A costume shop on the mainland- Monday afternoon

[throughaphase]

There weren't many things Kitty outright missed about her old life, but having girlfriends was one of them. If she was trying to do something like find a Halloween costume, for instance, she didn't really have anyone here she could just call up to go shopping and tell her something looked horrible. And while she was sure Clint wouldn't mind seeing her try stuff on, it was probably still too early in the relationship to make her hold her purse and bore him, and he'd get to be surprised with what she actually picked.

So naturally, she ended up dragging Derek. Both because it was both fun to torment him a little and because she thought it a safe bet that anyone who made Stiles dogsit while he had naked guys in his house who ended up wearing his underwear wasn't going to be checking her out. Ahem.

"This won't take too long, I promise," she said, probably lying, as she opened the door to the store.


[For the werewolf who is probably SO HAPPY TO BE THERE.]

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[justlurkinghere]

HE COULD TELL YOU WERE LYING, KITTY. LYING RIGHT TO HIM.

Derek gave her the bitchiest look to ever bitch, hands firmly in his pockets as he trailed after her. Laura never made him do this. Much.

Damn them both.

"Don't you have actual friends to do this with?"

[throughaphase]

Not really, no, but it felt kind of sad to admit that, so. "Are you saying you're not my friend?" she said, going straight to a rack of costumes.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek gave her a look for that. Because he didn't have any friends, Kitty. No friends!

"Yes."

[throughaphase]

"Lies," she said, still looking through costumes. "Why'd you show up, then?"

[justlurkinghere]

To not piss off your douchebag boyfriend. Wait... No. It was soley to piss off Barton.

"Just pick something."

[throughaphase]

"I can't just pick something," Kitty told him. "There's like a whole selection process."

To prove that, she held up the ringmaster costume and said, "For instance, is there a way to wear this without being too Britney Spears music video?"

It wasn't even in contention, she was just asking.

[justlurkinghere]

"What?" See, he totally didn't keep up with your modern music. All that hipping and hopping.

[throughaphase]

"That's so sad, Derek," she sighed, putting the costume back.

[justlurkinghere]

Derek just rolled his eyes. "Why should I care about Britney Spears?"

He wasn't actually gay, Kitty.

[throughaphase]

Hey now, that was in her suddenly-kinda-hot-again phase. He didn't have to be gay there.

"So when people make costume-related pop culture references you don't say 'what,'" she answered helpfully.

[justlurkinghere]

"Then they'll know not to make them at me." BAM. Werewolf logic.

He gave the rack of costumes nearest to him a glare as though blaming them for his current misfortune.

[throughaphase]

"I'm sure that'll work out for you," she said dryly. "Help me out here. No cat stuff, no prep school."

[justlurkinghere]

No Little Red Riding Hood either.

Because of reasons.

"Are you sure they're actually costumes?" he asked, eyeing what appeared to be two strips if fabric and a tutu. It was a referee.

[throughaphase]

"The definition of 'costume' gets a little loose sometimes," she said, frowning at a football costume that seemed to consist of hot pants and a half-shirt that had "69" on the front. This costume exists. "As do some of the wearers..."

[justlurkinghere]

God help everyone.

"Right." He was judging you, Kitty. "Try something scary."

Not the mummy mini-dress.

[throughaphase]

Kitty paused, going to another rack. "I don't think they sell those..."

No, seriously, name a "scary" costume that doesn't involve slathering on zombie makeup.

[justlurkinghere]

Kate Argent. JUST DRESS LIKE BO AND BE A PSYCHOPATH. DONE.

"Then don't dress up." Like him!

[throughaphase]

SHE ALREADY DRESSED LIKE BO HALF THE TIME. NOW WHAT.

"So go as something scary or don't dress up at all. What fun are you?" she asked.

[justlurkinghere]

FIND BARNEY BARTON AND THEN BURN HIM TO DEATH.

Derek shrugged, flipping through a rack. Because he could be a dick like that. "Not all girls dress like this."

Your sister doesn't count, Derek. You don't dress trampy for Halloween around family.

[throughaphase]

LET'S NOT AND SAY SHE DID. WAIT, NO, LET'S NOT EVEN DO THAT.

"No, but some like to," she said with a shrug, being one of them.

[justlurkinghere]

DAMN IT, KITTY. GROW A PAIR.

"Right." He frowned, pulling out what claimed to be a sexy owl costume. What the hell? How was an owl supposed to be sexy?

[throughaphase]

Kitty stared at it for a moment. "Oh god, why would someone do that?"

[justlurkinghere]

That would be why Derek held it out to her for trying on. With all the innocence he could muster while being a bag of dicks.

"I'm sure it looks better on."

[throughaphase]

"I'm beginning to regret bringing you along," Kitty said, but took it anyway. Sometimes trying on the bad stuff was more fun anyway.

[justlurkinghere]

"You and me both," Derek muttered, flipping through the racks idly. It was better than nothing else.

And hey, it didn't involve lurking up on people. It was almost normal.