Plot: this is two days before the double weddings of Zel/Amelia and Gourry/Lina in our RP

*Martina drags herself onto the beach, sputtering up seawater and pulling little random sea creatures from her clothing.
*Martina pulls a tiny crab out of her bikini top. "Damn you, Lina Inverse!"
*Martina gets up and dusts herself off, 'hmph'ing and wringing out her sarong.
<Martina> I traveled all this way for those peasants, and look how they treat me!
*Martina begins wandering up the beach, looking for Lina so she can properly 'thank' her for giving her a bath.

*Lina is all ready to shop... waiting impatiently in the kitchen for Amelia and Filia to turn up...
*Gourry is bringing Lina's stuff onto shore like a good little pack mule-I mean, fiance!
*Gourry "Hey Lina. I'm done with your luggage. Is there anything else you want me to do?"
<Lina> Sure! You can come with Amelia and Filia and I when we go shopping.
<Gourry> Okay.
*Lina looks at the time. "I wonder where they are."

*Xelloss is elsewhere, taking notes.
<Xelloss> (I think Xel went ashore to check some things about his party-plans (like 'how many strippers does this resort have available, and how large a party-place do I need to rent to fit them all in?'))
*Xelloss tries to estimate how many strippers he can fit lap-dancing for Zel, at the same time...
*Xelloss stands leaning against a wall with a little black notebook, scribbling down and occasionally stopping to look at the sky as if thinking.

*Amelia walks into the kitchen and starts making coffee, as she and Zelgadiss-san are taking a break from packing her stuff...
*Amelia spots Lina-san and Gourry-san...
<Amelia> Hello, Lina-san, Goury-san!
<Lina> Hi Amelia!
<Lina> Have you seen Filia anywhere?
<Amelia> No, Lina-san...not since we left the boat...
<Lina> Huh. So do we wait, or leave without her?
<Amelia> Hmmm...
*Xelloss -who is standing by an open window- hollers to the girls inside.. "She went to buy some tea!"
*Amelia spots a note on the 'fridge...
*Lina pokes her head out the window. "She did?"
<Amelia> Thank you, Xelloss-san!
<Lina> Okay, I guess we just go, then. Are we gonna walk or rent a car?
<Xelloss> No problemo. *scribbles*
*Amelia looks a bit confused...
<Amelia> Well, it's not too far...why not walk?
*Gourry goes over to the window. "Hey Xellos. What are you doing out there?"
<Lina> Yeah... Gourry can probably carry everything. ^^
*Xelloss hides notebook. "That is a secret!"
<Xelloss> What about yourself, Gourry?
<Lina> Come on, Gourry, we're leaving!
<Xelloss> Gonna be the pack-mule, are you?
<Gourry> I guess. Lina wants me to go shopping with her. Do you want to come too?
<Gourry> Hey Lina? What shops are we going to?
*Amelia goes and quickly tells Zelgadiss-san that she was leaving to go shopping with Lina-san and Gourry-san...
*Xelloss ponders the proposal. Sure, why not.. it could help brainstorming.
*Amelia returns...
<Lina> Well... let me see... we have to buy dresses... and we'll stop at the caterers... and at the florist... and at... what was the name of that shop with all the lacy stuff in the windows?
<Lina> "La Vie En Rose" was it?
*Xelloss lights up. "Ooo.. that's a nice shop."
<Gourry> What do they sell there? Those lacy wafer cookies?
<Xelloss> Not exactly.
*Lina glances at Gourry. "Let's get going, shall we?"
<Gourry> Souffles?
<Xelloss> Ok, I'll come too! ^_^
<Amelia> You'll find out, Gourry-san!
<Lina> Xelloss, you have parties to plan.
<Xelloss> I can do two things at the same time, Lina-san. Actually, I can do plenty.
*Lina sighs. "Fine, let's go."
*Xelloss grins a classic 'I know something you don't' grin.
<Amelia> Do you have a problem with bringing Xelloss-san? I mean...he *is* claimed...
<Lina> I'd just rather not having him tagging along being a pain in the butt like he always does.
*Xelloss gives Amelia a weird look for a moment. 'Claimed?'
<Xelloss> Hey, that is so mean, lina-saaan...
<Lina> Well, do you deny it?
<Amelia> If we pick up Filia-san... ...we'll probably need him.
<Gourry> Don't you have to go get those things you promised? *Scratches his head.* What were they called again? Tippers... Strubbers...
*Xelloss tilts head to side, thinks, then shrugs and smiles. "Not really."
<Martina> ("Rubbers?")
*Xelloss slaps hand over Gourry's mouth.
<Gourry> Mmph?
<Lina> Fine, fine. Are we leaving?
<Amelia> I guess so, Lina-san...
<Lina> All right, let's go!
*Martina looks up and sees Lina and company.
*Xelloss holds up a "shhh!" finger to Gourry about the whatever-they-were-called subject.
<Lina> Which of the shops we need is closest?
*Martina gets up and runs... and runs... and runs across the beach to catch up with them.
<Martina> Lina Inverse!
<Gourry> Oops! Sorry, I forgot!
<Lina> Oh, no, not you again.
*Xelloss nods to Gourry, then notices a certain green-haired woman approaching running.
<Martina> How dare you leave me in the water like that, fighting for my life?! I could very well have drowned, you know!
*Xelloss thinks 'Oh, look.. it's that weird lady again. Haven't seen her for a while..'
<Amelia> Hello, Martina-san!
*Xelloss waves.
<Gourry> Hi! Um. Why were you in the water? *Scratches his head.*
*Martina waves back at Amelia.
<Martina> Hello, Miss Amelia!
<Amelia> How is Zangulas-san?
*Xelloss absently wonders where that equally weird swordsman went that went with her, they did get married or something didn't they? Ah, whatever.
<Martina> I was in the water because YOUR fiancee was her usual diplomatic self!
*Lina sighs. "Martina, much as we'd LOVE to stay and chat, we have shopping to do... catch you later, okay?"
<Gourry> My fiancee? *Gourry wonders what pickles have to do with everything.*
<Martina> Shopping? *eyes light up* Ohhh, for wedding things?
<Amelia> Yes, Martina-san! ^_^
<Lina> Yes. See you round, okay?
*Xelloss just smiles. (he's wearing same dark pants/sleeveless-T-shirt outfit as usual by now, btw. it is a new shirt, with the "beast Boi" text written in small letters across chest in grey)
<Martina> Ohhh, wait, wait, wait! I'd love to come with you! Shopping for weddings is so much fun!
<Martina> And being royalty, I'm naturally blessed with terrific taste and style!
<Lina> Terrific taste and style include wearing skulls on your shoulder?
<Amelia> She's also already married, Lina-san...
*Xelloss agrees to the fun of shopping for weddings as it seems to involve lingerie, NOT Martina's sense of fashion. Engaging the owners in strange conversations over items in the store is always entertaining.
<Gourry> So she'll know what kind of souffle we need to get from that shop?
<Amelia> ::sweatdropping:: Yes, Gourry-san...
*Martina blinks. "Souffle?"
<Gourry> Great! Then you have to come with us to help us choose! *Grins.*
*Xelloss looks at Gourry with a weird kind of admiration in his eyes. Gotta love the guy.
<Martina> Choose a souffle? I have all my servants cook for me...
<Amelia> Come on! Let's go! ^_^
<Gourry> Don't worry. We are getting ours from a shop.
<Martina> Oh... alright! I suppose this is just something else for me to excel at!
*Amelia wants to get to the shop sooner rather then later -- *BEFORE* they acquire more hangers-on. Like Daddy...
<Martina> (Shopping for lingerie, good. Shopping for lingerie with Daddy... bad. VERY bad.)
*Xelloss nods and follows, meanwhile wondering if having a sex-ed on the variety of females is an idea for the party.. -to be sure to show the men what they never will experience now that they are binding themselves to ONE female. Hmm... Xelloss grins sneakily.
<Amelia> (I suspect that Zel will be, "I think Amelia's more then I can handle as it is...")
<Xelloss> (Xel: and who do you have to thank for that, Chimera-boi? >))
<Xelloss> So, Gourry-san.. any requests for your bachelor party? (not that xel intend to listen)
*Amelia spots the shop window and smiles happily.
<Gourry> Can you have those little crab-cakes or cocktail weenie, hmm... maybe a relish tray or cheese ball!
*Martina blinks. "THAT'S the souffle shop?"
*Amelia wonders what Zelgadiss-san would like to see her in...
*Xelloss takes notes.
*Gourry scratches his head, confused when they stop in from of a shop. "This isn't a bakery..."
<Amelia> Lingerie.
<Amelia> For the honeymoon. ^_^
<Xelloss> Nope. Lingerie, even though some actually is editable, is women's underwear, Gourry.
<Martina> Ohhh! I see! Well, I believe I can help you there! *mumbling* Where did he get souffle from?
<Amelia> No idea, Martina-san.
*Gourry 's eye widen. "We're shopping for undies for the wedding...!"
*Amelia goes ahead in happily.
<Xelloss> That's one way to put it.. yup. *sniggers*
*Xelloss follows, dragging Gourry in with him.
*Martina runs along inside happily.
*Xelloss says "Hallo!" to the woman behind the desk.
*Amelia shrugs and starts looking through one of the racks of panties near the door as Lina-san vanishes towards the back of the store.
*Martina 's eyes light up as she sees a piece she particularly likes.
*Martina grabs it off the rack.
*Xelloss looks around for the kinky stuff.
<Martina> Miss Amelia, I think this would look darling under your wedding dress!
*Amelia looks at it.
*Gourry is staring in shock at all of the dummies that nearly not wearing anything besides little scraps of cloth. This is a foreign place to poor Gourry.
*Martina holds up a patent leather dominatrix outfit with buckles and skulls on it.
<Amelia> Hmmm... No, not under my wedding dress...
*Amelia looks thoughtfully at it...
<Amelia> (Yes, Amelia *IS* Naga's younger sister.)
<Martina> Well, maybe for some other time? I think it matches your hair perfectly!
<Amelia> Yes... ^_^
*Gourry blushes. "Um... maybe I should wait outside for you girls?"
*Xelloss grabs a hold of Gourry with a smug look, checking that Lina can't see him, and drags the poor swordsman into the corner behind Martina -where the kinky stuff is..
*Martina blinks, noticing Xellos for the first time.
*Amelia goes to see if there's a version of it with stars instead of skulls...and maybe in white?
<Martina> Amelia...?
*Xelloss waves to Martina, smiling wide as he drags Gourry with him past her.
<Amelia> Yes, Martina-san?
*Martina grimaces.
<Martina> That's not... *points* he's not the one you're marrying, is he?
*Martina is blue.
<Gourry> Xellos? Where are we going? Shouldn't we wait outside?
*Xelloss pushes Gourry farther into the 'fun' corner of the shop.
*Lina sorts through stuff and finds a set with an interesting lace pattern on it... it looks like stylized jellyfish...
*Lina holds them up and giggles. "Hey, Gourry... what do you think of these?"
<Amelia> Who...? Xelloss-san? No...
*Lina looks around. "Gourry?"
<Gourry> What are all these things? *Points to all the "fun' stuff which are tangles of straps to him.*
*Xelloss who heard Martina's comment envisions himself as prince consort in the capital of justice and laughs.
*Martina cringes.
*Martina blinks.
<Amelia> I'm marrying Zelgadiss-san! ^_^
<Gourry> Why are these here? Shouldn't these be in a weapons' shop?
*Xelloss giggles, choughs, and then points at a particularly daring doll that illustrates how some of the stuff is worn.
<Lina> Gourry? Where'd you go? Darnit, why is he always disappearing lately?
<Martina> Oh... OH! I just didn't see him around! *laughing*
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san's at the beach house...
*Zelgadis considers sorting through his manuscripts. Takes one look and considers burning them instead...
<Martina> That reminds me of having to leave poor Master Zangulus behind... *sniffles*
*Gourry suddenly remembers the other dolls that Xel showed him and that the women were wearing these types of costumes in some of the posters.
<Martina> He's so dutiful! He volunteered to stay behind and run the country while I came to see all of you...
*Lina comes up to Martina and Amelia. "Did you guys see where Gourry went?"
<Amelia> Yeah...but...I'm not sure Zelgadiss-san is up to going lingerie shopping with me yet...
<Amelia> Xelloss-san's been dragging Gourry-san around, Lina-san.
<Martina> *image of Zangulus behind a desk with paper stacked on top of it is shown. all that is visible of Zangulus is the tip of his hat...*
<Amelia> You're lucky, Martina-san!
<Lina> Oh, great...
*Martina is starry eyed. "I'm so lucky! I had to have married the best man in the world! He is truly a gift for a true daughter of Zoalmagustar!
*Xelloss finds and holds up a VERY kinky little leather outfit for Gourry to see. "Aw, lookit, Gourry-san! -How about this for Lina, ne?"
*Lina looks a little ill... she's talking about ZANGULUS...
*Amelia prefers her Zelgadiss-san...
*Martina sighs, with little hearts floating around her head.
*Lina most definitely prefers Gourry.
<Lina> That's nice... which direction did Xelloss drag Gourry in?
*Gourry is suddenly feeling very warm. "Lina? In that?..." * He starts to envision it and then decides that train of thought is unwise at the moment.
*Xelloss notices some handcuffs with fluffy pink things on them, grins.
*Martina points huffily toward the BDSM counter.
*Xelloss throws the little leather outfit in Gourry's arms and digs in at some other rack.
*Amelia finds a version of what Martina pointed out...with stars instead of skulls and in white leather. ^_^
*Xelloss picks up the fluffy pink handcuffs and looks around corner to spot AMelia..
<Martina> Oh, that's absolutely lovely, Miss Amelia!
<Amelia> I think Zelgadiss-san will like it...
<Gourry> Um. . . why would someone have fluffy handcuffs?
<Martina> Soooo, Lina... *eeeevil grin* Why are YOU in here? You don't seem to know as much about these things as Princess Amelia and I do...
*Xelloss leaves the stunned Gourry for a moment and pops up beside Amelia where she stands by that white leather outfit. He holds up the cuffs by a finger before her. "Here, Amelia-san -these'll go GREAT with that outfit!" ^__^
<Lina> Well, unlike some people, I happen to be an innocent maiden.
*Martina gets a really strange look on her face. "You sure you're not marrying him, Miss Amelia?"
*Martina is blue again.
<Amelia> Yes, Martina-san...
*Gourry starts to look around frantically for a water fountain. Maybe he just needs a glass of water...
*Xelloss looks at Martina from over Amelia's head. "Marrying mE?" He looks QUITE amused.
*Lina shakes her head and goes over to the water fountain for a drink. ^^
*Martina grimaces. It spoke to her! GAH!

*Zelgadis decides to follow, partially from morbid curiosity of what women shop for right before a wedding.
*Zelgadis heads into town and wonders which shop, of all these present the girls could possibly have gone into...
*Zelgadis walks down the street peeking into windows, and finally notices a familiar face...
<Xelloss> Oh, wouldn't I just make a wonderful prince consort! *giggles*
*Gourry glances at the costume in his hand and over at the water fountain... which is really low so Lina is bending over it. Gourry is really starting to overheat. Maybe he just needs some fresh air...
*Zelgadis sees Xelloss standing RIGHT behind Amelia and then notices what they are looking at
*Lina straightens up. "Gourry! There you are!"
<Lina> Um... WHAT are you carrying?
*Martina has a look on her face that screams "Please, Please don't elaborate on that statement..."
*Zelgadis blushes and turns red in annoyance at the same time. Hurries into the shop
*Xelloss shakes off the amusing images and points down to Amelia's things. "Need something matching to go with those?"
<Amelia> Oh! Hello, Zelgadiss-san!
<Amelia> Ummm...probably, Xelloss-san...
<Gourry> What?! *Jumps then looks at the thing in his hand and hide it behind his back.* Nothing! Nothing at all!!
*Xelloss turns his head as the Chimera enter. "Ah, Hallo Zelgadiss-san!"
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san, Xelloss-san, Martina-san...please, excuse me...I'm going to go try this on...
<Zelgadis> What are you doing??
<Martina> It'll look lovely on you, Amelia! (Later!)
*Lina tries to grab it from him. "Let me see that..."
*Amelia calls over her shoulder, "Trying on something for our honeymoon!"
<Xelloss> *back to Ame* Okay, I'll find something, you go and try them on, ne?
<Zelgadis> But... but...
<Amelia> Thank you, Xelloss-san!
<Zelgadis> What???
*Xelloss gives Ame two thumbs up.
*Zelgadis glares at Xelloss.
<Gourry> NO!! You can't have it!!
*Xelloss turns to look at Zel.
<Xelloss> What? ^__^
<Lina> Oh, really? If I can't have it, then who is it for?
<Zelgadis> ...<steam rises>
*Martina looks back and forth between them and decides that it's probably not prudent to stand there...
<Xelloss> Whaaat, Zelgadiss-san? *blinks innocently*
<Gourry> Um...um... FILIA! I'm holding it for Xellos!!
<Zelgadis> What are you Doing here?
<Xelloss> Looking at lingerie, what does it look like?
<Lina> Oh, I see... *shakes her head in disgust at certain stupid mazoku*
*Martina inches away to join Lina and Gourry at the water fountain.
<Lina> Well, maybe you can pick something out for me.
<Zelgadis> ...<stalks further into the shop to stand next to Xelloss>
<Martina> I think I can help you with that, Lina. After all, as a married woman, I DO have more experience than you with these things!
<Zelgadis> Why are YOU helping Amelia chose.... things...?
<Xelloss> You like leather, Zel-san? *turns and holds up a tiny leather bra between their faces*
<Gourry> Yes! Martina can help you!! You don't need my help!!
*Zelgadis winces at the mention of leather.
*Zelgadis looks at the leather bra and blushes.
<Xelloss> Vinyl? *holds up another bra and panties*
*Lina glares at Martina. "Okay, fine... what do you suggest?"
<Lina> Gourry, don't you dare go anywhere!
<Xelloss> Choose THINGS, Zelgadiss-san? *looks amused yet again* It's called underwear, Zel.
<Zelgadis><stares at the bra... Oh.. nice...> ... None of your business!
*Martina laughs.
*Xelloss grins. "Zel likes leather!"
<Martina> Well, Lina, in my experience, the more of your figure you can show off with your lingerie, the happier it makes your husband... Oh, wait...
<Zelgadis> What???
*Lina starts to fume...
<Gourry> Why do I need to be here!!? Martina's going to help you!!*Panics and looks around for an exit.*
<Zelgadis> Why would you think that????
*Lina grab's Gourry's shirt. "You're not going anywhere."
<Martina> I forgot! You have no figure! *laughing*
*Lina chucks Martina across the shop. "Are you gonna help, or are you just gonna make wisecracks?!"
<Xelloss> (there goes the lingerie shop..)
*Xelloss ducks as Martina comes flying.
*Zelgadis doesn't duck fast enough
*Xelloss stands up again like nothing happened and grins smug at Zel.
*Zelgadis was too busy staring at the leather bra and gets knocked over
*Martina flies into Zelgadis, knocking him into a rack of strappy leathery... things...
*Xelloss watches Zel and sweatdrops.
<Xelloss> Ahah, he DOES like leather, I knew it! ^^
<Gourry> But Lina!! Um... um... I think Xellos is motioning me over!! I'll just see what he needs... *Tries to sneak off.*
*Martina pops up out of the pile of... things, with leather straps hanging from odd places...
*Lina grabs Gourry's arm in both hands. "No."
<Xelloss> Leather sure is your thing too, Martina-san! ^^
*Zelgadis finds himself tangles in a large pile of leather things, with the wrong princess sprawled on top of him.
*Martina turns blue....
*Martina attempts to detach herself from Zelgadis, only really succeeding in getting some of the straps fastened around her neck and other various parts of her anatomy...
*Zelgadis pulls himself out of the rack, and tries to disentangle the leather bits that are impaled on his hair.
<Xelloss> Ouch there, Zel-san.. what you break you buy! *GRINS gleefully*
*Zelgadis glares at Xelloss.. Glares at Lina.. And finally glares at Martina.
*Martina finally manages to untangle most of the leathery things and stands up.
<Martina> What? It's not my fault her temper's as stunted as her body!
*Xelloss plucks a soft leather corset from Zel and holds the punctuated thing up and looks at it.
*Zelgadis glares at the universe in general.
*Gourry struggles. " You REALLY don't need my help!! What does my opinion matter anyway!!? You don't need it!! I can wait outside!!"
<Lina> You aren't going anywhere!
<Zelgadis> Lina.... Why did you do that?
<Lina> Because she deserved it!
<Xelloss> Break and you buy, hai.. - think you're in luck though Zelgadiss-san.. -this looks pretty much like Amelia's sizes!
*Xelloss admires the leather piece.
<Zelgadis><to Xelloss> WIll you shut UP?!
<Xelloss> What?
<Gourry> Pick what you want!! It's not like you are going to show it to me right now!! It'll be a good surprise for later!!*Panicking.*
<Zelgadis> I do NOT need that... thing!
<Martina> I did not! It's not my fault you're ungrateful for my advice! At this rate, you'll go to your wedding bed looking like a prude!
<Lina> You want to actually GIVE some advice instead of just insulting me?
*Xelloss looks at Zel, then at corset, then back again. "I agree. -You would look awful in it, Zel."
*Martina clears throat.
<Gourry> Hey! I kinda like that advice! You can wear your regular granny undies and we can leave this shop!!
<Lina> HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY UNDIES LOOK LIKE?!
*Zelgadis attempts to pull of some more of the leather strappy things that are tangled on him.
*Lina is still holding on to Gourry.
*Xelloss disposes of leather cloth.
<Martina> Well, since you asked... and at least you had the good taste to come to me for help...
<Xelloss> Granny undies? *looks at Gourry and Lina eyes wide*
*Zelgadis sweatdrops.
*Martina sweatdrops.
*Gourry gets more scared and really panicky. "What else would a girl like you wear!!?!!"
*Zelgadis wishes he'd stayed home.
<Xelloss> Lina wear granny undies? *looks stunned*
<Lina> What do you mean, a girl like me?
<Martina> Looks like you really DO need my help. Well, come along, then. *grabs Lina's arm and drags her to another rack of merchandise*
<Lina> Awp!
<Xelloss> *still caught on the granny undies thought* What a horrid thought.
*Zelgadis tries to pull off the remaining leather bits and finds that he is rather stuck to the rack.
*Martina comes to a stop in front of a rack full of colorful, shiny clothing... things...
*Lina pales... you want me to wear one of THOSE?
*Martina roots through the rack. Martina comes up with something that looks like several black horizontal plastic straps held together with one vertical strap.
<Gourry> I REALLY don't need to be here! *Shuts his eyes closed and tries not to envision them on Lina. Willpower Gourry! Willpower!*
*Lina shakes her head. "No."
*Xelloss thinks 'Poor, poor little Gourry-kun...'
<Martina> Hmph. Well, Lina, what color do you think would look good on you?
*Gourry peeks with one eye and immediately regrets it as images come to his mind.
*Lina turns around and looks at the shelf behind her... picks out something in hot pink lace. "How about this?"
*Gourry nods with his eyes firmly shut. "Sure Lina! Whatever you what!"
*Martina clasps hands in front of her.
<Lina> Gourry. Open your eyes and LOOK before you give me an opinion.
*Zelgadis finds that the hooks from the leather undies are getting stuck in the his clothes and are pulling on the small tears of his pants.
<Martina> Oh, that's lovely! Who knew you had such decent fashion sense!
*Lina pokes Gourry again.
<Gourry> No I don't! It's great! Even Martina says so!!
<Lina> Yes, you do.
<Martina> But I think it needs something... How about these? *holds up a pair of black, thigh-high leather boots with buckles all the way up the side*
<Lina> Hmm... those are interesting... are there gloves to match?
*Zelgadis sweatdrops and twists around trying to untangle the straps that are caught on his back..
*Xelloss watches Zel's struggle.. amused.
*Xelloss turns to Zel after another moment. "Need HELP or soemthing, Zelgadiss-san?"
<Zelgadis><very annoyed> No Xelloss!
*Gourry keeps his eyes shut and tries to wish that this whole situation was over. He even clicked his heels together three times and wished to go home!... but it didn't work.
<Martina> Hmmmm, I think so... *looks and turns up with some hot pink rubbery looking ones and a pair of black vinyl ones with spiffy buckles and rings*
*Gourry whimpers.
<Lina> I'll go try all this on... Gourry, you stay RIGHT HERE, got it?
<Martina> When you come back, I'll have to tell you how to use all this stuff! *laughs*
*Lina glares at Martina and goes to the changing room.
*Zelgadis becomes further entangles in the underwear and finally gets fed up with it. "DAMMIT!" He kicks the rack, knocking it over, taking the leather goodies, and his jeans with it!
*Martina grins, satisfied with her superior skulls.
*Gourry has his eyes shut. "Did she leave yet?"
*Martina sees Zel's... uhhh... other pants.
<Martina> I have to seriously wonder about Miss Amelia's taste in men. Some girls are so clueless. *knowing sigh*
*Gourry doesn't hear Lina so he hesitantly opens his eyes. "Hey Zel. I thought you got rid of those pants."
*Zelgadis stands in the middle of the lingerie shop stunned.
<Gourry> I could have lent you some more regular pants if you wanted me to.
*Xelloss smiles WIDE at the scene Zel makes.. but it silent. ^^
<Zelgadis> ...
*Martina notices exactly how tight those pants are and grins maniacally. Hey, maybe he's not that bad after all.
*Gourry suddenly notices that no one is noticing him so maybe he can sneak off now. . .
*Lina comes out of the change room. "Okay, how does it look?"
*Gourry squeezes his eyes shut and whimpers and cowers.
*Zelgadis panics and tries to untangle his jeans and get them back on.
<Lina> Well? *waits for an answer.*
<Martina> Not as nice as his pants. *points at Zelgadis*
<Zelgadis> Dammmit! Why is everyone STARING at me???
*Lina looks and laughs. "Still stuck, Zel?"
<Zelgadis> AAARG!!!
<Lina> Why don't you ask Amelia to help you out of them? I'm sure she'd be MORE than happy to oblige!
<Xelloss> You're funny. *says as a matter of fact*
<Zelgadis> No! I KNOW what will happen if Amelia helps me! Not yet!
<Lina> So you're just going to wear them until the wedding?
<Martina> Even I'D be more than happy to help him out of them! *wink*
*Zelgadis sweatdrops and cringes at Martina.
<Zelgadis> No!!
*Xelloss debates if he should volunteer to help Zel as well.. just to see the reaction.. heheh..
<Zelgadis><to Lina> If I have to.
*Gourry tries to crawl away while everyone is distracted but since he didn't open his eyes so he crawls into a wall. "OOUCH!"
<Martina> He'd need to take them off sometime, wouldn't he? If for no other reason, than to wash them...
<Lina> Gourry? You okay?
<Zelgadis> None of your business.
*Lina goes over to see if Gourry's alright... forgetting what she's wearing... and Gourry gets an eyeful.
<Lina> (Pink lace undies. ^^)
<Lina> (You can almost see right through them.)
<Gourry> (His eyes are shut.)
*Zelgadis works frantically at untangling the jeans, and finds the fact that they are stuck around his ankles making it difficult.
*Gourry shakes off the stars that are swirling around his head and when his vision clears and gets into focus again he see Lina.
*Zelgadis catches a glimpse of Lina, and stares resolutely at his task blushing
*Martina giggles at the entire scene.
*Xelloss looks at Lina. Xelloss grins. "Nice outfit, Lina-san!"
*Lina eeps and crosses her arms over her chest. "Xelloss!"
<Martina> It does look good on you! I'm glad I picked it out!
*Zelgadis gives up and takes the jeans the rest of the way off so he can get a better angle untangling them.
<Xelloss> You're welcome! That piece really puts forward your petit figure in the most flattering way, Lina-san -good choice there! ^^
*Gourry just stares for a couple of moments in shock and then suddenly tackle Lina and tries to get her OUT of the lingerie.
<Lina> AIEEE! GOURRY!
*Xelloss stares. Oh my!
*Martina stares.
*Lina puts a foot in the middle of Gourry's chest and shoves him off into a rack of bras
<Lina> Get OFF of me you lummox!
*Zelgadis tries not to stare and gives up.. stares too.
<Martina> Wow, even Master Zangulus wasn't THAT eager!
*Xelloss asks again, this time L&G: "Need help?"
*Xelloss of course too stares, but without the least shame.
*Lina gets up and stomps back to the changing room to get dressed again.
<Martina> *to Lina* I bet he's going to be fun on the honeymoon!
*Xelloss goes to look how Gourry is doing in the rack.
<Martina> (I have to say, this is FAR more interesting than shopping for underwear with my last RP.)
*Gourry wakes up and blushes bright red and decides that the best choice is to get a breath of fresh air OUTSIDE the shop.
<Martina> Better luck next time, Mister Gourry!
*Xelloss helps Gourry to his feet while trying to think of a way to get his camera to good use again..
*Gourry runs outside and leans against the wall and tries to get his breath back.
*Zelgadis finishes taking off the jeans and bends down to work again on untangling them.
*Martina watches chimera bend over. *blink**blink**shakes head*
<Zelgadis> (Just think Martina... you had this guy in your hire for a while... to bad you didn't use him)
*Lina comes back out, fully dressed and annoyed.
<Martina> No, Martina! You must be faithful to Master Zangulus! Amelia's forbidden fruit shall not tempt me! *sniffle**melodrama*
<Gourry> (The more sexual repression, the more pent up sexual frustration. Gourry REALLY doesn't need to borrow anyone's libido.)
*Lina puts the pink undies on the counter. "I'll take these."
*Xelloss hollers "Great choice, Lina-san!"
*Zelgadis blinks. Did Martina just say what he Thought she said??
<Lina> You shut up, Xelloss.
<Zelgadis> What did you say?<stands and looks at her>
*Xelloss snatches a photo of Zel bending over in leather pants, for the fun of it.
<Martina> No need to thank me for helping you, Lina!
<Xelloss> Whaaat, my thoughts doesn't count? *looks hurt*
*Lina doesn't even dignify Martina with a response.
<Martina> Hmmm? *tries not to stare at too-tight leather pants* Oh, nothing!
*Zelgadis sweatdrops... he really didn't want to know anyway...
*Gourry decides that he needs to do calisthenics right then. No cold water anywhere around.
<Xelloss> Zelgadiss-san you really shouldn't put down those leather pants, -they really bring out the best looks of your behind.
*Zelgadis tenses.
*Xelloss is still standing behind Zel, with a camera.
<Zelgadis><to Xel> WhAT did you say??
*Zelgadis sees camera.
*Martina blinks and shuffles off to look for something for herself in the racks *and heaps* of clothing laying around.
<Zelgadis> What are you DOING??? That's.... twisted!
<Xelloss> I said.. those leather pants makes your touche look it's best. What's twisted?
<Zelgadis> Give me that!
*Zelgadis tries to take the camera
*Xelloss eeps. "hey, this is mine, get your own!" Holds it out of the chimera's way.
*Lina pays for the underwear and leaves the store to look for an ice cream shop.
<Zelgadis> What did you just take a picture of??
*Martina picks up another outfit like she found for Amelia, only in her size, pays for it, and follows Lina.
<Xelloss> Your ass, what about it?!
*Zelgadis tries to go after Xel's camera and falls from being still tangled in leather.
*Xelloss leans out of the way of Zel's reach.
*Zelgadis looks up very annoyed from the ground "WHY????"
*Xelloss topples as Zel does and falls on his own nice li'l ass, almost halfway over Zel.
<Xelloss> It was such a nice pose, Zelgadiss-san!
<Zelgadis> Give me that!! You can't show anyone!!
*Zelgadis twists around and tries to grab it from Xel again.
*Xelloss holds the camera out of reach from Zel like they were two kids fighting over the favorite toy.
*Zelgadis looks very irritable.
<Zelgadis> What do you want that picture for anyway???
*Xelloss tries to wiggle out of the way but only manages to fall on his side.
<Xelloss> Present for Amelia-san?
*Xelloss tries to edge/crawl away from Zel...
<Xelloss> (hm. Zel and Xel is crawling around on the floor in a heap. Interesting. ^^;)

<Martina> Hey, wait for me, Lina!
*Lina looks over her shoulder at Martina. "What do you want now?"
<Martina> I never DID tell you how to use what you bought!
<Lina> I think I can figure out that much, thanks.
<Martina> Are you SURE? I don't think you're very experienced... *Martina grin*
<Lina> Well, I managed to put it on all by myself once, didn't I?
<Martina> Yes, but do you know what you're supposed to DO with it once you have it on? You know, with Gourry?
<Lina> Of course I do!
<Martina> Ohh, reeeeeally? Then tell me what you do with it!
<Lina> That's not something an innocent maiden talks about.
*Martina walks in front of Lina, shaking her finger.
<Martina> I think you just don't know! *laughing*
<Lina> I do so.
<Martina> Then tell me! So I can correct your obviously mistaken so-called knowledge!
*Lina glares. "We're supposed to... um..."
*Lina knows, is just embarrassed to say it.
*Martina grins maniacally. "Yeeeees?"
<Lina> Well, consummate.
<Martina> You do know what that means, right, Lina?
<Martina> *winks* He's going to put his sword in your scabbard! *giggle*
<Lina> I know that.
<Martina> Well, since you did have the good taste to enlist my help in finding you suitable wedding lingerie, I think I shall bestow some special secret hints upon you!
*Lina sweatdrops.
<Xelloss> (X: I'm a much better sex-ed teacher than Martina.)
<Martina> (Hey, blow me, Beast Boi. ^_~)
<Xelloss> (Xel: It'd be my pleasure.)
<Martina> (*blink*)
*Gourry calms down. He get himself under control when he suddenly starts to hear Martina and Lina talking in front of the shop. (He's around the corner.)
<Martina> First of all, men love it when you make lots and lots of noise!
*Gourry thinks to himself that that won't be hard for Lina. She's the nosiest girls he knows.
<Lina> Uh... okay...
*Lina 's sweatdrop grows
<Martina> Let me demonstrate! *begins making strange moaning noises which are VERY loud, causing passersby to go *blink**
<Lina> Not in public!
<Martina> Oh, right!
<Martina> Secondly, men love to be complimented!
<Lina> Well, I knew THAT.
<Martina> There's nothing Master Zangulus loves more than for me to tell him how long his sword is. *spreads arms as far apart as they'll go*
*Gourry eyes widen as he hears Martina and he starts imagining Lina doing those things. Thinks to himself "Lina? Compliment me?"
<Lina> O.o ()
<Lina> His sword, or... nevermind.
<Martina> Yes.
<Martina> *wink*
<Lina> o.O ()
<Martina> (Damn me, I swore not to resort to those damned sex jokes! This is all your fault, Irony!)
*Gourry thinks "But his sword is the regular length for a long sword. It isn't a great sword or anything..."
<Zelgadis> (Poor CD... ;_; )
<Martina> (*sniffle* I've been corrupted!)
<Zelgadis> (No.. elf ponders tha fact that a bunch of innocent maidens are corrupting CD *blink blink*)
<Zelgadis> (ELF: I am an Innocent Maiden! Dammit!)
<IMP> ( liar. )
<Martina> And the more creative the compliment, the more men like it!
<Lina> Uh... creative?
<Martina> Right! Use lots of poetic metaphors and things like that! (Hi, Icka!)
<Lina> Po... etic metaphors?
<Martina> Right! Like "Master Zangulus, you fill me like a great, flowing river rushing across the plain!"
*Martina strikes a poetic pose.
*Lina sweatdrops hugely.
*Gourry scratches his head and thinks "River? What are they talking about? I thought they were talking about weapons..."
<Lina> Yeah... okay... anything else?
<Martina> No, Lina. *sniffle* I think I've taught you all I can. Now... go out there and make me proud!
<Lina> Yeah... I'm gonna go find that ice cream shop now... *tries very hard not to imagine Martina and Zangulus doing...*
*Gourry thinks "Lina is entering a poetry contest? Why didn't she tell me?"
*Martina tries to decide between ice cream and more kinky clothes. Ice Cream wins.
*Martina follows Lina, humming happily, satisfied in the passing along of her limitless knowledge.
*Lina notices Gourry.
<Lina> Hey, Gourry! I'm gonna look for an ice cream parlor... wanna come?
<Lina> I hope you are.
*Martina whispers to Lina. "You know, it's always better after a fight..." *wink*

<Zelgadis><panicked> You can't show that to Amelia!
<Xelloss> Why not, it's cute! Plus, it's you, ne? ^^
Zelgadis> But.... Gaah! Give it to me!<doesn't want Amelia to see him in an embarrassing position>
<Xelloss> No, it's mine!
<Zelgadis> Fine!<Zel sits back> Flare Arrow!!
*Xelloss goes "O.O!"
<Xelloss> Yikes! *jumps out of way*
<Xelloss> Ah, watch the pwetty lingerie, Zelgadiss-san!
|The Arrow flies past and hits the wall behind where Xelloss' camera had been.
*Xelloss stares as wall catches fire. He looks back at Zel accusingly.
<Xelloss> BAD boy, Zel! That was not nice!
*Amelia opens the door of the changing room.
*Amelia spots Xelloss-san and Zelgadiss-san...
*Gourry looks like a repentant puppy dog. "Yes. Um... I'm sorry for... what happened in the shop..."
<Amelia> Xelloss-san, Zelgadiss-san...why do I smell smoke?
*Zelgadis hears Amelia coming and yanks the jeans on.
*Xelloss turns to Amelia, snaps a pic of her out of reflex, and then tells her with a shocked face that.. "Zelgadiss-san is destroying he pretty lingerie!"
*Lina pokes Martina in a soft place. "Shaddup. Coming, Gourry?"
*Amelia blinks...
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san!
*Amelia looks to see where the fire is...and uses Aqua Create to put it out.
<Amelia> Why?
*Xelloss looks at the poor damaged pieces of cloth as if they were abused hamsters or something.
<Zelgadis> Eheh...
*Xelloss then notices Amelia and brightens up.
*Xelloss smiles like the pervert he is.
*Xelloss applauds Amelia.
*Amelia has stepped complete out of the changing room...she had to, in order to put the fire out.
*Zelgadis sees Amelia and her new outfit and stares.
*Amelia notices that she's out of the changing room...ah well...
*Zelgadis still has bits of leather strappy things stuck to him in various places.
*Amelia shakes her head, and decides that she does *not* want to know...
<Amelia> What do you think, Zelgadiss-san?
<Xelloss> Zel just wanted to kick my ass after I got a nice picture of him in leather -and my my aren't you looking swell Miss AMelia1
<Zelgadis> I...<stares>
<Amelia> Leather?
*Amelia decides that she really doesn't want to know...
<Xelloss> Hai hai, blue stone looks good in it I must say. -Very stylish!
<Zelgadis> Hey! It's nothing Amelia.
<Amelia> Ah... Yes, it does... I really will have to get Zelgadiss-san to wear leather more often...and thank my sister for sharing some tips...
*Zelgadis blushes.
<Xelloss> I say, sounds interesting! ^^ *decides to mess the conversation up a little* What you mean nothing, Zelgadiss-san? Your fiancee looks great in that! *points at Amelia*

<Gourry> So which way to the ice cream shop?
<Lina> Not sure. I know there was one around here somewhere...
*Martina hums to herself, happily, looking in her shopping bag to admire her new purchase.
*Lina edges away from Martina and says quietly to Gourry. "Are you going to do that every time you see me in my underwear forever after?"
<Gourry> Um... *Sweatdrop.* Probably...
<Lina> *mutters* great.
<Gourry> I'll try not to if you don't want me to. I'll do more swimming...
<Martina> You should be thankful, Lina! Not every girl of your social status can find such a lively husband! *laughing*
*Lina glares at Martina. "Why are you following us?"
<Martina> Because I want ice cream, and I figure treating me is the least you can do for all the trouble I've had to go to to rebuild Xoana!
<Lina> Treating you?! I'm not treating you... you're the one with all that royal money!
<Gourry> How 'bout I treat!
<Lina> You treat?
<Martina> Thank you, Mister Gourry! How generous of you, unlike SOME people I know...
<Gourry> Yup. I'll treat. *Fed Lina is happy Lina.*
*Lina thinks... compliments... "Thanks Gourry... that's nice of you."
<Gourry> Hey I know where the ice cream shop is! It's the one I used to go with Filia all the time right?
<Lina> Oh... yeah, that's right.
*Lina feels rather less like complimenting him now.
<Martina> Hmmmm, what will I have? Maybe just a little cone... Oh, but I'm pretty hungry...
<Martina> I need something fit for a queen... Hmmmm... maybe a big banana split...
<IMP> ( no bananas!! Bananas are hentai! )
<Gourry> (<L> Hey now! I'm the only one that gets the banana!)

*Zelgadis looks annoyed.
<Zelgadis> And what are YOU doing looking???
*Xelloss looks at Zel. "Why wouldn't I look at a beautiful young woman?"
*Zelgadis *twitch twitch*
*Xelloss turns back to Amelia cheerily.
*Amelia feels that she's just been complemented...
<Zelgadis> Amelia, lets get that one. Now go change back please?
<Xelloss> How about a picture, Amelia-san? A present for Zelgadiss-san?
*Amelia blinks, and notices the camera...
<Amelia> Well...maybe...
<Zelgadis> No! We don't need a picture now.
*Zelgadis stands and tries to block Xel's view.
<Amelia> Okay, Zelgadiss-san...
<Amelia> Is there anything else you think I should try on?
<Zelgadis> I love it.. lets go. I can get a picture later.
<Xelloss> Heeeey! *whines*
<Xelloss> Later? okay! ^_^
*Zelgadis pushes her back into the changing room trying REALLY hard not to think hentai thoughts.
<Zelgadis> (Really "Hard" ... Evil hentai fairies!!!)
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san...really, did you see anything else you liked?
*Xelloss looks after them, giving Amelia a thumb up "Looks great Amelia-san! That bra really compliments your figure the right way!"
<Zelgadis> I...<stammers>
<Amelia> Thank you, Xelloss-san! ^_^
<Xelloss> You're welcome Amelia-san!
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san, you can *always* hand me it around the door...
*Xelloss looks at another rack.
*Amelia really tries to ignore the leather bras stuck to Zelgadiss-san, feeling that she really doesn't want to know...
<Xelloss> Ooo... This royal red almost transparent night gown would look great on you, Amelia-san!
*Xelloss puts hands on his hips and looks around.
<Amelia> Xelloss-san? I'll try it on! ^-^
<Xelloss> *to Ame* Hai hai, I'll pass it over!
<Xelloss> Speaking of leather -I wonder where I did put MY leather pants? ...... *ponders*
<Zelgadis> ...
<Amelia> Thank you, Xelloss-san!
<Zelgadis><to Xelloss> Will you STOP that!!
<Xelloss> *to Zel* What now?
*Amelia gives Zelgadiss-san a look along the lines of, "If you're going to do that, then you better help choose stuff!"

*Gourry takes Martina and Lina to the ice cream parlor. Luckily he barely had enough money.
*Lina orders. "I'll have the extra-large fudge waffle cone, with marshmallow topping."
<Gourry> So what shop are we going to stop at next?
*Martina orders. "I'll have the banana split with extra chocolate sauce and cherries!
<Zelgadis> (Snicker.. I thought Martina lost her cherry already)
<Gourry> I'll have my usual!
*Lina eats her ice cream with all her usual delicacy.
*Martina picks the banana out of her split.
<Lina> (Oy, that sounds nasty...)
<Martina> You know, Lina, most guys like to have their *ahem* banana eaten...
<Lina> Huh?
*Lina tries to imagine what that might mean... wasn't a completely innocent maiden, but is more innocent than that...
<Lina> Excuse me?
<Martina> You know, Lina... *winks*
*Lina blinks and glances at Gourry... not gonna picture that...
<Martina> I'm pretty good at eating bananas... I could teach you, if you liked...
<Lina> Nooooo, that's fine.
<Martina> Awwww, spoilsport! *eats the banana*
*Gourry is confused and continues to plow through his ice cream. "Don't you just put it in your mouth and eat it?"
<Lina> Never mind, Gourry.
*Martina chews and swallows. "WELL, it's a lot better if you take it nice and slow..."
*Lina makes a face. "Martina... do you mean, like, actually... you know... chew on..."
<Zelgadis> (elf ... can't ... read .. banana conversation...)
<Martina> Oh, no, that would hurt... It's a lot better if you suck on it gently... *wink*
*Lina 's funny face gets funnier.
<Lina> That's disgusting!
<Martina> Sometimes they like it if you use your tongue, too! *goes on to eating the other parts of the banana split*
*Lina looks ill.
<Gourry> I thought you like banana?
*Lina looks at her ice cream... then offers the rest of the cone to Gourry.
<Gourry> Thanks. But really, I thought you like banana. You like that creme stuff the other night in the cabin.
<Lina> Never mind, Gourry...
*Martina leers. "I didn't think you had THAT much experience, Lina..."

*Xelloss walks over and reaches inside the booth to give her the nightgown.
*Amelia takes it and manages to get out of the dominatrix outfit *much* more quickly and into the nightgown.
<IMP> ( Call me QUEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNN!!! )
<Xelloss> *to Zel (just to be mean)* Think Filia would like me in leather pants, Zelgadiss-san, Amelia-san?
<Amelia> Yes, Xelloss-san!
<Zelgadis> ...
<Xelloss> Maybe I need to get a new pair then! *hands Amelia a pair of matching lace underwear to go with he gown as well. G-string etc.*
<Amelia> Thank you, Xelloss-san!
<Zelgadis> ...<steams>
*Xelloss looks at Zel again. "Don't think Fi will like me in leather pants?"
*Amelia pauses after slipping the underwear on and the nightgown on again...
<Zelgadis> I really don't CAre!
*Amelia yanks Zelgadiss-san into the changing room.
<Zelgadis><((o(.O))> !!!!
*Turtle-san somehow wanders up to Amelia, a bra on his polished shell.
*Xelloss thinks of that image of the two girls in a Jacuzzi... only now also in wet kinky underwear.
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san...if you're not going to help choose lingerie...they you can at least tell me what you think of it!
*Amelia spots turtle-san.
*Turtle-san spots Zelgadiss and leers.
*Amelia decides to *ignore* the turtle wearing a bra.
*Xelloss looks down. "Is that.. a .. turtle?"
<Amelia> Yes, Xelloss-san... Filia-san's turtle, in fact.
<Zelgadis> (Yes Xel.. Filia polishes it too! ^_^ )
*Zelgadis stares at Amelia...
*Xelloss bends down and picks up the thing and LOOKS at it. What the heck did it come from?
*Turtle-san looks innocent. What turtle? Where? Nope, nope, no turtle here... It's just us wandering lingerie!
<Zelgadis> It's... nice....
<Amelia> You think so, Zelgadiss-san?
<Xelloss> You are so mean Zelgadiss-san! here I help you and your financee, and you are just mean to me and won't even answer a simple question. *pout*
*Amelia turns around.
*Xelloss looks from the turtle to Amelia. He brightens up. "Oooh!"
*Turtle-san blinks, wondering what the strange man is excited about.
<Zelgadis><to Xelloss> What?
*Zelgadis sees the turtle and blushes..... THAT turtle!!
<Xelloss> Looks wonderful Amelia-san!
<Amelia> You're being very helpful, Xelloss-san... ^_^
*Turtle-san wiggles, attempting to get to his mouth with in range of Xelloss' clothing.
<Zelgadis> How did IT get here? <talking about the turtle>
<Xelloss> Ah, SOMEONE appreciates me! *looks content with himself*
*Turtle-san grabs Xelloss' shirt and begins to nibble on it.
*Xelloss gives the turtle a strange look. "?"
<Turtle-san> *nibble* *nibble* *nibble*
*Xelloss slowly pries the animal off his shirt and gives it a weird look. Strange diet this one has...
*Turtle-san looks sad.
*Turtle-san aims for eating the strange man's pants next.

*Lina gives Martina a drop-dead look. "Any other disgusting little secrets you care to share, mmm?"
<Gourry> Of course Lina has experience eating banana. She does it all the time!
*Lina elbows Gourry in the ribs.
*Martina looks worried. Oh, no, maybe Lina has finally gotten the drop on her!
*Martina wonders if Lina could be better than her...
<Gourry> What is it, Lina? Why did you elbow me? You do!
<Lina> Sssssssssh! That's not what she means!
<Gourry> It isn't? Then what does she mean?
*Martina brightens. She needn't have worried. ^_^
<Lina> Nothing you want to know about.
<Gourry> No. I want to know! What are you guys been talking about? First weapons, then joining poetry contests, now banana! I can't follow what you are talking about!
<Lina> Firsts... whaaaaaa?
<Gourry> What?
<Lina> Just forget it, okay?
<Lina> Can we talk about something else, please?
<Gourry> What is the next shop we are going to?
<Lina> I guess the florist's.
<Lina> Unless the dress shop is closer...
<Martina> I might as well tag along. I AM an expert at floral design, you know!
<Lina> Nobody invited you, Martina.
<Lina> You were supposed to come to the WEDDING! Not to all the prep!
<Gourry> But I did, Lina. She said she could help us pick out the souffle!
<Lina> What? When did she say that?
*Martina grins. "That's right, Lina! He DID ask me to come pick out a "souffle" for you all!
<Gourry> On the way to the undies shop.
*Lina makes a 'huh' face? "Souffle?"
*Martina folds her arms, triumphant. "So, where is our next stop, Mister Gourry?"
<Gourry> I don't know the flower shop sounds good. (I thought the eye color could determine the sex of a turtle.)
*Lina sighs. "I wonder what's keeping Zel and Amelia?"
<Gourry> Probably still at the undies store.
<Lina> Let's go see what's keeping them.
<Lina> You guys wait here, oka... actually, Gourry, come with me.
*Lina doesn't want to leave Martina and Gourry alone together.
<Lina> Martina, finish your ice cream.
<Lina> . o O (Maybe if we don't come back for her, she'll leave us alone...)
<Gourry> Okay Lina. *Follow her.* What do you want?
<Martina> I'll be waiting right here, Lina! *waves bai*
<Lina> I'm gonna go see what's keeping Amelia and Zel so long.
*Lina leads Gourry back to the shop.

<Amelia> Hmmm...
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san...anything in particular you'd like me to get?
*Xelloss looks at Zel and points at turtle "You know this animal, is it yours?"
*Turtle-san attempts to bit the pointing finger.
<Xelloss> (A yaoi turtle. This just keeps getting better and better.... )
<Amelia> (Jen: It's hard to sex a turtle.)
<Zelgadis> No... it's Filia's now.
<Amelia> It's Filia-san's, Xelloss-san!
<Xelloss> Really? U, okay.
<Amelia> Hmmm...Zelgadiss-san? Anything in particular you'd like to see me wear? Leather? Lace? Animal print?
<Xelloss> Oooh, animal print... *stares off in space*
<Zelgadis> (A yaoi turtle with a stone fetish, who likes having dragons polish it's shell!)
<Amelia> Silk?
<Xelloss> (yaoi is the thought/relation, not the sex.. so.. a cross-dressing-yaoi-turtle. Goodness!<laughs>)
<Amelia> Vinyl?
*Xelloss snaps back to attention. "yay, I vote for vinyl!"
*Zelgadis Umm... Looks from Amelia to the racks and back,
<Zelgadis> <to Xel> Who asked YOU?
*Xelloss grins sheepish and shrugs at Zel.
*Xelloss looks at turtle again and wonders what to do with it.
<Zelgadis> (Did ya know snakes and some lizards have TO penises?)
<Lina> ("I imagine that must be frightfully uncomfortable for the female snake.")
<Amelia> (Elf: You know...if that's normal for dragons... )
<Amelia> (...kinky sex would seem rather, well, normal.)
<Zelgadis> (Wonder how Xel accommodates her. Xel how many do YOU have?)
<Gourry> (Sore wa himitsu desu!)
<Xelloss> (<X> i have as many as i need, of course. -I said i was a resourceful man, ne?)
*Xelloss thinks he just can't carry it.. that will be annoying.
*Turtle-san attempts to wiggle out the strange man's grasp.
<Lina> Yeah, but what's taking them so long?
<Martina> Well, Amelia DID get a new set of lingerie... Maybe she's trying it out? *wink*
*Xelloss wanders off into the store while wondering if one can put it in one's pocket..?
*Xelloss looks at the silly animal, shrugs, and puts the stupid thing in the pocket of his soft baggy pants. Then he starts to look over some other things in the store.
*Zelgadis stares at all the racks.
<Zelgadis> I don't know...<blushes.>
*Turtle-san begins to eat Xelloss' pants.
*Turtle-san is aiming to eat Xelloss's underwear.
*Xelloss blinks and looks down at his pants.
*Turtle-san likes underwear!
<Gourry> Oh no! I'm not going into the undies shop again!
*Turtle-san wiggles around in the pocket to better access at where the underwear should be.
*Turtle-san wiggles around in the pocket to better access at where the underwear should be.
<Amelia> Hmm...would you like to come back here sometime, Zelgadiss-san?
*Xelloss of course has no underwear. Xelloss' underwear got lost when he reunited with fi earlier..
<Gourry> I'm going back to the ice cream shop! I don't want a repeat to happen!
<Lina> Oh, no you don't.
*Zelgadis stands confused, poor chimera brain overloaded by all the underwear, the annoying mazoku and the distracting princess asking him questions about the underwear.
*Xelloss absently wonders what the stupid animal is doing.
<Gourry> Lina! Why are you doing this to me!!? Stop torturing me!!
*Turtle-san eats thru the pants and pokes his head into where the tasty underwear should be.
<Lina> I'm not torturing you! I just want you to wait right here, okay?
*Turtle-san is sorely disappointed.
<Gourry> Okay. Right here. OUTSIDE that shop.
*Turtle-san debates eating what's there instead.
<Lina> Right.
*Lina goes in.
*Xelloss absently waves at Lina and the others from behind the rack where he stands.
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san?
<Lina> What's taking everybody so long?
*Amelia shakes Zelgadiss-san gently.
<Zelgadis> *blinks* Yes Amelia?
<Amelia> We could always come back here and get more...
<Zelgadis> oh. yes... good idea.
<Zelgadis> So we can leave now?
*Turtle-san nibbles on Xelloss' *ahem*
*Xelloss opens his eyes wide. Xelloss goes "EEEP!"
<Gourry> (Turtles don't nibble. They snap.)
<Turtle-san> ( Yup. That's why it's happening to the re-generating mazoku. )
<Xelloss> (which he is VERY lucky he's a mazoku.)
<Lina> Um... hello? Is anybody listening to me?
<Amelia> Really, Zelgadiss-san?
*Turtle-san wiggles around.
<Zelgadis> Lina?
<Amelia> Lina-san?
*Xelloss lets out a short shriek.
*Xelloss puts down a hand in his pocket to pull the nasty thing OUT of there
<Lina> Just wondering what's keeping everybody.
*Lina hears a noise.
<Lina> Xelloss? Something wrong?
*Turtle-san doesn't want to go!
<Martina> (Mr. Turtle, how many licks does it take to get to the center of XELLOS' tootsie Roll pop?)
<Amelia> Xelloss-san?
*Gourry hears a high pitched scream and runs into the shop. "What happened?"
<Martina> (Better hurry, Mr. Xellos... you only get three licks before he bites it all the way off...)
*Xelloss looks INCREDIBLY strained.
*Amelia steps back in and quickly starts redressing.
*Lina 's eye is caught by an interesting black nightie with gold and silver butterflies embroidered on it...
<Gourry> Xelloss? *Worried.* What's wrong?!
*Xelloss grabs the turtle by the neck and pries it off himself.
*Turtle-san isn't happy.
*Lina takes it down. "Hey, Gourry, what do you think of this?"
*Xelloss pulls out the horrible thing and holds it at arms length and looks at it with resent.
*Amelia steps back into the changing booth and quickly starts redressing.
*Gourry covers his eyes quickly and doesn't look.
*Zelgadis notices the rack of garters and wonders if they need some
*Xelloss breathes HARD and GLARES at the offending animal.
*Turtle-san is still hungry.
*Lina glares at Gourry. "Fine... you guys go on ahead. I'm gonna try this on."
*Turtle-san glares back for not having his favorite meal with in easy access.
<Xelloss> This THING is FILIA's?!
<Martina> (Yaoi turtle!)
<Amelia> Yes, Xelloss-san!
*Gourry eyes closed. "Is she gone yet?"
<Martina> (she trained him well, huh?)
<Zelgadis> <Calls to Amelia> Amelia, do you need a .. garter too?
<Amelia> Yes, Zelgadiss-san!
*Turtle-san curses at Xelloss in Turtle.
*Gourry eyes closed. "Xellos? Are you alright?"
<Xelloss> NO! it f***ing BIT me!
*Xelloss collects himself from the shock.
<Gourry> Huh? *Opens his eyes and see Xel and the turtle.* OOUCH!*Grabs his own privates in sympathy.*
*Turtle-san is definitely Filia's turtle. *smug*
*Zelgadis stares at the rack of garters and tries to concentrate enough to pick one.
*Martina has finished her ice cream and is bored, so she heads in the direction she saw Lina and Gourry go off in.
*Xelloss waves a warning finger at the turtle trying to find something to say.
*Zelgadis doesn't care what is happening with Xelloss and the turtle. He is sure Xelloss deserves it.
*Xelloss glares at the animal again.
*Turtle-san glares back.
<Gourry> Hey. Isn't that the turtle we were going to make into soup?
*Turtle-san hides in his shell.
<Xelloss> ATTEMPT that again and we'll see who bites who! *insert mad-looking Xel with Tasuki fangs here*
*Turtle-san would give Xelloss a raspberry if he could. :b
*Zelgadis snickers at Xelloss apparently having turtle trouble too.
*Xelloss gets evil idea when the turtle goes into it's shell. .... Ducktape... heehehehehheeeh...
<Martina> Hmmm, guess they went back to the shop to pick Amelia up...
*Gourry sees the insane glint in Xel's eye. "Um Xellos? Why don't you put the turtle down and we'll go to the ice cream shop? Ice cream is good..."
*Xelloss gives the turtle to Gourry and darts for the door. "here Gourry-san, hold this, I'll be right back!"
*Amelia is mostly dressed, and just needs to ask Zelgadiss-san to button up the back of her dress...
*Turtle-san peeks at Gourry.
*Xelloss skips out to get some strong ductape to make himself a turtle-football..
*Gourry gets a paper sack from the guy at the counter and puts the turtle in it. He doesn't want to put it in his pocket and have the same thing happen.
*Turtle-san starts to nibble on the paper sack. Bleh. Doesn't taste as good as underwear.
<Zelgadis> Amelia? Are you almost dresses yet?
*Turtle-san attempts to crawl out of the bag.
<Amelia> Almost, Zelgadiss-san... Will you button up the back of my sundress for me, please?
<Zelgadis> Oh, right.
<Gourry> Hey Zel. Tell Lina that I went back to the ice cream shop. I can't stay in this place. *Closes bag so that Turtle-san is trapped.*
*Zelgadis grabs a few garters he'd been staring at. and goes to the changing room.
*Turtle-san debates eating enough of the bottom of the bag to escape.
<Zelgadis> Ok, Gourry.
*Gourry goes back to the shop. (Does he see Martina on the way?)
*Zelgadis goes into the changing room and hands Amelia the pile of garters.
<Zelgadis> Here, I think you should help pick one.
*Zelgadis brought several including a blue one that matched the justice panties, a white one with a star patters, and a rather kinky one that is part leather.
<Amelia> Hmmm...
*Gourry spots Martina. "I thought you were going to wait for us at the ice cream shop?"
*Zelgadis buttons her dress while she looks...
*Amelia chooses the blue one, the white-with-stars one, and the part-leather one...
*Amelia notices a very nice white mostly-lace one, too.
*Amelia checks to find out how many of them have a mate...and discovers that all the ones she's pulled do, and there's three white mostly-lace ones.
<Martina> Well, I was bored! I figured Lina was probably trying to ditch me, like she always does!
*Amelia puts the few rejects off to the side -- then decides that there's no good reason really not to go for the pair of black lace ones -- and decides to get them all. ^_^
<Gourry> Okay. Then where should we wait. I really don't want to wait in that undies shop again.
<Zelgadis> Do you need... ALL those?
<Amelia> They're useful! ^_^
*Zelgadis *blinks* had no clue..
*Martina grins evilly, trying to figure out what would be the most fun: trying to find an embarrassing wedding present for Lina or mooching more ice cream off of Gourry.
<Zelgadis> But I've never seen you wearing them.. Oh well..
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san...
<Amelia> ...you've not seen some of the dresses I wear for balls.
<Zelgadis> Oh.. I didn't see *Under* them...
<Amelia> Zelgadiss-san?
<Amelia> You've been in Saillune when I've attended balls?
<Zelgadis> Nothing. lets just get going.
<Amelia> Okay...
<Martina> *nod**nod*
<Zelgadis> Amelia... What are those??? <points at the handcuffs>
<Amelia> Fuzzy handcuffs?
<Zelgadis> What are they for... wait.. Don't answer that..
<Amelia> Oh?
*Martina grins.
<Martina> I know! Why don't we go look for Lina something nice for a wedding present?
<Gourry> Wow! That really sounds nice! ... But I spent all my money at the ice cream parlor. *Pouts.*
<Martina> That's okay... I do have the kingdom of Xoana to pay for any expenses I acquire on this trip!
*Martina wonders what Lina would think of a few Chippendales coming to her bachelorette party...
*Amelia wonders what Zelgadiss-san thinks the fuzzy handcuffs are for.
<Zelgadis> here. I think I can figure it out
<Amelia> Okay, Zelgadiss-san...
*Zelgadis blushes and decide to change the topic.
*Zelgadis looks out the window and notices that it's almost dinner time.
*Amelia takes her now-wrapped purchases, and is rather happy that they are in nice non-descript bags...
<Zelgadis> Where do we need to go next? Did the others mention anything about dinner?
<Amelia> No, Zelgadiss-san... Why don't we have dinner together?
<Zelgadis> Alright. Where do you want to go?
*Zelgadis walks out of the shop hoping the shopkeeper won't demand retribution for the damage he caused.
<Amelia> So...want to go somewhere romantic, Zelgadiss-san?

Future scene note
<Xelloss> [re-posting] (..Even I think it is cute... -Xelloss when alone with Fi ask her about this whole marriage thing and what's the deal with it; Gourry did confused him there.. ... he opens the discussion however, with the question "Would you want to marry me?" -totally obvious to what that can be implied as.... )

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