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Date: January 19th, 2001
Status: Private (Sphinx, Ellie) - Complete
Setting: Around London
Summary: Girl's Day Out (or Katie Needs More Therapy.) Continued from here.

The cab pulled up in front of Selfridges and Ellie stepped out with alacrity, flashing Bob a brilliant smile and handing over a generous wad of cash to make up for the distinctly unsettling atmosphere of the ride. "Thanks hon." She hoped the store wouldn't be too crowded today. The Sphinx didn't strike her as much of a people person.

"Where shall we head first?" she asked her companion, running through the store's departments in her head. She was always on the lookout for nice lingerie, but the Sphinx needed more substantial wardrobe components, and of course there were accessories to consider, and shoes, and the cosmetics counter...on second thought, they probably wouldn't have time for the park, or for a very long lunch.

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The sphinx stretched when she got out of the car and allowed a genuine smile spread on her face. It had really been a while since she had been among people. She could almost feel it, see it in her eyes - the question asked, the time going by while the human thought and started to sweat, the thrill of a wrong answer, the satisfaction of victory. There was also the intoxicating, euphoric feeling of seeing someone die, watching as life fled from their eyes. And there was the taste of flesh...

But that, she reminded herself, was not for here and now. And she had just been asked a question.

"First? I think we should go in first. It is rather hard to buy anything out here, is it not?" She didn't wait for Chantinelle's answer but strode forward, wanting to see what the building held.

The place was full of lights, scents and people. Definitely people. She stood still, enjoyed it for a few moments, before she nodded, satisfied.

"The first thing I want", she said, "is clothes. But I recall I promised to accompany you, Chantinelle. So, in the spirit of us being here, together, I'll listen your suggestion."

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In the end, there were too many clothes for Sphix to pick just one, so, after few moments of considering, she decided to take everything that fit even reasonably well. You couldn't have too many clothes, after all.

She located Ellie again and smiled.

"I'm done with the dresses", she said. "So, what now? Shoes?"

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The sphinx had always thought hunting to be a very interesting sport. Tracking and stalking were thrilling, and asking riddles - provided the victim didn't know the answer - was the icing on the cake.

After all the fun, though, there was always the problem of tidying up. Sphix found a mirror from her purse and checked that her face was clean. She also attached the few stray strands of hair back on their place, and smoothed out the borrowed dress. After that she smiled and stepped back on a more busy street and blended quickly into the crowd.

Finding Selfridges again took a little longer that she would have liked to - London could be so confusing - but in the end, she stood in front of the store. Now she only needed to locate Chantinelle again. But, as Sphix reasoned, she had been gone less than an hour, so Ellie couldn't have gotten very far.

Could she?