PBA: R 003 Janis and Aziz Pt. 1

[5/26/17, 7:39:30 PM] Janis: Ok, last time Janis was off to find Bell. Could we say she found Aziz instead?

[5/26/17, 7:39:58 PM] Aziz: I am cool with that, as long as nobody else has a problem with it

[5/26/17, 7:40:15 PM] Valeria: Sounds good!

[5/26/17, 7:40:21 PM] Quill: Nation, as ever, is silently watching EVERYTHING.

[5/26/17, 7:40:43 PM] Janis: Janis runs into Aziz. "Hi Aziz.  ...Aziz!  You do fashion and stuff!"

[5/26/17, 7:41:22 PM] Aziz: Aziz blinks. "I... yes, that is a thing I do. Frequently, even. Did you... require fashion and stuff?"

[5/26/17, 7:41:59 PM] Janis: "Yes.  Do you know Drow fashion?"

[5/26/17, 7:43:38 PM] Aziz: "...not... intimately? I have read a few things, and I had a few, shall we say, 'exotic customers,' in the past, but... my primary clientele back home was surface-dwellers. Did you have a particular idea in mind?"

[5/26/17, 7:45:24 PM] Janis: "...sort of...but not really.  I was talking to Bell a while back and she said that people can find outfits to make them more confident.  So, I thought I'd find something for Mal to help him.  ...like, not magically, like...just a good outfit."

[5/26/17, 7:45:51 PM] Janis: "But I don't actually know what drow wear...aside from...like...what he and his grandmother already wear."

[5/26/17, 7:46:22 PM] Quill: (That seems out of character.  Shouldn't Janis want magical clothing from Aziz that will slowly turn Mal into Gollum or something, basically?))

[5/26/17, 7:47:19 PM] Janis: (( :P ))

[5/26/17, 7:47:55 PM] Janis: ((You know, she orders one magic artifact of doom and that's who she is forever!))

[5/26/17, 7:48:21 PM] Janis: "...at first, I was gonna go to Bell, cause she's elven so...maybe she knows."

[5/26/17, 7:49:17 PM] Valeria: ((And wears more.))

[5/26/17, 7:49:30 PM] Janis: ((True))

[5/26/17, 7:51:16 PM] Aziz: Aziz shakes his head. "Most surface elves don't know much about drow fashion. The two cultures tend to avoid each other in my experience."

He pulls out a dusty old book of clippings and sketches, flips to a blank page, and starts sketching. "So. Clothes for a male drow. He wants something to give him confidence? How much confidence does he have in his own appearance?"

[5/26/17, 7:51:53 PM] Janis: "Um...I didn't really...*ask* him.  I was thinking it'd be more of a surprise."

[5/26/17, 7:52:28 PM] Janis: "But he doesn't feel very confident about himself, at all."

[5/26/17, 7:52:47 PM] Janis: "At least...I'm fairly sure.  He told me he was ugly."

[5/26/17, 7:53:56 PM] Aziz: Aziz nods, deep in thought [and actively talking to Valeria in the other window].

[5/26/17, 7:54:05 PM] Janis: (( lol ))

[5/26/17, 7:59:58 PM] Aziz: ...does Mal have a favorite color?

[5/26/17, 8:00:59 PM] Janis: ((Now it's my turn to message Valeria))

[5/26/17, 8:03:01 PM] Aziz: Aziz is beginning to sketch out what looks like a slightly modified tuxedo. The jacket has longer tails, the vest is slightly thinner, and the seams look like they're gilded - but at its core, this is definitely a tuxedo.

[5/26/17, 8:04:04 PM] Janis: "...um...he wears his gray robes...I think that's like a uniform though."

[5/26/17, 8:04:25 PM] Aziz: ...I wonder if anyone has ever asked him if he has a favorite color.

[5/26/17, 8:04:56 PM] Janis: "...I shall get back to you on some of this."

[5/26/17, 8:05:08 PM] Quill: (Isk knows.))

[5/26/17, 8:05:29 PM] Janis: ((...does Isk think it's blue?))\

[5/26/17, 8:05:33 PM] Quill: (Isk knows everyone's favorite color.)

[5/26/17, 8:05:57 PM] Aziz: Aziz has an idea. "Nation? Can you do me a favor?"

[5/26/17, 8:06:08 PM] Quill: Nation:  ... possibly.

[5/26/17, 8:06:24 PM] Aziz: You have illusion projectors throughout the ship, correct? Do you have any in my workshop?

[5/26/17, 8:06:53 PM] Quill: Nation:  Not imbedded. It's still a new room.

[5/26/17, 8:07:36 PM] Aziz: If I brought a mannequin to a room where you have a projector, could you project a very basic illusion of Mal over it so I have something to work with? I want to start prototyping.

[5/26/17, 8:07:38 PM] Quill: Nation:  I'm sure we can set up a portable projector in there, though.

[5/26/17, 8:08:36 PM] Janis: "...if we ask Val, do you think he'd model for you?  I mean...he's a shapechanger, so it'd probably be easy for him."

[5/26/17, 8:08:52 PM] Aziz: I... doesn't that seem a little racist?

[5/26/17, 8:09:21 PM] Aziz: Aziz even after all this time still has no idea how to address etiquette with a shapeshifter

[5/26/17, 8:09:42 PM] Janis: "...is it?"

[5/26/17, 8:09:45 PM] Quill: Nation:  It's easy enough to get a projector set up in the workshop.

[5/26/17, 8:10:09 PM] Aziz: Let's do that, then. Where can I pick up a projector from?

[5/26/17, 8:11:05 PM] Quill: Nation:  I'll have one set up momentarily.

[5/26/17, 8:11:23 PM] Aziz: Aw, thank you. You didn' have to go to the effort, I could've done it.

[5/26/17, 8:12:16 PM] Quill: Nation:  Eh, it's not difficult, and you've done quite a bit to help with the repairs. Your workshop is a good place for one anyway.

[5/26/17, 8:13:43 PM] Janis: "Thanks Aziz."

[5/26/17, 8:13:58 PM] Aziz: Aziz shakes his head. "It's no great effort. I've been looking for a new project anyway."

[5/26/17, 8:14:43 PM] Quill: Before long, you get the projector set up in the workshop. At it's most basic level, you can use it to project a Silent Image within the confines of the room.

[5/26/17, 8:17:41 PM] Janis: Janis sees the Tux. "Um, that's nice, but I kind of thought I'd get him something he could wear...like...around."

[5/26/17, 8:18:02 PM] Janis: "Usually, when we go to the fancy party stuff, we get stuff given for us."

[5/26/17, 8:18:45 PM] Aziz: I don't make uncomfortable outfits. You'd be surprised how comfortable a well-tailored suit can be.

[5/26/17, 8:19:54 PM] Janis: "Oh...ok.  I guess that'll work.  ...um...shouldn't it have...pants?"

[5/26/17, 8:20:29 PM] Aziz: Aziz uses the projector to portray a rough illusion of Mal's head, torso and arms over the mannequin. "...Nation, can you take a quick peek and make sure I have the skintone and eye color correct?"

[5/26/17, 8:22:20 PM] Quill: Nation:  ... I am not the entity you want to ask about that sort of thing. I can barely tell you two apart.

[5/26/17, 8:22:36 PM] Janis: "It looks right to me."

[5/26/17, 8:22:38 PM] Aziz: Aziz stops dead in his tracks. "...really?"

[5/26/17, 8:22:51 PM] Aziz: I figured your sensor suites had a better grasp of visual light.

[5/26/17, 8:24:48 PM] Quill: Nation:  Oh, sure, but the signifiers that actually differentiate you are less obvious to me. I mean, I can tell you apart by other means, but visually, I usually stop paying attention beyond 'fleshy bipedal humanoid'.

[5/26/17, 8:25:32 PM] Aziz: Ah. Here I was wondering if I should start wiring together a photometer for your sensor array.

[5/26/17, 8:25:35 PM] Aziz: Aziz shrugs.

[5/26/17, 8:26:25 PM] Aziz: Anyway. Janis, for your earlier question, drow don't... wear pants. Something about the heat in the Underdark - they're used to desert-like heat, so they tend to wear looser, more flowing outfits. It's entirely likely Mal has literally never worn pants in his entire life.

[5/26/17, 8:26:52 PM] Janis: Janis blushes. "That's...ok.  Good to know."

[5/26/17, 8:29:57 PM] Aziz: Is there any way you could discretely find out his house color? They have some... unusual customs regarding outfits and their house's official colors. I don't want to start him off on the wrong foot when he encounters other drow.

[5/26/17, 8:30:17 PM] Janis: "I can totally do that."

[5/26/17, 8:30:27 PM] Janis: Janis gives him a thumbs up

[5/26/17, 8:32:31 PM] Aziz: Aziz nods and starts working with a pattern of old mueslin, tracing it out with charcoal on a large swath of 'scrap' fabric, making adjustments for size.

[5/26/17, 8:33:05 PM] Janis: "Thanks again, Aziz.  I will get you all the information soon."

[5/26/17, 8:34:04 PM] Aziz: "No trouble at all. Once you have that information, I should have this done... oh, probably the next day."

[5/26/17, 8:34:34 PM] Janis: Janis nods. "Got it, awesome!" And she leaves.

[5/26/17, 8:34:48 PM] Janis: Janis will go find Mal if Leni is up for it.