WWW: Balloon Stand and Toy Center
 

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On the opposite side of the shop from the pygmy puffs is a brand new, brightly colored area. Large balloons in various animal shapes float above a colorful and slightly falling apart stand with a giant helium tank sitting beside it. A few feet away are several shelves full of every magical toy you could ever dream of, just waiting for you to take them home.

Looking for that perfect birthday present? What’s better than a miniature Quidditch set? Complete with a two-feet-wide Quidditch Pitch and your own quidditch teams to play the game while you watch! Or how about a mini Magizoo set? You can take care of your own magical creatures right in your house! Feel free to browse the shelves! You’ll find everything from teddy bears to enchanted model trains! These toys are great as birthday or Christmas gifts, or even just to buy for your own entertainment. You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy toys, either. You’ll find that there are toys for every age! If you have a question or need assistance, please ask the shopkeeper. Please don’t try to reach the high shelf items by yourself.

If balloons are more your thing, prepare to be amazed! That is no ordinary tank of helium. Is it even legal helium at all? Who knows! This magical helium is charmed to keep your balloons high in the air... FOREVER! No more droopy birthday balloons! The balloons come in four different sizes (small, medium, large, super-jumbo) and 10 different animal shapes. Could it get better than that? YES, because the animals MOVE. Wow! Talk about awesome. If you would like to purchase balloons, please ring the bell on the balloon counter and the shopkeeper will be there to assist you in a moment. Please do not try to use the helium tank by yourself.

OOC: Feel free to role-play all you like in this thread! If you need the shopkeeper’s assistance, just ring the bell! Please do not role-play for the shopkeeper (Shanners), and most importantly, have fun!

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Lex/Tag! <3
 

For Jess/Hayley. :D
 

Hayley Moon walked over to where the toy shelves were to get something for her younger neighbor, Melanie. She loved to give out presents to people and Melanie seemed especially sad lately so she thought a gift could cheer her up.

She walked along the shelves and spottee some teddy bears. Though a man with two chuldren were in the way and she didn't want to rudely push them out of the way.

She sighed and fixed her sunglasses on the top of her head and walked towards the three. "I'm sorry, I need to get to the teddy bears.." She said giving a guilty smile.

Torin was reaching for one of the teddy bears when a woman suddenly was talking to him. Even though it startled him a little, he managed to keep his composure. "Oh, I was just going to grab one myself," he said as he moved out of the way for her to be able to pick one out for herself.

Hayley watched as the man moved away and she was glad that he wasn't mad that she asked. "Thank you." She smiled, now taking a look at the guy. He was pretty attractive...but she noticed she was staring at him for longer than she was supposed to. She blushed and quickly darted her glance to the kids with him. "They're adorable." She said, hoping the guy didn't think she was a creep or something.

Right. Teddy bears. She came here for those. She slightly turned, mentally smacking herself as she picked up one. She didn't care what it looked like, she wanted to get here as soon as possible because she felt as if she just completely embarassed herself.

Torin smiled at the woman and noticed that she was looking at him which was a little odd... but it turned out that she was looking at his kids. His kids that seemed to be falling asleep on him. :/ "Thank you." He honestly wasn't too comfortable right now because of the agreement, but he hadn't expected to bump into anyone, and they were so tired right now Sage was actually asleep... He would be going back home with them as soon as he got Jo's teddy bear.

He turned to look back at the woman as she quickly grabbed a teddy bear. "You have a kid?" he asked her curiously. She looked a little young, but it wasn't like she was Hogwarts age or anything.

Hayley simply nodded her head as he thanked her. They truly were adorable kids and she'd love to have some someday. Just not right now, she was way too busy for kids at the moment.

And before she knew it, the guy was asking her if she had a kid. "Oh...no, I don't have one. But I love kids, they're ridiculously cute." She smiled. She couldn't understand how a kid could be mad and yet look so adorable while being so. "I'm Hayley Moon, by the way." She said, trying to ease some of the tension. She extended her hand and then noticed that both of his hands were taken so she put her hand back down beside her and laughed. Oops.

OH. OH. OH.

WAS THAT A QUIDDITCH SET?

Alec GRINNED WIDELY. This was PERFECT for him! And maybe it could make up for the lack of Quidditch he was experiencing over the holidays. Yeah. Although, it would probably be better to actually fly but... this Quidditch game was probably really cool. Like really REALLY cool. He picked up a box and just stared at it for a while, his sparkling blue eyes growing wider. THIS WAS SO AWESOME.

And the others toys? Alec clutched onto the box and scanned the display carefully. Oh, a magizoo set! The fourteen year old smiled and hugged his box a little. He could imagine a smaller version of Ella playing with that set. And that was... well... it was really nice.

... Was it getting a bit hot in here?

It was getting a bit weird in here as well because... well... someone was making noises. Like the type of noises a horse or a unicorn would make. And then... they started saying... that they were a balloon? What? Still clutching onto his Quidditch set, Alec wandered over towards the source of the noise, ready to see a little kid just playing with the balloons or a toy or just... well... being a kid, really. But what he actually saw made the soon-to-be fourth year GRIN EXTRA WIDELY.

"Sweetcheeks!" he cried, running over and full on tackle!hugging the blonde. His bestest mate was here! AWESOME.

Oh. So it must be a gift for someone then. "They really are wonderful." His kids were his world, and he was so happy that he and Tammy were being amicable so that they weren't in a bad environment. "Nice to meet you, I'm Torin Kane." Wanting to take her hand as she offered it, he felt a little bad that he couldn't. But it was okay really. "Can you please get me down a teddy bear?" Hands full with sleeping kids and all that.

Hayley looked down at the teddy bear and then back up at the guy and wondered if he thought she was getting this for herself. "Oh, I'm just getting this for my fifteen-year-old neighbor. She's in love with teddy bears for some reason." She said, shaking her head at the thought.

But yes. Kids were wonderful and she couldn't help but be excited to have one someday. So his name was...Torin Kane. Why did that name sound so familiar? "Nice to meet you too, though, have we met before? Because your name sounds so familiar." She said, tilting her head to the side. And now that she looked at him, his face seemed familiar as well. If she didn't figure this out soon, it would bother her.

"Of course." The twentytwo-year-old nodded, reaching over to get a teddy bear and then holding it out for him to take. Right. He didn't have any hands. "Do I just give it to...?" She hesitated, looking down at the kid who was still awake.

Oh right. Torin nodded as she explained who the bear was for. "Well, that is really sweet." It was nice of her to get a present for her neighbour. She seemed as nice as she was pretty. He smiled wider as she said that his name sounded familiar. "Well, I as a Prefect once. A long time ago..." Seeing as he was 25 now and that had been when he was 16 and 17.

He thanked her when she got him the teddy bear and then let go of Lyric's hand so that he could take it from her. He knew that she wouldn't wander far off because she was sleepy.

And now Tag was half skipping with the leprechaun and unicorn balloon, still making those sound effects. All was going merrily well until Tag was nearly knocked off his feet from some powerful force. Slightly tripping on his feet Tag regained his balance and looked up.

"ALEC!" He said happily his arms above his head in a triumph type of manner. Tag wrapped his full arms around the now spiky haired boy and gave him a nice pat on the head. Letting go of the hug Tag then brought up his hand holding the leprechaun balloon, shortened the string length on it and had the balloon bounce on Alec's head. With a stupid grin Tag said "And now you have a dancing me on your hair." The leprechaun-Tag-did his best to have the unicorn balloon gallop around the side of Alec's shoulder. "Hehee"

Hopefully balloons didn't scare Alec.

for Pepper and anyone else, if they need assistance. ^_^
 

HEHEHEHEHE. Pepper grinned and tried to suppress the giggles. She'd pulled a fast one on him, eh? Heh. She returned the sneaky kiss, "I thought it would be. Especially if I rang that bell a whole lot and got you good and annoyed." See, there was a method to her madness, well, that and the bell ringing had been pretty fun.

She decided she should be a good girl and NOT tell Wesley she needed help with more kisses. There were children around and he was a very important shopkeeper. This was BUSINESS time. Kisses time was after hours. Yep. She cleared her throat, "*I* would like a balloon. I would. That one. The CUPCAKE." She pointed it out and batted her eyelashes. "Please."

HEEEEEEEEEHEHE.

"Well you know," Hayley said sarcastically, flipping her hair to the side. She laughed. "I'm only kidding, but thank you." She smiled.

So they had to be at Hogwarts at the same time then. That could be the only reason how she had heard of him before. "Really? Well that's probably why your name seems so familiar." She nodded. "I only went there for my 5th year unfortunately. It really was a great school." And then after that she went to Beauxbatons for two years. Hogwarts was a much better school in her opinion.

Torin laughed at her sarcastic remark. This girl was pretty fun. "I was the Hufflepuff Prefect," he explained further even though he wasn't too sure if that would help him remember him even further. "How come you left over a year?" He was curious.

Hayley nodded, still not remembering though. "That's probably why. Gryffindor is better." She teased. "Though, that's cool. You must've been one great guy to be a prefect." Heh.

Oh right, the whole 'why did you leave' topic. She looked down, hesitating on whether or not to tell the guy, but decided that she would. It had been years since it had happened and this guy did seem like he would be nice about it. "My uh...my parents died and I just couldn't handle being there." She shrugged. "So I moved in with my older cousin and went to Beauxbatons for my sixth and seventh year."

Pepper nudged Wesley lightly as she stepped up to look at the balloons herself. "Hmmmm." What color? That was a hard choice. "I think I'm feeling red today. Yes, red is a good color of the day." Hehe. That settled, she started to rummage through the other shelves. She picked up a bear that gave her a HUG and SQUEALED. "Oh MERLIN! Wesley! EEK! THIS BEAR JUST HUGGED ME!"

Errrrrrrrrrrr. Inside voice, Pepper. Gosh.

She blushed a little and whisper!failed. "THIS BEAR HUGGED ME." HEHEHE. "I need one."

Ronnie entered Weasley Wizard Wheezes, and had begun to go see the adorable little Pygmy Puffs when something bright and colorful from across from where she was caught her eye. She spun to see what it was, and her jaw dropped.

BALLOONS.
TONS OF BALLOONS.

AND TOYS.
LOTS AND LOTS OF TOYS.
IT WAS LIKE HEAVEN!

No, no, it WAS heaven.

Ronnie ran over to the little toy and balloon center, looking around at all the colorful balloons and super awesome toys. Eeep! This was so awesome! AND THEY HAVE A MINIATURE QUDDITCH SET! :whaa: Ronnie knew what she'd be asking for her birthday now! All of this was just too amazing!

She scooped up one of the cute Bear-Hug-Bears and squeezed it tightly. Awwwhhh! It was SO CUTE. This was just so awesomeeeeeee!

Alec watched for a while as Tag skipped around with two balloons. His now sparkling blue eyes wandered up to the balloons and he couldn't help but grin some more. Trust Tag to get excited about the leprechaun and unicorn balloons. It was very... Tag. Yeah. Very Tag to get excited about those balloons and start skipping around a store.

No wonder he loved his Sweetcheeks.

"It's good to see you, mate," GRIN GRIN GRIN! The pat on the head? That was nice too! And in response, Alec patted the guy on the back. This was their bromance bonding time, yeah? YEAH. Just like that day when they had met by the duck pond and bonded for the very first time. That was very awesome as well.

DUCKS. GRIN.

... What... was Tag doing? It wasn't bad... actually. It was very nice! Alec looked up slightly, a big wide GRIN spread across his face. If he wasn't mistaken... that was the leprechaun balloon, right? He looked back at the blonde haired boy and grinned some more. And now... on his shoulder... the unicorn was bouncing around, courtesy of the Gryffindor. "I do!" GRIN GRIN GRIN! "I... would you bounce on my head as well if you were a balloon?"

... Tag didn't mind weird questions, right?