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Day 28: Pearl’s Beauty Salon Hair and Nails

Nov 02, 2007 11:09

[[From here]]

It'd been difficult for Allen to walk a straight line to the shop when there was so much to see in the town. He held open the door for Rinali, then followed her inside.

It did ease his mind a little bit when he read the sign proclaiming "Haircuts-Men, Women, and Children!" At least it wasn't a shop solely for women, as he'd been lead ( Read more... )

allen, ashton, argilla, farfarello, rinali, claude, guy, homura, ami, heero, sousuke, roland, gin

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part1of3 November 9 2007, 02:11:43 UTC

[ from here ]

Ashton shyly peeked into the salon, face still burning from the rather bawdy thoughts that boasted free rein of his mind at the moment. Oh, how he was hoping there were no telepaths in here! How he was hoping. It wasn't like he overly minded people knowing who he was thinking about - that was probably pretty obvious to anyone who saw them together, he had to admit - but that he was thinking these thoughts at all, in a public place of all places... that really bothered him.

The swordsman looked around. Put him out of your mind, he was mentally instructing himself.

Hopefully the ladies here wouldn't think that his blushing meant that he was too shy to get his nails done, or.. or possibly his toenails! It wasn't his fault that he really appreciated the finer things in life, or that pretty rings looked the best on hands that were well-taken-care-of, or that he wasn't exactly the manliest of men!.. No, no, it sure wasn't. But it had been so long since he'd been able to pamper himself ( ... )

icy_pole November 12 2007, 00:41:54 UTC

[From further down]

Ami weaved her way around the group of people and over towards Ashton. "Hi," she said shyly. It felt like ages since she had first met him, though it had only been three nights ago. "How are you, Ashton-san?"

part1of3 November 12 2007, 01:14:43 UTC

"H-huh?" Ashton had been staring at his lap and fidgeting in his seat, but the greeting caused him to jump nearly about a foot. Oh, he knew that face! He'd only seen her in the dark before, but she was .. well, she was more fair in the light. It was nice ( ... )

full_score November 12 2007, 01:25:44 UTC

((From here. ))

Claude opened the door and took a look around, eyebrows raised as he finally got a good look at the people in here. There was actually a surprising number of men. And not exactly the type he'd imagine hanging around in a place like this, either. That made him feel a little better about wandering in here, but only marginally so.

Actually, there were only two girls, from what he could see -- someone he hadn't a chance to meet yet, and that girl from his first night who almost reminded him of Rena. And next to her was...

"Ashton!" he said brightly before stepping completely inside, not thinking on whether he was interrupting something or not. After all, Ashton had told him to come find him, right? "There you are! I had a feeling I'd find you here. How're you doing?" He made sure to hold the door open for Guy, waving him in.

icy_pole November 12 2007, 02:01:59 UTC

Ami was taken aback by Ashton's response. She frowned, her eyes full of concern. He certainly hadn't had the stutter when they'd first met. In fact, he had seemed full of confidence last time. I wonder what happened to make him change so much in such a short amount of time. Ami was worried. "I'll be careful," she said soothingly, moving to cover one of his hands with hers in an attempt to comfort him. She pulled back, blushing profusely, as a voice interrupted the conversation.

"Oh I'm sorry! I didn't realise you were meeting someone." She stood quickly, almost knocking over her chair and causing a pang of pain to shoot through her injured hand. Looking down at Ashton, concern evident on her face, Ami asked, "Would you like to meet up tomorrow at some point?"

razing_phoenix November 12 2007, 05:41:01 UTC

A beauty salon? Guy hadn't been expecting that of all things. Wasn't Ashton a boy's name? Then again, he could have wanted to be here for the same reason that the emperor would have wanted to -- since it was where girls were likely to congregate.

Though that didn't seem to be the case in this particular salon. Guy was baffled by the amount of men that were there. Then again, it seemed like there were more male than female patients in general, so it was to be expected. To an extent.

Still, there were a few girls around, and one of them happened to be with the Ashton they were looking for. As Claude greeted his friend, Guy looked them both over; the girl was rather skittish, and he wasn't quite sure what to make of Ashton just yet.

Except that he didn't look like the womanizing type, which begged the question: Why had Claude expected he would be in a place like this? And why had he been right?

part1of3 November 12 2007, 07:11:55 UTC

And there Ashton had been, sitting all by his lonesome, when suddenly there were two more people beside him - Claude, and a guy he might have seen around in the lunch line or something.

He turned to Ami apologetically. If it was possible, his face was turning an even deeper shade of crimson. "I.. well, I didn't either, but.. I guess I am now. Aha.. ha.." He flinched, looking up at Claude apologetically for a moment, then back at Ami, who seemed rather flustered all of a sudden. He hoped he hadn't made her uncomfortable. Well, apparently it wasn't too bad, if she had wanted to see him again. "Um.. yes.. we should see each other tomorrow. Or sometime. Sorry about this." He almost asked if she was okay, then thought better of it.

Finally, he turned back up to Claude. "Really? Well, you found me. I mean, I know I really need a manicure, but.." The swordsman folded his hands in his lap. Was it that obvious that his cuticles were a little ungroomed? Well, he was here partially because he needed someone to talk to, and salon ladies were ( ... )

full_score November 12 2007, 10:10:37 UTC

Oh, had Claude interrupted something? Judging by the fact the blue-haired girl had been reached for Ashton's hand, and seeing how Ashton's face was as red as a tomato, it certainly looked like it. And with the way she'd just shot up from her chair like that?

...It looked like this lady friend of Ashton's was maybe more than a regular friend. That was cute.

Maybe the fact Ashton liked to hang around places like these was so he could pick up nice-looking girls. Seemed like something Bowman would do, but whatever worked, right? Of course, it wasn't like there was anything serious going on here (he'd know about it if there was!), and Claude resisted the urge to elbow his friend to tease him. He had more decency than that! It wouldn't have been fair to Ashton's lady friend, after all.

And to think...he actually thought there might have been something between Ashton and...

Wow, I feel kind of ridiculous now, he said to himself, but he also felt a lot better. That's what I get for assuming things!"Didn't, uh, mean to interrupt ( ... )

icy_pole November 12 2007, 23:18:57 UTC

Ami nodded to Ashton, her cheeks still flushed, then turned and bowed slightly to the two men who had just arrived. One of them looked familiar. He must have been one of the people in the room with that...mimic-type monster the first night I arrived, she thought, though there had been so much going on it was hard to tell.

She moved over to a chair in a corner of the salon to let the three men talk in peace.

[Dropping back down to here]

razing_phoenix November 13 2007, 01:05:05 UTC

Guy watched as the girl quickly dismissed herself. That was kind of weird, but it looked like she was the shy type. The type that Peony would have swept down on within seconds. He almost contemplated telling the man about her later, but that wouldn't have been fair to the poor girl ( ... )

part1of3 November 13 2007, 02:58:37 UTC

Ashton watched Ami leave with a friendly (if nervous) wave, then stood up to grasp Guy's hand. "Ah, nice to meet you too, Guy." The blush was finally working on fading from his face. His hands were a little bit clammy; it was probably no surprise to anyone, considering his shy, jittery demeanor at the moment. But his grasp was firm, and he shook Guy's hand for a good moment before self-consciously scratching the back of his head, then returning his hands behind his back. "Claude and I go back. Sort of. We're swordsmen together. Uh.. we.. yeah. He got me possessed, and I stuck around, and then after a while we ended up here! Hahaha.." He swallowed suddenly.

"A-and, um.. you didn't interrupt anything," he said, turning to Claude. "I mean, I... well. Uh. There's nothing to be interrupted. Not with her, of course. You know that.. right? I mean.." He didn't know what to say. He could have said My debaucherous thoughts about your rival in swordsmanship and pretty much everything else were soundly interrupted by a person I don't really know ( ... )

part1of3 November 13 2007, 05:29:29 UTC

[ stumbling out to here ]

full_score November 13 2007, 05:37:15 UTC

Claude's face flushed a little bit at Ashton's way of introduction. It was certainly true that he'd gotten Ashton possessed by demons, had turned him into "damaged goods", as his friend once put it. And it wasn't like Claude went out of his way to hide that fact. After all, if Ashton hadn't demanded he own up to what he'd done, then they wouldn't have become such good friends in the first place. In the long-run, it'd been a great thing for the both of them ( ... )

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