'Dite's Decadent Delights, Thursday evening

[divinesurfchick]

The sun was setting when 'Dite got back to the island and the store. She spent a few minutes just glancing around, then found Herc and petted him for a few minutes.

After that, she picked up one of her bags and set it gently on the counter. Unable to find a hammer, she zapped a hanger into place on the wall behind the counter and nodded.

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[furious_maximus]

"Hello, hello," a deep voice called as the door swung open.

[divinesurfchick]

'Dite poked her head out of the back room in surprise.

"Max? What are you doing here?"

She came out to meet him, wiping her hand on a towel before tossing it into the air where it disappeared.

[furious_maximus]

"Don't tell me you forgot," Max said, grinning teasingly at the goddess.

[divinesurfchick]

"Forgot? Me? No!"

Of course she had.

"Um. What was it I didn't forget?"

She didn't think she'd forgotten that they had a date; those were usually the first thing listed in her little black book.

[furious_maximus]

"Ah, of course you didn't." Max grinned a bit wider. "You ready, then?"

[divinesurfchick]

"Ready . . . for whatever it was I didn't forget?" She nodded. "Ah. Um. Right." Then her face lit up. "How should I be dressed for this? Do you want me in leather, or should I be in a dress?"

There; however he answered would give her a clue as to whatever it was she was supposed to be doing with him.

[furious_maximus]

"Probably not a dress," Max snickered. "Or leather, for that matter. Something loose and comfortable..." He lifted an eyebrow. "Do you have, like, work out clothes?"

[divinesurfchick]

"Work out clo-- oh, no." She remembered, then.

Max was going to teach her to fight.

"I'm sorry, Max, I did forget." She sat down on her stool with a sigh. "Any chance we could put it off? It's been -- a long day."

Though part of her was wondering if going to the lesson might actually be cathartic.

[furious_maximus]

"Normally I'd say yes, but it's been my experience that it's the long days that are the best for training." That way you knew how to fight when it'd been a long day.

[divinesurfchick]

"Does this mean you're not going to let me get out of it tonight?"

It would serve her right, since this was basically her idea.

[furious_maximus]

"Who's idea was this?" Max asked with a chuckle. "I think that means you don't get off the hook."

[divinesurfchick]

She sighed, but nodded. "We talked about doing this at the community center. Do you want to go down there tonight, or can I just clear a space here?"

'Dite wasn't sure which would be better, so she'd let him decide. Besides, she'd hidden out enough. The community center might be a good thing for her.

[furious_maximus]

"Unfamiliar space might help," Max suggested. "Keep you on your toes."

[divinesurfchick]

"Right. Community center it is." 'Dite switched off a couple of lights, then checked the knob to make sure it would lock behind them. "Any particular clothes you want me in?"

[furious_maximus]

"Like I said, something comfortable and easy to move in. A track suit or sweatpants and a sweatshirt or something."

He turned toward the door. "I'll head on over and you can meet me there?"

[divinesurfchick]

"I'll be there shortly." She blew him a kiss as he left, then put her hands on her hips.

"Sweats? You've gotta be kidding me." 'Dite thought for a moment, then grinned and snapped her fingers, zapping herself into just the perfect outfit.

"Oh, yeah. Pink is just my color." With a wink to herself she was out the door.