recolle | Love is in the air~

WHO: Jirou and whoever wants to join him!
WHERE: Various shops in Recolle
WHEN: Throughout the month
WHAT: Jirou has plans to make for his wedding! That means seeing what things he might want at it!
WARNINGS: Drunkenness and cuteness mostly... It's Jirou.

Jirou Hirata was officially engaged. A city hero too since he'd been awarded with a medal but that wasn't something he particularly cared about. It had been the right thing to do obviously. Besides, he was a sword and he was just accepting that it meant he was meant to be used for battles sometimes. Not a big deal to him really.

So after all that he was doing what he really cared about. Preparing for his future wedding.

That meant going out to various shops to see what would please him for that. One had to start looking into these things right away so they'd be prepared by the wedding, after all! That was just common sense! Sure sometimes he had his mom or Fai with him but for the most part he just sort of wandered into shops to poke around.

This meant one could usually find a fashionably dressed model with a cute white pomeranian head poking out from a purse. Sometimes he dressed like a woman and other times he dressed like a man. It all depended on what kind of mood Jirou happened to be in. Whatever the case was there were usually well dressed Japanese men with him, clearly bodyguards.

Perhaps one would run into him at a bakery tasting some of the sweets to be found there. Or maybe at a florist where he was figuring out what flowers were available for sale. Or even just normal shopping for new outfits. He would have parties to attend to celebrate this, you know!

Don't mind the bodyguards. Jirou was more than friendly and definitely very drunk as he took sips from the large sake jug he carried with him everywhere...

[ooc: Pick a shop to run into him or run into him on the streets! Jirou will be out and about to find places for various things to do with his future wedding! If you'd like your character to be someone he approaches to help him out then feel free! There are lots of slots to fill for places at the parties, wedding, and reception!]

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[ Well, he was going to say no to be polite, but if you're already handing it to someone else... ]

Sorry, my cat doesn't like it when I come home smelling like other animals.

[ Which isn't really untrue.

The first thing he takes off the rack is a dress that looks something like this, though the fringe is less full to make it look a little less retro and sleeker. ]

I think we'll start with this. [ Something that's plausible to sell at a store but makes a strong statement. ]

What do you think?

[With the dog gone, he comes closer to look at the dress.]

Ooooh! I like how unique this is! Momma might even find some inspiration from it too!

[He lightly runs his fingers over it then looks to him.]

What are you thinking for shoes, hair and makeup?

[ "Unique" is always an iffy compliment, but it seems like a positive enough response, so that helps his nerves a little. He smiles. ]

I was picturing black T-strap heels with this one if you have anything like that.

[ Which isn't too specific, and he's guessing there are a lot of shoes in this place, so... ]

A sleek side ponytail for hair, a smokey eye, and a nude lip. I don't know if you really want to do a full makeup change every time for each look, though, so we could always go a little lighter on the eye makeup to keep it more versatile.

[ This is easier when he's got a different girl for each outfit. ]

We can look at my shoe collection. I'm sure I have just the thing for them.

[Probably several of them actually. For now he just nods then waves his hand.]

I don't mind redoing my makeup. Momma won't mind either. I'll get that started now though so that way I don't get make up on the clothes!

[And he'll get right to it!]

How long have you been designing?

Sounds good.

[ He'll go back to rearranging things on the rack in the meantime... Hm, maybe he made a mistake doing this one first instead of in between the two red ones. He guesses he could do the evening gown in between to break up the colors, but that really seems like more of a fourth-spot piece... ]

I only started doing it seriously after college.

[ So almost ten years tbh but he's not going to advertise how old he is. ]

I'd been interested in fashion since high school, but all I'd really done was minor alterations to existing pieces. It wasn't something I'd considered as a viable career option, and given our financial situation, it wasn't really something I could let myself consider until I had a more practical degree to fall back on and some money saved up.

Oh really? What degree did you get instead?

[Fixing his hair, he looks over at him curiously. Given the look of him he honestly can't picture him doing anything other than fashion in the first place!]

Also that's impressive. I don't think you're that much older than I am!

[ Tell that to his other self, the renowned doctor and corporate executive who wears a feather boa to work. ]

Economics. I figured I could go into investment banking or work for the Federal Reserve or something.

[ He glances back over his shoulder and smiles. He may regret asking this depending on what Jirou thinks qualifies as "that much older", but he also can't resist an opportunity to find out what someone thinks of him. ]

Oh? What would your guess be?

Oooooh.

[He pauses in applying shadow to look him over. A soft hum later and then...]

Twenty-eight or twenty-nine.

[ Okay, good. ]

Thirty, so close. I'll take it.

[ Actually, he should probably go ahead and actually type up a list of the accessories and styling he's picturing on his phone, so let's do that... ]

How old do you think I am?

[He goes back to smoking out his eyes and smiles at how they make the gold pop. What a good idea for them! He likes this guy's style already!]

[ As a fellow dark hair and gold eyes guy, he will not steer you wrong.

He takes a moment to make it look like he's seriously considering the question. ]

Twenty-five?

That's right! I'll be twenty-six this summer.

[He finishes up with some lashes then goes to fix up his hair.]

Though apparently I'm way older than that based on my memories!

[ Yeah, he's not actually that good, he'd just gotten his age from his mom's wiki page earlier. ]

Were you some kind of supernatural being then, or just old?

--You have black boots that are at least knee high, right?

A tsukumogami! I'm a sword!

[He waves for him to come with him and that sure is a giant walk-in closet of nothing but...shoes.]

The boots should be over...here! Do any of these work?

[ A sword. Since when are swords sentient enough to have memories? ]

...All right.

[ Whatever.

More importantly, he was clearly right about this guy having lots of shoes... jesus. ]

I'm... sure I'll find something.

Do you mind if I go ahead and pick things out for each look? That would certainly be easier than having me describe things I'm looking for that may or may not be here.

Go ahead! I already went through everything and got rid of the ones that are no longer in style!

[Yep. He sure did just throw away a bunch of shoes. The life of a rich person.]

I'll go finish my make up then I can get changed and by then momma should be here!

Donated, I hope.

[ Said almost under his breath... but he smiles and gives a nod of agreement. ]

All right, great. Let me know if you need help with the zipper or anything.

[ And he'll just keep himself occupied with this for a while... Good, he's got the T-straps he wanted for that first dress, and some higher heels for the next, and there are the boots he wanted...

Hm, what should he do for that last piece? It's not like you'll even see the shoes with it, but... maybe a gold if he can find the right shade...

God, he wishes he had this closet. ]

Love is in the air~

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jesus sorry life sure happened

it's okay! life happens!

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