Lost within the aisles and aisles of makeup, perfume, and various other cosmetics, a pair of teenage Octolings were having the time of their lives on their day off. Except for the fact that there was one small problem.
"Why is it all so expensive!" The blue Octoling whined quietly, doing their best not to let the store clerks or other customers hear. They picked up the perfume bottle carefully and weaved their way through the aisles to go and show their friend.
"Ellie, look!" They whispered, nudging her in the side to get her attention. "This one bottle- only five ounces? It costs half of one of my paychecks!"
Elise stifled a gasp. "Good cod, you're right! And look at this!" She held up a hefty eyeshadow palette gingerly, as if not to drop it, and showed it to the other Octoling. "This palette? Guess how much?"
"I don't wanna know ...?" Makani groaned.
"More than my E-Liter."
"Honestly," The azure Octoling squeaked. "We're too broke for this- let's bail!"
The two Octolings put down the expensive merchandise that they had their eyes on and left the cosmetic store, both of them looking equally as disappointed. The two friends strolled through the strip mall lazily, hand in hand, as the cool autumn afternoon came to an end. They stopped into a few more stores- only to realize that mostly everything in this mall had higher prices than any other places in Inkopolis!
"I guess it's just the location?" Makani wondered aloud, trying to soothe a very grumpy Elise. "I mean, this mall is really close to both the Square and the train lines, so it makes sense!"
"You're right, but I still don't like it!" She huffed as she crossed her arms. "Like, even the boba is expensive! Who charges 1000 gold for a tiny little cup like that?"
Makani snickered and nodded their head. "I hear ya! But anyways, I still had a ton of fun today!"
The orange Octoling blinked a few times out of confusion. "Seriously? All we did was complain though!"
"I mean, yeah! But I had fun!" Makani giggled gleefully. They ran a few steps in front of Elise and started walking backwards while facing her. "It's nice to just be able to walk around and talk with a friend like this, you know?"
Now it was Elise's turn to burst into a giggling fit. "Yeah, I know how you feel! Sometimes even the normal, boring stuff can turn into the best day ever!"
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