(CLOSED) our house, in the middle of our street

[sisconning]

Who: Elza (lionly) & Zara (sewayaku) & Mary (immobileyes) & Nesso (sisconning)
When: Various times throughout the month!
Where: Various spots, hanging out in their house,
What: Three Men and a Little Lady/household shenanigans
Rating/Warning: None yet. Updated as we go!

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Technology and Shopping 101 with Elza

[immobileyes]

[ Mary is one of those frail girls who would have been fine spending the majority of her time inside with a book and good company-- but she did have to venture outside very so often, and it wasn't so scary when she had Elza with her. And shopping was doable. She could do shopping.

Which is why she's now accompanying her leavie mother friend, white hood drawn over her head and steps slow as she heads for the Marketplace. Maybe they'll find things here? ]

It's so crowded...

[ What joy. ]

[lionly]

[Elza's sticking close by anyway, glancing around occasionally as they wander through the area. He's fully prepared to ward off any who come too close or steps ahead to assure that Mary has a clear path through the crowds... how knightly. Or motherly. Or both. Either way!

He glances to her with a reassuring smile.]

Like market days, back home, [he muses.] If not worse. But we should be all right so long as we stay close to each other.

[immobileyes]

[ How close? Because any minute now she's going to latch onto the back of his shirt (or cape). ]

R-right-- [ And she takes a deep breath. It's fine. She's fine. ] Where did you want to go first?

[lionly]

[It's okay even if she does... he doesn't mind! And he's even downgraded to plainclothes today so it'd be the back of a long jacket he's wearing.]

Where, huh... To be honest... [He looks around, ears twitching.] I'm not sure where to go first. Shopping around here is confusing.

[immobileyes]

I think the bigger stores carry a lot more things-- [ and she'll duck behind Elza now as the crowds increase, curling her fingers into the back of his jacket. ] B-besides clothes!

[lionly]

[Elza blinks at her over his shoulder as she ducks behind him, a little bemused... before he shifts to offer one of his hands back to her instead.] Allow me to escort you.

[He's half teasing and half serious-- he does fully intend to make sure she doesn't get jostled and such!] Do you think you could guide us? It seems like you might know more about this than me.

[immobileyes]

...

[ okay, you know, she can inch around and take his arm. ]

I'll try... my friends are better at things like this, though.

[ but sure, she'll give it a shot. ]

[lionly]

[Elza will very gallantly put his other hand atop hers and start to head through the people, working through them...]

Even if they are... I'm looking forward to you guiding us.

[She doesn't have to be good at it or anything!! Goodness knows she'll know more than him anyway...]

[immobileyes]

T-then I won't let you down!

[ gungho guiding!! No, really, she's so determined. And she will eventually steer him into one of the larger stores, nodding in satisfaction when it looks vaguely like the last department store she was in. ]

Mm, here's one!

[lionly]

[Elza laughs at her renewed determination, following after her obediently... and he kinda looks completely out of his element when they arrive to the department store.]

Here? [As they head inside, his eyes go as round as any cat's would...]

I think I'm starting to feel intimidated...

[immobileyes]

It's all right! [ and she gives him a confident smile. How the tables have turned. ] There are a lot of amazing things you can buy, and I'll stay with you.

[lionly]

[Ah, as he thought, that helped her hit her stride, didn't it? Elza swallows down a grin that wants to surge up and instead ducks his head slightly so as to see that confident smile of hers even better.]

You might have to teach me about some of these amazing things, if they're anything like what's in the apartment.

[immobileyes]

I think so... they have televisions, see? [ and she'll point to the screens over in one corner, off to the left. ]

[lionly]

Right, we have one of those back where we live...

[And he still has no idea about them. Like, he gets that they don't show real things or people actually in the box or something, but the more complicated aspects of it... no, he doesn't understand at all.]

[immobileyes]

Right... and, um, over there-- [ the vacuum cleaners. ] You use these to clean, but they're really noisy.

[lionly]

...

[Elza gives them a long look before glancing down to her. He tries not to look as skeptical as he feels.] Those? Really? How do you use them?

[immobileyes]

You push a button and they suck up dirt when you push them around!

[ don't ask how she first reacted to it, okay, it's embarrassing. ]

[lionly]

[That's amazing... all this sorcery. Witchcraft, even.]

How does it do it?

[immobileyes]

I don't really know how, but it's got a really strong pull...

... And you shouldn't let it anywhere near your hair. [ she may be reminiscing. ]

[lionly]

--ah.

[Elza grins and reaches over to said hair with his hand, intending to smooth his palm over it.] Was there an incident?

[immobileyes]

[ And there go those two hair tendrils again, shifting independently. Mary just... grimaces. ]

I don't wanna remember it...

[lionly]

[...They really did move. But no, come back, hair tendrils. All he wants to do is pet you.]

Then let's shop for better things. I don't think having something like that in the apartment would help that much anyway if three of us couldn't use it. Nothing wrong with a broom and mop, right?

[immobileyes]

[ Her hair tendrils are shy, okay. ]

Right-- and I'm really good with a broom! [ MASTER SWEEPER. ]

[lionly]

[But they're hair... Or, they're supposed to be.]

All the more reason never to switch! It's not bad to stick with what you know. [Chuckling, he starts to walk again, looking this-a-way and that-a-way.]

[immobileyes]

But-- um, some of the things are helpful! Like microwaves help you heat up food a lot faster!