quickly. "Huh? Oh, you're very welcome, Inga!" Ayako smiles brightly. "Huh? Not easy to deal with?" Her eyes blink quickly and she inclines her head to the side. "It's not like you're kicking and screaming." She giggles brightly.

Riva Banari has posed:
"Diamonds are a woman's best friend~" Riva says. "At least, that's how the commercial goes. I'd like to think we're better." She winks at Ayako and Kotone, and laughs as she gives Inga a hug. "You always worry too much, Inga! You have a lot to get used to, and that's why we're here. Now let's get you some nice shoes. Maybe later I'll show you some things that'll /really/ get Harry's attention~" She says with /that tone/.

She then looks to the cashier. "Just bundle these up and send them ahead. I'll pay for it there, okay?" She says to her, and then it's SHOES TIMES.

Inga has posed:
Inga looks puzzling. "You are certainly better than diamonds," she says, reaching over to take Riva by the arm, smiling.

Her next comment makes her choke though, swallowing hard. "Uhhh...yes...shoes lets...shoes," she says.

She should really turn the tide on Riva here. It would only be fair. "Perhaps you should get something for yourself to entice Psyber with," she suggests wickedly.

Upon reach the shoe section, she picks up a high heeled pump and just...looks at it, turning it over in her hands. "Is...this a shoe?" she asks. "It looks like a weapon."

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako giggles brightly and sticks her tongue out playfully. "I prefer water to diamonds thank you very much. And I think we are better!" Her gaze goes down to her own shoes. "Hmm... shoes... huh? I always have a hard time deciding on shoes. So a lot of the time I choose kind of boring ones." Her eyes then blink quickly. "Some things?"

Riva Banari has posed:
Riva sighs, crossing her arms and looking up and away at the mention of Psyber. "Not much point. He's already hooked up with Aoko. Apparently, he's into ladies who have enough deathlaser to level a city." She sighs for a moment. "Oh, I'm just saying she should get some things at some other stores I know about that have more... private selections of goods."

She brightens considerably as they move to the shoe area. "Oh, that's close. Those are high heels. I don't think you'd be interested in those, though, they can be hard to walk in. One thing at a time, right?" Riva starts poking around some boots, and some more casual pumps and maybe some dress shoes. "Hmm, with what you've got, we should pick up... Actually, what's your shoe size?" She tilts her head and picks up one of those foot measuring tools. "Hold still, Inga."

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa has no idea how much Riva gets paid, if she did and the Templars made an offer? Given what she's got her nose into all ready she might be very inclined to say yes. For now however she's just having fun and has forgot most of her own troubles for the moment.

"Shoes!"

Okay Kotone wasn't one to have 20 pairs of shoes but the ones she went for were always really /good/ ones really.

"That's what they say but really? People are worth far more."

She pauses for a moment and she looks at Riva and tilts her head.

"Psyber huh? He's that Union Paranormal expert isn't he? I guess he like his ladies dangerous and explosive humm? Also you wanted a good pair of boots side form fashion I'll see if I can find something for tromping about Maine."

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako blinks her eyes quickly as Riva suddenly sighs and looks away at the mention of Psyber. "A-ah..." She sighs softly... and then hugs Riva from behind! And then blinks her eyes quickly. "I have no idea what you're talking about, so..."

    She takes one look at the high heels and shakes her head quickly. "I have no idea how humans walk in those." Ayako nods her head once, "I mean... it takes a lot of effort for me to just passably 'walk normally' in this human shape." Another glance at the high heels. "If I had to wear something like that... I don't think I could walk convincingly at all." She giggles brightly and then starts looking through the shoes. Her gaze pauses a few times at a few sandals and some of the cuter shoes.

Inga has posed:
Inga pretty much wants nothing to do with heels. She wouldn't know how to walk in them. "...I could kill someone with this," she grumbles, putting the high heels down. She looks to Riva then, frowing. "I'm sorry Riva, I didn't know. While Aoko seems like a nice girl...well, more the fool he is," she comments. That's what women say to their friends. Inga means it. Riva's awesome. So much so she'd actually gotten rather jealous at some point...

Inga removes her boot and produces her foot to be measured. She's a size 5 1/2 shoe. They almost look like children's shoes.

To Kotone, Inga sniffs. "Riva is plenty dangerous and explosive!" she replies in Riva's defense. Riva will actually probably take this as a compliment, as intended.

Inga points to a pair of sturdy leather boots with no heel. "Those would be suitable I think," she offers her opinion. They're nice boots. Real leather, lined with fleece, a couple decorative buckles.

Riva Banari has posed:
"I'd say they're more likely to kill any of us who try to walk in them." Riva jokes slightly lamely. Ayako hugs Riva, and Riva chuckles, hugging her back. "Thanks, Ayako, you're great." She looks back to Inga, and shrugs slightly. "Don't worry about it. I wasn't that dedicated to it, it was just..." she shrugs again.

She instead focuses on the shoe measuring. "All right, ladies. Sizd 5 and a half! Let's get some shoes!" Riva moves to pick out some casual pumps, while Kotone can find some solid boots for Boston winter. Ayako can get inventive.

Ayako Hasekawa has posed:
    Ayako giggles softly at lame joke all the same. "You're always welcome, Riva." And lets Riva get back to Inga and quest for shoes!

    Speaking of which, Ayako gazes through the selection of shoes. As she noted before, Ayako is pretty clueless when it comes to shoes. In fact, she seems rather lost. Even Inga would probably be less lost than her!

Inga has posed:
Before Riva can walk away to get shoes, Inga takes her by the hand and looks up at her for a long moment, her eyes going a bit distant in a look Riva would certainly recognize.

After a moment, there is a smile, and Inga lets her go. "It would not have worked out with him, but someday I will have the pleasure of teasing you as you have done me," she informs her, then shooes her off. For Shoes. Shoo's for Shoes. That's just terrible.

Kotone Yamakawa has posed:
Kotone Yamakawa looks at the heel for a moment and make s abit of face and she looks at Ayako , Ing and Riva in tuen.

"They do seem to be an assault on the ankles nd frankly I'm not going to pay the money for ones strong enough to support my body."

She makes a bit of a face and then she looks to Inga and grins.

"Your right, I'm the low one on the totem pole here when it comes to fighting You have a good point I think."

She looks at the leather ones humms.

"When it comes to hiking boots I prefer synathic ones myself."

Riva Banari has posed:
Riva stops when Inga takes her hand. She listens, and nods... Then smiles. "I'll be looking forward to it, Inga." She replies, chuckling again.

Later, she comes back with a couple different casual shoes of the proper size, and even a pair of sneakers. "Okay, here's a few things! After we get you your selection, we'll check out and get you back to your place with all this stuff. Can't have you carry it all in yourself, after all!"

Inga has posed:
Inga blinks to Kotone. "Surely you are kidding," she says, shaking her head. "You really must stop that Kotone. You are a keen fighter," she says. "You must stop putting yourself down."

Inga is looking at the sneakers then, blinking. She wrinkles her nose. "Those are strange looking," she remarks. She can't ever see herself wearing those.

"Heh...ah...yes I imagine I will need some help, thank you." She's trying to imagine Harry's face when she comes in with all these bags and boxes. Surely will be interesting.