Girls Day Out

Friday, May 24, 2013

I hate Midgar. I really do. The only thing I hate more than Midgar… GPS.

So Aranel, Isdela and I decided to head into Midgar for a girl’s day out. Our day started simple enough. Izzy and Aranel picked me up around tenish and we headed for the city.

“So where are we going,” I asked.

“Lost Ark,” my sister answered, “It’s a game store and arcade basically.

“Aranel went there last time we were in Midgar,” Izzy said, “But I was busy.”

“Busy doing what,” I asked.

“Looking for someone,” She answered. I had a feeling the “someone” she was looking for was Vincent.

“Anyway… It’s really cool,” my sister praised, “This place sales all the old systems. And I mean all of them. Plus, there is a whole wall of Pinball machines and some old school arcade games.”

“Cool,” I responded. I was looking forward to spending time with them again. We hadn’t really hung out much lately what with all my theater work and Sephiroth.

“We’re stopping for lunch first though,” Izzy announced, “seeing as Lost Ark doesn’t open till noon.”

We decided to stop by Seventh Heaven for lunch as well as see Tifa, Cloud and Zack. Tifa had just recently decided to start opening for lunch since Zack moved in. We chatted for a bit with Cloud and Zack, Tifa still wasn’t really talking to Cloud.

“She’s coming around,” Cloud told us.

“She needs to get laid,” Isdela said matter-of-factly. Next thing we knew we had to drag Izzy out of the bar after Tifa though an empty beer bottle at the wall behind us. Izzy wasn’t wrong Tifa was seriously tense.

Our next stop was Lost Ark. Long story short… Lizzy drooled over the Dreamcast, we spent a hundred gill of tokens between Pinball and the Arcade. Twelve Pinball machines… Twelve. Aranel picked up two Playstation 2 games and I broke down and bought a Nintendo 64 and three games. Sephy was probably going to kill me, but I really didn’t care… and I still don’t.

After that we decided to head over to Acme Comics. Isdela said the place was amazing. She was right; they even had Doctor Who comics! A few of which I decided to pick up for Yazoo’s birthday. Izzy also bought two comics as well. We then went next door to Acme Comics Presents so Aranel could pick up some Pop Vinyl Figurines she didn’t have. It’s a wonder that girl has any money at all.

Our last stop was a coffee shop a few doors down that none of us had been to.

“I don’t ever want to leave,” Isdela said as we walked though the door. They had TV’s hooked up to a few different game consoles, A life size TARDIS… well life sizes on the outside, and a Doctor Who Pinball that I spent another 50 gill on. They also have a theater downstairs. For real, this place was geek heaven. All in all it had been a good day.

And then we tried to head home.

“We in the name of Ifret are we Aranel,” Isdela yelled.

“It says were going in the right direction,” my sister replied.

“Are you sure sis,” I asked, “This doesn’t look right.”

“I put in your address! How many 221 Baker Streets are there,” Aranel mocked.

“Well seeing as were heading in the opposite direction, I’d say at least two,” Izzy proclaimed.

“Oh holly hell,” Aranel whined, “Really phone… really.”

“I’m going to call Sephy and let him know I could be a little late,” I said, “Hopefully I still have a house to go back to.”

“If not you and the boys could always live with us,” Isdela offered.

“What about Sephy,” I asked.

“His a big boy,” My sister said sweetly, “He can fend for himself.” Should have seen that one coming; however I just rolled my eyes and walked out into the hall leading away from the bridge.

“Seriously though, how do you not know where I wanted you to go,” I heard my sister yell.

“It’s a phone not a mind reader,” Izzy exclaimed.

“What,” I head from the other in of my phone.

“Hi hun,” I said, “We’re on our way home, but it maybe a little later than we planed. We kind of got lost.”

“How do you get lost on an airship,” He asked.

“There’s more than one 221 Baker Street and the GPS in my sister’s phone locates the closest one as your destination?”

“Why do you need GPS on an airship?”

“I don’t know Sephiroth, I barely get out of Kalm.” I hear a crash in the background. “What was that?”

“Nothing,” He says, “I must be going now… things to do.”

“Yeah…” I heard the line go dead and closed my phone. “I am so hooking the 64 up in my office,” I said rejoining my sister and Izzy.

“Yeah. Leave it in your living room it won’t last a week,” Izzy said.

“A week,” Aranel questioned, “I’d only give it an hour at best.”

“Gee thanks,” I retorted. At least we were heading in the right direction now. “Oh and before I forget, your both invited to Yazoo’s birthday party next Tuesday.”

“Holly Shiva,” Izzy cried out. “Is it really next week.”

“Yep”

“Aranel take the wheel,” she cried rushing from the room.”

“Izzy,” my sister called after her, “What are you doing?”

“I have to get started on his birthday present,” she called back.

I just laughed. Isdela was known for her elaborate gifts. “What about you sis,” I asked, “Still need to go shopping for him?”

“Oh no, I already got his gift,” she said with a menacing smile. Great, just when I thought things couldn’t give any worse. I should just stop thinking all together.

A/N: All those places are real by the way and they’re far more awesome then I described.

Sephiroth: Ashira does not own Lost Ark, Acme Comics, Acme Comics Presents or Geeksboro. She just has no imagination and borrows from her real life to write this.

Me: I do to have an imagination! And we really did get lost today so get off my back!

Sephiroth: Whatever…

Me: Happy Reading