14443/Shopping spree

Shopping spree
Date of Scene:	16 June 2022
Location:	Very large furniture store.
Synopsis:	The two agents go to buy a bed and want to try it before buying.
Cast of Characters:	Hawkeye (Barton), Quake

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Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
"I told you, Keyboard, it wasn't a lost arrowhead," Clint Barton states to his companion Skye, as they enter the very large furniture store. "The bed is second-hand, heck, it's probably older than us. I need a new one, with no springs this time."

Grinning at Skye, he quickly gently pats her butts, "Trust me, it's gonna be fun."

What is going to be fun? Shopping for furniture, or using the new bed and mattress? It might be best he doesn't go into details at that point.

Quake has posed:
Skye still wasn't sure it wasn't an arrowhead - what with all the flyers hanging about beforehand? Something was fishy. Or so she thought!

"Who goes into a store made for furniture, and nothing else? Who??" Clint does, apparently. And on top of that, he didn't even choose the one that had meatballs in their lobby! "I wonder how long it's been since Lara" .. Croft, her landlord, "has replaced the one at my place?" Mind you, they've got two bedrooms besides the main suite to use if necessary.

When he says 'fun!' she *looks* at him as if he was crazy! Fun?!? ..Keeping in mind, for years she lived in her van. For Skye, furniture ranked low on her list. Laptops? You bet! She was always on top of the new tech. But furniture??

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
And Clint totally ignored the /look/ Skye throws a him. Want it or not, they are furniture shopping. Glancing around once they passed the doors, Clint quickly spots the beds's display area. Well, it doesn't take a hawk's eye to see the HUGE red banner //BEDROOM//. Duh.

Steering Skye in this direction - maybe he'll have to drag her later on - the archer grins as he replies, "Your bed? That monstruosity of a four-poster?" he laughs at that, "I always hated it. But first, I need to change mine. If we're lucky, maybe we'll find a 2-for-1 deal?" Yeah, good luck with that.

As they approach the bedroom department, a salesperson quickly spots them, and starts to follow them, at a distance, at the ready.

Quake has posed:
"You liked it until the blackout curtains were installed!" And for certain other things that were easier with a four poster bed! Ahem. But he was right, who needed that?

She might as well look, since they are in the market for one bed.. two isn't much harder to replace?

"Do you really think no springs is the way to go?" Skye looked, and saw a full half of the shop (a big shop!) filled with bed springs and mattresses. "Holy shit! How can anyone pick when there are so many choices? How?"

She became more convinced that Gretchen was that way to go! Maybe some extra pillows for comfort.

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
Well, Skye has a point, there are LOTS of beds and mattresses around. Heck, all the archer wants is a bed, a good, old-fashioned, comfortable bed! And oh shit, Clint stops in his tracks as he passes the water-mattresses. "They still sell this shit?" he comments.

And then come the ugly four-poster beds, which barely get a glance from the archer.

"Yeah, the posters are good for foreplay, but hey, tying gets old. I've got more imagination. Wait until we check the laundry machines."

On that, the salesman who had closed the distance between them chicked on his coffee as he heard Clint's comment. After clearing his throat, he offers his expertise.

"Good afternoon!" the salesman greets them way too exhuberantly, "May I help you? Are you looking for something specific?"

Quake has posed:
Oh god. He had just jinxed their laundry set. "Ixnay on the laundry set!" She'd just managed to use the ones in the basement correctly!

Skye still laughed a tiny bit. There she was, nearly 30, and she still had trouble working the laundry machines. She'd been on her own from the time she was about 13.

"You still didn't keep up with the amount that you scored." Now her laughter is louder. Now that she meant it. "Gods the number of times that we did it in unusual places.. We're getting old, aren't we?"

Before she could say anything else, the salesman was upon them. "Uh, kinda?"

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
Once he's done chuckling at Skye's comments, the archer replies to her, "Old? I'll show you old. Ladies' shower is next. And you know where." Yes, at the Trisk, but he's not mentioning it out-loud.

Turning to the salesman, Clint looks him over, with a mocked dumb look on his face. "Something specific?" he repeats, "Yeah, duh. Like a king bed?" It would be surprising to look for a dinner set in the bedroom department. What kind of question was that?

"Y'know, something comfortable. The lady here likes it hard, you call it /firm/. But all in all, comfortable enough to rest after a day killing people."

The salesman, who was still smilling, suddenly steps back, ready to run. But guessing that Clint is joking, he remains at a distance. Hey, a sale is a sale!

Clint glances at Skye, a perfect poker face, "D'you want something more specific, babe? USB plugs, drawers, charging unit, vibrating?" He winks at her at that, trying his best not to laugh outloud.

Quake has posed:
"Yes, I like it hard!" Firm. "Geeze, could you imagine trying to sleep on a softer mattress? Not only would you get kinks in your body, but imagine the guys from HYDRA waking you up - laughing at you, and you stuck in the bed!"

Then lower still, "We've never done it anywhere on the base.." Except in her suite. "..We would have to watch out for the security cameras." At which Skye breaks out with a naughty little grin. "Could be fun?"

Her head is shaken, for the salesman. "No. They are best to be kept as simple as possible." In other words, more places causes more interference in net speed and power. "Keep my outlet for me. Not in the bed."

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
The archer is trying hard not to laugh and keep the charade up. "Hrm, I'm not sure I was talking about the mattress," he says, "But you have a point. I never killed anyone from a bed."

At that, the salesman clears his throat, "Sir, I'd have to ask you to stop talking about killing. Security here doesn't have a sense of humor."

Frowning, the archer seems about to retort something nasty to the man, but instead turns to look at Skye. "Cameras in the ladies' shower?" Oh wow. "If so, then we'll sue the furry ass." Of course, she will get that he's referring to Fury.

Only then, Clint turns back to the salesman, "Alright then. Something simple, firm, large, no need for any connection. We connect fine enough in bed without interference, like the lady says."

Nodding, the salesman invites them to follow him to the king-size basic beds section. And to a model that fits their description. After a moment's hesitation, the salesman says, "You can try it."

Quake has posed:
"Not *in* the ladies showers. On the way to the ladies showers!" As if he was worried about that!

Skye stops as he twists her words around. "Ooooh good one." Connect? Get it. Though she frowns a bit. One thing about their job? They can't talk about it, even as a joke. Witness the salesman.

Frankly, even though this is the first mattress set, she was ready to shake the man's hand, and call it a sale. Good thing this was Clint's money, not Skye's. "Try it out?" She looks at the man, and more importantly Clint. She doesn't make it then, grinning at Clint. "Try it, he says."

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
"With your clothes on," the salesman intervenes before this odd couple gets funny ideas.

Skye knows Clint well enough that she knows the grin on the archer's face announces something naughty. But somehow, he remains relatively decent.

"Don't worry," the archer tells the salesman, "We're used to the art of doing it with clothes on."

And before Skye has time to move back, Clint grabs her gently - but firmly - by the waist and jumps on the bed with her in his arms, laughing. "So," he asks her once they stop bouncing, "Do you want it harder?" he asks, grinning.

The salesman frowns, and steps back, probably wondering if he should ask them to leave. Buy or leave.

Quake has posed:
Oh, Clint had the right idea!

There were only two things things deserved testing, and one of them couldn't be tested in the showroom!

Bouncing along the bed, Skye held up her two thumbs. ~/Not bad. Should be perfect for whatever we throw at it? Let me try something./~

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
And Clint knows her well enough to, so he waits, sitting on the bed. Yes, there are one thing they can't test, but they get the idea. The bouncing was quite nice. Nodding, he looks over at the salesman.

"One sec," he says, "Don't run. We're almost done."

Well, the salesman seems reassured, but still on his guards. It's one fine bed, actually the pricest of the category but the way he sees it, that's the best fit for this couple.

Quake has posed:
The final test from Skye was testing it for somersaults and a kick and spin ala martial arts. Then immediately stops.

The mattress holds.

"Niice. It's got my approval." Skye steps off of it. If it didn't sag with that, nothing was going to upset it.

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
Laughing, Clint hangs on during Skye's final test. Then he gets off, and joins her, his hand resting on the small of her back.

She's right, this should last them for a while, at least a couple years.

Nodding at Skye, then at the salesman, the archer seems to think for a moment.

"Alight, we'll take it." Beat. "In purple."