Costume shop on the mainland- Monday afternoon

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Another year, another hunt for a suitable costume. After her stuff was done for the day, Kitty and Irene set out for the costume store for some quality shopping time.

"Okay, I don't know about you," Kitty said as they walked in, "but I have no real idea of what I want yet."

This was how you ended up dressed as a giant banana, probably.


[NFB, and for Irene!]

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"Which is absolutely an advantage over some (http://www.yandy.com/Exclusive-Sexy-French-Fries-Costume.php) of these," Irene decided, frowning. "I'd never be able to show my face in public again."

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"It looks like the top is molting," Kitty said.

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Well now Irene had to try and peel a bit of french fry-top down, now. "I feel like people'd just be coming up to me all night to do that."

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"See, it's all about weird pickup lines," Kitty decided. "This one's actually sort of cute. If a little pandering to my archer boyfriend."

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"Pandering's not always a bad thing," Irene said, actually considering the costume. "I do like the...wristy things." Like she knew what that was called.

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"I think those might be the costumey versions of wrist guards?" Kitty guessed. "We can put it on the possibilities list."

Meaning she'd try it on along with the Viking costume that she was going to have to get for Reasons.

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"I suppose I should start putting together one of those," Irene mused, "rather than just making fun of things." But it was so easy. "I mean, I wouldn't mind wearing something like this (http://www.yandy.com/Evening-Enchantress-Costume.php) one? Though there's something terribly uncreative about being a witch for Halloween."

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"But a hot witch," Kitty pointed out. "That's actually kind of a cool costume."

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"I do look nice in green," Irene admitted, and that decided it because now she was going to just have to try that one on. "We ought to come back on the first and just snatch up everything we like at half price. You know, for non-Halloween reasons."

Whatever those may be.

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"Sure, if I don't want to pay rent," Kitty said, and then blushed a little.

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Irene grinned at her. "Sacrifice in the name of fashion, and so on," she replied. "Though it sort of pains me to refer to anything here as 'fashion,' but still." Considering she was wearing Alexander McQueen to the costume store, yeah.

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"Totally not fashion. That'd be an interesting talk with Clint, though. 'I'm gonna have to move in with you because I'm broke, but at least there are a ton of new costumes I'm bringing with me!'" she mused.

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"I'd bet you your rent that he'd be okay with that," Irene teased.

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"Of course, I'd be bringing the costumes," Kitty half-joked.

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"Get one for every week of the year," Irene suggested cheerfully. "The more I look, the more not-terrible ones I find. Look, you could be a very traditional and practical (http://www.yandy.com/Deadly-Ninja-Costume.php) ninja!"

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"Uhh, maybe not a ninja," Kitty said, and explained. "There was a whole ninja thing."

Also she could say for a fact that ninjas didn't dress like that.

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Well, now Irene had questions. "Ninja thing?"

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"I went to Japan, and had to fight a bunch of ninjas," Kitty said, with the level of annoyance usually reserved for 'and I had to sit in traffic all morning.'

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"Oh, of course," Irene said, nodding along. "Who hasn't had to fight a bunch of ninjas?"

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"My life is weirder than most people's," Kitty said, holding up another costume.

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"No one's life is weird enough to necessitate wearing that," Irene assured her, wincing. "That'd be no fun at a party. Imagine trying to manage a drink."

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"Whatever you do, don't try to shake anyone's hand," Kitty said, and put it back to flip through some others. "And here's our 'insultingly sexist superhero' section..."

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"Aww, Kitty." Irene shook her head. "Are you telling me this (http://www.yandy.com/Supergirl-Corset-Costume.php) isn't the sort of thing you all wear? But it seems so supportive and practical for running around and tying bad guys to streetlamps or whatever it is you do."

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"I know, it's gotta be a shock, but garter belts are not part of the typical superhero wear," Kitty said. "...Unless you're Emma. I actually do know some people with ridiculous costumes but I doubt that one would stand up very long in a fight."

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"I think I'd mostly worry about bouncing right out of that top, though I suppose that'd work well as a distraction." Which was probably why this Emma person did such a thing.

"If it makes you feel better," she added, spying something across the aisle and retrieving it (http://www.yandy.com/Dominatrix-Costume-Kit.php), "this isn't representative of what I do in my spare time, either." As though she'd ever wear nylon.