Stevie Barton (hot_rod) wrote,
@ 2010-08-27 23:25:00

Shop Until Somebody Drops (Hopefully Not Me)
There were, Stevie Barton reflected, any number of better things she could be doing today. Working on her hot rod, for one. William Blake, for another. Dirt biking for a third. But Marie Claire Pym (otherwise known as MC, but only to Stevie) has asked her to go shopping with her today and had reminded Stevie that "One does not refuse Marie Claire Pym." It was a shared joke between the two.

...At least, Stevie assumed she was joking.

Though the daughter of the famous and wealthy Antonia Stark, Stevie did not usually venture out to malls. Or at least, not the upscale kind that MC preferred. The one downtown with the biker apparel store was just fine by her. But she endured. And she had managed to let MC talk her into buying a few things.

"We've been at this for three hours," she told MC. "Our next stop is either the food court, or I'm picking you up and carrying you out of here."

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	particlegirl 2010-08-28 01:57 am UTC (link)
	Marie Claire was in the process of matching bras to the twenty separate pair of Cosabella thong underwear that she'd bought when Stevie voiced her complaint. "Has it already been three hours? Huh. And we still haven't hit the shoe department. You're starving?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-28 02:05 am UTC (link)
	"We were here when the mall opened," Stevie informed her. "And yes, I'm starving. All I've had to eat today is a powerbar and coffee." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-28 02:34 am UTC (link)
	Dramatic sigh. "Fine. I suppose I can always come back. What do you want to eat, Starvin' Marvin?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-28 02:44 am UTC (link)
	Victory! "There's an A&W place in the food court, and I hear chili-cheese dogs calling my name." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-28 02:54 am UTC (link)
	"You're buying. Seriously. You're buying. And I want two chili-cheese dogs." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-28 03:16 am UTC (link)
	Three chili-cheese dogs for Stevie, two for MC, a couple of orders of onion rings, root beer for Stevie, MC's drink of choice for her, it was a good, if messy lunch they had going. "So, ballpark, how much do you think you've spent today?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-29 09:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Probably at least five grand and once we get to the cosmetics department I'll drop at least three more. It's a light shopping day for me." Even if lunch should have been messy (which it probably was for Stevie) Marie Claire was doing a really good job of being neat about how she was eating. Exceptionally so. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-29 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	Stevie had used up a considerable number of napkins by this point. But then again, it wasn't good food unless it made a mess. "...I should really say something about that, but given what I spend on car parts, I'm not sure I've got any room to judge." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-29 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	"I actually have a list of what you've spent on a spreadsheet if you ever want to play that game with me, punk." MC grinned. She was cute indeed, but she also had quite the brain in her head. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-29 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh no," Stevie said, grinning as well, "you ain't trapping me in any of those nerd math traps." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-29 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	"It's totally not a nerd math trap when it's the truth you know. You spend a ton on car parts. Weirdo." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-29 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, well..." she trailed off. "Cars are one of the few things Mom and I can agree about." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-29 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	"Doesn't make you less of a weirdo. Hey, don't get all bummed out about you and your mom not having a huge common ground. It's cool. My mom gets all weird when I'm in Dad's lab." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-29 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	Considering Stevie was occasionally sure the fights over her and her future had been one of the major factors in her parent's divorce, well, it made her already tricky relationship with her mother even trickier. Having some kind of common ground was a good thing. "Heh. Never did count on two mega brains, did she?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-29 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	"Actually I think she did. I just don't think she knew what that would mean for her. Dad didn't either, for that matter." MC's parents were perfect for each other and there had never been any doubt. Once they'd gotten together it was a done deal, which had made her an anomaly amongst her friends. She was okay with that, though. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-29 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, seeing as how I can't figure you out either sometimes, maybe we all ought to start a club," Stevie said, jokingly. "Think the only person who does have you figured out is Mike." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-29 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Mike's amazing. I really do love him, Stevie. Like...seriously love him. Marry him love him." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-29 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	"...Wait, really?" Stevie asked, taken by surprise. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-30 01:08 am UTC (link)
	"Uh, yeah? Where have you been for the last couple of years? Mike is...he's it Stevie. Now to convince him that I need a ring..." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-30 01:20 am UTC (link)
	Stevie laughed. "Sorry, yeah. Too busy having no strings attached sex here. I keep forgetting people like relationships." She was probably joking. Mostly. "You want me to drop some hints around him?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-30 01:21 am UTC (link)
	"Definitely a good idea. He's probably just distracted. I'm pretty sure he knows we're a done deal." She pauses. "Don't be afraid to scare him shitless if he appears to not know." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-30 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"I am shocked, shocked I say, at these wild accusations that I'm capable of scaring anyone shitless," Stevie said, but proved unable to keep a straight face. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-30 01:25 am UTC (link)
	"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. And I know what the word budget means." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-30 01:29 am UTC (link)
	"Only in the sense that your shopping totals are higher than the nation defense budget." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-30 01:30 am UTC (link)
	"Not true. They beat me by four hundred grand last year." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-31 12:59 am UTC (link)
	"Okay, now I might have to demand the spreadsheets on this one," Stevie said. "Because I've been shanghaied into enough of these shopping trips to think otherwise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-31 01:01 am UTC (link)
	"I can totally share with you the spreadsheets. After I drop another grand." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-31 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Stevie laughed at that. "Sometimes, I think you're all that's keeping the local economy going, MC." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-31 01:18 am UTC (link)
	She snorted. "Someone has to and it keeps me in shoes. Fair." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-31 01:33 am UTC (link)
	"What exactly does a person need with that many shoes, anyway?" she asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-31 01:57 am UTC (link)
	"I like to have options," MC replied as she took a sip of her drink. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-31 02:07 am UTC (link)
	"Options," Stevie repeated. "Four hundred is about three hundred and ninety-six options too many." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-08-31 02:19 am UTC (link)
	"You are crazy. Absolutely out of your damn mind. I mean it, Stevie. Insane." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-08-31 02:33 am UTC (link)
	"Good shoes, tennis shoes, work boots, and sandals," Stevie said. "What else is there?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-09-02 12:15 am UTC (link)
	"Heels. Cute flip flops. More heels. Heeled boots. Heeled sandals. HEELS." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-09-02 12:25 am UTC (link)
	Stevie rolled her eyes. "It'll be a cold day in hell before you catch me in heels." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	particlegirl 2010-09-02 12:26 am UTC (link)
	"I can arrange for hell to be cold. We can go to Minnesota. Or is it Michigan?" MC considered this seriously for a moment. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	hot_rod 2010-09-02 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, hell no," she said. "You'd have pictures uploaded to Facebook before I'd even stood up." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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