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The doors of the Silky Doll swung open smoothly, and Sylia Stingray stepped out to serve the new customer, only to blink slightly at the sight of Alice in her
full human form, lacking Neko on her shoulder. It seemed the girl wanted to keep this quiet... if only because Priss, Nene and Rhea left her bright red any
time the topic of the Dolls primary merchandise came up (The last one unintentionally).
"Hi Sylia. Um, I need your help," Alice said.
"Oh?" she said, keeping an innocent look on her face. She knew damn well what the girl was here for, as Nene had texted the entire circle of friends
with the news that Alice had finally worked up the courage to pop the question.
"I asked Inyme out to a movie, and well..." She looked nervous for a moment as Sylia let a small smile form. "Well, I was hoping you could help
me look good for it/"
"Ah...well, the question is...do you think Inyme would really recognize fashion concepts like mine?"
"Um, maybe..." Alice said as she let herself be led out the back into the 'hidden' section of the store Sylia used to cater to heroes and
other metahumans. As she shifted to her normal form, revised that statement. "Probably not."
The older woman smiled in gentle amusement at that. "Well...she started wearing other things than her armor, right? What strikes you as her sense of
fashion?"
"Um, pretty simple really," Alice admitted.
"So let's go with that," Sylia said with a smile. "Nothing fancy, like a dress or anything...just something that highlights you..."
Alices smile was brighter then her eyes, it seemed. Before long, they'd worked out a simple ensemble that clung to Alice's legs yet highlighted her
curves above without clinging like spandex, on top of some plain sandals. "I think it looks good on you," Sylia smiled.
Alice posed in front of the mirror, unable to stop smiling. "You think she'll like it?"
"She appreciates simple things, from what I can tell...which means she's more likely to pay attention to what lies underneath than what you cover it
with...so the best bet is to accentuate that as subtly as possible," the expert replied. Alice grinned at her, tail waving. "You'll look
fine," she added.
Alice darted over, hugging her and drawing an even wider smile from the woman. "What do I owe you?"
"Nothing," she smiled. "I'm allowed to spoil family every now and then." That got a delighted giggle from the girl as she went and got
changed back into street clothes. In an impressive display of self control, Sylia managed to wait until Alice had left before pulling out her phone and calling
Nene with an update.
***
The doors of the Silky Doll swung open smoothly, and Sylia Stingray stepped out to serve the new customer, only to blink slightly at the sight of Alice in her
full human form, lacking Neko on her shoulder. It seemed the girl wanted to keep this quiet... if only because Priss, Nene and Rhea left her bright red any
time the topic of the Dolls primary merchandise came up (The last one unintentionally).
"Hi Sylia. Um, I need your help," Alice said.
"Oh?" she said, keeping an innocent look on her face. She knew damn well what the girl was here for, as Nene had texted the entire circle of friends
with the news that Alice had finally worked up the courage to pop the question.
"I asked Inyme out to a movie, and well..." She looked nervous for a moment as Sylia let a small smile form. "Well, I was hoping you could help
me look good for it/"
"Ah...well, the question is...do you think Inyme would really recognize fashion concepts like mine?"
"Um, maybe..." Alice said as she let herself be led out the back into the 'hidden' section of the store Sylia used to cater to heroes and
other metahumans. As she shifted to her normal form, revised that statement. "Probably not."
The older woman smiled in gentle amusement at that. "Well...she started wearing other things than her armor, right? What strikes you as her sense of
fashion?"
"Um, pretty simple really," Alice admitted.
"So let's go with that," Sylia said with a smile. "Nothing fancy, like a dress or anything...just something that highlights you..."
Alices smile was brighter then her eyes, it seemed. Before long, they'd worked out a simple ensemble that clung to Alice's legs yet highlighted her
curves above without clinging like spandex, on top of some plain sandals. "I think it looks good on you," Sylia smiled.
Alice posed in front of the mirror, unable to stop smiling. "You think she'll like it?"
"She appreciates simple things, from what I can tell...which means she's more likely to pay attention to what lies underneath than what you cover it
with...so the best bet is to accentuate that as subtly as possible," the expert replied. Alice grinned at her, tail waving. "You'll look
fine," she added.
Alice darted over, hugging her and drawing an even wider smile from the woman. "What do I owe you?"
"Nothing," she smiled. "I'm allowed to spoil family every now and then." That got a delighted giggle from the girl as she went and got
changed back into street clothes. In an impressive display of self control, Sylia managed to wait until Alice had left before pulling out her phone and calling
Nene with an update.
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