☪indy Moon is Silk (suspendedweb) wrote in ageofmarvels, @ 2016-03-20 17:36:00 |
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Entry tags: | iceman, silk |
Characters: Cindy Moon & Open
Location: Manhattan, New York
Timeline: Sunday, March 20th
Description: Cindy goes shopping and kind of hates inflation.
Rating: PG
Cindy often found herself revisiting her old neighborhood. Everything had changed. The places she used to visit had all closed down. Sometimes they were replaced by franchises and chain stores but most had just posted a "GOING OUT OF BUSINESS" notice and closed their doors. She even walked by her old church, thankfully still standing. There was a sermon going on. She could hear bits and pieces as the old wooden doors opened and closed.
She stood at the sidewalk for a long time wondering whether she should go in or not. It was something familiar and comforting but it was also a lifetime ago. She needed to move on, but no one had told her how hard that could be. She stayed on the sidewalk long enough for the church bells to ring out. The doors opened a number of families started making their way out. Cindy blinked then turned to continue on her way.
Eventually she found her way back to Manhattan, wandering the streets without any real destination in mind. She stopped for a coffee then continued walking, stopping to window shop a few times or two. She paused in front of a shop window that had a brilliant blue skirt and a huge sign exclaiming, "EASTER SALES HAVE ARRIVED!"
It wasn't like she had to be anywhere.
Moments later, she was in the store, standing in front of a few mirrors. The skirt was really flattering and the material was nice and soft. She turned this way, then that, then stopped and fished for the price tag.
"Eighty dollars?" she exclaimed. And she thought paying five dollars for a coffee was bad.