Veronica also excused herself and left the two alone. Her Brandon's rounds were around this time so she'll go see him. She would also be wearing her perfume and maybe even get her makeup done!
Anyway, back to the two girls, they continued perusing the shop, smiling at the salespeople and locals who greeted them. It was all very friendly.
Olga looked around at the beautifully designed shop. The color choices were soft and wonderful, and their combination was harmonious.
She wondered how they got the pigments…
In the city, there were naturally a lot of colors, with a few expensive ones like blue and violet. Such soft colors though… except for the pink one, perhaps, wasn't very common. She had also seen a lot of dresses with the color before, though they were being rushed so she wasn't able to find out more.
"They call them pastel colors," Cassandra said, obviously fascinated with the same thing before. "They're very pretty and there are various combinations I couldn't have thought of before."
Olga agreed, taking note to find out more about the pigments, or at least procure more variety of fabrics.
A uniformed lady—the uniform was also lovely, by the way—approached them to be a guide. The duo soon followed her for a more in-depth explanation of each item, their hearts moved by each one.
The first was the most basic, the soap. Different from the 'standard soap' sold in the supermarket, this was not only benign to the female skin, it will also soften it and make it smoother after some time of use.
They bought several packs each.
There were also skincare items like masks, which the girl taught them how to use. They also bought several packages.
There were also the fragrant essential oils and perfumes that softened their legs.
Soon, they went to the makeup section and demoed how to use each one. This time they tried it themselves. There were blushes, powders, and lipsticks and they truly enhanced anyone's stubborn quality.
The lissom women looked fascinated as they looked at each other, and then to the reflective surface to see themselves.
They looked so beautiful!
"Amazing. You two were already so beautiful, but now you are bonafide goddesses!" The makeup artists said, genuinely complimenting them. The two women giggled, blushing a bit in shyness.
"This is also amazing," Olga said, touching the surface a bit. She only had a handheld one, as did the other noble ladies. Such a big one was really nice as they would be able to see their entire bodies.
It wasn't that no one tried to do so, but it was difficult to make such a reflective and smooth metal
"This is nothing to mirrors…"
"A thing from home," she said, "It is completely reflective and produces a much, much, more accurate image."
The women looked at each other, nodding. Another interesting thing, and they had a feeling it would be appearing in Altera within a few years at most.
Soon, the duo moved on from that section, passing by all the others, and buying several copies for themselves. They also considered buying a lot to gift and sell, however, they found out it wasn't that easy. "I heard there's a limit to the quantity we could buy."
"There is a purchase limit, but you can sign a deal with the owners of these shops to get more quantity. The price was the same, however." "Most of the stores had some sort of deal with the manufacturers, though I'm not privy to them."
"That's perfectly fine."
Around this time, a different-uniformed salesperson arrived next to them. She had been busy with the rest of the shop—they couldn't abandon them just to focus on the aborigines, right?—and now she finally settled everything enough so she could handle the women herself.
Too bad the pink one had gone, but oh well.
"Hello, Guests!" She said, "We are happy to announce that we have a VIP card open! It's valid for one year! If you can give out 50 gold you can get a Village-Level Card and 100 gold for a Town-level card!"
They thought long and hard about what to name the tiers. There were plenty of local gemstones, but none of them were familiar to Terrans nor could they absorb their value. In the end, they decided to use something everyone could recognize: Territory levels.
"This membership fee will allow you to receive specialized sets perfect for your own use every month. Town-level would even allow you to customize your own perfume, and will also receive discounts at the spa!"
"If you are interested, please come to the second floor with me," she paused and looked around, knowing a lot of other women were interested and very much eavesdropping on them. "Everyone who is willing to enter the program, please come with me."
The women would naturally not disagree. Curious, they followed the woman towards the nice stairs with a pastel-colored rug.
If the ground floor was lovely, then the second floor was even more special.
The decorations were intricate, the cushions were soft and smooth, and there were live flowers hanging on the walls.
She didn't even know plants could grow vertically without wood elementalists. They ended up on a rest nook with beautiful red flowers, and Olga couldn't help but touch it.
They settled themselves into one of the comfy couches as they waited for the others to climb up. Olga couldn't help but look at the younger woman.
At this time, Cassandra was silent and just staring at the plants, though her palm was touching the cushion softly. Cassandra was reminded of the nice couches in the spa, where the three of them—she, Veronica, and Juni—hang out for a long time.
"She was the former lover of my man," she said, "And she wants him back."
"But I won't lose to her. Not ever."
Olga smiled, patting the younger girl's head. "Yes, I believe you."
Cassandra blushed. "Geez…" she mumbled, then looked at Olga. "I didn't expect to see you here."
"Oslo seduced us with the food."
Cassandra laughed and Olga smiled.
"How long have you been here?'
This surprised Olga a bit. "You stayed here for quite a while. Do you think they'd be worried?"
"I'm a grown woman!" she said, "I can stay here for as long as I want!"
She really can't bear to go, not until she secured everything and completely felt her freedom.
Also, how could she leave when there's another woman eyeing her man?
As a woman of this world, her expectations of men… were low. She didn't believe that Gill would remain loyal to her if he was seduced by such a beauty, especially not one he had once held feelings for.
At her cuteness, Olga laughed.
"Well, I'll accompany you."