Retail Therapy [VincentXMaggieXOpen]

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After all that has happened the last few days, Maggie had fallen into a funk. She became paranoid and jumpy, looking over her shoulder as though expecting to see someone there. She didn't know who she was expecting, perhaps Nos with his oh so delightful giant gun or Brock with his demon form. She wasn't sure how Brock was going to react to her giving up the dagger and was a little unsure of what he would do. She was confused and frightened, which may be why she was doing retail therapy at the moment.

Maggie was dressed not in one of her usual dresses but in dark-wash, bootcut jeans with a fitted button-up top and a lightweight jacket in a pretty shade of soft green. With sleek chocolate brown wedges and a matching purse large enough to hold all her essentials as well as a delicate charm necklace, Maggie was simple and refined, looking like your average girl. Which, in many ways, Maggie was. It was just the whole omnilingualism that kept her from being considered normal but compared to other metahumans she was relatively normal.

She carried a few shopping bags with her, having already brought a few things that had popped out to her. This included some dresses and really cute shoes, though in one of the bags there was a camera bag and her new camera, because why not? Photography may be something she likes, though for now it was for her to see if she was good at it.

Should probably call Kaie later, tell her that any and all possibilities of double dates with Brock are now, officially, over. Maggie thought, frowning at the idea as she flipped her brown, curled hair over her shoulder and out of her face as she looked around the shop she was currently in, browsing for something to catch her eye.

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Vincent was once more out on the prowl to find something. What was he looking for? He had no idea, but he would know once he found it. There were plenty of things to look for in the city. This time Vincent was going to a new shopping district. There was a lot of pink in the area, but that meant nothing to him. It was a new place to look around and there was no telling what Vincent was going to find. Already he had experienced a myriad of scents, and that was even more reason to go in and explore.

A lot of people stared at Vincent when he entered the area. Some were because it was a guy walking through here, and some were because he had the silliest grin on his face. Many could only assume he was up to the worst possible thing with that grin, but Vincent was merely happy about everything. That day with Kaie had really changed things for him and brought a whole new perspective to this world. Maybe connecting with people would be a good thing.

Maybe.

Vincent could not decide what store to go into and ended up picking one at random. Everything in the store was weird to him, but there were certainly some pretty things in here. It gave Vincent some ideas since none of this would actually work for Kaie considering here size. He could simply magic something up later on though. Vincent simply needed inspiration.

However, Vincent was met with a face full of brown hair instead of inspiration. He had not been looking where he was going and a mass of hair came out of nowhere and smacked him head on. Vincent could only cough like crazy as he tried to recover his breath and not choke on that brown mass.

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Omg, someones eating my head! Maggie thought as someone started to cough and choke behind her due to her hair, spinning around quickly with wide eyes, her body tense. She was fully prepared to see Nos and his gun or even Brock, but in seeing that it wasn't neither of them she relaxed a bit. "Oh gosh, i'm so sorry. Did my hair-? Nevermind, i'm just sorry!" Maggie quickly said, looking up at the guy who had gotten a facefull of brown curls. Awkward.

She quickly looked him over, as though trying to see if he had a weapon out in the open for everyone to see. He was a nice looking guy, with a medium tan that made his white hair really stand out, along with his pretty blue eyes. What is with everyone here having pretty blue eyes? First Dick and now this guy, Maggie thought, wondering if he was a... What did Nos call us? Metahumans? Maggie thought, taking a breath before speak.

"You goin to be alright? I'm really sorry about that, though its kind of your fault too. You should of been paying attention to where you where going." Maggie pointed out, smirking as she put her hands on her hips, wondering what his excuse would be. She also couldn't help but wonder who he was and if he was a good guy, a bad guy, or a Rat's Nest guy.

And then a girl appeared at the guys elbow, saying sorry and that the guy was special, which made Maggie raise a brow to them both. "Its fine. Nothing bad happened so we're cool" Maggie said with a shrug of her shoulders. It beat having a gun to her face.

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Vincent thought this was going to be the end of him. Out of nowhere the mass of brown assaulted his face and made him choke on the weird creature. Of course once he finally managed to look, he realized it was not some creature but hair that belonged to a girl. Still! That hair was dangerous! Someone needed to do something about it. Wrap it up or something. There was no need to throw it all over the place. People could die.

What he had not been expecting was a Paige coming out of nowhere and pulling out of the tangle he had found himself in. Vincent had barely recovered his breath when he heard Paige's comment. He was special. The meaning of the phrase was completely lost on him, and he could only grin at what he thought was a compliment. He would never know that was actually an insult.

"I'll be just fine. I tend to forget where I'm walking when I'm looking at stuff," Vincent said with a nervous laughter. If Paige had not been there, he would have probably been a complete nervous wreck. Talking to girls was not easy, but it had always been easy with her. This was the second time running into her, but that did not matter.

"Is your hair okay though? It did not taste very good but it was soft. I hope I did not damage it," Vincent asked her. Smoothest guy ever. All he wanted to do was look at more pretty things.

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"No problem. Happens to me all the time," Maggie said with a shrug, trying to think of ways to help the guy relax. He seemed nervous, letting out a nervous laugh and the need to help him calm down and relax arose in her. It was a maternal feeling, even though he was probably older than her. Well, he was at least taller than her.

"My hair? Don't worry, it's fine and um, thank you?" Maggie said, unsure of what to say. How do you respond to someone who says your hair is soft but doesn't taste good? Maggie thought as she looked over at the girl, who had take some steps away from the boy and looked as though she was trying to hide a blush.

Ah, someone has a crush. Maggie thought, rolling her eyes when the girl stated that they didn't need any drama. "Why would there be drama? It was an accident." Maggie said, pausing to think before speaking again. "Do people here start drama over silly accidents? Hm, that would explain all the villains running around." Maggie couldn't help but mused, wondering if there was something in the water here that made people so over emotional and whatnot.

When the girl brought up the fact that the boy had been looking at womans clothing, claiming that the store was simply that, Maggie couldn't help but frown a bit at her. "He may of simply gotten lost, thats all. The men's wear is often in different places depending on the store. Or maybe he was looking for something to give to a lady friend," Maggie said, looking between the two of them once more. Obviously they knew each other, but why wasn't she helping him? Very odd.

"I'm Maggie, Maggie Blythe and you two are?" Maggie asked, introducing herself. Because even though one of them tried to swallow her hair, manners still mattered.

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Vincent was too much in a good mood to realize any of Paige's reactions or the fact she had been right next to him. He was dealing with the after taste of the girl's brown hair. He had to admit it was much worse than actually tasting the hair. Kind of. Vincent wondered why it did not taste like chocolate since it had the same color. Almost immediately the horrible taste of hair was changed to chocolate, and that made Vincent smile even more. Horrible taste gone. Yes!

He could barely keep up with the exchange between the two girls as he savored the chocolate taste, which made him think of s'mores. Almost as if he was ignoring the girls, Vincent looked around and did not find a no food sign. Most shops were mean like that and did not allow any food in them. This was one must be... what was the word... cool. Yes. This shop was cool.

Vincent held out his hand and a good sized s'more appeared when the conversation was suddenly turned to him. Wait? He was in a woman's clothing store? "Well that explains why everything is so pretty around here," he said to Paige as if he had no idea where he was. And then Maggie turned to defend him, but Vincent was not sure if it was of any help.

"Uh... lady friend... Would that not just be a friend?" Vincent asked as the redundancy confused him. Sure, he was looking around for ideas for a gift. The whole lady friend thing just did not make any sense to him.

"I am Vincent Anairt," Vincent said as he suddenly remembered his manners. Considering there was not much room, he simply bowed his head out of respect before that grin returned to his face. Without any hesitation and as if the s'more had been there all along, Vincent chomped into the delicacy and downed it in a matter of seconds.

"Delicious..."

Vincent was definitely in his own little world.

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As she spoke to the other girl, Maggie kept an eye on the boy, who seemed to be dealing with an odd taste in his mouth by the look on his face. I know hair can't taste that great, but was it truly that bad? Maggie thought, knowing at least that her hair smelled and felt good, her shampoo being strawberry scented.

In seeing a s'more suddenly appear in the guys hand Maggie froze, eyes narrowing then widdening. "Yes, everything is pretty here and i'm sorry, but did you just make that appear? Are you a metahuman?" Maggie asked in a low voice, looking around carefully before looking at Vincent, who seemed confused by her earlier statements. "True, but lady friends are special and it helps people identify what kind of friends a person may have and whatnot." Maggie said, about to go into the messy details of what was running through her mind but deciding not to. He was special, after all, and it would be best to take it slow.

While the boy, Vincent, seemed kind if a bit spacey, the girl was another story. Her expression spoke wonders of her contempt, her tone cool in just a way that made Maggie frown. While her dislike of the girl was not major in any way, it was clear to her that the feeling was mutual. "Perhaps, though maybe not." Maggie said, expecting her to say her name so that she could call her by that instead of simply calling her 'girl'.

Her attention went back to Vincent, once more scanning over him though this time slowly and more exact. "So, are you a metahuman? A teleporter, I believe since you did not have that moments ago. Are you a Titan? Villain? Or a Rat's Nester? Or simply neutral with not a care in the world for the politics of superheroing?" Maggie asked, waiting for his response.

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The two girls were already going at it, and Vincent was clueless about the whole thing. They were simply talking as far as he was concerned. When girls talked to each other, Vincent just happened to space out and think about whatever was running through his mind. It was just easier that way since he did not have to deal with anyone. If he had been paying attention, he would have noticed the growing tension between Maggie and Paige. As if he would know how to deal with that tension anyways.

"Metal human?" Vincent asked as if he had never heard the word before. He had completely heard Maggie wrong there, so Vincent was confused enough asi t was. Again the two girls focused on him again. Vincent just wanted to look around to get some ideas and enjoy his s'mores. The last thing he wanted was to be bombarded with all these questions. Vincent was not even sure he could give them the answers they wanted.

"Oooh. I can teleport," Vincent said with a huge grin as he materialized another s'more and bit into it. Man, those things were the best thing ever. He still wanted to try some of that cake Kaie had mentioned. That would involve meeting her friend, but if it was something more delicious than s'mores, Vincent would have no problem with it.

Maggie's next barrage of questions went straight over Vincent's head as he finished his second s'more. Titan? Like the Teen Titans? Villain did not even register with Vincent, and Rat's Nester just did not make any sense. Rats did not make nests. That was what birds did. Silly girl.

"I just make them," Vincent finally answered Paige. "Y'all want some? Actually, I want to try this cake thing Kaie told me about. I just have not been able to find it so I have no idea what it looks or tastes like. Do y'all know where I could find some?" Vincent asked, completely ignoring the questions Maggie had asked.

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"Meta-human, not metal human." Maggie repeated, remaining kind and patient while inside she was getting fustrated with him. Relax, hes special. Be nice, Maggie thought to herself as he admitted to being able to teleport. See, being kind and patient pays off, Maggie thought as she smiled at him. It appeared, however, that her questions flew over his head as well as the girls.

"Thats what I thought when I first heard it but apparently its real." Maggie said with a shrug, not all that surprise that they didn't know about it. Nos didn't seem like a real friendly guy, that message Maggie had gotten loud and clear, so she suspected that not many people where even aware of their exsistance. Ooops. Maggie thought before mentally shrugging. Thats what you get for putting a gun to my face.

Her attention then went back to Vincent as he said Kaie, a smile blooming on her lips. "Kaie? Very tall, very kind girl? You know her?" Maggie questioned, her smile becoming even bigger when she realized whos cooking skills Vincent was talking about. "Well, look no further because the chief is right infront of you." Maggie said with a mock bow, grinning.

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Vincent still had no idea what Maggie was talking about when she said metahumans. It still sounded like metal humans to him. He most certainly was not a human made of metal. That should be pretty obvious since she had smacked his head with her hair. The collision would not have effected him if he had been made of metal. And now Vincent was curious what it would be like to be made of metal. He would experiment with that once he was not in the middle of a shop.

Yet again the girls began talking about something that made no sense to Vincent. He was still positive the girl was crazy for saying a rat made nests. So he simply ignored the two girls while they talked about the Rat's Nesting or whatever she had called it. He took another few glances around to see if there was anything that could give him some ideas.

When Maggie said Kaie's name, Vincent's attention jumped straight back to her and he could not help but smile as he nodded at her description of the girl.

"Very, very, very tall," he said as he remembered just how tall the girl was. "Yep. I met her the other day and slept with her. It was pretty nice actually," Vincent said as if it was the most natural thing ever. Little did he know of the implication of the words he had just spoken.

"You're the one who makes cupcakes? You need to show me some," Vincent moved on from that with a huge smile on his face. If he had not been excited, he would have been drooling over the thought of eating something more delicious than s'mores.

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Yep, he knew Kaie all right. Maggie smiled as he spoke of Kaie, saying that he had met her the other day and slept with her-
What.

"What." Maggie's eyes went wide when she heard this, and knew that if she had been drinking some water or eating any food she would of spewed it out in shock. Did he just say what I think he said! Maggie thought, not sure what she was feeling. Maybe it was the shock or something. Kaie is in soo much trouble! Why didn't she tell me? Ohmygod, ohmygod, Maggie couldn't help but think before realising that Vincent was talking.

"What? Oh, un, yeah thats me. And show you? Like make you some? And hold on a second, what do you mean by slept with her?" Maggie asked, eyes narrowing at the boy. He didn't seem that bad, simple yes, but why would Kaie let him sleep with her? Maggie listened to the girl, who looked as though she wanted to punch the guy, if he had meant that he had slept beside her. "What she said," Maggie stated, hoping that the girl was right and Vincent had meant it that way.

If it wasn't and he had slept slept with Kaie, Maggie was prepared to give him the speech her older brother gave to all the guys shes dated.