BLEED/HAVEN

[XXV] LEO

Leo finished up his shower and the trio went to Jet's familiar car parked outside of the apartment complex. The sun was shining bright today on the artificial skies, contrary to the beautiful lights hidden above that sunlight. People seemed to be going about their normal days, dressed up in business attire amidst casual attire. Anywhere between heading off to corporate meetings and going to classes for education. The chameleons that were the people of this city never ceased to amaze Leo, by nightfall on this Friday night, the party animals would rear their heads again under the cloak of the second day of the Lunar Festival.

Leo sat in the backseat of the car this time since Set was so tall and likely needed the legroom. The crew blasted music as they sped along the skyway. Set motioned signs with his hands, Jet taking glances to see and gave a laugh, Leo understood this time around, the man asking how Jet's performance last night went, Jet replying,

"Man it was awesome, I think the audience really liked the song."

He refrained from mentioning the fact that he was drunk as could be last night. On top of that, the pain that Leo felt from him in that song was much heavier than the livlines that he made it out to be. Nonetheless, Leo thought of it as nothing more than creative performance and flare. It was amazing to say the least. Set nodded and turned to Leo, who gave a thumbs up to which Set replied with another nod. After around thirty minutes of driving, they parked in the garage for the massive mall and exited.

Jet stretched his arms above his head while Leo bent his back to hear a satisfying pop emit. The trio took a survey of the garage they parked in that was stocked full of cars and people talking in their groups as they exited or entered their vehicles. The place seemed to be very lively. Set motioned the two on to head towards the unseen entrance that lay in wait past the enclosed parking area. Leo and Jet obliged, following the man as they entered through a few glass doors and a glass bridge that overlooked the city skyway above and below.

When they came to the entrance, they were greeted by massive glass doors gilded with gold metal finish. Upon entering past said threshold, Leo's eyes were greeted by white marble flooring and an enormous hallway leading towards the center of the building. It was absolutely massive with a multitude of familiar franchises as well as several Leo had never even heard of. Along with that, the store was decorated with floating black and grey shards of rock that stuck to the walls with green lights. The multitude of digital screens held several different advertisements for music, clothes, Riftball and everything in between, including many Lunar Festival themed commercials.

Set walked towards one of the large map panels as a small family said something about heading to a gaming store and made their way around it. From there the man tapped the touch screen and began searching through the store catalog. Jet turne to Leo and held a hand underneath his clean shaven chin and spoke,

"Alright, so let's see here."

He walked right up to Leo and began patting his shoulders while taking in an eyeful of him from every angle. Leo felt a little awkward standing there while the man surveyed him for no apparent reason. People walked past and some laughed as Jet made a grand deal out of it. Eventually he seemed to be finished and gave a single clap with a twinkle in his eyes before he spoke,

"Perfect! I think a nice tailored suit and tie will look great on you, and as for colors.. Green eyes, so let's accentuate that aspect of you with some dark navy and tan. A few shades lighter than this jacket you've got on."

With that, Set came over and nodded in agreement before signing towards the two which translated to,

"I want to hit a few stores for shoes, and as for Leo's outfit I've known a tailor here for years who does good work. We can head there and grab his jacket and pants after we find him shoes, a shirt and tie that he likes."