video - #thestruggle

[h2no]

[everything's going to hell okay we all know by now... archie is currently standing near a clothes rack in a nondescript shop. just a generic, average one that litters the streets of america.

...it's vaguely related to everything that's going on. you gotta get new clothes when a good chunk of your wardrobe ends up with blood all over it, okay.]

Aye, yeah, I can't be the only one that-- [he holds up a hideous brown, frilly blouse.] --finds shopping here really hard. I gotta go to fifty different places to even find one goddamn shirt that doesn't look like it was pulled out a dumpster. I feel like I'm gonna end up wearin' the shit I was Ported in with until it atomizes 'cause nothin' else here matches what I got goin' on. Not to mention the stuff back home could wether a volcano erupting [sorry maxie] and a sandstorm all the while bein' chewed on by a Totodile. All these things are like tissue paper.

[he is, essentially, bitching about the Aesthetic Struggle.]

Do I gotta be some kinda millionaire to get something that isn't garbage? [he holds up another shirt, this one with an american flag plastered on it.] Really? Where the fuck is Kanaya when ya need her, huh?

[a beat.]

Ah, yeah, I'm back on the healin' list. Gimme a shout if you got a papercut or you're dyin' or something. I'm hourly.

Comments

video

[continuousgroaning]

I don't know, I think that blouse would look good on you.

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[h2no]

Tina, I cherish your opinions on anything dearly, but I think this is the first time I have been forced to outright reject one of them.

[he shoves the blouse further into the rack. begone.]

[continuousgroaning]

Mmm, fair enough. Brown isn't really your color, anyway.

[h2no]

If I had to guess... my colour is blue.

[he ducks down in the frame to get his blue aqua bandana on the camera to emphasize this.]

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[heliophilic]

Would you like the number of my tailor?

[Sure, he only uses her to make his work clothes, but she's nothing if not versatile.]

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[h2no]

I almost want to say no on principle... but...






Yes.

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[heliophilic]

[M gives a pout.]

What did I do to get on your bad side?

[Still, he texts Archie the number.]

If she can make my work clothes, I have no doubt she can do "slutty merman" too.

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[fehus]

I can throw your non-tissue paper stuff in with mine. Blood does come out, it's not actually like, a whole Macbeth thing.

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[fehus]

-- Ah, and one of my best friends just dreamed a bunch of new clothes for me. They're pretty good? I dunno about clothes.

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[h2no]

Like... a magic thing?

[or maybe he's just no good at using a washing machine.]

...To, uh. Both of those statements.

Video; augh the #aesthetic

[momchester]

I know. [leather and flannel trash child.] The clothes in this world suck. Poodle skirts really didn’t need to come back.

AUGH

[h2no]

I thought I'd lucked out by not living through that era.

[he groans dramatically, moving the camera to show a display of poodle skirts.]

I'm suffering.

sobs aesthetically

[momchester]

Ugh. That's just.... gross.

I can't even tell you how hard it is to keep looking like a normal adult.

[Thrift shops, army surplus. She has to sew things. It's horrific. She keeps bringing things to a tailor because she can't find flannel in women's cuts.]

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[garotted]

I'm not a hundred-percent on it, but if you actually find something you like, I can probably charm it to be pretty hard to destroy. Give me a couple of days to experiment with it.

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[h2no]

Magic continues to terrify and astound me.

[amazing since he comes from a world where he woke up a giant whale with the ability to control the sea.]

[garotted]

This coming from the guy from a world full of magic animals.

video;

[storyseeker]

You can pay a personal stylist to help you find the right clothes. Or turn to whatever the equivalent of Pinterest is here.

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[h2no]

With what money?!

[he throws his arms up. dramatically.]

What's a Pinterest?

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[storyseeker]

Don't you have a job? And Pinterest is a website where people collect different types of images with a common theme. You could build a new wardrobe with it.

[am_i_a_monster]

Hunting clothes are usually durable if you like camouflage and orange vests.

[h2no]

I like durability but not camo or orange. Do hunting things come in blue?

[guess who doesn't get the concept of hunting clothes.]

[am_i_a_monster]

Maybe? They wouldn't be very good for actual hunting. It wouldn't blend in like the camouflage. And animals can see it better than the orange. But if you're just looking for something to wear, it should be okay.

You could check out a thrift shop. The thing about second hand stuff is that it lasted long enough for someone to get tired of it.

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[darkpants_warmfeeling]

[Here's one piece of good news in Archie's life: Jacob looks relatively untouched by all the bullshit going around, if a little tired.]

I know, right? Back home, I got used to ordering everyone on the Extranet, or just browsing a kiosk. Everything's less convenient here.

[He pauses, looks downward for a moment.]

No one did outfits better than Kanaya.

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[h2no]

[seeing jacob okay is actually a good boost for him. archie kicks himself mentally for not checking in on the poor guy more often.]

Extranet? Ki-- ohh! You're from one of them super futuristic places, ain't ya? [he claps his hand together happily.] Bring the tech to us, Jacob!!

[...]

Yeah. I hope if I bitch about fashion loud enough she'll port back in and tell me to shut up.

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[darkpants_warmfeeling]

Good thinking. It's worth a shot at least.

[A sad half-smile, then pushing back to the original topic before The Sads can set in for real:]

Believe me, I'd love to help bring this place more up to speed. But I'm not a tech guy. Best I could do is help design new weapons... and there are too many ways that could go wrong.