Etcetera and Electra
"I don't want just any old dress," Etcy told Electra. "It has to be perfect."
"Well what color do you want?" Electra asked back.
"I don't know. What do you think Admetus will like?"
"I'm not sure. What do you think Cori will like best on me?"
Etcy looked at her friend, tilting her head. "Big and bold orange - or red. Ooh, or sleek black."
"I think orange is expected of me, and I'm not really the 'red' type of cat. Sleek black might be nice, though," Electra said.
"It'll make you look mature, and since Cori is a bit older, he'd probably like the mature side of you."
The two queens ventured through the boutiques, trying on countless dresses and going to many different shops, driving all the owners insane. Then they came across a little boutique in the very back corner of an alley that said DIVA in big letters. They entered and didn't see many dresses, mostly just sheets of fabric. They were about to leave, but then a flamboyant queen entered, cheering, "Hi! Welcome! Welcome!" Then she gasped. "Oh my gosh! You're from the Jellicle Junkyard aren't you!"
Etcy and Electra looked at each other, smiling a little. "Yes," Etcy said.
"Yeah! My boy Tugger lives with you all!"
Etcy and Electra perked up at hearing the gorgeous tom's name.
"What'll y'all need?" she asked.
"She needs a black dress that will make her look mature, and I need one that just looks perfect," Etcy said.
"Alright. Follow me, follow me."
They walked to the back of the boutique and the two Jellicles were ordered to stand on small podiums. Diva measured them up and then scurried to the back. She came out with a black dress for Electra, one with a love neckline and low back. It shimmered all over in the light and hugged the body well. "Put this on dear," Diva said to Electra, who took the dress and went into a changing room. "Now for you," Diva said. "Hm. Oh! I know!" She ran to the back again.
Electra emerged from the dressing room and Etcy squealed at seeing her friend look so gorgeous. "Electra!" she cheered. "You look so good!" Electra looked at herself in the mirror, admiring the way the dress made her look curvier and like she had an air of maturity and sophistication. She felt like an empress, and knew Coricopat would love it. She smiled, feeling much prettier than she normally did.
"You're going to surprise everyone," Etcy said, since most saw her as a tomboyish queen, but in the dress she looked like Queen Elizabeth herself.
"Hey! You look good!" Diva chirped. She handed Etcetera a dress and hemmed Electra's. Then Etcy walked out, radiating in a gold, shimmery dress. It was similar to Electra's, but gold and was more modest in the cleavage. Her golden eyes popped and the gold in her fur worked with the dress gracefully.
"You look wonderful," Electra told her friend.
"Thank you," she said and hugged her.
After a few alterations and nit-picking, Diva got the dresses together and the Jellicles payed for them. The best part of Prom when you're a girl? Going dress-shopping with a friend!
