003 ✽ I'll be with you again

[giglio_madonna]

Who: Various Virgos and Priders
What: What's that? Mall trip? MALL TRIP. A mingle log for party clothes and holiday gifts of all sorts.
When: Before the inter-label party
Where: The Wave Boulevard Mega Mall
Warnings:

Luce hits her fellow Virgo musicians like a hurricane. A loving, maternal hurricane.

For the lucky ones whose numbers she has, it's simply a ring up that morning inquiring if they'd like to go to the WBMM that day for some holiday shopping, or to pick out any clothes for the inter-label party if nothing in their closet is satisfying them. "Or if you just want some fresh air while we still have it," she jokes, even if the more empathetic can taste a hint of sharpness in that line. My, whatever could she be referring to?

For the unlucky ones... She makes a personal visit, practically sweeping some people off their feet. It's a rush of friendly chatter that's almost overwhelming, and some people might find themselves agreeing without realizing what they've done until Luce simply beams as she says she'll pick them up in an hour. "Oh, and you might want to wear a hoodie or something like that. Don't want the paparazzi bothering you too much!"

Congratulations, all of you: You've just agreed to the great mall trip whether you meant to or not.

The Wave Boulevard Mega Mall, or the Double M as it's known to locals, is the largest mall both in Vista City and this side of Americana. Considering things, that's an impressive feat. It's an enormous multi-level building filled to the brim with practically anything your little capitalist heart could desire. Various department stores, a movie theater dominating an entire two floors, an arcade somewhere, proper restaurants and food courts both.... It's called a "mega mall" for a damn good reason.

Once everyone gets there, they're let loose to their own devices.

As for Pride Records? Well. Maybe some of you are just at the mall for your own reasons. Maybe you got a call from Luce or another Virgo friend talking about the place. You don't need much of a reason to be there. Double M is that kind of place.

Comments

Aramat Drawdes | OPEN

[scalpedsociety]

[Tamara goes through the mall with no security, in casual clothes. There's no tell-tale signs of a 'star' visiting. Most of her fans detest the mall and all it's blatantly consumerist, soulless trappings. Tamara is no different, buuuuut she needs to go Solstice shopping and delivery in online stores won't come until after.

...Also some of the accessories in Spicy Thesis look agreeable enough.

No.

Soon enough a small swarm of mall-goths and other notice her and ask for autographs. Such is the life.]

[maipokerface]

[The fans start to swarm and they start to part just as fast. The one forging the path is pretty clear just from the twin oxhorn buns on either side of her head and her dark clothing.]

What are you all, vultures? Back off.

[She says it with a sigh and a dismissive air that are to be expected of her.]

[scalpedsociety]

[Some fans are muttering about Mai, some are just as amazed to see The Ice Queen and Mother Datura in the same place.]

You heard her, leave.

[maipokerface]

[A few of the fans are reluctant but if beloved Mother Datura says to leave, they'll leave. Not without a few withering glances for Mai though. She rolls her eyes, waves her hand at the stragglers and looks back to Aramat.]

What do you do to attract them besides existing?

[scalpedsociety]

I have no idea. I was about to get out the sharpie out before you came along.

[maipokerface]

[In the end Mai tries to catch Aramat by a wrist to shuffle her out of the mingling crowd. This is how fanfictions begin probably but she really doesn't want to have to break down to the sharpie point.

In fact she's rolling her eyes again.]

If I sign anything else, I'll die.

[Okay maybe dramatic but ugh.]

/is trash/

[scalpedsociety]

Isn't that how you get rid of fans Mai-dear?

[But she lets Mai take her out the crowd.]

[maipokerface]

I tell them to get lost.

[Clearly this is why she's such a fan favorite.]

[scalpedsociety]

That's always effective.

[And yet she still has a fan-base. Clearly they are into 'cold' women.]

[maipokerface]

Sometimes. There are some of them that really seem to love it though. I guess it's their fetish or something.

[That said, it seems they are clear of most of the fans so she stops to ask:]

Where were you trying to go around here exactly?

[scalpedsociety]

Adorable little masochists? How kinky. [Clearly she likes the idea.]

Solstice Gifts.

[maipokerface]

Creepy is more like it.

[Not that she hates the idea itself but the fans...]

Yeah? Do you have a very long list?

[scalpedsociety]

Not very long. I really should've done this earlier.

[iitrebel]

Tamara! For shame.

[So guess which of her asshole band children has wandered into Spicy Thesis and noticed what she's doing? Yep.]

[Artolo isn't really judging, however. The grin on his face isn't that type. He's just amused.]

[scalpedsociety]

Listen, the accessories looked cute ok. I hate going to the mall.

[So defensive.]

[iitrebel]

You could probably find not tacky ones on, like... Fetsy, or whatever.

[Weird internet sites are always the better go to, anyway.]

So what exactly is cute for you, huh?

[scalpedsociety]

I shop there, but I am also looking for Solstice gifts. The gifts won't come until after.

[Tamara smiles at this.]

Plushies, anything Victorian or Edwardian... and for some reason I'm really into medical things right now.

[iitrebel]

Medical things? That's weird. What, you watch a documentary or something?

[Still. Sometimes, Artolo is almost occasionally helpful, as it turns out. He rustles about things before grinning and pulling up a pair of cheap earrings shaped like syringes.]

How about this shit?

cue Xie An dressing up Tamara in a latex nurse outfit. XD

[scalpedsociety]

No idea.

[Tamara frowns.]

Actual medical things, not some tart trying to be a sexy nurse.

fans'll go wild over that 8U

[iitrebel]

Well, I don't think you're going to find any of those in Spicy Thesis.

[Shameless as usual, Artolo removes his usual earrings and, without a damn care that he literally just picked them up in the store, sticks one of the syringe earrings in.]

Do I look like a tart, mom?

[scalpedsociety]

Not really... they actually look good on you.

[iitrebel]

I will take that as your blessing, then.

[And hopefully remember to pay for them.]

So, gonna buy anything or just wait for someone to connect the dots with one of the band shirts and your face?

[scalpedsociety]

Maybe, for myself. I wouldn't give anyone these mass production trinkets.

[iitrebel]

Ha, so is that a hint for what you're going to get the rest of us?

[scalpedsociety]

Perhaps, but a lady never tells her secrets.