retail therapy is the best kind of therapy | backdated to June 1 | OPEN

[flowrite]

WHO: Fai and Jirou, plus anyone else!
WHERE: Around the city, anywhere there are shops with cute things to be found
WHEN: Afternoon, June 1
WHAT: Drunk shopping! Fai and Jirou are wandering around the city, in drag and in various stages of intoxication, to find pretty things to buy. Fai is sort of disguised, so feel free to not recognize him. Also, they're idiots. But they're the best idiots.
WARNINGS: Substance abuse. Makeup. Fashion. Flirting. Stupidity.



[a - elegant boy, beautiful girl]

[After a brief stop at Jirou's house that had turned into yet another impromptu makeup and wardrobe session, they're both in drag (very convincing drag, despite the fact that both of them top six feet tall, Jirou even taller, and they're both in heels), and they're getting out of a slick black car that comes with a driver. Because they're idiots but they're not drunk drivers, okay.

Fai is in disguise for the occasion, because he doesn't go around in drag just anywhere anymore. He's in a long, straight black wig (with his eyebrows pencilled darker, of course) and contacts that actually leave him looking something like this. Oh, the cosmic irony. They both look fantastic and somehow incredibly elegant, despite the amount of alcohol that's between them as they step out into the shopping district. Movie stars? Maybe. That's for them to know and you to find out~]


[b - giggling idiots]

[Who's making a scene? You're making a scene. It's totally not these two incredibly tall, pretty ladies who're clinging to each other and giggling at anything and everything. They're in a shop somewhere, maybe accessories, maybe clothes, who knows, and they're pointing everything out that's even remotely pretty. And trying things on. And giggling, repeat ad nauseum.

At one point one of them is trying something on--something small, like a necklace or a scarf--and turns to you, because the other is giggling too hard to be of any real help. Besides, you look like someone who would know about these things! Or maybe you're just cute. Or handsome, that one's even better.]

Hmm, what do you think? Does it suit me?

[You're probably going to get flirted with, if you're over 18. Be prepared.]


[c - wildcard]

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Comments

JUST THEM

[sakeplz]

FaiFai! Do you think this one is blue or green?

[It's become a guessing game for them. One that is kind of hilarious actually. Jirou is certainly having fun with it and he laughs as he holds the dress up in front of him. That lovely shade of grey.]

I vote blue!

[flowrite]

[It's definitely hilarious. At least with as drunk as they are. When Fai sobers up he's probably going to freak out about the colors a little more, but why not enjoy the amusement for now?

He eyes the dress critically, stroking his chin.]

Hmm, I think you're right. Or maybe it comes in both blue and green, but we'd never know which was which! [He drops the critical look and smiles] Just think, if we ever get our colors back, I could end up with a whole closet of green things! Wouldn't that be strange!

[sakeplz]

Do you wear green at all?

[He honestly doesn't see him as a green person!]

I see you as kind of a winter person!

[flowrite]

Sometimes! I don't think it looks the best on me, but it's a pretty color. I have a green scarf somewhere in my closet I think....

[Fai tilts his head, starting to laugh but a little too confused to turn it into a real giggle this time.]

Really? Why's that?

[sakeplz]

Because I see you in like whites and blues and maybe some purples! With splashes of pink. Like you're an icicle or a snow queen!

[Makes sense to him! Then again he can have an active imagination.]

b

[wordcarvings]

[ Koutarou had already been wondering if he should or shouldn't say hello. Fai is clearly in disguise for a reason, so maybe he wouldn't want his friend to come over at the moment. (Of course Koutarou would recognize his friend despite it.)

Being addressed solves that problem. And while he doesn't really know a lot about fashion (and constantly has dried paint stains on his clothes) he can at least help a little bit. ]

It does, [ he smiles as he eyes the scarf and how it fits on the person trying it. ] but I do think that something a bit more vibrant may suit you even better.

[ Color combination and patterns and that sort of stuff is something that he takes very seriously. ]

[sakeplz]

See? I told you it would look good on you!

[He giggles and goes over to wrap his arms around Fai from behind. Because that's totally what you do in front of a person you've never met before. Hug your best friend from behind and make it look like they're your girlfriend. Boyfriend. That person you're dating.]

The cutie agrees! We should find you a bright color.

[He giggles again and adjusts his dress before plopping his chin on Fai's shoulder.]

[flowrite]

[Koutarou is one of the few people in the city that Fai doesn't mind seeing him like this. They've been friends since college, and Fai can't imagine Koutarou ever looking down on him or calling him out.

He leans back against Jirou, smiling brightly at Koutarou.]

Ah, you might be right! It's so hard to find a pretty color without blue or green though! Maybe red?

[He reaches up to carefully unwind the scarf, without jostling any of his outfit/disguise, and uses the scarf to hook around Koutarou's neck instead. Sorry friend, you're trapped now.

Fai giggles.]

You can be our color consultant! You weren't busy with anything else, were you?

[wordcarvings]

[ He doesn’t mind being trapped by a friend and a stranger, and besides that, he needs something else to do than continuously drawing sketches of some weird kind of monster worm he saw in a vision last night. So this is good, really.

Apparently he’s a scarf version of a coat rack now, it seems. He shakes his head with an amused smile. ]

I wasn’t, I’m not working until later anyway. [ And then it’s really only the class he teaches at the university. Otherwise he’s taking a break from brushes and canvases. ] But perhaps you could help me find a comb at the same time? Those round, flat kinds without handles. I’m not in these stores very often so I don’t really know where they are kept.

Red would suit you very well, particularly certain shades of it. Nothing too neon, though.

[ Bright, yes, but not neon. ]

B

[long_live_the_queen]

[Lucy, on the other hand, was rather short. And that was before she started slouching and huddling her shoulders and doing her best to ignore the loud gigglers nearby. She was looking for work shirts, and while the company uniform tended towards blue, she...couldn't tell anymore.

The teenager was distracted when she was asked a question and she turned to look automatically, though her answer wasn't the most compelling.]

Uh.

[Oh fuck she made eye contact now they're talking to her.]

[sakeplz]

Don't be shy! What do you think of this necklace? Does it go with this dress I'm wearing?

[Jirou smiles brightly at her as he holds up the necklace again. You know, as if she couldn't see it before. If nothing else he's at least very friendly as he waits for her answer!

Then again his default mode is friendly so that's not saying much.]

[long_live_the_queen]

[She held her ground and didn't back up, but Lucy did straighten up a bit to lean ever so slightly away.]

I don't...know?

[It was a pretty necklace. And a pretty dress. Maybe they were supposed to go together?

Lucy was, of course, A+ at dressing herself. That's why her roommate dragged her back inside when she tried to leave the apartment with an ugly (formerly) green nightcap still on her head.]

[sakeplz]

You don't?

[He looks so surprised by this fact!]

FiFi! She's not sure!

[Apparently this is the name he's given to Fai for "disguised Fai" since he's well...in disguise. Obviously he can't have the same name! People would recognize him!]

B

[scarlet_devil]

[ And Émilie is just about five feet tall, fashion conscious and can be seen as cute in a certain light. Not only that, she's just walked into the middle of this because of course things just had to turn out that way for her today. ]

Um. Excuse me?

[ They've caught her by surprise, give her a second... ]

[sakeplz]

Show her again! Show her again!

[Because obviously it's just that she didn't see and it has nothing to do with the fact that they might have thrown her off by...existing.]

Let's see what she thinks!

[scarlet_devil]

Hmm? So is that grey, blue or green?

[ If it wasn't for the voices, she'd think them both women. Either was, she's dealing with a couple of drunks. ]

[flowrite]

[Fai giggles at the question and lifts his chin so the necklace is easier to see.]

That's a good question! Although they're flowers, so maybe not grey? Do they make grey flowers?

b;

[sotenbori]

Hm?

[ oh they're soliciting his opinion, ok ]

It's a nice necklace, but I think it kinda clashes with the other jewelry you've got. Like, thematically.

[sakeplz]

Ooooooh! That's a good point!

[Reaching for his hand, because that's what you do with someone you met in person for the first time, he goes to tug him towards the rest of the jewelry.]

What do you think will work? And we need a matching one in pink!

[flowrite]

[Oh hey, it's Majima! Fai's face lights up immediately upon recognizing his friend, even though he's in disguise and he's utterly positive Majima won't recognize him back. Majima is a sweetheart and they should absolutely ask his opinion about things.

Since Jirou already has him by the hand, Fai puts his hands on his hips and smiles at the two of them, ready to tag along when they go jewelry-looking.]

Ah, it's so nice that we found someone with such a good eye for these things!

[sotenbori]

[ it's true, majima doesn't recognize fai and he'd only talked to jirou on the network so he doesn't really recognize him either. fai's voice does sound familiar, but not enough so that he'd place it when he looks so different.

at least not right away.

he lets himself be dragged along by jirou over to the jewelery and then seriously contemplates it for a minute before picking out one for each of them and the requested matching one in pink. ]

What d'ya think about these?

[ he does buy jewerly for his club a lot he's probably got the right sense of it. ]

a

[liberal_arts]

-The world was an unusual and often ironically cruel monster. Of all the people in all the world to come across them both, fate just happened to decide it would be Kasen Kaneda, local art savant and small-time celebrity in the creative world. Which meant very little other than the fact he didn't seem out of place in a high-end fashion retail strip. But considering who he was running across...

Well, the good thing was that if he recognized Fai, he hadn't shown it yet. But he very much recognized Jirou, and the look on Kasen's face that formed upon seeing the statuesque, gorgeous muse he had fished up from a flood was likely one that Fai would recognize. His eyes were soft, his cheeks slightly red, and his smile subtle and almost smirk like has he stepped towards Jirou, offering a small bow.-

Out and about with a friend today? What a wonderful coincidence that I've run into you out here.

[sakeplz]

I am! We're here for retail therapy! My treat.

[So far he sees nothing wrong here. Then again it's not like has any way of knowing the connection between these two. Which just means Jirou is pleasantly drunk and oblivious and looking gorgeous as ever.]

I'm more beautiful than when I'm wet though! Now you get to see the proof of that.

[He giggles then leans against Fai because why not. Besides they look gorgeous together and he wants to show off how his dress looks next to Fai's.]

[flowrite]

[Oh god, of all the people in Recolle to run into while they're out like this, it would be one of the few people that will actually remember when Fai used to perform.

Still, he's disguised (fairly effectively, he thinks) and he's got a good dose of liquid courage in him, and... wait. Is that. Is Kasen seriously hitting on Fai's new bestie?

Oh hell no.

Most people in the city have never had cause to see it, but Fai can be a catty bitch if you hit him just right. And yeah, he's not dating Kasen anymore. They broke up years ago. But there's something about watching his ex get all doe-eyed over someone that's supposed to be Fai's friend that sets his mouth in a hard line and makes his eyes go cold. He makes a faint sound of disgust in the back of his throat--you know the one, it's the one Mean Girls use when they see a lower life-form encroaching in their space--slips an arm around Jirou's waist, and starts to turn away.]

Over here, sweet. You shouldn't waste your breath on just anyone like that.

[liberal_arts]

-Kasen wasn't always the best at reading the mood of a situation, but Fai was making it crystal clear how he felt about him, so much so even Kasen could feel the chill. Fortunately for Fai, he couldn't quite see through the visage painted by his ensemble, but that probably just made the situation worse. If it were Fai, Kasen would have never approached, or at least backed off when it was clear he wasn't welcome. But as far as Kasen knew, this was a stranger, and so...-

I think your sweet here is capable of making his own decisions about just who his breath may bless. -Kasen turned his lips up in a smile that was likely also familiar to Fai, the one he got when his temper was starting to spike.-