2022-09-04: Kallen - Competition's Spark
- Log: 2022-09-04: Kallen - Competition's Spark
- Cast: Emilia Eschonbach, Kallen Kozuki
- Where: Fantasy Seduction Club Room, Ashford Academy, Nagoya, Area 11
- OOC - IC Date: 9 September 0096
- Summary: Emilia and Kallen take advantage of the Fantasy Seduction Club's wardrobe selection to help decide on Kallen's outfit for the GUTS Pageant.
<Pose Tracker> Emilia Eschonbach has posed.
The Fantasy Seduction Club room has seen a lot of traffic in the last few days- open days have begun and students wanting to take part in the pageant are coming to see what options they have available. But after school hours, well, the club room is free for the club. It's after dinner, and people are studying or having fun or whatever it is the rest of the school does.
Emilia unlocks the door to the club room. "I kn-know Exe-nee showed you the room before, but w-we should be able to f-find more options." Emmy's... honestly excited. It shows in her body language, as she opens the door and steps in. The room is clean and orderly, for once- the need to keep the sorting system in place is super important. To one side, a covered rack holds chosen outfits that have been reserved for the pageant in black garment bags for fairness, and Emmy quickly checks the tampering lock. Still clear. Good.
Emmy turns to Kallen, a firm smile on her face. "So, d-did you have anything in m-mind?"
<Pose Tracker> Kallen Kozuki has posed.
A lot of them go home. Some people don't, as long as they can get away with it. Kallen is one such person. And she's been EXCEEDINGLY NERVOUS about taking part in the event. Not because she lacks confidence. But because she knows how she can be. ...And this event is one she already feels bringing out her drive for victory. To show the world her best. "I should really thank her again... and, I do hope you enjoyed the birthday surprise?" A smile crosses her face. Gentle and caring. Heart-melting. "About the event though... I haven't quite for the cosplay portion, but... for the cross-dressing part I've narrowed it to two options. In your opinion, would I make a better dashing prince, or a rough, rowdy delinquent?" The two images are no doubt incredibly vivid, and powerful to anyone with the imagination, or fantasy, for such things.
Still, this wasn't the only reason she wants to have Emmy here. Of course she trusts her judgement and sense of style, but she also wanted a private place where they could catch up. They hadn't... spoken nearly enough, since the incident miss Martel had helped with. At least, not alone.
<Pose Tracker> Emilia Eschonbach has posed.
Emmy is always happy to provide excuses for Kallen to stay late. "I th-think she'd like that. She's... a g-good person." Also amazingly horny but Emmy's been spared the worst of that. She's also blushing a little red, at the thought of the birthday surprise, but nods with a little smile. "Yeah." Emmy blushes more at that smile of Kallen's, too.
Emmy muses. "I th-think you could d-definitely make the p-prince look work?" Emmy moves around behind Kallen and pulls her hair into a short ponytail. She hmms, and reaches into her bag for the brush Nunnally gifted her, sliding down the back to reveal a mirror and holding it in front of Kallen. "Wh-what do y-you think?" Once Kallen's had her say, she slides the mirror closed and back into the bag.
"I-if you want to go the delinquent look... W-w-well if it's a J-Japanese look, I'd sp-spike your hair back. A bit like... you know. But not the s-same." Emmy steps back, musing as she walks around. "I think... you'd look great as a p-prince... B-but-" Emmy pauses some more. "N-n-not a B-Britannian prince. I th-think you'd hate it."
It's then Emmy has an idea. "Wh-what if you d-do both? A delinquent for the crossdressing round, and we find a prince you can cosplay as for round three!" Emmy claps her hand together. "There's n-n-nothing in the r-rules that says b-b-both outfits can't be crossdressing!"
<Pose Tracker> Kallen Kozuki has posed.
Kallen's face lights up all the more, seeing Emmy smile. One of the few things she can feel unambiguously positive and happy about, is supporting this girl, and making her life better. In whatever little ways she can. "Let's do that then. Over your style of pizza, maybe? Sounds like something nice for both of you." Yes, Kallen learned all about some of Excellen's eccentricities. Not in a questionable or dangerous way, just... She was incredibly helpful with putting the outfit and presentation together. Insightful, and gave her tips on how to best catch the eye.
She glances over herself in the mirror when offered, considering the look. Debating traits... "Hmm. Part of me says I should have slightly longer hair for it. But, hmm... no, no you're right. The ponytail at this length looks better for crossplay." The delinquent look gives her further thoughts. "That spiky look... would you believe that's the natural way my hair goes? Getting it down like this is actually the harder work." A fact sure to shock anyone, really.
It's then, that Emmy presents an idea that solves ALL her problems. Except for one. "That's perfect. And the Prince outfit leads perfectly into my ideas for round two... I was debating between a fencing showcase, or piano recital. I'm proficient in either field, and... we could make it a theatric performance. The delinquent appears, bandage-wrapped torso, looking like he came straight from a fight. But then showing a hidden depth in the talent segment, culminating in the reveal of the delinquent having been a cast-off or rebellious prince from the start?" The hidden poetic traits of the story she's describing are of course, entirely lost on her. How couldn't they be, when she's never MET any outcast princes. "...There's something in there about the prince taking on a dangerous duel to rescue the girl who stole his heart. But... well, I couldn't ask you take on that role in our performance, even if I think you'd be perfect to partner with. You're signed up yourself after all, aren't you?" She doesn't know that for a FACT, but she has her suspicions. Not to mention... she has almost certainly concocted an idea far more complicated than the contest actually ALLOWS FOR.
Unfortunately she's probably also just bluescreened Emmy with fantasy thoughts of being swept off her feet in a dashing rescue. So who knows if she'll get any kind of reality check on the whole idea.
<Pose Tracker> Emilia Eschonbach has posed.
Emmy blinks, then nods. "Y-yeah! It s-s-sounds fun!" She muses. "I-I-If only we could go to Neo-America for a p-p-proper New Yark pizza..." Kallen is very good at knowing how to pick up Emmy's mood. A thought comes over her. For later, though.
Emmy blinks. "R-r-really? It just dries spiked..." Emmy is clearly surprised. "I m-mean, it's a really good style f-for you though. I-i-it looks r-really cool. B-but I c-c-can maybe make it easier to. Um. Settle it down." Emmy what did you just say.
Still, Kallen's story impresses. "W-w-wow...... That's a r-really strong-" And then the story keeps going and Emmy goes bright red and is staring at Kallen, utterly... wowed. It takes her a while to respond to the question she's been asked.
"Y-y-y-y-y-y-yes!" A brief pause. "I... I mean... Milly suggested it... the first time sh-she talked to m-me and... I want t-to do it." There's a slight sag in her shoulders. "I st-still don't know wh-what to do about the t-t-t-talent round. I w-w-wouldn't have b-been good in the d-duels a-a-anyway b-but... M-makeup's th-the only thing I'm g-g-g-good at, and th-that's not a talent y-you can show."
Still today's about Kallen. "Y-y-y-you d-don't want to j-just use the b-bandages, one of the g-g-girls s-said she tried that once w-with a s-sexy mummy costume f-f-for Halloween, and it h-hurt for d-days after." Emmy pauses. "I h-have an id--ea. Um, K-Kallen, c-could you take y-your shirt off?" The way Emmy says it is as if it's calm and ordinary. But this is the club room of no personal space and no qualms about being unclothed.
<Pose Tracker> Kallen Kozuki has posed.
Kallen has a lot to take in. And a lot of... ideas, that cross her mind. In the moment. ...Neo-America, huh...? She's gonna work on something with that. Not a problem though. "Yeah, but err... what do you mean, about... settling it down?" To her mind, it really sounds like Emmy was talking about something very different. Maybe that's the infection from Milly and Sheryl poisoning her brain.
Then, it's her turn to be stunned into silence again. For a moment. Both of them are as red as Kallen's hair at this point. These two girls are such a mess. Eventually though... "I'll help you. You've already saved me from my indecision, so I'll help you. A makeup showcase isn't impossible actually... Especially if you were, say, doing the makeup to change somebody between two radically different costumes quickly. But also... That's far from your only talent." Though, perhaps displaying her gift for balancing budgets and making the school's funding work is... not the wisest idea. Mostly because it would reveal the absolutely ridiculous things that go on at Ashford.
Emmy asks her to do what SHOULD be a completely out of the question act. But... well, despite how fast Kallen's heart is beating, she's already on the job. Unbuttoning the uniform, because of course she wore the Ashford uniform today, to slip it and the layers beneath off. Obviously whatever Emmy wants to test will require she be completely bare on her upper half. Which also means she gets a much... closer, cleaner look at Kallen's war-scar, than she got at the beach. Hopefully she won't be too disturbed by it. "Will this do? I'm happy to learn from... the experiences you and your club have to share."
<Pose Tracker> Emilia Eschonbach has posed.
Emmy seems slightly confused by Kallen. "G-g-getting it straightened. I-if we have to g-get back to school q-quickly or anything." Nope. Emmy meant that purely innocently. Kallen's just been subjected to all the raunchy blondes.
"B-b-but th-that's what I'm d-doing back stage. B-between my appearances. Is... is it fair to d-d-do that as a talent?" Emmy's very anxious about this. She also blinks at Kallen. Not her only talent? Alas, poor Emilia has so many blind spots about herself. "That's..." Emmy shakes her head.
She turns away as Kallen starts to undress- but only long enough to get a measuring tape. Emmy blushes a moment longer but she's used to being around the other girls in the club. It's not normally like this... "Th-that's good." She looks at the scar overlong, though. The scar Kallen got when Emilia was grounded for going to a concert. She couldn't have stopped it happening, she's a worse pilot than Kallen, and would have been in the way. But nonetheless... "...I'm s-sorry." She says, before looking away from the scar.
Emmy swiftly and- rather professionally- sizes Kallen's bust, grabbing the measurements and keeping them in her head. Emmy's actually decently practiced at this- grabbing a few other measurements in quick succession.
And then she puts the measuring tape down. "Let m-me know if this is u-uncomfortable." And then she squeezes Kallen's boobs- not in the fashion Milly would. Her palms are open, she's avoiding sensitive areas, and she's mostly seeing Kallen's comfort levels and what is and isn't comfortable. It is, from Emmy's side, touch without dubious intent.
"...Okay. I th-think I know wh-what will work." She walks over to a wardrobe in the corner, and starts rummaging.
<Pose Tracker> Kallen Kozuki has posed.
The confirmation is helpful. Clearing up that Kallen has indeed just had her thoughts poisoned a bit, and Emmy was innocent. But then... "Why wouldn't it be fair? If you're already doing it, then the work speaks for itself, and you have so many examples to show off." She'll have to work on the lilac sweetheart's confidence in small steps. There's some progress being made, but those blind spots... Well, that's what friends are for. Pointing these things out.
Emmy lingers on... that, and Kallen can feel the way her thoughts start to drift. The tumble of emotions. "Hey, hey. Don't apologize. ...I did that to myself. I took some risks, to make sure everybody involved got out alive. And it worked." Everybody. Even people who were supposed to be her enemies. And some of whom might be at the contest, for all she knows. They do go to GUTS events after all.
Kallen's comfort levels, at least with Emmy... seem like they might be infinite. Nothing she's doing seems to be a problem. Doesn't seem to make her recoil or feel ill-at-ease. Kallen simply raises and lowers her arms as needed, accepting all the little instructions and handling anything Emmy needs done. And she's so professional about it... it's honestly something else she finds impressive. "Part of me wonders. If you've got another hidden talent as a tailor or fashion designer. You definitely have an eye for it." And then she waits. To see what solution Emmy has struck upon now.
<Pose Tracker> Emilia Eschonbach has posed.
Emmy seems to be going quiet again. "But th-then I'd b-b-be asking another contestant t-t-to take part... A-and makeup can t-take time. I-is that really... show offable?" She's definitely unsure... the talent section is time limited, after all. And doing a good job takes time, and a quick job can be good but not that good. "B-b-besides, aren't I showing that already w-w-with the costume?" Kallen's not wrong.
Emmy remains quiet as Kallen talks about getting everyone out alive. What can she stay to that? Kallen did the heroic thing and all Emilia can think is.. is that it would have been okay if Kallen were the only one to make it back. The sudden thought of losing her-
Emmy chooses to use the moment rummaging to not voice her thoughts. "O-okay, o-one of th-these should do..." She turns around, with several flesh coloured binders in hand. "W-w-we bought them for the p-pageant, b-but after w-we'll get them c-c-cleaned and g-given to students wh-who need them. Th-then you c-can have the o-open shirt look. I-it won't flatten them c-c-completely, but it's better th-than bandages."
<Pose Tracker> Kallen Kozuki has posed.
The silence is... honestly deafening in its own way. It gives her too much time to realize the flaws in her own words. "Exactly. You're already showing it off. AND you have a participant right here, volunteering to be your example piece. It takes time, but nothing says it's against the rules to show off something like this. It's no different than if say, some mechanical prodigy wanted to submit their custom Knightmare Frame or mobile suit as a show-piece. They couldn't very well assemble it on stage." Once again, something she's not wrong about. And besides, it's barely a tiny flex of the rules, compared to some things that will no doubt happen.
The larger silence is... singularly heavy. And it's something she knows she has to deal with. The topic after all... well, even if she doesn't know what's going through her mind, there's only so many things it can be. So when Emmy is done rummaging, she's simply pulled into a gentle, secure hug. The kind that reassures people everything is okay. With Kallen completely forgetting she just did this without a shirt on. ...Oops.
And more brilliant solutions for her costume work are put into the world. Seeing Emmy in her element really does just bring out the shine in her, and that brings Kallen no end of happiness. "That sounds great. You see, you know what you're doing here. You could do these kinds of work professionally... if you wanted, anyway. Costume design and production for an idol's shows. Ranka's, for example?" Suggesting Sheryl would be overkill. Plus she HAS a costumes team, probably.
<Pose Tracker> Emilia Eschonbach has posed.
Emmy pauses, but after a while, she nods. "O-o-okay. I'll s-submit it.. Maybe they'll take it." It's better than trying to play guitar after four irregular lessons. "Th-thanks, Kallen." It might be a lot of pressure but... Maybe using it for something she wants would tweak Grandfather's nose in a way he can't do anything for.
Emmy is not expecting the hug, and she's much shorter than Kallen. This does mean that she's pulled into a specific area- but the intent outweighs the embarrassment, and Emmy closes her eyes She just accepts being held for now, and ever so quietly- "Th-thanks..."
Emmy blinks. A few times. "R-Ranka will be big b-before I can do th-that. I-I-If I quit school, Grandfather will drag me b-b-back to house arrest." She sighs. "B-B-B-Besides, Ranka can do.. better than me. B-But at l-least I c-can still ch-cheer her on."
For all she's talking, Emmy isn't doing anything to break the hug. Tentatively, cautiously, she drops the binders to the floor and hugs back.