Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to shop

[winsomelosesome]

Who: Jan Van Dyne, Tony, OTA
What: Shopping, and Petting Zoo
Where: Event Planet
When: Any time during Event
Warnings: TBD



I Need Your Eyes- OTA

Jan didn't have a shopping partner today, and as much as she could enjoy shopping as a solo venture, right this minute she really needed another pair of eyes. (And hands. All these bags were getting to be a bit much to carry.)

But ah- a fellow kidnapee! Jan waved them over instantly and once they were close enough she spun around so they could get a full picture of the swim suit she was trying on.

"What do you think? Is it hitting right? They have it black too, but I was thinking a pop of colour might go better with the sand back home."


Other Worldly Petting Zoo (for Tony)

Excluding (or sometimes including) Jenn and Patsy, Tony was one of Jan's favourite shopping partners. They got each other, and it was fun for both of them, not a chore to be dragged along to like it was with Scott. She could listen him drone on and on about ants, but he couldn't sit still for five minutes of her discussing why these new shoes were entirely different from the rest of her collection. (AND an investment piece!)

So she was all ready quite pumped up from their afternoon of site seeing and shopping when she spotted something unexpected. Was that...some kind of zoo?? Maybe it was more of a petting zoo than a real zoo, but either way, Jan barely had to say a word, grabbing Tony by the wrist and eagerly dragging them to pay the entry fee.

"Maybe they'll have an other world version of a pony ride," she teased excitedly, as though she wouldn't eagerly pay to have either one of them perched on top of some strange creature and get some tacky photo as a memento.

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Petting Zoo

[in_extremis]

There were plenty of ways that Tony enjoyed spending his money, especially if the experience involved a strict stylist and a private corner to change the cadence of her sighs of disappointment. None of that was likely to happen at a zoo, and he trailed along after Jan reluctantly, making a show of heaving up the bags that he already carried for her like he was too overburdened to start petting anything. Not that it made much of an impression. Jan was thrilled, so Tony followed, and he did have to try to hide his wry smile at her excitement.

"If you wanted a ride, we could be buying you a car. Or a boyfriend," he suggested. "Is that what this is? You're looking for a gentle, single dad type now? I'll keep an eye out."

[winsomelosesome]

"I don't pay for either of those, Darling," she returned with a smirk, though she gave a considering expression. "Maybe. That does imply kids though...Do you think I'd make a good step-mother?" Don't answer that. It's probably a trap.

Jan paid for their tickets to make up for dragging Tony along. "Why, are there any prospects apart from Peter?"

[in_extremis]

"Only if by 'good' you mean 'inflicting severe psychosexual confusion on them for life'. Then yeah, you'd be great," Tony committed anyway, and had to smile innocently at a the family behind them to get tickets, whose matriarch was giving him a warning side-eye. Maybe having him along to play wingman was going to backfire.

"Oh, we're talking about longterm, okay, I thought we were just doing a vacation romance," he accepted as they made their way through the first gate. A local single dad would fill the same role as a hot engineer at an out-of-state conference, but Peter was still going to be around when they went back to the ship. Peter was also making Tony's mouth twist dubiously, because he was a little close to the manic scientist that the 'gentle single dad' type was supposed to be the opposite of. "It's a limited selection," Tony had to admit, "So, the standards are going to have to be lower than you deserve. Unless--you know, this Steve doesn't even know Hank, he wouldn't have the same hangups about dating you."

[winsomelosesome]

"Not necessarily longterm," Jan corrected with a scrunched face, "Just...available when needed?" she posed, trying to word it some what delicately.

"...I know we're not- when you're from, but-...you'd want me to...explore my options, right?" She and Tony were generally fairly like minded. She assumed her Tony would understand the complications of unknown alien interference.

[in_extremis]

The delicacy wasn't exactly necessary; Tony intimately understood what she meant, though he tipped his head with a twitch of his brow, ready to argue that some stability in the system was usually more effective. It was Jan's careful wording that stopped him, uncertain what the distance was. Maybe it was just that shadow of a relationship that he didn't have the proper context for, so while he was pretty sure of his answer to Jan's next question, he was less sure that was what she wanted to hear.

"Let's put it this way," he proposed as he bundled their shopping bags against the wall to offer his hands to the blast of antibacterial treatment mounted there. "How do you feel about him sitting around back home waiting for you?"

[winsomelosesome]

"..." Her nose scrunched and she sighed, scrubbing her hands together with out much care, much more interested in procuring a bucket of animal feed. That at least she didn't pawn off on Tony.

"...Guilty," she finally answered, "You're weirdly good at monogamy," she grumbled with a laugh, "I wouldn't worry about him for a second. Even if I told you to."

[in_extremis]

Jan said that like Tony should be offended, so he brought a hand to his heart and demanded, "What do you mean 'weirdly', what does that mean? I'm good at a lot of things. I'm good at chess, and making grilled cheese." Maybe all of those things depended on one's perspective, and while Tony was confident in his ingeniously microwaved cheese, he had a less positive perspective on how he handled relationships. Not that he had an argument; he was pretty sure he'd be spending most of his time trying to figure out where Jan went, which didn't make him a very fun date. "So, if he misses dinner, you don't eat?" he continued. "Listen, even if we were on Earth, and everything was normal and we had this thing, I wouldn't hold it against you if a business trip ran too long. I'm lucky you forgave me in the first place, I can't be leaving you frustrated, too."

She has eyes and they are up here

[butterfly_kiss]

There's waving, it's enthusiastic, and the woman in question seems to be human so Tae approaches. Because hey, she's on a break from the medical offices she'd been serving as a visiting doctor in and needed something that wasn't a minor medical mishap to distract her (and shopping had clearly been the right choice).

When prompted she considers the swimsuit with a thoughtful tilt of her head.

"I'll have to consider the black for myself, but you are right. A bit of color popping would be better. Perhaps some accessories to go with it, provided it's resistant to tarnishing. Silver perhaps?"

Both are worth looking at

[winsomelosesome]

"Gold's more my colour," Jan counters with a him of consideration, but she grins, glad to have found someone who takes this as seriously as she does.

"You're right though, black is definitely your colour. Come try this one on with me, and I'll try the yellow one. Jan, by the way," she adds.

not wrong at all

[butterfly_kiss]

Was it? Tae wasn't particular to gold so she supposed she didn't think in terms of it. But hey, to each their own. Still, she's not going to pass up a chance to, just for a few minutes, enjoy clothes shopping. Last time she tried was the Sporting Event with Tony, and he'd tried to steal shoes for her.

That had gone poorly.

"I've had plenty of years to figure out my colors. Blues are good too, and a hint of red. But I doubt I'll get exactly what I want here."

But she offers the woman a bow of her head. Considers what name to offer. Back home it would be so easy, she'd just be Dr. Takemi with someone her age, but... Well, she's erring on the side of most humans she meets not being Japanese, and this woman didn't have the look. (And clearly spoke English sooooo.)

"Tae," she says at last. "Let me find one in my size first."

[winsomelosesome]

"Definitely blue," Jan agreed, looking her over with an appraising eye. "Reds...White, Jewel tones I think."

She starts leading her back to find one in her size. "If we don't find something you like, you can always describe what you're looking for and I can whip something up. Lots of fabrics to choose from here."

[butterfly_kiss]

Oh no, Tae likes this woman quite a bit. Knows colors. She smiles and nods along.

"I like strappy when it's a swimsuit. Not a bikini so much as a one piece with straps and lots of windows for skin," she says.

Does she like to give implications of being tied up? Yes. It was to her taste. Though, now she has other questions.

"You're a fashion designer? Can you really get swimsuit suitable fabric here?"

[winsomelosesome]

Jan's eyes are alight with the possibilities, all ready mentally designing what lines would look best with Tae's frame.

She nods, definitely seeing the picture, "There's a few candidates you should try, but I'd love to make you something custom."

There's a grin then and another nod, "Among other things. And we should be able to find something suitable. Depends too if you're looking for one that will get a lot of swimming action or one that's more for lounging and showing off in the sun?"

Eyes

[crystalmaster]

Radley is surprised and amused to suddenly be waved over to weigh in on a swimsuit.

"Oh yes, it's perfect on you," he says. "But as for back home, do you mean Agra-10 home or home-home?"

[winsomelosesome]

Jan's head tilts, "Agra-10 home, unless purple sand is the norm for you in your home-home?" she laughs.

[crystalmaster]

Radley smirks. "That'd be pretty, but sadly no. I'm rarely found at a beach, but I've seen enough to know the sand is just a regular color."

[winsomelosesome]

"Well there we go," Jan agrees. "So should I go with the colour? Is the purple sand going to wash the black out?"

[crystalmaster]

"Hmm. I do like the idea of this color contrasted with the purple," Radley muses. "Although I tend to feel you can't ever go wrong with black." He winks. He is, as usual, wearing mostly black.

[winsomelosesome]

"I can see that," Jan agrees with a laugh. "It suits you."

[pursuitofcappiness]

"Jan!" he exclaims, happy to see her, even as people look at them and then make a long way around, cutting them a large berth because the locals have a problem with Steve.

"Do you think they've got it in yellow?"

[winsomelosesome]

Who in any world could have a problem with Steve??

Jan could kiss him. And she does, giving him a delighted kiss on the cheek and laughing. "I knew they couldn't make a Steve I wouldn't like. How are you set for beach wear? Do we need to find you something too?"

[pursuitofcappiness]

"Oh, I don't know, Jan," he answers, though he blushes a faint pink at the kiss, and finds he automatically puts an arm around her. "I don't think I could be seen out in public in swimmers."

They really don't like him here.

[winsomelosesome]

Who in their right mind couldn't like Steve freaking Rogers? Everyone liked him. Bad guys liked him.

Jan gives him a pointed once over and teases- "Tsk, you've really deprive us all? Come on, we're going to have plenty of down time between whatever this mess is, once we get back, and I'm going to need someone to lay on the beach with me."

[pursuitofcappiness]

"Fine, but, only once we're back." That way they don't have to deal with these aliens who don't like him very much. "I'll let you pick." Famous last words. "Maybe something to match yours."

Jan is just so easy to get along with, it's hard not to go along with what she says.

[winsomelosesome]

Oh Steve. The very un-modest possibilities she could subject him to flash in her minds eyes, making her smirk. "Is this going to be a team thing, should we find matching ones for Tony and Not-Bucky too? Or is this our own little bit of fun?" she asks, all ready dragging him over to search through what she would deem menswear.