Finding a Common Thread

[Keen]

With summer around the corner, a good stock of light clothing was going necessary. Now that Konpeitō's body had changed so drastically, he could no longer fit his old clothes without getting them enchanted for his shape-shifting. That would have been fine and dandy, if not for how the clothes reminded him of his past life. He felt nothing towards them, and that nothingness led to the distinct feeling that something was wrong. That he was wrong.

He needed new clothes. Clothes that were fresh and didn't have any "bad" memories associated with them.

The other issue was finding dresses, crop tops, and hotpants made to fit a stout male. Sure, he could get them enchanted or change his body to fit what he could find, but he was never one for conforming. In the end, the argument that won the best was that knowing how to make his own clothes was always a useful skill. Never knew when he'd return to the Narrow Reality and had to make do without magic.

So he arrived in a tailoring shop and walked down the aisles to see what he could get for a nice long summer dress. Perhaps some accessories to match it, if he was willing to spend more.

@Kaya

 

[Kaya]

"No... no, yellow isn't good for me right now..." Ai sighed as she put down a small thick wool t-shirt with the others. All the colors just seemed... to much. The poor sheep girl wanted some summer colors but did everything need to be so bright? Yellow was practically radiating sunlight, pink looked like something she would find in a medicine cabinet and red was just... to much. There are definitely more shades than neon...

With a small huff she decided to move through the rest of the store to look at her other options. As she walked down the aisles she just wasn't finding anything she could call interesting for her to wear. She found not much to her taste at the moment while she was walking around but eventually she stopped in front of some of the more 'popular' clothing choices. Crop tops and some hot pants. Which Ai was still curious why these were so popular.

As she was in the middle of the isle she took a look around the aisle to make sure no one was about before pulling one of the crop tops up and she was actually looking at it, was she seriously curious about these clothes? Should she wear it? Maybe Talion would enjoy her in it? She honestly didn't know. She much preferred her thick wool clothing. However, as she put the crop top down she spotted some mini skirts. Now these were things she honestly didn't understand what so ever. Even picking up one of them and placed it in front of her and she could tell it would barely cover anything on any woman. As she was contemplating the repercussions of someone wearing such a piece of clothing, Ai noticed someone was actually walking down the aisle now. Blushing furiously Ai quickly tried to put the skirt back but as she did so she fumbled a little and knocked over most of the rack of various skirts of different lengths. Standing there stunned the now crimson faced Ai was mortified at what she had done.

 

[Keen]

Entering the aisle where he hoped to find some supplies or references for a top, he found himself face-to-face with a flustered teenage girl surrounded by skirts scattered about on the floor. What's her issue? he asked himself as he looked upon the mess she made.

Flashing her a small smile, he asked, "Do you need some help there?" and went to return the skirts to where they originally were. Leaving a worker to fix up the mess was simply rude, and while he wasn't the cause of this, he might as well be decent. There was the chance he could find something good amongst these skirts as well.

"Hope I didn't frighten you. I have been told I can be too quiet when I enter a room."

 

[Kaya]

Ai was mortified and stunned at this whole situation. She was immediately on her hands and knees trying to pick up the skirts to start putting them back. When the person asked if she wanted help the poor sheep girl practically jumped out of her skin. "Oh... sorry... I'm so sorry... I didn't... Oh... Um yes... help would be... appreciated." Ai began to blush furiously again.

"It... it's okay, I've siblings like that. I... well it's more... well I guess..." Ai still didn't know how to talk to people when she was flustered. "I'm looking for new clothes... I... I need some new summer clothes and well... I came to these skirts... but I don't normally wear clothes so.... short..." Trying to do normal conversations as she was cleaning it was much harder than Ai ever expected and this was with Talion helping her to control her shyness. But this was just the worst. "What about y...you?"

 

[Keen]

Holy hell was this girl timid. He understood shyness and awkwardness, but this was a whole new level. A level that made him both pity the girl and worry she might be annoying company. She acted as if any second now she'd be hyperventilating from a panic attack. But she was obviously trying, and that was something Kon had to admire.

Trying to relieve her tension, he chuckled lightly and tried to not give too much eye contact. He knew some people could feel judged when they messed up and people were giving them too much attention. "I came here for some inspiration and to possibly buy some supplies for the summer clothes I'm making. By the way, I think you shouldn't force yourself into something that makes you uncomfortable. There are plenty of outfits that are long and nice for the heat."

 

[Kaya]

Hearing what this... person? had to say about clothing Ai nodded. "Yeah, I normally just dress comfortably. But I wanted to see about changing things up... well it, didn't work out. I'm... I'm trying to get better about being out in public..." Ai shrugged as she continued to work on putting things back where they had been before.

"I.." No, they wouldn't want to help her look for something, that would probably also be something that would be a bit presumptuous of her. "If..." They probably thought her crazy, they probably wouldn't want her to help them find any clothing. "Well... I know it's not summer wear, but I've found wool to be really comfy, and I prefer it over other clothing. Some people think I'm a bit weird for wearing it all year round, but it just feels natural to me. I'm also thankful for it during wet weather or when it gets cold.... if... well... if that helps you any."

 

[Keen]

Kon could understand that. Trying new things would involve stepping out of your comfort zone eventually. At least she was able to acknowledge she was struggling.

"I think there are weirder things on this island than someone wearing wool all the time," Kon replied with a laugh. "This island is all about being weird. Personally, I take pride when being called weird here. There's something impressive about surprising people on an island of surprises being comfortable about it. I'll try out your suggestion. I've seen wool suggested for some summer outfit anyways. It's really not that weird of a thing."