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lucy_thevaliant (lucy_thevaliant) wrote in valarlogs, @ 2015-03-12 20:43:00

Who: Katniss and Lucy
What: Clothes shopping
Where: A mall
When: Start of March
Rating: Low
Status: Complete



Katniss stood by the fountain waiting for her new friend to show up. She didn’t know what to expect from today and when it came to clothing for work she really didn’t know what to look for. As such, she resolved to put herself wholly in the hands of Lucy. Adjusting her bag strap on her shoulder, she checked her watch out of habit, even knowing she was early before retrieving her bottle of coke and taking a swig.

It was somewhat ironic that Lucy found herself offering to take someone on a shopping trip when her friend Celaena had needed to help her when she’d gotten her job. But she’d been taught well and had to have faith in that imparted knowledge.

Spotting Katniss she smiled and waved, “I’m not late am I?” she said checking her own watch and finding, to her relief, she wasn’t.

"No, not at all, Lucy, right?" Katniss asked, putting the lid back on her drink bottle and sliding it back into her bag. She reached out a hand to shake the other girl's out of habit. "Thanks for doing this, it's my first job and I'm pretty much clueless," she laughed.

“Yeah that’s me” she smiled shaking her new friends hand, “Good to meet you Katniss” she added. “Oh don’t worry about it, somebody actually helped me when I needed a smart casual wardrobe so I vaguely know what I’m doing” she winked.

“Great, so uh...where should we start?” Katniss asked, looking around the mall, feeling more than a little nervous. This was completely foreign territory for her really, having never really had a female friend her age before, so she was kind of looking for Lucy to lead the way.

“Let’s start with that one” she said pointing to a small friendly looking store, “It’s a little less intimidating than the others and from what I remember had nice helpful staff. So I take it smart casual is definitely the look we’re going for?”

“Yeah, typical office wear, I’d uh...prefer to avoid skirts, but if you think it would be a good option, then I guess the least I can do is try,” Katniss told Lucy with a little smile as she followed the girl. “You can probably tell that I’m not particularly one for bright colours too. Unless...you think...I should?” she stumbled.

“I try and avoid skirts too. I’ve got a couple of dresses in my wardrobe but they don’t come out very often” she grinned, “And paler colours are fine, we’ll try a couple of brighter things if you want but the most important thing is that you’re comfortable with what you’re wearing”

“Thanks,” Katniss quirked Lucy a little nervous smile. “So uh...you’re a PA? What does that involve? I just have this image in my head of fetching coffees, answering phone calls and picking up dry cleaning,” she joked lamely.

"Well funnily enough I have done all that, as well as organising meetings, transport, minute taking, general organisation really" Lucy replied as they entered the store, "It probably sounds boring but I like it. I've discovered a love of spreadsheets and lists" she only half joked.

“A love of spreadsheets? Wow, that’s some job,” Katniss laughed, looking at the rails and flicking through some of the hangers. “I hope I can get to that point too,” she quirked a little smile. “I’m worried I’m just going to screw it up,” she shrugged and glanced over at Lucy.

Lucy laughed, “Makes me sound terribly dull doesn’t it?” she grinned, at least her dreams were more exciting. “I’m sure you won’t. You don’t seem the sort to give up when challenged, and if you need any help just call me and I’ll see what I can do”

“That would be great, thanks,” Katniss smiled in reply. “It’s not like I’m a philistine when it comes to IT or anything, but I imagine there are loads of things you only find out about when you’re using it day in and day out,” she looked at the clothes rail again and picked up a pair of plan straight cut black trousers and held them up. “What about these? Can’t go wrong with black trousers, can you?” she asked.

“Oh yeah, lots of little shortcuts and things. It’s easier once you have an idea of the data you’re working with” Lucy nodded, “Black trousers are the staple of a smart casual work wardrobe” she said, remembering what she’d been told. “And depending on the top you chose they can be dressed up or down”

“Great, so I’ll keep hold of these,” Katniss nodded as she made sure she had the right size in her hands. “So how much do you reckon I need to buy?” she asked, eyeing up some more tops. “I’m working three and a half days a week currently,” she told her.

“Maybe five or six tops? Just so you can change things up a bit and you can make them look different with necklaces and stuff. Or so I’m told” Lucy said, “When you get home you might find some of the tops you already own will go well with black trousers”

“Well, lead the way,” Katniss smiled at Lucy and waved an arm in front of her. She trusted Lucy to help her out and make her wardrobe fabulous.