Scene #583: Shopping, Shopping

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Usagi Tsukino	"Naru-chan," it's unsurprisingly a little plaintive; Usagi says Naru's name all the time, talks to her ''all the time'', but usually not when she's facedown on their couch, cheek smushed into the cushion. "I ran into this magical girl who said the craziest thing. And I can't stop thinking about it." She's been pondering this for a few days now, ever since the dinosaur youma, ever since the ultimatum - give up your identity or this kid dies. Ever since Uranus had refused (even as a ploy!) and Cure Wukong had hesitated. Ever since Cure Wukong had implied things were usually - different. "Do you think our lives are weird." A pause. "Weirder than for ''other'' people in all this magic mess?"
Naru Osaka	They do live together, there's a lot of talking. Even if some days it feels as if they are a little bit of ships in the night, when both of them are just SO BUSY with school and the weird that is so much of both of their lives. Naru is at her desk, either working on homework or.. more likely honestly.. making more notes about how to attempt to keep the world from ending without losing any of their friends or any of Hematite's friends. Because there's nothing quite like thinking about how to break contracts with demons to make social studies homework feel a little bit irrelevant. "I mean.. I know our lives are weird." Naru points out before Usagi clarifies. She twists in her chair, away from her notebook to look over to the couch. "I.. I don't know." Naru has to admit. "That's super hard to quantify, cause what's weird for us is possibly not weird for others?" She sighs a little. "I think so? I mean.. most poeple are way less freaked out."
Usagi Tsukino	"I kinda thought they were just hiding it. Like, you know, can't think too long about this or you'll cry in math! I mean... I guess I don't know ''too'' many of the others like, in a friendly way? But Tragar-chan has - has a ''lot'' of bad things to worry about too, and so does Wako-chan, and I think Chiyo-chan too, but maybe that was just an assumption? And obviously Mamochan is really stressed and, and, but?" And she groans, and rolls over onto her side, so she can look at Naru. Her face is set in a frown, concern tugging at the corners of her mouth. "You're - I mean - you're... everything got really weird and really bad and it all happened really fast. Like... at the beginning of the school year, we were still at Juuban Public Middle School! We were just worrying about having a great end of middle school. And now -" Well. Now people have ''hurt'' them. They've both almost died. Naru has ''muscles'' because she works out for ''weapons training''. Usagi even has muscles! Not very good ones, but still! "And I thought everyone was feeling the same thing as us, but Cure Wukong was surprised, and, now I'm thinking... what if it's ''not'' like this for everyone else?"
Naru Osaka	"It's a lot." Naru agrees as she reaches for her coffee cup to just hold for the moment. She leans back in her chair a little. "Like.. it's hard to believe that like.. six months ago, neither of us knew anything and now.. " she shakes her head a little. "A little too much sometimes." "Based on the reactions of people when I tell them that there's a gun out there that shoots out your soul, it seems to mostly.. just bounce off. Like.. the implications of that." Naru mmms softly. "Chorno and I have joked about just hiding quietly in a barrier to drink tea for an hour just to have a little pause from the unending level of crisis. So he's feeling it too, for sure." Naru considers a moment. "I don't know. I have to think if it was this awful for everyone, the school would just be even more of a mess of depressed students."
Usagi Tsukino	"I know! Monsters have been in Tokyo for''ever'' and we just found out, and now I keep forgetting that people don't know, because it's so - normal." Which! She doesn't know how to feel about all of this being normal to her now, but, it is, and she can't make it unnormal. She thinks. But the idea that people are just... taking all of this calmly... Usagi has to tamp down on her initial response - a surprised (and surprisingly mean) urge to say ''and people call me stupid''. How were people just - shrugging off everything going on? How were they just not freaked out that there was a weapon that blasted out your ''soul''? It was almost - almost - enough to make her think that Sailor Uranus had a point, because what was... what was the ''point'' of that weapon, anyway? It was like the dinosaur - something that could kill people. "I don't get it," she says, plaintive again, "And I don't think this is just me being dumb. I just - Cure Wukong said she usually just deals with people trying to change history, or something? And I - do you think other people are like... having fun? Whacky adventures? And that's why they're not freaking out?" She needs to meet Chrono. He sounds like he has a good head on his shoulders - though, sure, she's not exactly a quiet person, so maybe he wouldn't want to hide out with her... "Is it bad that I'm kind of mad at them?"
Naru Osaka	"I wonder if they just take it calmly because their brains are being kind and just not letting them think about the scope of it." Naru muses thoughtfully. "I mean.. I'd rather love if I didn't think through all the implications, but I do. And you do. Perhaps they just don't?" "I .. I honeslty don't know." Naru comments on the notion of whacky fun adventures. "When I was talking about magic with Sunbreaker.. it was just so much a part of her everyday life.. like not just life and death, but just entwined in everything that I can see how it's fun. Or at least.. can be fun, even if it isn't all of the time. Like fireworks.. they can be fun and pretty and awesome.. or burny awful.. the fireworks themselves are neutral, but how its used, that's what matters." Naru sips her coffee, making a face because it's cold, but she sips it anyhow. "I'm less mad at them, and more kinda jealous. I mean.." She hesitates a moment and then admits a little more quietly. "I get all the death potential and none of the powers with a side order of periodic patronizing commentary."
Usagi Tsukino	"Or maybe... maybe people ''aren't'' trying to kill everyone else, all the time. Maybe the bad guys they're fighting ''aren't'' trying to merge Tokyo with the Dusk Zone and shoot people's souls out and taking little kids hostage to force you to reveal your identity or watch a group of six year olds die!" Oh well, that all just kind of burst out, didn't it? Usagi covers her face, dragging in a few ragged deep breaths. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell. I just - it's weird. That... that Sunbreaker talks about magic like it's totally normal, and other kids like me talk about all of the danger like it's weird, and, and, and... I'm being selfish." It's a realization; maybe a wrongful one, but a heartfelt one, as she swallows and sits up and looks at Naru, shoulders hunched. "I'm sorry, Naru-chan. I - you're in danger like me, and you're worrying about it too, and I... I don't have a way to even give you any power, so you're safer or, anything. And - patronizing commentary?" She's been lost. How could someone be patronizing to Naru, huh? She's ''amazing''. She's in this just like them!
Naru Osaka	"I think.. I think perhaps this whole damn thing is a /lot/." Naru reaches over to set her coffee cup on her desk and get up out of her chair to come join Usagi on the couch. "It's not selfish to be frustrated by this. To be wholly and entirely sick of feeling like we're going to die /all the damn time/. It's not sane, and we can't live like this forever, or we will both just lose our minds. If we haven't already." Naru reaches out to pull Usagi against her, so they are leaning on each other. "We can't make it any easier, but it /is/ easier even just ranting about it together. We might have the super short straw on this magic stuff, but we're at least not doing it alone." Naru gives a little shake of her head. "People assume that I have no combat experience, because I don't have powers. Or that I am utterly incapable, because I don't have powers. Which they're sometimes right, I can't take on Sunbreaker by myself, we established that, but I'm not entirely a porcelain doll to be set on a shelf. And they mean well, so it's hard to get mad about it, but it isn't awesome."
Usagi Tsukino	It is a lot. There's a lot going on, all the time. These shrines and the Midnight Tokyo Project, Nephrite's creepy haunted house that they probably have to go back to and burn to the ground with purifying powers, the soul shooting gun, there was still Jadeite, and Mamoru ''said'' he wasn't that bad anymore, but like, who knew, right? There were the Outer Senshi, and nd there were still random monsters to fight, and just attacking at random, all the time. It was... it was honestly a lot. And it felt like, lately, there was no break. No stopping point. Just go, go, go. So Naru has a point. And maybe - "I guess. It just... I don't want to be mad at everyone. But it's not fair! We've been doing all of this for so long! And there's no break! I could use a break. A sanity break. And ''everyone in our class is scaring me all the time and they aren't even trying too anymore -''" hahaha a deep breath. "Sorry. Hinoiri-chan said she'll let me wear her necklace in class, as like, a charm to help me not be scared, and it does help, but it's just - you know, I was really hoping the culture festival would be fun and cute and instead it's scary just like life." She is hugging Naru now. She is hugging Naru as tight as she can. They are supporting each other, leaning on each other. "Yeah. We're not... alone. We've got each other, and our friends. And anyone giving you a hard time is dumb. ''I'' can't take on Sunbreaker all by myself! And Inai-sensei says I'm one of the stronger magical people out there, because I just have so much to throw around. Probably no one could except Mamochan, and that's because he's super strong and messed up because of all that Dark Energy ''and'' his regular stuff going on. If anyone thinks that you're weak, or incapable, just because you don't have magic, they're - they're ''stupid''." Completely stupid! Totally and utterly just an idiot!
Naru Osaka	"Chrono and I decided that the world can just end without us for a couple of hours." Naru squeezes her bestie tightly. "Which isn't much and it certainly isn't /enough/, but it's something. We should take a few more of those couple of hours. It's hard to turn the brain off, but seriously.. we just /have/ to. There's too much, and if we're ragged before any of the actual big things ever happen, we'll be even more screwed." Marathon. Not a sprint. "Did you notice that Hinoiri's necklace is warm?" Naru comments quietly, with a little bit of a smile. "I don't think it's wholly mundane. Which tracks, she's the most casually magic of anyone I know." Another tight squeeze from Naru to Usagi. "We've got friends, we've got each other, and we'll manage this. Even if it sucks immensely on the way, because we are awesome." She gives a little nudge. "Even when we dont exactly feel awesome."
Adora Rainbowfist	Sometime during the sleepover, Adora had nervously brought up the fact that she had nothing to wear for the Ball. Whether Usagi offered to help, or Adora asked, here we are! Meeting up at the gate to the school after classes, Adora was in her civvies. It immediatly made her standard wear pretty obvio9us. A pair of battered jeans with holes in the knees were worn with Doc Martins with yellow laces. A red and black flannel was tossed on over a San Diego Padre's t-shirt. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a ponytail with a little poof in the front, kind of like a baby pompadour. The conversation on the way to the store had been light enough for most of it, until Adora finally brought up something that had been worrying her. "So, I was excited for this cause I originally overheard about it and thought it was some school thing. But THEN I found out it was for some visiting Princess or something, and now I dunno if I should go. Other kids are staffing or invited or...just kinda jumping the gate, I guess. Not sure what I should do..."
Usagi Tsukino	"If you want to go, you should go," Usagi says, because to her it really is that simple. Sure, there will be some sneaking in involved, because it's an expensive, fancy event that she's started to do a little research on, but they're magic teenagers. She's pretty sure Adora is an alien. Why not sneak into a fancy party? "The biggest thing isn't whether you're allowed to go, it's what you're going to wear, and that's what ''we're'' here to figure out! Well, not here at school, but here on our way to shopping. Do you like dresses more or suits, or skirts, or combos?" Usagi had been more than willing to give Adora some help with a shopping trip - she could put off her homework and say she was doing it to benefit someone else! Who wouldn't love that? "There's this store, Fairy Drop Fashion, that I've checked out a few times - it's a little pricy sometimes, but I think it will have the perfect stuff to wear to a fancy party."
Adora Rainbowfist	She laughs and covers her mouth to hide her grin. Okay, she likes Usagi already. She clears her throat, then, and glances down at herself. "Well, clothing was...a lot different back home. I'm still figuring out my style, I guess. But I've never really felt comfortable in a dress. Still...my girlfriend who...SHOULD be going is probably gonna wear a suit or something like that. She wore this amazing red tux to the Princess Prom. It had these fingerless gloves and an undone tie. It was..." Her cheeks flush and she waves it off a bit. "It was the first fancy thing I'd ever been to. Do I wanna -match- that or compliment it? I don't know if she'll wear THAT but she is definatly a suit girl." She nods at the mention of the store and chews her lip a bit. "The school's helped me a little bit with some funds to settle in. I've saved a bit so...I can probably cover whatever. But it might leave me broke awhile. Worth it."
Usagi Tsukino	"Hmm, hmmm, hmmmmmm, still figuring out your style ''and'' wanting to match with someone you're not sure about... that could be difficult! But I'm not giving up in the face of this challenge, nope! We've just got to make sure you wear something you're comfortable in; that's the most improtant thing. If dresses aren't what you're into, no dresses!" She emphasizes this by making an X with her arms and slashing out, no dresses! "The outfit she picked sounds cool... but there's no reason you couldn't both wear a suit. And if you know the colors she usually likes, you could complement those, instead of dress to suit!" She is practically bouncing in delight, and grabs Adora's wrist casually, pulling her along - there's a bus stop nearby, and they should probably catch it. "We're going to take the bus, since that's the easiest way to get there, and we can look at pictures on my phone to see what you like. Fairy Drop does custom stuff, but that's more expensive - I think our best bet is to find something pre-made, and see about getting it tailored." Because Adora is Pretty Tall for a Japanese girl!
Adora Rainbowfist	"Her tux was red and black and that's kind of her whole...vibe, I guess. She's pretty intense." aShe has a limp to her movements, still, due to the wound Usagi saw the night before. The claw marks. She yeeps as her wrist is grabbed, but lets herself be dragged along with a smile. She reminds her of Glimmer, and that makes her happy. She feels like home in a weird way. She nods at the mention of the bus. "Sure. I take it or the train to Shinjuku a lot. The Equestrian Club I started uses the park there for our riding."
Usagi Tsukino	"Red ''and'' black, huh? Like Shadow the Hedgehog!" Very cool. Very edgy and dark. That's a little intense for Usagi, who doesn't mind red or black with other colors, but not together - though. Well. That masked boy who saved her had been wearing red and black quite nicely... "Or Tuxedo Mask. A good combination..." She throws Adora an apologetic glance upon hearing the eep, but she also doesn't stop dragging her, so what is the truth, huh??? "So, you said her name is Catra, right? Catra Applesauce Meowmeow? Is she really into cats? Or, wait, you said you named each other, right? Does that mena ''you're'' really into cats?" Equestrian club, girlfriend who really likes cats... Cute! "I've heard of the Equestrian Club! Are you going to have a display at the Culture Festival?"
Adora Rainbowfist	"Well, uh. It's complicated. How...um. How in the Know are you about the Special Clubs at the school?," she asks. She has no idea how to ask Usagi if she knows about magical stuff, and she is so, so terrible at being subtle. "But yeah, that's her name." She climbs onto the bus with Usagi and the two manage to find a seat, parking themselves near the back. "I'd love to have a thing at the Festival, but my injuries don't really help with horseriding. Same with my Boxing Club I started. So I'm working with the Cooking Club on food to sell for it! I didn't know anything about cooking back on Eth-...back in Bavaria, but I really like it. It's fun to make stuff for once."
Usagi Tsukino	"Enough to know you're ''definitely'' an alien and not from Bavaria," Usagi says with a little shrug and a quiet voice, "I mean, I'm pretty sure. I'm not great at geography, but I'm pretty positive on that one." Is Bavaria even a real country? It could be as made up as the Princess of Europe probably is. "I'm not going to tell anyone except Naru-chan and maybe Wako-chan, though. They know about stuff too." She isn't super eager to give away her secret identity! Not in the open. "If you come to self defense class, stay after for Fite Club. You'll definitely get to know then." Hints are fine, though, clearly. She quiets down as they climb into the bus and find their seats, and then turns promptly to Adora as soon as they're seated. "Aw, are you not going to be healed up in time for the festival?" Tragic! And surprising - Usagi tended to heal up pretty quick; even after Sunbreaker burned her, it was only a week before the worst of it was gone. Truly, the most lasting damage has been the six inches of hair she'd had to lose. "But the cooking club is a great idea! I love food, but I'm not super great at cooking... everything is either tasty but ugly or nice looking but gross, and I dunno what I get wrong. I'm not in any clubs, but my class is doing a Test of Courage thing... unfortunately."
Adora Rainbowfist	"Yeeeeah. The Headmaster came up with the whole Bavaria thing. I -am- an alien, technically. A Princess from this world Eternia, and then the chosen champion of this world called Etheria. My girl is from there, too. And she's a literal catgirl. Fur, claws, tail. All of it." She rubs her face and lounges back in her chair a bit. "I only heal fast in my other form, She-Ra, the Princess of Power. But I don't stay in it to just hang out if I can help it. Kinda hard to blend in when you're 8' tall, you know? So yeah, I heal like a normal person. That's why I have all the scars and stuff." She looks over at the other blonde and smiles softly. "I am in a lot of Clubs. Keeps me busy, which is good. I don't like being alone or having too much time to think. Too depressing with everything going on with me and stuff."
Usagi Tsukino	"''You're dating-''" Usagi's voice raises in surprise, and then she slaps a hand over her mouth, waving apologetically at everyone who looked around to stare, before leaning in and hissing, "You're dating that nekomimi?! Oh my ''god'', she tried to rob me once!" It was a while back. It wasn't the most pleasant experience, but honestly, not the worst either. "Are you an animal person too? Wait, is that rude to ask?" It's just! Catra hadn't ''looked'' like an animal person until all of a sudden she was, so... And her name is ''CATRA''? "You should try going on a patrol sometime! Normal people like... they don't really remember what they see? Not most of them, anyway. So maybe you couldn't be - eight feet tall? Seriously? Really, really eight feet tall?" She needs a few moments to think about that. A few very teenage bisexual moments to think about that. "Wow... you'd be almost twice my height..." Okay girl, shake it off! A deep breath, steadying, and then she says - "Adora-chan, that's not the saddest thing I've ever heard, but it ''is'' really sad. Not that you're in clubs, but - you must... really miss your home, huh?"
Adora Rainbowfist	She winces a bit and nods. "Sounds like her. And it's complicated. So, back home...we grew up in this super violent, evil military regime that was trying to take over the world and kill all magic. It's all we knew. All we had was eachother. At five I found her abandoned in a box, and convinced my keeper to take her in, too. We were inseperable for years. She even slept in my bed every single night." She adjusts her ponytail a bit. "Then I found the Sword and discovered we'd been lied to all of our lives. I abandoned the Horde to join the Princess Rebellion, and I -begged- her to come with me. But she refused. She felt abandoned and like I'd turned my back on everything we knew. Fast-forward through years of war, with her rising in the ranks and constantly just...turning all that inner-hate outward. Finally, in the end, she left the monsters and joined the Rebellion, and was really, really doing better. She saved my life in the end and confessed her love for me, and I told her I loved her, too. We won the day and ended up -together-. A few weeks after just...being SO happy...and I ended up here when one of Prime's surviving cronies detonated an experimental weapon." She shifts in her seat. "So, I was here, living in an abandoned gym, when the Headmaster took me in. Then, I ran into Catra at this abandoned amusement park. The thing is, THIS Catra came from EARLIER, when she was her most broken and desperate and sad. So I'm helping her find herself all over again, but she's knee-deep in Obsidian, who are totally taking advantage of her low self-esteem. She's coming around, though. She already fed us the information we needed to hurt Obsidian and she's helped me save a few lives Obsidian was trying to take. It's only a matter of time..." "Sorry, that's a lot, I know. And no, I'm just a girl. Etheria had races of beastfolk. She's one of those. She grins softly, then, and nods. "Mmmhm. Eight feet tall and...here..." She fishes out her phone and flicks through the ophotos, before handing it over. On it is a full She-Ra selfie in the bathroom mirror, sword over her shoulder and flexing a bicep. "That's me. The OTHER me, I mean. Hard to hide that, don't you think?" "I miss Etheria. I miss having won. I miss Catra being...the Catra that kissed me."
Usagi Tsukino	Usagi's eyes widen, and keep on widening as Adora shares her story, and it really does feel like a story - an epic adventure or something, with wars and children raised in armies and princess rebellions and starcrossed romances and - "It sounds like you've been through a ''lot''," is what she manages to say, at the end, and pats Adora's hand. "And for a long time! I mean, I've only been like, in the know for a few months... and you've been living with this your whole life, and now you're living with all the weird in this world too? That's rough!" It is a lot. It's hard to imagine it all and really process it. But... it's Adora's life, right? She just had to hear about it. "Beastfolks... we call that being a kemonomimi, here. They're not like, real though." Pause. "M,maybe they're real?" Can she ever truly say anything isn't real, now?! A picture is offered, breaking up the moment, and Usagi gasps. "Oh my ''god''. You're so - you have so many - ''are those real muscles?''" She can't cope with this. She stares at the picture and Adora and the picture and Adora and - "You would be the worlds best model. Just. Ever! You'd make billions and zillions on Youtube." She can see it... "...I hope you'll be able to find a way home. A way back to your Catra. But, this one isn't too bad, I think. She's kind of a jerk, and she definitely tried to rob me, but, she mostly seemed kinda lonely?"
Adora Rainbowfist	She stays silent when Usagi talks about the life Adora has lived, just offering a small nod in the end. The freak-out over She-ra makes her laugh though. The laugh makes her wince a bit, but the grin shows she doesn't care. "All real. I can throw a tank. I -have- thrown a tank. Cut a spaceship in half once, too." "I know about nekomimi. Well, I know about catgirls? I've never seen an anime, but I got a poster of this catgirl that reminds me of Catra and put it up in my dorm." She shrugs a shoulder, taking her phone back and pocketing it. "The compliments make her blush a bit and she chuckles. "Um, thanks. I don't know what youtube is, though. And I am not exactly weak in this form, either." She flexes a bit and...yeah. She's built. Not eight feet tall of She-Ra, but insanely athletic. Strong shoulders, chiseled arms. "Yeah, she's lonely. Lonely and doesn't think she deserves anything good. That's what it all comes down to. Add in the abusive upbringing making her think bullies are the only ones who win at life? You get a villain. But I know for a -fact- she can change. I've seen it. I had her."
Usagi Tsukino	"You can throw a tank? You cut a spaceship in half? You've been to ''space''?" Usagi's eyes are sparkling stars as she she clasps her hands to her chest in utter delight. This! This is what magic should be about! Not all her endless stressors and scary ghosts and missing princesses and evil kingdoms, but big, buff, beautiful girls who could throw tanks! The bus lurches as it moves, announcing that they've moved into Mitakihara Ward, and Usagi hums, watching Adora's biceps flex. "Our stop will be coming up in a few... Youtube is a website where people can upload videos or watch videos. There's a whole workout corner, where people share tips and post videos of their workouts and... you're definitely not weak." Muscle. Muscle. Muscle... Usagi shakes her head a little, trying to shift into focus mode. "Of course she can change. She's not like, some evil overlord stomping people to death, she's just stealing pens and probably energy? I guess?" She does not actually know what Catra is up to.
Adora Rainbowfist	"Mmmhm. And I turned a space station into a giant tree and re-terraformed Etheria after Prime...the galactic conqueror...turned it into a wasteland," she adds softly. "But I'm not -as- strong here, I've noticed. Still crazy powerful as She-Ra, but...I dunno. I guess I haven't tried cutting a star cruiser in half since I got here." She truies to laugh about it, but clears her throat. "Oh! Well, that's cool! Mabye you can show me how to youtube sometime? I'm still learning my phone, but I could totally share, like...work outs and combat techniques for folks?" She lurches when the bus does, and her eyes widen as she catches herself on the seat in front of her. "She's...worse then that. She gave me all my scars over time. Well, not all of them, but most of them. But I've hurt her, too, and I hate doing it every time. She tried destroying the world back on Etheria because she felt she had nothing left and was...just so lost. But I can feel and see her starting to turn around here, just like she eventually did back home. Just baby steps."
Usagi Tsukino	Terraformed the planet?! Hewwo?! Usagi is looking at Adora like - hello?! Power?! "You must have been the final boss... or maybe the final level of the hero." What else can she say? She tries to imagine having all that power, and then losing it, and winces a little, choosing distraction instead. "I could definitely show you how to use Youtube! It's essential entertainment these days, and if you want to show people how to fight, then the self-defense class is a good place to start! Inai-sensei is in charge, but she's always up to letting people show off tricks... especially in the after class section." Get to Fite Club Adora, do it, do it! And Usagi winces. Because - "That's... that's pretty bad... but if you're confident in her ability to change, you've just got to keep pushing, right?"
Adora Rainbowfist	"It took me a few years to get to that point. Honestly, my Sword was destroyed and I wasd dieing. Catra confessed her love and kissed me and...as stupid as it sounds, it ignited the actual power in me. Everywhere I stepped flowers bloomed, grass grew, magic returned. Prime'd stolen all the magic, like he did on other worlds before, you see..." "Oh, for sure. I'm meeting with Mio-san every week to teach her, and we were talking about joining the actual group," she explains. The girl nods confidently, then. "I've seen her at her worse. And I've seen her change before. I -know- it's possible."
Usagi Tsukino	"Years?!" Usagi's eyes bulge out a little, shocked at the thought - it's only been a few months for her, after all. "Years... well, you guys should definitely come to the group then! If you've got years of experience..." As the two girls talk, the bus gradually slows, settling into place at their destination. A chiiiiime rings out, and Usagi perks up. "Oh! That's our stop! Come on, let's hurry and get off - we've got an outfit to buy~"
Adora Rainbowfist	"I was an infant when the Horde took me in and started raising me to be a soldier. And...about thirteen when they promoted me to Force Captain. Fifteen when it all ended. Weirdly? Catra should be younger then me because of her being from earlier in our world, but we're still the same age. Magic is..." Shr shrugs helplessly. "...Magic." She beams at the mention of buying an outfit, and she climbs up to follow her off. "So, I 've been thinking about the outfit! How about...um. Something white? Mabye with red?"
Usagi Tsukino	"Magic is magic," Usagi nods sagely, because - well. Yeah. What else can you say? She doesn't half of what magic does - Naru's been working on a theory, but it's kind of over Usagi's head; she just accepts magic will do what magic will do. "White sounds good to me," she calls back to Adora as they exit the bus. The shop is just up the street, so she starts leading the way. "Do you think you want mostly white with some red, or half and half? It'll also look really nice if Catra does wear black and red, you'll be like, thematically tied!"
Adora Rainbowfist	"Yeah!," she replies with a smile. She moves a little slower due to her stitches, but she still is quite capable. "Um, I'm not sure? Let's see what they have, I guess." She reaches back to make sure her ponytail is good to go. "So...you know about magic and stuff. What's your story?," she finally asks. "I've been blabbing about -me- this entire time, but I know nothing about you other then that you're insanely nice, good at hosting parties, and cute. So fill me in, friendo."
Usagi Tsukino	"Let's see what they have! And if we don't like anything here, we can always hit the mall, but I'm pretty sure Fairy Drop will have something for you!" She is very sure, anyway. It's a very fashionable store, with plenty of variety - if they couldn't provide a good outfit, who could? her steps falter a little, when Adora asks about her, and she considers - "I'm... I only got into all this stuff a few months ago. Like a month before summer break. It's kind of scary, but I'm pretty strong, with my magic and stuff, so I'm trying to do what I can - I wish the world was like, not in so much danger though? I'm, ah, part of a team of people with similar powers, but we're still getting used to each other."
Adora Rainbowfist	"Okay! I mean, we have time!" She smiles at the mention of a team. "Well, I'm proud of you, if that means anythinhg. It's hard, being a 'hero'. Fighting the tyrants and those who wanna hurt people. I miss that. A team. Back home I had the Princess Rebellion. I miss the other Princesses, and their powers would be SO helpful here. Glimmer, Mermista, Frosta, Perfuma, Netossa, Entrapta...heck, even the non-powered folk I miss like hell. Bow, Seahawk and stuff." Those names seem so, so normal to her. She pauses outside the store, staring up at the sign before she opens the door, holding it for Usagi.
Usagi Tsukino	"Exactly! We've got plenty of time to find you the perfect outfit." The rush of names Adora shares are as strange to Usagi as her own must be to Adora - after all, if ''that's'' what she's used to... but still. Netossa? Spinnerella? Entrapta? Definitely strange! "... it does mean something. It's always nice to hear you're doing things right, you know?" Even if Adora hasn't seen her fight, and doesn't know about - things. Usagi isn't going to go spilling that she too is dating someone on the wrong side; it would be cruel, after keeping it from her friends for so long - but well... she gets it. A little. "Oh! Thanks," she smiles as the door is held open, and sweeps inside. "Welcome to Fairy Drop Fashion! Are you here for something custom, or would you like to see our available designs?" The shop attendant is a cheerful looking young woman, dressed in a sleek uniform with a fashionable print, worthy of the boutique. "We're going to check what you have for now - my friend is looking for an outfit for a ball!" "Well, in that case, you'll want to check in the back - that's where we keep our formal attire."
Adora Rainbowfist	She steps in after the other girl and glances about, taking the place in with wide eyes. "Whoa. Okay." She looks over at the attendant, then, and offers an awkward grin. "Hiiiii. Soooo, yeah. I'm going to a ball this weekend and I want an outfit. Not a dress. White and red, we're thinking? I need a mask, too, but I dunno if you do that stuff here..." She nods and begins to lead the way to the back. "People need encouragement," she replies. "We all do. It can really make the difference, y'know?" She shrugs and glances around as they reach the back. "Hooooo boy. Okay, here we go."
Usagi Tsukino	"Masks, we won't be able to help you with, but we should have plenty of suits and formal pieces you can look at," the shop attendant says, and then hesitates. "You're rather tall, so don't be afraid to take a look at the men's section for pants? Just in case we don't have anything long enough pre-made..." She's very apologetic. Usagi follows Adora to the back of the store, looking around at all the formal attire - there are dresses on racks and being modeled by mannequins, and just as many suits, and skirts, and tuxedos, and - "Oh they have a lot more pre-made clothing than I thought... look at all this stuff!" She's smiling a little, pleased both by the conversation and the options. "You're doing good too, you know? It's really ahrd to keep faith in someone, but you're doing it."
Adora Rainbowfist	She blushes softly at the compliment and glances over. "She was there for me when we were growing up," she says. Anyone looking in on their childhood might say the opposite, or that they were more there for eachother, but still. "So I'm gonna be there for her. Back then, during the War? I...gave up on her for awhile. It only made things worse. I came around, though, thankfully. I'm not gonna make that mistake again. No matter how hard she bites me." She brushes her fingers over the various options, considering them. "Okay. Now is when you come in," she says with a nervous laugh.
Usagi Tsukino	BITES? Usagi is not asking. She is curious - very curious - but she is NOT asking - "Did she ever actually bite you?" - Apparently she is asking. And, with an array of outfits before them... "Okay, so, first! Let's ignore all the dresses, because you don't want any. That gets rid of... maybe two thirds of all these outfits? Now, let's look for the things that are mostly white... do you think you want a white top, or a white coat, or white pants? Or a combo?"
Adora Rainbowfist	Her response is a deeper blush. It's probably answer enough, honestly. "Uh. Um. White coat and pants? Mabye...mabye a red shirt? Will that look terrible?" She chews her lip a bit and absently rubs at her shoulder, perhaps in memory of one of those bites or just in nervous energy. "Hey, do you think I could get them to add, like...gold accent? There's this language back home that only I can read. Looks like constellations to most folks. How would that look on it? nah...that's dumb..."
Usagi Tsukino	Usagi flushes red too, eyes widening and grin widening even more. She'd tease Adora, but they're not that close yet. "A white coat and pants would look good! Very striking, I think? Because it's bold and confident, sure you're not going to stain anything... and the red will be a really nice pop! And gold goes nicely with red and white," says the magical girl with a costume that features white with red and gold jewelry. "Constellation marks... that would be really unique! Do you know what you'd want it to say? I mean, if it's a message only you can read, it could say anything you wanted."
Adora Rainbowfist	"OIh, yay! Cool. That sounds great. So...white coat and pants, red shirt." She begins looking through the racks as they keep talking. She finds a red shirt easily enough, and folds it over her arm. It's silky and has the faintest shimmer to it. "So, are you seeing anyone? or into anyone?," she asks curiously.