[23:18] [GAME START. I THINK. GIMME A SEC.... YEAH. OKAY, HERE WE GO.] [23:19] (::screams as more /msgs come in::) [23:20] You all get off the plane to find yourselves in a hangar, which shouldn't really be surprising. [23:20] *** NinjaDebugger is now known as Robert [23:21] It's almost 9 AM. [23:21] (Go ahead and start, people.) [23:21] ( Didn't we get off the plane already? ^_^;;; ) [23:21] (Correction; you *started* to get off the plane. You are now finishing that process. :P) [23:22] ( Ah, okay. Minisession was outside of continuity. Got it ) [23:22] (Minisession happens after this session. So neener. :P) [23:22] ( Was it? ) [23:22] * Marguerite yawns. "It's too early. I need some coffee." [23:22] Wait, we're in China. I can get ginseng. Ginseng tea is good. [23:23] * Togo gets off the plane, stretches (inducing several nasty soudning cracks and pops), and looks around. [23:23] * Rina looks around, stifling a yawn herself. "Yeah?" [23:23] * Yoji yawns loudly. [23:23] * Sayuri looks just the slightest bit giddy, as she chuckles at Margie. [23:23] I could go for a cup of tea, I suppose. [23:23] Dejiko turns to face you all. "Alright. Saiken, I want you to..." She grumbles and storms back up into the plane. [23:23] Or some ice cream. that's good for waking up. [23:24] * Rina perks up. "Ice cream?" [23:24] Mmmm, coffee flavored ice cream... [23:24] Ice cream. What the hell, did Rina brainwash you or did someone inject some Sugar Plums into your veins while I was sleeping? [23:24] Hey, can't a guy like ice cream? [23:24] Of course! Ice cream is good. ^_^ [23:24] Hey, I'm not the only one here who likes ice cream! ... Am I? [23:25] Getting a bucket of ice water dumped over my head always got me up. [23:25] I like it! [23:25] Okay, so it's 0900 hours, let's all go get some ice cream to wake up. [23:25] And maybe some other breakfast stuff along the way. [23:25] * Sayuri frowns. [23:26] * Rina shifts the large box she's carrying. [23:26] * Togo shrugs noncommitally. [23:26] Assuming we're not on duty, of course. [23:26] God, you people make my head hurt. [23:26] From inside the plane, the sounds of violence can be heard, along with Saiken screaming "OW! OW! I'M AWAKE, I'M AWAKE, I SWEAR!" [23:26] ... [23:26] Ah, those were the good old days. [23:26] * Yoji looks back at the plane nervously. [23:26] * Togo almost-kinda-somewhat grins. "Yeah, memories..." [23:27] * Rina sweatdrops. [23:27] *** ChinaTodd has left #chibirpg [23:28] Saiken soon steps off of the plane, clutching his side with one hand and carrying a suitcase with the other. Dejiko follows after him, shaking her head. [23:28] * Rina blinks at Saiken, then Dejiko. [23:29] * Robert grins. [23:29] * Sayuri shakes her head... "So. Where are we going?" [23:29] * Yoji scratches his head. [23:30] Anyplace in particular, or do we do the tourist thing? [23:30] * Marguerite is looking around cautiously. [23:31] Dejiko clears her voice. "Alright, let's try this again. Saiken, I want you to take the cadets to the hotel rooms we have selected for them. Jacqueline, you have the option of going with me, if you wish, since one of my errands is to speak with some acquaintences of yours." [23:31] * Jacqueline considers. "I'll go with ya, sure." [23:32] Dejiko continues. "For now, you can do, 'The Tourist Thing', as Robert called it. Keep your eyes peeled, tho; we don't know yet if anyone managed to follow us." [23:32] Um. Is Jacqueline gonna be in my room again? 'Cause if she is, I can take her stuff there for her. [23:32] Hotels. Hotels mean room service. Room service means some sort of serviceable coffee or tea. [23:32] * Rina glances down at the box. "The rest of it, anyway." [23:32] There are no words for my joy. [23:33] Thanks, Rina. [23:33] Dejiko> "For now, Rina, yes, Jaqueline is in your room. She might want to stay with her friends, however." [23:33] * Sayuri stretches. "Tourism. Bah." [23:34] * Rina blinks. "Oh." [23:34] * Marguerite pulls an american flag bandanna from a pocket on her jumpsuit, unbraids her hair, and proceeds to muss it up quite a bit. She then winds the bandanna around her head, over her hair, so as to partially obscure her face. [23:35] * Marguerite mutters. "Stupid discreet missions." She pulls the collar of her jacket up high. [23:35] ... [23:35] * Yoji looks at Jacqueline. "You have friends here?" [23:35] * Rina giggles. [23:35] ( o/" God bless America... o/" ) [23:35] You should put the collar back down. [23:35] It looks too much like you're trying to hide your face. [23:35] A few, yeah. [23:35] Other than that, it's a good idea. [23:36] * Jacqueline thinks, then turns to Dejiko. "Say, can Rina come along to bring my games? Maybe I can leave them with my friends." [23:36] I _am_ trying to hide my face. You realize that if anyone recognizes me, they're going to either try to get my autograph or shoot me. [23:36] * Rina brightens a bit at this. [23:36] ...why would they do that? [23:37] Dejiko frowns. "Ah, uhm... if you don't think that's a bad idea, then certainly, she can come along." [23:37] Trying to hide your face is all well and good. Just don't look like you're trying to hide it. That just draws attention. [23:38] * Marguerite sighs, and folds down the collar again. She pauses, and then goes digging in her satchel. "I HATE this part." She comes up with a compact and a very small bag and begins applying fairly liberal makeup. [23:38] * Robert gapes. [23:38] * Jacqueline considers, then whispers something to Dejiko. [23:38] Okay, I should have expected that. [23:38] * Sayuri looks at Margie, and chuckles. "Wow. I'm glad nobody knows who I look like." [23:38] If you want, I can walk around without my glasses to deflect attention from you. [23:38] * Yoji blinks. [23:39] That's probably a bad idea, Togo. [23:39] Eh. Trust me, there are only about three people in the world who know what I look like with makeup on, and none of them are here. [23:39] I know. Just sayin'. [23:39] Dejiko nods to Jacqueline. [23:39] If you have one of those sticks you can use, that'd be just as good, though. [23:40] * Rina stares at Margie. "Do you want me to help you with that?" [23:40] * Sayuri shrugs, and looks over at Saiken. "Well, some of us are waiting." [23:40] So, Jacqueline, is that a 'yes', then? [23:40] * Jacqueline nods. [23:40] ... funny. I've been training since I... lost my eyes to function without them. [23:40] * Jacqueline turns to Rina. "If you don't mind, can you carry my games for me again?" [23:40] It's even more important now, since that wizard lazy has my backup pair of glasses. [23:41] ( lady, even ) [23:41] * Marguerite stares at the mirror, where her failed attempt at eyeliner application is obvious. "Help would be appreciated." [23:41] Yeah, but if you have one when nobody expects you to need one, that's a decent disguise. [23:41] * Rina laughs. "What, you can't carry 'em. One sec." She sets the box down. [23:41] * Togo shrugs. "If I ever need a disguise, it's an idea. For now..." [23:42] * Rina moves over to Marguerite and takes the eyeliner. She stands on her toes, rubbing the marks away from Marguerite's eyes, then starts applying the make-up. [23:42] * Yoji looks over at Saiken but waits patiently. [23:42] * Sayuri stands around, and looks annoyed. Mostly towards Saiken. [23:42] Dejiko nods. "Alright. Rina, after you help Margie there, you're coming with me and Jacqueline. Is that alright?" [23:42] ( Saiken fell back to sleep on his feet! :P ) [23:43] * Rina stops long enough to nod to Dejiko, then goes back to work. [23:43] * Robert looks down at himself. [23:43] Saiken looks at Sayuri. "Just hold on a bit. Once we're ready to split up, we go." [23:43] * Rina finishes and steps back, taking a look at Marguerite. "Lipstick?" [23:44] ...I need new clothes, and a carry bag. [23:44] * Marguerite twitches. "Yes." [23:44] * Rina giggles. [23:44] Have a preferred color, or do I need to get my own? [23:44] * Robert starts stripping off his armor and stowing it inside his coat. [23:44] There should be one in the bag. [23:44] Don't worry, kids. We'll all go *shiver* shopping once we've gotten to our rooms. We'll need to stock up on civvies. [23:45] * Sayuri chuckles as she looks at Maggie appreciatively. "Sometimes, I'm glad I don't care about that 'social norm' stuff." [23:45] * Rina nods and starts fishing through Margie's bag. She pulls out a stick of lipstick. "'Kay, here we go." [23:45] I'm sticking with what I got. These clothes're armored. Not likely to find replacements in the corner clothing store. [23:45] * Marguerite looks at Saiken. "This is all I ever wear." [23:46] * Rina stands on her toes and applies the lipstick. "I dunno, Sayuri. It doesn't hurt to know how. And Marguerite, hold still, please?" [23:46] * Sayuri shrugs. "Oh, I knew how, once. But it's too much crap to do every day. Valuable time lost, and all that." [23:47] We all need new clothes. They don't have to be too different, but we have to get out of what we were wearing when we left. [23:47] Saiken looks at Margie's cammo jumpsuit. "Yeah, well that's exactly why you won't be wearing it for a little bit. Sorry." [23:47] * Rina laughs as she finishes. "There." She hands the lipstick to Marguerite. [23:48] (Marguerite looks pretty, now. The horror!) [23:48] You look lovely, Marguerite! [23:48] * Sayuri looks at Margie, and mms. "Not bad." [23:48] ... [23:48] If it makes you feel any better, Mad Dog, I can't tell the difference. [23:48] * Rina grins and turns, taking a bow. She then removes her own hairtie, letting her hair fall loose. [23:49] Saiken looks around. "Everyone ready?" [23:49] * Yoji nods. [23:49] Yeah. [23:49] * Rina wraps the tie around her wrist and picks up the box. [23:50] * Marguerite takes it gingerly, and sticks it in the bag and then shoves the whole works back into the satchel. "I am wearing makeup. In large amounts. I have worn a jumpsuit for three years, and now I have to wear something else." [23:50] Someone is going to die for this. [23:50] Probably, but hopefully not before I get pictures. [23:50] 'S not a large amount. Large amounts means eyeshadow, and foundation, and rogue, and it's cakey. [23:51] * Marguerite glares death at Robert. "That's okay. I can take compensatory damages for the psychological trauma out of the funds I get for selling your organs." [23:52] * Sayuri taps her foot some more. Grr. [23:52] Saiken chuckles. "Don't worry, Marguerite. You'll have plenty of people to kill in a few days." [23:52] * Yoji nervously flicks his eyes between Robert and Marguerite. [23:52] * Robert hums the tune to an old song by Heart. [23:52] (rogue -> rouge. I've seen it mispelled so many times that I'm second guessing myself.) [23:54] Saiken nods. "Alright, later, 'Jiko. All of you 'scept Jackie and Rina, you're with me. Get your stuff and come this way, please." He walks off towards the far end of the hangar, where there is a door with a glowing sign that presumably reads "EXIT" in English and Chinese. [23:54] * Jacqueline waves. [23:54] * Robert follows along obediently. [23:55] Bye! Have fum! [23:55] (*shoots the Typo Demon* ;_;) [23:55] * Yoji picks his bag up and follows Saiken. "Bye!" [23:55] * Sayuri shakes her head." Yeah, sure." [23:55] Seeya, Kiddo. [23:56] * Marguerite follows Saiken. She is glowering mightily, and that, combined with the hair and makeup, does indeed make her difficult to recognize. [23:56] * Togo follows. [23:56] ( And here I thought that a smile would be harder to recognize on her face. ) [23:57] (Depends on if she's drunk or not. You should know that.) [23:57] ( When is she not drunk? ) [23:57] (Now. It's walking on eggshells time!) [23:57] * Togo quasi-salutes Dejiko, Jackie and Rina as he leaves. [23:57] (I thought she had some booze back in the plane?) [23:57] * Sayuri walks along, glad to be leaving. "Finally. Now maybe I can get some stuff done." [23:58] Saiken takes out a keyring and opens the door at the far end. He holds it open for you all. [23:58] (BRB.) [23:58] (Not enough. 'Sides, she slept.) [23:59] * Robert proceeds outside. [23:59] * Marguerite follows. [23:59] *** Demotafk has joined #ChibiRPG [00:00] ( Ah, wonderful. It's "All of campus screams out their window at midnight" day. -_-;;;; ) [00:00] * Yoji walks out. [00:00] ( Ugh. Finals week, Jesse? ) [00:00] *** Demota has left #chibirpg [00:00] ( Yup. ) [00:00] * Togo follows. [00:02] * Sayuri mms, and digs around in her backpack as she walks. "I wonder..." [00:04] (Back. Sorry 'bout that. c.c) [00:04] ( s'cool. ) [00:04] ( No prob. ) [00:05] Outside the hangar is a courtyard of sorts. A short runway leads off to your right, fenced off on all ends, save where it meets tha hangar you just came out of. To your left is a small guard house with a gate large enough to let in cars. [00:06] * Sayuri closes her backpack up, and continues walking. "So, where exactly are we going?" [00:10] A car happens to be waiting there, in fact. Much to her dread, Marguerite recognizes it as KITT, although his paint job has changed; instead of black with a flame job, he's now eggshell white with a western mural showing a herd of running horses. [00:10] ... oh, ew. [00:10] *** KITT has joined #ChibiRPG [00:11] *** Yu-Mei sets mode: +v KITT [00:11] (Um. So, none of us recog it? ^^;) [00:11] Hey, nice paintjob, Maggie. You like my new duds? [00:11] (Yes, you all recognize it. Just prolly not with as much dread as Margie.) [00:11] * Robert facepalms. [00:12] At least I am secure in the fact that there is another member of the team forced to be as ugly as I am. Where the hell's my bike? [00:12] * Yoji STARES at KITT's new paintjob. [00:12] He wasn't much for conversation, so I ditched him. [00:12] KITT, are you _trying_ to pick a fight? [00:13] ... what color is it now? [00:13] ... if you're not joking with me, you vile machine, we will play the new favorite game "Fun with Superheated Plasma". [00:13] ... what color was it before, for that matter? [00:13] Would I do that? [00:13] * Sayuri looks at the thing, and rolls her eyes. "Great. Just what I didn't need." [00:13] Was black. White now, with a silly looking mural on the side. [00:13] * Togo nods. "Thanks." [00:13] Hey, it is _not_ silly. [00:13] ...you mean you like it? [00:14] I happen to like horses. [00:14] Ah. [00:14] It's better than what they were going to dress me in. [00:14] * Sayuri mutters, "Probably remind it of its roots. Can we get going? It can talk on the way." [00:15] * KITT pops his doors open. [00:15] My life is a hell. I am in makeup, I am going to be in other clothes in a matter of hours, I'm surrounded by people who're evenly split between hating me and loving me, and now I am faced with an AI enamoured of Louis Lamour. The gods are laughing, Sayuri. The gods are laughing. [00:15] ... hey, Yoji. These clothes are black, right? [00:15] The ones I'm wearing. [00:15] All aboard! [00:15] ( They are. =P ) [00:16] * Yoji looks at Togo. "Yes." [00:16] Saiken nods. "Right, we'd better be on our way. I'll take Shotgun. KITT, you've been briefed on where we're going, right?" [00:16] * Yoji gets in the van. "Er...what were they going to paint you with?" [00:16] Not a problem, Saiken. [00:16] ... good. For a moment, I had a horrible feeling that they were really Hawaiian pattern, and nobody ever told me. [00:16] * Togo gets in the van. [00:16] * Yoji sweatdrops. [00:16] * Sayuri pats Margie on the shoulder. "Yeah, but you're not alone. We're all stuck being driven around by a child." [00:16] They were going to paint me in a horribly out of style pattern. It reminded me of something from an old cartoon. [00:16] ( Mystery Machine! ) [00:17] * Robert hops in the driver's seat, not that he'll be doing much driving. [00:18] * Sayuri then walks over and jumps in the car. [00:18] * Marguerite climbs in, and looks around, expecting the interior to be coated in shag carpeting. [00:18] Saiken gets in the Eva^h^h^h van. [00:19] "Alright. Take off whenever you're ready, Robert. Or KITT. Whoever actually drives." [00:19] * KITT has a pristine interior, even the small workshop like area in the back is clean of grease and grime. [00:19] YES SIR! [00:19] * KITT slams all the doors shut and takes off for the hotel. [00:20] Aw, darn. I was expecting some sort of Eighties hair-metal love nest. At least, that's what the exterior reminded me of. [00:20] * Marguerite pulls out her DE and slips a different clip into it. [00:20] Did somebody say... 'hair?' [00:20] Oh no. I have guns, you fiend, and I enjoy discharging them in small spaces filled with electronics. [00:21] * KITT plays 'Hair' over his sound system. [00:21] ... [00:21] Shoot away from me, please. I have enough bullets in me as is. [00:21] ( KITT only knows songs that are 30+ years old :P ) [00:22] ( He's an oldies fan, what can I say? ) [00:22] What IS this? [00:22] * Sayuri listens, and shrugs. "Eh. Not my style. Too... light." [00:22] It's a very old song. It's better not to ask, really. [00:22] * KITT happily sings along. [00:23] o/~ Oh say, can you see my eyes if you can, damn my hair's too short! o/~ [00:23] * Marguerite grumbles. "Worthless machine. I bet it doesn't even know who Skynyrd is." [00:23] Pah! [00:23] * KITT switches over to Free Bird. [00:24] * Marguerite grits her teeth. "I should have known you would play their most annoying song. That damn track gets too much play time even NOW." [00:24] Saiken pulls out a walkman and dons a set of earphones. [00:24] *** Atom has left #chibirpg [00:24] Lucky. [00:25] * Togo simply sits quietly. [00:25] * Sayuri chuckles, and leans back, closing her eyes. [00:25] Please, if you have a request, voice it. [00:26] I have an extensive library. [00:26] ( Play Stage 5, Zone 2 of Kirby's Revenge! ) [00:27] "Eh. It's like the djinns in the old stories. Any wish you make, they twist to kill you." She puts her head back and closes her eyes. [00:27] Aw, don't be that way... [00:27] * Sayuri mms, and yawns. "Anything of AC/DCs. Prove you have some semblence of taste." [00:28] Random Selection? [00:28] Who? [00:28] No, choose something. [00:28] Oh, if you like. [00:29] * KITT puts on Spellbound. [00:29] Before long, you reach a traffic jam. [00:30] I hate traffic jams. [00:30] * Sayuri chuckles. "Appropriate." [00:30] Indeed. [00:30] Oh well, any other requests, or shall I continue with AC/DC? [00:31] ... you have any of the theme songs from the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns? [00:31] * KITT blinks twice, in a way that only a van can. [00:32] * Marguerite chuckles. [00:32] * Yoji looks confused again. [00:32] ... The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly? Fistfull of Dollars? Heck, I'll take For a Few Dollars more even... [00:33] * KITT puts on the theme from Fistfull of Dollars. [00:33] * Togo nods, and relaxes noticebly, sinking into his seat. [00:35] Ah, the classics... [00:36] * KITT waits for it to finish and then puts on the theme from Yojimbo. [00:37] ... smart van. [00:37] He tries. [00:37] Thank you for making a simple vehicle very happy. [00:39] * KITT inches his way forward. [00:39] * Marguerite starts humming "March to the Scaffold." [00:40] * KITT begins humming along with Maggie. [00:41] Traffic inches along slowly. Those who look out the window notice a wrecked SUV up ahead on the left hand side of the road; apparently, slowing down to gawk is a universal reaction. [00:41] ...now that is one _ugly_ vehicle. [00:42] * Marguerite abruptly switches to Pictures at an Exhibition, movement 9 - La Cabane sur des Pattes de Poule. [00:42] * Yoji attempts to just tune out everyone elses music. [00:43] ( Playing name that tune with the van? =P ) [00:43] * KITT falters for a moment and then picks up alongside Maggie. [00:43] (Indeed. ^_^) [00:43] ( Heh. ) [00:44] (You pass the wrecked car, which probably wouldn't be so ugly if it's face hadn't deem rearranged by that comcrete post it found it's way into. Traffic picks up some speed soon, and you're on your way once more.) [00:44] Ah, blessed free flow once more. [00:45] * KITT jerks to the left and slows down a little to pull in behind a nice little european sports car. [00:45] Heloooooooo nurse! [00:46] * Yoji sweatdrops. [00:46] * Sayuri opens her eyes, and mms softly. "Odditys abound." [00:46] * Marguerite grins a little, and then proceeds to segue into Holst's The Planets - specifically Mars, the Bringer of War. She repeats the famous pattern for a few beats, then jumps to Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit, waits a minute, moves to the Moody Blues' Tuesday Afternoon, and finally lands on Die Toten Hosen's Zehn Kleine Jagermeister. [00:46] ...KITT, just get us to the hotel, please. We don't have the time for you to spend carwatching. [00:46] (Alas, that Aston Martin is far too refined to even converse with a coarse American vehicle like KITT, and so it determinedly ignores him.) [00:47] * KITT jumps from song to song with Maggie, except that he plays Smells Like Nirvana instead of Smells Like Teen Spirit. [00:47] * KITT hesitates a little on that last song, though. [00:47] * Marguerite grins a little more and fades back into March to the Scaffold. [00:48] * Togo is now noticibly LESS relaxed. [00:48] * KITT fades right alongside Maggie. [00:48] Stuck up bitch. [00:48] * Sayuri mms. "How cute." [00:48] * KITT revs his motor and pulls past the stuck up little Aston- Martin. [00:49] * KITT switches the speaker right behind Sayuri over to playing 'Live Wire' [00:49] * Sayuri chuckles. "So, where'd you research that one, child? Robert telling you stories at night?" [00:50] Like I could learn anything from that numbskull. [00:50] ...that was uncalled for. [00:50] Lay off me, or I swear I'll take away your supercharger. [00:50] * Sayuri yawns. "Hey, killing people's a marketable skill. Can't beat that." [00:51] Oh no, threats of violence! Whatever will I do? [00:51] The woman driving the Aston Martin looks curiously over at KITT, and then decides to gett off this street, turning off to the left. [00:52] Gee, I wonder if they have valet parking. [00:52] * KITT turns right into the entrance to the hotel's parking lot. [00:52] They had better have a pool. [00:53] An indoor pool, but that doesn't matter too much in a domed city. [00:53] * Sayuri chuckles. "So you can destroy your disguise efficiently?" [00:53] Bah. [00:53] A hot shower'd be nice. [00:53] * KITT stops by the entrance and pops the doors. [00:53] Everybody out, I need to go find a car wash. [00:53] * Togo hops out. [00:54] * Yoji blinks and shakes his head, then exits. [00:54] * Marguerite climbs out, pointedly ignoring KITT. She strides towards the doors. [00:54] * Sayuri jumps out, mms, and looks back the direction they came briefly... finally walking inside. [00:54] * Robert hops out and walks inside. [00:55] * Yoji enters the building with everyone else. [00:55] * KITT closes up and pulls away, presumably to go find a car wash that he can actually use. It might take a while. [00:55] *** KITT has left #ChibiRPG [00:55] A nice bellboy stands by the doors, and greets you all as you approach the entrance. "Hello, and welcome to Silver Oak Suites. Would you like help with your baggage?" [00:56] I don't think we have enough baggage to merit help. [00:56] I'm fine. [00:56] Saiken comes up alongside the bunch of you. "No, that'll be alright. But thanks." [00:57] * Marguerite eyes the man. "Doesn't quite look like you have the muscles. I'll get it myself." She passes him by. [00:58] The bellboy looks hurt by Marguerite's remark. [00:58] (Kinda the point.) [00:58] ( Bitch. ;P ) [00:58] (Randomly insulting bellboys is how I get my kicks.) [00:58] (Yeah. She's mean. ;_;) [00:58] * Robert steps over beside the bellboy. "Don't mind her, she's butch." [00:59] (Start praying I didn't hear that.) [01:00] Saiken leads you over to the registration counter, and speaks to the man there for a bit. After a while, he turns back to the rest of you and says "Alright. This fellow here will give you your room keys. You'll be sharing quites on the top floor, with the same room asignments as back at, ah, home." [01:00] * Togo nods. "Good. I'd make a rather poor roommate." [01:00] * Robert shrugs. [01:01] * Robert walks up to the man and waits for his room key. [01:02] The man hands Robert his key with a meaningless pleasantry. [01:02] ( Ditto. =P ) [01:02] * Yoji procures his key. [01:02] * Sayuri walks up, since Maggie's already ruined the dynamic. [01:02] * Robert pockets the key. [01:02] Same for Togo, and Sayuri, and Yoji. [01:03] * Marguerite goes to get hers,' [01:03] We don't seem to have much baggage, so where are we gonna shop? [01:03] The man glances at Marguerite, trying to comprehend the combination of makeup and camoflauge. "Uh, here for the fashion show tomorrow?" [01:03] He hands her her key as he says it. [01:03] * Sayuri mms. "I doubt we have transportation. A shame." [01:04] * Marguerite eyes the man. "... No." [01:04] Fashion show? [01:05] "Uh, yes, well, uh, I was wondering if... never mind." [01:05] If what? [01:06] * Yoji winces, as if expecting Marguerite to actually shoot the guy. [01:08] * Sayuri shrugs, and looks at her room key. "Yay, time for decomp." [01:08] The man makes a sqeaking noise, and is saved when a phone in the room behind him rings. "Oh, I'd better go get that! Enjoyyourstaybye!" [01:09] He dashes into the room, shutting the door after himself. [01:09] * Marguerite walks away from the desk, glowering. "The gods are laughing, Sayuri. I wonder how much it takes to kill a god." [01:09] More than it takes to kill a busboy, I'd imagine. [01:09] Damn. [01:10] * Sayuri turns to Saiken. "Do we have any transportation, or any rules, or whatnot?" [01:11] (Fuck, Lady Laz's going Schizoid. Reboot.) [01:11] *** Marguerite has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [01:12] (Pause.) [01:15] *** Chamelaeon has joined #chibirpg [01:16] *** Marguerite has joined #chibirpg [01:16] *** Chamelaeon has left #chibirpg [01:16] *** Yu-Mei sets mode: +v Marguerite [01:16] (Depause.) [01:17] Saiken says, "For now, you're not to leave the mall that the hotel's a part of. After about noon you'll be able to go about anywhere you want, pretty much." [01:17] Joy. I just need a nap and a swim. [01:17] Well, shall we see what the mall has to offer? [01:17] "Naturally, we won't want you to leave Hong Kong, but other than that, everything's good." [01:18] (::ponders fast-forwarding straight to the shopping::) [01:18] * Sayuri mutters at her stupid second bag. "I wonder what the hell Dejiko wants me to do with this stuff anyway." [01:19] For now, you could probably drop it off upstairs, unless she told you otherwise. [01:19] You won't want to be carrying much while we're shopping. [01:20] * Sayuri mms. [01:22] Might as well drop our stuff off, yeah. [01:22] (Wow, it's quiet. I'll take that as a 'yes, fast forward, Yu'.) [01:22] I hate shopping. [01:22] What's wrong with shopping? [01:22] It's a necessary evil. [01:22] For you, anyway. [01:22] I rather enjoy it. [01:23] * Togo shrugs. "I don't need anything, really." [01:23] Wrong, Togo. [01:23] Half an hour later, you're all back together in the lobby. I'll let you guys each figure out how you got ready for it on your own. [01:23] I will say that the suites were big, comfy, well- apointed, and big. Not to mention nice. [01:23] * Togo is now showered, somewhat refreshed, and wearing what he always does. [01:23] You're going to get new clothes, like it or not. We can't have you sticking out like a sore thumb. Same goes for Marguerite. [01:23] * Sayuri is still in her previous clothes, although not carrying around that stupid second bag. [01:23] If she can endure it, so can you. [01:24] ( Black cargo pants, black long-sleeved t-shirt, black trenchcoat, black boots... sensing a pattern? ) [01:24] If any of you even presents me with a skirt to try on, I will proceed to choke you with it. [01:24] ... I'm dressed in black. What's the big deal? [01:24] (Togo needs a nice Hawaiian shirt. That's what he needs.) [01:24] You're dressed like you always are. [01:24] You'll be a lead pipe cinch to recognize. [01:25] Oh, and the white hair and missing eyes aren't enough of a hint? [01:25] Those can be fixed. [01:25] Well, sort of, anyway. [01:25] * Sayuri shrugs, and picks at her hair. "Actually, I should dye this. It's been too long." [01:26] ... well, I suppose I could dye my hair black... [01:26] Hmmm, salon first, or clothes? Salon, I think. [01:26] Was my original color, after all... [01:26] * Robert checks the mall map and starts walking. [01:26] Come on, people, time's wasting. [01:26] * Yoji shrugs and walks after Robert. [01:26] * Marguerite follows Robert, muttering about her hair being protected by a plasma rifle. [01:27] * Sayuri sidetalks to Margie as she walks, "Good lord, if he didn't walk around with such a compensatory gun, I'd swear he was fruity." [01:27] * Yoji mutters to himself. "Would be more fun if Rina and Jacqueline were here." [01:27] * Togo sighs. "Besides, like I said before, these clothes are armored. [01:27] I'm sorry to say it, Marguerite, but the hair has to go. Well, the color, anyway. [01:27] Saiken comes along, dressed in casual clothes. "I'll be in the arcade if you need something. Oh, you guys have money, right?" [01:28] * Robert waves his card. [01:28] Nope. [01:28] Uh... [01:28] * Marguerite smirks, then swivels her head to Robert. "Okay. Remember all the times I threatened to kill you before? Those were fake. This time, it's real. Touch my hair and I will seriously disembowel you in this store, undercover or not." [01:28] It's on me. Discounts at all the major clothing shops. [01:28] * Yoji checks his wallet. [01:28] ... no, actually. All I had was my GCI bank account. [01:28] And some pocket money. [01:29] Okay, so no hair color. [01:29] Saiken nods. "Your money from GCI is being transfered. You'll get your new credit cards when Dejiko's done with her errands." [01:29] * Sayuri laughs. "That's why I keep what little money I have hidden. Don't carry it, though." [01:29] Please say you'll at least let it be styled. [01:29] Hairstyle is very important. [01:30] * Sayuri humhs, and looks around for a map. [01:31] * Togo feels rather out of place in the mall... =P [01:31] I said, touch my hair and I kill you. It's as simple as that. No style, no color, nothing. I will let you dress me in clothes that normal idiots wear, and I will let you force me to wear makeup and I will even ride in that abomination of a van, but by god, this hair stays! [01:31] In the middle of the area you're in is a large directory. [01:31] Okay, okay, no hairstyling for you. Touchy, touchy. [01:31] Saiken looks at the bunch of you, decides that you have no more questions, and wanders off. [01:32] * Sayuri scans it for interesting things, besides hair salons. [01:32] * Robert continues walking past, having located the salon already. [01:33] * Marguerite looks for a good bookstore and secondarily a place that might sell pointy things. [01:33] (Sayuri finds an outlet for a rather exclusive/expensive/good brand of computers.) [01:33] * Yoji looks for a bookstore as well. [01:33] Come on, people. Disguise first, tourism second. [01:33] * Togo looks for nothing in particular, as he's unlikely to have been in a mall in the last 4-5 years. [01:33] Bah. The longer I spend in these clothes the better. [01:34] Right, right. [01:34] * Sayuri chuckles, and looks at her backpack sadly. "I dunno, I still think she's good. Still, it can't hurt to look at SOTA." [01:35] (Margie finds many bookstores, and finds a store that sells swords and knives. Admittedly, they're probably all dull when purchased, but still.) [01:35] ( Aww, I'm surprised nobody's made a Sunglass Hut crack yet. =P ) [01:36] (I am wearing. It was a tiring day.) [01:36] * Robert leads the way to the happyfun salon. [01:37] Soon Robert is at the salon he had located. Presumably, most of you are with him. [01:37] * Togo shakes his head. "Not like it makes a difference what color my hair is..." [01:37] In, Togo. [01:37] Right, right. [01:38] * Marguerite stands in front. "Nope nope nope. Sayuri, what say we go browse?" [01:38] Anybody who objects to having their hair dyed, at least get it styled differently. Just try to avoid unusual colors. Stick to blonde, black, and brown. [01:38] Well, except you, Marguerite. [01:38] * Sayuri is at the Salon. She quickly picks up some red dye, a mirror, and goes to pay for it. "Works for me." [01:38] Nonono, Sayuri. Have it done by the professionals. We can't afford mistakes. [01:38] ... black is fine. [01:39] I swear to god, though. If one of you switches the dye for pink or something, I'll kill you in your sleep. [01:39] * Sayuri looks over at Robert. "I can do it myself, Robert. You think a former gothgeek can't dye her damn hair?" [01:39] ...I have to change my hair? Damn. [01:39] I'm saying that it's better to sit back and let a professional do it. Money is just money, mistakes are lives. [01:40] * Sayuri shrugs, and stuffs her stuff in her bag. "It's hair dye. If I 'mess it up', especially with this color, I just increase its shock value." [01:41] * Marguerite starts heading towards the bookstore. "Meet you back here in an hour. Sayuri, if you can get out of this, catch up." [01:41] * Togo snickers. "Group bonding through hair coloration." [01:41] We're not going for shock value here, Sayuri. [01:41] We need to be nice and generic. [01:42] (Suddenly, Rina and Jacqueline catch up to the bunch of you.) [01:42] Hi guys! [01:42] * Sayuri looks over at Robert. "VIP would have said too generic is just easy enough to crack. If they pinpoint us because I'm one of the thousands of people with red dyed hair in this city, I'll eat my bookbag." [01:42] * Rina waves cheerily. "Hi! Oh, playing with hair?" [01:42] ... unfortunately. [01:42] Yeah. [01:42] Hi! [01:43] * Sayuri shrugs. "They are. I'm going to browse." She walks away. [01:43] * Togo rubs his temples. "It's for the mission... it's for the mission..." [01:43] You'll stand out from the rest of us. That's what matters. [01:43] The mission? ... Oh, disguises. [01:43] * Rina pulls her purple hair in front of her eyes and giggles nervously. [01:44] Yes, Rina, you'll need to die your hair. [01:44] Drop it, Robert. She's not gonna go along with it. [01:44] Lemme help with that. I'm pretty good with disguises. [01:44] Besides, a self-done dye job might look less conspicuous than a pro one. [01:44] So'm I. [01:44] * Rina shares a conspiratory grin with Jacqueline. [01:44] * Jacqueline returns the grin. [01:44] ... why did I just feel a chill run up my spine? [01:45] Can't imagine o/~ [01:45] * Rina starts looking through colors. "Hey, Jacqueline, you'd look pretty with blond or black, I think." [01:45] * Yoji looks at Jacqueline. "What do you think I should do, then?" [01:46] * Jacqueline looks at Yoji and considers (what's he look like, anyhow?) [01:46] Listen, people. Go for standard colors. No freaky red or blue, nothing for shock value. [01:46] * Yoji has pale blond hair, short in the back with very long bangs. [01:46] I hope you're not attached to your bangs, Yoji. [01:46] * Togo has short white hair, parted in the middle. [01:47] * Jacqueline nods. "Blond would work. Kinda stereotypical, though. [01:47] Er, yes? [01:47] The color works, but the style is too distinctive. [01:47] Too bad. It's kinda cute. [01:47] ...so I should get it cut? ;_; [01:47] Yes, Yoji. [01:47] Not necessarily. [01:47] ... Try combing it differently. And dye it brown. [01:48] * Jacqueline points at Togo. "Like his, maybe. [01:48] * Rina nods. [01:48] Uh, okay. I could try that. [01:49] Brown it is. [01:49] * Rina wrinkles her nose at the colors. "I don't wanna bleach my hair for this. I'm gonna go for black." [01:49] ... [01:49] * Jacqueline then turns to Togo. "As for you... Try cominb it back. And color... hmm...." [01:49] Black. [01:49] * Jacqueline shrugs. "Works." [01:49] Though I think you'd look better blond. [01:49] And the style stays, because it covers up the rather distinctice scars on the side of my head. [01:49] Especially with naturally white hair. [01:50] ( Distinctive even. ) [01:50] He would, really. [01:50] Hmm... Scars? [01:50] Well, in that case... We'll have to get you a hat! XD [01:50] Ah, yes, you didn't see. Long story short, I got my eyes shot out a while back. [01:50] * Rina blinks at this, then grins madly. "Yes. Definitely a hat." [01:50] Why won't people just trust me for once? [01:51] That, and other assorted injuries, leads to unpleasant scars. [01:51] ... and I suppose I could deal with a hat. [01:51] ... Hey, who's paying for all of this? [01:51] As long as it's black, of course. [01:51] * Jacqueline blinks. "Good question." [01:51] ...I am. [01:52] You can't go with *all* black! [01:52] At least, I would if people would listen to me. [01:52] That'd be way too inconspicuous. [01:52] * Rina glances back at Jacqueline, then grins at Robert. "Really? You're my new best friend." [01:52] ( Wow, Jackie took the 'no eyes' thing in stride rather well. =P ) [01:52] Right. Well, next thing we do is clothes shopping. [01:52] ( She does that :P ) [01:52] Soon as we find Marguerite. [01:52] ( Togo explained it rather unemotionally, too :P ) [01:53] ...no. [01:53] Not yet. [01:53] Oh? [01:53] ( No reaction at all, though? ô_o ) [01:53] Everybody into the salon for their dye jobs and styling. [01:53] I said *next* thing we do. After dying. [01:53] Say... If you have no eyes, how can you see? [01:53] ( Happy? :P ) [01:53] ( Yes. ) [01:54] * Togo taps his glasses. "Let me see kinda like a bat. No color, though. Thus, black is good." [01:54] * Robert pushes Rina into the salon. Go, you. You need to look like a young businesswoman. Very young. [01:54] For you maybe. [01:54] But wearing all black stands out. [01:54] * Rina laughs. "C'mon, Jacqueline! We're getting a makeover for free!" [01:54] But we'll do that later. [01:55] ... I'm not a bright colors person. [01:55] Everybody, we need hairstyles that look good in a business formal setting. [01:55] * Jacqueline turns to Rina. "'Kay!" [01:55] * Jacqueline grins at Togo. "You will be ^_^" [01:55] Very conservative, nothing fancy. [01:55] * Jacqueline follows Rina. [01:55] ... lord help me. [01:55] Right, right, we know what we're looking for. [01:55] * Rina waves and heads into the salon. Whoo! [01:55] * Yoji sighs and enters. [01:55] * Togo trudges in to get his hair dyed black. Style is fairly indistinct, so it stays. [01:56] Oh, and black's my natural hair color. It just grew in white after the thing with my eyes for some reason. [01:57] * Jacqueline nods. "Well, you see... picking a color similar to yours works best." [01:57] That way, when the dye starts to wear out, it doesn't look so unusual. [01:57] But maybe we can make you look like an old man, while we're at it. [01:57] * Rina snickers. [01:57] ... [01:57] ... must... not... shoot teammate... [01:58] * Yoji experiences a sudden coughing fit. ^_^ [01:58] Yeah, Togo, that'd be really bad form. S'pecially in a mall and all. [01:58] * Rina grins. [01:58] ... listen. This is unpleasant enough as is. You have a point about picking something close to my natural hair color... if you think blond works, fine. [01:59] 'Kay. Blond works best for both of us ^_^ [02:01] One of the stylists finally notices your existance, and walks in your direction, presumably to help you, although the way she glares at the bunch of you might discourage that notion. "Hello. Can I do something for you?" [02:01] Good morning. [02:01] We're here to make you a lot of money. [02:02] ( We're counterfiters! ) [02:02] They know what they need, just ask them, and put it on my card. [02:02] * Robert holds out his card to the woman. [02:02] The woman's face brightens. "Excellent. Right this way, please." [02:02] * Rina hums as she follows the woman. [02:03] * Jacqueline follows along. [02:03] * Togo follows, looking to all the world as if he's on the Battan Death March [02:03] * Yoji follows the woman, looking rather dejected. [02:03] (Shall I pass over the dying process, folks?) [02:03] ( Er, yes. ) [02:03] ( Sure ) [02:03] * Robert watches the group to make sure everything goes according to plan. Especially Togo and Yoji. [02:03] ( Please :P ) [02:03] So you all get your hair dyed. 'Scept Margie and Sayuri. They're no fun. ;_; [02:04] (Did we get it styled, too? ^^) [02:04] ... the one good thing about these glasses is that I can't tell the difference. [02:04] * Jacqueline has her silver hair dyed blond and ties it into a single, long ponytail at her neck. [02:04] (If you wanted it styled, then yes. ^_^) [02:05] * Rina laughs. "It looks good on ya, Togo. Don't worry about it so much." [02:05] * Yoji gets his hair dyed brown, and does get it cut shorter after all. [02:05] * Jacqueline nods. "Still gotta get that hat, though. Color doesn't make all that much of a difference." [02:05] I wasn't particularly concerned with my looks. Dying my hair just feels... silly. [02:06] You might not be concerned, but others are, and that's what matters. [02:06] And as you may have surmised, I'm not exactly a wild and silly person. [02:06] * Jacqueline nods. [02:06] * Marguerite wanders back, the hour having passed. She's carrying a book with Chinese symbols on the front and is absolutely flying through it. [02:06] All the more reason to look like one. [02:06] * Rina 's purple hair is dyed black and she leaves it loose, and she had it cut and layered so it goes just below her shoulders. She looks less 'cute' and more 'pretty' now. [02:07] Hi Marguerite! [02:07] They won't be looking for a wild and silly Togo. [02:07] ^_^ [02:07] * Sayuri is with Margie, although she doesn't look to be carrying nothing more. [02:07] * Marguerite looks up. "Wow. Y'all look like the circus' come to town." [02:07] Everybody follow me, it's time to get some suitable clothing. [02:07] * Rina blinks, then looks at her hair. "What, did they miss a spot?" [02:07] * Sayuri shrugs. "Eh. They look good." [02:07] * Marguerite casts a glance at Sayuri and chuckles. [02:08] * Togo scowls, but then, she's been scowling the whole time, so... =P [02:08] * Yoji runs his hand through his hair. "Hasn't been this short since I started high school." He frowns sadly. [02:08] ( -s ) [02:08] (Togo had a sex change!) [02:08] ( Beat ya to it! ^_^_v ) [02:08] ( Heh. Well, they won't expect THAT. ^_^ ) [02:08] (Not on my puter you didn't.) [02:08] ( On mine I did. And that's all that matters. =P ) [02:09] * Robert starts walking all the way across the mall to a rather expensive import clothing store. [02:09] * Rina pats Yoji on the shoulder and offers him a reassuring grin. "It's okay. I haven't had my hair dyed ever." [02:09] (On mine he didn, and by golly that's what's important. ^_~) [02:09] (;_;) [02:09] ( Whatever o/" ) [02:09] Yours looks nice. I just look...boring now. [02:09] Well, I told ya what to do. You should've listened. [02:09] You're supposed to be boring. [02:10] Robert was giving me evil looks... [02:10] No you don't! In fact, the guy who was doing my hair thought you were cute! [02:10] * Rina grins at Yoji, then starts heading to the clothes store o/?~ [02:10] ( /me powersnerks. ) [02:10] I can blow out your eyes if you want. That'd be interesting. [02:10] * Yoji sweatdrops. [02:10] ( /me kicks mIRC again -_- ) [02:10] * Yoji walks towards the clothing store. [02:11] * Jacqueline chuckles and follows along. [02:11] * Robert enters the store, which appears to have nothing but business formalwear. [02:11] ... okay, blond hair does not confer sense of humor... [02:11] * Marguerite stands outside. "Not gonna work for me, Robert." [02:11] I don't care if it works for you. [02:11] * Togo shakes his head, and enters the store. [02:11] Great! Then you' [02:11] 're find with me standing out here. [02:12] * Yoji eyes the store. "Not gonna work." [02:12] * Jacqueline shrugs. "Actually, I don't think bussiness wear is necessary, really." [02:12] You can stay out here if you don't mind wearing whatever I pick out for you without you having a say in it. [02:12] * Rina nods in agreement. [02:12] Just... a change of pace. [02:12] Wait, why do we need to wear businesswear, Robert? [02:12] I know my business, people. [02:12] YOU can pick out all the double-breasted woman's suits YOU want. [02:12] I'll just have to take pictures of YOU wearing them. [02:12] For where we're staying, and what we're going to be doing, business formal is in style. [02:12] * Sayuri shrugs. "I, for one, will stand out in a suit." [02:13] If we wear anything else, we're going to stick out like sore thumbs. [02:13] * Rina rolls her eyes. "What if we're just tourists?" [02:13] Tourists don't go to the places we'll be going. [02:13] * Yoji glares at Robert. "LOOK at me. With this haircut, I look even more like a kid. NOBODY is going to buy me in a suit, unless it's a school uniform." [02:13] * Jacqueline looks around for a different store. "Even bussinessmen wear casual clothes when they're not working." [02:14] ( Note that Yoji is quite immature looking, as well as extremely short. ) [02:14] * Marguerite shakes her head. [02:14] ... Robert, where are we going that requires business wear? [02:14] You and Rina will have to be interns, if anybody asks. [02:14] * Jacqueline finds a more casual store. "I think we should just go there." [02:14] ( What about me? ) [02:14] Robert. [02:14] (/me isn't even 18.) [02:15] * Rina nods. "If we've gotta do businesswear, we could at least do business casual. Nice pants, nice shirt, no sneakers. Don't need a suit." [02:15] ( me neither! ) [02:15] Intern? Nobody'll believe I'm older than 16. [02:15] Business casual isn't in style, dammit. [02:15] (I am! Ha!) [02:15] Dejiko said we were doing the "tourist thing." I don't recall anything about businesswear or suits or anything. [02:15] And i don't recall you being a fashion consultant. [02:15] (Dress Yoji as a paperboy!) [02:15] * Jacqueline heads for the other store. "I think this'll work better." [02:16] You know approximately jack shit about me, Marguerite. [02:16] ( /me strangles the GM. ) [02:16] * Togo rolls his head. [02:16] * Rina follows Jacqueline and tosses over her shoulder. "Yeah, 'bout that fashion consultant thing. Dejiko appointed me. So come *on*." [02:16] I wonder how much there is to know. [02:16] And I'm second! [02:16] Yup!~ [02:16] This is stupid. If there's a reason we need business, tell us. If not, then not. [02:16] * Yoji grins and follows the girls. [02:17] * Marguerite trails after Rina, looking for a store that would be similar to "Hot Topic" or something of that sort. [02:17] * Sayuri walks along as well. [02:17] (...oh, God. Please tell me I'm not gonna have to make two channels again. ;_;) [02:17] * Robert turns around and walks into the store he originally came to. [02:17] ( Looks like just Robert's left at the other one :P ) [02:17] * Togo is left standing outside. He's quite content that way. [02:18] * Rina gets to the store, counts heads, notices Togo, and runs back. She grabs him by the arm and starts yanking him to the clothes place, which she can do quite well. ^_^ [02:19] ... damn, thought I got away. [02:19] Yeah, you wish! [02:19] You wear black a lot, Togo? [02:20] It's functional. Good for stealth. Plus, these clothes are armored, don't get dirty, don't stink up... [02:20] * Robert comes out of the store dressed in a snazzy black suit, suitable for the most formal of business occasions, as well as a black fedora to match his coat. [02:21] * Rina waves at Robert. "Nice hat." [02:21] * Jacqueline nods and picks out a Hawaiian shirt. "How do you think this'd look on him, Rina?" [02:21] * Rina blinks at the shirt, then laughs. "Perfect! All the palm trees... nobody'd think it's him." Her eyes twinkle. [02:21] * Marguerite spots a store called "PUNK STUPH, REALLY." [02:22] ... I'm colorblind, but I can see patterns. [02:22] C'mon, Sayuri, let's get decked out. [02:22] * Sayuri mms. "I hope they're diverse." [02:22] Oh, come on. Punk and Goth are like butter and syrup on waffles. [02:22] Aww, you don't like it, Togo? [02:22] But it'd work so well! [02:22] * Marguerite strides into the store. [02:22] ... I'm in hell. [02:22] * Yoji looks around the store. [02:22] You could always come with me, Togo. [02:22] * Rina notices Marguerite and Sayuri go, then shrugs and turns her evil attention back to Togo. [02:22] Hrm... [02:23] Black is the traditional color for mens formalwear, after all. [02:23] No you're not. You're in a clothes store! And we know what's best for you, Mister! [02:23] * Jacqueline nods enthusiastically. [02:24] ( /me is trying to picture Togo in a Hawaiian shirt right now. Funniest mental image I've had in ages. ^_^ ) [02:24] ... I'm a bodyguard. I don't do casual. I do "prepared for a gunfight". [02:24] *** Demotafk has left #chibirpg [02:24] Feh. Wuss. [02:25] You're not supposed to look like it. That's the whole point of a disguse! [02:25] Yes, but I *need* the clothes to do my job. [02:25] * Jacqueline sighs and picks out something else. "But if that's not to your liking, how's about this one?" [02:25] ... besides... [02:26] * Togo coughs. [02:26] * Rina nods. "We were just kidding about the hawaiian shirt thing." She picks said article of clothing up off the ground. "... Though I am gonna buy it." [02:26] ... the trenchcoat is... was my dad's. [02:26] * Rina blinks. [02:26] * Robert walks back into the other store. [02:26] Oh. I'm sorry. [02:27] ... Oh. [02:27] All I have left of him, other than my pistols. [02:27] And my sunny disposition. [02:27] * Jacqueline considers. "Maybe we can find something that'll go with it, then." [02:28] * Rina nods and quietly looks through the racks. [02:28] * Togo sighs. "You're not gonna relent on this, are you?" [02:29] All black, all the time. It gets boring. 'Sides, eventually they can just say, "Go get the guy in black with sunglasses", and that's that. [02:29] ... fine. As long as the trenchcoat stays, it's okay. [02:29] * Jacqueline nods. "It's true, you know." [02:29] Hey, Yoji! Long as we're in the Men's section, we'd might as well get you done, too. [02:29] But if I get shot up 'cause I don't have my kevlar, I'm gonna haunt you. *tiny hint of mirth in voice* [02:30] * Rina sticks her tongue out at Togo. "You don't want to haunt me. I counter-haunt." [02:30] If you dress up like we tell you, you shouldn't get shot at as much ^^ [02:30] * Yoji looks at Rina. "You have something in mind?" [02:30] * Togo chuckles. "I *always* get shot at." [02:31] Yeah. Robert did have a point; we need to get you something you can wear in some sort of business environment. Doesn't need to be a suit, though. C'mon. [02:31] * Yoji walks over. [02:32] * Robert comes back out of the other store with no additional packages. [02:32] Aren't you people done yet? [02:32] * Rina looks through the racks and pulls out a pair of black slacks about Yoji's size. She hands them to him. "Nope." She continues looking through the racks. [02:32] * Marguerite walks out of the store, dressed in grey camo cargo pants, heavily patched, and a black hooded sweatshirt with KMFDM on it in red and white letters. She's wearing a studded leather collar, and a necklace made of heavy-gauge metal beads. She's taken her hair up in twenty or so tiny little braids, held by orthodontic rubber bands. [02:32] She's stapled several pieces of cloth with band names silk-screened onto them on her satchel, and is in the process of putting safety pins into one of the straps. [02:33] * Rina looks up at Marguerite and hurriedly looks back down, to keep from staring. [02:33] (...I be afeared.) [02:33] * Jacqueline eyes Marguerite and rolls her eyes. "So much for casual business..." [02:33] * Yoji takes the pants. "I almost thought we'd have to go to the kids section." [02:33] How old are you, Yoji? [02:33] 18. [02:33] * Robert eyes Marguerite. [02:34] * Rina giggles. "No, see, *I* go to the kids section. Unless they have petite here. They should have petite." [02:34] * Marguerite stretches. "Wow. This fits better than I thought. Ideologically, at least. [02:34] * Rina moves to another rack and grabs a blue dress shirt. "Here, this should work." [02:34] * Yoji nods and takes it. [02:34] * Rina hands it to Yoji. "You might wanna find a jacket or something." [02:35] Er? [02:35] (They do have a petite section.) [02:36] A jacket. You know, so you can look formal business even if you're obviously not. Corporate people are weird. [02:36] Uh... I don't think formal business is an issue anymore, Rina... [02:36] Lovely. They're gonna think I'm somebody's kid or something. [02:36] * Sayuri comes out of the store as well. She's wearing a solid black trench, over a low-thigh length black leather skirt and black leather vest (minor studding), over a grey tube-top (from upper-breast to the skirt, straps over the shoulders). Calf-length leather boots, fishnet stockings. Black leather spiked neckwear, and two smaller spiked bracelets, full on bad girl goth. [02:36] * Yoji boggles at Sayuri. [02:37] ... definately not an issue. [02:37] * Jacqueline spots Sayuri. "... see?" [02:37] * Sayuri stretches, and walks in the heels... well, not comfortably, but not awkwardly. "It's... been a long time." [02:37] Uh, yeah. [02:37] * Rina stares at Sayuri. "O-kay." [02:37] ... god I miss working alone. [02:37] * Marguerite eyes Sayuri, then herself. She chuckles quite loudly. "Now this is undercover." [02:38] (Y'know, if this were COC, I'd be having tou all roll sanity checks right now.) [02:38] Of course... A bunch of punks walking around with a businessman is going to be unusual anyhow. [02:38] So... At this point, we don't even need disguises. [02:38] * Rina shakes her head and blinks again. "Um. Jacqueline? You done working with Togo?" [02:38] * Sayuri shrugs. "Fashion contest." [02:38] Not really. Just say we're rich heiresses. [02:38] ... if we have to infiltrate a S&M club or a rave, yeah, we're set/ [02:39] Whoops! [02:39] * Jacqueline turns back to Togo. "Well, assuming it matters anymore... Maybe khakis would look good on you. [02:40] * Togo shrugs. "All my stuff is in my trenchcoat, so the lost pockets don't matter." [02:40] * Marguerite looks down at her shirt. "Ya know, Sayuri, you're going to have to teach me who these bands are. Can't act the part if I don't know the lingo." [02:40] What color? [02:40] And.... A white or grey shirt. Unless you want to be more colorful. [02:40] * Togo tilts his head at Jacqueline. "If I had eyebrows, this would be my cue to raise them." [02:40] The pants? Tan. [02:41] Though I suppose you could wear blue jeans if you'd rather. [02:41] ... with a black trenchcoat? I may not be Mr. Style, but... [02:42] (Oop. Retcon. The shirt reads MDFMK, instead. I forgot the band changed their name.) [02:42] ( Luckily, I don't know who they are anyhow :P ) [02:42] * Sayuri chuckles, "I'll try." [02:42] You don't think it'd work? [02:42] ( They're pretty cool. Techno-industrial, I think the style's called. ) [02:42] (They're noisey. That's about all you need to know. ^_^) [02:43] (Robert got it. It's pretty common for the punk scene.) [02:43] (They have a bit of good stuff tho, actually.) [02:43] (/me nods. Actually, quite Sayuri's style.) [02:43] ( Don't black and blue clash, BTW? =P ) [02:43] ( No. Black doesn't clash with much of anything. ) [02:43] ( Beats me :P ) [02:43] (I wear black and blue all the time, and I've never thought it clashed. :P) [02:43] ( Or is that just black and navy blue? ) [02:43] (Black can't really clash. ^^;) [02:43] (If you've seen the SF anime movie, you've heard KMFDM. ) [02:43] ( IRL, I have no fashion sense. I wear black jeans all the time :P ) [02:44] ( The only time black clashes is when you have a black shirt with colored pants, unless the pants are jeans. ) [02:44] ( Yon: So they're pointless and boring, then? :P ) [02:45] * Togo sighs tiredly. "I'm a dark colors person, frankly." [02:45] I gathered that. How about grey, then? [02:46] Dark green, maybe? Could come in handy if we get caught in a park... [02:46] I suppose. [02:47] * Marguerite pulls her book out of the sweatshirt's pouch, and starts reading furiously again. She's pronouncing things under her breath. [02:47] ( afk for a couple minutes, guys. ) [02:47] ( Jackie thinks style. Togo thinks function. =P ) [02:47] * Rina shifts on her feet. "Dark green and slacks. Dark blue'd work fine." [02:47] ( Jackie also thinks function :P ) [02:47] ( As in "not getting caught" function :P ) [02:47] (Yup. :P) [02:48] ( Feh. Togo counts that as style. =P ) [02:48] Dark green and blue... I can deal with that. [02:48] (Actually, I'm gonna pause it here. Everyone who needs to, stretch and take a breather.) [02:48] ( Can we just finish dressing me in the meantime? ^_^;;; ) [02:48] (Eeeh. Fine. :P) [02:49] (::AFKs for advil:: x_x) [02:50] Okay, we have clothes. Can I go now? [02:50] ( I'm back. ) [02:50] * Rina looks through the racks and finds a pair of dark blue slacks, then hands them to Togo. She does the same for the shirt. [02:50] * Togo takes them. [02:51] * Rina rolls her eyes. "Yeah, okay." She turns to her sometimes partner in crime. "C'mon, Jacqueline. I need more than one change of clothes to my name." [02:52] * Togo sighs with relief, and heads for the changing room, having escaped the horror that is accessorizing. [02:52] * Jacqueline nods. "I could use some more stuff too. In the meantime..." [02:52] * Jacqueline faces Togo. "Find a good hat." [02:52] * Rina blinks. "Um, he's gone." [02:52] We'll get 'im later. [02:53] * Yoji looks at Rina. "Is this all I need?" [02:53] Right. [02:53] * Jacqueline scratches her head. [02:53] ( *crackboomrollofthunder* ) [02:53] (Back. x_x) [02:53] * Rina glances at Yoji's feet. "Might wanna find some shoes other than sneakers." She grins. [02:54] * Yoji looks down. "I guess so." [02:54] Don't worry about it. At least you don't even need to consider high heels. [02:54] * Yoji laughs. [02:54] * Jacqueline laughs. [02:54] * Rina grins. [02:54] * Togo heads to the changing room and... well, changes. [02:54] Okay, shopping time for me! [02:55] And me! [02:55] * Rina heads over to the petite section. [02:55] * Yoji goes to change. [02:55] * Jacqueline follows happily. [02:55] ( rina, that is :P ) [02:55] * Marguerite suddenly looks up, as if remembering something. "Fuck, I need to find a Clinibelline counter somewhere. My makeup kit is not going to cover this. You coming, Sayuri?" [02:55] * Sayuri mms, and thinks, making a grimace. "Damn. I probably will need to makeup this. Alright." [02:56] * Marguerite wanders off, heading for the nearest large department store. [02:57] (Yu, where's the camera focused now? @_@;) [02:57] ( Split-screen! :P ) [02:57] (You don't need to follow us. 8P) [02:58] ( Maggie and Sayuri can be taken care of off-camera, I think. ) [02:58] (*nods*) [02:59] (Unless you want to listen to Rina and Jacqueline chatter and try on clothes, you really don't need to follow them. ^^; Robert, Yoji, and Togo, though...) [02:59] * Jacqueline looks over the selection. [02:59] ( That sounds like a sliptime situation to me, then. ) [02:59] ( I was just gonna fast forward through it :P ) [03:00] * Togo emerges, somewhat hesitantly, from the dressing room. He is dressed in the new clothes, and has the old ones in a duffel bag he produced from... somewhere. The glasses and trenchocat are still there, but he looks distinctly uncomfortable. [03:00] (::tries to think::) [03:00] (Robert! This is your cue to laugh at him! ^^) [03:00] ( that would be unprofessional. ) [03:00] (Go to Togo/Yoji/Robert in here.) [03:00] * Robert very carefully does not laugh. [03:00] (Feh.) [03:00] * Yoji exits the changeroom in his new clothes. "Bleh." [03:00] * Marguerite returns with a larger makeup kit, and a new book, this one pink and mauve and smelling quite powerfully of lilacs. [03:01] * Togo walks up beside Yoji. "I agree completely." [03:01] I look like a dorky kid now. ;_; [03:01] * Jacqueline spends a while deciding, and winds up with a red windbreaker over a light-purple sweater and slacks. [03:02] ... if it makes you feel any better, I feel like an idiot. [03:02] * Sayuri is back with a bag of various things. Mostly blacks and reds. [03:02] Nonsense. You both look fine. [03:03] * Yoji sighs. "I'll be glad when this is over. [03:04] * Rina returns in a loose, black jacket, a pair of dark blue slacks, and a purple blouse. She's wearing black flats instead of sneakers as well. [03:04] * Togo shifts in his trenchcoat, and mutters. "At least I still have some protection..." [03:04] * Rina is also carrying a couple shopping bags filled with clothes. "Well, I'm not used to wearing anything but sneakers, so I feel kinda stupid, too. But I don't need to *look* like I'm not used to it." [03:04] ( The best protection is to not get hit ^_^ ) [03:05] (Agreed. ;P) [03:05] ( The best protection is to kill the other guy first. ) [03:05] ( Yeah, but what if I get a bad initiative roll? =P ) [03:05] ( Pray. ) [03:05] ( Ask for a refund? ) [03:05] * Sayuri flips her hair back. "It's been a long time since I even tried this stuff, and I couldn't fill this kind of outfit then. So I dunno." [03:05] (Holy shit, it's late. Um, some of us need to get to bed.) [03:06] (Folks? Anyone object to wrapping this up real fast? ^_^) [03:06] (Nah.) [03:06] ( Um, no? ) [03:06] ( Nah ) [03:06] (No objection here. ) [03:06] Hey, I think you look nice. At least it looks like you put some effort into your appearance this time. [03:06] ( It's 3 AM. ) [03:06] (Please.) [03:06] (I know I'm not. Headache just recieved reinforcements.) [03:06] * Rina giggles. [03:06] ( Damn. ) [03:06] * Sayuri glares good and glarelike at Margie. [03:07] (Alright.) [03:07] Not, of course, that I'm one to talk. [03:07] ... and if this shirt turns out to actually be bright yellow, someone dies. [03:07] [END SESSION. OW, MY HEAD.]