The Fairy Garden (10)

[npixelz]

Maybe that explains why Vivi doesn't like them, they were done wrong!
Peanuts are my favourite nuts I think.

Same

[Vivianne]

They definitely were not fried. :c I'm not sure if I can eat fried food, though!

[npixelz]

That explains it. Rip, that's no fun.

[khadijacandy]

i went to the mall yesterday

[galled]

See anything you like?

I haven't been to a mall in over a year. They all either closed or have become ghost towns around here.

[Kitalpha Hart]

The local mall got renamed as "business center" cuz it's mostly offices
Even growing up I never really considered it to be a mall
Barring that one, I haven't been to one in a few years

[Vivianne]

I think our local mall is still afloat.

I am wary of online shopping since our porch pirate incident.

[galled]

Oh, porch pirates are the lowest type of scum.

[Vivianne]

My device required a signature for delivery and was internet locked until we activated it with a code. I was still anxious until it was safely in our hands.

[npixelz]

Ooh nice. See anything you like?

Malls are too crowded.

Lol.
I don't remember when I was last at a mall. Maybe a year or so ago?

Afloat... Nice word.
Ouch, that sounds like no fun. Actually, I saw a video where a guy made fake packages to be stolen, that had a glitter dispenser and fart spray canisters, plus cameras to watch people react when they opened it. It was quite funny.

I mean, I think murderers might be worse, but pouch pirates are pretty bad.

I would be too.

[Kitalpha Hart]

Last mall I went to was not doing very well. But it's been struggling for 30+ years cuz of a different mall
The one I went to, most of the storefronts were empty. Seems that ever since the Super Flea was closed, most went to said one, took over one of the stores, and became a co-op. I actually got a painting of a geisha there, then went to Michael's and got the whole thing reframed. Kinda had to, as the backing of the old frame was shredded to bits. As in the framer, after I removed the wrapping, winced. "I can save the glass" he said. "Naw, might as well go the whole hog" "okiedokie"
So new glass, new frame, new backing. And other customers called the painting pretty
I got a few other things at the co-op too
But the only reason we even stopped at the mall, dad and me was cuz Sears was closing and we wanted to see what they had left. Had a nice body mannequin for making clothes, but it was already sold. Oh well

Oh, and the new mall? It's on a swamp. That wasn't properly drained to save money. It has sinkage problems. And sinkholes inside. Basically everyone who had to build that mall banned their families from going there it's that unsafe. And yet it's still booming

[galled]

It's really sad what happened to Sears. That used to be one of the anchor stores for many malls around North America.

Mall on a swamp... what could go wrong!

[Kitalpha Hart]

I'm surprised it hasn't fallen apart

[npixelz]

That sounds rough.

[Kitalpha Hart]

It's two stories, too, for bonus wtf