Siren stood in front of the Old Navy dressing room, holding in one hand a faded pair of deep blue jeans with a sequined flower on the side, and in the other, a checker pleated skirt. She grinned at her unwitting hostage, the man she only knew as Basskicker, who - at the moment - seemed like he'd rather be anywhere else. Ah, well. She needed new clothes, which meant he would have to wait!
"The jeans would probably be a bit more sturdy in case I fall out of another plane, but the design's a bit tacky, don't you think?" She held it up. "I wonder whose idea it was to put beads on clothes. I mean, that's like asking for them to come off in the wash."
She moved over beside him, tapping him on the shoulder, trying to get his attention.
"Hey! Come on, I can help you pick out something after! You could use something snazzy, stand out from the crowd."
It was disconcerting to the average shopper to see a guy in full costume out in the middle of a department store, but Basskicker made himself look innocent enough by sitting down in a corner and going on his phone. It was ideally a far enough distance away from the changing room Lainey was using, but she swapped about halfway through her selection process to be closer. Unfortunate. She was determined to seek out his advice on a matter he had little expertise in (and even less interest in learning)— women’s clothes.
Basskicker glanced up from his phone, helm unreadable. With a face that was as blank as the mask that veiled it, he drew a soft sigh to feign some sort of consideration.
”God, I don’t know. Whatever makes you look less fat, probably.” He stated encouragingly. Then, after looking down at his phone for another moment, he snapped his finger and looked back up. ”Or whatever makes you look less like a lesbian.” Then it was back to browsing Pitchfork to see what new shit takes they dumped out onto the site.
”I appreciate the offer, but I think I’m good. I don’t buy from places like this.” He gestured vaguely about him with one hand, the other still scrolling. ”I also am not going to buy clothes in costume.”
Last Edit: Sept 15, 2022 16:23:03 GMT by Basskicker
"Okay, but counterpoint, what if I wanted to look more like a lesbian?"
She tossed both of the garments to the side, picking up and inspecting a pair of fishnet stockings.
"Cottagecore, butch, femme, they can all be statements, y'know," she continued, stretching the stockings and staring at Basskicker through the holes with wide eyes. "Clothes are important. They're like - little expressions of personality. From how you feel one day, to who you are deep inside. How people look at us, what people see, it's all a big performance, yeah? Thespians. Lesbian thespians, sometimes."
Grinning, she tossed the stockings to the side as well, grabbing Basskicker by the front of his jacket and leaning in.
"Besides, you can't tell me you've got a little thespian in you, right? I mean, getup like that, you've gotta have a teeny-tiny idea on how others see you. Gotta, like, care a little."
She pushed a leather bomber into his hands, grin widening.