Shopping for Mabelle

Thankfully, it was a short trip to the shops in Littleroot Town.

"Where are we going first?" Mabelle inquired and Caroline chuckled. Pointing to the clothing shop, that was the perfect place to get everything necessary to get Mabelle looking

"First off, we need to get you a proper wardrobe. After that, maybe get you some cosmetics to really make you feel your age and finally, a hair cut befitting an older woman. How does that sound?"

Mabelle nodded, doing her best to keep up with Caroline. While she was quite comfortable with her shorter steps, it still looked a touch unnatural. Perhaps the clothing store would provide the answer.

"I would love that." Mabelle added as they reached their first stop. Watching Caroline open the door, she stepped through.

Inside, the whole place had a homely vibe to it. Clothes as far as the eyes could see, with shoes, accessories and even handbags thrown in for good measure.

"Do you see anything you like?" Caroline inquired and watched Mabelle gaze around the store. Eventually focusing on some floral dresses, she shuffled her way over. Looking over her options, she got to work pulling a couple of those off the rack. Handing those off too Caroline, she continued looking. "Maybe we should get some housecoats as well?"

Mabelle nodded.

Looking around for the housecoats, she didn't need to look far for them. Heading over, she didn't even look to see if Caroline was following behind. Instead, she allowed herself to enter her own elderly world.

"Yeah. That one would be perfect." she thought, imagining the various elderly men and women she would eventually meet. While Mabelle wanted to believe that she was pickier when she was younger, those days were long past. Now, the elderly coordinator considered herself of more of an equal opportunity sort of lady.

"Maybelle?"

Flushed back out to reality, Mabelle craned her neck to meet Caroline's gaze. At the moment, her companion's arms were empty. The perfect spot to set all the housecoats she had picked out.

"Next up, shoes?" Mabelle inquired and Caroline nodded. Watching the elderly coordinator head in the direction of the shoe area of the store. More specifically, the section with all the heels. There, her gaze was fixated on a line of vinyl pumps that were designed with the elderly in mind. Pulling a shoe box off the rack, she found a nearby bench and sat down. Slipping off her old shoes, she slipped her feet into the first set of heels.

Standing up, what followed was a short walk around the bench. While a struggle, the heels very much enhanced the look she was going for. Especially once she managed to find a way to get her skin aged and wrinkly.

"Something for the future." Mabelle told herself as she walked back over to the heels. Grabbing a couple more boxes, her gaze swiveled over to the nearby display of leggings.

Beyond the stuff meant for younger folk, she caught a glimpse of garters and garter belts. Grabbing a couple off the rack, she hobbled her way back over to the bench. Resisting the urge to pull her heels off and slip on the leggings, Mabelle was met with Caroline. Grabbing that stuff, she took the time to wave.

Mabelle waved back, already heading over to the undergarments proper. Much like everything else here, she was going to need a whole new set. Made picking out the granny panties and everything else necessary here.

"That has to be nearly everything." she thought and looked in the direction of the counter. There, a clerk awaited with the large pile of clothes that the elderly coordinator had picked out. Holding in a chuckle, her attention shifted over to the hats. While Mabelle was still wearing her bandana, that was a part of her old identity. An identity that she had tricked herself into believing was what she wanted.

Heading over, Mabelle carefully picked out a couple wide-brimmed hats with a ribbon and of course, the pillboxes. Couldn't forget about those in the slightest. Which is exactly why the elderly coordinator grabbed a couple of each.

Taking the utmost care to walk over to the counter, she found Caroline already waiting for her there.

"Anything else, Mabelle?" her companion inquired and Mabelle shook her head. It was quite nice to have someone younger than her willing to pay for everything. Caroline was such a sweetie in that regard. But she kept that thought to herself.

"Not that I can think of." Mabelle answered, watching the shopkeeper bag everything up. This would be quite a challenge to get all the bags back. One that she and Caroline were more than up for. For now, she watched Caroline pay for her new wardrobe. Once that was done, care was taken in grabbing all the bags. While it perhaps would've been better if they had made this their last stop, that could be looked past here.