Re: [Mission 3]
Gusty winds carried sheets of rain across the hood of the STV as Hanako drove it into the commercial area of the capital city. As always, traffic was a little thick, but there weren't many people on foot due to the weather. Hanako knew good places to go from her time residing in Kyoto and from various shore leaves from the Sakura. After a few minutes of driving in the rain, Hanako pulled the STV into a large parking garage connected to a shopping mall, and parked her STV next to a camouflage STV from the local base.
Midori was grateful for the garage, shaking out her hair a little to try and get the rain from it. As she disembarked from the vehicle, she waited for the others to see where they were headed.
Yaichiro hopped out of the back, thankful for the raincoat. Of course, the fact he had to sit in the back made him wonder where they were going to put their purchases on the trip back... "So...what's the first stop, Taisa?"
Hanako unbuckled her harness and slid on her bottom, feet-first over the edge of the giant truck, feeling around with her boots until she found footing on the step bar, and then gingerly lowered herself down to the concrete. "Perhaps we should get the lightest items first. Also, I have to pee."
Midori blinked a little at how open Hanako was. For some reason she didn't remember her being like that. Regardless Midori held her hand out a little, her fingers tentatively searching for Hanako's hand. It was as if she were afraid to take the hand yet was desperately seeking the comfort.
Yaichiro blinked at the very candid way of putting it, but nodded. "Understood..."
The captain have Midori's hand a warm squeeze with one hand and with the other, twirled out her communicator and flipped it open to eye her shopping list. "Tights, pantyhose and stockings, a dress, silk chemise, socks...we need a clothing store."
"I will follow you Hanako-sama." It had been a while since she had been in a clothing store, even since before her capture. She looked down at herself and suddenly didn't think she looked all that good.
"In that case, I'll just go in the mall and wait for you two to finish in that store..." Yaichiro said. After Hanako's comment of his being strange, he'd lost the nerve to buy things for a Kaserine-laden self.
Hanako nodded to Midori, then looked to Yaichiro again, thinking of his earlier comment about gender swapping. Did he secretly like to dress in women's clothing? "I am hesitant to leave you alone. I know you are responsible, but I am a little paranoid these days. There are angry people out there."
At the comment from Hanako, Midori's ears twitched a little as she looked to the smaller woman. "No one would hurt Yaichiro-sama, would they?"
"...Well, to be honest, I was shot in the chest the last time I was here....but I have a restraining order on the man, and those were bizarre circumstances..."
"Call me if you have any problems," Hanako ordered Yaichiro, while leading the two into the mall. From the entrance they could see a luxurious looking semi-formal women's clothing store called Pretty Nights.
Midori watched the store as they closed in on it, silently fretting over the fact that Yaichiro would be all alone in the mall, around people that might hurt him.
"Understood, Taisa. And you needn't worry too much." Yaichiro was, to be honest, worried about his safety as well. However, he had a weapon this time around, his 10 mm. He looked around for stores that might interest him. If he didn't find any, he'd stay in the food court, or try the arcade.
The store was a sophisticated type. After passing through a holographic curtain, Midori and Hanako were identified by scanners that would automatically charge items to their accounts as they carried them out of the store. It was completely automated, although there was a clerk girl handy in case they needed help. Hanako looked over at a rack of prom-style dresses. "Ooh."
Midori's ears seemed to lay back at both the scan and the dresses. Dresses were never really her style, though in truth the white haired Neko had never actually tried one on.
Hanako picked out a pretty red dress and held it out over her chest. "Mmm."
Midori tilted her head for a moment before she nodded. "It looked like it would look nice Hanako-sama." She looked the woman up and down, trying to imagine her in it.
"I will get it," Hanako smiled. "Now, for some tights and such...do you see anything you like?"
Midori peered around the store a little, searching in her visual range to see if there was anything she liked. The cheongsams looked rather nice, a few that she spotted. Midori gave a nod and pointed toward the outfits. "The cheongsams look nice..."
"Do you want to try one on?" Hanako asked.
Midori nodded once and smiled. "I saw a white one I liked." Midori was eyeing the white cheongsams with a red collar.
"Go for it," Hanako grinned, taking the red dress with her to the changing area, where they could both try on clothes.
Midori nodded a little and smiled, taking the cheongsams with her to the changing room. A little nervous, Midori entered the room and stared at the sash around her waist, a little more than nervous about undressing again.
The helpful captain undressed the samurai with a warm smile.
While she seemed scared of the contact in such a way, Midori kept herself quiet, her arms out to the side so the yukata could slide off easier. She was trying her hardest not to yelp or whimper. As the yukata finally came off, a pair of standard issue panties and bra were underneath. It seemed that Midori hadn't been wrapping her chest. Midori then quickly dressed again. On the front of the Yukata was a black dragon twisting around the sides of her cheongsam before opening it's maw directly out from the stomach.
"It looks good," Hanako said, sliding her uniform off to try on the red dress.
Midori looked away from Hanako for the moment and waited until she was done to turn around. With a smile Midori nodded. "It does indeed look good Hanako-sama."