It's HOW Much? [open]

[Kristina Novak]

Likewise, Kristina understood the struggle of not being quick on her feet. While some people like Jade always had a snarky comment ready for use, she didn't. She tried, really, but still struggled. It was why during her time at Hammel Kristina had the tendency to keep to herself. To keep quiet and watch pass through the lens of her camera. At the time, she had been too serious for her own good and found it hard to associate with her classmates.

It had been lonely, sure, but Kristina didn't regret it.

She let out a gentle laugh, matched with a smile. Surprisingly, Kristina hadn't been called that before. She was usually more reserved and in the background, preferring to stock the shelves and fold clothes rather than interact with customers. But her manager insisted that she take a more central role now that the Czech girl had experience; she had to learn to lead the way. Her brown eyes landed on Anjali's form in the jacket, with a nod of approval. It looked good. Really good. She almost blushed, eyes lingering for a moment before Kristina forced herself to look away. The last thing she wanted to do was to creep the pretty girl out.

A look of concern flashed across her face before Kristina realized she was joking. Her posture relaxed, not as rigid as before. She grinned, pointing to a mirror. "Don't hate me, hate the fact that the jacket looks amazing on you."

"Well now that you mention it..." She joked. "No, I promise, nothing else. I won't let you leave the store with anything else besides the jacket. I assume you're ready to check out then?"

[Anjali Kedar]

Vanity wasn't something Anjali possessed an abundance of, so when she was complimented in the coat she blushed a little.  The coat looked nice on her, but Kristina was being kind.  It would have looked nice on just about anyone.  Really, there was nothing special about Anjali, she was quite sure of it.  Except being meta, but that was neither here nor there.  

"The jacket would look amazing on a gorilla." She pointed out with a little giggle, fingers dancing over the smooth, shiny fabric of the garment.  "But I suppose your assumption is right.  Better pay for this thing before I second guess myself for the hundredth time." She teased, headed up towards the register.  "Thanks for convincing me, not that you did a ton of convincing.  I mean, you did some, but in a good way.  Cause I'm buying it."  She lifted the coat as if to show her she was, though it was obvious she intended to purchase it.  Her mouth was running again and she bit her bottom lip.  She really needed to work on that.  

"Anyway.." Anjali rolled her eyes at herself and looked over at Kristina.  "If you ever want to visit me at work, I work over at the gym teaching yoga for now.  Soo.. there's that."  It had become her thing to tell everyone she knew about her classes.  Recruitment was important after all.  "Maybe I'll talk you into buying one of the yoga mats they have for sale." 

[Kristina Novak]

"The gorilla would tear apart the seams." Kristina answered, factually, before she realized that Anjali was probably joking. "Still. You look much better." She insisted, with a shy smile. She was sure that it wouldn't be taken as weird. Just two girls having a normal conversation about clothes.

Her smile spread. Following her to the cash register, Kristina nodded twice before saying "You're welcome. I like to think I know what I'm doing here. And if someone leaves without a certain jacket, then honestly, they are usually back in a couple of days." It was common. Look at the price tag, gasp a little. Then, come back later when they had the money for it. She stepped behind the till, ringing up the purchase with the intimidating amount, even discounted, displayed on the screen.

Yoga. She could use some sort of activity to unwind. Besides, Kristina had sort of let herself go. She stopped going out for morning runs as much, especially when she got the early shift. Then there was school and life in general; everything piled up. "That sounds fun. I've never tried yoga before." She admitted, her hands moving to fold the jacket and wrap it up all nice. She chuckled, shaking her head back and forth with amusement. "Maybe. You'll have to show me a thing or two about the poses and stuff." Well, that sounded intelligent. Still, she beamed over at the other girl.

[Anjali Kedar]

The laughed a little at the comment about gorillas.  She was sure a gorilla would rip the coat apart, but it would look good on it until then, that was for sure.  "Well, thanks." She giggled, glad she looked better than a primate.  

Anjali knew that if she too had left without the jacket today, there was a good chance she would come crawling back in the following days looking for it again.  She'd looked around already and hadn't found anything she liked quite so much, so it made sense that she would have ended up buying the coat anyway.  She would have eventually talked herself into it.  Kristina rang the coat up and she tried not to look at the price, which alone made her sweat enough not to need that coat.  She assured herself she needed it, it would be alright..  She pulled out her debit card and passed it along a little hesitantly.


Her mood shifted when Kristina showed some interest in yoga.  "I can do that!" She insisted, looking around before pulling a gum wrapper out of her pocket.  "Here, I'll give you my number.  Maybe we can get together sometime." She insisted.  She really needed to tone it down with the whole yoga thing, she knew that, but it was all she had going for her outside of school it seemed.  Though she did hang out with some friends now and then! She was nearly 21, which meant she would be in the bars soon.  That was exciting.

She scrawled her number down and slipped the paper wrapper across to Kristina.  "It'll be fun, you can try and sell me pricey clothes and I'll show you how to get into warrior." She laughed, taking her card back.

[Kristina Novak]

Kristina noticed the hesitation in Anjali's fingertips, as she handed over the plastic card. She didn't comment on that, instead offering "Besides, we all deserve to treat ourselves every so often, right? And a jacket is a necessity. I bought a dress here once even though I have so many already." It had been calling to her all shift. Before she clocked out, Kristina had tried on the dress and left with yet another form fitting black dress. But it had cutouts on the sides, and looked good on her.

Keying in price, she rang up the purchase. A smile appeared on her face, again. "Yeah, I'd love to." Kristina replied honestly. She seemed like a really nice girl; Although she loved her roommates, Kristina knew she had to reach out of her comfort zone a little and meet new people. Having only two friends was getting to be a little sad. "You'll probably laugh at my efforts but I'm willing to try." She laughed to herself a little, before handing back her debit card.

She took the gum wrapper, keeping it next to the register. As soon as possible, Kristina would put her number into her phone. "Sounds like a plan to me!" The Czech girl exclaimed, echoing Anjali's laugh. She didn't know how successful she would be selling her more clothes, or how Anjali was going to get her into warrior; the name itself sounded intimidating. "I'll text you, for sure."

[Anjali Kedar]

She supposed Kristina had a point and she smiled and nodded along.  It was okay once in a while to splurge.  It wasn't like she did it all the time, and she was right; a coat was a necessity.  She would be seen wearing it a lot so may as well look good, right?  "You're right." She agreed with a nod, convincing herself still.

When Kristina showed interest in yoga she smiled despite herself.  It was always exciting to have someone new join her class! Especially a friendly and familiar face.  She found she became more at ease when she was in front of people she knew.  She knew she should feel more in the spotlight but she simply didn't.  "I promise I won't laugh at your efforts, scouts honor."  She'd never been a scout, but she was sure if she had been she'd be very honorable.  

"I'll look for your text and send you the info." She offered, her spirits high as she put her card and wallet away.  Maybe she'd dropped and exorbitant amount of money on a coat, at least by her standards, but she'd reconnected with someone which was exciting, especially since that someone might come to her class.  She felt like her class was a way to hang out with people, plus it would give her the opportunity to get to know Kristina before and after class.

"Anyway, it was nice bumping into you! And I think thanks for selling me on the coat." She beamed at the other girl as she retreated towards door.  All in all, she would say the trip was a success.

[Kristina Novak]

Somehow, Kristina trusted Anjali when she said she wouldn't judge her attempt at trying yoga. Besides, wasn't yoga considered a relaxing activity? She could introduce a stress free activity in her life. She decided it was worth a shot, at least, and gave her the chance to see Anjali outside of work.

"Go from my work place to yours." Kristina said, stapling together the receipts and putting a copy in the bag with Anjali's newly purchased coat. She glanced up from the register with a smile. "Thank you. And then we'll see how this all goes." Worse case scenario, Kristina didn't like yoga and they could always meet for lunch or something.

With a small wave, Kristina said "Yeah! It really was." and a matching smile. Meeting a friendly face at work was always nice, especially with the potential for a blooming friendship. She closed the register door and grabbed the gum wrapper with her number on it, keying it into her phone for later.