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thenearshore2018-01-29 11:41 pm
thirdbeauty) wrote in thenearshore2018-01-29 11:41 pm
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Who: Natsuru Senou & You! (closed prompt for Maria Cadenzavna Eve)
When: October 9
Where: Around the Far Shore temples; Near Shore, shopping districts
What: A strange boy wandering the heavens and cluelessly shopping for clothes in Japan. Or: Natsuru has (re)discovered a magical artifact(?) in her possession and is really unsure about the results.
[A: Nuada Airgetlám's temple - Closed to Maria]
[This morning while looking through her jewelry and accessories, Natsuru had rediscovered a blue bracelet that she can't remember buying. Like the rest of the things she'd arrived wearing, it just got buried and forgotten. There's not exactly a lot of situations that call for the kind of outfit she'd worn that first day... maybe an idol performance, now that she's doing that? But the bracelet is innocuous enough, and it would probably go well with a simple, casual outfit. With that in mind, she'd tried it on again to see how she liked it.
She couldn't say why, but something felt so natural about wearing it. So she'd kept it on as she went through her morning routine. Until, suddenly, there's a shriek heard all throughout the temple. A shriek that sounds very different from the voice Maria has come to associate with Natsuru, but is definitely coming from near Natsuru's bedroom. A moment later, it's followed by a shout of:]
MARIA-SAMA???!!!
[The short-haired boy in Natsuru's pink shorts-and-cami pajama set sits trembling on the floor, wide-eyed with shock. Is this like that time they all changed ages?! Is Maria a guy now too?!!! Clearly this can't have anything to do with that weird flash of light off the bracelet...]
[B: The Far Shore, Early]
[After the initial shock, Natsuru seems to take to being in a male body fairly well, or at least better than expected. It still feels really awkward, though. He didn't even have any clothes that a guy could wear, and had to borrow some simple, casual stuff from Maria. The lightly distressed jeans and white 3/4-sleeve blouse look close enough to guy clothes, if one doesn't look too closely. They'd still fit his original girl form better, but at least he doesn't stand out too much like this.
The biggest thing that stands out is the blue bracelet still on his right wrist. That, and the fact that no one's seen this boy version of Natsuru around the Far Shore before. Do you approach the stranger who seems to be poking his nose around other people's temples? Or, perhaps, he's accidentally bumped into you and quickly jumped to apologize...]
Ah-! S-Sorry! Excuse me...
[If you're one of those people he's bumped into, he's waving his hand apologetically and smiling a very sheepish smile.]
[C: The Near Shore, men's clothing departments/stores]
[If he's going to be like this for now, it only makes sense to get some proper guy clothes. So, much like his first trips to the Near Shore as a girl, Natsuru now finds himself going on a quick shopping expedition for some basic essentials. He thinks he has a pretty good idea of what's needed - it's not that different from shopping as a girl! So, despite his uncertainty, he manages to browse through the pants and shirts and shoes. He even makes a few tentative selections, based on the aesthetic Maria had gone for when giving him some boyish-enough things to borrow.
The true challenge, though... is underwear. He knew the basic kinds of men's underwear, of course, but he'd never had to consider which to wear! He picks a pair of boxers off the rack, examining the garment from various angles.]
How can guys even wear this...?!
[Even just imagining it is making him blush. It's just a loose pair of shorts! Everything would be... moving... in there...]
M-Maybe not-!
[He forcefully shoves the offending garment back onto the rack and immediately recoils, sighing. This is harder than he'd thought it would be!]
When: October 9
Where: Around the Far Shore temples; Near Shore, shopping districts
What: A strange boy wandering the heavens and cluelessly shopping for clothes in Japan. Or: Natsuru has (re)discovered a magical artifact(?) in her possession and is really unsure about the results.
[A: Nuada Airgetlám's temple - Closed to Maria]
[This morning while looking through her jewelry and accessories, Natsuru had rediscovered a blue bracelet that she can't remember buying. Like the rest of the things she'd arrived wearing, it just got buried and forgotten. There's not exactly a lot of situations that call for the kind of outfit she'd worn that first day... maybe an idol performance, now that she's doing that? But the bracelet is innocuous enough, and it would probably go well with a simple, casual outfit. With that in mind, she'd tried it on again to see how she liked it.
She couldn't say why, but something felt so natural about wearing it. So she'd kept it on as she went through her morning routine. Until, suddenly, there's a shriek heard all throughout the temple. A shriek that sounds very different from the voice Maria has come to associate with Natsuru, but is definitely coming from near Natsuru's bedroom. A moment later, it's followed by a shout of:]
MARIA-SAMA???!!!
[The short-haired boy in Natsuru's pink shorts-and-cami pajama set sits trembling on the floor, wide-eyed with shock. Is this like that time they all changed ages?! Is Maria a guy now too?!!! Clearly this can't have anything to do with that weird flash of light off the bracelet...]
[B: The Far Shore, Early]
[After the initial shock, Natsuru seems to take to being in a male body fairly well, or at least better than expected. It still feels really awkward, though. He didn't even have any clothes that a guy could wear, and had to borrow some simple, casual stuff from Maria. The lightly distressed jeans and white 3/4-sleeve blouse look close enough to guy clothes, if one doesn't look too closely. They'd still fit his original girl form better, but at least he doesn't stand out too much like this.
The biggest thing that stands out is the blue bracelet still on his right wrist. That, and the fact that no one's seen this boy version of Natsuru around the Far Shore before. Do you approach the stranger who seems to be poking his nose around other people's temples? Or, perhaps, he's accidentally bumped into you and quickly jumped to apologize...]
Ah-! S-Sorry! Excuse me...
[If you're one of those people he's bumped into, he's waving his hand apologetically and smiling a very sheepish smile.]
[C: The Near Shore, men's clothing departments/stores]
[If he's going to be like this for now, it only makes sense to get some proper guy clothes. So, much like his first trips to the Near Shore as a girl, Natsuru now finds himself going on a quick shopping expedition for some basic essentials. He thinks he has a pretty good idea of what's needed - it's not that different from shopping as a girl! So, despite his uncertainty, he manages to browse through the pants and shirts and shoes. He even makes a few tentative selections, based on the aesthetic Maria had gone for when giving him some boyish-enough things to borrow.
The true challenge, though... is underwear. He knew the basic kinds of men's underwear, of course, but he'd never had to consider which to wear! He picks a pair of boxers off the rack, examining the garment from various angles.]
How can guys even wear this...?!
[Even just imagining it is making him blush. It's just a loose pair of shorts! Everything would be... moving... in there...]
M-Maybe not-!
[He forcefully shoves the offending garment back onto the rack and immediately recoils, sighing. This is harder than he'd thought it would be!]
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[Funny, he seems to be avoiding eye contact and shifting nervously in place.]
I just wondered if you'd heard of something like that. Maybe some kind of jewelry that can transform people...
It wouldn't be strange in a place with gods and stuff, right?
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Um... no, I suppose that wouldn't be all that strange.
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Er, well, I guess even if something like that was here, it'd be hard to figure out how it works, huh?
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Listen, are you sure you're okay?
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[There is absolutely nothing wrong here! Sure, that was a suspiciously specific line of conversation, but aside from being in the wrong body at the moment, Natsuru is absolutely okay!]
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It just seems like a strange thing to think of out of nowhere.
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[He's not about to volunteer the answer to why. But he's already starting to worry she'll figure something out by herself.
Of course, that's when the bracelet starts to glow. It catches his eye and he recoils in surprise.]
Wha-?! H-Hey!
2/2
A much more familiar person stands in front of Patchouli, her figure filling out her borrowed clothes very differently. They might have been ambiguous enough on her male form, but it's clear they're actually women's clothes when they're on her as a girl.]
S-Seriously?! But I didn't do anything!!!
[She's... yelling at her bracelet? Or about it?]
Re: 2/2
weird...
Oh hi Natsuru.]
Natsuru? That was you the whole time?
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[R-Right... Patchouli's here! Oops.]
Y-... Yeah...
[Don't mind her... putting some distance between herself and all those men's undergarments on display now.]
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Is that something you can just do, though, Natsuru? That's so cool! [I bet you weren't expecting that, right, Natsuru]
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[She blinks, stunned.]
Er... I... I guess? Well, when I'm wearing this bracelet...
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Well, that's strange. I guess a lot of folks probably have things they don't realize they can do, though.
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[Her mind refuses to even broach the topic that it might have ever happened before. Such is the nature of a shinki.]
I-... I'm not sure what's so cool about it...
[Now she's starting to blush, as it's hitting her what Patchouli had said.]
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...um, still be kind of stuck, I guess, until you figure out how it works.
[Oops.]
It sounded like a good idea at first.
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I don't know why I'd ever want to be a guy, though.
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[Best to leave things like that to people like Hibiki! She's a girl even, and she can do it. It's kind of amazing.]
... Would you ever want to try it if you could, Patchouli-san?
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[Unless she meant being an idol...]
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I guess so! Maybe I'll... try it again, if I can figure out how to do it so I'm not stuck.
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These two need a better understanding of each other's feelings.]
Um... yeah, it would be a bad idea if you were stuck, especially if you didn't like it.
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[Part of why it seems so interesting is that Natsuru could theoretically switch back and forth.]
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...have you had that all this time, by the way? I don't think I've ever seen you wear it before.
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