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thenearshore2017-05-22 10:21 pm
clothes_make_the_man) wrote in thenearshore2017-05-22 10:21 pm
[Closed] Why don't you go where fashion sits?
Who: Forrest, Kairi, Hibiki, Leo
What: Various prayers and missions
When: July 18 - 21
Where: Mumbai, and then Orihime's temple
Prayer 50, a prayer for inspiration:
I'm trying really hard, but this pressure is getting to me! I knew the world of fashion would be a challenge, just not this intense...
Prayer 51, a prayer for supplies:
Now that I know what I want to contribute, if only I had the right supplies to be the brightest rising star I can be!
What: Various prayers and missions
When: July 18 - 21
Where: Mumbai, and then Orihime's temple
Prayer 50, a prayer for inspiration:
I'm trying really hard, but this pressure is getting to me! I knew the world of fashion would be a challenge, just not this intense...
Prayer 51, a prayer for supplies:
Now that I know what I want to contribute, if only I had the right supplies to be the brightest rising star I can be!
Re: Prayer 50 - Forrest, Kairi, Hibiki
But with Hibiki here too, she doesn't doubt things will be... fabulous, to say the least. She promised Roxas when she goes on prayers to help her god friends that she won't let them pressure her into nora'ing so she's keeping a cool head all things considered.]
I can't wait. You said she's pretty young, right? And to be getting a big break... oh she must be so nervous.
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[ That isn't a derisive snort, though. More the sound of someone who knows they're up to this task.
Who may be standing at this door with their arms on their hips, projecting confidence personified. ] I'll showcase her creations to the point that fashion shows will be begging for her presence!
[ This offer came at the Perfect time. Perhaps by doing proper godly things, she can increase her standings within the Heavens and make sure something like the past two days never happens again.
Ever. ]
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[Forrest respects Hibiki's talent and drive, but he knows she can be a bit of a showboat too. There's no harm in giving her designs a proper canvas, but the clothing is what needs to shine. And with that in mind, Forrest knocks on the door to the small apartment.]
Ah... hello? Priya? Priya Mishra?
[There's a brief sound of panicked shuffling from behind the door, and eventually a young woman in her early twenties answers, looking quite frazzled. The apartment itself is nearly covered in fabric swatches and sewing supplies, scattered about haphazardly.]
Yes, hello? I'm afraid I'm very busy today...
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[Kairi pops her head around the side of Forrest's shoulder.]
We're fans of your work, Miss Priya! You don't have to show us any private drawings or anything ahead of your next show - we just wanted to wish you good luck with it!
[It's honest, from Kairi's perspective, as a way to start things off with a perfect stranger.]
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She's also got a lotus, from absolutely nowhere, which she offers to Priya with her most tantalizing smile. Let them in? ] May your creativity warm the hearts of others like the sun itself.
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[Priya, for her part, looks absolutely stunned at the sudden presence of these three friendly strangers.]
I'm not sure I understand, but... does this mean the gods have heard my prayer?
[Forrest nods at that, his smile softening.]
That's right. The goddess Lakshmi has heard your prayer and she's sent us to help you find your inspiration again in time for the show.
[And Priya lights right up.]
Truly? Oh, thank you! Thank you so much! Please, come inside! I'm sorry it's such a mess...
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Kairi walks over to put her hand on Priya's shoulder in a comforting gesture.]
It's no problem - you've been hard at work this whole time, right? That kind of thing was really time-sensitive, I bet. Cleaning up afterwards, that's easier. Maybe a cleaner workspace will help you feel inspired too. I can help you make labels for your drawers or boxes of materials, if you'd like.
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[ Hibiki can't get in character if she doesn't know the intended thematics of the piece, even if production is currently stalled. Forrest and Kairi can handle the details. And she will make them shine.
This certainly is the studio of one with a...free-ranging mind, however. She'll keep to the back of the group until her cue. ]
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[Priya smiles brightly at the three of them, letting out a sigh of relief as she gestures for them to come inside.]
That's just the problem, I'm afraid... I can't come up with anything at all. I've always loved the glittery dance numbers in Bollywood movies, but I'm not sure I'm quite up to the task.
[Forrest listens, looking around at the materials she's been dealing with so far. Saris aren't something he's worked with terribly often, but he's confident that with all three of them here, they'll be able to help.]
Well, let's start smaller, then. Is there a particular feeling you'd like to evoke with your designs? That might help you decide on materials, patterns, and colors.
A feeling...? If I had to pick one...
[Her cheeks flush a bit in embarrassment.]
...I'd have to say 'love.'
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Oh but surely you can get narrower than that. You know... in Greek, they have seven words for love.
[She takes a break to count on her fingers.]
Eros - sexual love
Philia - deep friendship
Ludus - playful love (crush)
Agape - love for humanity
Pragma - the love between a long-married couple
Philautia - self-love, narcissism, and self-esteem
Storge - the natural empathy especially for one's children
[She nods in Priya's direction.]
Pick a kind of love - or maybe your theme can explore each of the different kinds? I know that helped out some friends work through how they felt about one another.
[Izuku and Shouto... but she didn't want to name them since it's still their own new life change to share, not hers.]
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[ Her confidence that this will go well was already through the roof, but it's left the atmosphere and is well on its way to shoot into the sun now that she knows the topic. Hibiki, Kairi, and Forrest, assisting someone with a piece on "love"! Forrest is a fashion genius, Kairi is a girl in the throes of ardent passion for....someone, Hibiki does not yet know whom....and Hibiki is the Ultimate Prince! Peddling love to an audience is her life's work.
If she kneels, will Priya let her take her hand? ] Let the flames of our amore illuminate your future.
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[Priya looks around the room, thinking for a moment. It's still a complete mess, with all sorts of different fabrics of every color of the rainbow-
-wait!]
...The rainbow!
[All of a sudden, she lights up as Hibiki reaches for her hand. Smiling brightly, she nods back as she gratefully takes it.]
That's it! Love, in every color of the rainbow!
[Forrest smiles too, nodding back at her.]
Good for you, Priya. You barely needed our help with this at all. Your inspiration was right in front of you the whole time.
[Walking over to a stack of fabric swatches, he picks a few up, counting them off.]
Red, for a passionate and sexual love. Orange, for the playful fluttering feeling of new love. Yellow, for the bond between friends. Green, the love for all those who walk upon this earth. Blue, a love for one's own self as deep as the ocean. Indigo, a protective love for children. And violet for a love that has grown and matured over many years.
[Smiling as he looks back at Priya, he lifts them up in order, splaying them out so they look like a rainbow themselves.]
Something like that?
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[Not that she's biased or anything. She tried not to look up at Forrest while he was saying all of those things for fear of just blushing into no work at all, but this is a prayer from one of his followers, so she supposes she shouldn't be surprised he's in his element.
Instead, she looks over at Hibiki.]
And a rainbow shines brightly too, doesn't it? After a harrowing storm, you get a beautiful sight like that to remind you things will get better.
[It's the kind of metaphor she thinks Hibiki will appreciate.]
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[ She doesn't agree to assist just anyone on their prayer. And, really, she would have been perfectly willing to let Forrest take the spotlight here - she's impressed by him as well - except she's already taken Priya by the hand, so some manner of escort appears necessary.
So she leads Priya to Forrest's side, and asks the lady kindly, checking up on her: ] Do you think you can take it from here?
[ Really, though, Forrest, she's impressed. The true mark of prodigious talent is the ability to foster talent in others merely by contact. By rubbing against each other, diamonds are produced.
And diamonds give off that same brilliant, prismatic light. ]