The Mainland, Tuesday Afternoon

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie had not specifically asked for help. Of course not. What she had done, though, was handwavily, natch dropping by the Devil's Nest to idly talk to a certain Ms. Holloway about, among other things, the dance, and Valentine's Day, and her birthday.

Joan, being the smart lady that she was, had somehow inferred from all of this that Natalie had nothing to wear to said occasions, nor had she any idea what to get because she just wasn't concerned with girly things like that, on the whole.

And that, then, explained why they were now on the mainland, in front of a clothing store with dresses in the display window.

"So... Does this look like a good place?"

[ooc: NFB due to off-islandness, and for that one redheaded mentor of a sort!]

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Joan didn't smile at first. She surveyed Natalie carefully, tapping her chin. "Lovely," she decided after a moment. "You need lipstick, I think, and a touch of mascara, but you're lucky enough to not need much. Well done, if I do say so myself."

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie may have smiled a little. She hid that by looking down at herself, though.

"Sam's going to have a heart attack." A beat. "I need to buy lipstick."

[unlimitedgoals.livejournal.com]

"That's okay, darling. Auntie Joan's here to walk you through makeup, too," Joan said with a grin. "Now, that wasn't so hard, was it? Giving Sam a heart attack is a good thing."

Figuratively speaking, considering the state of Joan's last conquest.

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie brushed her bangs aside and exhaled a quiet laugh. "Probably only figuratively." She should hope. Sam had enough problems without a freak heart attack. "I still feel pretty strange in a dress."

She just had some natural skills at hiding that feeling, for the most part.

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"You should, still," Joan replied. "It's something new and special. You're not used to seeing yourself like this. Let yourself feel strange. Wanna try on the other? If we're two for two, I'm going to feel obligated to treat myself to a cocktail tonight."

As though that was a rare occurrence.

[whenshewasnice]

"Sure."

With that little word, Natalie vanished again, to try on the other dress. That was an interesting experience too. She'd never had one without anything in the way of straps, before. Still, it seemed to work.

She came out to show this dress to Joan, too, but it seemed like a formality. The way she moved in it seemed to already suggest that she was slightly more comfortable with things.

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"How do you feel without straps?" Joan asked, but she was already smiling a little. This one might be even more suitable, if possible.

[whenshewasnice]

"A little exposed," Natalie replied, with something approaching matter-of-factness. Hey, it was a factual answer. "Otherwise fine. I can get used to it." She rolled her eyes. "I'm in Petey Sci-Fi, I should get used to it."