4th Form

[only_skin_deep]

Who: Mystique and open.
Broadcast: Yes.
Action: SS Golden.
When: Now.

[During one of her brief stop offs between planets, Mystique has come across a package left for her in the Golden’s cargo bay. Opening up the box, she scowls at the contents. It’s an hour or so later that a broadcast goes up to the Fleet.] Does anyone want clothing?

[Panning the camera around her feed shows a selection of clothing laid out on the floor of the cargo bay, ranging over several centuries and decades of style, from similar to those they found on the previous Green planet, to more ‘futuristic’ styles as predicted by earlier eras.] I don’t need them. Don’t send them to me again.

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[revengeofthemordsith]

[ She scowls at the old Victorian-style dress. It brings up unpleasant memories. ]

People wear these?

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[only_skin_deep]

Centuries ago on my planet, certainly not anymore. [Mystique's own expression isn't too far off Cara's.] Don't suppose you want it, or any of them.

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[revengeofthemordsith]

It is too . . . soft for my tastes.

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[only_skin_deep]

[There is a look Mystique gives the feed before moving the camera around to a certain outfit that looks either goth or punk inspired, all leather and metal and certainly no where near as 'soft' as some of the others.

Hell, if she was in a better situation with Rogue she would offer those to her first. It seemed along the lines of her old fashion.] This more to tastes? [Whoever the idiot was that sent Mystique these items certainly made sure she had a selection.]

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[revengeofthemordsith]

If I wished to bare myself to a mindless male.

[ She pauses. ] I suppose the cut of the pants is not awful.

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[ontrial]

[ is that her ship's cargo bay covered in clothing? yes, yes it is. barriss is off the golden, but has to respond to try to be pragmatic anyway. ]

At least the timing's good, if anyone requires clothing of a different colour for faction-related reasons?

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[only_skin_deep]

[There is a long glance at the screen towards Barriss before Mystique's gaze returned to the selection of outfits, eyeing them up now by color than the time periods she had laid them out in.] I suppose you are correct. [It was a good point.] Are you requiring a certain set of colors?

[ontrial]

If there's anything particularly modest in greens or reds, that could come in handy for cross-faction bartering. Or anything with a large continuous skirt I can steal for fabric. No one's complained about the black basics yet, at least.

[only_skin_deep]

[There was a moment of hunting through the lines of clothing before Mystique angled her com towards a form covering green dress.] Would that work?

[ontrial]

That'd be perfect, actually. Set it aside for me, if you don't mind.

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[athru]

[ She's. Not laughing. Honest. ]

The red one isn't that bad.

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[only_skin_deep]

[Oh shush you, you know how frustrating this whole thing would be.] Then you are more than welcome to it, though different reds to tend to clash. [Seriously, clothing was so... restricting.]

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[athru]

[ She has no idea; she just keeps taking things that everyone else has been 'given' by their sponsors. She's making quite a collection now. Still, she's sure vengeance will be had. ]

I won't wear it while I'm me. It might be nice to wear something almost flattering for a change.

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[only_skin_deep]

I'll put it aside for you. [Before Mystique moved to pick it up, carefully folding it and adding it to the pile of other pieces others had claimed.] I take it you haven't found much on the planets we have been stopped at then.

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[athru]

Not really. A few daggers, some interesting looking laser weapons, but nothing really incredible to wear. It's the same for you, then?

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[noprophecies]

[hello, shipmate. She's wandering in when she overhears the broadcast and, being the nosy thing she is, comes over to investigate]

—those are clothes people actually wear?

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[only_skin_deep]

At one point, yes. [No comments on her age, thank you very much, not that Mystique had ever been close to revealing her age to anyone on the Fleet, bar maybe Charles. She looks away from the clothing to glance over at Tempest.] Some come back into fashion.

[noprophecies]

Goodness. [she's referring to the more futuristic and modern things, of course, because when she spots the brown dress and the golden dress, she makes a face]

These are far more familiar. Women where I am from often wear this - [she points to the brown dress]

[only_skin_deep]

Then the last planet must have felt equally familiar for you then. [Mystique glances to the item as indicated before turning her gaze back to the other woman and her current attire.] It's been many centuries since such items were considered fashionable from my planet.

[noprophecies]

For the most part. It reminded me of the village I grew up in. [it was a little bittersweet, but a welcome change from everything she had been experiencing back home] Your - medieval period, yes? Or around there?

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[lord_wizard]

Out of curiosity, what do you have against a free wardrobe?

[He honestly doesn't see much issue in the pieces he can see. He'd do a lot for an offering like that.]

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[only_skin_deep]

Because I have no use for it, bar the last planet considering how grabby those residents were. [Ugh, that had been incredibly uncomfortable. She wasn't fond of being grabbed randomly, let alone that mental connection it created.] I'm a shapeshifter, any clothing I require I can form, [Before a slight huff of a breath.] And it tends to get me tangled up when I am changing forms.

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[lord_wizard]

[He's with you on the last planet 1000%, and that gets a small nod of agreement. ]

A shapeshifter? Forgive my ignorance, but what does that...mean, exactly?

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[only_skin_deep]

[It was one thing to tell someone, but so much easier to show them. Taking a moment to study him over the video, Mystique allowed her features to shift to that of Felix.]

That, [Her voice had also changed, turning into his as she spoke.] Is what I mean.

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[lord_wizard]

Point well illustrated. Now if you wouldn't mind...

[Please take off his face]