009 [Action] Backdated to June 13th

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

[Bulla's walking around and handing out turquoise coloured flyers. Thanks to Vanille's help, she's got some that are pretty nice. The ones Bulla made herself are simpler, although they get the message across.

The ads Bulla made read "Vote Bulla Brief for Homecoming Princess. As the Head of Fight Club, the unofficial Fashion Club and a member of the Garden Festival Committee, she stays involved with what's going around Garden. She can also protect you from Grell."

Bulla offers a cheerful smile to everyone she approaches.]

Hi!

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[focusrelay.livejournal.com]

Hi!

[Serah returns the cheerful smile as she looks at the paper being held out to her.]

Homecoming Princess, huh? That sounds like a lot of fun. [She skims over the ad and then turns her attention back to the other cadet.]

The unofficial Fashion Club? I didn't know we had one of those.

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

That's why it's unofficial. It still needs to be formally registered with Garden. You're welcome to join if you want. Fashion Club's mission is to find things that look good that still allow for the freedom of movement that SeeDs need for missions.

[ex_strongerthanshelo_266]

That actually sounds pretty useful. I never had to do anything like fighting back home, so I could use a few new things.

[She smiles.]

Some new clothes as a whole would be nice too. I like my clothes but they get boring after a while.

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

Well, with a Homecoming dance right around the corner...perfect time to go and pick out something nice, right?

[focusrelay.livejournal.com]

That's right, Homecoming is soon isn't it? [She looks thoughtful for a moment.] A new dress would be pretty nice. I could surprise Snow.

So is the fashion club planning on going shopping soon? I'd like to come along if I could.

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

You're welcome to come. Leave it to me.

[Bulla beams.]

By the time I'm done helping you pick out something pretty, I will be very disappointed if Instructor Villiers doesn't just flat out stop in his tracks and stare when he sees you.

[focusrelay.livejournal.com]

Well in that case, I'd love to come.

[Serah beams back before laughing at the second part.]

Somehow I don't think that's going to be an issue.

[She doesn't always understand why, but it's fairly obvious even to her that she could be: covered in dirt while wearing the ugliest dress ever and Snow would still stop and stare.]

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

Well, he'll stop and stare more than usual, then.

[It's obvious to anyone who's interacted with Snow for more than a few minutes that he adores Serah.]

Maybe I can corner him with a fashion magazine and get his opinions on things without letting him know I'm helping you pick out a Homecoming dress.

[ex_strongerthanshelo_266]

[She smiles at that, because even she knows it to be true. Which might be a little worrisome if it wasn't pretty clear that Serah adored Snow just as much as he did her.]

Could you? Maybe if it's like that he won't say anything is fine this time. It's sweet, but it'd be really nice to get his opinion on dresses every now and then.

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

I'll give it a try. At worst, he'll see right through me and figure out that I'm helping you pick something.

[Bulla grins.]

[focusrelay.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he won't mind even if he figured it out.

[She smiles in return.]

Thanks for offering to help.

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

I don't mind at all. Especially not for someone who makes my favourite teacher smile that much.

[There were a few faculty members Bulla liked, but Snow was hands down her favourite. She liked that he was willing to be both a teacher and a friend to his students.]

Keep an eye on the BBS. I'll be announcing the trip there so anyone who wants to come can. There's probably a few people who haven't even thought about what they're going to wear, yet.

[ex_strongerthanshelo_266]

What's he like as a teacher? I've wondered about it ever since I heard he was an Instructor.

[Snow's already one of her favorite people, so she's biased on the matter.]

I'll be sure to keep an eye out, because I won't want to miss it. Thanks.

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

He makes sure we all work hard but not so hard that we don't have any fun. And he listens if there's something a student is worried about. He also figured out that I was always holding back my strength...

[She smiled a little sheepishly.]

I think I surprised him a bit when he realized how much.

[ex_strongerthanshelo_266]

[Serah smiles, because boy does that sound like Snow.]

No wonder he's one of your favorite teachers.

[Best guy ever and if anyone asks she's totally not trying to imagine how Snow would be as a dad. Nope. Not even close.]

Wow, you surprised Snow? You must be really strong then.

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

Yeah...he told me to punch as hard as I could once. Even with the AMP technology, it still hurt his hand. Not enough to break it, thankfully.

[She grins a little.]

He understood why I kept holding back in class, though, and started teaching me grappling moves and throws.