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Helena Wells-Quinzel is H.G. Wells (indelibleink) wrote in makebelievelog,
@ 2012-10-10 22:30:00

Entry tags:

claudia donovan, h.g. wells

Who: Claudia and HG
What: Shopping for Halloween costumes. With a side of Claudia pestering HG. Possibly shenanigans of some sort are occurring.
When: Early Wednesday afternoon
Where: Costume shop!
Warnings: P for Pestering and S for shenanigans. Otherwise low.
Status: In progress/Closed

This was a completely new experience, shopping for a Halloween costume. But it was time spent with Claudia, which she enjoyed more than she let on. And today was about spending time with family and new experiences, at least from Helena's perspective. This modern interpretation of All Hallow's Eve was still beyond her, but she would go with the flow. If it meant having a night of festivities, Helena was all for that. She did enjoy a good party, though she wouldn't say as much on the matter. While Helena in her time had been a woman ahead of her time, she'd also enjoyed many aspects of her time. Dressing up, dancing, socializing, she had enjoyed those aspects of society. Of course when in such situations she had to smile and take it when people praised her brother for her work, but that was besides the point. She was capable of enjoying such things.

Though the instant they'd entered the shop, Helena noticed how excited Claudia seemed to be. Quirking an eyebrow, she had a bemused smile at watching the younger woman looking around the store. Claudia seemed to truly enjoy Halloween, and she enjoyed seeing that kind of enthusiasm. Helena followed after Claudia, her eyes scanning the costumes. Really, the wide variety she was seeing was a bit daunting to the Victorian woman. She was accustomed to the concept of masked balls, she'd even been to a few in her day. Though some of the masks and costumes her eyes fell across were more along the lines of grotesque with blood and other such things that Helena didn't think she'd like to wear.

"So darling, do you have anything specific in mind that you are looking for?" She glanced at Claudia, wondering if the younger agent had a specific thing in mind, or if she was more the type to just look until she found something that caught her eye. Currently, Helena herself was more favoring the looking until something caught her eye as costumes were quite varied that she was used to. And some of the costumes she didn't exactly understand, but that happened when one missed a century.

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indelibleink
2012-10-17 02:26 am UTC (link)

Upon being told she couldn't take apart the amp, Helena pouted slightly. "You do know saying that to an inventor only makes me wish to do it more." Her pout then turned into a bit of a smirk. "But fear not, I shall not attempt to take it apart. I, however, would love to hear the electric guitar." It would be a new experience to her, another of the inventions of the 20th Century she had yet to experience first-hand.

Despite the mentions of Artie and MacPherson, the latter of whom Helena had killed, she kept a smile on her face. "Yes well, I share your sentiments. A few pounds would not hurt. But I can now see where such a name originated. So are you planning to let out your inner devil child for Halloween?" And Helena spun the conversation carefully away from the subject of Artie and MacPherson. It wouldn't do either of them any good to dwell on that particular topic. "Aphrodite, naturally. And simply because a certain boy- or girlfriend you wish to not mention made mention of the goddess' name in reference to myself." At which point Helena merely wagged her eyebrows, purposely having phrased that the way she did.

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clauds
2012-10-17 07:15 pm UTC (link)

"We should get you a grounding set - it's a wire strap with a cuff. You clip a little clip-thingy to the metal piece you're working on and if you get all static-charge like, it keeps you from zapping the sensitive microchip-parts of whatever electronics you're working on." Claudia randomly stated, talking a favorite topic - tech. Really, the mention of taking things apart made it come to mind. "It doesn't always prevent frying things, since you can do it a number of other ways, but it helps in - that way!"

"We should get you some Aphrodite-like accessories! Are you thinking wig, or natural hair? We should get you some hairclips and really do your hair if not going with a wig." Claudia said, mulling the concept over, giving H.G.'s hair an assessing stare. "Maybe get some bobbypins and fake pearls or rhinestones and glue them on the bobbypins, then curl your hair with a curling iron and strategically place the pins. Elegant meets shiny?"

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indelibleink
2012-10-18 02:41 am UTC (link)

Listening to Claudia's explanation, Helena nodded a bit. "Oh yes, that certainly sounds like something I do need." Working with electronics was still very much a learning process for Helena, but she did enjoy deconstructing the CD players the younger woman had brought her to take apart. Electronics and modern circuitry were completely fascination. No doubt it had taken far longer than necessary for Helena to have pulled out the laser part that Claudia needed, but the Victorian woman liked inspecting each and every piece. "Anything that helps in even the smallest amount is a positive."

Seeing the way Claudia stared at her hair, Helena grabbed some strands and looked at it. "While I more picture Aphrodite being blonde, I think I shall stick to my natural hair. I cannot picture myself as a blonde." Helena wrinkled her nose at the thought, letting go of her hair. Though she had a momentary heart attack over having fake pearls anywhere near her, but she didn't exactly have the money for real ones. "I think that sounds like a right smashing idea. Curls and the pins with pearls are good. There is also need for some jewelry. Armband, a couple rings perhaps, a necklace. And earrings. Gold in color, of course." Though Helena looked at the costume again. It was blue in color, so gold wouldn't look that bad with it. "I'd possibly say silver jewelry, but Aphrodite is not shy. And with my skin pallor, I need a color stronger than silver."

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clauds
2012-10-18 11:18 pm UTC (link)

"We should hit one of my second-hand stores. I mean - where I go for some normal shopping. They have a good amount of costume jewelry and we could find some nice looking stuff to go with, maybe even a strand of fake pearls to use for the pins." Claudia mused aloud, thinking through the mental image of the costume that was starting to form. H.G. had an idea of exactly what she wanted with jewelry and that helped significantly. "And that way, we can get jewelry that won't turn your skin green from contact and - let's be honest, most of the stuff here that's metal probably will. And plastic would ruin the effect."

"Come on, let's get this and continue on the quest!" Claudia suddenly exclaimed with a grin, quite content to carry on this merry little trip with her Prada Bag/Victorian Author.

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