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[Video] Grasshopper Day Sixteen (After Departure from Platform)

From: Dressing Carriage
To: All Carriages

You know what? Effe this train, and effe it's stupid shop.

[He's moderating his language for the sake of the children on board! Be proud of him Voidtreckers! ~~It won't last forever.~~]

If this is the game it's going to play, fine. I can play.

[Reno steps into view of the terminal's camera and he's wearing this fabulous outfit with a pair of tight fitting black pants just barely visible beneath all the swag. For show, he's twirling three materia (one red orb, one green orb, and one blue orb) in hand like the dexterous fuck that he is.

Sorry, you weren't expecting a redheaded Goblin King/Sesshoumaru hybrid to appear on the ICPs today? Too bad! Have one anyway.]

Look, all I'm saying is... don't ask for random clothes unless you want to end up having to play dress up like you're going to a freakin' convention for nerds.

Me? Nah, I'm gonna own it like I'm the freakin' Lightning God that I am. [He winks at the camera.] Right, Stinger?

[[ooc note: feel free to run into him wearing the outfit over yonder if you prefer! yes, I used the word 'yonder' in a legit sentence. bite me.]]

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That. Is. AWESOME!

[This guy's opinion on wardrobe choices......]

Yeah? Ya think so?

[But he'll ham it up anyway!! Have a charming lopsided grin for your effort in replying, Prompto.]

Yeah! You look amazing! I mean, I don't know where you'd wear it besides.. obviously strutting your stuff down the train is good, but other than that..

We need a party just so you can wear that again! Can't be sitting around doing train chores in a suit like that.

Any chance you'll let me come take a picture of you in it?

[Reno laughs out loud at the idea of him doing train chores at all. Spoiler: he doesn't do chores. Ever. He barely even gets around to washing his own clothing and that's just because he's very careful with his Turk suit.]

Yeah, that ain't happening.

[He gives pause at the last part though. Eh, what the hell. He likes posing.]

Sure, why the hell not. Snap away.

Sweet! I get bored taking pictures of just random people playing jenga or baking. This will be a nice change of pace, you know? Oh hey, uh.. where are you?

[Okay, weird... (Without context, he doesn't understand why this guy is taking so many pictures of random people playing games and stuff. What the hell?)]

Dressing carriage currently. Making my way towards the front of the train. Wait long enough and eventually I'll get wherever you are.

[Prompto is missing completely there was anything off about what he'd just said. It was perfectly normal in his own context.]

Ah! In that case, I'll meet you in the garden. It'll have the best lighting!

[He waves and then runs off to meet his new friend.]

[Well, off to the next carriage ...and so forth until he ends up in the garden. He doesn't exactly hurry considering he's having fun prancing about like a loon. But he makes it there eventually.

He moves with an easy swagger. His languid pace doesn't even jostle the three orbs in his one hand. He's holding them still by now because otherwise he'll get a damn cramp in his hand, but once he has an audience he tends to juggle or twirl them a little bit for show.]

[Prompto hopped up excited when he saw the man in the dramatic purple outfit. Wow, he didn't realize how much that reminded him of Ravus. It made him a little nervous for a second before shaking himself out of it.

He steadied his camera- which magically appeared in his hand out of no where- and quickly took a few shots.]

Wow! These are going to be great! Can you juggle any higher?

[Reno paused as he saw Prompto get up excitedly and get a little closer. He didn't get the opportunity to greet him though before the camera started snapping pictures.

Okay then! This guy was enthusiastic about photographs.

The briefest of hesitations as he processed the request. Then he flashed a big grin and acquiesced. He wasn't just about the juggling but his whole demeanor was a constant pose, a performance with his every move. Juggling wasn't his favorite thing but it did garner attention and he wasn't half bad at it considering he had excellent hand-eye coordination.

He was extra careful with the materia though. He didn't want it to crack. At the first sign of a possible fumble because he tried too hard to please and throw it nice and high, he lowered the height immediately and then slowed to a stop.]

You really like this stuff, huh?

[He asked idly as he returned the three orbs to one hand and began to twirl them about instead, just to keep up the performance.]

[Oh wow! The guy was really getting into this. He loved it! He wondered if this was what a 'real' photographer felt when he had models and stuff.

At the question, he sighed and nodded.]

Yeah, a train for months on end isn't exactly a great place for photography, you know? I don't want to let my skill or my camera get rusty but.. there's not a lot of excitement going on. Anyway, thanks.

[He stuck out his hand.]

I'm Prompto by the way. I forgot to introduce myself.

[Well, the plus side to already having his main hand full was that he didn't have to play the 'oops wrong hand' game when it came time for handshakes. His handshake was firm but brief.]

Reno. [beat] Interesting hobby you have there. Didn't realize photos were so...exciting.

[He didn't really get the appeal. Then again, he wasn't into that sort of stuff. (Didn't keep him from admiring a pretty pin-up or gazing at advertisements like any normal person but that was another story.)]

[The fact they were shaking with the wrong hand was forgotten a half second after it happened. It was a mix of how weird this place was normally and Prompto's observation skills.]

Nice to meet you Reno. Well, you know, they're a great way of keeping track of where you've been and cool stuff you've done.

[He clicked on a button and the best shot he'd taken of Reno printed out on. He handed it over.]

What kind of stuff are you into?

[It's not the wrong hand since his left hand was occupied. Reno was a lefty. He juggled the orbs with his main hand, the left hand, and shook with the right hand, the typical choice in a world full of right handed schmucks.]

Yeah, I guess. [He still didn't get it. Then again, he had to memorize important shit or he'd be crap at his job. Some people took photos for blackmail, he supposed, but generally he left that kinda work to rookies.

He took the photo and grimaced as he looked at it. Not that he didn't look fabulous because he fucking did--but damn it was still ridiculous.]

Ehh... booze, woman, cheap sex. [He was mostly joking at least.]

Huh. My random outfit last month was fine.

[ Here's a smug child. ]

I guess it just knows who we are deep down inside.

[Reno is quiet for a moment, caught somewhere between a blank stare and a glare at the child on the screen. His thoughts are something along the lines of "that figures, this frickin' train hates me". Then his face inches into a creepy lopsided grin.]

Oh yeah? Well, aren't you just a lucky ducky.

[ Oh that's a good look. It's been a while since she's dragged out schadenfreude like this and it feels good. ]

My luck's been going up for a while now, yeah.

Fan-fucking-tastic for you.

[Aaaaand there went the self-censoring right down the drain. That didn't take long at all.]

Maybe it's just pity for the kiddies.

[ Wow, she's gonna get Gladio to wash your mouth out with soap. ]

Right now? I'll take a little pity if it benefits me.

...fair. At least if it gets you something decent out of it.

[Reno hated pity but...in this case, she had a point. An advantage was an advantage.]

[ Well it's not like she knew how to judge an outfit. ]

I'm sure you can trade yours to someone.

...you know, on this train, with these people? You're probably right.

[Although, with this train and these people--was there anything on board worth trading for?]

"Be specific with clothes. How specific? Also. Lightning god is a brag, you are not an incarnation of Ramuh, right?"

Just don't chose the random option.

[He laughs.]

Who knows? Maybe~

That is certainly a spectacular outfit there. I think it is more interesting than the one I received when tried ordering. I am very waterproof with that one.

Yeah, it's got that going for it at least. Completely useless for a normal day of lounging on the train. But if it wants a show... [He'll put on one.]

...what did it do, give you a bunch of clothing made out of raincoats? [Heh.]

No, that's clearly not for lounging around. That's for making a statement.

[Quatre chuckled] Might as well. There's an oversized blue rain jacket, shorts that are made with the same material, and a hat. There are leggings, shoes, and a shirt too, but they aren't waterproof.

Yeah, I make a statement all right.

[He let out a short giggle. Easily amused by his own ridiculousness.]

Tch. That sounds awful. Unless the train plans on dumping us on a rain world sometime. Hopefully not. [Knocking on the wall as if it were wood.]

As long as that statement is one you want to make.

It's not so bad. The colors are nice. I don't have much cause the wear the whole outfit though, but if it rains anywhere I'll be set.

I can make any statement I want, any time, yo.

[He batted his lashes a few times for show.]

As long as you're not on blue team it's not a bad color. [He made a gesture to his own outfit.] Damn train insists I wear purple for some reason. I mean, I know the color makes my hair pop, but sheesh.

Yes of course you can. [He chuckled]

No, I'm not on the blue team so it is not like the train is trying to make me wear team colors. I wonder if I'd have the same result if I ordered something else or if it would give me team colors.

[Have a cute wink for agreeing.]

Ehhh, who knows. I think the train just hates me enough to tease me with stupid shit like that. Ain't the first time, probably won't be the last.

Maybe you'd have better luck. Maybe not.

Perhaps. Or perhaps it is simply trying to find something that is fitting for you and can't quite hit the mark.

I'm almost tempted to try again, but I have a feeling that I had the best luck earlier.

[Reno wasn't certain whether to be insulted or not.] Yeah, well, it sure as hell is way off the mark!

[Not that he wasn't having fun or anything but--shut the hell up. This was totally lame. ~~And not cool at all, gdit.~~]

Yeah, I hear ya. Not sure it's worth the points whenever other things can be traded for instead.

Of course. It is after all, what you think.

I agree. I'm curious, but not enough to spend the points on it.

It would be interesting to see what others have received from the train.

People are always bored around here. Could always ask. Don't doubt that you would get some takers that love to talk on this thing about such things.

Have definitely seen others announce their shit on here. [Kinda like he did. Lame, but here he was doing it too so he couldn't say that.]

I'll have to ask then. See what other things the train has given out. I just based on yours and mine, it doesn't seem like there's a pattern, but maybe it has a few styles it tends to look at.

[He might be overthinking this]

[That sound you just heard was Elena laughing so hard she breaks into a coughing fit.]

Yeah, yeah. Get it out of your system, rookie.

[He is NOT pouting. You're choking! Concentrate on that, not his face!]

Well, well, you look fit for dining with the King.

To bad you don't drink Elven wine or I would invite you to celebrate that magnificent outfit.

[He's in the dining car, hand grinding grain into flour for baking later, if Reno takes the bait :D]

Is this the kinda shit you wear in your own world? Damn. How do you move around?

[Which, honestly, was a deceptive statement considering Reno seemed to be moving around just fine in the outfit. Even once he started swaggering down the hallways to the far end of the train.

But first things first. Of course he keyed in on the magical word of "wine." Not his preferred booze, but it was booze. He'd take it.]

Hey, hey, hey. No one said I don't drink that! Just because I've never had it before doesn't mean I can't give it a try.

As all Elves do. With grace and an effortless elegance that makes the other races envious. [There might be just a hint of a smirk right there.]

I must warn you, Elven wine is quite potent. But if you feel you are up to it, I'm in the dining car.

[ooc: You familiar with the scene in LOTR: Two Towers where Gimli is so drunk he passes out and Legolas is just barely starting to feel a buzz? :D]

Che. Pompous ass.

Hah! You don't know me and how much I can hold. [It's an astonishingly large amount for someone so small.]

[ooc: Glorfindel would NEVER comment on Reno's...size.]

[Glorfindel held up the bottle of wine to the ICP and waggled it slightly as his only reply, the tiny smirk still there. He'd gotten three bottles of it about a month ago, but never found the right moment to bring it out.]

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[Video] Grasshopper Day Sixteen (After Departure from Platform)

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