"Linna, wow, you look amazing!"
Nene, eyes wide with wonder, walked around her Knight Sabre friend slowly, drawing in all the detail of the riot of orange, pink, yellow, red and white flowers, carts, leaves, geometric shapes, birds and all such more that spiralled, hung and draped on the pale green silk kimono that she had just entered the Silky Doll in.
Linna blushed modestly. "Thank you, Nene. I couldn't wait showing you all.
What do you think, Priss?"
Linna, hands hidden inside ankle sweeping folds, lifted up the long elaborate sleeves.
"Even your shoeeesssssssss..." Nene continued to gush.
Priss, leathered, biker, smelling slightly of grease and sweat, stood up from one of the shop's waiting chairs, put down the guitar magazine and with cross arms and a shake of her in need of washing hair said:
"You do look amazing."
Linna's already broad smile widened further and Priss suspected she could feel the renewed heat emanating from Linna's red cheeks.
"What's the occasion?" Priss added.
"I'll tell you all when Sylia is here. Do you know where she is?" Linna replied, immensely happy with herself and her friends' reaction.
"Canoodling some customer, I bet." Priss shrugged.
Nene, standing, "Are you sure that's what you mean Priss?"
Priss narrowed her eyes, "I know what I'm talking about."
"Really? Sometimes I wonder that you just use 'big' words..."
Linna sighed. Nene was getting a little precocious in front of Priss recently. She suspected that it had something to do with Mackey. Having a boyfriend; that made her more mature than the rest of them – Sylia excepted. Still, Nene sounded right this time, Priss was using the wrong word to describe Sylia. Sylia was sticky with her customers and could ego them into buying anything, but Linna was sure that no canoodling was involved.
It was at that moment, before Priss could close to knuckle distance of Nene, that the woman of the thought walked into view, just having rung out a bedazzled customer. Sylia's face changed from faux happiness and interest into genuine and she gave Linna a big hug before stepping back and admiring the floral Kimono.
"Just beautiful, Linna, Congratulations."
Linna couldn't help but bow.
"Thank you, Sylia. It means a lot."
"Oh, nonsense. It suits you perfectly. And today, you should have told us."
"What today?" Nene perked up from behind Sylia, having positioned herself there to avoid Priss.
"It's her Age Day, know-it-all." Priss said, drawing the surprised looks of both Sylia and Priss.
Priss huffed, "Don't look at me like I don't know anything."
"Sorry, Priss," Linna rubbed Priss' shoulder as additional apology, "It isn't my Day just yet, it's tomorrow and I've come to invite you all to my parents."