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Hestia Jones (meandmsjones) wrote in thegossipwitch,
@ 2009-03-02 14:47:00

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char: hestia jones, char: rose zeller

Who: Hestia and Rose
What: Shopping!
Where: Somewhere in London
When: Saturday, 28th of February. Afternoon. (backdated)

Status: In-progress.

Hestia was having a blast. It had been so long since she'd just gone shopping with a girlfriend that she'd almost forgotten how fun it could be to just try on things and be, well, girly. She was laden with bags, but she wasn't done yet. She and Rose entered into a cute little thrift store and immediately, Hestia saw a cute and sexy little black dress.

"Luv! This one would look brilliant on you!"

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	byanyname 2009-03-02 02:58 pm UTC (link)
	Rose pinked up brightly. "Would it?" She held it up to her front, looking down at it warily. "Isn't it terribly well..." She looked back up at Hestia. "Is this what I ought to've worn to the club rather than the top and jeans?" She wanted, very desperately, to ask if she thought George might like it, and the flush only deepened at that thought. (Reply to this) (Thread)

meandmsjones
2009-03-02 03:03 pm UTC (link)

Hestia smiled. "Yes and yes. Okay, it's likely a bit tighter and shorter than you might be accustomed to, but no reason you couldn't add a little jacket thing or shawl to cover up if you're feeling exposed. Personally, I think you can pull it off without. Why don't you go try it on, aye?" Then her smile turned a bit wicked. "And, then you can tell me about the boy that's making you blush like that."

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	byanyname 2009-03-02 03:23 pm UTC (link)
	The flush brightened. "Oh I..." her voice dropped hushed. "There's nothing to tell. Really. You'll, oh, you'll have to tell me how it looks? I'll just think I look horrifyingly naked in it, I'm sure, and there's no one about to pinch my bum to tell me otherwise." The dress clutched nervously, she started heading for the changing room to try it on. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	meandmsjones 2009-03-02 03:25 pm UTC (link)
	"Natch, I'll tell you how it looks. Every girl should have a little black dress. It works for pretty much all occasions save drinking and Quidditch with the boys. Not that those boys would ever see me as anything other than their mate, even if I did prance around naked in front of them," she said, as she kept looking while she waited for Rose. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

byanyname
2009-03-02 03:31 pm UTC (link)

Rose managed to wriggle into the dress in the changing room, figuring out quickly that the back was cut too low to wear anything underneath it (well, that's what support spells were for, right?) and that it would likely fit verysnuggly across the top once it was done up, and really, oughtn't there be a bit more fabric somewhere in there at the neckline? She wriggled and tugged at it, getting the skirt as low as it could and holding the front up when it threatened to escape for lack of a zipper.

"Hestia?" she finally called out, a little helplessly. And as soon as she heard her coming, she turned her back, the zipper gaping open, holding her hair out of the way. "I can't reach," she said, skin still flushed brightly. "And I can't think why anyone would ever have trouble seeing you as a woman. You're terribly fit, and any bloke who can't see it must have his eyes in backwards."

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	meandmsjones 2009-03-02 03:36 pm UTC (link)
	Hestia caught the fastening and began zipping her up. "Oh, it's more like we all grew up together, really, and we're all just really good mates. Like Charlie for example. I see that he's a fit bloke, but to me, he's just...Charlie, you know? Same for them with me, reckon," she said as she finished up. "There. Let us look at you! Gorgeous!" Hestia beamed at her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

byanyname
2009-03-02 03:42 pm UTC (link)

Rose twisted around to see it in the mirror. "Oh my. Oh my. Where's the rest of it?"

She really wasn't sure about the dress. It seemed terribly nice looking, but it didn't look like her. It made her look as if she had legs. And a chest. "Did you ever snog Charlie?" she asked, then blushed brightly. "Oh that was horribly personal, I'm sorry. He is a fit bloke, all the Weasleys are, aren't they?"

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meandmsjones
2009-03-02 03:45 pm UTC (link)

Hestia grinned and scooped up Rose's hair so make shift it being styled up so she could see the full effect.

Then, she chuckled. "No, never snogged Charlie. He's far too good a mate for that. I did want to snog Bill terribly while in school, though. He was just one of those cool blokes, you know? I was verily smitten. So, yes. All the Weasleys are very fit. Which one are you after, then, Luv?"

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byanyname
2009-03-02 03:53 pm UTC (link)

"This doesn't look like me at all." And it didn't, with her hair up like that she did look more cat than kitten and she couldn't tell if this were a good thing or bad.

And she was pink all down the back of her neck by now, too. "George," she said quietly. "But we're just friends, and that's alright. He's terribly sweet." And snogged quite wonderfully, and made her warm all over, and didn't want her. "I don't think I've ever met Bill," she went on quickly. "He's much older than I am and was long gone before I ever got to Hogwarts, and I wouldn't really know George either except I go into the shop all the time."

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meandmsjones
2009-03-02 03:56 pm UTC (link)

Hestia stilled a moment when Rose mentioned George. Not that she didn't love George or didn't think he was a fun bloke to be mates with, but George had...issues and she wasn't sure if George could keep himself from hurting this sweet girl.

"George, you say? Sweet is--" Hestia smiled. "Is not something I've heard associated with George often. Fun? Gregarious? Pain in the arse? All yes, but sweet is a new one."

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byanyname
2009-03-02 04:06 pm UTC (link)

Rose bristled. "Why am I the only one who thinks he's sweet? He is. The adorable little snitches were the sweetest thing, truly. Although I'll add confusing to that list." She sighed softly. "And perhaps I might even agree with pain in the arse." The pink deepened as she repeated the curse.

She turned around, lower lip caught between her teeth as she looked at Hestia. "Why are they so confusing?"

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meandmsjones
2009-03-02 04:12 pm UTC (link)

"Woah, sweetheart. You're absolutely allowed to think George is sweet. I think of him as fun, pain in the arse, et cetera because I know him and he's a mate and I don't fancy him. It's natural he'd act differently with you if there are romantic feelings or things of the such involved."

Hestia let go of Rose's hair to stroke it comfortingly. "They're confusing because they're men. I hate to break it to you: they don't get any simpler with time."

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	byanyname 2009-03-02 04:16 pm UTC (link)
	"That's horrible to know," she sighed again, instinctively leaning into the touch. "I was rather hoping it would get simpler. Or that there would be an interpreter, because I told him I understood, even though I didn't, but I thought rather I should understand so I said so. He just wasn't making any sense." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	meandmsjones 2009-03-02 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Luv? You are not making any sense. What did you tell him you understood?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

byanyname
2009-03-02 04:27 pm UTC (link)

Rose turned her back to Hestia again, although her pink cheeks were still visible in the mirror. "Could you unzip me again?" She waited until that was done, and she was safely hidden behind the curtain before she was able to explain.

"He kissed me. And said it was a wow sort of kiss. But said he was sorry and it was a horrible accident and we could never do it again because he liked me." She shimmied out of the dress as she spoke, quickly finding her clothing and to dress again.

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	meandmsjones 2009-03-02 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	Hestia bit her cheek to stop the smile. "Oh. I see. You're right: he's not making any sense, but that doesn't mean you should give up on him. George is..." Hestia tried to explain. "George is hiding himself. And he thinks that if he opens up to someone, especially romantically, he'll actually find who he is and he's scared of that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

byanyname
2009-03-02 04:39 pm UTC (link)

She nudged open the curtain before she had her shoes back on, then sat down on the bench so she could manage it without falling over. "He said he thinks he'll hurt me, which I just can't believe since he hasn't yet. Donaghan thought he'd take advantage of me, and George didn't do that either. He punched someone for me." Her smile brightened, then softened. "And got punched for me. And he danced with me in my living room because he'd ignored me at that ridiculous party. And he talks to my cat like he listens, which he does."

She sounded like a schoolgirl with a crush, and she stopped, biting her tongue to keep from saying more. As she slipped the dress onto he hanger, she looked at it longingly. "Should I buy it?"

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	meandmsjones 2009-03-02 04:45 pm UTC (link)
	"You should absolutely buy it and wear it to George's store. You'll knock him off his feet!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

byanyname
2009-03-02 05:25 pm UTC (link)

"To... George's store?" Her mouth fell open in a delicate 'O'. "But it's not the sort of dress one wears to buy cat toys. It's made for dancing or parties, isn't it?" Dancing. She did remembering dancing, when she was apparently drunk and swaying close or at her flat and then what came after and oh dear she was pink all over again. "Wouldn't he think it was terribly ridiculous of me and horribly obvious to come into the store in this?"

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	meandmsjones 2009-03-02 07:02 pm UTC (link)
	"That, luv, is the point." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byanyname 2009-03-02 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	Rose's mouth snapped shut. After a long moment she asked, "Wouldn't it look desperate?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	meandmsjones 2009-03-02 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Not if you go in there, head held high, strutting your stuff and NOT ask him out. If you want, I'll dress up too and go with you. Say we're swinging by before we're off clubbing." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byanyname 2009-03-02 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	She blinked slightly. That seemed very... brave. "I... I... only if we actually go out. I'm horrible at lying. It doesn't seem very nice, does it? Lying to him?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	meandmsjones 2009-03-03 01:42 am UTC (link)
	"He's a boy, luv. Once he sees you in that dress, he won't care if you're lying, but if it makes you feel better, let's go out after. I've not been clubbing in a while, so it'll be fun." (Reply to this) (Parent)

byanyname
2009-03-03 11:31 am UTC (link)

Rose smiled and nodded, because that did sound like fun, and she looped the dress over her arm, holding onto it to pay in a little bit when they were done here. Then the smile slowly slipped away. "Will he think I'm being pushy? I like being friends with George; that's why I told him I understood. Well, and I thought maybe I was supposed to understand, since he tends to be with well, women a good deal older than I am." She frowned faintly, remembering Cat. "Or famous."

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	meandmsjones 2009-03-03 12:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Being confident in yourself is not being pushy. You're not forcing him to do anything. You're not constantly nagging him or bugging him. You're only saying hi. Nothing more, nothing less. If you're confident in who you are, then things will fall into place. If not with George, with someone else. Don't be afraid to entertain the idea of other people than George." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byanyname 2009-03-03 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not confident in who I am," Rose admitted with a soft flush. "And I've entertained other ideas before. But really, he's the one I fancy most. And he's the one I don't fall all over myself nerves around." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	meandmsjones 2009-03-03 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	"Then be yourself -- be happy and confident that you're yourself -- and let things happen. If it's meant to be, it'll happen." Then, Hestia smiled. "Doesn't mean you shouldn't give him a little nudge once in a while." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byanyname 2009-03-03 05:46 pm UTC (link)
	She was herself around George. More herself than she had been in a long time, almost like being back in Hufflepuff, surrounded by friends who knew her well. He'd even seen the kitten chasing things all around, and she flushed a bit at the thought. "Alright. What are you going to try on?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	meandmsjones 2009-03-03 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	Hestia snatched a flashy red, tiiiiiiight and short dress from one of the nearby racks. "How about this?" she asked, holding it to her. "I love red." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byanyname 2009-03-03 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	Rose's eyes widened. "Oh my. That isn't too small?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	meandmsjones 2009-03-03 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	Hestia grinned. "That's the point, luv." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	byanyname 2009-03-04 08:29 am UTC (link)
	Her mouth formed a perfect 'O' and she was silent for a long moment before she grinned and nudged Hestia towards the dressing room. "Go on then, try it on." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	meandmsjones 2009-03-04 08:40 am UTC (link)
	Hestia slung the dress over her shoulder and with a grin, strutted over to the fitting room. (Reply to this) (Parent)