But could you be the next sensation?

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Who: Short Idol and Giant Country-- I mean uh Rise and Netherlands.
Where: Goldenrod Department Store
When: February 22, early afternoon I'M SORRY THIS IS LATE
Summary: In which Rise goes shopping and Netherlands carries the bags and probably gets fashion tips, whether he wants them or not.
Rating: P... G?
Log:

[ it's probably not unusual to see couples browsing for clothes and being all adorable and lovey-dovey.

... Except in this case, this couple is more one teenage girl dragging around a man who looks to be in his thirties and amassing quite the collection of bags.

It's Rise's Happy Shopping Time, okay. Shut up. ]

Hey, Willem, have you ever tried wearing hats? You might be able to pull it off!

Comments

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

[ The Netherlands isn't exactly the type to go shopping like this and carrying everything like he's some kind of mule (dear god, why does she need so many bags anyway), but honestly? Rise's a nice girl and he really doesn't mind this at all -- though if someone were to ask, his explanation would probably be "I had time to kill, that's all". ]

Hats don't suit me, Rise.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Well, it's true your hair might be a problem... [ she studies him, then the hat rack with pursed lips. ]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

My hair isn't a problem. [ it's cool, okay. ] I prefer being hatless.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

And the scarf...?

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

What about it?

[restardom.livejournal.com]

You need a new wardrobe. Badly. Like last century.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

[ need a new wardobe

need a new

He isn't the paradigm of the latest fashion, but that's just the way he rolls. While his wardrobe do change over the years as things go completely out of style, he really isn't keen on doing it every time some French designer decides to start a new trend. ]

I dress for practicality. The scarf's from the 17th century and I ain't getting rid of it.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

I'm not saying toss it, but you'll need something way lighter for the summer!

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

So what do you suggest.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Let's see... we could probably find you a few good T-shirts...

lj ate my notif or something. :| /late

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Okay. [ he doesn't look too thrilled about this -- but then again, his default expression is :||| so it's hard to tell what he actually feels. ]

Orange's a good colour. For T-shirts.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Good call! Orange is a great color.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

The best colour.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Pink could still give it a run for its money, but in your case, I'll say you're right.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Orange's my national colour. Pink can't top that.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

National? Like your flag?

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Colour of the royal family. On Queen's Day, everyone wears orange.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

... I wouldn't mind celebrating that.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Y'could visit Europe. When this place decides to let you leave. [ he'd miss her if that happened, though. :( ]

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Yeah, maybe in another year. [ awww, she'd miss him too. :( ]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Mm. Maybe. [ he shifts the bags in his arms. ]

What's your home like?

[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ Rise's pausing to browse through the T-shirts, but she gives the question some thought. ]

Depends on where I am. If you mean, Inaba... super small. Everyone knew everyone else, so it was really hard to keep things under wraps there.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

[ he mentally goes through his (kind of small) list of Japanese cities but Inaba doesn't ring a bell. ]

Haven't heard of that place before. Small can be nice, though. Depends on the people.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

My grandma's there, and most of my friends... and I love it. Even though I spend a lot of time in the city-- Tokyo, especially.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

... Friends are good to have. [ family too, but he leaves it unspoken to avoid sounding corny. ]

D'you like Tokyo?

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Yeah-- I love big cities. [ offering him one of the shirts. ] They're always so exciting, and there's so much going on... and sometimes, it's just nice to be somewhere where not everyone knows you.

[ harder for an idol, but it does happen. ]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

I like 'em too. My cities aren't as big as Tokyo, but they never get boring.

[ he takes it, though his arms are pretty full already so he sort of just shoves it into one of the bags. ] ... Do you seriously need all of this?

[restardom.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a lot of fun to visit...

[ and she grins happily and shakes a finger at him. ] That one's for you.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Europe's pretty different from Japan's place.

... Ah. Okay. [ in that case, he'll take it out of the bag to check the price tag. ]

[restardom.livejournal.com]

I figured-- but I've never traveled out of the country yet.

[ hey she's paying. :( ]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

You're still a kid. You have lots of time.

[ being economical doesn't hurt, ok. ]

[restardom.livejournal.com]

That's true! Maybe they'll let me do a concert overseas.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

... You're in a band?

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Nope, I work solo.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

So... what exactly do you do.

[ He doesn't really know anything about Japanese teenage idols. ]

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Sing, dance, act...

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Sounds kinda boring.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

You're a country, you've got no room to talk.

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

... Guess so. Each to their own- You probably wouldn't like doing political stuff.

[restardom.livejournal.com]

I'd hate it.