⊗ 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.

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[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?

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[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]

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?

[fledgeling]

Pants, mostly. T-shirts are easy at least.

[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?

[girlwithout]

[Ah, screw it. Rikki kind of misses doing normal teenage things like this anyway.] I'm not doing anything right now. Want some help?

[givetheslip]

[Lady from the Crusades absolutely shares this sentiment.]

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

[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.

[fledgeling]

Sure, I guess. This probably can't get more frustrating.

[fledgeling]

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

[microbrobotics]

i dunno, i do alright.

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

[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.]

[fledgeling]

Wow, you were a pretty crappy supervillian, then. Couldn't hit up a bank or something?

Unless it was a principles thing, but most of that type don't go on self-pitying tirades about how awful they are.

[Hope you should probably stop taunting the angry person with superpowers]

[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.

[fridgeflower]

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

Are you shopping?

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[microbrobotics]

hey i dunno what you identify as. but i hang out with girls and i hear them complain about clothes too.

you tried like kids stuff? it gets you funny looks but if it fits...

[fledgeling]

I looked at the pants, but they were all too big.

[She didn't think to look in the boys section instead of the mens, though]

It's really frustrating.

[fledgeling]

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

[girlwithout]

Gimme a place to meet you and I'll be there soon.

[givetheslip]

It is. But what frustrates me even more is the attitude of some shop attendants—as if we should be glad to finally be able to buy their so-called modern clothing. Though I suppose not everyone will experience that.

[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.

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[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. )