⊗ 02 [voice]

[fledgeling]

[There is the sound of metal-on-metal, and then Hope huffs angrily]

Is there a universe where clothing sizes actually make sense? Because I think I'd rather go fight Galactus or something instead of dealing with this.

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text; comm tag is "Hiro"

[microbrobotics]

just throw something on anyway? i'm too small for like everything cool so that's what i do.

[voice]

[fledgeling]

I don't even care about 'cool' [Hope wouldn't know cool if it hit her in the face] but all the pants I've tried are like... too loose in some places and too tight in others. I mean, how does that even happen?

[microbrobotics]

i dunno, i do alright.

oooh ... but you're a GIRL aren't you.

[voice]

[fledgeling]

No, I'm a genderless lizard-alien. [So much sarcasm. But at least she drops it after that]

The guys pants have pockets at least, but they were all too big.

voice;

[girlwithout]

I don't think there is, honestly. At least not one where girl's clothing sizes make sense.

[She feels your pain, Hope.]

[fledgeling]

Do any of them have real pockets at least? Because these are bullshit.

[girlwithout]

Yeah. I mean, they're not all good pockets. What're you looking at?

voice.

[glowsferatu]

[ unfortunately for hope, the person best equipped to answer her is irritable, impatient, and incarcerated. sorry, hope. ]

Don't be an idiot, of course they make sense. But there are only so many ways to condense measurements to a standard. If you don't know your size, you need to get measured. If no one there is available to measure you, the store probably isn't worth your business anyway.

[voice]

[fledgeling]

[She may not have replied, but she saw that little meltdown]

So you're a melodramatic supervillain who also sidelines in fashion advice?

[voice]

[glowsferatu]

Don't let my hobbies [ hobbiesgoblin? no, don't even try it kanaya. ] confuse you from my trade. Supervillainy hardly pays the bills.

[givetheslip]

[Lady from the Crusades absolutely shares this sentiment.]

If there is, we aren't inside it. I'm sure of that much.

[fledgeling]

Clearly. I know the usual super-uniforms stand out, but at least they fit. And most of them are pretty durable.

[givetheslip]

I've done some of my shopping for men's clothes, since they seem more sensible, but that upsets some of the merchants.

[Or maybe it was because she went into the wrong fitting room.]

[fridgeflower]

Yeah, you kinda have to do some trial-and-error work to figure out what sizes fit at which stores.

Are you shopping?

[fledgeling]

Trying to. The spandex and body-armor combo looks a little out of place here, y'know?

[fridgeflower]

I can imagine.

I, um. I work at the mall, if you want to meet up sometime. If you need some shopping assistance, I mean.

voice;

[bratziska]

( Franziska von Karma might have had something useful to contribute to this conversation but she's no longer Franziska, really, thanks to the lightning strike, but instead a chaotic Greek goddess. So, instead, she laughs a little. )

So what's the problem? Too big or too small? ( The emphasis makes her sound like she's suggesting the latter. ) You should invest in a tailor. That's what I would do, if I had your problems.

( But she doesn't, obviously. )

Re: voice;

[fledgeling]

Both. Occasionally at the same time, which I didn't think was possible.

I don't think I have the money for a tailor.

voice;

[bratziska]

Well that's just too bad, isn't it? How will you ever get some now? ( A beat. ) I suppose you could steal some. Clothes or money. Doesn't matter.

voice

[aggressiveapathy]

I don't know. Can you pull off a pasties-only outfit?

[voice]

[fledgeling]

[there is a small pause as she looks up what 'pasties' are on the internet]

...Aren't there like, laws against that sort of thing?

[aggressiveapathy]

Not if you're amazing enough.

voice;

[bombshelled]

[ Lana had talked to this girl before, but it's the mention of Galactus that gets her attention. ]

That's a serious fucking statement right there. C'mon, shopping can't be that hard...

[voice]

[fledgeling]

Ugh. Okay, maybe not that hard, but I'd still rather be doing it.

Re: [voice]

[bombshelled]

Sounds like you need a shopping buddy.

Lucky for you, I am ready and available. And I have excellent taste.