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Flash Belle
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“Whee!” Landi whirls in the air, darting erratically. “Free samples! Free boozy samples o’ instant inebriation! And they have mixers in the back!”
“Mixers? Sure. But that instant inebriation? No, thanks,” you sigh. You don’t have Landi’s tolerance.
“ ’Kay. Imma get this sparkler potion and commune with spirits.”
“Spirits?” you shrug. “What do dead fairies know about partying?”
“A LOT,” Landi says, juggling her potions. “It puts voices in your head. Some have great ideas! Some are really dumb but that’s okay.”
“Are you sure that isn’t your own internal monologue?”
“Ha, ha, u so funny. Oh! Vivi! You’re gonna love these potions!” Landi holds up two obviously scent-related potions: Flowery Fragrance and Familiar Fragrance.
“Landi, you know I can’t take potions or mutagens,” you say. “I’m forbidden from performance-enhancing-“
“Yeah, yeah, but this isn’t an upgrade for fencing. And we SAVE money with these- we don’t gotta buy perfume for a hot date! C’mon, be my sorority scent sister? Perfume please?”
“Whatever,” you sigh. “If it’ll save money, and make you happy, fine.”
“YAY! Oh, look! A human potion. It’s real expensive, but c’mon! Imagine being big and huge!”
“Human potion? Nah. Humans are just big, dull fairies without anything that makes us special. Sure, they’re big, strong and smart, but even armored opponents have weak points. One quick slice of the ol’ jugular and they better hope they’re near a healer, or else they’re out for good.”
“But they have cleavage,” Landi says sagely. “The universal fairy carrying slot.”
“Landi, are you trying to convince me to buy this so you can squish yourself between a pair of huge human boobs?”
“I promise to share!”
You swipe the human potion and put it back on the rack to Landi’s dismay. Too expensive. Not worth it. Nope. Landi and your funds are already gonna be drained as it is, paying for the mixers and whatever Landi’s blowing her stipend and your tournament winnings on. You don’t want to enable Landi any more than you already are.
Ellie joins you from the front of the store. You decide to let Ellie keep her secrets- for now. You give her a knowing smirk, and she adjusts her glasses nervously.
“What’s up?” Landi asks, catching on to your subtle tease.
“Nothing!” Ellie’s glasses fidgeting increases.
Landi’s eyebrows bounce up and down. She’ll surely get to the bottom of this sooner or later- all you have to do is wait. You go and grab the mixers, since Landi’s forgotten all about her mission. Of course. You do it quickly, so she doesn’t get out of your sight for longer than a few moments. Thankfully, her inebriation is keeping her from darting off, for now.
Landi’s invetory now has:
- Mixers
- Commune With Spirits
- Sparkler Potion
- Flowery Fragrance
- Familiar Fragrance
Mission Accomplished! You grab Landi by the wrist and guide her back to campus. You’re ready to blow off some steam and party at last.
However, as you leave the mall, something in a shop window catches your eye. Something that makes your steely dedication to the mission waver. You try to resist, but it’s just so tempting.
1. What is it?
2. You have to resist. You're so disciplined, and... and... you have an image to maintain! Can you resist?
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