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[intelligently]

text.

Considering we're actually in a nice place we should make the most of it. I'm shopping. Since I don't have my best friend it'd be nice to have someone else to shop with.

[ She means it nicer than it sounds, it's just a Lydia thing. Shopping is definitely more fun with others ]

Anyone can come. I'll text you the shop.

[ And she actually means anyone. She won't deprive someone of shopping, she'll just deal with the 'no killing' if she has to ]

action.

[ And now that she's sent the invitation out Lydia gets back to the task at hand: black boots or brown boots?

She'd been looking at the clothes a few moments before, and judging by the handful of coat hangers she's carrying it has been going well. Obviously. But now she just needs shoes to go with it ]

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[tentacruelest]

[Here, Lydia, have a disbelieving snort of disapproval]

You make port at last, cooped up in the belly of a prison barge, and the only thing you can think of to do is buy things.

Shallow empty-headed idiots, these wardens. I've yet to see different.

[intelligently]

So you don't want something bringing back? A new pirate hat? [ Nope she's running with this ]

And, for the record, I didn't come here with anything. There are a few things I need. A few things that everyone needs.

[tentacruelest]

Unless you can go into a shop and purchase my freedom for me? No. This port offers nothing of value to me.

And what, dare I ask, does everyone need?

[intelligently]

So there's nothing you had before that you'd want here?

Fresh clothes, for a start. Something to read, or do. There might be things on the barge but maybe not everything we need.

[tentacruelest]

Nothing within your power to give.

No.

[permutates]

Shopping isn't just about the things you buy.

[tentacruelest]

I should think it's entirely about that.

[permutates]

You can go shopping and not buy anything and still have fun.

[ how does that fit your hypothesis, sir ]

[tentacruelest]

I do not find anything on land worth enjoying. Prescribe your diatribe to someone who can properly walk on dirt.

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[fencing]

You sound like you're going to be carrying around a lot of things.

[intelligently]

It's definitely possible.

[permutates]

I'll come. You're right, it's better with someone else.

[intelligently]

Great. [ And ping ping ping there's a shop location coming your way ] I'll stay here.

[permutates]

[ Good, she's close by, otherwise it'd take a half-hour or more to get there, given the amazing traffic in this city.

So HERE RAVEN IS hi about ten minutes later. She's normal-looking, not blue-skinned, because the paranoia on the way over here just got to her. She keeps expecting people to react, and when they don't, it's highly weird.

She's looking for any somewhat familiar faces. ]

[intelligently]

[ Sadly the text doesn't give much of a familiar face but once Raven arrives at the shop she will see a girl shopping. Not that that's much different from the other people in the shop but this girl has a lot of shopping.

And isn't really paying 100% attention to where she's going as she browses judging by the fact that she may be bumping into Raven in 3-2-1- ]

Oh. [ Way to go, Lydia! ] Sorry.

[permutates]

It's okay. - Hi! ...Are you Lydia?

[ If not, then this might be awkward. ]

[forgetyourusedtobe]

you had me at shopping.

my name's elena. gimme the address and i'll be your new best friend.

[intelligently]

[ Well ping ping ping, Elena, you also have the shop she's at ]

I'm Lydia.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

nice to meet you. i'll be there asap.

[And sure enough, Elena's at the shop in a little while.]

[intelligently]

[ Lydia had gone back to looking between the two boot colours after reading the last text, walking around the store a little with them to hold them up against her clothing choices. It was a tough choice. When she turns to go back to one of the other outfits that's when Lydia sees her, and she'll take a guess that it's Elena ]

Black or brown?

[forgetyourusedtobe]

With that outfit? Brown. Definitely.

[Well, it's good to see girls like Caroline haven't gone extinct because here's one now.]

[pvtparts]

What are you shopping for?

[intelligently]

Everything. Clothes to start, though.

[pvtparts]

Did you not bring enough of them?

[intelligently]

Obviously not. [ Okay, she also could have done and just loves shopping, but she actually didn't. But she's also not wasting shopping ] And with floods and ports I might need something different.