Re: Live and Breathe: Derek / Marta
[Worst threadmate ever. So sorry bb.]
Marta knew well enough how people judged by appearance alone. She'd lived it since she was a preteen, and had sometimes even used it to her advantage. But more often, she'd just made herself a little harder with her clothes and her makeup. And most often, it drew in the types of people that either actively liked that, or that just didn't care.
"Oh." Shopping. That made no sense. She had no idea what Derek was celebrating or why she needed Marta to go shopping with her. Was it... supplies for the bar? Showing Marta how to take care of things until a real manager was hired? Her expression was a little flat, but confusion lurked just beneath the surface. "Okay." If she'd actually put together that they were going shopping for things that fit under the heading of 'fashion', she would have either figured it was just for Derek (with her tagging along for an unknown reason), or she would've protested that she didn't currently have the funds for any sort of 'retail therapy'.
But she didn't put those things together, because that sort of conclusion was so far outside of the realm of possibility to her mind. So she simply returned Derek's smile with a small one of her own and nodded. She'd agree to go along with things until Derek could find her new manager.