It took a while for Perry to choose a perfect disguise... all while only wearing a fedora and a pair of Groucho glasses. It didn't raise any eyebrows, so it was safer than the platypus thought. Yet, he still needed a disguise because he was sure he'd be more approachable to Doof.
And he was afraid that it would still raise a lot of eyebrows.
But he got a good set: a light pink vest with a red heart, a sky blue skirt, and a pair of pumps of the same color. He only needed a blonde wig (which he pulled out of his fedora) and he would look exactly like a typical valley girl... with a duck bill.
When he walked outside, he met up with Veronica yet again, who still didn't notice the lack of her asian friend, even when both she and the platypus went into the elevator to the third floor.
"...and then, we were all like 'what?!', and he said 'you could've told this much earlier', to which she replied 'yeah, sorry', and then we were finally done arguing. It was a stupid subject anyway, don't you agree, Trix-"
Oh, now she noticed.
Veronica looked around left and right, saying: "Hey", then shrugged with her left arm, put her finger on her chin and asked: "Where's Trixie?"
Trixie was still at the first floor, dressed up as a boy so she wouldn't be recognized while buying comics and video games.
Not many know it, but Trixie didn't like being a stuck-up snob that can only talk about girls' stuff. Yet, she has no other choice but to do so because it's to be expected from a popular girl like her.
Trixie wasn't a girl that only liked girls' stuff. She also liked comics targeted at boys.
She really liked comics targeted at boys. Not only that, she was also a fan of video games, and liked collecting memorabilia from games and comics (and when you're one of the richest girls in town, you can buy a lot of merchandise).
If it weren't for her popularity status and snobby expectations... she would be a geek too.
Trixie has only known one girl that knew her secret and understood her. Timantha. A girl that mysteriously appeared right before her birthday, and was mysteriously gone right after that.
Ironically enough, she looks a lot like Timmy, if his gender got swapped. Which would be even more ironic if it was, because Trixie has stated she would date Timantha if she were a boy... but she hadn't really thought about dating Timmy at all. Sure, Timmy would come and woo her every now and then, but the bodyguards always got the better of him.
Maybe they were the same person after all, who knows.
Anyway, there is a special reason why Trixie decided to go to the comic store again: a limited 10-year anniversary edition album of Skull Squisher released today! Trixie has longed for the release date since the announcement. She would've easily just pre-ordered it via internet, but the problem is that not even her parents know about this. And she's afraid Mother wouldn't approve this at all...
She initially wanted to go alone, and really early, but Veronica insisted on some quality time together. This detracted quite some hours, with the entire morning spent at a deluxe spa. She finally could have some me-time when Veronica was mass-gossiping like she tends to do, and it's now like, 1:45 or something. Surely the special Skull Squisher album must've sold out by now.
At the comic store, she frantically searched through all the aisles, which took quite a while. But after searching through every nook and cranny, she finally found the 10th Anniversary Skull Squisher album.
It was better than she expected it to be: it just so happens to be a hard cover edition, and a shiny hard cover to boot. And in mint condition, too! The plastic wrapping is undamaged at all.
...only problem is that it somehow got stuck in a notch. And a good amount of force is needed to pull this baby out.
Trixie needed that album, so she gave it a shot. She pulled and pulled, with not much result. It surprised her that nothing concerning the album has damaged yet.
She decided to put in some maximum force. She placed both of her feet on the aisle's case and pulled with all the might she got.
And she managed to pull out without any damages... but her red cap flung off her head in the process!
And she fell on the floor too. But with her beautiful hair and skyblue eyes exposed, that was the least of her worries.
She watched where the hat was landing while giving chase to it. It was about to land on an orange-haired teenager with a very long neck.
Candace just read through the latest Captain America issue she just bought and was disappointed at the ending.
She can be heard complaining: "Captain America was part of the bad guys all along?! Ugh, who writes this garbage? Who thought it was a good idea to make him part of Hydra from the very start?"
Just as she thought of getting a refund, a red cap landed on her face.
She pulled the cap off (while mumbling "Stupid hat!"), and then saw a girl who she never expected to be here.
It's that girl on those flyers. That girl to which Phineas apparently made a bet of. But most peculiarly, in completely different clothes.
"...may I have my hat back?", she asked.
"Wait a minute", Candace said. "Aren't you that Trixie gal that bet something to my brothers? And-"
Before Candace could ask another question, the asian girl put her hand immediately on the longnecked teenager's mouth.
"Yes I am, and yes, I did bet something to a bunch of kids", she whispered. "But no one's supposed to know I'm here."
Candace pushed Trixie's hand away and said: "But doesn't everyone already know you're at the mall?"
"I meant in this particular store", Trixie specified herself.
"Okay okay, sheesh", Candace said a tad grumpily. She then noticed the album in Trixie's hand.
Candace picked up the book when Trixie put her cap back on and said: "I've heard you were a snooty girl that only talks about girls stuff. But this comic here seems quite the opposite of that."
She looked towards Trixie and asked: "Are you experimenting?"
"Uh... no." Trixie said. "I'm actually a longtime fan of Skull Squisher, like how I'm a fan of Kissy Kissy Goo Goo. But no one is supposed to know about me liking comics or video games."
"Why's that?"
"Popularity comes with expectations", Trixie explained. "Girls as popular as me are expected to like things like soaps and clothes and all sorts of girly things. If they find out that I read comics for boys, I'l be considered unpopular, regardless of my status. People like Tad, Chad and Veronica will look at me in disdain with their noses high up, as if I'm just a peasant. And those alone are my friends."
"...But that's ridiculous", Candace stated. "True friends don't care what you like or not. They kinda do, but they don't treat you as trash. Even if they don't like what you like, they will still be your friend. Take my boyfriend, for instance. Everyone that knows me, knows that I keep trying to bust Phineas and Ferb for their activities. You can imagine that would be tiresome for the others."
"Yeah", Trixie said.
"But Jeremy doesn't care about that", Candace continued. "He just likes me the way I am. And I'm very happy about that."
"Wow", Trixie said. "You must be very lucky."
"I know, kid", Candace said.
"You know, with those restrictions I have to live with, I'd almost wish I was just as unpopular as those geeks at my elementary school", Trixie admitted. "One of them actually has a crush on me. I wonder if he still would if things were different."
"It almost sounds like you got a crush on him too", Candace jokingly said.
"Wait what?!", Trixie exclaimed, with her face as red as can be. "D-don't be ridiculous!"
"Kidding, kidding", Candace reassured Trixie.
"Oh, what a relief!" Trixie's face regained a peachy color. "Say, you're like, the first person in quite a while that knows this side of me. Wanna be friends or something?"
"Sure", Candace said.
"You should keep my secret a... you know, a secret, still", Trixie told Candace. "I'll never forgive you if you blurt it out without my permission"
"I promise I won't tell anyone", Candace said. "Unless you want me to?"
The two girls laugh.