Sarasa Nightmare

Chapter 1-3

He stepped out of Chet Rippo's shop, twisting the straps of his new, darker blue pair of overalls. He didn't feel comfortable in them, wanting to go back to wearing his old pair, but he was hoping the slight change would be enough to set him apart – to stop him from being labeled as yet another Mario worshiper.

Some part of him knew it hadn't been enough of a change to make a true difference, but he ignored that part with a vengeance.

"What were you doing in Rippo's store?" Jolene asked as she paused on her walk to wherever she was going.

"Just buying some new clothes, Jolene."

Jolene was one of the main people in town who bought his goods, but aside from knowing her name, he honestly knew next to nothing about her.

But most of the people knew next to nothing about him too.

"Rippo is such a ripoff, though... There are a couple of actual tailors around, you know."

He barely avoided his snort of amusement.

"He was quick, which made it far easier for me. Besides, I just needed to make a simple change," Luigi said with an ever so slight shrug.

Honestly, though, who could afford to go to a tailor to get some simple clothes?

Tailors were for the rich... That, and the famous.

"What change?" Jolene asked, looking at him curiously.

"A new pair of overalls," he explained, reaching halfway up to grip the straps again before stopping himself.

"Oh..." There was a long moment where she didn't say anything – but he supplemented the 'I couldn't tell' in his head – before she finally continued, "I see."

Luigi was uncertain how to proceed after that, so there was a long and awkward silence which stretched for several seconds.

Eventually, Jolene said, "Well, I suppose I should be on my way."

He nodded his head in understanding, mumbling his own, "Goodbye."

After watching her head down the street for a few moments, he proceeded to start the trek home.