Room 507, Friday afternoon

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia was not panicking. Nope. Not her. This isn't what panicking looked like.

It was probably a good thing Jamie had agreed to stay away for the afternoon, though, because her not-panicking had resulted in his bed being covered in girly clothing, and Furrball taking over his desk so as to stay out of the way of the crazy, not-panicking woman who was cursing in three languages, tossing various tops about, and trying to figure out what the heck a girl should wear when she's trying to be attractive to a supposedly-gay-but-willing-to-kiss-her guy.

She had already tried several outfits and nothing was working yet.

Okay. Maybe she was panicking a little.

[ooc: open to anyone who wants to come help the poor girl get ready for a date.]

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[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie had spent the morning handwavily exploring the island and now she decided to be social. She remembered that Jamie said he lived in 507 and, since it was right next door, she started by knocking on his door.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia jumped and flung the top she'd been holding to one side. "Um, yes?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry," Marie apologized. "I was looking for Jamie. Maybe I remembered the room number wrong."

[nadiathesaint]

"No, its the right room, he's just not here." Nadia stared down at the clothing covering her roommate's bed. "Because he's smart." She looked up with an only slightly harried smile. "I'm Nadia, by the way. Jamie's roommate."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"I'm Marie," she said with a smile. She glanced at the clothes all over the room. "Trying to unpack?" she asked.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia laughed. "No. I've been here since January. I'm trying to pick an outfit for my date tonight."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Oh, that sounds exciting," Marie said. "Do you, um, need some help?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia might have sounded just a tad desperate as she said "Yes?" She stared at her clothes. "I'm just . . . I really like this guy and I really need tonight to go well. It's our first date."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Well, I confess I've never gone on a date myself," Marie said. "But I've watched several older cousins get ready. Do you know where you're going?" she asked as she stepped in to the room to examine Nadia's clothes up close.

[nadiathesaint]

"Ching Tai. It's a chinese restaurant in town. It's not that fancy, but it's nicer than Luke's diner."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie nodded and looked over the selections Nadia had laid out.

"I think I like this (http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a232/bellatemple/dateoutfit4.jpg) one," she finally decided. "Some of those are too fancy, I think."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia looked over some of the outfits, nodding. "You're probably right. I don't want to look like I'm trying too hard, do I." She looked at the outfit Marie had pointed out. "Only, I'm not sure if pink is good. He might still be gay, so maybe something slightly boyish?"

What the hell was she doing? What made her think this would work?

Maybe the kiss from last night?

Oh, yeah.

"I'm doomed."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"He might still be gay?" Marie repeated. She was starting to wonder about this place. First Willow freaking out about her best friend turning gay and now Nadia getting ready to go on a date with a gay guy.

[nadiathesaint]

Definitely doomed. "He had a boyfriend for most of last semester. But we've been hanging out and kissing and he asked me on a date and . . ." She proceeded to flail quietly for a moment. "I have no idea what to wear!"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

Marie felt like this might be a little out of her realm of expertise, since, well, she didn't actually consider herself an expert on dating.

"Look," she said, in what she hoped was a reassuring voice. "If he doesn't like you for you, then you shouldn't be with him," she said, remembering advice she'd heard given by her mother and her aunts to her cousins on numerous occasions. "So wear whatever makes you comfortable."

[nadiathesaint]

"Ripped jeans and a tank top?" Nadia smiled. "You're right. I'm being silly. I just . . . the pink one is nice. You're right." She let out a breath. "I've only been on a few dates." Ones that didn't involve breaking and entering or shoplifting, anyway.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Well, you're ahead of me then," Marie said. "I've never been on any dates. So when I get my first date, you'll have to come over and help me pick what to wear."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia smiled. "Of course. I'm much better at helping other people out than I am at picking things for myself." She looked at the pile of clothes again. "Which isn't hard to do."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"It sounds like he really likes you," Marie said. "You shouldn't worry so much."

[nadiathesaint]

"I know." Nadia sighed. "I know, I know, I know. I mean, we've been through a lot together, so if he didn't like me, I know he'd tell me and not ask me out but . . . I just can't help it. I feel like tonight is going to . . . fall apart, somehow."

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"I bet everyone feels like that on their first date with a guy they really like," Marie pointed out.

[nadiathesaint]

"Probably." Nadia bounced slightly. "I can't believe I'm finally going on a date with him!" She grabbed the pink dress. "Okay, the pink one? We're sure? What about make-up? Or my hair, should I wear it up?"

Down, girl.

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Definitely the pink," Marie agreed.

She tilted her head and looked at Nadia thoughtfully. "How do you usually wear your hair? And do you usually wear makeup?"

[nadiathesaint]

"Just mascara, really. And I don't know, I guess I wear it in a pony-tail pretty often, but I also leave it down, sometimes. If I wear lipstick, it'll just come off when we eat, won't it? I don't want to have to run to the bathroom to put more on, right?"

[untouchableskin.livejournal.com]

"Do you have a curling iron?" Marie asked. "You could leave it down and curl it. That would look nice with that dress."

She grinned. "And I know a trick for getting lipstick to stay on. Do you have any loose powder?"