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[explosivecombat]

Who: Emmy Altava (snapandscoot); Solf J Kimblee (explosivecombat)
Where: Goldenrod City
When: The evening of the 22nd
Summary: Completely innocent not-date between friends. Completely innocent. Because it's not like Kimblee's been in the doghouse lately or anything.
Rating: Most likely PG/PG-13 at the highest
Log:

There were days when it paid off well to be living in a region that changed its fashion sense maybe once every two or three years at the fastest and had a department store with an entire section devoted to capes, of all things; Kimblee hadn't exactly been optimistic when he had returned to a store he had last had reason to visit last February, and he hadn't exactly been looking forward to it in any way, either. He had been born upper-class and as such had never felt out-of-place, exactly, in high-end boutiques, but this was the sort of place that was made of entirely too many frills and jeweled things and lacy things and...things he admittedly had no idea what to do with; it was the sort of place where the fondest memories he had of such places in Amestris was finding another guy in the shop, usually sitting outside the fitting rooms, girlfriend's purse firmly in hand and bored look firmly on face - the unspoken conversations carried on with such people, conveyed through expression and soft tilts of the head, were often entertaining enough in their own right to alleviate the monotony somewhat.

He hadn't expected the trip here with Emmy last February to be any better, but her enthusiasm had made the shopping...surprisingly more tolerable; he had been able to tell that this was mostly, if not entirely, a new experience for her, judging by all the excitement over the dresses and the way she seemed to be determined to move like a lady but couldn't quite contain the urge to put just a bit more sway in her walk for the sake of feeling the skirts swish around, and how she didn't seem able to keep herself from twirling a bit in front of the mirrors while asking his opinion.

It had been, for lack of a better term, completely adorable.

There had been other things Kimblee had noticed, however, namely the way she had rather seemed to enjoy a rather extravagant number, warm-colored and quite frankly pulling out all of the stops in terms of formal wear in general. She had taken it into the fitting rooms one last time before making her selection, and then she'd surprised him by selecting another dress entirely; the hesitation in her voice had been almost entirely absent when he'd asked her if she was sure. He hadn't argued the point at the time, but his suspicions had been confirmed when the price was - the one she had selected had been rather less expensive.

Again, however, that had been in February; he was pleased to find the shop still carrying that particular extravagant style months later, in June. Given that it was Johto, he wasn't exactly surprised, but just the same, it made his life just that much easier. He'd sent a message out to Emmy upon purchasing the thing, asking her to clear some time in her schedule for the evening - he would like to take her to dinner, for the sake of catching up; he was punctual, garment bag draped loosely over his arms.

Their last conversation had left reason for Kimblee to believe that she was displeased with him, but his demeanor was casual despite that as he knocked to let her know he'd arrived, shifting the garment bag a bit to do so before resettling. He was dressed far differently than usual himself, having abandoned the usual white-and-pastels in favor of something far darker, the black suit and shirt accented just slightly with the deep purple of the tie. It was classy without being flashy; when one accompanied someone wearing a dress like what he had purchased for Emmy, it was primarily their job to be an accessory, and he was perfectly content with that.

Assuming, of course, this went over well in the first place.

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[snapandscoot]

When she'd gotten the message, Emmy had experienced the now terribly familiar feeling of dread settling in her stomach. Of course he wanted to talk to her. Really, she should have contacted him sooner, but she just...couldn't bring herself to.

She knew the way she'd brought up the promotion had been rash and wrong, but at the time she couldn't help herself. She was still filled with questions over the entire situation, trying to mix what Descole had told her with what she already knew about Team Rocket and Kimblee, and it just felt like there were too many gaps in the information. Something didn't fit right; it was a like a puzzle that was missing too many pieces to make a clear picture.

Her reply had been prompt; she would be glad to accept the invitation, and didn't have any plans. She expected they would go to the little cafe near the department store that they frequented; it was small, affordable, and the food was good. She did like it, but she wasn't sure if she was in the mood for it's overly perky atmosphere. Especially when they were going to be discussing complicated things.

Why, lately, did all her conversations with Kimblee have to be full of complicated things? She missed just...talking with him about nothing serious.

The knock at her door jolted her out of her reverie; she hadn't really gone to any real effort with her appearance. Just her usual outfit, maybe a bit of perfume. The cafe wasn't anything fancy, anyway. Checking her pockets for her purse and Pokegear, she paused slightly before standing up and walking over to the door.

Sighing to herself, she placed her hand on the doorknob and pulled it open, her curious Hitmontop spinning behind her protectively.

"Hello Mr Kim....blee....."

She was expecting the flash of white that accompanied any appearance Kimblee made, so the black suit was...very unexpected. Certainly not unwelcome, because it suited him very well, but...definitely unexpected.

"You're dressed rather nicely for the caf...what's that?"

She'd finally noticed the garment bag dangling over his arm, and couldn't help blinking in confusion.

"....have I missed something?"