Owner	Pose
Shang-Chi	Shopping. Well, Shaun's not doing the shopping. Not exactly. He has been hired for a few hours to be the driver for Monet St. Croix this day and that's what's happening at this particular moment. It's a super nice car that probably belongs to anyone but him and that's exactly why he's driving a lot more carefully than he normally would. Or how Katy would. Anyway. "Next stop, Chelsea Market, right?" Shaun starts pulling into the only place to actually park this expensive ride safely, while confirming with the rider in the back that this is actually the next stop on their excursion. His GPS has been on point for all of this so far. Let's hope it stays that way.
Monet St. Croix	Currently, M has her right arm over in a sling and some heavy bandages. The arm is immobilized, and the dressings on it are relatively fresh. The arm is over in a solid brace, particularly around the shoulder. Her face is passive but with the occasional flicker of pain on it that was a sign of someone who had taken no painkillers for whatever her injury was. "That will be excellent, thank you driver." She was being polite for someone that was of the 'old rich' type. Remembering to say 'thank you' even!
Shang-Chi	"You're um, pretty hurt, right? Would you like me to help carry what I assume will be mountains of bags from in here?" Shaun's turned in his seat enough to show off a smile that he's just kind of being playful with those words, not insulting. "No extra charge or anything. I just uh..." He motions towards the bandages. "You look like you could use an extra set of hands." Shaun looks as though he's trying to keep everything going as smooth as possible. And also to get his five stars. "Ah, yeah, you can call me Shaun. If you want. Or not. It's fine either way, really..." Oh the rambling.
Monet St. Croix	Monet St. Croix would glance at Shang-Chi, "Thank you, that would be greatly appreciated." No, M doesn't need any help. But it's a sign of social status to have someone thaat can do things for you! She would glance over at Shang-Chi and then speak in at least passable Mandarin. "I am capable of pronouncing what you prefer to be called without effort." Then seh woulds witch over to Cantonese and do the same."
Shang-Chi	There's a tilting of the head as Shaun does a double take. On his face is 'Super-Impressedness' times like eighteen. Definitely because M just spoke a few of his languages. Nice. "Ah, Shaun is fine, Ms. St. Croix." Got her name off of the Task Rabbit app, of course. "I like Shaun. Picked it myself." There's another grin before Shaun grabs his phone from the dash and pops out of the vehicle. A quick check to make sure they are parked in the Task Rabbit zone (they are) and he's practically sliding over the hood to get to the passenger back door to open it up for Monet. "It'll be my pleasure, really." Shaun holds the door open while peering at the building. "... Especially if they have a Foot Locker in here."
Monet St. Croix	Monet St. Croix would nod at Shang-Chi, "Very well, I am more than capable of speaking it if that is easier for you." She's not pressing in the matter. Just informing 'Shaun' that she can handle such things in a way that might be easier. Plus it's impressed her chauffeur which is always a nice thing.     Continuing to speak in Mandarin if her chauffeur did not mind. "Might you have anywhere around here you would recommend? And thank you." Getting up and out of the car careuflly so as to not press her arm.
Shang-Chi	"Ah, well..." Shaun's keeping up in English because he's being Shaun right now and it just makes this whole thing seem actually way more impressive that he's wandering around with the English and Monet is handling the Mandarin. "... I'm actually a Gotham guy, myself, so I don't know this place that well. But..." Shaun holds the door open to the building for Monet while he grabs a brochure from a stand nearby. There's a map and everything on it. "We have this now so I'm sure we can figure it out." Shaun pops open the map side of the brochure and holds it open to Monet can see it as well. "Your Mandarin is very good, by the way. Can I ask, where did you learn?"
Monet St. Croix	Monet St. Croix would nod, "Well you spend more time here than I do, so I presume that you would have some idea of where some of the better areas here are to purchase things.. That don't primarily cater to tourists." It's a polite request, and also phrased in the way that might be a bit of a challenge but almost a playful one. "Please, do feel free to lead me around and show me where you think might have something useful." She would walk along with Shaun, "My schooling covered languages extensively. Mandarin is one of the most spoken languages on the planet. It behooves me to be familair with it for business."
Shang-Chi	"Well, alright. Let's see what we can find." Shaun pauses. "Something that doesn't cater to tourists. Let's see. You're leading with that, huh? Clothes. Maybe some niche clothes. Let's see... upper level." Either way, they are probably going to end up with some kind of shopping montage here in a little bit but we'll table that for now. Especially since the Foot Locker is on the upper level as well. Shaun leads the way to the escalator so they can hit the expensive stores up top. "Business? Can I ask what kind or are you like a spy or something?" Could be putting some things together due to her bandage situation. "I promise I won't tell." He's totally joking.
Monet St. Croix	Monet St. Croix would nod at Shaun, "Yes, some nice clothes would be lovely. Most of this city caters rather blandly when it comes to fashion boutiques, and those few visionaries are quite reasonably backed up for their creations for a very long time." There was probably an eternal waiting list to get to see Ms. Van Dyne, after all. She would smirk over at Shaun, "Hardly. I was engaged in some sparring and I made the rather.. Poor decision to tell my partner to go flul force and to use a sharp weapon for it while doing so. The mistake was mine."
Shang-Chi	"Sparring sounds like spy training to me. Your secret is safe with me." Shaun turns around to offer a playful wink to Monet while reaching backward to open the door to the shop with the most expensive looking name in this whole market. He holds the door open for her and is quick to follow her inside. "Not a fighter myself. I'm more of a uh... run the other way kind of guy." Informational sharing done, Shaun looks around. "This is the part where you lead the way and I stumble around behind you juggling a pile of half the store." Another joke from this one! He's on fire with the rich people teasing!
Monet St. Croix	Monet St. Croix would nod at Shaun, "Yes, I prefer not to. But in this day and age of.. Chaos and all the strife that is within the city, one has to be capable of holding thier own long enough to run. After one sees a bank robbery committed by a lunatic with a sword that can slice through a bank vault in a slash, one learns that they need to be capable of handling a variety of situations." True, from a puretly technical standpoint if not directly an honest response.
Shang-Chi	Blink. Shaun's joking face kind of fades for a second. "That uh, sounds like a really sharp sword. Also, /really/ scary." Shaun shrugs a bit, this time ready to following Monet around this time. "I think maybe I'll see if there are any self-defense classes at the Y. Just in case." And now to try and slide another joke into the mix. "Also, I should probably stop using banks..." Shaun aims for the next topic that doesn't sound so scary. "So are we looking for business clothes or fun clothes or couture clothes...?"
Monet St. Croix	Monet St. Croix would nod at Shaun, "Quite. There is so much chaos in this city. It's not just running away, it's knowing how to possibly hold something off long enough to flee. Guns are far simpler in this day and age than the more.. Exotics that have become all too common." She's being up front on that. And fully true. Ever since the age of heroes and supervillainy had started however long ago.. The world had changed.
Shang-Chi	Shaun almost sounds like a different person with this next bit, "I hate guns." But then his tone shifts right around and that's when he's returned to his jovial vocals because those are most easy to deal with in this time and space. "But I hear you. These are definitely some crazy times. Which I think makes shopping sprees like this essential for our mental health." He looks at a random article of clothing that's so far out of his price range he can't even believe he's touching it. "And sparring. Shopping and Sparring. The best medicine."
Monet St. Croix	Monet St. Croix would nod at Shaun, "Yes, they're rather messy and easy to get ahold of. So one has to be quite on the alert for whenever someone takes one out and uses it. Whether or not they have the faintest idea of how to effectively use them." She would glance at it. "That will be acceptable, good eye." She would go to take out a credit card to pay for it. "And what do you prefer to spar as?" She would ask.
Shang-Chi	"... Whoa. Did I just discover a skill I didn't know I had?" Shaun grins playfully, "Does this make me a Fashionista?" He's doing too much kidding, probably, but it's keeping the mood light even though the rest of their shopping topics are pretty heavy. "Guns are stupid. They take lives and nobody should be taking someone's life. That..." Shaun spaces out for a moment, almost like he's remembering something super heavy. "Sucks. It really sucks." Shaun blinks and looks over at Monet, "Me? Spar? Oh, I dunno. Whatever the Y's going to have? Is Tae Bo still a thing?"
Monet St. Croix	Monet St. Croix would walk along with Shaun and smirk, "I would presume you would. You see those of high class on most days and engaged i their normal lifestyles. I would presume that in your atmosphere you are exposed to a great many things that give you an excellent idea of what is trending." She would listen to him on guns thoughtfully. Not saying whether she agreed or disagreed. "The exercise system? I would presume so. You merely mentioned sparring so I was curious."
Shang-Chi	Shaun grins. "Well, I'm kind of a Sneakerhead. So sneakers I know. If you wanted Sneakers, I could handle that with ease. So maybe some of my Sneaker Style is rubbing off on my clothing style. Who knows." Shaun shrugs and stays with the humbleness while the clerk handles the purchase and the bagging up of the outfit. "My best friend Katy's more of the social media genius so she's up on all the latest trends." Then it comes back around to his sparring comment. "Oh, I was referring to your injury and my-- nevermind." Shaun waves a hand of dismissiveness. "Let's just get you spending some more money before the traffic out there becomes unbearable. We still have to get you back in one piece."
Monet St. Croix	Monet St. Croix would smirk, "Thank you. And I believe that you are capable of doing that." Her letting him babble on politely and not interrupting, nodding her head. "I'm sure that she's taught you some of your better tastes." Wasn't that what girls were for after all? At the 'misunderstanding' she would let ou ta low chuckle. Whether or not that had been her intent or her mistake was left vague inher amusement.
Shang-Chi	Shaun thanks the clerk and then takes the lead again. "Okay, so now we've picked you out a super cool outfit. We gotta' talk sneakers. Please tell me you've worn Jordans before..." Shaun looks like he's about to go on a whole conversation about this as he leads the way, carrying her bag, in the direction of the Foot Locker that's not far. At all. Hopefully, that credit card has some more room on it!