[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

[Silk Ribbon]: party went p good, wish you were there tho
[Silk Ribbon]: would have been cool to dance with my fave devil girl~
[Silk Ribbon]: we can catch up soon, okay?
 

You set your phone down, trying to take inventory.

No work today, bar’s closed for some sort of bank holiday.

You’re still totally wiped from the party anyway….but there’s still a lot to do. Too much to do, really.

Your phone buzzes before you can get too far.

[♥ Cross ♥]: awesome!! <3
[♥ Cross ♥]: ok so i wanna meet up but i have work with featherweight today
[♥ Cross ♥]: howeverrrr he says you can come over and talk as long as you’re not too disruptive
[♥ Cross ♥]: i need his stuff to make us some winter clothes anyway
[Silk Ribbon]: …winter clothes?
[♥ Cross ♥]: duh, you think we’re going on an adventure in t shirts? it’s gonna be cold out there!
[♥ Cross ♥]: provided devo and roulette are in this as well, i’ll be getting ahold of them to figure out what they want as well…
[♥ Cross ♥]: gonna need some more heavy duty stuff than we’ve been working with…
 

Sheesh, she’s taking this seriously…

…better that than the alternative, I guess...

[♥ Cross ♥]: you could get directions to get over here from laurie’s office!
[Silk Ribbon]: is it a long walk?
[♥ Cross ♥]: nope, and it’s pretty safe, that whole pathway’s guarded with community watch members. otherwise i wouldn’t be making the walk over!
[Silk Ribbon]: well…guess i don’t have other plans, and i do wanna catch up and see you…
[♥ Cross ♥]: then it’s a date <3
[♥ Cross ♥]: bring your best coat ideas!
 

You close your phone with a sigh, albeit a content one.

Showering and getting yourself dressed up is mundane at this point, some of the gloss worn off of the routine after being here for a month. All the same, you can’t help but enjoy the process- there’s something about having the structure of it all that grounds you in your morning.

It’s good to have things to hold onto.

…the thought that you won’t have this on the road passes into your head as you’re putting on your boots, making you frown.

...I’ll find new habits out there.

And then I’ll come back home, and maybe then I’ll be able to get a like…real apartment here…yeah.

Yeah, this’ll work.

You double check to make sure you’ve got everything before heading out the door, wings in your pockets. Walking to Laurie’s office is a slow endeavor, the hallways seeming to twist and turn more than usual-

-but you do get there, a little bit of tinsel around the doorplate.

Minnie waves at you idly from her usual spot at the front desk, gesturing for you to come closer.

MINNIE: You got an appointment?
POLKA DOT: Uhh, nope-
MINNIE: He’s busy today.
POLKA DOT: …is there any way I could get directions to Featherweight’s?
MINNIE: Sure, I can pull that u-
 

Both of you jump a little as the door behind you opens and closes, followed by the sound of boots on tile and the click of a cane tapping the ground.

LAURIE: Are you headed that way, Silk Ribbon?
 

It’s been a bit since you’ve seen the club’s owner, and never fully out of his office before. The tiedyed bean bear stands taller than you’d expect, wearing a thick winter outfit and a faux fur coat, holding a cane in one hand for stability.

LAURIE: I was just on my way over to check in.
LAURIE: We were talking on the phone and I realized I have to see his new harness stock in person to fully get the impact.
LAURIE: If you’d like, I could take you there.

W-walking over with my boss?! I-

It’s more than a little intimidating, even with all Laurie’s done for you-

But his eyes are warm.

POLKA DOT: …I mean, we’re going to the same place, right?
LAURIE: My thoughts exactly!
LAURIE: Minnie, you hold down the fort for me, okay?
MINNIE: You got it.
 

You and Laurie step out into the outside world.

It’s cloudy today, not too bright- and thankfully, warmer than what you had to deal with last night.

Your boss starts to lead the way, albeit slowly.

LAURIE: …admittedly, coming with me means you’re going to be hindered a bit when it comes to getting there fast.
LAURIE: Got a bad leg.
LAURIE: But that just means we have more time to talk, don’t we?
 

His voice is chipper- he seems genuinely excited to talk to you.

…he also appears to be leaving the conversational ball in your court.