get in loser we're going shopping | morgana

[Oswin Oswald]

Really, spending an afternoon clothes shopping with a sorceress from medieval Camelot in New York City wasn't even in the top ten weirdest things that Oswin had ever done. Maybe it was in the top twenty, but that was unlikely too. Being a bit of a girl out of time herself, though she was from the opposite end of the spectrum, Oswin had warmed up to Morgana quickly enough after a few encounters, and once she'd realized that modern clothes weren't really a thing with her, had been quick to offer her own expertise in such areas. Not that Oswin was a fashionista by any stretch of the word, but she wasn't beyond a shopping spree now and then, particularly since the TARDIS rendered her unable to do so for herself.

In any case, a new wardrobe would be good for Morgana anyway, to help her blend in a little better with the rest of the inhabitants of New York City. Not that a woman dressed in medieval clothing was terribly strange by the city's standards, but still. Attracting attention probably wasn't the best idea. After making sure that both her communicator and her vortex manipulator were strapped to her wrist, Oswin had left the TARDIS in the alleyway it had appeared in. The Doctor could amuse himself, after all, and since there weren't any threats to humanity at the moment, she could probably meet up with him later, once she and Morgana had finished up with their shopping. And, if a threat to humanity did spring up, they'd probably wind up running into each other anyway.

Her trip to the spot where she and Morgana had agreed to meet up was highly uneventful, if not extremely crowded with people. Unsurprising really, once Oswin checked her communicator (which had a handy little feature of changing to the correct time whenever she and the Doctor traveled to a different moment in time) and realized it was around the holidays. Which accounted for the light snowfall and lighted displays in the windows. Definitely not a bad time to be in the city, even with the crowds. Though, with Christmas coming up, she'd have to be careful. The Doctor had bought up that something seemed to happen to him every Christmas. But, that sort of thing usually happened closer to home than New York, so Oswin wasn't too worried.

Settling down on the edge of a currently dried-up fountain, Oswin crossed her legs and rested back on her hands to wait for Morgana to show up. Not that she was in too much of a rush. Even with all the strange and wondrous things she'd seen, Christmas in the city was still rather nice. Maybe it wasn't forests made of crystal or clear skies filled with stars that no human had ever seen before, but even Oswin wasn't beyond a little appreciation for the things Earth had to offer, even if the idea of staying in one place for long wasn't one that appealed to her. And impatience as she normally was, Oswin was oddly content with just sitting here for a little while and people-watching. Even time-travelers needed a break, after all.

[Morgana Pendragon]

This world was so entirely different from her own that sometimes, Morgana wondered whether she'd ever be able to adjust. Her old life had perhaps been far from perfect, but this new complete absence of familiarity didn't make this one much better. Sometimes, when she slipped back home at the end of the day, it was difficult to remember that she would no longer be able to vent to Gwen, that Arthur wouldn't be there to distract her with some sort of idiotic, irritating, strangely endearing banter, that Merlin...well. No, she reminded herself. She had no place missing Merlin, and she very much doubted that he missed her.

But bitterness, she was slowly beginning to realize, did not make a good companion for loneliness. For as long as she had to stay here, she needed to find some means of distracting herself. Making friends hadn't exactly been on her to-do list, especially since after spending three years under her manipulative sister's guidance she'd nearly forgotten how to be genuine enough to make them. But Oswin had offered to help her, and while Morgana had initially been suspicious of her actual intentions, she'd slowly begun to accept that Oswin had little reason to try and trick her. She seemed genuinely friendly, and likeable enough, and...perhaps even somewhat trustworthy, though Morgana had difficulty coming to that conclusion these days. Regardless, she did need to focus more on blending in while she stayed here in this strange new world, and today Oswin had offered to take her...'shopping'. Morgana wasn't entirely sure what to expect, but she'd be in the company of someone who knew this world well. Surely nothing could go wrong?

She couldn't say the clothes women wore here looked particularly appealing, but in a long green dress and a cloak to keep her warm, she did feel distinctly out of place. And the looks people continued to give her were becoming more and more irritating. She'd mostly learned to ignore them, and now she occupied herself with taking note of how the fallen snow had transformed the entire city. The people here seemed to enjoy decorating with strings of strange little lights during the wintertime, and although she didn't quite understand the custom, she had to admit that the effect was somewhat warming. By the time she'd reached the fountain where she and Oswin had agreed to meet, she was in something of a good mood despite her misgivings. As she approached, she managed a friendly smile that...felt a little foreign, but was genuine enough.

"Oswin," she greeted, relaxing slightly and trying not to acknowledge the various crowds of people passing by. How would they react if they knew a magic-user was among them? She wasn't entirely clear on the laws of this world yet, but somehow she doubted the people here could be too vastly different from the ones in Camelot. She paused a moment before speaking. "..The shops here seem very strange. They've all put snowmen and reindeer and...strange men in red suits in their displays." She stopped briefly, tilting her head a little. "Will it be difficult to find one that sells clothing?"