nostabbing | 008 | Goldenrod City

[So as is frequently becoming a habit for Parker these days, this afternoon she's got her Gear out and the camera function working as a means of surreptitiously snapping pictures of things to look at — where "things" is synonymous with "really expensive jewelry because she's standing in a jewelry store in Goldenrod City browsing the wares" — and that's the reason the following brief bout of No-Context Theater makes it onto the Gear Network; evidently, the shopkeeper saw her ~~casing~~ looking at the particularly expensive pieces and decided to come over and make a sales pitch, and Parker opted for just shoving the Gear into her back pocket. She was aiming for the off switch, but in her haste, the record function got bumped instead, and as a result, the whole video is dark but the sound of voices come through reasonably clearly.]

They're very lovely, aren't they? Is there something I can help you with, miss?

...No. Nope, just looking.

Ah, you've been looking at our Shooting Staryu selection. You have excellent taste! That one there with the blue stones would look magnificent on you, you know. Were you hoping to take one home with you today?

[Anyone who truly knew Parker would understand the somewhat uncomfortable reason for the awkward pause here — because presumably she was, albeit not in the way the shopkeeper was presuming — and uh-oh, ohgod, what is she supposed to say here.]

No. Nope, no, just looking today! Just looking.

Well, I hope you'll keep us in mind for a special occasion, then! Our wares make wonderful gifts. I don't suppose you have a birthday coming up?

[There is a long pause.]

Uh, miss? ...Hello?

...Yeah. On Saturday.

Saturday! Well, here, you just come right along here with me and I'll get you one of our cards, and you show it to some handsome young man you know — I'm sure they're beating down your door! — and tell him to come right on down and ask for Felix and we'll have you wearing that piece yet! Just come right alo—

Wait, what? No! What? Hey—

[And somewhere amid the hustle and bustle, the Gear gets bumped again and switches off.]

[OOC: Responses from Parker will come shortly after this post is concluded; she's the pink text, whereas the NPC shopkeeper is orange!]

Threaded | Flat

A birthday, huh? I'm on it!

_{[For once he has a decent idea of what to get somebody.]}

[There really isn't any reason for him to message Parker since Mondo figures he could probably find her if he really wanted to, but what he heard certainly caught his attention.]

No way, your birthday's on Saturday?

[And she didn't even mention it! Mondo looks momentarily panicked - what is he supposed to do now? He can't move Ishimaru's party forward to accommodate Parker's birthday (though if he could, he certainly would), but just not throwing her a party seems wrong too. He finally seems to come to a decision and locks the feed.]

We're throwing Ishimaru a surprise party on the 31st. I meant to tell you sooner, but... well, everyone arrived and I kinda got overwhelmed, y'know? Point is, you're coming 'cause at least this way we can celebrate your birthday too, even if it is a little late!

[A pause, then,] And what do you want for your birthday?

[Snake's Ekans may have stolen his pokègear just to laugh at her, but snake manages to gently take it and switch the feed to private.]

You are as awkward as Snake, says John.

Your birthday's this weekend...?

[ Things Naegi wishes he'd known sooner: this. ]

What do you want for your birthday, Alice-san?

...do you want it?

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