Emotions Keep Spinning Out [Noa]

[Kimmy Abernathy]

"I would be staring blatantly as well if these curtains weren't in the way." Kimmy blushed and hid her face behind her ice pink hair, smiling shyly. God, that confidence was so attractive, and the joy was infectious. The feedback loop was very visceral for Kimmy, feeling Noa's bold joy. She knew she wasn't supposed to let herself get so wrapped up in others' emotions like this, but the temptation was far too great, and she experienced Noa's emotions as if they were her own. And they were - at least, some of it. She didn't really care to parse them out, she was enjoying the moment too much.

"I went to Hammel, actually. I graduated about a year and a half ago, just starting my second year of college now - UVM is the University of Vermont, by the way." It was Kimmy's turn to be intrigued. What were the chances that ze would encounter another meta-human while simply out and about in Pilot Ridge? True, the concentration of meta-humans would be greater here, but they were still so rare that this was unlikely even here. Ze didn't want to ask about power, though ze was intrigued - that was a bit rude, and ze didn't want to give the impression that that was all ze was interested in. "Oh? How was your time at Hammel?" The question was open-ended enough that Noa could take it wherever she wanted to.

Noa's exclamations and moans sent little thrills down Kimmy's spine. Oh... oh my. She vaguely wondered how red her face was as Noa mused aloud, "God, I feel like a 50's girl gang member." Intriguing... A little game occurred to her, and she grinned slightly and said, "I'm going to guess... A-line collared dress with a denim jacket, maybe a hat or ankle boots?" Her eyebrows shot up as Noa revealed herself. "Hmm, I was close... though you look even better than I imagined." Holy curves, batman. Noa was magnificent.

[Noa Reese]

Noa was tickled when Kimmy made a guess at her outfit. "Damn, that was a fun concept, that guessing game - I wish I had more to try on, but alas," she rolled her wrist in a subtle gesture of unnecessary drama. And she wasn't lying, that would've been a really fun game. "We'll just have to go shopping again some time! And next time you can be the mannequin." She cocked her head to the side, a mischievous grin on her face. Because Kimmy's blush was absolutely adorable. And it was even more adorable because Noa was pretty sure she'd caused it. Making people blush was almost a hobby for her by now.

"Hmm, I was close... though you look even better than I imagined."

Her smile was very feline as she purred, "Why thank you." She put on a classic pin-up pose and shot the pink-haired girl a cheesy wink. She didn't want to change out of this outfit, really - it did amazing things for her cleavage - but she'd have to eventually. Still, that could wait for a bit. So she dropped the pose and leaned up against the door frame of the changing room, crossing her arms.

"As for Hammel..." she shrugged, "I liked it. I still have friends there. I stayed probably a little longer than was totally necessary - my power is pretty limited, I just kinda hear when people are lying, so there wasn't a huge amount of training to be done there, I just stayed to finish high school." She tried to drop her power in like it was no big deal, but there was definitely a part of her that was looking for Kimmy's reaction. Being a lie detector wasn't exactly a fun power around people who told white lies or exaggerated things all the time. Like, for instance, teenagers. So some people immediately got defensive. Noa was hoping Kimmy was not one of those people.

[Kimmy Abernathy]

Kimmy smiled when Noa complimented zir idea. "Why thank you, my lady," ze responded, curtsying with a grin. Oh yes, ze was still quite flushed, and seeing Noa's adorable facial expression as she cocked her head at zir just made zir redder. Ze nodded emphatically at her proposal to get together in the future, raising an intrigued eyebrow at her determination to make her into a, uh, mannequin. Oh, oh my. "Oh, certainly! I'd love to do this again sometime, do you come to the mall often?" Ze suspected it was a bit early in the interaction to ask for contact information, though ze wasn't sure. New to flirting and all.

Kimmy didn't particularly want Noa to change out of that outfit either. Or that pose. At this rate the flush on her cheeks would never disappear.

"I liked it. I still have friends there. I stayed probably a little longer than was totally necessary - my power is pretty limited, I just kinda hear when people are lying, so there wasn't a huge amount of training to be done there, I just stayed to finish high school," Noa responded. Huh, lying detection? Ze actually hadn't heard of that power before. Kimmy wasn't particularly concerned, since ze generally made zir best effort to be as honest as ze could. "Wish I could say the same for myself, Empathy is a lot to handle at times." And that was all ze would say about that. Ze certainly didn't want to drag zirself down with those thoughts at that moment. Ze had a thought in the back of zir mind that Noa might be turned off knowing that she was flirting with an Empath. Hopefully she wouldn't be.

An idea came to Kimmy, and she grinned somewhat slyly. "Give me five minutes to prepare one outfit, and see what you think of the results." Her head was buzzing from playful happiness. She loved playing like this, especially if the subject was fashion design and her partner was a really cute girl.

[Noa Reese]

"Oh, certainly! I'd love to do this again sometime, do you come to the mall often?"

Noa was doing an incredibly stupid dance inside her head. But no one knew that. She certainly wasn't doing it in real life, she was cool as a cucumber (except for the grin). "To be honest; no. But I have a feeling that is about to change." Her eyebrows lifted slightly, in that sort of playful way. She could totally make an effort to come to the mall more often. She may need to pick up a few more shifts, or find some other ways of earning money, but she could make that happen.

"Wish I could say the same for myself, Empathy is a lot to handle at times."

Noa nodded, casually. But fuck, that must be tough. A flicker of worry passed through her mind - because she wasn't always in this good of a mood. Sometimes she was really upset underneath the happiness and that wasn't fair to- but then the thought was gone, swept away by the fact that today she was not thinking about that. Pure and simple. Cute girl, cute dress, cute banter, she could forget about her personal problems.

It didn't even pass through her mind that her interest in Kimmy might be influencing any returning interest. If it had, there would definitely be a minor crisis of confidence.

"Give me five minutes to prepare one outfit, and see what you think of the results."

Oh, yay, this would be fun! Noa's grin widened, all to eager to go along with the plan. She took advantage of the time Kimmy spent putting together an outfit to change out of hers and back into her own clothes. She plucked her cell phone (ancient thing that it was) out of her bag and flipped it around in her hand, idly, intent to get Kimmy's number.

[Kimmy Abernathy]

Kimmy felt a flicker of worry pass through Noa as ze turned to flounce off into the main part of the store. Ze momentarily looked back, momentary uncertainty showing on zir face. Was Noa concerned about zir power? Was there something she didn't want zir to see? However, it passed a moment after it started, replaced with her former giddiness. Ze shot her a smile before flouncing off into the store to search for zir three-minute outfit.

She hadn't walked for long when she encountered a green "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" sweater. Kimmy tilted her head. That was... odd, to say the least. Perfect for flirting, though, isn't it? she realized, and with a giddy smile she pulled the slightly oversize sweater off the rack. Her challenge for the next 4 1/2 minutes was to craft an outfit out of this... odd piece.

Kimmy spun and leaped around the store, less out of a sense of urgency than sheer joy. She could feel Noa's emotions in the back of her mind, though they had faded with distance and the emotions she was experiencing were hers alone. Oh, yes, she certainly was very giddy about this development, it wasn't all just secondhand emotion. She grabbed a pair of thigh-high socks from a table - dark red with lace-up detail in the back - and dark blue (almost black) denim short shorts. Oh, yes, this would leave a nice little thigh gap. She had a minute to see if she could find shoes to go with this.

Because it was primarily a clothing store, it didn't have many shoes, but it did have a few. Ze briefly browsed the selection of shoes - how does the Imperial measuring system work?? - before settling on a pair of black 4" heels with a 1/2" platform. Coming on too strong? Eh, ze liked heels and wore them all the time, so whatever.

With a flounce in zir step, Kimmy bounced back to Noa with a grin on zir face. The outfit was wrapped in the green sweater to hide the shorts, thigh-highs, and heels. "Got it!" ze announced to Noa, waiting to see what was next.

[Noa Reese]

As Kimmy returned, Noa raised an eyebrow with a look of amused suspicion. Hm... But no, no, she shouldn't try to guess, that would ruin the fun! And Noa had a feeling that this would be fun. Because anything involving a gorgeous pink-haired girl taking her clothes off (even if she put others on) was obviously fun.

And speaking of that gorgeous girl -

Noa held the curtain open for Kimmy to go in, but put out her cell phone. "Here, we can swap numbers and go shopping some time." Eh, not the most witty or intriguing of lines, but she didn't want to say what she'd been thinking of - something about having an angel on call, or something like that, she'd dismissed it before developing the idea fully. Oh wait, it was coming to her- "Or maybe just text until 2 am or something. That's fun too."