The Plan II

After arriving at the mall, this is where the awkward aspect of the situation hit Alex. He was still trying to get himself in the mindset that right now he was a she. This doesn't sound that difficult in practice, and sure enough, when alone there wasn't too much of a problem, but that is because who really refers to themselves as a he or she in their own head?

This would be the first time that Alex had been out in public as a woman. And having shifted to the form, he clearly looked the part, albeit just a bit socially awkward. But with her appearance being rather eye catching, even in very baggy sweats. Sweats that are many sizes too big, as one thing that was unexpected among everything else, is that this female form was considerably shorter at 5'8" than his normal height of 6'4". The difference in height was substantial enough that it created a difference in visual orientation, both while walking and when driving. While Alex quickly adjusted to the visual difference and balance difference, it was still all very new.

She walked into the mall and first things first made her way to one of the ladies garments stores. After getting to the particular store, she walked in, and clearly seemed a bit uncomfortable. One of the sales ladies approached "Hello dear, is this your first time?" The sales lady was slightly older than Alex, probably around her early thirties, she had a kind and sympathetic face.

Alex simply nodded a bit timidly causing the lady to chuckle "dear, theres nothing to be ashamed about here. None of us are going to judge you for looking for something that your boyfriend will like seeing"

Alex just shook her head fervently and spoke out a bit forcefully but still still at a simple conversational volume "N…No boyfriend. I just need something for myself."

The sales lady just smiled "of course dear, what size are you?"

Alex blushing embarrassed 'I never thought something like this would be so difficult it's just buying clothes. But for whatever reason this particular thing is making me feel self conscious, I know she will never figure out that I'm a guy, but what if??…' she was still new to the whole ability to shit between male and female forms that it still felt surreal. "I…Im not sure anymore, m…my old stuff won't fit properly."

A seeming look of understanding crosses the sales ladies face. "Ah, I see, that would be why your wearing the sweats then. Can I assume that you'll be wearing them out?"

Alex nods and the sales lady ushers her to the back into a changing room, and grabs a tape measure from the counter and follows Alex into the stall. "Ok dear, let's get your measurements. Will you be needing the set?" Alex simply nods and the woman responds in kind "ok well then let's start with the bottoms. Go ahead and lower your pants enough so I can measure your waist.

Alex complies by lowering her pants just enough, the sales lady doesn't comment anything about the lack of undergarments, Alex assumed that she likely had figured that to be the case already. "Oh Hon, you can take your top off now and I'll measure your bust." Alex removes the sweatshirt and the sales lady takes the measurements of her bust. "38D and 38 waist. Darling, with that figure and face, I don't know how you don't have a boyfriend. They must all be lining up to get with you"

Alex blushes at the comment 'because for one this is the first time anyone else has seen me like this, also ew… I've seen enough of myself in the mirror that I don't care to see other guys' she chuckles at her thought 'well I guess I swing that way as a girl'

"Well now we know your sizes let's go pick you out a new set shall we? And some better fitting sweats that you can wear while doing the rest of your shopping? We do have some of those here too." The sales lady offers helpfully and Alex agrees.

They step back out onto the showroom floor and Alex spends the next half hour with the sales lady picking out undergarments and a couple pairs of outer clothing. The sales lady was insistent on getting multiple pairs even though originally Alex only intended to get maybe two pair. The lecture the sales lady gave was quite convincing as to why she absolutely had to have at least seven sets. In the end Alex had succumbed to the pressure of the sales lady and bought the seven sets of undergarments, but only bought two of the outerwear.

She paid for them, then balked internally at the price of the clothing. The sales lady removed the tags and security devices and use red Alex back into the changing room. It took several minutes for Alex to get the undergarments on, not because it was difficult, but because he just couldn't get over the silliness of how he felt at that moment. And then he couldn't help but admire himself in the mirror half dressed 'ok, if I keep this up, I'll probably end up a narcissist, but hot damn… this body is rockin'

He finishes getting dressed and then exits the changing room, as he's leaving he catches the eye of the sales lady and she gives him a knowing smile and he nearly freezes as he is walking out 'does she know?… wait no, that's impossible. She saw me practically naked, and everything looks, feels and functions as a girls. No one besides me could possibly know' Alex has a bit of an existential crisis as he leaves the store, heading to the next one for more casual everyday wear.

As he is walking to the next clothing store, a couple of Highschool boys start to follow her. She keeps tabs on them out of her periphery 'ah, see now this is something I can deal with' he thinks to himself more naturally. He stops and turns to look at the group of three boys, they approach a little more boldly now that he's looking right at them and he speaks up "is there something I can help you with? Why are you following me?" He asks as he puts on an icy glare and tone of voice 'damn, I'd send shivers down my own spine with that tone' Alex thinks to himself as he sees the same reaction from the boys.

"Girl, what makes you think we were following you?…"

"How about that we've been walking in circles for the last five minute" Alex retorts cutting off the first guy "or were y'all too blinded staring at me to know that I was leading you around? Though I have to give you kudos for having the nerve to follow a random stranger around in public," a glint of mischief passes through her eyes.

And she slowly approaches the young man, becoming the other two closer as well. "I don't dislike that, but are you sure you can handle the outcome? You might get more than you bargained for." The three guys start to loose rational thought as apparent by the looks in their eyes. And Alex continues "and by that I mean that I'm not a girl, I have all the … extra equipment."

This statement shocks the three boys out of their mental fog, and look at Alex in abject horror before scrambling away. Leaving Alex bowling over in a fit of laughter. 'Oh man, that was too funny, the look on their faces.' She takes a few minutes to compose herself as she walks into the clothing store.

This time it was a bit less awkward as it was everyday clothing, it just fit slightly different than what Alex was used to. It took about another hour to select several more sets of clothing. Unlike with the undergarments Alex had no problem buying multiple pairs of pants, shorts or shirts. She even threw I. A few skirts for good measure, though she wasn't too comfortable with the idea of wearing those just yet.

After Alex paid another heaping chunk of change for those clothes he began to wonder why he decided to go to the mall for these things. The undergarments sort of made sense. He knew the sales staff there would be able to help him. But the other clothes? That just seemed like throwing perfectly good money away for jeans that any regular retailer would have for much less than half the price.

But what's done is done. She went to the last and final place on the list for the supplies she needed for completing phase two of her plan, cosmetics. This part of the shopping trip was by far the easiest and fastest. The sales staff was quick in recommendations. And she left with a good supply of decent cosmetics. A hair curler and blow dryer.

An expensive shopping spree, but successful and also needed.