001. she'll open the door // open post.

[thetalavega]

Take a prompt, take your time, post whatever you like.

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[thetalavega]

Come on, then. I'll bring the car up front. Be out in ten minutes.

[And she's off. No saying no to this one.

It's a good thing she isn't dragging you off herself. (Yet.)]

[bostova]

[ Yulia doesn't even watch Tala go. She gets ready fast. The ten minutes isn't even up and she's standing outside, dressed out of her training clothes and into... her Netsach uniform. Zangyaku would stand out too much if they were just going shopping. ]

[thetalavega]

[Tala, on the other hand, is a little pleased to see that. She took twenty minutes, by the way. Had to get ready. (Check out dem glam shades.)

Rolling down the window once her car pulls up really fast. Yeah, we all know who taught her how to drive.]

C'mon.

[bostova]

[ She takes the passenger seat and buckles up. Safety first, and all-- especially with how pulled up on the driveway; Yulia didn't think it was at all possible to maneuver a car in an angle like that. ]

Where are we headed?

[thetalavega]

Mall of Asia. We'll have our pick of clothes there, and I'm sure that you don't mind walking.

[No, she isn't, but Yulia doesn't really have a choice.

Aaand speeding off~]

So! How has Kibo been treating you?

[bostova]

[ Yulia definitely does not mind walking, and would probably prefer it over crazy driving. It's a good thing seatbelts were invented, but still. ]

Very good, so far. I am enjoying it more. [ ...probably because there were more people who were willing to have her as a sparring partner than back at Falner. ]

[thetalavega]

More than Netsach, you mean?

[Sparing her a glance and an amused look from over her shades.]

[bostova]

[ She didn't really want to say it out loud, but... ]

Yes.

[thetalavega]

[Of course she did!]

Why? Is it too slow for you down there? Too nice?

[bostova]

Too nice.

[ It was the same at Jotunheim. Probably worse, there. ]

And men there are too intimidated by Russian woman with knives. [ s h r u g ]

[thetalavega]

[Chuckles.]

Well, to be fair to Netsach, you're yet to see those guys really in action. But I can get why a Zangyaku base would seem so different after spending some time at Falner.

[As things stood, Zangyaku was more Tala's thing anyway.]

[bostova]

I find it more interesting with Zangyaku, but... I suppose I have always been biased.

[ No duh. ]

[thetalavega]

Well, I can't fault a girl for having good tastes.

[Winking now, then turning her gaze back to the road.]

I am SO happy that people in this country know how to drive now. It was crazy back then.

[Now Tala's one of the only crazy people on the road.]

[bostova]

[ Define crazy. ]

I never would have guessed.

[ These seatbelts better hold. ]

[thetalavega]

[She totally knows that her speed and propensity to take calculated (yes, calculated) risks is disturbing, Yulia.

OH WELL.]

Now everyone gets to reach their destination at a reasonable time! Isn't it great?

[bostova]

[ Well. That's reassuring. ]

It is. The number of public transportation available also helps, I suppose.

[ She'll probably agree with most things because conversation? How do you keep that up? ]

[thetalavega]

That too! I love how efficient everything in this country is now~

[And with the way she talks, you'd think she didn't come from the Philippines.]

Anyway! How good do you want to look for Bri? Good, really good, or abso-fucking-lutely fabulous?

[bostova]

[ She actually thinks about this for a bit. ]

... Decent.

[thetalavega]

But decent isn't going to cut it!

[DISAPPOINT.]

[bostova]

[ She tried. Sigh. ]

What do you suggest, then?

[thetalavega]

First, we definitely have to bring you to a spa.

[This prospect seems to excite Tala a lot.

You should probably be worried about that, Bostova.]

[bostova]

[ Well. If the spa is anything like the onsen, Yulia might be fine with it, but... ]

May I ask why?

[thetalavega]

Because you are seriously in need of a makeover if you want to be fabulous for Brianna, and a date with the spa is the best step to take in that direction.

[Looks mean a lot more than people think they do, after all.]

[bostova]

[ That's... reasonable enough. ]

Then... wouldn't it be better if we saved that for after we go shopping?

[ Because, if she has this right, makeovers would require better clothes than what she currently has on her now. (Is she learning, Tala?) ]

[thetalavega]

Ooooh, yeah! That's an excellent idea!

[She quietly approves of the fact that, in spite of everything, this one's still a quick study.

And now they're pulling into the parking lot. That is probably the only reason why Tala has slowed the car down to a reasonable speed.]

Hmm. Since we're here, I suppose you can help me shop for my daddies too.