( closed ) girls just wanna have fun

[weatherscience]

Who: nami, jiang yanli, and the array of ladies invited by them
When: now?? -ish.
Where: around the city's shops
What: it's a girls' day out shopping!
Warnings: n.... othing?

[ it starts out with a simple idea: let's go shopping for new clothes! nami is certainly in need of some, given the horror she arrived here in, and she spontaneously asks if jiang yanli wants to come with her.

it escalates from there. girls they've met, girls they run into while at work or magic classes... until it ends up being a whole bunch of them, all from different places, used to different styles in clothes. surely this can only go well.

during the day, they obviously do what they meant to do: shop for clothes — be it window shopping, trying on outfits that seem familiar, trying to get others to try on styles that aren't familiar, or simply giving opinions and advice to those in their group.

but a long day out also means they need to eat, and luckily there are cafes they can stop at to have tea, coffee, some light snacks... or alcohol, because why not.

and finally, outfits are hardly complete without accessories, so maybe try on a hat or a scarf, or drag the others to get some matching jewelry! ]

this is a catch-all open log for those invited to go shopping with nami and yanli! if you were around on plurk while this was talked about, you probably go here. if you're not sure, holla at ya girls, but basically if you have previous cr with either of the two mentioned, feel free to jump in here!

how does this go, you ask?

well:

➔ make a top level
➔ tag around for that cute girl cr
➔ profit

and that's it!

Comments

[rootstalks]

The colours of LanlingJin are white and gold, yes. [ if nami hadn't been well-meaning, jiang yanli would likely have made her excuses three shops ago. no, she's absolutely having fun. just... out of her depth.

but that's no excuse. so she beams on nami's behalf as the discount is taken off the price. ]

YunmengJiang disciples wear purple... mostly. It isn't required, but... [ now she thinks about it, are any of the cultivators here not a sect leader, or the next in line, other than herself and wei wuxian? oh dear. ] Maybe it's time for a change!

[weatherscience]

Hmm, I see! So each sect really does have their own colours...

[ it's interesting, and quite fun... but also quite restricting. as they exit the store and start making it towards the one nami thought would suit yanli's tastes, she taps her cheek in thought. ]

Well, if you want something new — you look like you like light colours... turquoise and peach would make a lovely combination! But you could go for something a little bit bolder too... I'd say red, but if red is a wedding colour, that won't do! [ then, she grins brightly and winks at yanli. ]

How about black and gold? I think you'd look stunning!

[rootstalks]

[ she thinks of wei wuxian, and she thinks of the qishanwen sect. but the latter isn't here, so she keeps most of the disquiet from her face. ] Red is fortunate, joyful. It would be nice to wear some red.

Black, ah-- it's a little strong, don't you think? [ darker colours, she's avoided them for so long. they don't suit her plain features, draw attention that she shouldn't have. but maybe...?

they're approaching what she thinks might be the right shop, in that she actually perks up at the outfits on the mannequins in the window. ]

[weatherscience]

So if black is too strong, but red isn't... then, let's try red!

[ or something like that. maybe pink? bright pink might look cute, too! and would match with gold or silver.

though she's still determined to make yanli try at least
something with black, too.

the sight of her friend actually seeming excited about the clothes makes nami grin brightly — as much as she loves shopping for herself, what she loves just as much is her friends being happy. ]

Come, let's go in and see what they have! [ don't mind as she grabs yanli's hand and swiftly pulls her along as she pushes the door to the store open. ]

[rootstalks]

[ she's halfway through noticing her own eagerness and ducking back from it when her hand is caught and tugged. it effectively breaks her away from overthinking, and she allows nami's excitement to buoy her own. murmurs agreement, even.

a peach dress near the entrance catches her eye before the shop bell is even done chiming their entry. but there are brighter colours arrayed further in, where they'll draw attention; she glances in nami's direction to check which one she should head for. ]

[weatherscience]

[ it really is like a shop just made for yanli; it makes nami wonder just how many people are here that are used to wearing similar fashions, as they vary slightly within the store... clearly enough for the sales to sustain managing the shop!

she notices yanli looking at the dress near the storefront, and immediately signals for the store manager to get it for her.

and then, pointing at another dress further back: ]

How about that one? It's not quite red, but I think pink would look nice on you too!