For what could possible be the first time in his life, Asterix felt seriously uncomfortable. People stared as he and his best friend walked around the long corridors of the Mall while children pointed and laughed at them. Obelix seemed completely oblivious to this as his mind was more occupied with finding somewhere to eat.
"You'd think we'd find somewhere by now" the bigger Gaul grunted with annoyance, shoving his hands into his pockets. Asterix pulled his mustache while looking around. There were definitely a lot of places selling cloths... but no food. "No luck Obelix, we'll go that way and look- By Toutatis!" the blond suddenly cried as his cheeks flushed.
"What is it?" Obelix asked, looking around and readying himself for a fight. Asterix pulled his arm, "Look!" he cried, pointing towards a certain shop. As soon as Obelix looked himself, he too went red in his cheeks. In the window was a picture of a young beautiful women with long wavy hair, wearing nothing but her undergarments. The shop was full of the revealing things. And they weren't even hidden! there were young children actually walking past the distasteful image and looking at it! Their parents not so much as giving it a care!
"That poor woman, what an insult to her honor. Why I should match into that store right now and make them apologize" Obelix rambled, matching towards the shop.
"No!" Asterix turned his friend back and stared at him sternly, "Obelix we don't know how things work around here. We don't even know where here is! We leave it alone, got it" he said. Obelix groaned for a moment, but knew that as per usual his friend was right. "Fine... these people-"
"Yes I know, these people are crazy" Asterix finished.
The two Gauls moved past the curious people until they were following endless halls. Maybe even going in circles.
"This is useless. We've been here twice now. We're never going to find our way around here!" Asterix complained. Obelix smiled and walked away, "Look Asterix, its a plan of the Mall" he cheered. Asterix's face lifted as a bit of hope came back to him. "Perfect" he muttered. "So where is it?" he asked coming to his friends side. Obelix scratched his head, "Well it was here on this table a moment ago" he said. Asterix looked down at the table he talked about but saw nothing put a black picture with white squares, the squares having writing on them. "Well that's useless" Asterix said.
He leaned his hand down upon the table, his finger brushing upon one of the white squares. Suddenly the picture changed into a menu of some kind. Asterix stifled a gasp as he saw the picture move. "Obelix... did you... the picture moved!" he stuttered, pointing at the table as if it was possessed. Obelix was in just the same state, rubbing his eyes because he was unable to believe it. "Quick, touch it again" he urged, wanting to see if it would happen again. Asterix raised a slow shaky finger towards the picture and slowly pushed another white square. Instantly the picture moved again and turned into a map.
Asterix laughed with amusement, watching the table as it moved every time he touched it. "This is incredible!" he said, pressing any random button he could see. "Let me have a go, let me have a go" Obelix cheered. Asterix moved aside just as Obelix stepped in front. He pushed the buttons with his fingers and got amazed just as Asterix did when the picture moved.
"Hey you two!"
The two Gauls froze and quickly turned around, hiding their hands behind their backs to look innocent of any crime. In front of them stood a shot, bulky looking man with thin hair and thick eyebrows. He wore a white shirt and a silky looking rope around his neck. There was an impatient look in his eyes as he stared at the two worriers angrily. "Do you think I pay you two to mess around with the information points?" he yelled.
Asterix and Obelix stared at each other with a raised brow. "I'm... sorry, you must have us confused-"
"Mphttffeee- I don't want to hear it!" the man shouted. He leaned down and picked up a large stack of paper and dumped it into Asterix's arms. The stack was almost half the size of the little Gaul who carried it. "Hand these outs and quit slaking! Your break time is at 3, not now!" he shouted before matching off.
"Asterix, what was he talking about?" Obelix asked, taking the stack of paper from his friend, whereas Asterix struggled with both arms, Obelix carried the stack with one hand.
Asterix grabbed his chin, "I'm not sure" he said. He reached up and took the top piece of paper from the pile Obelix held. "Lets see now-" he said, scanning through the paper.
"... History of the Roman Empire from the Era 50 B.C... A lecture on Julius Caesar and the lands he conquered... located in blue lane, at the museum..." Asterix blinked his eyes after reading, "There's a museum here" Obelix asked. Asterix payed no attention, instead he kept reading the leaflet, "I can't believe this? How can they have a History Lecture on old Julie when he's still alive?" he mused while slapping the back of his hand on the paper.
"Maybe we should go have a look? Julie might be there himself!" Obelix triumphed. Asterix looked around, "You're right, and if he is he can tell us where we are." With that said Asterix began to march forward, looking for anywhere that said Blue Lane.
After some time and a lot of asking around, the two Gauls made it to the blue court. It wasn't that much different from the rest of the place, only the shops sold different items and were maybe a bit bigger. So it wasn't long before they actually spotted the museum. "It's up there Obelix" the small man said, pointing towards a large shop with the said title written on the front. There were a lot of people hanging around at the doorway, as is watching something interesting. What also struck the two was that they didn't get quite so many stares from people. But maybe that was because they weren't the only ones wearing Gaulish clothes and handing out leaflets.
"It's like a whole Village is here" Obelix said quietly. Asterix could only raise his brow at the other "Gauls". "I don't like the look of this Obelix. Look at their outfits, they seem so lazily made. The material looks flimsy and their helmets and swords aren't even made of metal" he complained, finding the poor taste of the other Gauls almost mocking. Obelix scratched his head, "So what are they made of?" he asked. Asterix had to think for a moment, "I'm going to be honest and say I haven't got a clue" he shrugged, Obelix copying.
Asterix started to get impatient, they finally made it to the lecture but they weren't getting any progress. "Come on, we're going to the museum to find out where we are" Asterix demanded before walking off. Obelix stared at him for only a small while before following him towards the crowd.
"So what do we do then if we see old Julie?"
"You grab him, I'll bash"
"... You get all the fun"
Asterix shushed him as they pushed through the crowd. At first the people seemed annoyed, but upon seeing them and what they wore, they moved aside with a smile on their face. Obelix was no stranger to this as he watched the people suspiciously. "These crowds are crazy" he said while tapping his head. "They must think we're apart of something, maybe there putting on a show" Asterix answered, despite not really knowing the answer himself.
It wasn't long until they made it to the front where they could get a perfect view of what was happening. What they saw though, had a very different effect on each one. Before them were small models of the Roman Empire and tiny villages around it. They laid upon a giant table, low enough for everyone to see. Behind the table were statues of the Roman Guards, very life like statues actually, as well as a statue of Julius Caesar himself. He stood right next to Cleopatra, as she was surrounded with small pyramids and Egyptian peoples. What caught Obelix's eye though was the large table in the corner, covered with plates of succulent roasted bore and all the over foods and bears they enjoyed back at home. "Oh baby!" he cried, racing towards the food, which he hadn't realized was fake.
Whereas usually Asterix would have held him back, the small blond was too busy focusing on something else for him to notice.
In front of all the displays and models, stood a woman. She wore a blue Gaulish dress that slimmed her legs, yet flared out at her feet. Her golden her was tied into plats and come down to below her chest. Despite all this, the only thing that seemed to make Asterix gaze at her was the fact that, much like himself, she was very, very small. No bigger then he was. Just a tiny little titch of a woman.
"What are you staring at?" Obelix asked as he came up to Asterix side. He held piles of the fake food in his arms and his cheeks were already stuffed, showing he clearly hadn't noticed the taste of it yet.
"Obelix old buddy..." Asterix said, placing his palm onto his cheek and smiling helplessly. "... I think I'm in love."
Don't worry, there's not going to be any mushy stuff. More like... tiny romance or something, I donno.
Plus this isn't actually a fan character. In the Asterix and Obelix Birthday: The Golden Book there's a picture of Asterix in a newspaper thing saying he got married, and that is what the girl looked like. (Except she was in a wedding dress, not a blue dress) So yeah. I think its in that book anyway. Oh well, its in one of them.