Shopping Never Ends [Closed]

[ribbonyidentity]

Characters: Shion Mion Sonozaki and Orihime Inoue
Content: Shion's intent on becoming better acquainted with one of the newer crew members to the Fiertia, and if that doesn't call for a party, then it's a shopping trip!
Time: Before the Fiertia leaves Tulgim.
Setting: Around Tulgim.
Warnings: Shion goes shopping too much.  None expected!

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[power_of_heart]

Friends were easier to come by on the Fiertia than Orihime had expected. It was really nice of this "Mion" to invite her out when they hadn't yet met! She hadn't spent much time around Tulgim, just enough to go find a warmer coat and a scarf when she arrived and then her visit out with Ichigo, so getting out with someone who had been here before was going to be really nice.

There was a teenage girl hanging around the end of the gangplank. Mion had sounded around that age, and she had said she'd be waiting... "Hi! You're Mion? I'm Orihime! It's really good to actually meet you!"

[ribbonyidentity]

Hearing the click of footsteps, Shion instinctively straightened, aware of another's approach. Exhaling softly, her breath visible in the frosty air, she slowly shifted in the direction of it. Her gaze eventually settled on a young woman with long, silky red hair and large brown eyes, outfitted warmly in a coat and a scarf. Unable to recognize her, she instantly wondered if this was the newest addition to the Fiertia -- Dr. Orihime Inoue. As she listened to the other speak, she soon learned that her assumption was, indeed, correct.

"Likewise!" she agreed with a warm smile, gloved hands clasping together behind her back as the girl began to take in her appearance. "You know, I have to say -- you don't really look like a doctor. Well, a stereotypical one, that is. I mean, you just look so pretty that I would've thought you were one of those actresses from the Winding Way! Or something like that."

[power_of_heart]

Orihime had heard enough at work about "the pretty nurse" - even Dr. Kurosaki made jokes about it - but it felt more genuine when it came from other women. What could she say to a compliment like that but a slightly embarrassed "thank you"? "Well, I try to take care of myself. Patients want to have someone who looks healthy taking care of them: 'doctor, cure yourself first' and all of that.

"That's a really pretty cape. Did you find it where we're headed, or is it a present?" She reached out to stroke the hem: she wasn't sure if she wanted anything like that, but it was certainly lovely.

[ribbonyidentity]

"Thanks," she answered, a cheerful note in her voice as clearly recalled the time she received it. "And you're right -- it's a Lunasa present. Uni gave it to me." She paused for a second, before realization suddenly lit her eyes.

"Oh, that reminds me! She's a doctor, too. Did you have a chance to meet her yet?" A slight, inquisitive tilt of the head accompanied her query.