Smalltown Maids 4

[19:55]	<GMOwen>	Intro: After the horrible debacle which was dinner (What? You didn't see that episode? Oh man, you missed a good one), the main characters moseyed on out of there and hopped in the Awesomewagon. Josh promised to go shopping with the girls, so they headed on over to Big Box Mart for impressive pricestyle savings!
[19:56]	<GMOwen>	To compensate for the fact that Yukiko's actress had a tutoring session during the time the director set aside for shooting, the resident ninja-maid did her shopping ninja-style: invisible and undetected.
[19:56]	<GMOwen>	...Or something like that.
[19:56]	* [Owen]Joshua	rolls a shopping cart in through the automatic doors with the girls nearby.
[19:57]	* Mirai	, as soon as she walks past the cashier, throws one cigarette pack into the cart.
[19:57]	<Mirai>	~
[19:57]	* [Owen]Joshua	casts her an aside glance. A smoker? Hmmm...
[19:57]	* Luize	picks out the necessities.. paper towel, cleaning materials, some... candy...
[19:57]	* Mirai	... followed by another sixpack of beer.
[19:58]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"All right, before we get too carried away here..."
[19:58]	<Mirai>	Y-yes?!
[19:58]	* [Owen]Joshua	pulls out a list on a folded sheet of paper.
[19:58]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Made a list of some basic groceries we should keep around."
[19:58]	* Mirai	puts a double-sized seaweed flavored chips back onto the shelf in a hurry.
[19:59]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"I think, since we've got four... well, three people, we should each grab a cart."
[19:59]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Where'd Yuki go, anyways?"
[19:59]	* [Owen]Joshua	has lost track of the ninja.  An easy mistake.
[20:00]	<Mirai>	She's doing the shopping, I'm sure of it.
[20:00]	<Mirai>	Just undetected.
[20:00]	<Luize>	Hand me the list Joshua.. I'll get the things..
[20:00]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Well, here's part of it, anyways."
[20:00]	* [Owen]Joshua	tears the list in half.
[20:01]	* Luize	takes it.
[20:01]	<Mirai>	Half 'n half?
[20:01]	<Luize>	At your leave..
[20:01]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"See you at the checkout, I guess."
[20:01]	* Luize	looks at the list, peering through each aisle..
[20:01]	* [Owen]Joshua	guesses him and Mirai will stay together with the other half, then.
[20:02]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"All right, let's do this smart. Aisle by aisle, I guess."
[20:02]	<Mirai>	That's a wise decision.
[20:03]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Saves time. I don't want you girls exposed in public any more then you've already been tonight."
[20:03]	* [Owen]Joshua	's face gets a little red. Gah, dinner... that could have gone worse, but also so much better...
[20:03]	* Mirai	pushes the cart along the aisle, throwing this and that inside the cart. Mostly groceries.
[20:03]	<Mirai>	Seriously, you should be more proud.
[20:03]	<Mirai>	You don't like it? having us around...
[20:03]	* Mirai	mood = sullen.
[20:04]	* [Owen]Joshua	has been put into a pickle! Gah, cute girls, stop doing that!
[20:04]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"No, no! You're fine, I suppose... better me than someone else looking after you... It's just I'm not that kind of guy. Normally."
[20:05]	* Mirai	lets out a small laugh.
[20:05]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Did I tell you I was going to school to become a minister, Mirai?"
[20:05]	<Mirai>	No, you didn't. But you don't look like one.
[20:05]	* [Owen]Joshua	shrugs.
[20:06]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Well, not yet. I'm still a second-year, working on Gen-Eds."
[20:06]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"But I'm trying to take it seriously. I have my reasons."
[20:07]	<Mirai>	I'm sure it's something very important, and should not be talked while we're doing groceries.
[20:07]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Yeah, yeah. I'm just saying if you're looking for a ladies' man, don't look at me."
[20:07]	* Mirai	patpats again. She sure loves doing that.
[20:08]	<Mirai>	You're alright the way you are, I think.
[20:08]	<Mirai>	Just... take it easy.
[20:09]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Can do. Heads up!"
[20:09]	* [Owen]Joshua	tries to flip Mirai's maid bonnet off her head. Shazam!
[20:11]	* Mirai	then moves her head according to the force applied, and lets Joshua's finger slip through without even moving her headband.
[20:10]	* Luize	comes back carrying a large 24 pack of tissue paper and some small miscellaneous items in her arm.. she looks at the two..
[20:11]	<Mirai>	ufufu~
[20:11]	<Mirai>	Nice try.
[20:12]	* [Owen]Joshua	snaps his outstretched finger. Bugger. Next time...
[20:12]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Oh... Hi Luize. Done already?"
[20:12]	* Luize	sighs...
[20:13]	<Luize>	Yes..thanks to your organizational skills, each items were listed with their own group/aisle.
[20:13]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Good times."
[20:13]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Well, we've got a few more here still before we move on to random stuff that's not on the list."
[20:15]	* [Owen]Joshua	just notices the beer in the cart too, as they're carting around.
[20:15]	* Mirai	whistles.
[20:16]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"You're legal, right? I forgot how old you said you were."
[20:16]	<Mirai>	I'm older than you~
[20:16]	* Mirai	pokes Josh's forehead!
[20:17]	<Mirai>	And it's not nice to ask a lady her age, y'know?
[20:17]	* Luize	scoffs.
[20:17]	<Luize>	A common stigma with the gender these days.. seriously..
[20:18]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"You're not allowed to talk, Miss 14-year-old. I remember YOUR age, at least."
[20:18]	* Mirai	scoffs.
[20:18]	<Mirai>	why hello there 'little girl'. Need some candy?
[20:19]	<Luize>	As much as you need your cigarettes and beer miss.
[20:19]	* Luize	rebuts.
[20:20]	* Mirai	is stung by the remarks!
[20:20]	<Mirai>	...It's just one pack, sheeeesh.
[20:21]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Don't worry, don't worry, it's a joke. The smokes really don't do you any good, though."
[20:21]	<Mirai>	I'll keep that in mind, Joshie.
[20:22]	* Mirai	sighs.
[20:22]	* [Owen]Joshua	wonders aloud:
[20:22]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"What kind of maid smokes cigarettes, anyways? That's not very sexy in my opinion."
[20:22]	<Luize>	Her.
[20:22]	* Luize	points.
[20:23]	<Mirai>	Oh you silly bugger!
[20:23]	* Mirai	slaps Joshua's back!
[20:23]	<Mirai>	Now I know why you said that! That's NOT for smoking!
[20:23]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Gaaoww!"
[20:24]	* [Owen]Joshua	is hurt, but probably just emotionally and not that much.
[20:23]	<Mirai>	You know how nicotine can act as a pesticide? I intend to do that!
[20:24]	<Mirai>	We have a flowerbed, no?
[20:24]	<Luize>	So you mean you're a bug and trying to kill yourself Mirai?
[20:24]	* Luize	claps.
[20:24]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Oho!"
[20:24]	<Mirai>	Read more encyclopedia, Luize.
[20:25]	* [Owen]Joshua	is having a wonderful time now! The tedium of shopping has never ceased to exist less!
[20:26]	<Luize>	Don't make me put you down some more Mirai...
[20:28]	<Mirai>	You really don't know, do you? Nicotine in a cigarette, when you put it in the water for a period of time it can be used to spray the plants to keep the bug away. I'm sure that's a very fundamentally basic knowledge.
[20:28]	* [Owen]Joshua	picks up some saltines. Lots of saltines, actually. Who needs this many saltines?!
[20:29]	* Mirai	then throws a dried squid into the cart. It's mandatory for a beer drinker!
[20:29]	<Luize>	I'm not below to being a slave to a plant to get my kicks off miss, and did you know you'll attract more flies with with vinegar than honey?
[20:30]	* Mirai	is stunned! This kid sure knows her job.
[20:30]	<Mirai>	I-I know about that!
[20:30]	* Mirai	dry laughs!
[20:31]	* Luize	sighs...
[20:31]	<Luize>	Now... can we please get on with our shopping?
[20:32]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Actually, we've got most of the important stuff. It's all gravy from here."
[20:33]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"I wanna check out the bargain DVD bin. Maybe find a good bad movie for tonight or something."
[20:34]	<Luize>	I'm looking at a bad movie in the making as we speak Josh..
[20:34]	<Mirai>	Hey. That's going a bit too far, non?
[20:34]	* Mirai	glares.
[20:34]	* [Owen]Joshua	winces fakely.
[20:34]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Ouch. Touche."
[20:36]	<GMOwen>	The group moves over to the electronics section whilst Josh rummages through horrible old movies that aren't that bad in retrospect.
[20:36]	* Mirai	looks at the list. Got all the things we need now.
[20:36]	<Luize>	Ooh... Dawn of the Dead, the original is pretty good..
[20:36]	* Luize	peers in.
[20:37]	* Mirai	is holding a music CD in silence. Will Josh buy this for her?
[20:37]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"If you see any Chuck Norris, tell me."
[20:37]	* Mirai	thinks, naah, that's not gonna happen.
[20:37]	* Mirai	puts it back on the shelf.
[20:37]	* [Owen]Joshua	is not focusing on Mirai at the moment. Awwww, how sad... ;_;
[20:38]	* Luize	tugs on Mirai's skirt.
[20:38]	<Mirai>	hn?
[20:38]	* Luize	hands her a twenty and whispers to her.
[20:38]	<Luize>	Don't expect me to do this again.
[20:38]	<Mirai>	Th... thanks...
[20:39]	* Mirai	is grateful. Chopin is just too good to pass up.
[20:40]	<Luize>	..oh!
[20:40]	* [Owen]Joshua	holds up a classic he rescued from the ash heap.
[20:41]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Hey hey, Short Circuit! I loved this as a kid!"
[20:41]	* Mirai	passes the discount counter and sees the Tsukihime anime. Wait, what? "There's no Tsukihime anime", right?
[20:41]	* Luize	holds up what seems to be "The Delta Force." at Joshua.
[20:41]	* [Owen]Joshua	gives her a hearty thumbs-up!
[20:42]	* Mirai	's pick: Shanghai Noon!
[20:43]	<Luize>	..listen a bit more carefully Mirai.. he said Chuck Norris.
[20:43]	<Mirai>	But Jackie Chan is also great!
[20:44]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Indeed! Stop thinking you're all that, little girl; the adults know what they're talking about!"
[20:44]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Delta Force IS a good one, though."
[20:44]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Still, lighten up, eh?"
[20:44]	<Luize>	Yeah if you caught him before the Rush Hour phenomena, his classic Drunken Fist saga was better.
[20:45]	<Mirai>	Sure, you movie nerd.
[20:45]	* Mirai	giggles.
[20:45]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"How do you even know this stuff? Uncle Joe must've given you a lot of time off."
[20:45]	<Luize>	You'd be surprised.
[20:45]	<Mirai>	She slacks off, that's why!
[20:45]	* Luize	smirks.
[20:46]	<Mirai>	Oh my, we did buy a lot...
[20:46]	* Mirai	looks at all the stuff.
[20:46]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Oh yeah, before I forget, umm..."
[20:46]	* [Owen]Joshua	scratches his head. How to say this..."
[20:47]	<Mirai>	We shouldn't buy this much on our first day. We might end up in trouble on the last week of the month.
[20:47]	* Mirai	talks from experience.
[20:47]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Nah, don't worry; Uncle Joe gives me a LOT of birthday money, and I'm pretty frugal."
[20:48]	* Luize	speaks plainly in Mandarian.. too bad no one understands it..
[20:48]	<Mirai>	?
[20:48]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"If we're not crazy, we've got plenty to go around."
[20:48]	<Mirai>	Oh, sure. I'm just being a worrywart.
[20:48]	* Mirai	shrugs.
[20:49]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"But anyways, umm... Look, I know Uncle Joe's gonna get mad at me, but you girls should probably buy some normal clothes. Like, ME normal, not Uncle Joe normal."
[20:49]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Now, I don't know you're sizes, obviously, or I'd do it myself, so, I guess..."
[20:49]	* Luize	nods.
[20:50]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Buy something. Something you like. Anything, really, so long as it's better than these maid outfits."
[20:51]	<Luize>	..in.. this store....right... you realize all they have for my size are kids clothes..
[20:51]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"You'd be surprised what they have here."
[20:51]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"This place caters to everyone."
[20:51]	<Mirai>	I myself think this outfit is the cutest, though.
[20:51]	* Mirai	spins a bit.
[20:53]	* [Owen]Joshua	sees Mirai spinning again. D'aww, how cute. Except she's older then him, so that's kinda weird.
[20:55]	<Mirai>	Well, I want you to go with me! So I can get some second opinion about my choice.
[20:55]	<Mirai>	Isn't that great? I mean, I haven't got a chance to wear normal clothes much!
[20:56]	* [Owen]Joshua	facepalms a little.
[20:56]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"I don't wanna embarrass you or anything."
[20:56]	* Luize	sighs and looks for something a little more plain...
[20:56]	<Luize>	Jesus Christ, do they expect all us kids to dress up like dolls or something?
[20:56]	* Luize	is browsing through.
[20:57]	* Luize	saw a lolita dress but... oh wait.. she already has one...somewhere.
[20:57]	* Mirai	looks at a nice set of a long dress with a small jacket.
[20:59]	<Mirai>	What do you think?
[20:59]	* Mirai	nudge Joshie.
[21:00]	* [Owen]Joshua	rubs his goatee, thinking it looks cool. It's not, by the way.
[21:00]	<[Owen]Joshua>	"Normal enough for me."
[21:01]	<Luize>	..hm... I'll just get some jeans and shirts.. good enough for me.. oh.. and this for sleeping.
[21:02]	<GMOwen>	And the end is nigh; I'll make a better end note for this later. Lame.
[21:03]	<Kiri>	You have my :|
[21:03]	<Kiri>	and my D:
[21:03]	<Kiri>	and my ;w;
[21:04]	<Luize>	And my :3
[21:02]	<GMOwen>	But as Josh walked away to the checkout, the girls found completely different outfits off-screen that would make Josh facepalm!  What could they possibly be?  Leather pants?  High heels?  G-strings?  Frilly dresses with pastel colors and unrealistic accessories that look like they were designed by a drunken Japanese man?  Keep watching for the answer to this and other questions you don't really care about!