dates usually involved only two people

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Dates usually involved only two people. That was, in fact, more or less the definition of a date: going out with someone special, someone significant, someone singular. Yet that wasn't exactly an option for Zoe, not any more, what with her being under constant surveillance. She'd tried to talk them out of it, to say that she'd be with Devyn and that Devyn would most likely protect Zoe from just about anything. That didn't work. Which was why Zoe had a shadow, one of the Academy security who kept following her. Worse, she hadn't been able to get Mr. Konrad or anyone she actually knew. She did recognize this one though: a woman who didn't seem to really care all that much for Zoe, one way or the other. She'd been there since Zoe and Devyn had left the school grounds.

And that had been awkward enough. Zoe had dressed as cute as she could, opting for what amounted to her "date outfit": cute denim skirt, tights, long-sleeved black and white striped shirt. There wasn't a whole lot of variation that Zoe could really bring anymore, not with her still depleted outfit. Yet despite that, Devyn felt... different. It was as if someone had erected a wall between the two of them. Things had just been off ever since they'd put together that prank and, well, done other... things. Zoe had been putting it off, insisting that they just focus on enjoying one another's company. She actually had what she thought would be a fun idea, get their mind off things.

Though now that they were in town, Zoe could tell there were some things that could not be put out of Devyn's mind. She sighed and moved to take her girlfriend's arm. "She has to follow us, well, me, you know that," she said, looking over her shoulder at the security person, who met her eyes with a firm stare. "She's usually quiet; we can just pretend she's not there," Zoe tried, tugging at Devyn's arm. "We'll have fun and we'll forget all about her." though they did still get a few looks. That happened nearly every time they went out into public though: side effect of two pretty women strolling around outside.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn had been on dates before, a ton of them. Dates even with Zoe and she had been one double dates, but never a...whatever you called a date with three people. Worse yet the third person was not even really apart of the date and was just there, watching. Watching like some stalker ready to pounce at the slightest hint that there was outside danger or if Devyn was the danger herself. Honestly Devyn didn't know what was going through Zoe's and hers little tail that was following them around; she just knew she did not like it. She disliked it greatly and was not even trying to hide her discontent with having a shadow that was not one that she could control. A low growl had been slipping out pretty much the whole time since they first met up to have their date. Devyn would not have been okay with it even if it was someone she or Zoe knew...unless they were hot. SE was hot and Devyn would not mind having a...three-way date with the two of them. Yet even that still felt weird knowing the person was just here to watch and didn't even say anything.

Devyn did dress up for the occasion however, since it was a date and Zoe had said in the past that she liked to see Devyn all dressed up for her. A light greyish button up shirt with a collar. Every buttoned up, even the ones at the cuffs of the shirt. A blackish-grey tie with small light grey stars on it. Dark blue jeans and the normal amount of 'jewelry' Devyn tended to wear. She even wore her best pair of sneakers and black shades that she had on to protect her eyes as they walked. Her hair was a little on the messy side, but that was more so because she kept messing with it from time to time as they walked. As if she was fidgeting or having some kind of nervous tick but really it was just from being agitated at their little follower. Devyn would look back every so often to give her a dirty look and was half tempted to just bark at her but Zoe let out a sigh and then grabbed at Devyn's arm. Devyn's green eyes looking over to her girlfriend now as she spoke clearly about that woman and seemed to be trying to put Devyn at ease on the matter.

"Hard to ignore her when her eyes are on us." Devyn's words came out still with that low growl mixed in them as she glared back at the woman but there was that tug that had Devyn looking forward and more so focusing on her girlfriend. "I hope you are right, but if she keeps giving me that look I might have to go correct her face with my fist." Devyn said as she cracked her fingers and then her neck. Taking a moment to close her eyes and take in a deep breath. She had to remain calm because it would just make things worse if Devyn lost control over her power while they were out in public with a little guest with them. "What is the plan for this date by the way?" Devyn asked, not really remembering if Zoe had told her or not since most of her attention had been on that woman behind them.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

"Her eyes are mostly on me, if it makes you feel any better," replied Zoe. She gave Devyn another tug, wanting to distract Devyn. "Plus, I'm not sure what her power is. She could turn into a giant cat made of light, and you'd be in all kinds of trouble."

though Zoe somehow doubted that. It really would've made a lot of sense to stick someone who could actually fight off anyone who'd attack them, either that or someone who could stop Zoe's power. A giant cat of light didn't really fit either of those. Still, Zoe didn't like the idea of her temporary escort getting into a brawl with her girlfriend. Something told her that the school wouldn't approve overmuch of such behavior either, all things considered.

Devyn did have other things on her mind, so Zoe would just have to focus on that. She was already pulling them toward the location of their date, having gone through the awkward drive into town and all that. (Complete with Zoe attempting to compliment Devyn and set her at ease while their guardian drove and kept looking at the two of them). Zoe figured they'd actually be at the location soon enough. Didn't stop her from lacing her fingers through Devyn's hand, giving it a squeeze, and smiling up at her.

"Guess."

[Devyn Solway]

"That does not really help." Devyn said but gave a small chuckle at Zoe's words and how she thought Devyn would be at ease with the guard looking mostly at Zoe. "You're mine and I don't know if she is checking out that cute butt of yours or not." Devyn said, giving a flirt to help get herself a little more focused on Zoe and less on her anger towards the person following them. She had already been avoiding Zoe in a way and pulled back a lot on the whole touching unless it was the cute stuff that she knew Zoe liked. So holding hands, hugs, and the simple kisses. Nothing too edgy or anything that would make Zoe feel like Devyn wanted to do anything. Sure she did, but not as much as before because her mind was busy with other thoughts that she honestly preferred to not think about and would have gladly welcome said distraction with the use of bodies. That was not what Zoe wanted however, and Devyn was letting Zoe be 'selfish' in a way, or more so Devyn was trying to give Zoe what she deserved.

"A giant cat of light? It hurt my eyes and makes me want to chase it, but at least I could call her..." Devyn stopped herself at Zoe's tug and just snickered at her own words and what she was going to say referring to another name for a cat, but also could be used when calling someone a weakling. Still, Devyn would fight the woman even if that really was her power. Devyn didn't need her power to kick ass, but she also didn't need her power to have her ass kicked; which did happen. She was only so strong and so tall; there would always be someone out there who could beat her in a fight, even more so when it was more people. She handle at most up two three guys, but they were skinny college boys, not some hulking beef man. Devyn would do her best to try not and get into a fight, mostly for Zoe's sake. Devyn was not really worried about herself getting into trouble since she had squirmed her way out of detention in the past and she didn't know if any of her teachers hated or could even hate her, so she pretty much felt like she was in the clear.

Devyn went along with the pulling without a fuss as she looked around, really trying to figure out what they were going to do. Remembering how she had been bitter on the drive and kind of missed Zoe's words and remembering she owed Zoe some, not remembering if she had said it when they first met up. "You look especially beautiful today Zoe. Like a glow about you." Devyn pointed out, being honest because today Zoe just seemed really good looking today. Could have been the fact she was not around Zoe as much or that Zoe was happy, or even something emotional related, but Devyn was not going to get into that. She squeezed Zoe's hand back at their fingers seemed to just meld with one another’s. Then the whole 'guess game' had been tossed into the air as Devyn searched her brain for something they could be doing together. "Movies, a romantic meal together, or you are taking me somewhere to get that photo of me." Devyn teased at the last part, unable to really suppress that part of herself fully, but she was trying to and that was why she avoided.

Should have guess prom shopping related things too.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Naturally Zoe did nothing but blush as Devyn teased that her guardian might be checking her out. Somehow she sincerely doubted that the women giving them stern looks would be staring at her in quite that way. Though, admittedly, Zoe was at least legal to look at that way, though she supposed Devyn was too. she didn't want to think about it anyway: something like that would lead to Devyn actually fighting. Zoe's girlfriend didn't even seem that put out about the possibility of fighting someone a good deal stronger or even balanced against her. Somehow that didn't surprise Zoe in the slightest. It did make her thankful that they'd redirected the conversation soon enough.

Though Devyn still had to slide another compliment in there, apparently wanting to see if she could get Zoe to flush. Zoe did, though not quite as much as normal, and looked away. She was at least getting a little better at it. There was a moment when she thought about offering a compliment back, but she didn't want to distract too much from the whole guessing bit.

"Not quite,' said Zoe, giggling a little. She nodded toward the mall. "I heard that there's actually an arcade in the mall, and I figured we could play a few games together," she explained. "I even got some tokens from someone when I asked about it. They made a few suggestions too." She smiled up at Devyn, pulling her girlfriend in to lightly bump their hips together. "So maybe you can win me another stuffed animal. Viola's getting lonely," then she looked back, fidgeting a bit. "I also thought about maybe looking for prom dresses. I don't know if I want to go though..." because of all the rumors, mostly. Zoe'd seen enough movies to predict that she'd end up covered in pigs' blood by the end of the night.

[Devyn Solway]

Zoe was pretty much the same Zoe from day one, blushing and not saying anything when Devyn would say just the right things. It was as if Zoe avoided talking because she either didn't want to say something she would think would upset Devyn or Devyn's words just made her think a lot on whatever subject that she just didn't get around to giving Devyn a response back. It didn't really matter however since Devyn was just happy to see the blush on her girlfriends face. Even if her next words did not get as big of a flush as she had expected, it was still a flush. Hmm...maybe my complements are not as powerful as my teases. Devyn wondered to herself, thinking that she did pull back on the complements an tried to make them special, but she did do it often, so maybe Zoe had just gotten used to them. Question was if that was a good used to them or if Zoe now was not all that impressed by Devyn's actually honest complements.

"Darn." Devyn said when Zoe said she basically was not right in her guesses on what they were going to be doing. As Zoe went on to explain Devyn realized that she was way off on her guesses. Game token and trying to win prizes. That did sound like a fun and safe date. Devyn could not help but to chuckle at hearing the name of what Zoe had named the wolf she had given her. "Viola is getting lonely huh? Then I will have to win you something to make sure she is never lonely again. Might have to win you as much as I can so that you basically will end up sleeping on top of stuff animal." Devyn teased, but was considering it. "Or on top of me." That part was mumbled and then quickly followed by Devyn coughing a little until Zoe brought up prom shopping. Yuck, that meant dresses, well suits for Devyn. Devyn tilted her head at Zoe's words about not knowing if she was going to go or not. "Hmm...well if you change your mind, I was actually planning on asking you to prom." Devyn said as she messed with her hair a little, glancing back at the woman.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Zoe smiled at the mention of her wolf, flushing a little at the thought of sleeping on a pile of stuffed animals. Surprisingly, she hadn't exactly been the type of girl to have a bed covered with those type of things. The thought of being surrounded by things that Devyn had purchased or won for her... that did have quite a bit of appeal. As, if she was being truly honest, did sleeping on lots of fluff. It was enough to put a little more spring into Zoe's already springy step.

She missed the mumbled parts, of course, but not the other bits. Zoe looked to Zoe as the other girl mentioned actually going to prom. She stared for a bit, not quite believing it. "You... want to go... to prom?" she repeated, completely awestruck by the idea. She just didn't see Devyn as being someone who wanted to get dressed up in stuffy outfits and parade in front of other people. Perhaps the latter part, sure, but dressing up? Dancing? Being somewhere that she couldn't get incredibly touchy feely? None of that sounded like Devyn, or at least not the Devyn Zoe knew. Zoe nibbled on her lip, looking away, back toward the mall as they drew closer.

"You don't have to if you're thinking it's for me," she said, glancing behind her to look at Devyn, "because, um, I'm not sure..." she sighed, looking ahead. "I'm not sure people will want me there."

There, she said it, got it out in the open and everything. Not like Devyn didn't already know that Zoe had problems; now Zoe had just confirmed it.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn fidgeted a little bit when Zoe was staring at her and then the question of Devyn wanting to go to prom. Well she did asked so that was basically a yes, but she could understand Zoe's whole not really buying it. Prom was not really something that Devyn would be into. She could go to parties if she was looking for the whole prom vibe or just being around people and music with dancing. She could get all of that from a night club, and she did. Where there was not need to worry about slow dancing or matching your date. Yet that didn't mean that she didn't actually want to go just once for the experience. It could be fun slow dancing, matching Zoe, and she was fine with not being able to really touch too much while there. Plus she wanted to get that whole Prince title. Like really bad. If she could get that it would be like meeting what her father called her and she really wanted to at least get close. Other kids had to know of her after all, she practically flirted with everyone and anyone so long as they were up in age.

"It was not really because of me thinking of you but at the same time I was." Devyn admitted as she messed with her hair, trying to figure out how to word it. She didn't want to sound cheesy or emotional, even less with Stalky McStalkstalk following behind them. "I actually wanted to go for the whole experience and I want you to be my date, it would you would um...do me the honor...or pleasure...or..." Devyn fumbled a little with her words, clearly not used to asking for this sort of thing. Which was odd because she asked people out on dates but this would be her prom date. Her Junior Prom date. Her whole trying to ask Zoe was not really helped by Zoe's words about not thinking that people would want her there. Devyn shook her head no and moved to stand in front of Zoe, reaching to lift her girlfriend’s chin up so Zoe's brown eyes would look into her green eyes.

"Who cares about them? If you want to go you should go, even if not as my date. I'll still look after you and if someone gives you a problem, you just let me know." Devyn said, giving Zoe a serious look and then swallowed as her eyes looked away for a moment, then glaring at the woman.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Zoe tried very hard to keep a straight face as Devyn moved into the more cheesy sort of thing. It might be cheesy on some level, to be sure, but cheesy romantic tripe was exactly the sort of thing that fed into Zoe's emotional well-being. It almost helped that Devyn had to stammer and fumble her way through words. That always made Zoe feel good, made her feel like she wasn't the only one here who got all caught up on emotions and the stuff that made their relationship so... strange. Before Zoe could respond, Devyn got around to the other, darker parts of the situation. Who cared? Go if you want, followed by a serious look that had Zoe pausing mid-stride. Zoe looked up at Devyn, stared lovingly. How could Devyn stand there and pretend she didn't love Zoe but still say things like that? Zoe knew it to be part of Devyn's nature, that this was how Devyn behaved in general, but she couldn't quite believe it was simply that.

"Of course I'll go to prom with you," said Zoe, she raised the hand she'd encircled to gently brush against her lips, holding it there for a bit. Zoe felt the urge to ask something of Devyn, something serious. She'd been the one to start this, to ask for the date, to set them as girlfriends, but did she want to be the one to take the next step? No, no, she didn't; she wanted Devyn to be the one to say that they were exclusive, that Devyn didn't want anyone else.

Even if that meant waiting for a long time, Zoe was determined that Devyn say it first.

'Well," she said. She sighed and raised her hand up to moved Devyn's attention back to her, "we've some arcade games to play, and then we should look at all the pretty dresses I can't afford," she smiled as she said this last, before giving Devyn's hand a squeeze and turning to head inside.

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn smiled brightly when Zoe said that she would go to prom with her and Devyn had no clue why that had made her so happy. Like she would have mostly given a woop and did a fist bump into the air. Saying something like 'in your face' to no one in particular because Devyn had no clue if Zoe was seeing other people or if someone might have been wanting to ask Zoe first. Either way Devyn beat whoever it was to it and Zoe said yes, and Devyn was just...really happy. To the point that she felt stupid that she had such a smile on her face. Thankfully Zoe had raised her hands and put them about Devyn a little. Lips meeting her in a gentle brush that at least lasted long enough that Devyn could enjoy it. Devyn made sure to leave into the kiss, but then did pull back when her lips started to feel tingly. Half because she was trying to avoid the whole 'going for more' issue and because she wanted to stick her tongue out at Zoe's watcher. Which she did and gave the woman a smug look, basically saying; ‘i kissed her, what are you going to do about it?'.

Devyn really was not even thinking that Zoe would want to put their relationship on just them. She was not even really likely to change it since if Zoe was not saying anything about it then Devyn was not going to bring it up. She already knew she was bad at the whole monogamy for two long, so if she did not have to do it then she would not. She could do it for a certain amount of time yes, the other person had to say it however or clearly show some sign of jealousy when Devyn would hit on other people while they were around, because she would do that for sure. Zoe let out a sigh and brought Devyn's attention back on her, speaking about how they should go on ahead and play the games and then look at dresses that Zoe could not afford. "Alright, we will pay and I'll win you another big stuff animal." Devyn said holding onto Zoe's hand and gave it a squeeze back as they went in.

"Also...if you find one you really like, I can buy it for you. I'm selling some stuff so I'm going to have a nice amount of money so..." Devyn offered since she could at least get Zoe a nice dress, she did have money on her and a card she could use if she needed to. She would be broke after words, but only for a little while, and Zoe didn't need to know that. It was the least she could do would be by them matching outfits so to make this a good prom for Zoe...and her.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Kissing Devyn always felt nice, though Zoe couldn't help but feel warm. She didn't quite blush, not quite, but she definitely felt some heat rise upward, especially as she'd just wanted to do a much more chaste kiss upon the hand. As soon as Devyn's gaze darted back toward their watcher, however, Zoe figured out out why their lips had connected. She nearly rolled her eyes, but settled for gently squeezing Devyn's hand, both in reprimand and to let Devyn know that she still cared.

The moment passed; they headed into the mall, ready to hit the arcade. Zoe nodded her agreement, smiling, not actually thinking they'd play long enough to win anything. She doubted that any major prizes would be in their "price range" as it were, though perhaps there would be a cute little stuffed toy to win. Devyn squeezed Zoe's hand, and Zoe couldn't help but think of precisely that.

Before they could even really enter, however, Devyn spoke again. Zoe looked over at her girlfriend, listening. At the thought of Devyn selling her things, Zoe's eyes went wide. Surely Devyn had to be joking or something! She couldn't... but no, no, this was Devyn. She definitely could and would. Zoe chewed at her lip, looking away, trying to figure out what to say. "You shouldn't sell anything for this," she said, squeezing Devyn's hand tight. "It's just prom. It's not that big of a deal," that was a lie. Prom meant a lot to someone like Zoe. "We can always just rent our clothes or something..." she trailed off, realizing that there was another way she could get a prom dress. She chewed at her lips, then had to say it: "Or I could call my parents. They... I don't think...they'd pay for a prom dress," though they might not especially appreciate Zoe's date. She still wasn't sure how that would all... work out. She kept chewing at her lip, forcing herself to walk forward, toward a "storefront" with flashing lights and sounds.

[Devyn Solway]

Hand kisses were cute but it was not something that would make Devyn melt or go head over hills. In her mind it was more of something you did when you were being nice or like dropping a hint that you wanted to kiss someone but you were not sure that they would be okay with it so you gave them an innocent kiss to their hand. You were less likely to get slapped that way and Devyn had picked up that the ladies seemed to like the sort of old style of kissing, well some of them anyways. With how Zoe seemed to like to do it, it was pretty much clear that Zoe was one that enjoyed kisses upon the hand. Devyn still got the kiss on the lips that she much preferred and was pleased to have been able to 'rub it in' a little to Zoe's watcher. There was a hand squeeze that Devyn assumed was something like 'be good', to which Devyn stuck her tongue out but she would do better and try and behave herself.

There were a few games that Devyn felt confident enough would get her a nice amount of tickets to get Zoe something nice. If they put their tickets together that would help out even more. However then it would be less Devyn doing it herself and getting Zoe a gift and more of a team effort with Zoe getting the prize in the end. Devyn was honestly fine with it either way so long as she did get Zoe something. She already had a feeling it was not going to be a large at Zoe's wolf because they had those at insanely high ticket prices, but she should have been able to get her something at least medium size. Another tight hand squeeze had Devyn looking at Zoe wondering if she was walking too close or did something naughty when she was pretty sure she was being as innocent as possible. Zoe explained how Devyn didn't have to sell her stuff and how it was prom and no big deal. That part made Devyn give a 'oh really' look at Zoe, not buying that at all.

"I was selling stuff either way, I have things I don't really need or don't use anymore and a few buddies of mine are going to take it." Devyn said trying to reassure Zoe that it was not just for Zoe's sake and that Devyn really was going to do this even if Zoe didn't want her to do it. "Plus it will be my first official one so I kind of wanted it to be special and...I want to. People are supposed to match up with their dates and some people even keep their dress and I figure you would want to be able to keep it for the memory..." Devyn spoke but was looking around the whole time as they walked towards the front. Man why did she have to talk about this? Why couldn’t Zoe just hug her, say thanks, and accept that Devyn wanted to make this a memorable Prom and not just for Zoe. It was Devyn's first official one when she was actually in the right grade to go to Prom, she wanted it to be a good experience because she didn't think she do it her Senior since it really was not her thing. Messing with her shades a little, she opted to keep them on with seeing all the flashing lights.

"How many tokens should I buy us and how many do you have?" Devyn asked Zoe, figuring Zoe only had so many and that she could use like a twenty or forty to get them a good amount of tokens to increase their chances of getting more tickets.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Zoe wasn't sure she quite believed Devyn. All that sounded nice, sounded believable, but it also sounded like something that Devyn would put together when Zoe challenged it. Yet when Devyn got around to admitting that this was her first official prom and that she wanted it to be special... that felt believable, as far as anything could be said to be. There was something about matching, which Zoe wasn't sure was really a thing. Was that something for homosexual couples to engage with? She supposed she didn't mind, though she said nothing as she mulled it all over.

The question though, that required an answer. "I have, oh let me check," she said, moving about in the pocket of her skirt, pulling out a handful of tokens. She held them out in one gloved palm, sorting through them nodding to herself and counting silently. "About twenty or so, give or take," she said, looking over at Devyn. "We could probably each buy a few more. I do have some money, you know," which was currently tucked away in her hat in a clever underband. She reached up to pull it off as they entered the arcade.

Loud noises and the smell of children's vomit and body odor mixed with popcorn and something sticky sweet washed over them. The smell, thankfully, was most dominated by the junk food over the other, more unpleasant bits. The noises, not so much, as the clanging and flashing and digital yells were almost deafening. Flashing lights showed from most corners, usually from large game systems including most of the usuals: Dance Dance Revolution, at least one fighting game, and something involving guns.

Zoe stared at the prize counter though, at something very specific. There, hanging off to the side among various other trinkets, dangled a small Pikachu. It couldn't be much bigger than a keychain plushie, but had a dangling Pokeball tag confirming its authenticity. A large sign declared that it was the day's "special prize" requiring the "small" sum of only two hundred and fifty tickets. And Zoe stared, wondering if that was just too much or if she should be looking at something else, maybe at the smaller plushies hidden within the glass chamber?

[Devyn Solway]

Devyn honestly did not know about the whole matching thing, but she had always thought it looked nice when people at least complemented with what their date was wearing. It was an eye sore say if someone was wearing yellow and their date was wearing red. Since they were going to prom together that meant they would be around each other and if that was the case they should not really clash. At least that was how Devyn felt on the matter and if Zoe didn't agree then they would not have to match. Devyn just knew that there was no way in a million years that she would wear a dress. Zoe could say that she would have sex with Devyn right then and there if she would wear a dress and Devyn would still not do it. Sure there would be a moment of hesitation and thinking about it, but in the end she was pretty sure she would not do it. Zoe was checking and counting out how many coins she had, it was a decent amount, but there were those games that would take up to two or three tokens sometimes so Devyn had to keep that in mind.

"Alright, we will by them together, only if you agree to let me by your prom dress for you." Devyn said, wanting to have basically Zoe's word that she was going to let Devyn buy it without much a fuss. Devyn just hoped that Zoe didn't have like super expensive taste because she could only afford so much. Still, Devyn at least wanted to try and that was very...romantic right? To buy a girl a dress? Heck, Devyn didn't know and her trying was just making her feel weird which was why there was still the constant hair messing with and a bit of fidgeting with her clothing of necklace. Going into the arcade reminded Devyn why she did not come to them as often. The smell, the sounds, and the light bothered her a little bit. She was just thankful her sense were in check so she could deal with them. She did move a little closer to Zoe so she could mostly focus on the scent of her girlfriend and less on everything else that was not food related. Devyn was already looking over all the games, and ruling out the ones that did not give you a ticket for playing them. They could play a few that would not give them tickets, but if they wanted a prize they had to focus on ticket giving games.

"Hmm...what to play first?" Devyn asked as she was weighing the options and wondering what would be fun for Zoe. She already knew what games she was good at so she was sure she could get them at least a hundred tickets. Most of those games however were solo ones so not really something she could do with Zoe. Devyn eyes scanned the room until they fell on Zoe who was busy looking at the different prizes that they could win. That actually was a good idea because then you knew how many tickets you were aiming to get. She moved to stand behind her girlfriend and moved to stand next to her instead of behind her like she was tempted to. She wanted to wrap her arms around Zoe from behind, but she was being good. She followed Zoe's line of sight and spotted the Pikachu and smiled. "It that what you want to get then?" Devyn asked, since it was not that expensive on the ticket scale and she could for sure see them able to win at least that.

[Zoe Wallerstein-Smythe]

Devyn just seemed determined to purchase the dress for Zoe, wasn't she? Zoe sighed, wondering if she should just give in. Did Devyn not realize that prom dresses ran high? even the cheap ones could easily hit well over a hundred dollars. That was quite a lot of money to drop on someone, even if they were your girlfriend. Zoe thought she might have a way of working around that, but she, well, she got distracted by the whole arcade thing, specifically that particular plushie.

Naturally Devyn noticed. Zoe flushed as her girlfriend pointed it out. What else could she do? She nodded, pointing. "It's actually not that bad, ticket wise," though Zoe didn't quite understand how well these machines produced tickets. she turned to look toward the flashing lights, trying to see how much each one produced. one in particular stood out: consisting of lights that flashed in a circle underneath various arches. You pushed a button, and if you managed to catch the light, you won the prize. In this case, said prize happened to be just under two hundred tickets. Apparently it didn't quite stock up as high as some (because Kalispell was filled with mutants), but that would put them quite a long ways toward it.

"Maybe we should start there?" she asked, pointing at the machine and looking over at her girlfriend. "If one of us managed to get it quickly, we could just go and have fun. Unless," she flushed, lowering her hands and looking quite bashful, "unless there was something you wanted up there. Then we could work to get that too or something," Zoe really should've thought of that first. She'd just gotten all caught up in the whole thing, and the flashing lights and blaring sounds only made it all the harder to ignore it all.