Dite's Decadent Delights

[glacial_queen]

After almost a month away from the store, it felt a little odd to be back behind the counter again.

Visiting the store with her parents (and that hadn't been awkward, no not at all) meant she'd noticed that 'Dite was making some changes to the stock and inventory, but she hadn't really been able to see exactly what the goddess had been up to. Saying, "Mom, Dad, mind waiting here while I count the number of vibrators in the back room?" just hadn't seemed like a good idea at the time.

Since Karla had no intention of sitting still and letting herself think for any extended period of time, she decided that now would be an excellent time to get a better idea of what changes 'Dite had implemented. Three cheers for useful distractions!

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Talk to Karla

[glacial_queen]

She's around and happy to be distracted.

Re: Talk to Karla

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

The moment Cloud entered the store he knew it had been a bad idea. And he even hadn't seen the triple-X version of it. Still, with the parents gone, Karla owed him some answers. He was also seriously considering asking her what she knew about the Planet, Gaia, whatever Reno used to talk about it. And yet, if she didn't know...would he keep that secret? So far there hasn't been any need to trust someone with what he considered to be a burden; maybe Karla could take it.

Maybe not.

...Now he only needed to find her, the counter empty.

Re: Talk to Karla

[glacial_queen]

Karla wasn't far, fortunately. No more than a moment or so after she heard the bell of the store ring, she was ducking out from the back room, inventory sheet in hand. "Just a moment," she chirped--and then stopped when she saw who it was.

"Kiss kiss?" she said, giving him a wave and her best unsure-but-game smile. "Welcome to 'Dite's?"

Re: Talk to Karla

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

A questioning eyebrow went up. "Kiss...kiss?" The way Karla had said it, Cloud could interpret it in several ways outside the actual act of kissing, but it still got him with his guard down. Not down enough to make him glare at something that in any other setting he could have understood it as some indecent proposition -the guy was weird in some ways-. He kept that for himself though. "Err- Hello."

He took a moment to look around, still uncomfortable. "Nice store."

Yep, it was going well.

Re: Talk to Karla

[glacial_queen]

"It's how I say hello," Karla said.

You know, when her dead parents hadn't made a surprise guest appearance at her school or something.

"Don't worry, it's neither an invitation nor a demand. Your innocence--or lack thereof--is safe with me," she added, dimpling at him. "And thank you. Is there something I can help you find today?"

Karla had promised answers. She'd never promised she'd make them easy.

Re: Talk to Karla

[eyesofahero.livejournal.com]

"Ah, I see." And he couldn't help but smirk -it was turning to be a weakness on him- at the rest of it. "No innocence to keep safe, I'm afraid." And she asked as if there wasn't anything pending.

Fandom females were a dangerous kind. Tifa would fit right in.

"I was wondering if I get to keep the Prince title, or if it was only for...whatever it was for."

Re: Talk to Karla

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

James entered the shop.

He looked around, noticing the differences from the last time he was here; he hoped that someone would be able to help him make some deci--that was entirely too large to be based on real human parts.

He shuddered, not so much as the purpose of such things but to the grotesqueness. "Hallo, the shop!"

[Um. Hi. Do you mind SP?]

Re: Talk to Karla

[glacial_queen]

"Hello?" Karla said, head popping up from behind the counter. She looked from James to the device and back, flushing a little. That, like all of the toys and devices, belonged in the second room. "Inventory," she said, by way of explanation. "I'm checking the master list to see what happened to the green one of these and needed the item code."

Re: Talk to Karla

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

"That's a real item and not something used to threaten people?" he asked, eyebrows raised as he looked around. "I was looking to find something a little more...tame." He looked back to Karla. "If the lady has any suggestions...?" At least he was moderately comfortable being there, this time.

Re: Talk to Karla

[glacial_queen]

It helped she wasn't kitted up like a Red Moon House girl this time, didn't it.

"The lady would first need a better idea of what you're looking for," Karla replied tartly. "And for why. If you were looking for one of these, just in a slightly smaller form, all such stock is in the second room." And, because she was Karla, she had to pick up the object and use it as a pointer. Just to be difficult. "If not, I'll need more information. Alternately, I can just hand you items at random until I chance upon something useful."

All the while, she was sternly telling herself she would not blush. Not. No blushing. Nope.

Re: Talk to Karla

[squire-hand.livejournal.com]

He grinned at her sauciness. "And if I ask to see who can blush the hardest at the wares of the shop?" he asked. He adopted a more serious look; the grin did not disappear. "Something to treat the lady. Oils for massage, fragrant candles, perhaps..." He sized Karla up momentarily to see how she would compare to Helen as a model. "I confess a lack of knowledge of this world and clothing styles," he said with a shrug.

Re: Talk to Karla

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah was heading over to the books, first. Yesterday's talk with Jaime required some distraction. "Anything new in since last time?" She asked, smiling at Karla over her shoulder.

Re: Talk to Karla

[glacial_queen]

"Kiss kiss," Karla said, ducking out from behind the desk to give Dinah a hug. "Since I don't think you've been in since your trip, I'd say, yes, lots. Looking for something in particular?"

Re: Talk to Karla

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah hugged her back, then tipped her head on top of Karla's head, wanting to give her support if she needed, and willing to take some for herself. Rough weekend, hunh.

"Something romantic. With swords. And maybe, I dunno. Tangos. That would be great." Dinah grimaced. "Candlelight and true love and sex might be too much to ask for, I guess."

Re: Talk to Karla

[glacial_queen]

*Very rough,* Karla agreed, happy to take the offered comfort and share a bit if her own. *I just...yeah.*

But at Dinah's spoken words, Karla grew confused. "Why would candlelight, true love, and sex be too much to ask for? Umm, perhaps you were confused about which shop you wandered into?"

Karla reached for a book at random, pulling it down and flipping through the pages. "'Oh my darling!' Tessa gasped aloud as Elric's hand found her breast through the sheer fabric of her chemise," Karla read aloud. "She arched her back to him, baring her ivory throat for him to sear with his burning kisses. Ow, that actually sounds kind of painful. Anyway...Elric slowly backed her against the wall, pressing his body against hers until she could feel every hard inch of him." She closed the book and raised an eyebrow at Dinah. "Maybe well-written sex is at a premium, but I'm pretty sure you can find something."

Re: Talk to Karla

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah grinned at Karla's recitation and TK'd the book to her hand. "Tessa and Elric, hunh?" She flipped through the pages. "Time for the page 119 test. If it's boring or stupid on page 119, it gets ditched." She flipped to it, and frowned. "My darling, withhout you I am a dark night without stars.. Mmmm, no. Try again."


She reached out to squeeze Karla's arm. Did it go okay after we saw you guys in the Common Room?"

Re: Talk to Karla

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

'Dite was preoccupied when she entered. She had a task to do, and really couldn't put it off any more.

She breathed a sigh of relief at finding Karla at the store, and decided to act as normally as possible. "Hey, Karla, have you seen my --"

Noticing Dinah, she stopped. Oh, Styx. It seemed a proper curse to use.

Be normal, right. "Um, have you seen my phone? I think I left it here."

Re: Talk to Karla

[glacial_queen]

Karla frowned, glancing behind the counter. "I haven't," she said. "Have you checked your office? I could call it if you like."

Re: Talk to Karla

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

"Probably the office." She nodded. "If I don't find it there I will have you call it." 'Dite glanced at Dinah before looking seriously at Karla. "Everything okay here today? No problems?"

Re: Talk to Karla

[glacial_queen]

"None," she replied with a shake of her head. "A student tried to convince me to model some of the merchandise, but I'm pretty sure he was teasing. And he took me seriously when I said no."

Karla couldn't entirely blame him, either. After all, she'd been wearing something similar when they'd met. "I went through and did a lot of the inventory, too," she added. "So that's up to date."

Re: Talk to Karla

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Yeeeeah, someone's eyes were narrowing as she caught sight of Someone Else.

Smiling brightly, Dinah said, "'Dite. Can we talk?" Not really a request.

She kind of looked like Carolyn there, just for a minute.

Re: Talk to Karla

[divinesurfchick.livejournal.com]

Damn me to Tartarus! At this rate, she'd soon use up all the rest of the Olympian curses.

"Dinah, hi." She gave her a half smile, knowing what was coming. "Sure; let me run up to the office and see about my phone, and then we can talk, okay? Or," if she was going to get yelled at, it might as well happen in private instead of making Karla relive it, "you could come up with me?"

Re: Talk to Karla

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Sure!" Still bright and chipper and kind of frightening. "Let's do that."

Dinah followed 'Dite close enough that if she tried to sparkle away? She was gonna get tackled en-route.

Mod Your Shopping

[glacial_queen]

Karla's off doing inventory, if you'd like

OOC

[glacial_queen]

I really need to stop staying up till 5 with Dragon Age.