Spamton ( and the Addisons )

III

Cyber City Outlets ; Lien's shop  Evening — around 8:00 PM.

A blue hand went through articles of clothing of various colors. Pink, yellow, black, white... a sigh escaped the person going through them as their head turned to the side to lazily look around the shop, mainly looking over to the only customer at the currently-closed store. There sat Spamton, twiddling his thumbs as he didn't have the slightest clue what to do.

The blue Addison sighed as he stopped what he was doing and walked over to him. Spamton would look up to Lien.

" Do I really need new clothes ? I know I look good. And I feel great, too ! "

" Yeah, well ... " Lien paused for a brief moment, " T.E. says that you should have a fresh look for your... What even is this occasion, actually ? "

" I think it's a [[Engage your dating life, one swipe at a time]]. " his tone was confident, despite being unsure if this really was a 'date'.

" Huh. To my understanding, you hadn't even introduced yourself to her. Aren't you just going to the Grill tonight ? "

" Well, okay, sure, I haven't met her yet, but when she sees me, she's gonna say- "

There was a n abrupt pause.

" She's ... uh, gonna say what ? "

Spamton remained silent, staring off into space so it seemed. Lien sighed and went back to the collection of clothes he was going through, now checking the sizes of all the outfits he'd picked out.

Most of the outfits were formal suits. Sports jackets in various shades of pink, yellow, and black; white collared shirts; ties in the same colors as the jackets. He put some of them up on their hangers and held them out as to see if Spamton might look good in them, but to no avail. Lien didn't actually think Spamton needed a new set of clothes just to meet some girl. Because if he had the best impression that wasn't really ' him ', and she liked what she saw, then she'd be interested in a lie. Lien believed that Spamton should just dress as normal, because chances are she would be doing that too. But it was T.E. who wanted things to be perfect, which made any other opinions irrelevant.

Lien would grumble to himself as he put all of these outfits into a box to be ironed out and re-shelved. As he did so, Spamton finally spoke up.

" [[I'm lovin' it.]] "

" I'm sorry ? "

" She's gonna say [[I'm lovin' it]], and then we're gonna go on a [[ride around town]] and [blow the night away] ! " Spamton held up his arms in the air half-dramatically, making an explosion sound effect.

Lien wouldn't look at Spamton. He knew that the guy dreamed big, and it was hard enough as it was that he was so unsuccessful with his career choices, so he didn't want to dampen the mood or ruin his already so low confidence. Besides, It was rare to see Spamton interested in something social... the guy clearly preferred to be alone to waste away at the bar, than be with his buddies at the table, it was a miracle that he took interest in someone and actually wanted to follow through with it.

" Spamton, I think you should stick with what you're wearing now for your introduction to this lucky young woman you're meeting. " He then asked, " Do you know what her name is ? "

" No, but I think I heard T.E. call her ' Peach Fuzz ; today. So I'm just gonna call her th- "

" Oh... I know the woman you're talking about. Don't call her Peach Fuzz. "

Before Spamton could ask why, the door to the clothing shop swung open with a loud ring from the bell above.

" ALRIGHT SPAMMY BOO ! ARE YOU READY ??? THE NIGHT'S NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER !!! "

T.E. would look over and see Spamton still dressed in his normal clothes and groaned louder than a fog horn.

" What the HELL is he wearing, Lien ??? Those ugly rags aren't gonna get him to score with ANYONE - no less Peachy-sweet ! "

It was Spamton's standard outfit. A black sports coat, white turtleneck, white jeans, and black heeled boots. All with small stains here and there from his lifestyle, but nothing too disgusting.

" I think he needs to just look like his natural self. If you truly want what's best for Spamton, let him make his own decisions. He is an adult after all, ' Pinkie-Pie. ' "

T.E. gave a nasty glare at Lien's nickname before rolling his eyes and going to the (un)lucky man himself. He put a hand on his shoulder and smiled sweetly.

" Let's go, doll. You've got a girl to meet ! "

- - -

Cyber Grill; 9:24 PM.

T.E. and Spamton arrived at the Grill, and it was as packed as last night. The tone of the restaurant was the same as always. The bar was available as always. However, the girl wasn't there yet. Spamton had a discouraged expression on his face for the time being, but T.E. gave his shoulder a reassuring squeeze as they made way.

" don't worry, love. She usually gets here around 9:30. That gives us plenty of time to get drinks, and gives you at least a smidge of time to prep up that confidence ! ✨ "

    " Are you sure ? I've never spoken to [[hot singles in your area!]] before ! "

    " Spamton !! Let's roleplay it, Okay ?? "

" fine, fine -- "

T.E. would then stand in a feminine posture, sitting beside Spamton. It was nowhere near similar to how Peach was sitting just last night from across the bar. She seemed so pristine and perfect - T.E. just seemed to be acting like an over-exaggerated girl.

    " Oh - didn't see you there, " T.E. would say - his female voice being overly fake to the point that it might seem like mockery to other women. And clearly he didn't exactly have a good idea on who Peach was, or how she acted in reality, when he said, " what's your name, sweetie ? I'm Peach ~ ! "

    " Uh - I  - mmmm--- [*ambulance sound effect*] "

    " Oh ! Haha - Nice to meet you, WEEWOOWEEWOO ~ So, what do you- "

Spamton stopped all sound immediately as his eyes glanced towards the other end of the bar. There, he saw her.

Peach.

The REAL Peach.

He would shove T.E. out of sheer embarrassment when he realized she'd been staring at them for most of the — if not the whole — time, seeing the entire mockery of who she was.

Once again, he was sweating a storm as the stress levels rose - he was becoming a little more unstable than he usually was, His nervous laughter was enough to make anyone look at him, only making  him even more anxious than he already was.

He quickly ran out of Cyber Grill, leaving T.E. alone to deal with the embarrassment of his behavior in regards to their little role-play.