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Post by amber on Oct 29, 2009 5:54:02 GMT
It was payday!! It was payday and Amber was so doing some shopping. She needed some new clothes, some more makeup and all the girly stuff that she wished she had a shopping partner for. But alas she really hadn’t met many people not ones that would go out shopping with her. So the young healer slid out of the shower and then dried off and got dressed in a pair of worn jeans, sweatshirt and sneakers. Most of her clothes were falling apart and she needed to get some new ones fast.
Once dressed and ready to go her hair got pulled up into a ponytail and she headed out to Boston proper. She tried to avoid window shopping at the fancy stores, she couldn’t afford that. But she couldn’t help herself and stood there staring at this kick ass little outfit. Definitely one of those attention getters that might make a certain gentleman pay her a bit of attention. With a sigh she nearly pressed her face against the glass. Oh this was just pathetic. She felt like that kid at Christmas looking at a toy train set. With a soft groan she turned away only to turn around and look back again.
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Post by northstar on Nov 2, 2009 6:05:35 GMT
Jean-Paul was doing what he normally did. Running around town. Now usually he had to be careful with the use of his abilities but for once he was actually moving at normal speed. Which to him was really really really really really really really really really really really really really slow! However Northstar had begun to notice that his impatience might become a hazard in real life and death situations. He decided to head off campus and just go through a jog through Boston. To the mutant speedster this was practically torture. As he moved around time he found himself observing things that normallyhe wouldn't have realized existed. Like someone he actually recognized.
He stopped running for a moment and looked to see a young woman practically pressing her face against a glass before looking away. She seemed less then thrilled. JP tried to recall what her name was but it seemed to avoid his grasp.
"Amy.......Ashley......Amber?" he said to the girl
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Post by amber on Nov 3, 2009 7:55:59 GMT
The brunette turned when she heard her name, well after two other girls were called. She looked over at the kid. Oh that explained it, he was one of the students at Mass Acad. Yeah she couldn’t remember his name either. She mentally ran down the list of students. Oh yeah. ”Hey J.P. You alright? You seem to be moving a little slow there, or am I getting you confused with someone else? It’s possible I can tell who you are by injury but rarely by face.” She winked and grinned to let the boy know she was teasing him. OK not entirely, she’d more capable of matching the name or face with an injury than with each other. ”So what brings you out and about today?”
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Post by northstar on Nov 3, 2009 18:31:50 GMT
Well the process of elimination helped with the name dillema as the brunette didn't turn around until he had said Amber which made that easy enough. Obviously he wasn't getting her confused with someone else being as she knew his name.
”Hey J.P. You alright? You seem to be moving a little slow there, or am I getting you confused with someone else? It’s possible I can tell who you are by injury but rarely by face.”
Jean-Paul practically groaned when she mentioned his speed or lack of it. Didn't people realize it was torture enough for him as is?
"Um....I'm good I guess....," he said as he rubbed the back of his neck with his hand. Thanks to his abilities the run around town hadn't even really winded him. It would basically be like comparing taking baby steps for a regular adult in terms of actual strain and difficulty. "And no you're not confused. I am moving exteremely slow today. I'm actually trying to teach myself a little patience and self control. Apparently running at full speed all the time can create some difficulties in those real important situations." Since they where out on the street the young mutant wasn't going to bluntly say that the situation he meant involved fighting evil mutants for the good of the public.
"So I figured trying to just run at the same speed as everyone else was a good way to start that. What about you? What brings you out here today?"
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Post by amber on Nov 3, 2009 22:24:36 GMT
Amber had to feel sorry for the speed burner. It had to suck slowing down when he was so used to running full throttle. ”Sorry, didn’t mean to bring it up. I was just making sure you weren’t actually ill or injured. You want some ice cream?” She felt bad for bringing it up and ice cream always worked well to make things better. ”Although I do admire you for trying to control it some.” She wasn’t just talking crap either she really did admire it when the kids at least attempted, even if they didn’t succeed.
”Needed to get some new clothes.” Looks down at her worn out outfit. ”Pretty soon they’ll be seeing things most aren’t supposed to see.” Amber smirked and shook her head. ”Alas, I need to go to the cheap stores, I can’t afford around the shop around here. You want to go grab lunch first or ice cream?”
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Post by northstar on Nov 9, 2009 15:37:24 GMT
Jean-Paul just couldn't maintain a straight face when Amber proposed to get him some ice cream to make him feel better. He let out a laugh before smiling at her.
"I'm not five years old ya know? Ice cream is the cure all that it was when we where little. Besides if I do eat that stuff it always goes straight to my hips." he said jokingly. And then she said the magic word. Shopping. Northstar did find it rather amusing that most of the women around here chose him to be their shopping buddy, but he didn't mind. Usually he liked going out with the girls so to him it was just another way to hang out.
"Food before clothing?" he said with a mock tone of being insulted, "Oh honey you've got some things to learn. Now come on, let JP show you where the best bang for your buck is." With that he walked up and took her hand to lead her off towards one of his favorite stores that wasn't super expensive but at least the clothing was still decent.
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Post by amber on Nov 11, 2009 6:41:14 GMT
Amber arched a brow at him. ”It is never not a cure all. Besides you could use the empty calories. I’ll even spring for a frozen yogurt if you’d prefer.” She winked to let him know she was teasing him. He probably got asked to shop a lot but she met him in school it would have been different. She just happened to have been shopping at this point in time. But then she really did need some new clothes her family hadn’t had much money with as often as they had to move so some of this stuff she’s had for upwards of six years or more.
”Sorry, I’ve always had to make sure I eat before I spent any money. Comes with the ‘not having much cash’ territory. But I will more than happy to learn oh great and wise shopping god.” Amber started laughing as she followed him. ”You are definitely fun, you know that?” The young woman followed along with him looking in the windows as they passed them buy. ”How often do you get used as a shopping partner?” She also wondered if he enjoyed it or if he was insulted by it.
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Post by northstar on Nov 16, 2009 7:14:41 GMT
Although he hand't spent much time with her yet Jean-Paul found himself already taking a liking to Amber. She seemed much easier to talk to and more down to earht then some of the other students at Mass Academy.
”You are definitely fun, you know that?”
Jean-Paul had to tilt his head back and laugh at that comment. "Of course I know that sweetie. When you're this fun people tell you how great you are all the time." He was joking of course and hopefull his tone would help convey that to her.
”How often do you get used as a shopping partner?”
Well that certianly was a suprise. Not many people stopped to take the time to ask him a question like that, usually the questions they asked involved the visual effects of a pair of jeans on one's butt region or inquiring about their current hair cut, style and color. He thought about it for a moment before answering.
"You know now that I think about it people take me along as their shopping buddy alot. I don't mind really since I do love to shop but sometimes its gets old." he said as they continued to walk along looking at the various shops.
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Post by amber on Nov 17, 2009 15:12:48 GMT
Amber laughed and winked over at him. ”I bet they do. How often do the girls fight over who you get to hang out with first? You’re that really cool friend that all the girls want and will catfight over, the boys wish they were at that point and all that can be said is… “Learn the difference between Prada and Gucci and then they’ll love you too.” She winked to let him know she was teasing. ”Seriously I don’t know jack about fashion I just wear what is comfortable and what won’t fall apart on me right away with work. So lots of jeans, t-shirts the kind of things I don’t mind if they really get ruined or not. But…. I’m going to be going away this weekend coming up and need to get some things for that trip, plus… new jeans.” She turned around and showed off the nearly threadbare backside of the jeans. ”Boys will like, boss will not.”
Her head tilted was he spoke and she really did feel bad for him. Not in the pitying way but she kind of understood what he meant. Most don’t really talk to her unless they want her to fix them and that gets old after a bit too. ”How about this, we go and grab me a few things to hold me over since it’s getting to the point of necessity. All of my clothes are getting like this. Which by the way it shouldn’t take long since I just need to grab a few things for right now. Then we turn the rest of this day into JP day and we do what you want, especially since the shopping thing was us running into by accident. Come on, you up for it?”
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Post by northstar on Nov 23, 2009 4:01:19 GMT
”I bet they do. How often do the girls fight over who you get to hang out with first? You’re that really cool friend that all the girls want and will catfight over, the boys wish they were at that point and all that can be said is… “Learn the difference between Prada and Gucci and then they’ll love you too.” She winked to let him know she was teasing. ”Seriously I don’t know jack about fashion I just wear what is comfortable and what won’t fall apart on me right away with work. So lots of jeans, t-shirts the kind of things I don’t mind if they really get ruined or not. But…. I’m going to be going away this weekend coming up and need to get some things for that trip, plus… new jeans.”
Jean-Paul laughed too. A part of him wished he had met Amber much sooner at the Academy, things woulnd't have seem so dark and boring there with someone else who was this easy to talk to without requiring help with a boyfriend or some other such task that the gay guy always had to help with.
"Oh sweetie, the boys love me because I make all those trips they dread going on. Don't worry about the fashion thing either, I've forgotten more about fashion then most models will ever know. I'll definetly help you fill in the missing gaps of your education." he said with a wink.
”How about this, we go and grab me a few things to hold me over since it’s getting to the point of necessity. All of my clothes are getting like this. Which by the way it shouldn’t take long since I just need to grab a few things for right now. Then we turn the rest of this day into JP day and we do what you want, especially since the shopping thing was us running into by accident. Come on, you up for it?”
A whole day just for him? That sounded just perfect for JP. Of course he had to help Amber shop first been when it came to getting things done quickly he was just the person for the job.
"Comeoncomeoncomeon!" he said almost like a little kid as he took Amber by the wrist and started heading towards a nearby store he knew. So excited was the young mutant that he was almost ready to take off at super speed right then and there.
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Post by amber on Nov 25, 2009 2:20:47 GMT
Amber just grinned over at him. "We don't have to worry about the fashion education gaps right now. Just let me know when you actually want to do it and I'll clear my schedule. Like I said I just need enough to get by for a bit. I have some going out clothes, I just need the the everday stuff. So really, just lead me to Wal-Mart and I'll be in and out in under half an hour." Little did she know just how sacrilige those words probably were.
The girl couldn't help but laugh as she was getting dragged along. "Gimme a piggy back ride and as a member of the staff I give you permission to cut loose. That work for you?" She had no authority really, she was just the school nurse but still she figured she might as well let him have his day. She did promise.
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Post by northstar on Nov 26, 2009 7:37:53 GMT
"Wal-mart?" Jean-Paul said with feigned shock and horror in his voice in an entirely joking manner. "Honey Wal-mart for me is like a swear word. The place I know costs roughly the same and looks far better. Just because its everyday clothing doesn't mean you gotta walk around in ugly grey sweats." he said with a laugh. While her offer to let him cut loose at full speed was considerably tempting this day had been about JP learning restraint. Plus with Magento's little hissy fits making the whole world afraid of mutants maybe the idea of taking off in a burst of speed might piss some people off. He'd have to at least be slightly more discreat about his choices.
"No it's ok," he said as he walked up to the front of the store, "we're here anyways." he said with a smile as he followed her into the store.
"Hector?" he called out to the store owner that he met with several times. "Hector I got a new customer for you?" From the back walked out an older hispanic man. Hector was a nice man and seemed to have excellent taste in clothes even if he dressed like a Porn Director in a velure, purple jump suit.
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Post by amber on Nov 27, 2009 2:50:50 GMT
Amber laughed at his reaction and nodded. "Alright, OK.. I was just saying it was an option." She couldn't stiffle the grin and held her hands up in surrender. "Hey now those sweats are comfortable. You really shouldn't see my wardrobe then, you'd probably be reduced to tears. The nicest things I have are like maybe three dresses I wear when I go out to a club." The one she wore when she went out with the other staff members, the gold one she wore when she met Nassr and one other that she hadn't seen since she bought it.
The woman nodded and looked up as she stepped into the store. She couldn't stiffle the grin when she saw the guy and looked back at JP. Amber giggled a bit and stepped forward. "Hello, Hector. You come highly recomended by young JP here. So, you think you can help this poor unfortunate soul?" She gave JP a quick hug. "Once done here the day is yours."
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