I know that. [ If she weren't surrounded by such beauty, this would come out as a snap. Instead, her brows merely come together in a pensive frown. ] I know that, but... It's not like the mask made me different, Rei, just - the way I was acting.
[ And what it's taught her is that she's reckless. A danger to her friends. ]
..Mm. [ Rapunzel closes her eyes. ] It doesn't matter. You're right, I guess. Can you... show me how to put on these clothes now? I keep my promises, too, and I promised myself I'd learn as much about priestesses as you're willing to teach.
I'm just treating the masks like any other nonsense in Cerealia. sometimes people here act different than they would otherwise, and that's just that. But...yes, since you want to learn, let's get started.
[Rei nods and stands up from the bench, jerking her head towards a public restroom. she sure wasn't going to help Rapunzel dress out in the open for wandering eyes to inspect.]
[ Shockingly it takes her about a minute total to change (after the last hurry-and-get-dressed task CERES had them do, she'd sort of forced herself to learn).
And far from exaggerating about the theatrical quality of her "miko" outfit, now that she can model it for a real miko, Rapunzel wonders if she shouldn't have been less generous about the accuracy. ]
Um. Something tells me this is... not quite right.
[Rei just smiles fondly when Rapunzel appears, because no it's not quite right...but she really could not have known. And that's perfectly fine, since she is lovely and she's so earnest and trying.]
Not quite, but it looks good on you. [She represses the urge to laugh at how awkward Rapunzel seems...]
I mean, it's more like something we'd wear for a special occasion. The skirt's a little bit short too, but that's a common misconception.
[Play it off, Rei.]
And it looks a lot more comfortable than what I wear.
It– [ Her hands go unconsciously to the impractical sleeves and skirt, eventually dropping to her sides where they grab for her hair. As usual. ]
...does it? [ She laughs, finally relaxing after all the sad, serious talk and the self-consciousness. ] I don't– Tight clothes like these are really – I mean, they seem popular in the more modern worlds, but I still think they make moving much harder.
I liked your shoes, though. The... ones you transformed into? Heh. Even I know priestesses don't usually wear heels that high, but wow were they nice.
They sort of flow with you though, which is nice if you're trying to avoid being caught on something.
[Rei smiles and nods. Right, the heels on her boots. Her Eternal form had long done away with the red high heels, but those boots definitely did have heels on them.]
And I guess they are. I mean, they're just boots. It's not something a priestess can do, it's more just me. But thank you.
[A pause, and she thinks, half out loud...]
We could probably find you some that fit, if you like the idea?
You know. [ In moving to fold her arms, Rapunzel inadvertently discovers how much fun giant sleeves can be, which is... why she starts doing that instead. Swinging her arms back and forth so the sleeves move like sails. ] I don't know why I'm being so stubborn about it still; shoes don't really bother me, exactly. It's just... not wearing shoes is kind of like - my signature now or something. You know? The thing that makes me unique.
[Rei just starts giggling. It's kind of impossible not to, with how...sheltered...Rapunzel is that giant sleeves make her act like this. Goodness gracious she is just the cutest thing.]
Yes, ma'am! [ Which leads to her standing at attention and saluting, because she's been spending too much time around people who do silly things like that.
It only occurs to her after a beat or two that this might not be the appropriate response. ]
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[ And what it's taught her is that she's reckless. A danger to her friends. ]
..Mm. [ Rapunzel closes her eyes. ] It doesn't matter. You're right, I guess. Can you... show me how to put on these clothes now? I keep my promises, too, and I promised myself I'd learn as much about priestesses as you're willing to teach.
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[Rei nods and stands up from the bench, jerking her head towards a public restroom. she sure wasn't going to help Rapunzel dress out in the open for wandering eyes to inspect.]
That'll be more private.
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And far from exaggerating about the theatrical quality of her "miko" outfit, now that she can model it for a real miko, Rapunzel wonders if she shouldn't have been less generous about the accuracy. ]
Um. Something tells me this is... not quite right.
...what do you think.
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Not quite, but it looks good on you. [She represses the urge to laugh at how awkward Rapunzel seems...]
I mean, it's more like something we'd wear for a special occasion. The skirt's a little bit short too, but that's a common misconception.
[Play it off, Rei.]
And it looks a lot more comfortable than what I wear.
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...does it? [ She laughs, finally relaxing after all the sad, serious talk and the self-consciousness. ] I don't– Tight clothes like these are really – I mean, they seem popular in the more modern worlds, but I still think they make moving much harder.
I liked your shoes, though. The... ones you transformed into? Heh. Even I know priestesses don't usually wear heels that high, but wow were they nice.
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[Rei smiles and nods. Right, the heels on her boots. Her Eternal form had long done away with the red high heels, but those boots definitely did have heels on them.]
And I guess they are. I mean, they're just boots. It's not something a priestess can do, it's more just me. But thank you.
[A pause, and she thinks, half out loud...]
We could probably find you some that fit, if you like the idea?
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For me? You mean... to wear? Um. Well. I... think I like boots better than most shoes. My mother wears them so... they can't feel that strange, right?
...Honestly? [ She laughs. ] I think being a priestess would be easier than wearing shoes for me at this point, Rei.
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[Rei wears socks most of the time, too, but she wears shoes around those socks...]
I mean, it's something that you just get used to, but I'm not going to push you to do it. That'd be silly.
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H-Hah...I...I understand. [Snerk.] Your arms...
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[ She looks up, startled. ]
Wait, my... arms? [ Oh, right, the swinging.
...and now her cheeks are a deep, deep pink, so that's wonderful. ]
Sorry!! I really am taking this seriously, Rei, I-I just... Aha.
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[She's taking a wild guess here.]
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[Also smart but...]
Now, why don't we get started on some basic priestess training?
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It only occurs to her after a beat or two that this might not be the appropriate response. ]
...Where do we begin?
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[And Rei will give a fairly detailed, patient explanation of the duties she generally performs. And the scene fades to black!]