Needful Things; Monday Afternoon

[totalwildcard]

So the previous week had been distracting. Kinda really distracting, actually, more than enough so that all thoughts of doing things like getting the store officially open again had flitted right out of Harley's little head.

But Monday morning had rolled around, and immediately upon taking her first step out the door to take Bruce out for walkies, Harley had noticed how nice it was out. And it had felt to her as if something had shifted. Or maybe that was just her brain.

Either way:

"Ooh fucking fantastic!"

Waitaminute.

"Fuck, shit, motherfucker - we're back!!"

So the energy of the day was excitement. Which, sure, Harley had also managed to feel a bunch of over the week, especially the day with all the glitter (and there was so much glitter still everywhere) but still. When she we assume returned from swim class, she left the store door wide open, and plastered a new hastily made sign in the window:

WE ARE RE-OPEN !!!

(open! for real, this time!)

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[thatwaslucky]

Considering Rey had helped clear the place out with a cleansing (and potentially toxic) fire, she had to stop in now.

"I see there's been some changes," she said with a smile.

[totalwildcard]

"Rey!" Harley greeted her, with the overly delighted tone of someone who hadn't like just seen her in class just a little earlier. "And yes! Lots!"

That came with a sweeping gesture around the store at all the oh-so-illegally acquired merchandise. There was some really nice stuff, now!

[thatwaslucky]

"I like what you've done," she said honestly as she looked around. "The fresh start was a good idea."

[totalwildcard]

"Weren't it just?" Harley agreed, beaming at the closest display of antique knick knacks. "You gotta start from a clean slate, that's the best thing to build your new stuff on!"

Was that a philosophy she was adhering to with anything else? Ehhhh.

[thatwaslucky]

Unnecessary!

"Exactly," Rey said, and she really was interested in the new stuff. "So how've you been?"


Asked for no reason. No reason at all.

[totalwildcard]

"Good!" Harley said, and it was true in the moment, with the good vibes of the weather and the store, and all the distractions of the previous week. "Didja see all the glitter? It was the best thing ever!"

Ask her again in the evening once she was by herself (well, with Bruce, but still) up in her apartment, and the answer was very likely to be different.

[thatwaslucky]

"It was impossible to miss," Rey said, looking at her hands. "It's still on me even when I get it off."

[totalwildcard]

"I know," Harley said, like it was the best thing ever and not the bane of their existence for at least another week. "Felt like I was one of those lame vampires in those movies! But only the good part, not the angst."

[thatwaslucky]

"There are angsty glitter vampires?"

Oh no.

[totalwildcard]

Harley's eyes went big.

"You don't know?!"

[thatwaslucky]

"I'm behind on a lot of movies," Rey said, clearly knowing she'd missed a big one.

[totalwildcard]

"Well ya should correct that immediately," Harley told her solemnly, with raised eyebrows. Like she was importing some sage advice, here. "You're missin' out on the dumbest sparkles!"

[thatwaslucky]

"Why do they sparkle?" GOOD QUESTION, REY.

[totalwildcard]

"I don't know," Harley said, much too sincerely. "But it is so dumb."

Aaand a beat.

"I love it."

[thatwaslucky]

"Is that because of the glitter?" she guessed.

[totalwildcard]

Harley pointed at her like yes, she got it. "Exactly."

Also if you thought for a second Harley didn't also have a soft spot for 'together forever' romance, no matter how poorly told, you were a fool.

But that was neither here nor there. "Anyway!" she exclaimed, clutching her hands together. "I don't have dvds or nothin', to show ya what you've been missing right now, but can I interest you in something else? A nice lamp? New earrings? Umbrella stand?"

She had so many new-old things to sell!

[thatwaslucky]

"How about chairs?" Rey asked. "I never have people over but I might need more seating someday."

She didn't. She actually had a lot of seating. But she was gonna buy a chair.