Chapter 25 - It is dressed up
Chapter 25 – It is dressed up
“Hey, Thia... prom’s coming up. Want to go dress shopping with me?”
“It refuses. It prefers Home.”
“Thia, you can’t buy dresses at home.”
“It already has dresses at Home.”
“No. Absolutely not. You cannot wear those to prom, Thia. We need something cute. Uh, no offense. But we need something more special than what you usually wear, anyway. So come shopping with me.”
“It refuses.”
“C’mon, it’ll be fun! Probably. But wear comfy shoes, cause it might take a while.”
“What price will Amy offer It in return?”
“You’ll get to see me dress up, too? I’ll probably be trying on a lot of different things, so that’s a whole bunch of new things to see that you won’t be able to get anywhere else. Exclusive offer. While quantities last. Buy now, buy now, buy now.”
“Understood. It’s Task is to accompany Amy dress shopping. The Price paid is novel information regarding Amy’s dressing habits. Are these Terms correct?”
“Hmm. Not quite. I want to see you dress up, too. So how about this: the task is seeing Thia dress up, and the price is getting to see Amy dress up in return.”
“Understood. The Task and the Price are Just.”
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“Alright, Thia. It's time for battle. Do you have any preferences for where we start our holy crusade, soldier?”
“It does not.”
“Hm. Okay, how do you normally pick out your dresses then?”
“It’s summoner provides It with clothing.”
“That’s... That makes a lot of sense.”
“. . .”
“Me and dad are going to need to have a talk.”
“Understood.”
“Right. Anyway, leaving that for now... I’m going to throw dresses at you for the next couple hours, and we’ll see which ones you like, okay?”
“Understood.”
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“Cute! What do you think about this one?”
“It sees little difference between Amy’s proferred dress and It’s usual dress.”
“Ouch.”
“Is Amy injured?”
“...No, it’s okay. I’ll go find a different one. Wait here for a sec.”
“Understood.”
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“Okay, how about this one?”
“It posits: the colour of this dress is yellow.”
“Very good! Anything else?”
“It has no further observations.”
“...”
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“Uh, this one's a little bold, even for me. But it’s different from all the other ones, so maybe you’ll like it?”
“. . .”
“...”
“It finds this dress much colder than the previous suggestions. It posits: this dress is negative because Amy has said that cold is negative.”
“Meep. What type of secondary foliation can be slaty, crenulated, or disjunctive?”
“Cleav—”
“Haha. Wow. Is it getting hot in here or is it just me? Did somebody mess with the thermostat?”
“Incorrect. The thermostat maintains the temperature of the store at a general constant. It posits: Amy’s spontaneous increase in internal body temperature has offset the coldness that should have arisen from increased exposure.”
“...Hah.”
“It prefers It’s torso to be more covered to prevent the loss of warmth.”
“Meep.”
“Amy’s soul is agitated, but properly housed.”
“...Meep.”
“It is perplexed by Amy’s current state.”
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“How's this?”
“It finds the fabric of this dress uncomfortable compared to It’s usual dress.”
“No silk, got it.”
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“What are your thoughts on this style?”
“It posits: the colour of this dress is blue.”
“...”
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“Oh! This one fits your vibe super well. And it's comfy. And it comes in black and white so we could do a thing. What do you think?”
“It has no complaints.”
“...”
“It wonders what Amy is thinking.”
“Just processing dressbuy.exe.”
“Understood.”
“...”
“. . .”
“Yeah, it’s these ones. For sure.”
“Understood.”
“Hi, excuse me. Could you help us bag up the white knee-length and the black ankle-length one?”
“Aww, is that for the two of you? That’s going to be such a cute matching theme.”
“Mhm. I think so, too.”
“Alright, let me go ahead and ring those up for you. Take your time! They'll be at the counter whenever you're ready.”