Let's spend a bunch of money!!

[whatpenguin]

The Shopping Meme!


Maybe they've been sent to do the shopping, or maybe your character works there. Perhaps they just want to browse the snacks or play with the pets! Either way, your characters are braving the long aisles or open air chaos that makes up the shopping world - please keep both hands inside the meme, and remember to use the buddy system if you get lost!

Everyone knows how to work these things, so here is your obligatory RNG link; post! roll! be merry!


1. grocery store
Sent to do the shopping, eh? Or maybe you need snacks for movie night! Whatever your needs, there's all kinds of food here, from fresh produce to the junkiest of junk foods! Careful not to knock over the soup cans!

2. farmer's market
Ah, the farmer's market - fresh open air, the smell of amazing, home grown vegetables - and bargains as far as the eye can see! Everything here is always cheaper than at the stores, so remember to pick up lots of milk!

3. pet store
How much is that puppy in the window?? Why not go in and find out! There's every animal here, from snakes to birds to ferrets - or maybe you come from a more exotic world? Careful around the mooselion pen, and remember - don't hurt the cuccos!

4. magic shop
Alakazam! The most interesting store in town - from card tricks to silk hats, this store promises to tickle your fancy! Ever want to learn magic tricks? This store has all sorts of beginners kits for prestidigitation!

5. clothes store
Wow, you look like someone from What Not to Wear! Good thing you've got a good buddy on hand who's willing to dress you up like a Barbie doll - or maybe you need some new clothes after that last battle! There's plenty of changing rooms for showing off outfits to your crush, too; but don't go overboard!

6. gift shop
From tacky mugs to cute postcards, snowglobes to pins, this tourist trap is a given in any big town or little city! Don't forget your keychains, and remember - you break it, you buy it!

7. bazaar
A theif's paradise, the bazaar is filled with just about anything - from the mundane to the just plain freaky! Are you here for the potions stall? Or maybe you need an herb you can't get anything else? Or maybe you just want to poke at the organ seller's shrunken heads!

8. cafe
Mm, the smell of coffee permeates pretty much everything here! What a great way to wake up before a big game, or maybe you're on a date! There's muffins, energy drinks, even mugs and thermoses with the cafe's name on it, and even though ordering coffee can be confusing, it's all garaunteed to be tasty! This triple grande mocha breve with a shot of cream is handmade, just for you!

9. obligatory zelda option
Need a new shield? Or maybe there's a new mask in store! You've found yourself in the castle market in Hyrule's prime, where you can buy or sell just about everything - and even play some games! Wanna try your hand at some archery? Or maybe play some Bombchu Bowling? And don't forget to help out the banker when you can!

10. mall
This place is your one stop shop for everything - candy stores, clothes stores, video games, even food courts and maybe a carousel! Don't get lost!

11. toy store
TOYS TOYS TOYS! Card decks, plushies, action figures - you name it, it's here! Need I even say more!?

12. shoe store
High heels and tennis shoes and cleats, oh my! Are your trademark boots too worn to wear anymore? Are you taking a stop here to try something new? Or maybe you're just here to try on the heels and make fun of the latest in women's footwear! Either way, this is a great way to mess around with friends - and make fun of them for their gross taste in shoes.

13. sports store
Balls - balls everywhere. This is the place for heavy, outdoors clothing, and it's a sport's shounen's dream! Everything from fishing supplies to goalie gear lines the walls; and it's perfect for that sporty girl you wanna impress!

14. gas station
A quick stop on a roadtrip, and the best place to get innard rotting junk food - the gas station always has everything you need on hand at the time! Mess around with your friends, grab a couple bags of chips, get a couple slurpies - it's an awesome way to spend a summer afternoon! Just don't make too much of a mess!

15. liquor store
The finest wines, the best beers in town, and even heavy liquor for the hardier of the drinkers, this is the place to get stocked up before the big football game, or to get the wine to complete that last dish! But hey - are you even old enough to be shopping here!?

16. dollar store
Cheap toys, pencil toppers, plastic jewelry - this place is a dream for little kids and collectors alike! Sure, some of the toys may look a little cruddy, and maybe the candy's a little old and stale; but it's all only a dollar! Who can say no to a bargain like that!?

17. lingerie aisle
Oh la la~ Shopping for your girlfriend, boys? Or maybe you're just looking? Perhaps you're a couple of girls who decided to do one trip together! Careful kiddos - this aisle's a little too risque for you!

Comments

excellent

[notplayinggames]

[Maria thinks that, if asked, the bird might disagree with him on that thought process. As is, it's a little too late now. While she's done and seen some fairly disturbing things in her line of work, she's also distantly glad, as she turns around to see her charge chewing, that she isn't going to be having lunch any time soon herself. Also]

Sleipnir. That's not on the list.

[spiderhorse]

[There's not much Loki in Sleipnir.

He's slow, he's bulky, he doesn't speak very well, and he's ridiculously loyal. But, inside him, there exists a very bizarre sense of humor when it comes to being scolded. As they're indoors, however, he has to get a bit more creative than his usual, well. Horse shit.

So he simply stops chewing, allowing the feathers and bones and that which he has not managed to swallow to gather in a ball of dead animal. And then he just drops his jaw, slobber keeping it all together...not unlike owl droppings, though larger, more Tropical, and also a good three thousand dollars worth instead of a meager mouse.]

[notplayinggames]

[She watches the gooey ball drop and hears the way it lands with that liquid splat and inwardly she decides she's going to forgo lunch entirely today after all - and possibly dinner too. Outwardly, however she simply raises a single eyebrow at the horse.]

Thank you. Don't eat anything else that's alive while we're here, please.

[Turning, she heads down the aisle, eying the contents. What, other than The Tears of His Enemies, and birds apparently, does a giant horse eat and why didn't anyone feed him before they decided to hand him over to her? Timothy hay. Dried alfalfa. What about dried apple slices? Not the same as a fresh apple but - horses like apples, right? That's got to be better than bird seed. She'd assume. Norse myth had had very little helpful culinary advice when she'd studied up on it.]

[spiderhorse]

[Maybe she should have been asking him what giant god horse princes ate. He was the only one, after all, he was a bit of an expert on it.

And it was his enemies brains he feasted on, not their tears.

He followed behind her slowly, kicking the dead, slobbery bird about in front of him like a soccer ball, albeit one that didn't really work that way and left a hell of a mark as it moved around. Almost like a bloody, feather-covered mop, really.

You don't have any questions?]

[notplayinggames]

[Hopefully you'll forgive her, Sleipnir. She grew up without pets and it's just never in her life occurred to her to talk to animals in a shared dialogue kind of way. While she's aware he's both intelligent enough for it and capable of it, asking for help isn't her default setting and neither is conversing with animals. Even princely god ones.

She's also going to stoically ignore what she knows that squishing sound is coming from.

A blue eyed glance over her shoulder at him is more puzzled than annoyed though.]

About what?

[spiderhorse]

[And there it goes. That squishing sound is off the floor, and that crunching sound is definitely bone. He'd had his fun with it, with her reactions, and he finished eating the bird without a blink. There was some leftover bits on the floor, of course, that would have to be bleached to Hel and back, but Sleipnir didn't just toss out perfectly good bird.

About what I eat. I'm the only one of my kind, you know, I think I am quite the expert at my diet.]

[notplayinggames]

[One of the first things Maria had learned to cover was when she was stumped or having difficulty with something. it was the surest way to get run over, left behind or pitied and she wouldn't tolerate any of those choices for her life is she could fight them. So the fact the giant horse at the head of the aisle picked up on her dilemma was a bit disturbing. Though... she was standing there frowning at bags of various hay that were most definitely not on the list and he was probably used people feeding him when he said he was hungry - she was going to solidly ignore the bird part. It probably wasn't that much of a leap of logic for him to realize what she was doing.

She still didn't know how it made her feel to be that transparent. But - she liked him a bit for paying enough attention to notice.]

You're right. I should have asked. [She didn't have a problem admitting when she was wrong.] What would you like to eat - that's not alive, Sleipnir?

[spiderhorse]

[He trotted right up to her, sniffing the bags in front of him warily. A few moments later and he pulled back, snorting as though he'd gotten a bit of pollen in his giant nostrils.

I like fruit, mostly apples. And oat mash with raisins.

A pause before he continued, trying to think of a way to word this to a Midgardian.

And a whole keg of mead before bed.]

[notplayinggames]

You drink beer?

[Somehow she's not as surprised as she probably should be. What little dealings she's had with Thor and his accompanying conglomerate seems to indicate that they all drink beer. Heavily. She wouldn't be surprised to learn they water their plants with it. Even as she asks though she's already pulling down the bags of dried apple and opening them, one after another to empty their contents into a nearby plastic container that's probably meant as the bottom of a travel cage or something but seems politer than just putting his meal on the top of one of the shelves. Their tiny bags, meant for animals about the size of one of his hooves or less but for the moment she's aiming to take the edge off his hunger so they can go somewhere with a better selection - and fresher food - and not have anything or anyone get eaten on the way. Yes, feeding him isn't a part of her assignment but it's not as if she's going to let the horse starve. And she's still got to pick out a cat toy before they go. Once she's through the apples, she goes to the next hook.]

What about papaya? Do you like papaya?

[spiderhorse]

[As soon as that first, tiny bag of apples is emptied, Sleipnir has his monstrous head in the container, his terrifying teeth making quick work of it. And he stays there, eating as she dumps even more, moving it around a bit on the floor in his excitement because FOOD!

His teeth, if she has yet to see them, are quite nightmarish in and of their own. They would belong more to a wolf, a carnivore, and each one has had runes carved into them. Dental tattoos, if that suits her thinking more.

I like all fruit.

There's very few things, really, that Sleipnir will not eat. He's not picky.

Ask the bird.]

[notplayinggames]

[She's been catching glimpses of those teeth and it's one of the main reasons he's eating from the container instead of her offering it in her hand. While she's sure he's got control over what he bites and doesn't, she's not going to give him the chance for another gory joke at her fingers expense.

His enthusiasm has the edges of her lips twitching upward a bit though. She's not used to her food prep being so appreciated.

The papaya goes in the container next, curious as to how familiar he is with tropical fruit. She runs through those bags and goes on to the berry mixes, dried strawberry, blackberry, blueberry and cranberry. Then they're on to dried oranges. She really can't help it if there's a part of her she's doing her best not to acknowledge that wants to see just how many different flavors she can find for him.]

Maybe after this, we'll see if we can find any fresh fruit. Have any favorites yet?

[spiderhorse]

[Sorry, Maria, but he's no longer responding.

With each step she takes forward, he nudges the container along, nothing but the sounds of consumption and it scraping against the floor to be heard. A soft, pleased nicker is all she gets in reply to her question.

Bring it the Hel on, amazing mortal woman of amazingness, he'll eat it all. They don't get a lot of tropical fruits on Asgard, so that tail is flapping about and smacking his flanks at record speed, like a dog would be wagging his tail in oh my god SO EXCITED!]

[notplayinggames]

[Maria considers herself a pretty serious person - but there's something about the giant horse's enthusiasm that has her grinning like a loon. The eaten bird isn't exactly forgotten but it's hard to concentrate on that when he's so thoroughly enjoying himself with the fruit. It really does make her want to take him to an open farmer's market and test out everything but she's pretty sure they'd have to seal the place off and evacuate it before they even attempted it.

They work their way through every bag of fruit included the dried coconut slivers and then she goes on to the yogurt drops because - well if he's willing to try it, she's willing to keep going. Even if, technically, she should probably stop feeding him now that they're done with the fruit.]

Blueberry yogurt drops. [She adds them to the makeshift bowl.] I don't know if you'll like them or not but we're out of fruit.

[spiderhorse]

[Except he's done already and finishes those drops before they can hit the bottom. His tongue, huge and rather like one a giraffe carries, comes up and licks out over her hand, all slobber and drool and nightmarish, monstrous teeth. Seems he's good to go now, and he's thanking her much a like a dog would...

Only he'll lick her face and drool on her hair if she's not careful, that's how happy he is.

I am full, thank you.]

[notplayinggames]

[There's a very, very bad second there when she thinks she's going to lose the hand but instead it just comes away covered in drool.

No. Nononono no. He can stay away from her face with those teeth and that tongue and - there's a very firm hand that's not drool covered on his nose between the great flaring nostrils but she at least turns it into a stroke as she tries to wipe her other hand on her pants leg.

She's not even good with shows of human affection, Sleipnir. Eight legged horse is far out of her ball park range. But she can appreciate the sentiment and his happiness does make her smile.

It feels good to know she's partially at fault for that kind of joy.]

You're welcome. I'm glad you like it. Next time I'll try to be better prepared with fresh fruit.