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Celine lifted a brow at the boy, turning the star-shaped sunglasses in her hands like she was debating if his description was accurate or not. "Well, you're not wrong," she smirked, "I probably could swipe my ex's car — though I don't think he would be too upset, which probably kills some of the drama." She popped the glasses onto her face with a flourish, the frames clashing delightfully with the red of her outfit. "For the record, I didn't watch Heathers—I lived it." Celine gave him a once-over that was filled with amusement. He barely looked old enough to know what a VHS tape even was. "You look like the kind of boy who grew up rewinding Elvira clips on Youtube and never recovered." The woman stepped around him, her eyes scanning over the treasure trove of nostalgia that was Retro Roots. There was more than one item that seemed it could come to life, if it wasn't already. "Sentient? Kid, if something in here starts whispering in Latin, I'm leaving you to get possessed while I call your emergency contact." She glanced over her shoulder, and shot him a wink over the rim of the sunglasses.
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“This store is either a fever dream or a trap,” Celine muttered under her breath, eyeing a hot pink rotary phone like it might bite her. “I swear my aunt had one just like this, just covered in cigarette ash.” She picked up a pair of gold-framed, star-shaped sunglasses and ran a finger long the edge. She caught motion in her peripheral vision and glanced up, raising an eyebrow with faux gravitas. “Hey, these scream ‘divorced and dangerous,’ right? Asking for a friend." Celine's smirk widened, taking in her fellow shopper before tilting her head. There was something about the otherworldly, out of time feel of the store that had her lowering her usual guard, just a little. “What's your poison? Lava lamps? VHS tapes? …Velvet couches with suspicious stains?”