route_1065 | Operation: Department Store Failure

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Operation: Department Store Failure

Who: Hayate Ayasaki, Yayoi Takatsuki and Miki Hoshii
Where: Celadon City department store
When: June 13th - noonish
Summary: A shopping trip for traveling supplies bound to ~~be Miki hijacked~~ go horribly awry.
Rating: Fun for all ages.
Log:

*It wasn't a rare sight to see Hayate going out shopping with Yayoi. In fact it was about as common as stumbling across a Pidgey in the wild at this point. Only in their case, it was more a random encounter than resulting in them actually catching-- or buying anything, as it were. Still, walking into a department store is always a daunting task. Especially when you're as big a penny pincher as either of these two.*

. . . every single time I come here... Or even into the one back in Goldenrod... I feel like I'm walking into enemy territory... Just knowing there are super expensive products lurking around every corner fills me with a sense of dread... Haaaaa... Please don't make a TV fall on me...

Come on, Yayoi-- the shop we want is up on the second floor on the far end. It shouldn't take that long to get up there.

*Well, that's what the butler was hoping, at least.*

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[ Yayoi lets herself be pulled along the idol chain, keeping her ~~deathgrip~~ hold on Hayate ] Ah! I haven't really seen Hayate in that kind of skirt-

[ OH RIGHT making sure her boyfriend doesn't melt down ] Don't worry! If we're with you, Hayate, you won't be labeled something like that! Right, Miki-san?

Yayoi is right! [ ~~Who is ever going to recognize Hayate as a boy at this rate?~~ ] You're shopping with us, so it's okay for you to be seen in this section.

Why, it'd even be alright for you to be seen trying something on here too~!

--eh?! EH?! I-I'm not entirely sure about avoiding that label even with the two of you looking so excited and natural...! And I-- *Glancing to all the skirts and tops and just aaaa just looking horribly red here.*

--I really don't think there's any need for me to be involved in the fashion show you two are going to run! I guarantee it will be 200% cuter with just the two of you taking part!

*what kind of plea is he even making anymore...*

[ COMPLETELY HEEDLESS to his turning horribly red- THE DRESSING ROOMS LOOM IN THE DISTANCE....... ]

No way! If it's 200% cuter with Miki-san and me, then it'll be 300% cuter with all three of us!

Yeah! Don't you want this show to be the best it can be? If it's going to be a success, then all the parties involved need to work hard! [ Darting off excitedly away from the two just a bit to look at one of the many racks of clothes. ]

Miki won't stop until... Phooey, this color isn't very good. [ Distracted by the clothes. ]

Wha-- Why am I able to add a whole extra 100% into that equation?! I should be subtracting from it, not contributing!

*Shrinking in on himself a little in a effort to seem less... visible amongst all these cute clothes.*

Uuu... And I might consider my ability to work hard one my best traits, but I'm not sure this is the kind of situation where I should be giving it without some kind of application...

Ah, if Hayate's going to be wearing a lot of clothes, too, he might even be able to add a whole 200%!

[ SORRY, HAYATE, Yayoi's keeping an iron grip on your arm even as she follows Miki along- ]

Ah, Miki-san, Miki-san, how about this one?? It's on sale for half-off! [ Not really looking at color or style or anything, just... the price tag... ]

Half-off? [ COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. ] That means there's something wrong with it and if high scores are wanted, there's no way Miki will settle for something no one else wanted.

Besides, Miki is good at talking the price down at the register. [ She's had to learn that skill here alright. ] So pick anything and don't worry about the price, okay?

*Is there even anything he can contribute here? All he can even think of is how he wants to make some kind of dramatic dive out of the store through the window and blitz off, yet Yayoi is attached to his arm like a vice so that option is long out...*

Huwaaaah... This is turning into a clash of shopping ideals, isn't it? Even though me and Yayoi likely have more money than we actually know what to do with here compared to back home...

M... Miki-san... you can talk the price down at the register even in big huge department stores like this!?

[ Yayoi releases her hold on Hayate to stare up at the other idol, her eyes shining like brilliant stars. MIKI HOSHII, LEGENDARY HOLDER OF THE LOST NEGOTIATION ARTS ]

I can only do that at small shopping center grocery stores! You've GOT to teach me sometime! Please~!

Whaaat, you do? [ Hayate, how can a comment like that be ignored? ] Then why didn't you say so in the first place!

[ Suddenly there's no need to care about price tags.
Or impulse control. ]

[ Oh wait, she didn't mean to ignore her friend. Looking back at Yayoi, she just gives a bright smile. ]

Sorry, but Miki thinks it's a skill you're going to have to grow into. [ Muu. ] For now, it's impossible.

--eh? It... It didn't really seem like a point worth mentioning... I mean, ah... If you want to buy anything in here I wouldn't mind paying for either of you, what with how this is a rare get together and all!

*Oh hey his arm is free... No he can't just ninja off right away that would be too obvious! Gotta wait for them to focus on clothes again. Yes yes good plan Hayate.*

Grow into it... *This would be when Hayate glances between the two girls, and for all his obliviousness... it's not to hard to guess what Miki's referring to.* Talk about different sides of the scale...

D... different sides of the scale...?

[ OKAY, well, it took a little while for Yayoi to figure out what they were talking about, and it's Hayate's comment that really makes it click- she looks between Miki and herself and herself and Miki, her spirits visibly flagging with each glance ]

[ ... it is not a favorable comparison ]

[ Yayoi turns slightly red, but she FORGES AHEAD with speed born from desperation! ]

If I drink milk with every meal and maybe sleep twelve hours a day, and, and, and...

I-I-I-I'll MAKE it possible!!

Oh, is it sleep that attributes to it... [ Miki wonders out loud as she follows after her DFC friend eagerly. ] Miki hasn't been getting much sleep lately due to dreamless nights afufu...

[ It's okay Yayoi, Miki believes in you. ]

Hey slow down, you're going too fast for Miki! [ Who's just slowing down to a crawl because effort. ]

*... o-oh he didn't think Yayoi actually cared about this kind of thing?! Then again she did always seem to get kind of down in spirits during the one or two times she compared herself to Mitsuru so--

oh he said something dumb then...*

W-Wait a second Yayoi-! I didn't-- I really don't care about that kind of thing...! And you're still young and have plenty of time to grow and--

*FOLLOWING AFTER HER probably squeezing past Miki despite the fact the dressing rooms are right up ahead. Girlfriend gets priority here uwhoooooa*

That doesn't matter! Miki-san's only a year older than me, so that means I should be able to-- ah! [ When did Miki get so far behind- Yayoi suddenly stops and turns back to face the other idol, still a bit flustered ]

Sorry, Miki-san, I didn't mean to- [ WHOOP HAYATE ALL UP IN HER FACE ] - hahwah!!

[ This is the part where she wonders if the PokeGear has a camera function because this scene is going to be good. ]

Don't be so discouraged. [ Hee. ] You can get lucky someday too.

Even so! A year can make a really big diff-- *WAIT NO DON'T JUST SUDDENLY STOP LIKE THAT YAYOI--*

--ERKENCE! *THUD into her he goes, grappling at the nearest thing other than Yayoi to try and slow the tumble!! Which just results in Hayate being propped above her, a variety of blouses and a skirt or two spread about on top of and next to them*

Ah... S... I'm sorry, Yayoi-! *Give him a second to sit up, flustered a fair amount himself now. Even more so when he looks at the mess he just caused.* ... ... we... we won't have to pay for all of this, right?

[ WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING- ]

[ - and over she goes, with Hayate propped up over her! Speaking of flustered, Yayoi's face starts turning red, and she manages to squeak and- ]

[ - THEN she sits bolt upright once he gets off of her because she's distracted by oh god will they have to pay for this ]

W-We shouldn't have to! I-I mean, we didn't rip or tear any of the clothes, so it should be alright! Right, Miki-san??

[ Looking up at the older girl with tearful eyes, SHE KNOWS HOW THESE STRANGE AND WONDROUS ~~and expensive~~ CLOTHES SHOPS WORK- ]

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