video from sleeper 1, Fiddlesticks Day 12

[enthunder]

Hey. Dunno if anyone was waiting to see how stupid the 'random clothes' option was before trying it, but I finally spent points on new clothes. So, here's a review... I guess.

[ She rummages next to the ICP, and holds up an ornate jacket, a black dress printed with red rose petals and a pile of wool and linen that she can't quite sort out in time for the camera before she gives up and puts it down again. ]

In short, they're not bad. Not great for missions, but they're, [ She lifts her hands to do airquotes ] 'not to be worn on official Voidtrecker business' anyway. It's fifteen points for an outfit, though... so, maybe see the spider instead if you're low.

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i didn't time how long it takes to strip, nope.

[enthunder]

Give me a second... [ She strips down as fast as possible, made easier by the fact that she's worn literally the same outfit for five months. She could take it off in her sleep and, in fact, probably has several times.

Her underclothes aren't particularly attractive, more sportswear than anything, so she just grabs the leggings and tugs them on. That leaves her decent, as far as her standards go, even if her l'Cie brand is exposed on her chest.

Okay, so it was more like fifteen seconds, but. ]

[radishlobbyist]

[ It sure takes longer than a second and Wen Qing finds herself extremely aware of every passing second, just as much as she is aware of the rustle of fabric. All the while she chides herself ridiculous for her embarrassment, when as a doctor she has seen so much more naked skin.

Figuring she is finally allowed to look, she turns, blushing all over again when she finds Lightning wearing leggings and more chest exposed than she had accounted for. The brand draws her attention, though. ]

When did you get that? [ she asks gently, stepping forward, fingers reaching out to touch the mark on her chest. ]

[enthunder]

[ Her first few months she'd been careful not to reveal the brand too much, still cautious, unable to shake the stigma of it. Nowadays, though... who cared? No one knew what a l'Cie was. The worst she'd gotten was 'weird tattoo'.

None of that stops her shifting awkwardly when Qing reaches out, but she doesn't move away or fold her arms, so. Progress. ]

This? When a god thought I'd make a good slave. It's the brand of a l'Cie.

[ The brand doesn't feel particularly different from her skin in texture, but the energy beneath it pulses in time with a slow heart-beat, undeniable. ]

[radishlobbyist]

[ Wen Qing finds herself intrigued by the brand, even though the story behind it is already shaping up to be a terrible one. But there is power in it, she can feel her own spiritual energy react to it though it is foreign and she doesn't truly understand it, like all the magics from other worlds. To her, it mostly just feels like something distinctly associated with Lightning.

She looks up from studying the mark to meet Lightning's eyes again. ]

I hope you taught this god that he was wrong to think you could be leashed.