Vivienne Stanbury (
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pawnstorm2016-08-03 03:31 pm
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Who: Vivienne (
kirkhammer) and Maki (
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When: Several days after the dungeon!
Where: Around Caissa?
What: Discussions of dungeons, and then.. dress shopping! Not necessarily in that order. Also one thread serves as overflow from the ball log.
Rating: PG? I doubt this will escalate to anything beyond this.
["There's a first time for everything." is how the saying normally goes, and today marks the first time for many things for Vivienne. This is the first time she's agreed on a one-on-one social outing. This is the first time she's maybe looked forward to said social outing. This is likely to be the first time she's been able to feel... normal? Well, at least normal according to the standards of most other folk. By Yharnam's standards, she's as normal as can be, if not overly polite, but Yharnam's a very dank place.
Patting the pouch of colle at her side, Vivienne checks for at least the fifth time that it's still there. She isn't exactly jittery, she just isn't entirely sure what to expect. Despite her ample free time, shopping for a dress never crossed her mind, and would never have if Maki hadn't brought it up back during the ball. Why would it, after all, when she's so far removed from that sort of thing.
Anyway, it's nearly time to meet Maki at their arranged spot. Vivienne isn't late, but all the same, she does hope Maki didn't arrive early for any reason - somehow, the idea of having kept her waiting irks her. Strange, that.]
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When: Several days after the dungeon!
Where: Around Caissa?
What: Discussions of dungeons, and then.. dress shopping! Not necessarily in that order. Also one thread serves as overflow from the ball log.
Rating: PG? I doubt this will escalate to anything beyond this.
["There's a first time for everything." is how the saying normally goes, and today marks the first time for many things for Vivienne. This is the first time she's agreed on a one-on-one social outing. This is the first time she's maybe looked forward to said social outing. This is likely to be the first time she's been able to feel... normal? Well, at least normal according to the standards of most other folk. By Yharnam's standards, she's as normal as can be, if not overly polite, but Yharnam's a very dank place.
Patting the pouch of colle at her side, Vivienne checks for at least the fifth time that it's still there. She isn't exactly jittery, she just isn't entirely sure what to expect. Despite her ample free time, shopping for a dress never crossed her mind, and would never have if Maki hadn't brought it up back during the ball. Why would it, after all, when she's so far removed from that sort of thing.
Anyway, it's nearly time to meet Maki at their arranged spot. Vivienne isn't late, but all the same, she does hope Maki didn't arrive early for any reason - somehow, the idea of having kept her waiting irks her. Strange, that.]
waah i know right?
I-I-I-It's.....
[ She stutters and stammers, unsure of what to even say. She stares wide eyed at it, then up to Vivienne, then back down as if making sure it didn't move. ]
W-What kind of Carrier is that?!
[ Maki looks at the offered hand and despite her clearly embarrassed and flustered face accepts the help. Even if she is quick to stagger back away from Vivienne and her Carrier. ]
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I'm not certain, to be frank, but it held a sense of nostalgia about it when I saw it. [Almost as if she's seen one, or something like it, somewhere before.] Back when I chose it, perhaps I needed the familiarity...
But I'm sorry he startled you.
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Maki tries her best not to look down at it, but she's clearly still shaken up. Zombies and horror things really do not sit well with her. ]
Nostalgia?! [ As if to protect Maki from the other Carrier, her own comes to sit directly on her feet like a protective dog, staring the other carrier down. Diva is a good girl, and honestly... it helps Maki calm down a little. ]
What kind of place did you come from there things like that are nostalgic?!
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Nowhere pleasant. [A rather quiet admittance, that.] But I was told these creatures were helpful to people like me. Something of a good luck charm.
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Maki herself though is trying to put the weird zombie out of her mind, and focus on Vivienne. ]
S-Sorry... [ She didn't mean to bring up bad memories! So she changes the subject: ]
We should, um, get going right? I know there's a nice shop just around the corner from here we should check out first. It's a little pricy but their dresses seem made to last, if you wanted something to wear more than once.
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But with a quiet nod, she looks up, casting her gaze down the street.]
To be frank, I'm not certain I'd have the courage to wear it out in public. [By that she means:] I've no need for anything too extravagant.
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Huh? You don't want to wear one out sometime? [ Maki tilts her head slightly, one hand twirling at her hair. ]
I'm sure you'll look good in anything we find though.
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Yes, this counts as weakness.]
I'm not comfortable with... more revealing items of clothing.
[Plunging necklines, short skirts, that sort of thing. There's a reason why she requested trousers rather than bear with their uniform's skirt. Even with the shorts underneath.]
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You get used to it. I never thought I'd be on stage in some of the outfits Kotori has made but being an idol you just get used to showing off your legs and midriff a lot.
[ Maki twirls at her hair. She doesn't mean to make it about herself, honestly she's just trying to make Vivienne at ease, even if she's not that good at it. ]
But we can find a full bodice dress, maybe something you can even wear a cardigan over or something if you don't want to expose your shoulders.
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Something with a full bodice would be quite... [Lovely, she wants to say.] ...Sufficient.
[When they reach the store, Vivienne pauses a moment to stare up at the sign board, still rather shocked she's even here. But eventually, she goes for the door, pulling it open and standing to the side - an unspoken "after you" gesture.]
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With that settled, Maki is more than happy to talk about last night's tomato salad with a balsamic reduction that she had, speaking so very excitedly when it came to tomatoes. She's so caught up in it that she doesn't even realize that Vivienne has opened the door for her right away. When she does though, there's no mistaking the slight blush. ]
Th-Thanks.
[ Of course inside, it's probably Vivienne's nightmare. Beautifully pastel dresses on mannequins line the walls, with a white plush carpet at their feet. Clothes everywhere, with a bubbly sort of female salesperson who approaches them, asking if she can help. ]
It's okay, we're just looking for now.
[ Maki is quick to step up for Vivienne's sake more than her own, she's used to having people wait on her and serve her, rich girl she is, but she imagines involving someone else in this would make it harder for her friend. ]
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She just really has no idea where to even begin.]
I'd thought it rather ridiculous before, but I think I now understand how some people can lose their sense of time in these sorts of places.
I'm not sure how you would regularly manage.
["You" in a general sense, of course.]
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Well, it's only natural, my mother used to take me shopping all the time when I was little, and let me pick what I wanted.
[ Maki sounds so proud of herself... ] Though I guess it is harder now, since I can't just buy whatever I want, I have to try to factor in how much I have to spend.
[ No more daddy's credit card. ]