A costume shop on the mainland- Thursday afternoon

[throughaphase]

Since last year had actually worked out so well, Kitty had decided to drag Derek out to help her find a Halloween costume this year, too. Which, considering the last time they'd gone shopping he'd instituted a limit on how low her neckline could go, getting through costumes that got sluttier every year might be interesting.

"So just as a warning," Kitty said as they headed inside the shop to look, "if you find a sexy owl costume this year, you can just go ahead and put it back."


[For the personal shopper! NFB for distance! Exclamation point!]

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[justlurkinghere]

"I really don't need to see you half naked. Ever." Just as an FYI.

[throughaphase]

"...Thank you?" That was a weird thing to hear from pretty much anyone. "Just for that I'm going to be something that requires fishnets."

[justlurkinghere]

Derek made a face. "You're like a little sister, Kitty."

YEAH. LIKE CORA.

[throughaphase]

"Yeah, that's why I tease you so much," she said. Hence fishnets. "I'm still a grown woman who can dress up on Halloween, especially considering I wear actual clothes to work these days."

[justlurkinghere]

"How stifling for you."

[throughaphase]

Kitty rolled her eyes. "Let's see you come up with something that's not pizza. Which, by the way, would probably get me way grosser comments than anything I picked up."

[justlurkinghere]

"All those costumes would get gross comments," Derek shot back, grabbing something at random.

[throughaphase]

"What is that supposed to be?" Kitty wondered.

[justlurkinghere]

"Video game character." God, Kitty. "You can wear your fishnets."

[throughaphase]

Her tastes were way better than Street Fighter, okay.

"And I like this kind of thinking," she said. "But I don't know who she is so I have to pass."

[justlurkinghere]

"I know who this is and you don't." Seriously, Kitty. Seriously.

[throughaphase]

"Congratulations?" she tried.

[justlurkinghere]

Damn right congratulations.

"Pick your costume."

[throughaphase]

Kitty sighed. "Is this acceptable?"

She was so not a butterfly sort of girl, but it was what was closest to her hand here.

[justlurkinghere]

"It looks cold."

MAYBE A SHAWL.

[throughaphase]

"It's going to be indoors with a bunch of other people," Kitty pointed out.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek rolled his eyes before grabbing another to shove at her. Anything would do, really.

"Try them on."

[throughaphase]

Yeah, because that costume was better.

But she took that, the butterfly and the pirate into the dressing room to see what she wouldn't hate on herself. "Want to see them on?" she called from inside, figuring his answer would involve an eyeroll and a 'no.'

[justlurkinghere]

"Do I get a choice?"

[throughaphase]

"Yes." See, she could be nice, since he'd have to see her in one of the costumes at the party.

[justlurkinghere]

"No." He could just avoid everyone at the party. So nyah.

[throughaphase]

No he couldn't, but nice try.

After a few minutes she came back out with the costumes, handing back the military one. "That... was a little bit strippery," she said. Though she had totally taken a picture that was going to get sent to Clint when she was bored.