406/Time to Fancy Up!

Time to Fancy Up!
Date of Scene:	24 September 2015
Location:	Mitakihara - Kikoku Street - South
Synopsis:	Ataru takes Naoko out to obtain a fancy dress. Naka-chan comes along and ruins everything for Ataru, per usual~
Cast of Characters:	Naota Uneme, Ataru Touya

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Ataru Touya has posed:
Ataru texts a lot. He tries to say Hi to each and every single one of his friends a day, and Naota also gets special text attention. She's a friend! But today Naota gets something besides the usual 'Hi! How you doing, hooooon!' text.

AtaruT > Hey, Naota, are you going to the dance this upcoming Saturday? It looks fun. Also, I don't have a dance partner yet for it. Intrested?~

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naota is at home when he gets the text, watching his sister while waiting for his mother to get home. The answer takes him a little while, mostly because Akari can be a bit of a handfull. Sweet, but a handful.

NaoUn > I'd read about it. ...do you really think it would be okay?

Ataru Touya has posed:
Ataru Touya kind of sucks at text names. He could himself flashy phoenix or something. But, nah. AtaruT was fine. Ataru was actually sitting in the cafe the two had found last time, where he made the mistake of ordering an overtly large tuna sandwhich. He made the same mistake again. He'd never learn.

AtaruT > Why not! It could be fun. Of course. Uh. The personal question I kinda suck at asking you about tactfully is, You wanna go as Naota or Naoka?

It's an honest question. One he may suck at asking. But there's probably even less tactful ways to ask if you wanna go 'as a boy or a girl'.

When he's texting Naota-chan, another text comes up in it's own window on the smartphone.

Naka-Chan > Hiiiii Ataru-Kun! I found a fancy shirt! I bet you'd look super fancy in this.

Ataru pauses a moment.

AtaruT > (to Naka-Chan's window) Hey, I think I was about to text you soon. You up to coming downtown for a bit? I have a friend that'll need some help one way or another.

Naka-Chan > Oh, sure! Lemme just grab my buss pass~ *Bus Emoji*

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naota... Naoko stares at the phone for a moment when the question is asked, only coming back to her senses when her little sister tugs on her sleeve. "What? No, I'm fine," she says to reassure her. Then she starts to think of how to answer.

NaoUn > ...I don't know. I mean, I WANT to go as... you know. Myself. But I'm still kinda scared, Ataru-kun. What if people recognize me?

Ataru Touya has posed:
Ataru Touya replies quicker. He already has a stance on this.

AtaruT > I think you should go as yourself. I have a really sweet and kind friend who can help you with this. No one'll recognize you for a night as long as you don't want them to with her help. She's the one who helped me figure out what'd look good on me when, well. You know.

He pauses.

AtaruT > Can you come downtown soon today? I have her coming over towards the cafe we were at. She has a silly shirt to show me anyways. *silly tounge stick out emoji*

Naota Uneme has posed:
It's about fifteen minutes before Ataru gets another answer.

NaoUn > I can come down in half an hour or so, when my mom gets home. I'll bring some stuff with me. I'll meet you later?

Ataru Touya has posed:
Ataru Touya is a little concerned with the long text times. Is he making Naoka uncomfortable? No. She's probably just dealing with the little sister. That's okay.

AtaruT > Okay I can wait then. I ordered the 'no way I can eat it one sitting' tuna fish sandwhich again so I'll be a bit. My friend'll be here too.

He sits back and waits.

There's a high pitched sing song voice. "Ataru-Kun~". The girl has black hair, is wearing a pink blouse and a black skirt. Fashionable but simple. /Naka-Chan/.

"Hiiii Naka-Chan! Help me finish this sandwhich before I turn into a tuna."

She obliges!

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naoko arrives at the cafe later. Today's outfit: long-sleeved sky blue blouse and white shorts. She's got a shoulder-bag with her, no doubt carrying the clothes she was wearing when she left the house. It doesn't take her long to find Ataru or his friend: she gives the two a wave and goes to join them, managing to only look a LITTLE sheepish. "H-hey."

Ataru Touya has posed:
Somehow the massive (Youma!?) of a sandwhich has been defeated with the power of friendship and maybe just plain hunger. Naoko gets there just as Naka-chan eats the last bit of it. This gives Ataru a sneak attack to say Hi before Naka-chan starts getting Hyper. And she will.

"Hi, Naoko-chan~" Ataru says first. "You look nice." he says.

Naka-chan turns to face Naoko and beeeeams. "Hiiii! Naoko-san~" she says. "Ataru-kun said you need to find pretty dance clothes~" she smiles. "Have you ever worn a dress before?" she asks softly. "Ataru let me know a little bit! I hope that was okay!" she says friendly. "Everyone should be who they wanna be! Also, I think you'd look super cute in a good dress!" she crosses her arms and nods curtly.

Ataru smiles. "See, she's cool Naoko-chan~ She's just a little silly sometimes~" he teases.

"Ready to go look?" Ataru asks at Naoko.

Naota Uneme has posed:
Well, Naka seems nice enough! Naoko gives her a nod. "Y-yeah, I've got two back at home." Hidden, and probably more carefully than is necessary: his mother isn't exactly the most suspicious person in the world. "Let's go see what we can find, okay?" She fiddles with her bag, letting the other two lead the way.

Ataru Touya has posed:
Naka-chan reaches out to take Naoko by the hand and ziiiip down the street they go. She doesn't tug her too forcibly but she stops in front of a botique shop. "Okay. Here." she says. Ataru sort of needs to follow along in the anime-dust cloud probably but acks! "Not so fast!" he complains.

Naka-chan does pause. "Are you comfortable to go in? Or do you need me to go in and text Ataru pictures? It's okay. Ataru was kinda awkward about it before going into a menswear store early on too."

Ataru huffs and rolls his eyes. /Naka-chan/.

She beams down at Naoko. "If you're nervous, you can take a big deep breath before!" she says.

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naoko yelps in surprise but is game to keep up with the decidedly hyperactive girl: softball club has kept her in good shape. "I think I'll be okay. Are you coming too, Ataru-kun?" She smiles at the boy. "I mean, I can't imagine it's really your thing."

Ataru Touya has posed:
Ataru Touya tsks. "I've seen enough dresses, but I'll come along~" he says. Mostly for support. Naka-Chan nods and releases Naoko's hand. Into the store they go! It's a smaller boutique, but Naka-chan LIKES smaller boutiques. You can /haggle/. Inside are mostly dresses and fancy clothes-- and the bigger signs suggests reasonable prices.

Ataru ohs! Right. "I uh. Don't worry about prices. I got this one." he says softly with a smile. Naka-chan huffs. "No! I'm buying! I take you for the first time, I buy the first dress! Remember! I bought your first suit!"

There is now a 'I'm paying, no /I'm paying/' argument going on which gives Naoko time to look at a few dresses without any guidance for a moment. No one's particularly asked if Naoko wanted to pay for thier own dress.

This'll be a minute.

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naoko opens her mouth to intervene but then thinks better of it. She'll talk about it later. Instead she does indeed sneak off to have a look at some of the dresses. She's less skittish-seeming now than she was at the cafe: that impression that she's going to bolt at any second is diminishing. After a moment she looks up to see if the two friends are still arguing or not. After all, she'd like some opinions.

Ataru Touya has posed:
Ataru Touya shove. Naka-chan shove. Shove. Shove. "Ugh, fine." Naka-Chan finally relents. She crosses her arms with a HRMPH! Ataru is victorious! Horray!

Naka-chan peeks around. "Where'd she go? oh. Over there!" she catches up. Ataru hops over too, as they slide in.

"Ah---sorry about that. Did you see anything intresting?" Naka-chan asks with a smile!

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naoko stifles a giggle when they rejoin her, amused as she is by their antics. "Nothing yet. I mean, there's so many here and they're all so beautiful!" Well. Maybe not all of them, but you can forgive her for gushing just a bit. "I might need some help narrowing it down."

Ataru Touya has posed:
Naka-Chan dives into one of the rows. "Do you want... frilly? sleek? poofy?..... any favorite color? Red's always nice. So is sky-blue... but..." she seems to tap her chin. Ataru stays at the end of the aisle. He's seen enough dresses all his life. He doesn't need to be staring at them too intently.

Ugh. He can hear his father already in his head, he rolls his eyes.

Naota Uneme has posed:
"Well, I was thinking something..." The girl blushes and trails off. "Well," Naoko says, lowering her voice a little for some reason, "I don't know. I'm a little worried that I'll go too far or something. But it'd be nice to feel like a princess sometime, you know?" A dream shared by many girls her age, of course. She thinks for a moment, then decides. "Poofy. Not, like, super-poofy, but I'd like a full skirt. I mean, unless you think Ataru-kun wouldn't like that."

Ataru Touya has posed:
Naka-kun gives an incredolus look when Naoko says 'Unless you think Ataru-kun wouldn't like it'. Oh. The meddling thoughts are /high/ now. She may be reading too hard in the subtext. "Hrmmmm...." she peeks around scampers around to the next aisle and squats down on her knees as she taps her chin. "Poofy. Okay. Poofy at the top or bottom." she asks as he pulls out a blue dress for a moment on it's hanger.

Ataru is peeking at dresses too now. But only slightly.

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naoko gives the boy a wave. "Just the skirt, I mean. It's not like I want to wear a sack or something." She looks at the dress Naka is eyeing, then stops and points. "That one." Lavender chiffon, fluttery sleeves. If she's noticed Naka drawing conclusions about what she said she isn't saying anything about it.

Ataru Touya has posed:
Naka-chan picks it out, the Lavender dress. She eyes it. She places it up against Naoko. "Hold your arms out to either side..." she asks. She waits until Naoko does this, then holds the dress up. "Mmmmmm.... needs a little adjustment. Nothing my dad couldn't fix." Naka's dad must be a tailor or something it sounds like. It would explain the fashion intrest. "Wanna try it on?" she asks. She stands up and looks around for a fitting room. Oh. There it is.

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naoko nods and takes the dress from the other girl and disappears behind the changing room's curtains. Rustling can be heard. "How long have you known Ataru-kun, Naka-chan?" She's taking her time changing, but conversation through changing room curtains is something of a tradition, it seems.

Ataru Touya has posed:
Naoko and Ataru go into the girls only zone. Ataru's found his way there taping at his foot a bit as he waits. He can't hear the conversation.

"Ataru? A couple years. I mean. I knew him when....." she tapers off. She doesn't like... saying that someone else was anything but they've always been. "Well. You know. It was kinda tough for him. But. He was always a nice person. I don't think that matters too much. You know..?" she asks. "We used to be the ballet club together but. Um. I kinda left after a bit. I don't dance well and it was-uh. Distracting." she murmurs.

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naoko nods. She's looking at herself in the mirror, turning this way and that. "He's very kind. I've never seen him lose his temper before." A pause. "Are you coming to the dance, Naka-chan?"

Ataru Touya has posed:
Naka-chan cackles. "You've never seen him and his dad at it then when his dad tries to insist he 'dresses right' when he has company. I have. I didn't know voice octaves could go that high." she insists. Then Naoko asks if she's going to the dance. "Uh huh!, I am! I have my date and everything!" she says.

Naota Uneme has posed:
Oh! Well that answers that question. Naoko peeks out through the curtain and waves Naka-chan over to get her opinion on the dress. "That sounds nice. I can't wait to see your dress! I mean," she adds, blushing, "I kinda can't wait to see people. Everyone dressed up fancy, probably talking about sophisticated stuff. I'm just gonna try not to stick out like a sore thumb."

Ataru Touya has posed:
Naka-Chan peeks into the curtain and thinks. "Okay that actually fits you pretty well as is. Does it feel comfortable? Does the skirt drag on the floor?" she asks softly, taking an apraising look. She thinks. "Do you have a date?" she asks. "What Ataru said to me was that it's important no one recognizes you. That's easy." she says with a smile.

Ataru is having a heated text argument with somebody as he waits.

Naota Uneme has posed:
More blushing: Naoko wrings the skirt in her hands. "No, I don't. I'm not too worried about it, honest. J-just getting to go is a dream come true." A pause, and then she shifts around. "I think it fits fine. It's not dragging or anything, but maybe it needs to get adjusted a little?" she adds, uncertain.

Ataru Touya has posed:
Naka-chan seems thinking. "Maybe the skirt just raised a little bit. But other than that, it looks cute!" she grins. "Do you wanna show Ataru? I can snap a picture." she says. "Though, yes. That looks good. It looks good on you. Do you want it?" she asks softly.

Ataru is still furiously tapping away.

His flappy bird hits a pipe.

Okay so he wasn't texting!

Naota Uneme has posed:
Naoko smiles, then bites her lip. "I don't know. I mean, shouldn't it be a surprise? I don't know how these things are done, though." She thinks. "Go ahead and take the picture." She poses, flashing a dorky V-sign. "I'll let you decide if you want to show it to him or not."

Ataru Touya has posed:
Naka-chan takes the picture! Snap! She does however, just save it to her camera's storage. "Alright, take it off and I'll pay for it!" she says. Naoko is probably pretty sure Ataru won that fight. She is being sneaky and Naoko knows this. "Come on, hurry up before Ataru notices!" she insists.

DEFINITLY being sneaky.