SEMI-OPEN | YOU NEED TO BE DECENT

[fortuneglass]

WHO: CARLY, and the PERFORMERS
WHEN: BACKDATED: S1:DAY46
WHERE: Tailoring Tent (also Radio)
WHAT: Y'ALL NEED COSTUMES

[RADIO: PUBLIC CHANNEL]

Okay everyone! An announcement for anyone performing!

We all look pretty different now, or at least, I think we do, which means we need to focus on what's really important!

Or at least sort of important, I guess you could perform with nothing on bu- BUT YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T!!!

Anyway, you need to get refitted! All of you, everyone who needs a costume for when the show starts, as soon as you can!

I'll be at the Tailor's Tent-I even got fabric ready!

[ACTION]

[Carly isn't kidding. She's waiting, and she's waiting with a MOUNTAIN of fabric, her jellyfish self looking rather like a curious black blob in a sea of colour.

The minute a performer comes in, she swoops in breathlessly, possibly with relief.] Good, you're here..!! Over here now, this way-I can't even use the dummies any more, there's nothing I can really use to represent fins....

[It might be best to get a word in sooner rather than later-otherwise, your costume might be a little far from what you're after!]

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[phichitchu]

[It's his first day on the job, and they've been thrown into a world where nothing they'd previously owned with work for any of their performers. Carly is about to lose her head, but Phichit is cool -or rather, warm- under pressure, and he stands behind her with bolts of fabric under his arms and a grin on his face.]

Relax, Carly, we've got this! It's all ornamentation at this point!

[insidescoop]

Y- Are you sure..?

[Needless to say, trying to get around the dome to even do this job has been a challenge. Phichit isn't wrong; most of the mer don't really do closed seams. It's more wraps and decorations...but at least one performance is considering a 'full body comedy costume', and some haven't even decided what they're doing yet.

It's a little high stress for an already stressed fish.] We only have a few days to make sure everything is ready, you know...and that's not even counting the last minute changes, o-or the sudden snap decisions on performances, or....

[She may cry.

You may have gotten an unfortunate job being the assistant here.]

[phichitchu]

[Phichit wasn't bothered; coming from the high stress world of professional sports, and having a best friend who often cried from being overwhelmed by anxiety, he was in his element. He put a hand on Carly's dome and shushed her kindly.]

Everyone is going to go out there looking great. We're going to make sure they're fancy and fine and all that good stuff, I promise.

[insidescoop]

R...Right... [Deep breaths Carly, deep breaths...] O...Okay...

Well, I have all the fabric-there's lots to spare, I think, since most of the performers are a little small... [Steven definitely is, last she checked...] Ah, you said someone named 'Yuuri' was performing too right? I haven't met them yet, do you know anything about what they want done?

[phichitchu]

[Phichit nodded and grinned.]

That's more like it! We have tons of material, and merpeople don't need to cover much up, so we can handle this!

Ah, actually, I'm not sure what he wants... but honestly, it's likely he doesn't either.

[fortuneglass]

I mean, that's true I guess...

But I got an outfit for samples and everything! There's definitely going to be a need for some decoration on these! Like embroidery, or...

[...Hmm.] ...I guess I could teach you...

[...But first and more importantly-] W-We should really help him narrow that down then, because if he doesn't even have an act, he definitely doesn't have a costume..!!

[phichitchu]

[He laughs into his hand.] That's just who he is. It'll come together, don't worry.

[He takes both of Carly's hands in his own and squeezes them.] Deep breaths! Gills open wide!

[amusicaladventure]

[Is she suuuuure she's relieved? Because Ash flits in with a mischievous smile on her face.]

Oh, you're in a hurry to get your hands on me, huh?

[insidescoop]

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-]

Th-th-

That's not what it means..!! [Carly half screeches, her blush carrying through the dome until it lights the room a solid orange.]

[amusicaladventure]

Oh. My loss then. [Ash winks playfully, flicking her fish tail at Carly.] I mean admittedly, half of me is not at its best right now...

[insidescoop]

TH-THAT'S STILL NOT THE POINT..!!!

Are you here for a fitting or not..!! [SHE ALMOST WANTS THE ANSWER TO BE NO but also not really ohhhhhh...]

[amusicaladventure]

Are there other options? I mean, besides 'tease you mercilessly' of course...

[fortuneglass]

THTHT-

[Her stammering is almost a sound of its own!]

Unless you're here to help in some way, that's not an option!

Radio

[puddingemote]

Mm? Why shouldn't we?

[Most of the mermaids don't seem all that dressed, so Tamaki doesn't really see what the big deal is.]

[insidescoop]

Because it's performance!!

If you want to look like more than another casual swimmer, you need to dress up!

[puddingemote]

I guess...

Usually I just wear whatever people tell me to.

[insidescoop]

S-Seriously?!

Th-But what about you! Don't you have any preferences?!

[puddingemote]

Not really. As long as I look cool, it's fine.

[fortuneglass]

B...

But that could be a whole lot of things, you know...

[destiny_key]

[Well, Sora did say he'd help Carly out, so he'd made his way over to the costume department, but... this was a bit more of a mess than he was expecting, certainly. Was this a thing with seamstresses?]

Uh, Carly? Did you... need any help today?

[fortuneglass]

[Carly, suffice to say, seems about ready to cry. Between all the carefree and indecisiveness 'clients' coming in and out, she's at her wits end. And that means half collapsing near Sora with teary eyes.]

Yyyeeeeessssss, [she cries, eyes bubbling up.]

Even patches are good right now, I just need heeeeeeelp..!

[destiny_key]

[Oh gosh she's crying that's not good. He goes over and puts a hand on her arm.]

Hey, hey, it's okay! I'll help you out, okay?

[insidescoop]

Thank you so much, [she wheezes, curling on her fabric piles.] There's been so many last minute calls, it's horrible...even though we got an assistant, he's still learning to sew, so we can't get anything with decorative edging done through him, just colour matching, or fitting...

You said you can do 'patch work'?

[destiny_key]

Well, I -am- a Patch.

[GEDDIT IT'S A PUN]

But, yeah, I can patch things for you, and I can sew a straight line, usually. And, uh, I'll be happy to learn anything you need to teach me.

[insidescoop]

A p- [OHHHHHHHHHHHHH-] Pffffhhhhhneneeheheheheh that was a good one..~

Ah, but yes! As long as you can do those two things, we have a start! Here, let's get you a machine, [she hums, moving Sora toward one.] If you can handle a straight line with this, then you can probably handle the embellishments! It's just sewing things onto the fabric.