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[fatedchaos]

[The feed cuts on to reveal a young teenage girl in a slightly dirty and definitely revealing dress, a shaky smile on her face as well as a slightly bemused look. Above her heart, if someone looks hard enough, they’ll see a floral tattoo. She tucks a strand of blonde hair behind her ear.] Um, hey. [What now? She rubs her hands over her bare arms, going quiet for a second before taking a deep breath.] So. This seriously happened, huh? Universal kidnapping or whatever it is. You know, I was... I was supposed to be going home finally. I was supposed to be going back to school and picking my life up again and...

[She falls silent again.] Not that anyone actually wants to hear all that, just one more person whining about things. I don’t want to be a whiner. [Yes she does. Fuck all this injustice.]

Anyway. [There’s a bright grin on her face now.] My name’s Vanessa. And I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of the nearest clothing store? Or a mall> I’m, uh... Not really dressed for whatever this is. [She feels really uncomfortable being in her low cut white dress.] That’s what I get for being dressed to go partying, right? [Ahahaha......]

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[effective]

They don't care about 'supposed to', here.

[fatedchaos]

[A frown.] They usually don't. It doesn't hurt to try, at least. Giving up is worse than fighting. [Or complaining.]

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[effective]

It can always hurt to try. [Don't you know anything??]

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[fatedchaos]

But at least I feel like I've done something instead of nothing.

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[sharpes]

Hey, I think you look gorgeous.

[WHY CHANGE.]

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[fatedchaos]

[Bluuuushing. She coughs.]

Thanks. But I wasn't... Actually asking how I looked.

[BECAUSE OF THAT REACTION 8C]

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[sharpes]

[Hands in the air in a sort of 'I surrender' gesture.]

All I'm saying is don't change on my account.

[... but he relents after a moment,]

But there is an audio-only feature on these things. If you're worried about any compromising shots showing up on turtlebook later.

[depicted]

[Taking pity: clothing problems are the worst problems. (She is too young to hit on because come on, even he has limits.)]

The Earth Sector is usually the place for clothing boutiques and seamstresses. If you want something warmer in the interim, I can lend you my greatcoat.

[fatedchaos]

Earth Sector, okay. [Not that she particularly knows where that is at the moment, but it's good information to have.] Oh. No, no. Thank you for the offer, but I can't let you do that.

[depicted]

It isn't any trouble—but, I imagine the women here will be of more use than that, anyway. And if you need any other help . . . [He smiles] The opinion around here seems to be that we must hang together, or we'll hang separately.

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[littlecousin]

[Nita is not wearing much more than Vanessa is, but she looks perfectly comfortable. She also has pointy ears and weird, not-human eyebrows.]

My friend Favrielle is a designer. If you want something that doesn't look like it came from East Asia, she's your best bet.

[She looks thoughtfully at the screen for a second.]

I'm Nita. What's your size? You can borrow something of mine if you like. I have some stuff that's not short.

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[fatedchaos]

[Vanessa wishes she could be more comfortable with herself, but nope. But she does sort of stare at Nita a bit before looking away because, wow. That's pretty rude there, Vanessa.]

I don't mind East Asia designs. My mom's done a few things inspired by East Asia before. [A smile.] What does your friend charge?

I'm a size six. And thank you. I really don't want to be any trouble, though.

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[littlecousin]

[tmw you realize you have no idea what size your character is]

Sliding scale, I think. I can ask her.

[Nita is absolutely the worst person to ask about money. She can't manage the finances of anything smaller than a corporation.]

Oh, sweet, my stuff will probably fit you. You should come by! What sector are you in? I could pick you up.

[Bulldozing right over the protestations of not wanting to be any trouble? Check.

Also, by "pick you up," she means it literally. With flying.]

[notdreaming]

There aren't any malls here, but the Earth Sector has a lot of clothing stores.

[fatedchaos]

[Sigh.] I hoped for a bit of something normal, but clothing stores are better than nothing.

[notdreaming]

[ Kara tries a smile. ]

It's not much like my home either. You may still find things you like. [ She knows she did. ]

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[agentdork]

Hey, kid, it happens to the best of us. [ He manages a lopsided grin, shrugging. ] First things first is to make sure you're all in one piece. Then, if you need clothes, I'd hit Earth.

If you need just pj pants in the meantime, I've got a pair you can borrow, and a long-sleeved shirt, to get you by for right now?

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[fatedchaos]

I'm pretty sure that I'm all in one piece. Physically, anyway. [She shrugs in return.]

No, really. I can't ask you to do that. It's really nice of you to offer though. Thank you.

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[agentdork]

Well, that's something, huh?

And hey, I'm offerin' 'cause I don't mind.

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[wintershepherd]

Hi Vanessa. I don't think there's any malls here, but there are lots of clothing shops.

Not to dissuade you from finding something warmer, but I hope they can clean that dress up... it looks nice on you.

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[fatedchaos]

That's almost the same, then. [There is an unholy number of good looking people in this place, she realizes. Maybe she is in Nefandus still. Forgive her for staring for a second.] As home, I mean. Malls are nice, though. Everything in just one place, but Los Angeles is the kind of place where there are just stores lined up everywhere.

[She frowns.] I'd... really rather never see this thing again.

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[wintershepherd]

Oh...

[ Seems as though he's touched on a sore subject. ]

I mean, you can do whatever you want with it, I just...

Sorry.

[howherolls]

I think in situations like this, it's okay to be a whiner.

[fatedchaos]

[A small smile.] It's not really the best impression to give off.

[howherolls]

[ he mimics the expression, hands threading together ]

There are worse ones to give, trust me.

I'm Peeta.