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Post by Callion on Nov 29, 2016 14:29:19 GMT
"Hey! Watch it!" A man called as another figure bumped into him, forcing the coffee to escape from his hand and go clattering to the ground, its contents seeping from the now open lid, and spreading across the concrete. "Sorry," Callion said, turning around and giving the man a low bow. The man, now lacking a beverage just groaned and continued to walk away. Callion turned as well and continued walking the way he had been before. The young warrior was in his typical human disguise. Gelled down hair, and black spectacles, with baggy black sweatpants to hide his furry brown tail under. Though, unbeknownst to him, his red skin tight shirt was now sporting a large coffee stain in the area of his right bicep. Callion continued to wander around the East Capitol for around ten minutes before a curious sight caught his eye. A simple looking storefront, though the gold lettering on the sign, which read "The Cat's Meow." Callion decided to enter the store as the prospect of seeing cats meowing piqued his interest. Gently opening the door, he made his way inside and was immediately floored by the difference in size between the store's exterior and interior. Looking down he saw a long purple carpet lead the way to a variety of sections of clothing. Callion stood at the crossroads, unsure of which way to go.
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Post by Ramina on Nov 29, 2016 14:35:07 GMT
Ramina was once again busy moving things around to look visually appealing, checking to make sure all of her clothing items were in top shape for the day ahead. Her store was one of the best in town, and if anything from even the back of the store, she heard that tiny tinkle of a bell thanks to her sharp kitty senses. As if she teleported, the cat was before him in no time wearing a dark blue dress and matching heels, her coat gleaming in the light given off by the ceiling fixtures.
"Hello there, welcome to The Cat's Meow. My name is Ramina, and I'll be your guide to anything you are looking for fashion wise. I couldn't help but notice you have a tail, if you'd come with me I have a section for Saiyan clothing." With that, she'd begin walking away, the glitter on her dress and shoes twinkling with each footstep she took. Her long tail was kept off the ground, and there would be no fur on anything but her gleaming coat.
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Post by Callion on Nov 29, 2016 14:55:16 GMT
Callion jumped with an "Agh!" once the woman appeared suddenly. Her dress, coat, and general appearance were all very appealing, which Callion concluded as he was trying to slow down his heart rate from the initial scare. Once the woman introduced herself, Callion would give one last breath before smiling and saying "Hello! I am Cal..." Callion took a brief pause as he had an internal decision to make. Keep hiding who he was or own up to his past?
"I am Callion. Nice to meet you, Miss Ramina." Callion gave the woman the time she needed to finish her introduction, though he was surprised that she knew he was a Saiyan right away. Perhaps he gave off a certain scent. Callion grinned to himself.
As the woman offered to show him to the Saiyan clothing, Callion was a bit surprised, due to him having assumed that Saiyan and Earthling relations had always been a bit sour.
"Um..." Callion began hoping to catch the woman's ear. "If you do not mind I would rather see your Earthling clothes. I am trying to blend in as well as possible you see." Callion spoke with a polite tone. His coffee stain was still evident as it had begun to dry, its dark brown coloration sitting awkwardly against the blood red shirt.
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Post by Ramina on Nov 29, 2016 15:01:24 GMT
Ramina gave a warm smile to Callion, who spoke about seeing the earthling clothing. "There's not much difference between them; but Saiyan style clothing has one difference. Tail holes. Each one comes with a waistband to hide your tail in as you go, so people don't give you weird looks." She'd stop and gesture to the Saiyan Male clothing area, looking at him and moving to grab a few quick measurements on his shoulder width and other things.
"According to your measurements, there's a size that should fit you right about..." She mused, before walking towards the section of a section. "Ah, here you go. As I said, it looks just like Earthling clothing minus the tail holes, but if you still want the human clothing line I could lead you to it. Albeit your shoulders are a bit wider than most, and your build is different.. the saiyan gear withstands more and washes better."
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Post by Callion on Nov 29, 2016 15:19:35 GMT
Callion looked at the woman with wonder as she described the tail hiding waistbands.
"That is perfect!" Callion exclaimed as the woman did his measurements. As the woman went on to explain more and more about the ingenuity behind these outfits, Callion began to look around for something that really stuck out to him. Callion was exactly very aesthetically aware, so most of these looked good to him. Once the woman had asked him about the Earthling clothing, Callion quickly shook his head, enamored by all of these outfits. Passing as a human had suddenly become even more simple.
Callion paused at that woman's last remark. "What exactly about my build is different?" Callion asked looking a little embarrassed and feeling very self-conscious. As he looked himself over, he spotted the coffee stain and groaned audibly. He was upset with himself as opposed to the man he bumped into since the latter didn't exactly want to get slammed into by some clumsy alien.
"How am I supposed to get rid of this?" Callion mumbled to himself, poking the stain, a bit of still wet coffee sticking to his finger as he pulled the digit away.
Shaking his head, Callion would look back to the woman and smile.
"I will stick with these clothes, thank you. You sold me on them."
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Post by Ramina on Nov 29, 2016 16:03:44 GMT
Ramina felt a bit proud she'd managed to sell the idea of the clothes to the male, and proceeded to explain why his build was different. "You see, Saiyans tend to be taller than most and also have a more muscular, athletic frame compared to your average human. Your shoulder build is different, more broad along with the bulk of the arms and legs." She knew a lot about Saiyans, having studied them in order to provide the best fashion for every race.
A customer was a customer, and she was very good at handling many customers at once by herself. Sometimes the store got lonely, but it wasn't something she really minded. Of course there were slow days, but the business was pretty lively most of the time; spare the few customers that came right after her store opened on some days to get the best kitty cat deals that she had to offer.
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Post by Callion on Nov 29, 2016 18:16:11 GMT
Callion looked down at his body. Being told he was bulkier than most Earthlings was a bit jarring. He was always thinner than the other kids in the academy, but now that the woman brought it up, he did notice that most of these humans were a bit on the thin side.
"I see your point," Callion said looking at his right shoulder, rolling it a bit to see just how thick it was.
Putting the thought aside, for now, Callion would look to the woman, and put his hands together, before speaking.
"To be quite honest, I am not very...er...fashionable. I have no idea what looks good and what doesn't. I am sure that all of these outfits are amazing, but I could use your professional opinion on what would look best on me if you do not mind."
Callion smiled at the end of his request. He spoke the complete truth.
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Post by Ramina on Nov 29, 2016 18:35:36 GMT
Ramina proceeded to gesture to the clothes she'd had already set out, lighting fast cat reflexes allowing her to have whipped out the folding table and the clothing gear in no time. A handsome black gi with a red undershirt and a red waistband was one option, a black T-shirt with a golden cat's pawprint and matching black jeans completed with a waistband that blended them together and black sneakers the second option, and a white t-shirt with a black cat paw and matching pants and boots the third option.
"I got out some streetclothes. If I must say, judging by your hair and eye color, the black and red gi brings out your hair and eyes if I say so myself." She'd put the gi up to him briefly, humming as she did so. "I get Saiyan customers on a daily basis; it's not hard to tell even if they have no tail. Each race gives off this scent that I've learned to detect, but even to this day people think I'm psychic"
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Post by Callion on Nov 29, 2016 19:22:25 GMT
Callion nodded at the woman's explanation, silently glad he was right about the scent thing, but more important matters were at hand. Out of the three outfits, the gi held all of Callion's attention. Its color, its fabric, the general appearance of it called out to Callion. Callion imagined himself wearing, although his imagination was more akin to a two-dimensional painting. All the same, he liked what he saw.
"This gi looks amazing, Miss Ramina. I think this is the one for me," Callion said with a smile. The other two outfits also looked amazing in their own right, but something about this gi compelled him. His second choice would've definitely been the black and gold shirt though the jeans confused him. How combat ready could these article of clothing be. They seemed very restrictive.
Callion turned to Ramina again. "How much would this gi cost exactly?" The young warrior didn't have all that much money, but he hoped that he had enough. This gi called to him.
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Post by Ramina on Nov 29, 2016 19:26:51 GMT
Ramina's tail swished behind her as he looked over the options, and was happy when he chose the gi. "Ah, it doesn't cost that much. 10 zeni is what it's worth." She replied, brushing a soft lock of black hair out of her eyes. "Would you like to try it on? There's male dressing rooms to the left and there should be a mirror for you to check it out in. If you'd like, I could get you a few extra as a bonus. I have a buy one get two free going for gis lately."
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Post by Callion on Nov 30, 2016 0:54:34 GMT
Callion was floored.
Only ten zeni? For something, that looked this nice?
Callion grinned at the opportunity to try on the outfit. Quickly grabbing the gi, he would speed off toward the changing room, a childlike look of glee on his face.
Once he was in the changing room, Callion quickly stripped down into his undergarments, before placing the gi on. Once the apparel was donned, Callion looked at himself in the mirror and saw a completely different person. The gi fit perfectly, and while it hid his muscled frame a bit, it also lacked sleeves which meant his toned arms were exposed. His tail slid easily into the waistband, hiding the appendage from view while also allowing it to rest comfortably. Callion loved it more than words could describe.
Exiting the room, Callion moved over to his bag and placed his old clothes inside. While he was going through the bag, he also retrieved a total of one hundred zeni and then held it out to the woman.
"I will take as many of these as this could afford me," Callion said with a bow. This was the rest of his money that he scraped together, but he figured that it was worth it to look so different.
I'm kind of going off of the assumption that it resembles Goku's Buu Saga gi, but with a different color scheme.
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Post by Ramina on Nov 30, 2016 0:57:36 GMT
Ramina was surprised at how eager he was to try the clothes on, but it made her happy to know he was a satisfied customer. He scraped 100 Zeni out of his bag and held it out to her, and to her surprise she took it and brought him eleven more gis. "Thank you for your services." She replied gently, moving to fold up and put away the table and offer him a bag to keep his new clothing in..
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Post by Callion on Nov 30, 2016 1:15:58 GMT
Callion happily took the bag, giving the woman a low bow.
"Thank you very much, Miss Ramina."
He then exited the premises.
Adjusting his glasses yet again, he would take off from the ground and rocket into the sky, a white aura surrounding him as he did so.
Once he had reached his destination, Callion reached into his gym bag and retrieved his journal from his gym bag. Opening the leather bound book to a fresh page, he would begin to scrawl with his red ink fountain pen.
Callion's Log. Entry 8.
I have discarded all of my saving to purchase a new set of clothing! I feel no regret whatsoever, and now feel like a new man! Maybe this is a sign of things to come! I await the future!
Exit Callion from thread. Zeni please! Thank you for the thread!
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Post by Pieter Wolfbane on Dec 2, 2016 3:36:51 GMT
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