CCCP 8 Plus

March 2
[21:20]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on CCCP!
[21:22]	<[GM]Mary>	Suddenly, shopping!
[21:25]	<[GM]Mary>	Cassie & friends suddenly decided there's stuff that needs getting in Accosto A Mare, and with the help of Vickie's automobile skills, they reach the seaside city in short time. Accosto A Mare is much like the alternate world of Venice, in that there's a lot of water and vehicles are prohibited past a certain point.
[21:28]	* Tabitha	takes in the city. She's so glad she doesn't have to head to the clinic again like she usually does.
[21:30]	* Tabitha	checks her pocketbook again. Yup, plenty there. It's a doctor's salary, after all.
[21:31]	* [PYG]Victoria	steps out of the vehicle, stuffing her driving gloves back in a pocket.
[21:31]	<Tabitha>	"Well, ladies? What's your fancy?"
[21:32]	* Cassandra	steps out as well, wearing a dress that's a little fancier than she does around the house.
[21:34]	<[Kly]Melissa>	W-well, I've got a list here...
[21:34]	* [Kly]Melissa	fumbles around for a bit, searching her pockets
[21:35]	<Cassandra>	We'll check out the town, first. I still need to drive to the bank before it closes, though, so let's try not to take too long.
[21:36]	<Tabitha>	"Speaking of driving... Cassie, I really wouldn't mind stopping by the auto dealership. Just to browse, for today."
[21:36]	* [Rut]Christina	scoots out of the car and looks around, straightening her dress. Damn thing's a pain to wear.
[21:36]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"Are you saying you don't like this car, Tabitha?!"
[21:36]	* [PYG]Victoria	says, with mocked shock.
[21:37]	* [Kly]Melissa	finds the list.
[21:37]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Ok. Hmm... where could we get some charcoal? I need to go to the market, too.
[21:37]	* Tabitha	sighs.
[21:37]	<Tabitha>	"No no no, Vickie, not that at all."
[21:37]	<Tabitha>	"I'm saying as a doctor, I need to be able to get to the clinic at a moment's notice if I need to."
[21:37]	<Cassandra>	We could get some charcoal in... um... I dunno. I'm sure it's somewhere out here.
[21:38]	<Tabitha>	"I'd hate to wake you up in the middle of the night just for your automobile."
[21:38]	<Cassandra>	Hey, Tabby~
[21:38]	* Cassandra	closes the distance in one big step and throws an arm around her shoulder.
[21:38]	<Tabitha>	"Hey, Cassie~?"
[21:38]	<Cassandra>	Why don't you get something really cool? Like a motorcycle!
[21:39]	* Tabitha	is taken aback. Her mouth hangs a little open.
[21:39]	<Tabitha>	"A...a-a motor, cycle...?"
[21:39]	<Cassandra>	And you can take me with you down the open road and we'll share the wind in our hair~
[21:39]	* Cassandra	sings that last part to rhyme.
[21:42]	<Tabitha>	"I... But Cassie, those kinds of things..."
[21:42]	* Tabitha	doesn't think she could stand the social stigma of such an absurd vehicle.
[21:43]	<Cassandra>	Aw, come oooon. Can't you have any action between your legs?
[21:44]	* [Rut]Christina	scratches her head.
[21:44]	* Tabitha	gives Cassie a funny glare that she can't see.
[21:45]	<[Rut]Christina>	Eh. I don't get mot'uhcycles. What's so great about a ride that'll kill ya with just one wrench in it's spokes?
[21:45]	<Tabitha>	"Well, obviously, when you put it THAT way..."
[21:45]	* [Kly]Melissa	follows behind, looking at people on the street. This town is still pretty fresh~
[21:45]	* Tabitha	is in sarcasm mode hard-time.
[21:47]	<Cassandra>	Hmm. Now that I think about it, Tabby turning into cherry juice across the road because of a bump or something is a little too much to think about for an imaginative girl like me.
[21:48]	<Tabitha>	"Cassie! That's horrible!"
[21:48]	* Tabitha	doesn't like that idea either.
[21:48]	<[Rut]Christina>	Heheheheh.... "Cherry juice". Good one, bawss. Heheh...
[21:49]	* [PYG]Victoria	shakes her head at the mistress little imagery.
[21:51]	<Tabitha>	"Let's... Let's just put that aside for now."
[21:51]	<Cassandra>	Yeah. You should get a car. With roobars on all four sides and an extra-cushioney interior.
[21:52]	* [Rut]Christina	is still snickering.
[21:53]	* Cassandra	jokes, but the thought of Tabitha being in a bad accident makes the back of her brain itch. The kind of itch that makes it hard to sleep.
[21:53]	<Cassandra>	Well, anyway. Where're we going?
[21:55]	<[GM]Mary>	Stepping out of the parking lot leads to a rather wide open walk way, but it's still quite crowded. Perhaps not enough to collide into anybody frequently, but still a persistent presence.
[21:57]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Oh? Well, um... I want to go to my places last.
[21:58]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"Hm...crowds."
[21:59]	* Tabitha	keeps Cassandra close. If she'd just use a walking stick, people would give her her space. Silly sister.
[21:59]	* Cassandra	doesn't need a stick if she's got a whole sister in hand. Or if she didn't, she does now.
[22:00]	* [Kly]Melissa	is looking around, like... well, like a tourist. This is a really lively place.
[22:01]	<Cassandra>	Hey Mel, have you been to the city much?
[22:01]	* [Rut]Christina	follows with her arms crossed. The small girl seems to somehow perfectly capture the stern demeanor of a bodyguard.
[22:05]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Uh-huh. There's a lot more work in cities.
[22:06]	<Cassandra>	What do you like more? The city or the countryside?
[22:09]	<[GM]Mary>	Walking idly into the plaza, the group closes in on the open market area of the town. There's several vendors out trying to sell all sorts of crazy stuff, speaking both in native Nuan and Common, as well as a few other languages you don't understand.
[22:10]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I like them both, 'cause what I don't like about one the other one has. So I guess somewhere right on the edge would be best.
[22:11]	* [Rut]Christina	nods approvingly. Not a bad answer.
[22:11]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Which one do you like best?
[22:11]	<Cassandra>	Ah. I feel the same way, actually.
[22:12]	* Tabitha	's eyes wander around the square. So busy and disorganized... this could be set up so much better.
[22:12]	* [Rut]Christina	inhales deeply.
[22:13]	<Cassandra>	The city is so lively. For someone like me, it's a treat to come to a place where there's so much to listen to. People talking about their day, the trot of a work animal across the brick walk, the sound of drums from musicians in the plaza... It's pretty great.
[22:14]	<Cassandra>	But it's also kind of annoying. It never really stops. Sometimes, it's hard to think with all of that going on around you.
[22:14]	<[Rut]Christina>	Accosto A Mare don't smell like New Kingston, but ahh... that ain't exactly a bad thing. Then again, we'uh not exactly in the Dregs, eith'uh.
[22:14]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"It's a lot more crowded than the plazas back home."
[22:16]	<Cassandra>	Out on the beach, or in the mountains of Kostova, there's a lot to hear as well, if you really listen. But it's also really quiet. So quiet, you start to hear thoughts in your head that you normally never would...
[22:16]	<[Rut]Christina>	Uhh... ya kinda wei'uhd'n me out, bawss. I guess not awll of us is cut out f'uh city life, eh?
[22:17]	<Cassandra>	...Nah. Guess not.
[22:18]	<Tabitha>	"I'm certainly not. I'm glad the clinic isn't in the heart of the city."
[22:18]	* [Kly]Melissa	smiles, looking towards Christina.
[22:18]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Have you ever lived in the country?
[22:19]	<[Rut]Christina>	Visited. Nev'uh f'uh lawng. Does Cassandra's place count?
[22:20]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Hmm... I don't think so.
[22:21]	<[Kly]Melissa>	It's one of those edge places, I think.
[22:22]	* [Rut]Christina	shrugs.
[22:22]	<Cassandra>	Yeah, we're hardly twenty minutes out of the city. Our old place was pretty out in the middle of nowhere, though.
[22:22]	* Tabitha	shivers just from the memory of the cold.
[22:22]	<Tabitha>	"Ugh, don't remind me."
[22:24]	<Tabitha>	"Anyways, does anybody want some lunch? I know of an excellent place in town."
[22:25]	<Cassandra>	Sure, I could go for lunch.
[22:25]	<Cassandra>	I'll even let you pay for it~
[22:25]	* [Kly]Melissa	suddenly looks a little worried
[22:25]	<[Kly]Melissa>	A-ah, if you were hungry... I could have made something...
[22:25]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"Ah, yes, I forgot I was hungry."
[22:26]	<Tabitha>	"Don't you worry, Missy. It's not like I'm starving, you know."
[22:26]	<Cassandra>	Don't worry, Mel. You can make me a big ole' steak tonight.
[22:27]	* Cassandra	rides around on Tabitha's arm obnoxiously
[22:29]	* [Kly]Melissa	smiles.
[22:29]	* Tabitha	smiles and leans her head on top of Cassie's. She's just the right height to be a headrest~
[22:29]	<[Kly]Melissa>	What kind of food does this place make?
[22:29]	<[Rut]Christina>	I'm losin' my appetite...
[22:29]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"They have steak, right?"
[22:30]	<Cassandra>	Let's have a pizza~!
[22:30]	<Tabitha>	"Steak pizza...?"
[22:31]	<[Rut]Christina>	Huh? Really, bawss??
[22:31]	<Tabitha>	"What, you want some now too?"
[22:31]	* [Rut]Christina	breaks form and reacts like a giddy schoolchild.
[22:31]	<Cassandra>	Really, really!
[22:31]	* Tabitha	was just joking, but... really?!
[22:31]	* Cassandra	springs on her toes.
[22:32]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Pizza...? I don't think I've ever had that. Is it good?
[22:32]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"is that the bread they throw in the air?"
[22:33]	<Tabitha>	"Yes indeed, Vickie. We'll even get to watch there~"
[22:33]	<[Kly]Melissa>	This sounds exciting~
[22:33]	<Cassandra>	It's reaaally good. It's made out of pepperoni and green peppers and bread and tomato sauce and mushrooms and black olives and chives and garlic and sausage and mozzarella and onions and pickles and ham and all sorts of good stuff~
[22:34]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Wow...
[22:34]	<Cassandra>	Oh, and little fishies. But that's more of an... acquired taste.
[22:35]	* [Rut]Christina	pouts a little. Do not disgrace the noble anchovy!
[22:36]	* Cassandra	breathes in deeply, and sets off in a seemingly random direction, still tethered to her sister.
[22:36]	<Tabitha>	"A-actually, Cassie... this way's faster."
[22:37]	* Tabitha	redirects her to the right way.
[22:37]	* [Kly]Melissa	follows behind, watching the busy city as they go
[22:47]	<[GM]Mary>	Tabitha leads the group to "Papa Smurphy's", apparently a cafe that sells freshly baked pizzas. Even when behind closed doors, the aroma is strong, and stepping inside is unquestionably an attck on the senses.
[22:54]	<Tabitha>	"Well, here we are. Thoughts?"
[22:54]	<[GM]Mary>	There's coffee, doughnuts, a huge radio playing something in the native language, and of course, pizza. The cafe staff greet the group almost in sychronization, but not all look to you.
[22:55]	<[Kly]Melissa>	It looks... busy...
[22:57]	<Tabitha>	"That means they're good. The best places have the most customers."
[22:58]	<Cassandra>	I wouldn't say that, but it's a nice and optimistic way to put it. And I'm nice and optimistic, and if big sister says so, it must be true. Let's get a table.
[23:00]	<Tabitha>	"...But I'm the younger one, Cass."
[23:01]	* [Kly]Melissa	falls in line. They can get the table
[23:02]	<Cassandra>	But you're the big one. You work real hard so you little sister can laze around at home all day, completely dependent~
[23:04]	* Tabitha	sighs contentedly, and gives Cassie a little hug. Ahh, family...
[23:06]	<[GM]Mary>	You find a table. And a waiter!
[23:08]	<[GM]Waitress>	[A short blonde girl in a maid outfit and covered in spikes approaches your table, handing out menus and giving half-hearted greetings in both languages.]
[23:09]	<[GM]Waitress>	Yeah, yeah, welcome to Smurphy's. What can I get cha?
[23:09]	* [PYG]Victoria	can't help but feel a little concerned about those sharp points adorning the waitress's outfit.
[23:10]	* [Kly]Melissa	looks around, hoping she's not first to order.
[23:11]	* [GM]Waitress	looks rather distracted and is quite obviously a foreigner of some sorts. She looks like she doesn't eat enough or something.
[23:11]	<Tabitha>	"Well, the girls here were joking around about a... steak pizza. You do special orders, yes?"
[23:11]	<[GM]Waitress>	A what?
[23:12]	* Tabitha	shrugs.
[23:12]	<Tabitha>	"A steak pizza. I really don't know what it is either, miss."
[23:12]	<Tabitha>	"But maybe we can ask the chefs if they can invent it for us?"
[23:12]	* [GM]Waitress	leans in rather lewdly before raising back up.
[23:13]	<[GM]Waitress>	Oh, a STEAK pizza. Yeah, I guess we can do that.
[23:15]	* [GM]Waitress	walks off.
[23:15]	<Cassandra>	Hmm. I hope the food is better than the service.
[23:17]	<[Rut]Christina>	The way she said it was wei'uhd... If she puts somethin' funny in my pizza, I'll...
[23:18]	<[Kly]Melissa>	I think she's just a waiter... she doesn't look like she'll cook it.
[23:20]	<[GM]Waitress>	[In the back of the cafe, a sudden bout of cursing and crashing can be heard. It stops as swiftly as it began.
[23:22]	<[Rut]Christina>	Pah. It's -always- the wait'uh. Who bett'uh to slip some ahsenic in at the last second?
[23:22]	* Phrine	can be heard in the distance.
[23:23]	<Phrine>	"My fault, my fault~!"
[23:23]	<[Rut]Christina>	Hey, what's awll that racket?
[23:24]	<Cassandra>	Um, waiter, what's going on?
[23:25]	* Phrine	stumbles out of the back kitchen and nearly trips herself to the table. She's wearing a stained brown uniform with a skirt that's a little too short for sensibility. Oh, and pink hair, but who really cares about that?
[23:25]	<Phrine>	"Oh, umm... what? Wait... am I at the right table...?"
[23:26]	* Phrine	appears to be missing several key components of her brain.
[23:26]	<Cassandra>	Um. Is she at the right table, Christina?
[23:27]	* Tabitha	scratches her head. Unlike Cassie, she is not blind. This is of course not the same waitress.
[23:27]	<[Rut]Christina>	She ain't carryin' a pizza.
[23:27]	* Cassandra	can hear the difference, thank you very much
[23:28]	<Phrine>	"I really wish I knew, Miss Miss..."
[23:28]	<Cassandra>	Um, yeah, we just ordered a steak pizza?
[23:28]	* Phrine	looks around the room for "the right table". Nothing jumps out at her.
[23:29]	<Phrine>	"A steak... pizza? We make those? Why does nobody tell me anything...?"
[23:29]	* Phrine	snaps her fingers.
[23:29]	<Phrine>	"Oh. Because I won't remember if they do~..."
[23:30]	<Tabitha>	"Miss, are you all right?"
[23:31]	* Tabitha	is concerned for the dear girl's focus. She's a doctor, after all!
[23:32]	* Phrine	shakes her head cheerfully.
[23:32]	<Phrine>	"Nope~! But that's all right. Anyways, hi, I'm Miss Phrine, I'll be your... waitress, I guess?"
[23:32]	<Cassandra>	Calm down, Tabby, she's just joking. Anyway, we'll have any pizza of the delicious variety and she will have a ginger ale.
[23:32]	<[Rut]Christina>	Hey bawss. Can I hit h'uh? 's not like it'd make anything w'uhse.
[23:32]	* Cassandra	shakes her sister's leg at "she".
[23:33]	<Tabitha>	"What? What's wrong with wine, Cassie? A glass of red wine every day has been shown to keep you healthy!"
[23:34]	* Tabitha	is indignant. Dear girl likes her wine. She can stop whenever she wants to!
[23:34]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Um, can I get a ginger ale, too?
[23:34]	<Cassandra>	Me three.
[23:35]	* Phrine	scratches her head, and remembers their orders on her fingers, because writing on a pad is weird.
[23:35]	<Phrine>	"Yeah, I'm, uhh, I'm pretty sure you can..."
[23:35]	* Cassandra	sticks her tongue out at her sister, as if it's called to a vote.
[23:35]	<[Rut]Christina>	Uhh... I'll have one, too.
[23:36]	<Cassandra>	What about you, Vickie?
[23:36]	* [Rut]Christina	decides that more than one kind of drink might cause the girl's head to explode or something. And who was gonna clean that up? Not her.
[23:36]	<Phrine>	"One... two... three... three? No wait, four...?"
[23:36]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"Hmm..."
[23:37]	<[Rut]Christina>	'Gratz, kid! Ya pass kindergarten!
[23:37]	* [Rut]Christina	throws her hands up.
[23:37]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"Just some orange juice, please."
[23:37]	* Phrine	throws her hands up too.
[23:37]	* Cassandra	waits for Tabitha's next attempt to talk and squeezes the soft spot by her kneecaps while she's mid-sentence.
[23:37]	<Phrine>	"Yay~..."
[23:38]	<Tabitha>	"And anyways I ca--aaahhgck!"
[23:38]	<Cassandra>	Don't be mean, Cristie. Or you won't get any.
[23:38]	<[Rut]Christina>	...
[23:38]	* Cassandra	doesn't disclose what "any" she won't get
[23:38]	* Tabitha	rubs her knee.
[23:39]	<Tabitha>	"Whyy~hyy, Cassie...?"
[23:39]	* Tabitha	:<
[23:40]	<Phrine>	"So that's a... bunch of a lot of stuff, and one'a the other thing, and a delicious pie...?"
[23:40]	* Phrine	hopes she got everything right.
[23:40]	<Cassandra>	Big sisters have the toughest luck~
[23:42]	<[Rut]Christina>	-Pizza- pie. If we get cherry o'uh somethin', it's goin' on ya head.
[23:42]	* Phrine	looks up at her head. Oh, it's pink!
[23:42]	<Phrine>	"Uuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...kay."
[23:42]	<[Rut]Christina>	... Pfffhahahaha! C-cherry juice! Hah!
[23:43]	* [Rut]Christina	starts cracking up again abruptly.
[23:43]	* Phrine	actually probably has some pie in her hair already from tripping in the back.
[23:44]	<Phrine>	"Right right, I'll be gone'n'back now...then...I mean now..."
[23:44]	* Phrine	drifts away like a lost little kitten.
[23:45]	* Cassandra	sighs in exasperation.
[23:45]	<Tabitha>	"That was... interesting."
[23:45]	<Cassandra>	What crazy house did she run away from...
[23:46]	* [Kly]Melissa	nods.
[23:46]	<[Kly]Melissa>	This is an interesting place~ I wonder if the food will be interesting, too?
[23:46]	<Tabitha>	"I might have to see if I can get that girl into the clinic at some point..."
[23:46]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"It's bread they throw in the air, of course it will be interesting."
[23:47]	<[Rut]Christina>	I can diagnose 'uh, Doc. She's stupid.
[23:48]	<Cassandra>	I hope it's not too interesting.
[23:50]	<[GM]Mary>	Minutes later, she returns! With food!
[23:51]	* Phrine	somehow manages to balance a giant "delicious pie" and a platter of five full glasses over to the table without spilling them.
[23:51]	<Phrine>	"Wheee~... Here comes the aeroplane..."
[23:52]	* Phrine	sets the food down on the table. Yes, it is in fact a pizza pie of the delicious steak variety.
[23:53]	<Cassandra>	Alright!
[23:53]	<Tabitha>	"Such quick service. See girls, this is why I brought you here~"
[23:54]	* Phrine	counts the drinks again to make sure they're correct.
[23:54]	* Tabitha	also counts the drinks again to make sure they're correct.
[23:55]	* [PYG]Victoria	realizes she's about to drool at the sight of the delicious pizza, but catches herself, discreetly wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
[23:55]	* Phrine	counts the drinks again to make... what? Oh, she did that already.
[23:56]	* Cassandra	plucks around for a slice and picks one up, folding it from the bottom like a taco.
[23:56]	<Cassandra>	See, Melissa? This is how you eat a slice of pizza.
[23:56]	* Cassandra	omnoms
[23:56]	* Tabitha	picks up her utensils, like a lady~
[23:57]	<Tabitha>	"This is also how you eat a slice of pizza."
[23:57]	* [Kly]Melissa	laughs.
[23:57]	<[Kly]Melissa>	It looks like there's a lot of ways. The man behind you is eating it a different way, too~
[23:57]	* Phrine	wishes she could show these nice ladies how SHE would eat a slice of pizza...
[23:57]	* [Rut]Christina	examines her slice thoroughly before taking a bite. Then more bites. Lots more.
[23:58]	* [Kly]Melissa	grabs a slice. Cassandra's way looks like a good way to try...
[23:59]	* Phrine	makes weird motions with her fingers, pointing all over the place.
[00:00]	<Phrine>	"So, like... do I, wait here, or walk somewhere else, or... I forget how this goes."
[00:00]	* Cassandra	says something but she's too pizza-mouthed to make sense of it. Unless you speak Pizza.
[00:02]	<Phrine>	"Mnhf Numm? Grf grf grf, huzzum!"
[00:02]	* Phrine	takes a stab at speaking pizza. Wonder what she said...
[00:03]	* [PYG]Victoria	proceeds to grab a slice for herself and starts eating.
[00:08]	<[GM]Mary>	Right. So they chow down on pizza throughout noon and soon after burn it all off with some necessity and vanity shopping.
[00:09]	* Phrine	is stuck at the cafe, wondering how she hasn't gotten fired yet. Oh yeah, because she's a vampire~
[00:09]	<[GM]Mary>	Cassie stops by the final destination, the bank, to fill out some details pertaining to her property management.
[00:10]	* Cassandra	steps inside. It's nice and peaceful, compared to the rest of the town.
[00:11]	<Cassandra>	Whew... That pizza was good, but I think it did a number on me.
[00:11]	<[Kly]Melissa>	Really good~. Maybe I'll try to make it, sometime.
[00:12]	* Cassandra	squeezes her stomach a little. Shut up, you!
[00:12]	* [PYG]Victoria	is at the tail of the group, made to hold all the bags.
[00:13]	<Tabitha>	"That crust must be some secret family recipe. Guess that just means we'll have to make our own family recipe, mmm?"
[00:14]	* Cassandra	arrives at the teller's desk.
[00:15]	<Cassandra>	Yes, I'm here to sort out my property issues. Cassandra, Caulder, ma'am...
[00:16]	* [Rut]Christina	looks around the bank. Showy. She wagers she could knock this one over with just two guys and a pistol.
[00:16]	* Tabitha	walks over to another teller to deposit some cash and double-check her balance. You can never be too accurate!
[00:17]	* [Kly]Melissa	just sort of... hangs out, near the back.
[00:18]	<[GM]Mary>	Cassandra goes over a variety of legal and business BS with the bank lady while the others wait.
[00:18]	<[GM]Mary>	Suddenly, the room erupts as five sharp, consecutive loud cracks deafen everyone from within.
[00:19]	<Tabitha>	"Gahk! Wha?! Cassie!"
[00:19]	<[Rut]Christina>	!
[00:19]	<[GM]Mary>	"Hands up, pants down, lay yer money on the ground!"
[00:20]	* [Kly]Melissa	flinches. What? What's going on?
[00:21]	<[GM]Mary>	A man with two cohorts barks after peppering the ceiling with machinegun fire. Melissa, who is near the door, is snatched by the third, carrying a revolver, and aligns the barrel with her neck.
[00:21]	<[GM]Mary>	[The world! Stop time! Tune in next time, kids~]


[00:52]	<[GM]Mary>	[But before that...]
[00:52]	<[GM]Mary>	A little, little while ago, in a lingerie shop that wasn't that far away...

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[00:53]	<[GM]Mary>	CCCPlus #2: Underwear Gaiden!
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[00:58]	* Cassandra	can hear the lace calling for her. While Melissa and Christina are busy with fuel and food, Cassie finds it imperative to survey the local distinguished clothing store, "Gold and Silver's".
[01:00]	<Tabitha>	"Wait, Cassie?! Wh-Why are you walking that way?"
[01:00]	<Tabitha>	"The market was over THIS way!"
[01:00]	* Tabitha	tries to reguide her sister to no avail.
[01:00]	<Cassandra>	We're not going to the market~
[01:00]	* Cassandra	enters the familiar premises.
[01:01]	<Tabitha>	"No, don't... gah, don't, drag me in here..."
[01:01]	* Tabitha	can't believe she'd be walking into a store like this.
[01:02]	<[GM]Mary>	This store is absolutely fabulous. The owners are too, despite being a good six inches clear over Tabitha and with muscles in places most people don't even have places. The two of them are, nonetheless, elegant.
[01:03]	<Cassandra>	Hey guys!
[01:03]	<[GM]Mary>	Gold: "Welcome back, sweetcheeks~"
[01:06]	<[GM]Mary>	Silver: "Oh, my! Our little Cassie brought back a twin~ I hope you're as magnanamous to our wares as your little other~"
[01:06]	* Tabitha	tries to regain her composure and pushes up her glasses. Wow... she's not used to being the short one these days, even against men.
[01:07]	<[GM]Mary>	They both speak in pitches that match their occupation and dress, which is less than their size should dictate.
[01:07]	<Tabitha>	"That remains to be seen, gentlemen. For now, I am just my sister's walking stick."
[01:08]	* Tabitha	holds her opinions of them for now. For now.
[01:11]	<[GM]Mary>	They toodle-loo limply and return to... actually, it's probably best not to pay them much attention.
[01:12]	* Tabitha	certainly doesn't have any problems not paying them any attention.
[01:13]	* Cassandra	touches a column where a variety of stockings and legwear are hung on display. She picks down one that's a fishnet in a large crosshatch pattern and feels the texture.
[01:14]	<Cassandra>	What do you think, Tabby? What sort of stuff do you like to wear?
[01:14]	* Tabitha	at least attempts to look around the store. At long range, it doesn't seem completely horrible, and the organization is pretty good, actually.
[01:15]	<Tabitha>	"I... uhhmm... Well, that's a... I don't really..."
[01:15]	* Tabitha	can't think of a good-but-truthful answer.
[01:16]	<[GM]Mary>	Despite Cassie's intent, there's more than deviant and private wears here. There's a lot of pretty dresses and regional outfits, and a few things that are specifically from far away countries. Also, Everything in the lingerie section seems to be arranged in a ROYGBIV coloring scheme.
[01:17]	<Cassandra>	I like things that feel nice. Color is important, but not as much to me, as I can't really see it.
[01:17]	* Tabitha	deems it best to stick close to Cassie rather than wander about. Getting lost in here would be...
[01:18]	<Tabitha>	"Well, I couldn't have you mismatching your color schemes, Cass. Nice clothes are only as beautiful as they look to other people."
[01:19]	<Cassandra>	I thought it was "only as beautiful as the one beneath" or some crap like that?
[01:19]	* Tabitha	shrugs.
[01:20]	<Tabitha>	"I don't claim to know every saying. I just say what sounds proper."
[01:20]	<Cassandra>	If you knew everything, I'd disown you.
[01:21]	<Tabitha>	"If I knew everything, I still wouldn't know if I really knew everything there was to know; it's the one thing you'll never know if you know or don't know."
[01:22]	<Cassandra>	Well, I'm fine with you knowing only the teeniest, tiniest little bit. I wouldn't be such an interesting sister if you knew more than that~
[01:23]	<Tabitha>	"Well I'll tell you one thing I don't know. I don't know why there's so many holes in these lace stockings."
[01:25]	<Tabitha>	"Honestly, I appreciate the design, but your calves will go cold within minutes!"
[01:26]	<Cassandra>	Cold? We live in the tropics! If you're getting cold, it's because your man isn't warming your legs up for you.
[01:26]	* Cassandra	bumps into Tabitha, teasing.
[01:26]	* Tabitha	rolls her eyes. One day she'll roll them loud enough for Cassie to hear, maybe.
[01:27]	<Tabitha>	"So are you looking for anythign special here, or just browsing?"
[01:27]	<Cassandra>	I'm looking for something special.
[01:28]	<Tabitha>	"Oh dear... not TOO special, I hope. I can't bear to sort through this entire store for you, you know."
[01:28]	* Cassandra	's fingertips glide across various bodily ornaments as she slowly saunters down an isle.
[01:29]	* Tabitha	observes the dresses and skirts. FAR too gaudy and impractical for her; she's got no balls to dress up for.
[01:31]	<Cassandra>	It's pretty special, but she's not picky enough to go through the whole store, I don't think.
[01:31]	<Tabitha>	"I swear some of these gowns are more lace than fabric..."
[01:32]	<Cassandra>	Is that what you want? A gown?
[01:33]	<Tabitha>	"I don't know what I want, Cassie. I'm a stranger in a foreign land here; you can probably tell what my wardrobe's like without even looking."
[01:34]	<Cassandra>	If there's more pairs dresspants than skirts in it, I'm gonna tell the boys to lock you in here until you come out with something remotely feminine.
[01:35]	* Tabitha	pictures said wardrobe. Practical slacks, practical shirts, practical blouses, practical shoes... you get the idea.
[01:36]	* Tabitha	actually mentally counts each set.
[01:36]	<Tabitha>	"I... think they're even right now. Dress slacks have a tendency to get awful hot in the summer."
[01:37]	<Cassandra>	Well! You're going to get something fun to wear before we walk out of here or else I'm going to get the most sleazy thing I can find and wear it every day. In public, even!
[01:38]	<Cassandra>	Little blind girl walking down the red light district in nothing but these~
[01:39]	* Cassandra	waves around her fishnet stockings and fishnet... bra? They make fishnet bras? Actually, it looks like a sports bra.
[01:39]	<Tabitha>	"You would, Cassie. You would do that just for me."
[01:41]	<Tabitha>	"And judging by the other things I've seen around here, what you're holding is hardly the most risque ensemble."
[01:42]	<Tabitha>	"So perhaps you should hang those up for now before you put out my eye?"
[01:42]	* Cassandra	puts up the bra-ish thing.
[01:43]	<Cassandra>	But I like these.
[01:43]	* Cassandra	makes an exaggerated frownie-face
[01:43]	* Tabitha	pushes her hands down in that "There, there" gesture.
[01:44]	<Tabitha>	"All right, all right, Just making sure."
[01:45]	<Cassandra>	Well, even you must like something here. Don't be such a square! Do something cool, even if it makes you feel a little embarrassed. Trust me, you'll feel better afterwards.
[01:45]	* Tabitha	actually wouldn't mind a nice dress gown, but she'd prefer a store with more elegance and less flair for something like that.
[01:46]	<Tabitha>	"One step at a time, Cassie. I can't just point to something and instantly know about it. Like, umm..."
[01:46]	* Tabitha	points arbitrarily to something.
[01:48]	<Tabitha>	"These lace things here. See I... wait, is that for the top, or the bottom...?"
[01:48]	<Cassandra>	The what...?
[01:48]	* Tabitha	looks closer. That is a rather... unorthodox shape that lace is in. She really can't tell what it's even for.
[01:49]	<Cassandra>	What is iiiiit?
[01:50]	<Tabitha>	"I...have no idea. Here, come feel these, maybe you can figure it out."
[01:50]	* Tabitha	directs Cassie's hands to the enigmatic article.
[01:53]	* Cassandra	feels the material. It's a kind of dress sealed in a corset with poofy arms tied together with little ribbons.
[01:53]	<Cassandra>	Oh. Hmm. Feels nice... Has a broad skirt, nice and light... I wonder how you wear these?
[01:54]	<Tabitha>	"See what I mean? I bet you can tell just what it is, and you can't even see it. If I don't even know what something is, how can I know if I like it?"
[01:54]	<Cassandra>	What color is it?
[01:55]	<Tabitha>	"Navy blue, why?"
[01:56]	<Cassandra>	Navy blue... Like a soldier's uniform, right...
[01:57]	* Cassandra	stops for a moment, as if entranced. After a moment or two of that, she turns with a smile.
[01:57]	<Cassandra>	Why don't you try it on?
[01:59]	* Tabitha	steps back a little.
[01:59]	<Tabitha>	"What? But this was just some random example; I never said I liked it."
[02:00]	<Cassandra>	I think it'd look good on you. You might like it, if you try it.
[02:02]	* Tabitha	twirls her hair. This thing? Eehhh...
[02:02]	<Tabitha>	"I... oh, all right, if only because I know you'll keep bugging me about it."
[02:03]	<Tabitha>	"This doesn't mean I'm buying it!"
[02:03]	* Cassandra	smiles, and hands the dress over to Tabitha.
[02:04]	<Cassandra>	Don't worry, I will~ Hey, Mister Gold! Mister Silver!
[02:04]	* Tabitha	whispers, "No, don't bring them into this...!"
[02:05]	<[GM]Mary>	The ambiguous duo appear out of nowhere, posing ridiculously.
[02:05]	<Cassandra>	Could you get my good sister here something to match this, please~?
[02:06]	<[GM]Mary>	Gold & Silver: "Not a problem, sweet cheeks!"
[02:07]	<[GM]Mary>	They utter simultaneously, wink simultaneously, and dash off simultaneously.
[02:08]	* Tabitha	wonders if maybe she should have found something she knew she liked before she agreed to try it on...
[02:09]	<Cassandra>	I love those guys. They'll let you touch their muscles if you ask, ya know.
[02:10]	<Tabitha>	"If you so much as attempt to ask FOR me, I'm not the only one who's going to be getting disowned today, Cass."
[02:11]	<Cassandra>	Of course I'd let you ask your-self! What kind of sister do you think I am?
[02:13]	<Tabitha>	"An overly enthusiastic one, Cass, and no matter how much I break out of my shell, you'll always have more courage than me."
[02:14]	<Cassandra>	Heh, yeah... I... I guess so.
[02:15]	* Cassandra	has that weird look again.
[02:16]	<Cassandra>	Well, you don't have to do it just because I told you to. Sorry, I just got an idea in my head and conscripted you on it.
[02:16]	* Tabitha	bides her time trying to find something she actually likes. Is there anything here that can please BOTH sister's interests?
[02:17]	<Tabitha>	"Ahh... no, it's better that you act like that. I'd never do it by myself, and you'll never find new thinks you like if you don't look..."
[02:17]	<Tabitha>	"Just don't throw me into the deep end head first, is all I ask. Fair?"
[02:18]	* Cassandra	feels like she suddenly has everything put in perspective, and lightens up.
[02:18]	<Cassandra>	Alright. Fair.
[02:24]	<[GM]Mary>	[What kinky outfit will Tabitha take home? Another mystery for another session!]