"I'll have to immortalize the moment in art, of course."

"I expect no less."

"The real question is poetry or painting..."

"I like paintings more than poems. In the general case."

"Duly noted."

So, shopping?

Shopping! Ruby has never bought obscenely expensive clothing before. This will be an adventure.

Nor has Ellie.

The opportunity to pose for Ruby makes this more entertaining than she might otherwise find it. The faces her girlfriend makes when provoked are very fun.

Ruby loves trying on clothes and making faces at her girlfriend and taking pictures of her girlfriend posing. They are going to be the hottest people in any given room. (Ruby insists on her outfit matching her collar. No she isn't taking it off ever, even for a fancy restaurant.)

(She's so pleased Ruby likes the collar.)

She loves it.

She ends up settling on a black-and-red lacy cocktail dress, and gold jewelry that complements her collar and charm bracelet well, and new makeup and hair pieces.

She looks glamorous, all dressed up.

Ellie gets a silky black dress, long and smooth and closely following the outlines of her body, with earrings and a clip to pull her hair back in burnished gold to match her necklace.

With shining nails and lips the color of blood, she looks like a threat.

She looks wonderful. And threatening. Threateningly wonderful?

Wonderfully threatening, perhaps.

Seems about right.

Mmm.

Shall they eat out tonight or save this for later?

Hm... Save it for later, maybe. Give them time for a few adjustments to the dresses, and to look up where they want to go.

Such a truly exceptional look for the pair of them deserves a truly exceptional outing, after all.

Quite!

Back to Ruby's, then.

It's Saturday evening... Unfortunately Ruby has any homework so they probably shouldn't spend Sunday on museum trips...

Then Ellie will just have to make the most of the time her pet has free, won't she?

Of course. (Nuzzle).

Zap.

She wriggles, laughing, and kisses her girlfriend.