Forty Third Sip

[mal_addict]

[So, in an effort to make her feel...less angry about the events of the last few days, Maladict has gone into town, deciding to throw herself more into her best person duty. After all, if Brock was stupid happy stupid enough to want to get married, he should at least have a decent sendoff. And the art was in the preparation for this sort of thing, she was sure. She flicks through her journal as she walks]

You know, I never thought it would be this easy to find Seamstresses in this world. Guess I was wrong. Seems it's forever the most common profession if people want it to be or not. Nice to know some things are the same here as they are back home.

[Brock]
Candy Muff or Diamond Slick.

Pick one.

[Nikola]
[Ugh, this is not easy to say, especially after her 'you have to make right what you did' rant. Humble pie does not taste good at all]

So, I won't be guarding you any more. I'll probably visit or...something. But no more guarding.

Comments

Maladict

[vampirize]

[He does sound moderately surprised, though he's heard rumblings about the Peace Patrol and wonders if this has to do anything with that.]

Really? Why? I didn't scare you away with my constant veiled insults to the castle, did I?

Nikola

[mal_addict]

That must have been what did it. Couldn't stand it any more.

[A sigh]

The Peace Patrol went from mildly stupid to raging idiots in the space of a few hours.

Maladict

[vampirize]

Of course they did.

[A pause.]

So you're calling it quits, then? Don't blame you. I've been sideyeing them ever since they rather forgot about me rotting in jail for the last several months.

Nikola

[mal_addict]

It was somewhere between them actually proposing brainwashing Legato and them deciding a government here would be a good idea that I got to the end of my rapidly fraying rope. It's a joke.

Yeah, well, they've been told about that, again. But once you've said something to them month after month it starts to feel like you're being ignored. [See, Tesla, she does care. She's been rooting for your parole and everything :<]

[unnaturalpause]

[He shouldn't.

He really, really shouldn't but curiosity is a *thing* of his.]

Seamstresses? May I ask as to why you are looking for them? [And a pause, because he's learning.] And what does that mean in your world, precisely?

[mal_addict]

Brock asked me to be his best person for his wedding. I read it was a bachelor party tradition.

[Long pause] I don't know if I want to explain this to you. It's a little...awkward.

[unnaturalpause]

[This IS awkward now that he's figured it out.]

If, I, am reading this, correctly [because things and just why did he have to ask?], you are, looking for, ladies of the night correct? [What are modern terms?]

[mal_addict]

...That's vampires, James. And I haven't done that Lady of Ze Night thing for a long time.

No Seamstresses are...women of a...certain repute.

Maladict

[samson]

"Pick"... these are stripper names. [Brock knows a lot about strippers, as you can imagine.]

Brock

[mal_addict]

Yes. And you need to pick one.

Maladict

[samson]

I might get killed if I pick one.

... Candy Muff.

Brock

[mal_addict]

No you won't, it's an Earth bachelor party tradition, I checked.

There, was that so hard?

dictated

[foolreversed]

Seamstresses? Is sewing really that common a profession?

[.....sob.]

forever!

[mal_addict]

It's nothing to do with sewing. Wow, do they teach you boys nothing?

[foolreversed]

...

[oh no he's getting a bad feeling]

I guess they don't. Enlighten me.

[mal_addict]

Well, it's the term used in my world for...ladies of a certain profession.

[arealwoman]

It's not a bad one either. [ Another one? Just proving your point ]

[mal_addict]

...You're a Seamstress?

[arealwoman]

Unless my job changed without my knowing.

[mal_addict]

I didn't think any of the residents were. I can't imagine you get much work here.

Unless you go to the townspeople?

[unnaturalpause]

[He's just, going to watch this. Really. Not saying anything yet. popcorn.gif really.]

[arealwoman]

[ Watching and not helping does not help your case. NOPE ]

written;

[longaevus]

It's a rather sensible disguise. [ Someone read ]

[mal_addict]

Makes the more stuffy people on the Disc a little less antsy, I suppose.

[longaevus]

And those in that profession able to find work without stigmatisation. It no doubt would have made a difference in my world.