[OTA] Shop and Spy

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Best order from a royal ever: go shopping and see what you can hear about what the Tower and the Devil might have in store other than dubiously romantic dates in Town.

So after a trip over to Diamond Castle, Zoe wanders first to Heartsong, her uncle's music store where Sara first spotted Burke and Asmodai, flipping through Uncle Lucien's used record collection as she listened to the chatter from the other customers. But it seems that all is quiet again on the Arcana front, and she's soon out the door again, wandering down the street and pausing here and there to look at this dress or this one or those shoes.

And listening to idle chatter, of course.

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"They might not have news yet, if they have to run tests." And actually get the tests back. She'd heard there were oddities with the first ones, and that Dr. Cataldo had never come back. "Which not be the most comforting thing, I know."

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"I don't know. That's just it. I have no clue. I've picked up books from the library about, um, poisoning, but that didn't really help. Like, at all. I just... worried more and I didn't process anything and... I can't do anything and that just doesn't sit well, you know?"

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"There's probably nothing we can do." Which, no, wasn't going to sit well with either of them. Sometimes Zoe thought the reason they'd both risen so fast in the Hearts and stayed up near the top was because they solved problems, so people wanted them up there. And this wasn't something they could fix. "Have you asked the new nurse - it's...Abby, right? If she needs anything?"

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"I don't-- I don't want to get in the way. It's not like I have... any medical experience. Science wasn't even my strong point in school. I could screw up, and that would be worse than not doing anything at all."

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"Well, she probably wouldn't give you anything to do that you couldn't do." Zoe points out as they find a nice secluded bench on the Green. "Or you could just ask if there's any extra equipment she needs for the clinic? That way you're definitely helping, because she needs those things, but you're not in the way."

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"I... That's a good idea, actually. I'll... I'll try that." She hesitates, then shakes her head. "But I didn't come out here to worry about this. Come on - let's go shopping."

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Zoe takes a second to set her expression and then nods, squeezing her hand before getting up. "Didn't you say you needed a dress for the ball?" she asked. "And you'll need shoes, too. Come on, I saw a pair of sandals with red bows and I couldn't think of a good reason to buy them."

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This time the smile is more real, and Blythe squeezes her hand back before getting to her feet. "Yeah. I never thought I'd say this, but the suit at Isaac's wedding actually looked killer on me. I was thinking of getting something white again. Maybe white and red?"

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"I think you'd look good in white." And if Isaac was anything like Chives - and she suspected they were more alike than they liked to admit - he had exquisite taste. "Red accessories. Maybe a clutch and some red and silver jewelry?"

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"Definitely a clutch. I've found this sudden adoration of purses and handbags, and I just can't get over it." She grins a little, ducking her head. "So what sort of red is this red? Like... maroon, or orange-ish, or stop sign?"

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"It's like shoes for me. I can't get enough of shoes. Silas convinced me to buy yellow patent Mary Janes today, you know?" She grins as they head to the shoe store. "It's stop sign red. Or break your heart tart red, whichever you think Monty would prefer."

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"Yellow? That's... bright. A good sort of fall color, I guess." She makes a face, nudging Zoe lightly and trying not to giggle. "Shut up. Break your heart tart it is."

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"Yeah, I'd been planning to get red ones. I love a good red shoe." Obviously, since they're having this conversation. "But we'll see. Hopefully I'll get some wear out of them; I don't even wear heels that much. Oh, here they (http://www.polyvore.com/christian_louboutin_translucent_bow_grosgrain/thing?id=58425663) are." She picks up one of them. "Aren't they cute?"

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"Oh my god, they're adorable." Blythe's eyes light up when she sees them. "And look at that heel. You might not wear heels that much, but trust me, they're pretty much invaluable." Especially when Monty's a foot taller than her.

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"I just try to avoid heels that would make me taller than Victor. Silly, probably, but on the plus side I think I'd have to be wearing six inch heels to do it, anyway." And that just seems excessive. Plus, training with him has - among other things - drilled in that she should wear the shoes she feels secure fighting and running in, so heels just don't come out much. But she misses them.

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Blythe snorts. "I'm a foot shorter than Monty, Zoe. I don't think they invent heels big enough for that." But her approving look as she tugs on the shoes is obvious. "I'm not going to lie - these are perfect. What do you think?"

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"They do, but no one wants to wear them. They're more like stilts." She crosses her arms and beams down at the shoes. "They're adorable. You have to get them."

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"So what, I'll build the entire outfit from the shoes up?" Blythe grins, taking a few steps to make sure the heels are comfortable enough. "Next thing we have to look for is a white dress, then."

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"There are worse places to start," Zoe says as she picks up a pair (http://www.polyvore.com/jimmy_choo_trust_glitter-finished_leather/thing?id=63203633) that look straight out of the Wizard of Oz. She grins a little and sets them down. "I had my dress made this year, but the store where I usually buy them isn't too far."

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She can't help but laugh at that. "Yeah, I'd be too tempted to click my heels with those." With a smile, she takes off the heels, putting them back into the box. "Want to go after I pay for these, then?"

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"Which could be fun, but not for the ball, I don't think." She grins, though. "Yeah, let's do that. I keep shopping for other people; it's unexpectedly enjoyable."

And she doesn't come home with shoes, which is always a plus.