Room 406, Friday Afternoon

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Ringo was actually surprised to find out just how much make-up she owned. When she'd first come to Fandom, her tiny collection of lip glosses plus her one eye shadow and blush (neither of which got much use) had fit in a single little bag. Now her collection spread out over most of her desk. Sure, most of it had gotten tried once and then stuffed into the back of drawers as not quite her color or too much work to get just right, but she still hadn't realized just how much of the stuff she'd picked up over the course of two years.

She shook her head and grinned as she grabbed a cookie from the box that occupied one of the spare corners of the desk. Apparently she should clean up more often. She'd found a couple of unopened boxes of Girl Scout cookies stashed with some of her unused make-up. Ringo wasn't sure how she'd lost track of cookies, but she couldn't really complain right that moment because, well, cookies!

And now it was going to be a race between Ringo's appetite and her expected guests arriving. She wondered how many cookies would be left!

[ooc: Expecting a couple, but open if anyone else wants to swing by and talk to Ringo beforehand.]

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And if that wasn't enough, Kathy had bought more makeup. She had no idea what either Ringo or Alluka had in their rooms and it just seemed easier to bring hers along rather than have to run out for more.

"Hey there!" she called out. "Who wants help getting ready?"

She'd also brought her own gown along, figuring she'd get changed along with them and they could head out as a group before she met up with Dante and Anders.

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"Kathy!" Alluka looked at her beseechingly from where she was sorting through a bunch of dresses. "I was at work all day today and now I don't know what to wear anymore."

Help her, Kathy! Please!

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"That's why I'm here," Kathy soothed, going over to wrap Alluka in a hug. "We'll get you sorted with your dress and your hair and even some makeup so you feel like a princess tonight, okay?"

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Alluka hugged her back tightly, feeling better already. Kathy always had the answers.

"I would like to look like a princess tonight," Alluka admitted. "Are you going to have the time to look like one too thought?"

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"I should," Kathy said, showing Alluka the bright red gown she's brought with her to change into. "But tonight is about the two of you."

She'd had more proms than she'd really had any right to and had squandered two of them. Which was why she was here now, making sure that both Alluka and Ringo made the most of theirs.

"That reminds me though. I have presents."

[that_oldsaying]

"Ahhhh, your dress is so--"

Soory, Kathy, but Alluka had heard the best word ever.

"Presents?! For us?!"

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Pfft, like Kathy didn't know her audience.

"Presents," she said. "For you."

The first thing she pulled out of her oversized bag was a big box of fancy chocolates. "I know I like to make sure you eat more than just chocolate," she said, "but today is a fancy occasion. So we're going to eat chocolate and drink sparkling apple cider--" she pulled out several bottles of that, as well as plastic glasses that looked like champagne flutes, "--and just be really fancy while we get dressed and ready to go."

She looked at Alluka and winked. "So long as we can all do that neatly, especially once our makeup is on."

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If Alluka's eyes got any bigger they'd fall out of her head.

"Kathy, Kathy you're the best."

Could Kathy hear the squee in Alluka's voice? Because she was squeeing.

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"See, and you're saying that without getting the best part," Kathy teased, reaching into her bag once again.

And pulling out a slender box with a little clasp in front. "Here," she said, passing it over to Alluka. "See what's inside."

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"Oh, oh, Kathy!" Ringo spun and dived at Kathy for a big hug. Someone had been missed.

"What did you bring?" Goodies!

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"Hi Ringo," Kathy said, hugging her back tightly. She was glad she'd thought of this; she'd missed her girls. "I brought some extra makeup and a couple of presents along with me. It's your first prom, I wanted to make sure it was special."

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"Presents!" Ringo beamed and clapped her hands.

She shot Kathy a sort of happy smirk. "And, come on, you know I'd make it special all by myself if I had to." Her expression softened slightly. "But you being here makes it more special." So don't go anywhere.

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Kathy had no plans to be anywhere but right here for the rest of the afternoon.

After that, well, things got hazy, but she was still going to try. "Yeah, I know you would have," Kathy said fondly, giving Ringo a kiss on the side of her temple. "But I'm your senpai. And that means that sometimes, I show up to make things special, just so you don't have to."

There was a small pause while Kathy gave Ringo a warm smile.

"...And also to show you how it's done."

Brat!

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"Pffft." Ringo stuck out her tongue.

"We'll just see who shows who what!"

It was Kathy. Kathy was going to teach you how to do your make-up properly, Ringo. And you weren't fooling anyone.

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"Well, I know how to do this thing in style, for one," Kathy said, gesturing to the chocolates and sparkling cider she'd already taken out to show Alluka. "And then I'm gonna show you how to do your hair and makeup, too."

And then she had a special gift for Ringo, the way she'd had the tiara for Alluka, but she was going to wait to give it to her. Because, again, brat.

"So let me pour us all something to drink and open up these chocolates while you show me what you're going to wear tonight."

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"Yay chocolate and cider!" Ringo grinned, then her face fell slightly and she flushed a bit. "I, um, haven't exactly decided yet?" She looked over at her closet. "I, um, didn't buy a whole bunch of new dresses," unlike some people named Alluka, "but, I, uh, already have a ton."

She glanced over at Kathy. "Um... fashion show?"

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Kathy flashed her Victory fingers. "Hell yeah, fashion show," she said, grabbing a few chocolates and a flute of cider and reclining on the bed like it was hers. "Let's see what you got!"

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So the downside to working in a clothing store was that Alluka had spent hours and hours and hours looking at dresses and had wound up buying a few.

"Ringo," she wailed, as she wandered in with an armful of dresses, "I don't know what dress to wear anymore!"

It was the end of the world (okay, not really) and Ringo had better have cookies and an answer for her.

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Ringo giggled as she looked over the wild array of fabric. "Hmm, maybe you can wear them all at the same time?"

That probably wouldn't work.

"Put those down on the bed," Ringo directed with a grin. "They're in the way." Of Ringo's plan to hug Alluka.

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That wouldn't work at all!

"They wouldn't all fit at the same time, Ringo!" Alluka protested, even as she did as she was told and gently set her dresses down on the bed.

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"Did you try it already?" Ringo teased as she stepped over and pulled Alluka into a quick hug.

She half-glanced at the pile of dresses and chuckled. "Are these all new?"

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Well, that hug did make her feel a little better. Alluka liked hugs.

"All but one," she admitted. "I got my work shift moved to Fridays and, and then I realized it was Prom tonight and there were an awful lot of pretty dresses..."

And impulse control was not one of Alluka's strong points.

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Ringo shook her head and giggled. "Sounds like you need to come up with more reasons to wear pretty dresses," Ringo decided.

She also put on a mock pout. "Also, it doesn't look like any of these will fit me." Especially given that Alluka and Ringo had totally different builds.

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Alluka giggled, almost despite herself.

"Definitely not in any way that suit you," she said, shaking her head.

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"Stingy," Ringo teased. As if her closet wasn't filled to bursting with her own collection of dresses that she hadn't managed to make a decision about yet, either. The last thing she needed was more options.

"But I'm kind of serious," she added. "Since you can only wear one of these tonight, we need to find some good chances for you to wear the others!" And, you know, Ringo could use the same opportunities.