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I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER TRIED BEING A ROLE MODEL BEFORE.
It does not seem like their company is about to leave anytime soon. The next thing they know, Colette is bolting straight for the snacks and Kara follows after, careful not to lose her master. The maid's explanation to the current happenings and their reasons for being in the grocery store in the first place seem to have been made stuck in Elysia's mind; their acquaintance even makes an opinion on this choice of order.
Kara nods in agreement. Indeed, not every party offers cakes to their guests with different flavors. "Indeed, I can certainly agree. Most parties I go to have the same flavor of cake, I'm not sure what they intend on doing to to guest by presenting them with the same flavors of cake," She giggles to herself and watches Colette exit the counter to enter the next one. "One other reason is Master Arianna's -- Colette's grandmother --preferences in keeping the party fun and lively for the guests to leisure in. She loves messy, regal parties. Bland and boring parties with people standing around bore her out of her mind. That's why she's chosen a multi-colored array of cakes to be bought as a personal theme."
The maid smiles at Elysia's next statements. "Shopping with others is fun, yes. Although I doubt you get things quicker if you continue chatting without doing the actual shopping at all; some people are just like that." She chuckles to herself and finds what she said somewhat related to what Elysia tells her next. "Everyone gets distracted, so it's normal. There's no need to feel bad about that."
Colette returns with a mountain of chips and biscuits embraced between her hands, and she lets it fall on the cart almost gracefully without any delay. Kara almost pales at the sight of so many groceries, and what her master had possibly become after carrying so much, while she is simply here, walking and talking with Elysia while her own master is doing the job in her stead--
The blonde looks at her maid and raises an eyebrow, waving a hand like a fan in front of her face. "Hello~? Kara, are you okay?" She then turns to Elysia and smiles at her, almost as if all that shopping she had done did not tire her out at all. "By the way, you should totally come to the party tonight! There will be lots of people to chat with, and not to mention the food to be prepared! But that is... unless you are the type?" She raises her eyebrow at the red-head and walks toward the biscuit section to get more packs. "But I don't expect you to accept this invitation so easily... after all, we only just met~!" She laughs to herself, and in all honesty, she does not know where these words are coming from at all.
But at least she's trying.
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elysia can't help, but laugh at how animated colette is. clearly the girl is on a mission. she made sure she didn't get left behind, keeping a decent pace beside kara. well, when there was room. elysia nodded in agreement. sure you couldn't please everyone, but having more than one option could help."that sounds fun."elysia commented with a smile as he imagined the types of parties they would have.
elysia wasn't much of a party person. she attended birthday parties and small get together, but nothing too extravagant as she imagined most parties would be. would they be similar to the ones that were often on tv? or were they something completely different?
she laughs."yes, i guess that would be possible. getting distracted by things or conversations. she had been so caught up talking with kara that seeing colette with an arm load of food surprised her."you got enough there?"she asked jokingly.
the sudden invite surprised her even more. elysia smiled while she pondered the invite. everything she was saying was true. they had just met, but then why ask her in the first place?"why not? i think it would be fun."elysia told her with a grin."i mean i have nothing planned after this. though are you sure?"
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER TRIED BEING A ROLE MODEL BEFORE.
Elysia certainly seems like a person to have as company at a party. Colette's distaste in such grand and regal parties hosted by her grandmother are the guests that are too old to chat with her; as a girl of eighteen, she would constantly demand someone near her age to be close to. Her grandmother, however, always insists her to be with the aged people; "It does not matter what age a person is," she could remember her grandmother say. "Anyone can still be a friend, and anyone can be close to you."
Colette makes a bitter smile as she bolts for the drinks next. Well, certainly she would not be able to object if she were to bring a stranger at home, wouldn't she? Surely she would allow Elysia to enter and enjoy the lavish party with her while it lasted. Surely this latest party would not be as boring as she thought it would be, older-than-her people and all. The blonde bounces towards the glass bottled colas, already too excited even when she hasn't heard of an answer from the red-head.
( Elysia asks her if she's had enough before any of that, and she scoffs, replying, "Oh, I'm fine! Do not underestimate my strength!" And following that is a wink, a wink that would have made her maid Kara Arthur faint in embarrassment for handing over her duties as maid to her mistress )
But as soon as she does hear Elysia confirming that she would want to go, Colette is about to burst in excitement. "Really?!" She exclaims, and right here, right now, she just wants to pounce at her and give her the tightest hug; but she suppresses this with teeth sinking into her bottom lip, cheeks puffed with excitement. "You're really-- really-- really going to come with me?! Why that's-- that's--"
Eventually she calms down, heaving a deep breath, fanning her face with her hand to try to hide her heating face. "That's very, very good then! And of course I'm sure!" She playfully elbows Elysia, clearly too excited to have her in the party. "Alrighty, then! After we do groceries we're going to the boutique to purchase some clothes! All paid by me, of course! But that won't happen if you have dresses yourself that is fit for the party! How does that sound?"
Inside, Kara is dying. Colette does not have any idea what may happen if a person of lower status enters the party, but she smiles anyway at the red-head.
0000 words ● elysia wilts ● SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY! ;O; AGAIN
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colette seemed so eager to have her attend the party. or that's what elysia assumed. she could of been wrong. it's not everyday you bump into someone at the grocery store and then end up invited to some fancy party. maybe she should of declined. though part of her wanted to prove colette wrong. that she wouldn't say no. prove to herself that she could be adventurous.
she laughs softly."alright, i won't make that mistake again."she says as she watches colette carry various boxes to the cart.
so maybe she was excited that elysia had agreed to attend."yes. if that's okay."she asks once more. she really didn't have to attend if she was just going to be a disturbance. she smiles as colette composes herself."okay okay."she says with a nod."what? no you don't need to do that. i can just change at home."it was clearly evident that the girls were some different social classes. doubt was starting to set in. maybe she should of declined. she didn't want to cause anyone problems. though it seemed like it was a little to late to decline.
she couldn't especially after seeing colette so excited that she had agreed to attend. she wasn't too sure she would have dresses that would fit the party. well, she didn't exactly know what the dress code was going to be."what kind of dresses? i have dresses..."she said with a nervous laugh.
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER TRIED BEING A ROLE MODEL BEFORE.
Colette feels like she is the most luckiest and most successful person in the world. She is able to invite a newly-made friend to a party, can anyone even imagine that?! Colette's heart might burst out of her chest thinking about the happiness she is feeling. Finally, someone she can talk to at a usual ball without putting on airs! Someone to have a normal conversation with! Her girl to becoming a normal girl is almost about to succeed, she feels it in her heart so deeply.
But then she realizes they are still at the grocery store, and Kara and Elysia are both there with her. She looks at both of their faces; the other she can read so well, but the other's face she is not too sure. Kara is starting to consider going home for today to present the groceries they have gotten, but Elysia... was she in doubt? Was she excited? Colette desperately wanted to know. This is one of the very disadvantages Colette hates about being a siren; her not being able to read how people truly felt.
However, she is still determined to bring Elysia to the party with her. Nevermind what her grandmother says, she is bringing a friend along with her and nobody is going to stop her from doing so! She hears Elysia declaring that she has dresses of her own and that Colette has no need to trouble herself with buying her clothes. But that's what she's going to be good at, however; troubling herself so she and her friends would look good.
"Nothing to worry about, Elysia! If you do have clothes, then it certainly won't be a problem! Just so long as it's fit for a party." She sends a wink the red-head's way, almost too excited to stop talking. Elysia suddenly inquires what dresses they should truly be wearing, and she smiles wide at this. "Like I said, just anything fit for a party, really! Gowns, dresses, no one cares! If you're dressed for a party, then you're good to go. You gotta rock your outfit like a hurricane!"
Colette examines Elysia again and this time, even though she does not see it, she senses a small pang of doubt. Maybe she'd talked too much. Colette ends up chuckling in a funny way, nervously scratching the back of her neck. "But, really Elysia, if you're sure then you're sure, but are you really? You can still decline if you want, but that would be regrettable. Not a wrong choice, though." But in all honesty, she wants Elysia to go with her. Here's one ugly thing about conscience, Colette thinks to herself.
0000 words ● elysia wilts ● SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE ;O;
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honestly she was excited about the party. it would be her first one. she imagined it would be nothing like the parties she had attended in the past. which were not many, but they were fun nonetheless. colette seemed to happy when elysia accepted that she wouldn't go back on her word.
elysia nods."yes, i have a dress or two i could wear."she laughs softly at her enthusiasm once more. she was worried what she had in her closet wouldn't be well recieved. it wasn't flashy or super expensive. she liked her clothes and as long as she dressed her best who could blame her. colette didn't seem to mind.
she shakes her head."no. i want to go. i will be there i promise."elysia said with a smile. she wasn't going to decline the invitation. especially not after seeing how happy colette was."i just need to get these groceries home and get ready."she told her with a smile.
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER TRIED BEING A ROLE MODEL BEFORE.
The matter is settled, then; Elysia and Colette are going to the party together. Elysia insists that she has clothes to spare for the party; her tenacity is admirable, but Colette could not help but worry that her dresses might not suit the party... but then again, Colette has trust in Elysia and she believes she knows what she is doing.
"Alright! I'm going to be shopping for dresses today as well, so I'll pick something you might want if you can't choose among your dresses!" She suggests, only to realize later on that her statement might have been offensive. "A-Ah, well, scratch that! Sorry, I didn't want to sound mean. I completely respect your wardrobe choices." She laughs sheepishly, waving a hand in front of her face.
She gazes at the clock and reads the time: 12:08, signalling the start of lunch and noon. "Hey, how about this?" Another suggestion makes its way through her mind, though it does not concern the choosing of dresses or the party decorations. "We could meet up at a place so my carriage can take you to the party with me! Don't worry, there's no payment." She winks at the red-head, grinning so widely. "Where do you suggest? Any good places we could meet up?"
"Mistress, we must pay for our belongings. I think we already have quite enough on our cart." Kara reminds the blonde, with so many grocery items piling the cart. "Kara, what about the cake?" Colette asks, not forgetting about the treat, among all things. "We're getting one after we pay for the groceries, Mistress." Kara replies, checking the time. They aren't in too much of a hurry, sure, but Kara remembered her Mistress' complaints earlier that she wanted to go home after only first setting foot in the mall.
Well, that is, before they met Elysia. Now is a different story.
Colette falls silent for a few moments, before turning back to the red-head for her answer. "Well? Do you think it's a good idea to meet up?" She asks, tilting her head curiously.
0000 words ● elysia wilts ● THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE! ;o;
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elysia was up for trying new things. this was going to be exciting. though she was still concerned about her attire. she didn't have anything flashy or extravagant and she hoped that would be alright. it wasn't like she was going to come in pajamas or something of that nature. this was a party and she was going to dress nicely. colette's comment only reassure her assumptions might be true. she smiled and shook her head and brushed the comment off."it's alright."
elysia checked her list one last time before folding it and tucking it back into her purse. she had retrieved all the items on her list. the only thing left to do was check out. she looked up after putting the list away. paying attention to what colette was suggesting."alright that's a good idea."she nods. as soon as she had agreed to go, elysia had been wondering how she was going to get to colette's. she hoped that either her father or brother could drop her off.
though it seemed like colette had another idea in mind. when she mentioned a carriage elysia couldn't help but think about cinderella. she reassured her once more."yes, that's a wonderful idea. how about we meet by the park? it's easy to get to from where i live."elysia told her with a nod.
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER TRIED BEING A ROLE MODEL BEFORE.
Elysia doesn't seem to mind her comments about clothes; Colette breathes, relief washing over her. It wouldn't be good if she were to anger her new companion like this! But as she hears Elysia telling her it was alright, Colette heaves a deep sigh and nods in appreciation. "Alright, if you say so..." she simply mutters, her voice probably not audible enough for Elysia to hear. She still thinks her statement from earlier was rather brash, but at least the matter of that is settled now.
The red-head seems to like the idea of meeting up someplace-- this makes Colette happier, evident through the way she claps her hands together and grins from chin to ear. "Goodie, goodie!" She chirps, unable to contain her satisfaction. Her ideas seem to be giving way to making new acquaintances fast, and making her like them. From beside her, Kara keeps checking her watch for the time; Colette doesn't pay her any heed, as she's busy listening to Elysia's suggestions for a potential meeting place.
And Colette likes that particular place. The park is a public place, sure -- it gives her more reason to come and bask in the attention that will be given to her -- but they are probably going to meet at night. Well, there are not too many people; there will be less attention, but at least she is free to flaunt her dress and perhaps turn a few heads. But of course, Elysia is her primary concern, not her audience. "The park sounds fantastic! Does tonight at 6:00 sound good?" She says, looking intently at the red-head.
Colette finds the time to look at her maid, still looking at the time although her face is rather writ with worry and a little impatience. It's time to go. "Well, Elysia, are you ready to check out?" She asks the other woman. "We'd still be staying to buy the chocolate cake; you're welcome to accompany us, but you are also free to call this a day if you're too busy with other things and need to go home immediately."
0000 words ● elysia wilts ● Please pardon my very dumb siren-
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elysia smiles as things were starting to fall into place. the clothing dilemma had been settled, well at least for now and they had moved onto the meet up. she had been wondering how she was going to get there. though of course in order for her to figure that out first. she needed to know where this party was going to be located. she hoped it wasn’t too far away. in the end colette had mentioned picking her up. the park was the closest to her house. not that she didn’t want colette to see where she lived, but she didn’t want her going out of her way. the walk would do her good.
she smiled at colette excitement and nodded at her suggestion of what time to meet up.”yes, that’s fine with me. i’ll see you at six o’clock.”she confirmed the time while she pulled her phone out and made a quick note of it. not that she would forget, but if she was running a bit late she could remind herself to leave the house before six.
elysia nodded at colette’s question. to be honest she had been done for quite some time, but didn’t want to be rude and leave. though it seemed like they still had to purchase a bit more for the party later that night.”i’m ready, but i think i’ll go on ahead. i still have some other errands to run after this.”she told her with a smile.”but i’ll see you at the park at six.”she said with a smile before making her way to the checkout.
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER TRIED BEING A ROLE MODEL BEFORE.
Colette has nothing more to worry about. The problem with clothes has been solved, and as such both girls have discussed their plans thoroughly. Colette, so far as to what has been discussed, has no contradictions to anything that has been said. Analiyzing everything in her head, Colette nods to herself. Elysia and Colette are going to have the time of their lives tonight, that is for sure! Not even her grandmother is going to stop her from bringing Elysia to the party; she would certainly make sure of that.
Colette nods in acknowledgement as Elysia reassures her that she would be in the park by six. "You better be~! If you won't be there, well..." She chirps, in a rather sing-song voice. After that she suddenly starts giggling to herself at the silly threat-like comment she had produced. "I jest, I jest. But I'll be sticking to your promise on that, okay?"
Elysia states that she has somewhere else to go, and that is understandable. She and Kara still have a few more items to buy before proceeding home for the final touches. "Alright then! Me and Kara will stay behind after these payments; we still have a few more things to buy before we go home, and of course, the dresses. And who could forget the cake?" She rambles on, even as it's their turn to pay at the counter. Kara proceeds to place the items on the counter, with Colette helping frequently, albeit stopping at times.
Once they are done, Kara reckons Colette to follow her to the right direction. "Be careful on your way home, alright?" She says to Elysia as she and Kara are about to leave the department store. "I'll be there at six o'clock, probably earlier than that, I can tell you!" She adds with a grin to the other female.
0000 words ● elysia wilts ● Should we start a new thread for the party or should we keep it going here? :3
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it was funny how she came to get groceries and the next she was invited to a classy party. it was exciting and she couldn't wait to attend. colette really seemed excited that elysia was coming and that excitement was rubbing off on her."i promise. really, i don't make a habit of standing friends up."she told her with a smile.
"alright, have fun. i'm sure you'll do fine and get everything that is needed."she said with a small laugh. elysia paid for her items and said her goodbyes once more."yes, i'll be careful. you as well."she nodded."i'll be sure to be early then too. i don't want to make you wait too long."with that she leaves colette and kara and heads off to her next destination, before heading home.
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER TRIED BEING A ROLE MODEL BEFORE.
The last of their groceries have been checked out, so finally they are prepared to go home. Colette keeps waving goodbye to Elysia until the other girl is finally out of sight. She then turns to Kara with a smile which the maid has never seen the likes of before. "This is going to be the most exciting night of our lives, Kara! Finally I won't be stuck with stuck-up rich men and flirty courts, just a friend and I in a party having nothing but fun! Aren't you excited, Kara?"
The maid, with a hefty amount of bags on her shoulders, simply smiles with a nod. "Anything that goes will go well for you, Miss Colette, and I can trust that."
Colette shivers happily at that response. "Oh, I can't wait until 6 PM arrives! I wish time flew so fast!"
They leave the grocery shop with excitement and cheer. And, indeed, Colette can't wait for night to arrive.
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Blue sandals pad evenly on the tiled floor, steps not too quick but not delayed either. The woman walks towards the park, keen on the eyes that are staring at her in awe. She checks her watch and sighs, a combination of relation and exhilaration. 5:45. She's arrived too early.
Colette Beaumont, now dressed in a blue and pink shaded dress, with large frills on her cuffs and shoulder sleeves to accompany it, sits on a bench and looks around. Elysia is still not here. Of course not. She still has 15 minutes before 6 PM, and the party doesn't even start on that allotted time.
Colette would prefer it if she arrived early... Oh well.
0000 words ● elysia wilts ● Finally got back to this! Let the party commence!
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elysia had gotten home with the groceries. she had gotten a bit too much. which was fine, she had managed to drag all the bags home. that's why she preferred to do the shopping with others. though she tried her best to keep things stocked up. so she could avoid large shopping trips. some things were just unavoidable.
as she put the groceries she thought about the party she was invited to. she was still worried about her attire. the last thing she wanted to do was show up not dressed properly. would she embarrass colettte if her dress wasn't fancy enough? she didn't want to do that. colette had offered, but she really didn't want colette buying her things. they had just met and even if they had known each other for sometime she still would of felt weird if she would of bought her a dress.
she had already agreed to go and there was no backing out. she wasn't going to be rude like that. she would just have to make due with what she had in her closet and hope for the best. after she finished putting the groceries away she headed to shower. more time to think about what she would wear. it would be a lot easier when she could see what was hidden in her closet. she did have that dress she wore for her school graduation. after her shower she changed into comfy clothes. making sure to check the time, she wasn't about to be late to their meeting place. she still had a few hours before she had to be at the park. as she rummaged through the clothes in her closet she pulled out a few dresses. trying each one one, until she eventually decided on one.
they were suppose to meet at six and it took her about ten or so minutes to get to the park. it was still a bit early, but if she walked slowly she would get there before six. she didn't want to go too early, but she also didn't want colette to be waiting around for her. what if she got there early? she told her dad she was heading out. she would message him if she needed a ride. it was a birthday party, surely it wouldn't be going on too late. she grabbed her coat, knowing it would get colder as the sun went down and she headed off towards the park.
it seemed like colette had beat here there. there was still ten minutes before it would be six. as she made her way to colette she waved."hi, again. i hope you haven't been waiting long."elysia said with a smile.
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