riverviewlogs | Lola August Catch-All

So the best part, the best part, about winning two dates at the auction? She has two dates with two different people who are so wonderfully opposite she gets to come up with two completely different outfits. And outfits means she needs the right accent pieces, the right make-up. Even if she's pretty sure one of them won't really notice, and the other one might but then won't make a big deal about it.

Still, Lola is all about looking good so she trolling through the malls and clothing boutiques looking for just the right outfits. She can be seen picking up articles of clothing, holding them up to herself, and willing her hair color to match with what she has trying to get a sense of what to do.

"Do I wanna wear purple? Or do I wanna wear something that matches well to purple?" Lola muses aloud, no items in hand as she just shifts her hair from her usual metallic blue to a dark royal purple.

Lola knocked on the wall to the other half of Floor Two, "You ready to go?" Lola peeked just an eye in, which was enough to show her hair color was a pastel blue-green color. She'd put little darker blue highlights in her hair to really set it off. She wasn't sure what the etiquette was on 'who makes the date after a person auction' but Keith seemed fairly hopeless on this so Lola just made choices and he would just have to deal. Besides, he was going to have fun.

Lola wasn't wearing as much jewelry as she normally did, simple stud earrings instead of her usual more extravagant things. Her hair had been pinned back with little braids for accent. And her outfit was a simple peasant blouse and jeans, her shoes a practical set of sneakers... but everything was all matched and stylish enough she clearly put thought into it. There was a definite 'mermaid' color scheme going on. "We're going to have so much fun!"

Lola was really good at clothes, she swears! And she'd looked up pictures of kimonos and made sure she found the cutest one. And it was, it was three different kinds of pink and it had little flowers on it and it was the right size. The fabric felt really good when she touched it and she was sure she'd just be the cutest ever. Sadly, however, it was a garment Lola had zero experience with putting on. She had no idea what she was suppose to wear under it, she kept trying to put it on and tie and not getting anywhere, it just looked wrong. Like she missed something obvious.

And that wasn't even touching the sash she had no idea how to tie with the bow behind her when she can't see what she's doing. Because Lola isn't thinking any of this through at all and she's already late and maybe Yuffie thinks she's standing her up. And the only reason Lola's not crying is that it'd mess up her make-up and that is unacceptable. She has just the right amount of eyeshadow and her lashes are perfect.

Yup. Keith was pretty hopeless about this kind of thing. A regular date probably would have been easier, but he wasn't sure about any of the etiquette about this kind of auction thing, either, so he panicked and clammed up. When Lola had decided to take control, he was more than happy to let her do so.

She hadn't given him too many details, but told him to be ready for some sort of "activity", so he was also dressed fairly casual. Red and black was A Thing with him, so that was the color scheme for the night again. He nodded when she poked her head around to see if he was ready.

"Yeah." And don't mind him, Lola. He still had that large knife strapped to the back of his belt as per usual. He pretty much never went anywhere without it.

Lola couldn't keep a secret, but she could just defer details as well as anyone. Still, she needed to be sure his outfit was right, nothing too movement restrictive, proper footwear. But he's a guy does he even have more than one set of shoes? The knife is an interesting touch, she frowns at it, but doesn't say anything.

She nods her approval, this'll do.

She runs over and just kinda attaches herself to his arm, looping her arm around his like this is exactly how this works. "Let's go. I've got the directions in my phone. This'll be so much fun, it isn't that far."

Lola can be found in her usual places; school, work, floor 2, floor 6. However she's decidedly un-Lola like in her manner. She's still polite, still offer to help with food and just about anything. But she's not as energetic and in your face as she is normally. Like maybe she's not sleeping well, or just is overdoing it in her daily activity.

She's definitely yawning too much and relying too much on coffee to get by. And there's every chance she's just... asleep. Where she is. Which might be a problem at work, less of an issue on the sofas in the common areas of Floor 2 or 6. Even if she doesn't live on Floor 6. Maybe someone should check on her.

If Yuffie thought that Lola stood her up she didn't show it. She walked through the door of Lola's room wearing a purple kimono that was decorated in flowers and clouds. A midnight blue band of fabric tugged tightly around her waist while paper flowers were hanging from her short black hair.

"Having trouble?" She tried to hide her smile as she walked up to Lola. "Let me help." Yuffie's been putting on Kimono's since she was a kid.

Her fingers slipped against Lola's side as she refastened the tie that helped keep one side of the kimono closed. She then pulled the fabric over, smoothing out the neckline. "Okay, your only job is to stand there. Got it?" Yuffie might tease Lola about this... just a little bit.

If anyone other than Yuffie broke into her room she'd probably be a bit more put off. But honestly she was going out with a ninja for the day so she can't really be surprised. Plus she needed the assistance. And Lola was not too proud to accept the help. She was worrying her lip just a bit as Yuffie went to work fixing and tying everything.

"Yes ma'am," Lola wasn't used to other people calling the shots, but she fell into the role well right now. Yuffie knew what she was doing and Lola trusted this girl she only recently met. Lola's hair had a few little bangles and charms in it, pinning it down in a way that looked nice but was still let her bangs fall over her forehead. "You look really nice."

Oh... arm latching... okay. Keith tried really hard not to tense up in surprise. He was learning that Lola was a very tactile person, kind of like Hunk, and that this was just something he was going to have to get used to. He'd adapt, but yeah... He nodded.

"Okay. I guess I'll follow your lead, then."

Keith managed a small smile in response.

Who gets all stiff and uncomfortable when a cute girl grabs your arm? On a date? That you know is happening? That's weird.

Still, Lola's just going to stay on his arm until she has a good reason to be somewhere else. "It's a short walk from here, at least the first place." Said as if Keith knows what her plan is. Which... isn't the case at all. She'll just head for the door.

"So how are you settling into the Quarantine, other than weird auctions at strange parties?" They had a little distance to walk, better make some conversation, right?

Someone who's nervous? Who doesn't really date? Who... oh, nevermind. Keith would deal with it.

"Okay..." He walked with her, wondering just how many places they were going to if this one was only just the "first place".

"It's alright, I guess," he answered. "I thought traveling between planets was a lot. Dimension hopping is a new one for me." He shrugged a little. "Though, I did find out that someone else from home had been here before me and Shiro." A concerned look at the idea crossed his features. It was worrying to think that Allura could have been lost somewhere on this moon, and he and Shiro wouldn't have even known.

Yuffie snickered through her teeth sound a little bit like a laughing snake. Dark purple eyes remained focus on her task as she oriented Lola and tied her obi. It wasn't actually that difficult but then Yuffie had learned when she was young. "Usually you tie these in front of you and then rotate it behind you. Trying another other way is difficult." She walked around Lola to finish orienting the obi. "And thanks! I love dark colors but purple and blue's are best." At least Yuffie thought so. "I guess I like green too." Maybe she wasn't that picky.

With the obi properly tied, Yuffie walked around Lola to make sure that everything was in order. She tugged softly against the neck line, running her fingers along Lola's skin as she straightened out the fabric. When she was done she smiled.

"There! ready to go? We're going to turn all the heads. Two pretty ladies like us."

Lola got a curious little look on her face, putting together what Keith had told her about his home before, it took a few seconds for the name Shiro to ring a bell in her mind and put the rest of the pieces together.

"Ohh. You mean Allura. She wasn't in the Quarantine for long." Lola's so damn casual with all of that, it kinda goes to show how used to the Quarantine she was. In all sorts of terrible little ways. "Wait, does this mean you also have a cute lion robot back home?"

Lola nodded, keeping note of both what Yuffie was doing and what she was saying. Both for the practical aspect of getting out of this outfit so she can put it away, and in case she wanted to wear it again later. Because she had to admit she was pretty dang cute right now. "I figured you'd want something dark in a purple, so I went brighter so we'd balance out."

Plus if they had clashing colors that'd be the worst, and if they matched too well that'd just be weird. The little gentle touches at her neckline made Lola worry her lip before she smiled, "Well duh, we're gorgeous and dressed up. What guy could fail to notice the both of us?"

~~Other than Edward Elric.~~ Lola will just bat her eyes at Yuffie a moment, "So lead the way, you picked out where we're going." Lola considered a moment and decided 'what the hell' and looped her arm around Yuffie's.

"You knew her?" Keith was curious about how casual Lola seemed about this, though.

"Do you think she's still... like here? Or what?"

He blinked at the question. Cute?

"I don't know that I'd consider Red 'cute'... she's pretty massive," he said. "And can spit lava."

"We didn't really talk, she stayed on our floor. That was it," Lola didn't really know how to help on this. "I assume she's gone back to your world... universe, whatever."

Lola was trying to picture robot lions, they came out cute in her head because... kitties. "Shiro said his was cute. Maybe you two just have different ideas of what cute is."

Keith hoped Lola's assumption was right. Allura was pretty tough and could take care of herself really well, but the idea of her potentially being out there lost and alone wasn't a great one, whether it was Allura, or anyone else from their team. They were all decent fighters by this point, and probably could get along on their own for a while, but it would be tough. He nodded a bit.

"Thanks, anyway," he said. "I appreciate the info."

Her comment about the Black Lion, though... Shiro thought it was cute? That was surprising. "He... does?" Keith quirked an eyebrow. "It's even bigger than Red, and has wings." Okay, he stopped himself there. The fact that the Black Lion had 'wings' probably didn't give the mental image of 'not cute' very well to someone who might already be picturing a 'cute' lion robot. He sighed a little. "Yeah... I guess we do."

Edited 2017-08-19 03:54 (UTC)

"You know her, would she go back to your flying space castle if she had the chance?" This was really the question, it'd bugged her when she remembered it after her talk with Ed, which wasn't all the time. Who went home because it was what they wanted, and who just... went home. Not everyone seemed the sort to just leave. But she couldn't say about a woman she didn't know.

"That's what he said after he explained the whole robot lions thing, and I asked if they were cute." And yes, yes telling Lola it had wings did nothing to make Lola picture something badass and scary at all. Because Lola's mind is nowhere near the mark.

Magnus is an early riser—he has to be, what with his job. So he spends some alone time in the living areas of Floor Six every morning, as quiet as he can manage. (Which, being who he is, isn't very quiet, but it's quiet enough.)

On this morning he's startled to see Lola on the couch. Although he isn't familiar with everyone on his floor just yet, he's aware enough to notice that Lola isn't from around here.

He considers whether or not he should let her be, but something like concern comes over him as he wonders why she would end up on this couch, so he taps on her shoulder to wake her, gently.

"Hey, are you alright?"

Lola's hair is that wonderful snowy white it goes when she's asleep. It takes her a few moments of blinking her eyes open to really figure out all the 'wrong' with what's going on. This is a sofa, not her bed. This isn't her floor, that's obvious with the fact that all the stuff is wrong. "What time is it?"

She's still rubbing the sleep out of her eyes and trying to put things together. She's more of a morning person than this, usually. She'll need a little help getting her thoughts over the finish line.

Keith considered that for a moment, and then nodded.

"Yeah..." He would, too, honestly. "It's her home. And we have really important work to do as part of the Voltron Alliance, and that includes freeing worlds that have been oppressed by Galra rule." He sighed a little. "We can't just walk away from that."

He raised an eyebrow a little, and then smiled slightly. "I guess someone could consider them cute... in a way. Red is a lot smaller than Black."

"I'm sorry she isn't here for you to see her again," She still had her doubts, but she doubted any of the stuff she and Ed spoke of would... help here, it definitely wouldn't calm Keith down or give some sense of ease. Plus, she couldn't know one way or another. "Sounds like there's a lot going on at home."

"If you decide cuteness all by size, I must be the cutest person in the Quarantine." Because Lola's definitely the shortest. She was a little dubious if that was the only qualifier Keith used for cuteness. It meant a lot of her work into what she was wearing was worthless.

"Yeah." He shrugged a little, trying to brush it off. "I was kind of surprised I ended up here... the explanation as to why doesn't make much sense. I mean, sure there were times when I didn't want to be a part of Voltron, but I never really thought about actually leaving." Well, no... he did once, but that was to test a theory and hopefully protect the rest of the team, and it had been done without really thinking of it being a permanent situation.

Regardless, he was here now... so was Shiro... and Allura had been here but wasn't anymore. He was going to have to reconcile that somehow.

"Well, size isn't the only thing, I'd think," he said. Though, then he realized that might sound a little insulting with the way she made the comment about her height and cuteness. He quickly shook his head. "Not that you aren't cute. You are. And for more reasons than just your height, which is a thing. Right? Not just short, but other things..." He trailed off, looking a little awkward. What are words again?

It's Too Early. "I think a little after 6 a.m.," he says. "I'm heading out to work soon. Thought it was weird seeing a stranger on the couch."

He figures she's one of the 'regulars' that Edward mentioned to him before. And even if this is the case, he feels bad waking her up into confusion, in what's probably a weird environment for her, so he offers her some kindness.

"You want some cereal or something?"

"Hmm... last I remember... it was about seven..." Lola's looking a little more awake, and after a few moments of serious thought, "I've been asleep for that long!?"

With that her hair became a very vibrant bubblegum pink as she's now very awake. This was definitely not her. She'd probably need to take it easy for a few days if she's going to keep having issues falling asleep like this. Still... she's imposed, there's only one thing she can do.

"Um, if you have time, I can make something more than cereal for you, like scrambled eggs. If you have eggs in your kitchen anyway..." She can't impose unless she's helping in some way, making breakfast for both of them would make things... well, less weird? If that's a thing.

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