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 Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:54 am
Seraphim lay on her bed for a moment, slowly closing her eyes. She realized the situation she would have to get used to. Being a normal girl. And normal girls went on dates with their normal boyfriends...boyfriends? They did the same with their friends as well, right? So it was okay. Well, all thoughts aside, she got up and opened her door, to see Thrie standing there.
"Shall...we go?" she asked.
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:37 pm
"Yes, we shall." Thrie replied. He opens the door for Seraphim and closes the door once they were out. Thrie leads the way and take her down to the subway. It didnt take them long to arrive at where Thrie wanted to take Seraphim to. It was Mong Kok, busiest place in the area. They have everything here, from clothings to electronics, Manga to movie DVDs. You could spend days shopping in this district and never finish seeing what you like.
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:59 am
Seraphim followed Thrie as he led them through the busy streets. "Wow... this place is crying to have someone max out their paychecks." She looked around and watched carefully. There was always some sort of chaos that took place in busy crowds. "So where exactly are we headed?" She asked, following closely. Seraphim looked up at Thrie, her sapphire eyes transfixed to his calm face. Those silver eyes were always the same. Calm, quiet, and very noble. Even his posture succeeded that of his fellow officers, and yet he was younger in appearance than almost all of them. Seraphim couldnt help but to admit that she admired him, very much so. That faint hint of a smile on his face made her feel content as well. It wasn't often that they could smile. It was always a formality when passing one another in office, or if they were out on the battlegrounds. Perhaps because of the environment... or perhaps it was something that finally decided to give in, within both of them. Seraphim held onto Thrie's arm a bit tigher, unknowingly, but very much so loved that she was being protected by someone so devoted. He wasn't just another officer, after all.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:12 pm
"Just that i don't think you've been able to act yourself if the military enviroment so... i guess im taking you to a place where you could. Its one of those shopping complexes. The build's not fancy but the items sold by the stores are unbelievable." Thrie leads Seraphim into a build where alot of people were. They went up a packed esculator to the second floor and took her to the stores. The stores here seems to be meant for school girls and women. There were kute things and then there were pretty things and then there were really shiney things. Like Seraphim had said, this place is asking for someone to max out their paychecks.
"I cant really show you around because this is the first time i've came to this level. I got to the building next door. Thats where all the gundam models and books are." Thrie said with a laugh, feeling a bit out of place.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:33 pm
Seraphim nodded, following Thrie's lead through the building. Her eyes widened with sheer awe as they approached the shopping complex. She had to admit, this was a side of her she would never be able to control. A mall. A girl's best friend when it came to all things object and material-necessary for her happiness. Seraphims eyes shined in admiration, as if she could sob at the idea of ever finding herself in a place this incredible. crying "This is..." she skittered from store to store in rapid speeds, dragging Thrie right along.
Upon ending up in one of the casual stores, she found herself completely lost. "Uhm...Thrie... what do normal girls...usually wear?" She scratched her head, looking at the strange style of pants, skirts, and shirts. "None of this seems uniform at all..." she added, a bit worried about the randomness of colors and such about the apparel.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:44 pm
Thrie scratches his head and shrugs "Im not really sure what normal girl usually wears."
He turns to look at the other people shopping. "Uhm, use them as a hint? I mean it seems some jeans or T-shirt is a match. Then this and that matches... this and this matches. Those and this one matches, i think." Thrie points at various outfits and match them up to what might be the appropriate one.
Then he mutters about someone ripping his outfit compilation notebook to pieces when she only saw the "Lingerie" section. "It was in order in which you put clothing on.... crying "
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:52 pm
While Thrie had gotten caught up in his complaints against his notebook sabotage, Seraphim had made her way to the lingerie and undergarments section, ironically enough.
"Such type of clothes do not phase me as to why they are even necessary..." she thought to herself, holding up a pink bra to her body. "Why do civilians try to look so nice when they dont show these parts of their body off in public?....Or do they?" she thought, then blushed as a random erotic scene popped into her mind. x_x; She set the bra back down and and picked out another one. For some reason, lace appealed her.
"What?" she looked at Thrie, who attempted not to look, but she knew he did, and when he noticed that she'd seen her, had turned away and hid elsewhere. "Hey... you told me to become more civilian. So it would include civilian undergarnmnets as well, would it not?" She went around the store, picking some skirts and cute shirts and a coat to go with her clothes. Some boots, some earrings, some sandals and shoes, hair accessories, parfumes, and some makeup. A messenger bag, and some socks. She wasnt sure what to get in particular, so she stashed up on everything she could think of.
"Uhm... Thrie? I'm done... I think." She grinned nervously, and laughed a bit.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:58 pm
"Uh.... Gees.. I have to carry all that? If i knew you were going to buy THAT much, i would've called a few people from the platoon with us. And sorry to disappoint you, im running under a paycheck, I cant afford everything" Thrie said nervously as he tries to stay outside of the store that Seraphim was shopping in.
"But the bottom line is... i think from shows and magazines i've read, buy that much is what normal girls do." Thrie comments about the stack of clothings.
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:03 pm
"What do ya take me for, a cheapskate?" She commented, when he mentioned he was running low on money. Seraphim pulled out her credit card as the clothes made their way to baggaging at the register. "I wonder how much it'll cost..." she looked at the price numbers go into numbers that looked like millions. The cashier had a nervous look on her face, but did her job and announced the final price in Chinese.
"In European or American currency, ma'am?" Seraphim asked. The cashier rang it up on the register, then replied in english with a thick Chinese accent. "$463.87"
Seraphim handed the cashier her credit card. "That's a relief ^^ I thought it'd be much worse." She smiled at the cashier, who swiped and handed back her card.
"Besides, Thrie..." turning back to him, Seraphim added "the most you'll be paying with is carrying all this stuff. Don't worry about expenses."
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:12 pm
Thrie sulks and complains "$400 is alot.... thats more than enough money for 2 months of food supply. Iie, i dont mind carrying all of them. Afterall, i'vehad 80lb packs on my back and 9 to 15lb weapon on my arm. So i'll do at least that."
Thrie goes to the counter and picks up the bags as they are filled up to the max. "So are we done? Dont buy too much. Its a smart strategy to buy some, go back home and try them out a day. If it doesnt suit you, come back here the next day and exchange for something else. Keep in mind, this is not Germany or US. Sold items will be yours and there will be no refund or returns. Thats a disadvantage or private own shops. But the advantage is you dont have to pay taxes."
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Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:26 pm
"Right." she nodded in understanding. "I'm done... I kinda wanna go back and change into this for the sake of the money I just spent on it...." she looked at Thrie. "Well, I can call in the transport to save time." She picked up her phone and ordered down her transportation.
Getting in the black Mercedes, they were taken back to Seraphim's suite. "Okay... let's have at it." She opened the door to her apartment room, letting Thrie walk in with the pile of baggages and take them into the living room.
"I'll put on...this one..." she grabbed some items and walked off into her bedroom.
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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:20 pm
After Thrie had dropped the large amount of shopping bags in the living room and Seraphim took a few to try them on, he begins standing up the tipped over bags and organizes them into blocks. From the larger square bags to smaller round bags in a colored and organized fashion.
He could call this boredom while waiting for Seraphim to change but he would like to organize things though. That would allow easier picking of which clothing to choose from according to type, colors and style.
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:01 pm
Seraphim took her time, changing into her new clothes. She wasnt quite sure how this would turn out, and secretly, she was hoping Thrie would like her civilian look. She'd never been outside of uniform. She wasnt sure which item of clothing was really concidered formal or casual clothing among the commoners, so she pulled out a knee-high black dress and tried it on. Was she even a dress person? It looked nice on her, she thought, tieing the bow behind her back and clipping up her hair with a bow.
Her sapphire eyes widened with a fascinated and betrothed gaze into the mirror. "Kawaii...." she said softly, keeping back the excitement. She twirled around a bit before putting her sandals on and tieing the long thin straps that went around her ankle and tied into a little leather bow right below her calf. The dress was tight, and the shoes were definitely not boots. But it worked. A slight blush came over her face, thinking about old romance books she'd read while out on the battlefield.
"Eh?" she looked at herself curiously in the mirror, wondering why it suddely crossed her mind. With a slight smile, she stepped out to the living room, holding something of an important posture.
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