young_swimmer (young_swimmer) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2012-02-05 21:41:00

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Shopping Day - Cait/Pippi Crack - 11
Cait sighed and followed Pippi into yet another store. Silently she wondered how many stores they were going to go into. Cait had a momentary lapse in sanity when she agreed to go shopping with Pippi and didn't know it was going to be an all day thing. She had honestly thought it was going to take an hour or two, not six...going on seven.

She opened her water bottle and took a long drink.

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	bobblehead 2012-02-08 02:05 am UTC (link)
	Ok, its water. Probably. Good start. Still, she's glad she can get Cait out of the house and be such a good influence on her. "All done. Ready for food?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-08 02:07 am UTC (link)
	"Some food would be great," Cait said. "Feel like some pizza?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-08 02:17 am UTC (link)
	"Pizza sounds great!" she agrees with her usual enthusiasm. "There's a Chuck E. Cheese near here. They have ski ball." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-08 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Cait tilted her head. "What's Chuck E Cheese and ski ball?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-08 02:44 am UTC (link)
	Pippi blinks, then her mouth gapes. "You've never been to Chuck E. Cheeses'? Its the best... well, no, the pizza is average, but there's music, they have a great house band! And games! Especially ski ball! You roll this wooden ball up a ramp at a target. Then there's math, but that's not important. If you get high enough math, you get tickets for prizes!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-08 02:59 am UTC (link)
	"They didn't have it where I grew up," she said. "It sounds...interesting. I guess we can go." Poseidon help her get through this. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-08 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"Yay! I get to introduce you to Chuck E. Cheese! I'm sure the driver knows where one is." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-08 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Cait wondered what she had just gotten herself into. With Pippi one could never tell. "I'm sure it'll be an experience." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-08 03:21 am UTC (link)
	"You're going to love it." Pippi assures her, heading back to the car, and getting some help from the driver in putting everything in place. As it turns out, he does know where just such a place is - this is a driver assigned to Pippi, after all. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-08 03:36 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sure I will," she said as she climbed into the car. Well it was easier to deal with Pippi than it was to deal with Arthur. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-08 03:48 am UTC (link)
	Pippi is practically bouncing with excitement the whole way. By the time they get there, it should be pretty obvious just what sort of place it is - Chuck E's is known for subtlety in the same way Liberace was. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-08 04:30 am UTC (link)
	Ooooookay. Cait could do this. At least she thought she could. It wasn't that much different from Court, right? Cait forced herself to smile. "Lead the way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bobblehead
2012-02-08 04:58 am UTC (link)

The people at the front seem somewhat startled to see someone subjecting themselves to the place without any children along - until they meet Pippi, and the driver 'helps' explain things a little. He's well paid for such duties - and then Cait is on her own again when he returns to the car, and they're greeted by a giant mouse mascot, who Pippi has to give a big hug.

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	young_swimmer 2012-02-08 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Nothing below or above the ocean had prepared Cait for this. It was a lot to take in at once. She of course held back while Pippi was being Pippi. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-08 05:22 am UTC (link)
	"Ok, so we have a seat right up by the band. Then we order our pizzas, and go play games!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-08 05:55 am UTC (link)
	"Okay," Cait said. "Sounds like a plan." The band was really a few animatronic characters on the stage that activated on a set schedule. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-08 06:21 am UTC (link)
	The band is animatronic, and not especially good, but Pippi knows all the words, and sings along, until a girl comes to take their order. She eyes Cait, and shrugs with an 'I'm sorry' expression on her face before asking what they want. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-08 01:27 pm UTC (link)
	Cait just gave the waitress a smile. Cait ordered a large pizza for herself. Shopping with Pippi wasn't easy. When she was done she looked around a bit. Some of the games looked interesting or at least interesting enough to take a look. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-11 03:26 pm UTC (link)
	Pippi, meanwhile, knows all the games, and is more than happy, requested or not, to explain how they all work. Not that any of them are terribly complicated. There are occasional reprieves from helpful commentary so Pippi can sing along with the band when she 'loves this one!' (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	5th_dimension 2012-02-11 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	Cait and Pippi weren't the only ones enjoying Chuck E Cheese this day. Two extra-dimensional visitors were also soaking up the atmosphere. "Hey Bugs, I hear they have birthday parties here. Maybe there will be one today." "I heard that too Boo." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-16 02:41 am UTC (link)
	"Ok, so in this one, you roll the ball like this, and try to get the ball into the little circles tog et the bigger math. Its kind of hard with all those zeroes, but don't worry, the game does it all for you. Then you get tickets here that you can trade for prizes!" Pippi is utterly focused on her detailed and helpful explaining, and misses the imps. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-16 03:06 am UTC (link)
	"Okay. I'll give it a try," Cait said. She had been focused on Pippi and the game that she was also unaware of the imps. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	5th_dimension 2012-02-16 03:09 am UTC (link)
	"Oh Bugsy! Look! There is a birthday party! That means cake and ice crem!" "But Boo, if there's a party why aren't people in their birthday suits?" "You know Bugs, I was wondering that myself. Maybe we should help them out." "What a great idea Boo!" Bugsy snapped his fingers and clothes disappeared. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-02-16 03:12 am UTC (link)
	Pippi bounces and cheers. "You're really good at this! Got the little hole there first try!" she cheers. "Which bikini do you tan in? I don't think I've seen the one that'd leave those tan lines." Natural segue, that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	young_swimmer 2012-02-16 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"Huh?" Cait asked and looked down at herself. "Oh for the love of little fishes! Not again!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)