Room 504, the Causeway, then back in Alexandria -- Monday All Day

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Ino was up bight and early and neatly dressed with her hair pulled back. And pacing, and making sure she had the things she knew she'd need.

Like her Dad's credit card.

And a bit of her money from working at Wellspring, but mostly her Dad's card. Dad, Ino knew, would totally understand if it was for weapons.

Now she just had to wait for Triela to show up and they could go.

[For the shopping buddy! Up early for crazy sp, and everything past the Causeway is NFB due to distance!]

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"Mission one: accomplished!" Ino declared brightly, as the left the store. "Now on to other things, which are almost but not quite as exciting as mission one was."

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"Yes," Triela laughed, finally letting her face break into the grin she couldn't show the poor gun salesman. "Though you don't have to have a license for the rest of the stuff on our list, so you can actually pay for things."

Not that Triela minded, of course. She had plenty of money, after all.

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"I'll be paying you back for it too, you know," Ino said, grinning. "Because then it'll totally be mine."

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"You bet you will. I'm made from impact-resistant ceramics and alloys, not money."

She offered Ino her arm, "Now come on. It's time to accessorize."

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Ino took the offered arm with a grin. "You'll get your money," she promised, “unless you’d rather get it back in gear.”

Ino glanced around. “Think there’s a shop nearby for accessories? If Fandom likes us well enough for the first then why not the second… ha! Look! Down the street a bit, that looks about right, don’t you think?”

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"Well, well, well... are you sure you didn't plan this?"

Triela smirked and nodded, "I think we've found our first stop."

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"I didn't plan this at all!" Ino insisted. "Really, how would I plan something like that?"

"And lets hope it's a good one then," she said, "because I'm not sure if Fandom likes us enough to give us two of the same sort of shop so nearby."

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"We'll see," Triela said lightly as she pushed open the door.

It was a very odd sort of shop, really. Combat accessories hung from hooks, which was pretty standard, but there were also a number set up on mannequins which wasn't standard at all. It did have the effect of actually showing the equipment off though.

"Ooooh, this looks like just the place for us."

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"Oooooh," was all she got in response as Ino promptly wandered over to look at what the mannequins were wearing. Because, seriously, and with no offense meant to Triela--

The mannequiens were way cooler than her at the moment.

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"Good eye," Triela called as she followed. "So, I guess the first thing to decide is how you want to carry your pistol. The two main options are in a waistband holster or a shoulder rig."

Conveniently there were a pair of mannequins modeling great examples.

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"Which is sneakier?" Ino asked immediately. The mannequins were great at showing what it looked like, but not so much with the showing how well they could be hidden.

"I mean, it's not like I wear bulky clothing or anything, so it'll be a bit more work to hide a weapon like this, right?"

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"Yeah, the bigger the weapon the harder it is to hide. Of course you run into a weird problem where the better hidden a weapon is the harder it is to get to. I mean, you could keep it in a purse, but then you'd have to dig it out."

Triela pulls back her coat, "I've got a shoulder harness for mine, but I'm just about always wearing my coat. If I take it off then it's sort of obvious."

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"Yeah," Ino eyed the coat, "people would stare way, way more if I suddenly started wearing coats." Most days, for Ino, were rather sleeveless. "I'm thinking then that a waistband holster would work better--I can always start wearing more of Kabuto's shirts when I go out, and those are pretty big on me. Big enough, I think, to hide this without looking like I'm hiding something."

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"Probably a good plan." Triela picked up one of the holsters in question and held it out for inspection. "You'll see it's got a little clip on it. That's so you can put it inside the waistband of your pants or a skirt and put the clip on the outside. That let's you keep the gun hidden inside."

"And, yeah, you'll need a shirt or jacket or something that will cover the part of the gun that sticks up."

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Kabuto's shirt collection was going to be pillaged now. So totally pillaged. What? It was for a good cause!

The fact that she liked wearing his shirts had nothing to do with it. Really. Hush.

"Is there a certain fabric or cut that it works best with?" Ino asked, checking the holster over carefully.

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"Not really, just anything you're comfortable in."

"Though," Triela pursed her lips, "Remember that the gun's not exactly light. You'll want to make sure your pants are going to stay up. As long as you've got that covered, and you're careful not to wear something so tight that it shows the outline of the gun, you should be fine."

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"I... think I can do that," Ino said, considering her wardrobe. "Do you have to clip it to your pants or skirt, or like, would the bandages I wear normally work well enough do you think?"

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"You could probably use any sort of belt-like thing, yeah."

"There are a couple of other options too, though they're less common. Like we could try finding you a thigh holster or something."

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"Maybe a thigh holster for when I don't need to hide it? Because that'd make it more convenient for me like, on a mission, or something. And get a waistband holster for when I can wear it, there might be danger, but it's best not to show off that I'm armed?"

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"That sounds workable." Triela rummaged around and picked up a few things. "Let's try these on and see if they're a good fit for you."

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"Modelling weapon-accessories," Ino grinned. "That might totally be a fun career don't you think? If I could, you know, kick some ass while doing it."

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"Well, after we get you a way to carry it, I think we'll start looking at some nice enhancements to the gun itself." Triela smirked, "And then if we have time: body armor."

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She grinned. "Which'd be totally cool, but hey--carrying the gun is the most important part totally. Now," Ino glanced around, "do we just try them on here, or are there change rooms?" She didn't see anything immediately, but then, it could be just well concealed.

Which, really, would be fitting. Ha.

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"Eh, just try them out here, I guess. It's not like you actually have to get undressed. Just see if you can slip the holster in behind your waistband."