I am loving this! The references, the adorable banter. The absolute pleasantness of all the interactions or the distinct lack of unpleasantness when things aren't going well. Like, when Peri turns someone down it doesn't go some horrible direction with bad feelings. Calling it an ideal world makes it sound a little unattainable, so maybe more like a model to strive for? Idk I just really like seeing how good everyone in your stories generally are.
Also I think I found a little typo when they are looking at some boutiques: "manikin". I didn't think that was even a proper way to spell the word, but apparently there are two spellings with slightly different meanings and I think in this case it was meant to be "mannequin"
https://www.engeniumstaffing.com/blog/files/What-is-the-Difference-Between-a-Man...