Sunset Shimmer is a Sex Doll

Chapter 5: Thrift Shop

I’m gonna pop some tags, only got twenty dollars in my pocket, I’m hunting, looking for a come-up, this is fucking awesome!

The song seemed to be ending as Sunset stepped into the thrift shop with Erma, Max, and Ian. The shop wasn’t that different from the thrift shop she had originally visited back when she came to her Earth. She followed Erma toward the ladies section and instantly she spotted some clothes that seemed a little more familiar. She looked at the shirts, the jeans, and then she found a comfortable looking skirt. Feeling the material it was soft, and she could tell that it would hug her curves. The colors were a little different than she was used to wearing, although it being a soft gray was actually nice in its own right. Holding it she moved on to the jeans she was looking at.

There were several different options, but the ones that she really liked seemed to be well worn. There was already places where the jean material was starting to separate, but still they looked comfortable, and she had learned to patch up clothes when she first got to her Earth. She picked the jeans up, taking time to really look them over, and then she looked toward Erma who was looking at the packaged undergarments. She walked toward her and Erma held up a few packages toward her.

“Trust me, you want these. They might not all be flattering, but at least they’re new.”

Taking a few packages she searched for the ones that were in her size and found that they had a couple that were high cut, basic white, but at least they would work. She also quickly found another bra. The one she was wearing was just a bit too uncomfortable. She found another new bra near it. Both were close to the right size, or she assumed they were, but she did take in that the second one was a sports bra. It was a light orange with gold highlights. The feeling nostalgia washed over her as she looked at it.

It was practically the same color as her old skirt back on her earth, and if for no other reason she wanted it. As the trip progressed Sunset ended up finding more than a few things to wear. Two pairs of jeans, the skirt she had discovered, some new packaged panties, a couple new bras, and of course she found more than a handful of shirts. Her favorite so far was a tank top that was slit down the sides almost making it completely open.

Still it was comfortable, and that was honestly the selling point she wanted. The way it felt when she tried it on made her feel at home. It was almost like she was ready to relax with a movie, some popcorn, or pizza, and just chill out after a long day. The only thing really missing was some shoes, and as she walked around her eyes set on something that made her smile. She walked toward the area with the shoes and found a set of boots. She lifted them, seeing the emblem for the motorcycle company they were made for. The leather felt a little worn, but she couldn’t help but admire how well made they were. She walked over to a seat and slipped off the tennis shoes she had borrowed from Ian. She pulled the boots on to feel a much better fit. Standing up she zipped the boots up on the side and then tightened the belts on them. As she walked in them she realized how much she had missed wearing a good pair of boots. Her eyes finally fell on something that Ian was holding. He walked over to her, showing her the black leather jacket. She slipped it on, feeling the comfortable weight of it.

Shortly after trying it on they took up the clothes Sunset picked up to the counter. The cashier began ringing everything up, and she stopped about half way through.

“Oh, hi Erma.”

Erma gave her a small smile, “Lilly, how are you?”

The bright green haired girl shrugged as she began to ring up the clothes they had brought up to the counter. She seemed mostly reserved except for talking to Erma, and after a few minutes she pressed a button on the older cash register.

“Sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents,” she said, “And we can’t take debit or credit. The internet is down again.”

Erma dug a single bill out of her pocket, “Here.”

Lilly looked at it, nodded, and marked it with a marker before counting out the change, “So, what have you been up to? I haven’t seen you over at Wild Bill’s.”

Erma shrugged her shoulders, “Going to class and making a little money.”

The girl shook her head, “Are you still doing fake ID thing?” she laughed, “You know someday someone is going to turn you in.”

Sunset felt something among the two of them. It wasn’t friendship, but it was a sort of familiarity that she could recognize. She had seen it when she first come her Earth. There had been more than a few students at CHS that could easily had become good friends, but instead they were simply satisfied enough to know each other and keep it like that. It had actually taken Princess Twilight coming to her Earth to help cause those friendships to develop. She began to learn about Friendship through her friends and Princess Twilight. Seeing the way the two of them talked she decided that it would be worth the chance to see a new friendship develop.

“How long have you two known each other?”

Erma looked at her and shrugged her shoulders, “We met a couple of semesters ago.”

Lilly nodded, as she turned her attention to Sunset, “Yeah, Erma’s the one that mentioned that this place was hiring,” she grinned, “Which is nice because they don’t care what I look like, just that I’m polite to the customers and that I make sure that nothing gets stolen.”

“So you two hang out sometimes?”

Lilly shrugged, “I guess. Most of the time Erma’s kind of busy with classes or doing her Fake ID thing,” she brushed her bright, almost neon green, hair out of her eyes, “And I’m either working here, going to class, or hanging out at the Clash.”

Sunset noticed how Erma seemed interested at the last part, “What’s the Clash?”

Lilly grabbed a small slip of paper and wrote an URL on it.

“Here,” she said as she handed it to Sunset, “Just visit their web page. They’re a pretty decent club in the area. Nothing too fancy, but nice enough.”

Erma finished paying, Lilly bagged Sunset’s new clothes up for her, and then the four friends stepped out into the world. As they walked Erma studied Sunset for a moment before tapping Sunset on the shoulder.

“Why were you wanting to know if Lilly and I were friends?”

Sunset gave her smile, “Because from my experience it never hurts to have more friends, and I thought that you might want to reconnect with someone who seemed to be almost a friend anyway.”

The words struck a chord with her. Sunset, Ian, and Max felt like friends to her, but it seemed so obvious that she could have counted Lilly in the same group. It was almost like she had separated her into a completely different area, and she wasn’t sure why she did. It could be that making friends could be easier than she thought at first. As they walked out Erma contacted the Uber again, and once more the same driver picked them up. He seemed more than happy to give them a lift back to campus.

Once they were on campus the consensus was that they could eat. Meaning that Sunset’s stomach growled at pretty much the same time as Ian and Max’s stomachs. There was more than a few suggestions made, but in the end it was decided that ordering a cheap pizza would be the best. Erma followed them to Ian’s home, and once inside she took in the place. It was a nice two story home, close enough to walk to the campus, and it had a few unused rooms. Max had told her that it belonged to Ian’s parents, and they had decided to let him live in the house until he finished college. Of course Ian had invited Max to live with him, and the two of them basically had the run of the full house.

Of course there was the fact that Owen tended to come around from time to time. From what Sunset had seen he was more than just a little bit of an asshole. Settling in the four of them looked at the collection of Pizza advertisements that littered a small coffee table. After a few minutes of comparing the various restaurants the decision to order from Angelo's was made.

Erma made the call, and they ordered two extra large meat buster pizzas. Sunset found herself laughing at stories that Max was sharing about his and Ian's days in High School, and she decided to share a few of her stories as well. Naturally Erma wanted to know more about Equestrian magic, and as she listened she seemed to be making a few comparisons. After Sunset finished telling what she could Erma pulled something up on her phone. She showed it to Sunset.

At first she couldn't make heads or tails of it, but then it began to connect. The Multiverse theory stated there was an infinite number of universes, and those close to one another held certain similar aspects. Erma was able to compare her powers to that of an Equtra Mage in Dungeons and Dragons. That in, and of, itself meant there was more of a connection than just the mishap with two spells. She was certain it might be harder than simply trying to cast a portal spell on a mirror, but there was real hope.

It was enough of a hope that she was able to smile.

Author's Note

(Been a hot minute. Sorry for the short chapter, but i figured that getting something out would be better than nothing.)