Demon Marcus, Sunday

[myownface]

Sparkleface was having a beautiful day! Sure, she hadn't been able to find Butterbean at all yesterday or today, and when she'd wandered into the deeeep and spooooky woods, she'd found to her dismay that the trees weren't lollipops or cotton candy. They weren't even peppermint bark. They were just bark. She had made a point to tell the nice deer on her way back into town that they probably didn't want to lick them until they got that all sorted out. The deer hadn't even thanked her, but they had seemed pretty interested in everything she had to say, so she'd kept chatting them up all night.

And now... well, she wasn't sure what she was doing in this store, really. She'd found her way in, noticing some pretty rainbow things in the window, and now...

... she was stuck and couldn't get the door back open.

But it was still a beautiful day! Even if this place didn't seem to stock clothing for pegasi. She'd have to leave a politely-worded note for whoever ran the shop before she left. If she ever figured out how.

[OOC: Open! Sparkle is Sparkleface from TTG because this is the only way I'm ever gonna play a character I animated, alrighty-o.]

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[imafuturist]

Tony had had his fashion besmirched by Steve. And, after some random walking up and down the streets of Fandom for hours on end, he found the clothing store. It wasn't Jan's, but it would have to do.

"I can't find my businessman suit, so I need one," he announced.

He needed to make it rain at the club.

[myownface]

"Oh no!" Sparkleface fluttered over to the... strange... being... with a concerned but trusting look on her face. "Did you misplace it? If I could find my flerd, we could send out a search party! The power of teamwork would help us find your suit!"

She said, not entirely sure what a suit was. Clearly not understanding that they were literally in a store that sold them.

[imafuturist]

If this ended up being the part where he had to do something in order to fight whatever brought him here, he was super disappointed. He already had a unicorn buddy, guys.

"...what's a flerd?"

Legit, that's what he took from the entire thing.

[myownface]

"It's a group of pegasus! It's half flock, half herd!"

Because of course it was.

[imafuturist]

That made sense. Sort of. To Tony only.

"Cool. Suits. I need the best one you have. I have to look amazing when I get back home. That'll show Steve."

[myownface]

Sparkleface had no idea what a suit was. So she was fluttering up to rest a reassuring hoof on Tony's shoulder.

"But people always look their best when they're happy and feeling good about themselves!" There was a pause, and then she gasped. "Do you not feel good about yourself??"

[imafuturist]

"Of course not! That's why I need the suit."

Wow, Tony. Wow.

[myownface]

"Oh... that's sad."

See how sad you just made the pegasus? See, Tony?

"But why do you need a suit to make you feel better? I bet we could find all kinds of reasons for you to love yourself just by taking a look at the person you are on the inside!"

[imafuturist]

Because he was from a phone game that did these things from time to time. It was both the worst and best.

Tony looked a little anxious about the prospect of looking deep down inside. "Can't we just find a flashy suit instead?"

[somethingwithturquoise]

Summer did not intend to give up her search for a battle partner. What else was she going to do anyway? The only other alternative was more praying or actually spending time with her Mortys, which, you know...ew.

She opened the door and popped her head in and called out, "Are there any Morty trainers in here?"

[myownface]

"I don't know what that is," Sparkleface all but chirped at the person who had appeared in the doorway. "But if you describe one to me, I'll do my very very best to help you find one!"

At least she had stopped yelling.

[somethingwithturquoise]

"Oh. My. God."

Summer, with her three Mortys trailing behind her, stepped into the store, staring for a moment as her brain seemed to short circuit slightly. There was no length of exposure to Headism that could truly erase some of the most deeply seeded aspects of Summer's personality.

Let the squealing begin.

"You are the cutest pony ever! You have...ohmygod, those cute little wings, and you're pink, and those eyes! O, thank you, Great Giant Heads, I knew you would not put me through this without some reward for my faith!"

There was a small sound like "eeeeee" that escaped as handed her head idol to one of her Mortys so she could clap her hands. "And you talk, too, ohmygod, my name is Summer, these are my Mortys, what's your name?"

[myownface]

"My name is Sparkleface!" And she was looking quite pleased at that reaction, indeed! She fluttered up off the ground, and then flew in a little circle around Summer and her Mortys. "Is this your flerd? I seem to be missing mine."

She paused, and then quickly added, "Not that I don't think the people here would make wonderful friends!"

[somethingwithturquoise]

Dying. Summer was dying. If the Giant Heads decided to annihilate her right at this moment, she would truly do so in happiness.

"Flerd?" Summer bit down a grin. "That's, like, flock plus herd, or something, because you're a pegasus, right? Ohmygod, that is so cute. No, I don't have a flerd, though, if I am lucky, I will Ascend one day. My Mortys here are more like...pets, I suppose. I have been searching for someone who has other Mortys so we might battle for glory, but I fear I am the only one with Mortys on the entire island."

[myownface]

Oh! This person was veryvery smart! She'd figured out what a flerd was all on her own! Sparkleface made a happy little trot in a circle, right there in mid-air.

"You're so kind!" Oh, she liked you, Summer. "But if nobody else has pet Mortys, doesn't that mean that you're already the champion?"

[somethingwithturquoise]

The light in Summer's eyes was as bright as the gold on her face. "You know, sparkleface," she said, "I never thought of it that way. All day...and yesterday, too...I've been thinking that I have forsaken my duties, but perhaps this whole time, the whole point has been that I'm already worthy, that perhaps I was sent here to be able to bask in truly being a champion of Pocket Mortys!"

[myownface]

"That's the spirit!" Sparkleface flew a happy little loop-de-loop right there in the shop. "You don't need to prove yourself to anybody, because you're perfect just the way you are!"

[regretiz4suckas]

Peggy had already had some great clothes with her, but really, you couldn't expect her not to try to shop at this place. Although the name was somewhat sinister, the clothing seen through the window appeared to be interesting.

So she swept in, looking like someone who was used to saying "put it on my line of credit," and then paused to pose for a second.

[myownface]

"Oh, what a pretty pose!" Sparkleface couldn't help but flutter over so that she could see that pose from every possible angle. "Did you come up with it yourself?"

[regretiz4suckas]

"...!" After the lion, she really should have expected this. But somehow she hadn't.

"Yes. Yes I did." Never let it be said Peggy couldn't recover quickly. Even while she was staring. "I'm sorry, I didn't expect-- someone to recognize that so quickly. Excuse me; Peggy Shippen, of Philadelphia."

[myownface]

Peggy? As in Pegasus? Sparkleface gasped in delight, and then landed and gave Peggy a polite curtsy. Or something not unlike a curtsy, which was difficult to properly manage on four legs.

"It's nice to meet you, Peggy of Philadelphia! I'm Sparkleface of Pegasus Village!"

Which, it should be noted, was nowhere near here, either.

[regretiz4suckas]

"Sparkle...face." Peggy was still smiling, but she was going to still be trying to wrap her mind around-- well, everything. "How lovely to meet you. Is this your shop? It's very different from what I'm accustomed to."

[myownface]

"I don't know who owns this shop," Sparkleface confided, trotting around in a happy little circle as she spoke. "I just managed to find my way in, but couldn't get back out again."

Stupid inward-swinging doors and no hands.

"But if there's anything I can help you with, I would be happy to try!"

[regretiz4suckas]

Peggy paused, and said, "Well then. You help me find a nice hat to protect me from the sun--" The one she was wearing was lovely, but not nearly broad enough in this heat and glare. "--and I'll be happy to set you free of this place."

By holding a door open. It's the little things that mean something.

[myownface]

Sparkleface would take it!

"Oh! I think I saw hats..." She frowned a little in thought, and then perked up and fluttered across the room. "Over here!"

Ball caps, mostly. She was a pegasus. She wasn't not exactly up on the latest human fashions.