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Tweak says, "You can fix Sheila? I love you"

Susan Amelia Bones (susanamybones) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-10-04 20:15:00

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character: lucy spinks, character: susan bones

RP: Lucy and Susan's Excellent Adventure
Who: Lucy and Susan

What: Susan and Lucy go shopping for clothes for Lucy

Where: London

When: Saturday, 4 October

Rating: SFW, possibly some swearing from Susan.

Susan got to the Leaky Cauldron slightly before she was meant to meet Lucy. She'd taken the time to change some Galleons over to Muggle pounds - a process which, though arduous, had proved to be highly amusing given the deeply affronted manner with which the Goblins had handed her the money.

She settled down at the table and began rummaging around in her new bag, impatiently setting the camping stool and packed up Wizards tent back in the correct compartment before grabbing her book. She'd only read a couple of pages when she looked up and saw her friend. "Hell darling," she said with a huge smile. "Ready are you?"

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susanamybones
2014-10-11 06:42 am UTC (link)

Susan felt her eyebrows shoot up. She'd always been aware that Lucy had found it harder to master magic than the rest of them, but she'd had no idea that she'd not been practicing magic. Although it made a certain amount of sense, as she lived with Muggles and there hadn't been any major warning from the Ministry in regards to improper magic use, it only stood to reason that she hadn't actually been practising her magic in some time. "Oh," she said at last. "Well I can help with the alterations. Save your fingers."

She waited until Lucy had grabbed her arm before disapparating, the normal feeling of tightness overcoming her for a moment before they reappeared in quiet side street in the Angel. She looked over at Lucy, waiting to see how she would react to what was apparently her first time apparating. "You okay," she asked.

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addingvalue
2014-10-11 07:20 am UTC (link)

Lucy saw the surprise and instantly felt on her guard. So, that answered whether this was something she was ready to talk about. "I don't need help." This wasn't school, she wasn't going to rely on other people doing everything for her anymore. She hadn't done that in years and getting away from her dependence had been one of the best things about leaving the magical world. She wasn't going to give that up.

Apparating was surprisingly like hitting the ground after a fall - only it seemed to last longer. That feeling of coming up against something solid and having the wind knocked out of you. It took Lucy a few moments to get her breath back but after a quick check to make sure she was still whole, she nodded. "Yeah, not too bad."

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susanamybones
2014-10-11 09:56 am UTC (link)

Susan sensed the determination in the other woman's voice and lifted her hands in a conciliatory manner. "Of course you don't dear, I was merely offering. I've gotten very good at it over the years and it takes me minutes to do things that would take considerably longer by hand."

She looked approvingly at Lucy. "Most people vomit their first times apparating you know," she said with a nod, before leading them off down the street. She'd walked about twenty metres when she suddenly stopped and looked at her friend. "You know I actually don't know where this arcade is, are we going in the right direction?"

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addingvalue
2014-10-11 11:51 pm UTC (link)

"You say that, but I know my own measurements by heart now." The actual sewing might be quicker with magic, but Lucy had been adjusting her own clothes since she left school and it was hard to believe anyone else could know her body well enough to do it as well as she did.

Lucy gave a surprised laugh and shook her head. "I'm made of tougher stuff, then." She wasn't sure whether to feel proud of if Susan was just joking. It had been unpleasant, but not nearly bad enough to make her feel ill. But before she could ask more, Susan was off and Lucy had to trot after her to make up for the difference in their heights and respective stride lengths. It was something she was used to, all three of her sisters and most of her friends being significantly taller than her. "We're going the right way," Lucy assured her, as they stepped out onto the main road from Angel station. "See that red-and-white awning? The entrance to the arcade is just beyond that." She pointed so Susan would be able to follow her gaze.

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susanamybones
2014-10-12 09:44 am UTC (link)

Susan nodded and lifted her hands in defeat. You could untether a hippogriff but you couldn't make it fly. "Fine fine, let's pretend I didn't suggest it shall we," she said with the hint of a smirk marring her face. "I wasn't calling into question your abilities with a needle and thread, only offering an alternative."

"Obviously," she said with a laugh to match Lucy's. "I remember I splinched myself the first time I ever managed to disapparate properly," she said with a slight shudder at the memory. It had taken her years to really get over the fear of having it happen again, and even then, she always made sure to follow regulations about intercontinental apparition. "Ah perfect," she said, slowing down and obligingly letting her friend take the lead. "What type of dress are you thinking of buying," she asked casually as they ambled along. "Or possibly a suit? I imagine you'd look dashing in a tuxedo."

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addingvalue
2014-10-12 10:47 am UTC (link)

Lucy smiled, happy to drop the subject and concentrate on the minefield of picking work appropriate clothes. She grimaced. "I wish I could wear a tuxedo." If she tailored it properly, she was pretty sure she could make that work. "My bosses are all kind of ... traditional." She hated buying dresses, though. There was something about her shoulders or her build just made them look awkward.

She lead the way to the arcade, slowing down to have a look at the shop map. "I probably need to at least wear a skirt. And I don't know where to start."

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susanamybones
2014-10-12 03:05 pm UTC (link)

Susan frowned and shook her head sadly. "In this day and age, a woman should be able to wear a bitching suit and tie if she wants to," she said, perhaps a little more crossly than she intended: sexism of any sort made her fingers itch for her wand and hexes to jump on her tongue.

She looked down at the map and frowned. "I have no idea, what about that that boutique over there," she said, pointing to a shop not far from them. "It looks like it has some things you'll like. Plus it's as good a place to start as any."

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addingvalue
2014-10-13 11:23 pm UTC (link)

"I couldn't agree more," Lucy said, shaking her head. "But as far as I can tell, charity work is full of women middle-aged and up. I'm the youngest person in my office by about two and a half decades." There were some younger people, but they were more directly involved with the children and tended not to have their own desks in the office. Besides, most stayed for six months or so and then moved on.

They headed towards the boutique slowly, Lucy pausing to look in the windows of various shops they passed. "I need some shoes too," she admitted. Shoes were easier than clothes, she didn't need to adjust them to fit. "But lets get an outfit first so we know what we're matching with."

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susanamybones
2014-10-14 04:33 pm UTC (link)

"Ah I knew I liked you for a reason," Susan said, flashing a smile. "So what you're saying to me is that you're the fiercest woman in the office and that we need to get you walking in there with bright red lipstick and seven inch heels? Because that can be arranged."

She glanced into the windows obligingly as Lucy dragged her feet. "I think getting the outfit before the shoes is a definitely good idea," she said, pulling a face. "I've had to go out and buy outfits to match shoes before and it sucks." She entered the boutique and immediately gravitated to a wrack of gorgeous dresses before remembering that they were here for Lucy. "So, what type of outfit are you looking for?"

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addingvalue
2014-10-15 01:10 pm UTC (link)

Lucy grinned, because the idea was a brilliant one and part of her would really love to do it, to shock everyone and be bold. It wasn't that she was timid most of the time - far from it - but what with her falsified GCSE results she'd always been wary about finding work should anything go wrong. "Maybe not so much with the heels," she said. "I can't walk in the damn things." She'd tried, wanting to add a few inches to her height, but she hated wobbling around and they hurt.

Lucy followed Susan over to the dresses, making a face. "I don't know, a dress or a skirt or something..." She looked through the dresses, moving the coathangers along the rack. "I have work clothes already, and casual clothes and date clothes but I don't have..."

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susanamybones
2014-10-15 03:15 pm UTC (link)

Susan grinned as the idea took hold, her friend breaking out into a grin. "Okay, so no heels. But you would be amazed at some of the charms they've put on them these days - they're way more comfortable and you're not like to topple over all the time." She paused, not wanting to go down the obviously fraught path of magical discussion again. "Anyway, yes. Red lipstick I think. A cool red so you don't look cheap. We should get some today?"

"If you're going to get a dress," she said, looking Lucy up and down thoughtfully, "Then we should get you something with a pencil skirt and a boat neckline. Elegant and sophisticated enough to dress up, but still wearable around the office with say a jacket and some flats." She turned and pawed through the rack, pulling out a likely black ensemble. "How about this one?"

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addingvalue
2014-10-17 04:17 pm UTC (link)

Lucy bit her lower lip lightly. She'd never thought about putting charms on shoes... That would actually be really useful! She'd tried the sticky gel things you could buy to put in shoes but never found they really worked. "How long do the charms last?" she asked, wondering whether she could ask Susan to cast them for her and have them hold up until her event. She didn't like the idea, but she was curious about how well they would work and whether she could really walk in heels for the first time. "Red lipstick? If you say so."

She considered the dress Susan pulled out and frowned. "Can we get something a bit more... colourful?" If she was going to go for the fierce young woman look she thought black was a bit boring. She picked out a similarly-shaped dress in deep electric blue. "I suppose this wouldn't go with red lipstick?"

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susanamybones
2014-10-18 03:11 pm UTC (link)

She turned and looked at Lucy in surprise. "Well I mean, I'm not a charm mistress so I couldn't make them last indefinitely, but I think I could definitely manage a month depending on how much you wear them?" She looked down at her own shoes and squinted, considering. "Yeah I reapply the charms about once a month generally?" She continued walking for a moment, giving Lucy a deeply amused look. "Red. Definitely red. Just a suggestion though."

She nodded and put the dress back. "Absolutely, colourful is definitely the way to go as well, though a little black dress is something every woman should have in their wardrobe. She looked at the blue dressed and grinned wolfishly. "Okay so that I like, you have to try it on," she said enthusiastically. "As for the lipstick, it'll just be a case of going for a cold-red as opposed to a warm-red. Suit your colouring much more I think anyway."

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addingvalue
2014-10-19 09:14 am UTC (link)

Lucy absorbed that information, but kept quiet. She really didn't want to ask for help - ever again if she could manage it - but actually being able to wear heels for once... She pushed the dilemma away. She could decide later, when they'd actually found some shoes. Until then, there was no point worrying.

"Alright," she agreed, hooking the coat hanger with the blue dress over two fingers. "Shall we find a few more to try on, too?" She generally found it was more efficient that way than trying one thing at a time. She shrugged at Susan's comments about lipstick. "I wouldn't know the difference between cold-red and warm-red. You'll have to find me something right." This, at least, she was willing to ask for help with.

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susanamybones
2014-10-19 02:04 pm UTC (link)

Susan hummed to herself as Lucy fell silent again, no doubt getting prickly about the idea of Susan performing the any sort of magic for her. It was a shame, she mused, that Lucy seemed so obstinate about magic; it would have made her life immeasurably easier. Well, in the present it would have made things easier, during the War perhaps not so much, but still. She shook her head and focused on not smacking into pole.

"Absolutely," Susan replied, picking up an emerald green dress in a similar style, and after a moment, a deep burgundy one as well. "How about these," she asked, handing them over. She smiled slightly at Lucy's declaration but shook her head. "It's not anything esoteric, it's just..." she looked around for inspiration to try and explain. "It's the difference to a red thats got more orange in it, and a red that has more blue in it? Does that make any sort of discernible sense or do I sound like a madwoman?"

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