Carol walked near the shop assistant, who looked up and politely said 'Hi'. The group all said 'Hi' back. Then they split up and searched through the wares of the shop.
They looked for a long while. Mike had chosen a Strongman outfit with a realistic looking barbell. Carol had chosen a Power Girl outfit which had been left over from an indie film project. Kate had picked up a cat girl outfit. Bobbi had picked up a woman’s magician outfit, looking like Marvel's Zatanna. They walked up to the assistant. Each glanced at the laptop, and saw she was doing university schoolwork.
They chatted politely to each other. Bobbi paid first, and asked for the wand in the cabinet. It was £30, but it looked like it would compliment her costume very well. The others laughed at her for buying the overly expensive stick, but she didn’t have the time to look around for another wand.
The goth girl spoke up.
“Are you sure? It's much more than just a display piece.”
Bobbi nodded and the girl collected the wand. She placed it in an ornate carrying case, laced with purple silk. The box was worth it alone for her.
The group paid up. Some of it was more expensive than they would have liked, but the quality of the outfits spoke for themselves. They went back to Kate’s house and ordered pizza for the night.
It didn’t take long for the group to suggest putting on the outfits - to try them out before they went to their respective upcoming Halloween parties.