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sprucing up their home base. The Nexus's home was serviceable, but it lacked a certain style. She needed a little help in that department and they were just the gnomes to help her.
    Harby and Ruffles did the shopping with deliberate attention, following Bitsy's instructions to the letter, a modest but thorough compilation of groceries that would satisfy the nutritional needs of their mistress. Her health was important. Without it, they may cease to exist at any time.
    With their items carefully stored in the recycled bags that were offered, they trundled to the door and with a sharp flip from Bitsy on the lock, left the grocery store. Moving through the doors took Harby and Ruffles a lot of effort, but they managed. With the bags in front of them, they headed to the edge of the common green.
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    "So what do you think, green around the edges and pink in the center?” Mitsy was diligently selecting appropriate pots and setting them aside. Creating a color scheme in the yard may help the Nexus gain control and keep her calm. With all the power that was going to be flying around when she grasped her talent, she definitely needed a place for meditation.
    "I think some blue and purple would also be a good mix. The Nexus does not seem to like yellow so we may want to leave that one out.” Splint offered that opinion with a slight sniff. He was being incredibly prissy for a garden gnome, especially one on crutches. “Where did Skint go?"
    Mitsy sighed and kept selecting soothing choices for the garden. “He is trying to arrange transport for the garden materials."
    "What kind?"
    "I have no idea. He is looking for something in the kids cars section. I don't know what exactly that is, but he seems to.” She shrugged and selected a few more bedding plants. Each was chosen with deliberate care, nothing was too good for the Nexus. It was quite a few minutes until she heard a high-pitched whine that preceded Skint by ten seconds. When he rounded the corner, Mitsy yelped in shock. It was a small vehicle with enormous tires, just their size, and it was bright pink.
    "Isn't this fantastic? It's called a Barbie Car , and there are three more like it in the kids section.” His pride in his discovery was obvious as he tooled around the concrete, making lazy figure eights in his new vehicle.
    Mitsy edged around it daintily. “How does it work?"
    "It runs on batteries that we can recharge at the Nexus's home."
    "How do you know all this?"
    Skint puffed up with importance and crossed his arms over his chest. “I am a boy."
    She opened and closed her mouth repeatedly. Nothing that she could come up with could challenge that statement. “Fine. Where do I get one?"
    Skint cackled evilly. “Hop on."
    She delicately took the seat beside him and kept her gloves up in case he tried anything. His naked thigh touched hers twice, but that was as far as she let him get. A light tap on his arm with her glove had them swinging toward some shelving so she refrained from punching him hard until they reached their destination. She made a mental note, don't hit the driver.
    "Wow. You were right. There are more of them.” She perused the selection and smirked with glee. “I want that one."
    "Hey! I didn't see that one. I want it."
    "Tough. Stick with pink. It looks good on you.” She strode definitively to the vehicle that announced itself as a Batmobile and tried it out. It took a bit of trial and error, but she worked it out. “Go get Splint so that he can drive another car and meet me back at the plants. I am going to get familiar with this vehicle."
    Mitsy tooled the car around the home and garden center. She determined the cornering radius, the top speed, and with a bit of chain, some bolts and an under car creeper, she determined load capacity. They had enough power to start transporting things home.
    It was time to roll.
    It took some managing, but Mitsy got their small caravan arranged with four vehicles, each couple towing a line of