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[open] your ambiguous true face is hidden in the magic hour
Who: Momo and you!
When: Throughout Aguril
Where: Around and about...
What: Catch-all feat. Lunasa + Antler Fruit, Forget-Me-Nots, and Darkness and Frost quest things (plus some closed prompts)
Warnings: Potentially raunchy discussion in Lunasa and Antler Fruit prompts, and Violence (tm) in the Darkness and Frost prompt.
[a: don't do the fashion crime if you can't do the fashion time (lunasa)]
[While Momo isn't exactly dressed in a not-extra way when he's out and about during Lunasa, what with the pinstriped dress shirt and useless fashionable suspender aesthetic because why not, the fact that he has modelling as a more permanent side job here now means he has to get involved in Lunasa things one way or another. And as far as he's concerned, it's better to have a little fun with it than just get set up with a bunch of local models. He figures Yuki will only have the patience for a little of it, though the single red string trailing off Momo's finger (coincidentally, it's chosen to tie itself around the finger he wears his repeat ring on, the left middle) somewhere off into the abyss of the city may be a dead giveaway to some people that Momo's oft-mentioned partner isn't directly present.
As such, anyone who comes near the right modelling locations may find themselves being propositioned by more than just the locals, as Momo taps shoulders (or just takes arms in cases he knows someone well enough or they look relaxed enough that he can assume he won't get hit for it) and starts trying to guide people towards the hell of designers and glitter and flashiness.]
Have you tried out a little modelling yet? You'll get some cute clothes out of it, I promise! [Or just. Good useful clothes for if anything fancy happens. He may have to change his tactics with some people...]
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[b: pursuing the elusive hornyfruit (antler fruit, 18+ characters only)]
[Considering Momo tends to favour trap tactics initially when fighting things out in the Wilde anyway, something that involves having to keep an animal still long enough to pluck fruit off its horns seems pretty ideal. And the pay is good, and the jury is very much out on how long Momo is going to hold out before he makes one or more horny puns. Maybe they should be offering extra hazard pay for that part.
As it stands, though, it's still out in the Wilde and that still means Momo is going to have to pick up interested parties to help him out in the collection process. Out of habit he'll favour adults, in large part because of the nature of the quest, but other than that he's not particularly picky as long as his company has some idea what they're doing. Most of his supplies are concealed under his very covering clothing since he'll be drawing on magic much more here, but on occasion he can be seen tapping at things under his clothes as if to make sure they're still in the right place.
On final approach, behind some trees from which clear sounds of the deers' presence can be heard and one or two of them even start to be visible in a clearing nearby, Momo finally cracks while peering out to check how many there are around.]
Wow, I guess they really are as horny as advertised. [In reference to the giant "branches" of antlers hanging with fruit that are visible even from here, but he's still grinning like he knows he just made the worst joke in the world and isn't at all sorry.]
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[c: animal crossing cheat codes (forget-me-nots)]
[Another particularly handy aspect of having focused primarily on distraction and protection magic in his early months is that thorny plants aren't a huge concern. He covers up habitually when travelling to the Wilde anyway, because Cwyld is like that, but some of the plants here are remarkably good at getting through gloves and he doesn't really want to learn if these prickly bushes are like that the hard way. So he's gathering the seeds with a layer of pink around his hands - a shield to prevent giving himself dead arm for the duration - and a nostalgic sort of smile on his face, courtesy of the fumes. He's dropping his own seeds into vials similar to those used to collect plant samples with a bit of soil, and while he knows time is of the essence, he'll spare some for anyone else who comes collecting.]
Are you here for seeds? If you've got something to transport them in I can get you some real quick, might as well carry as many as we can.
[He was told about the time limit when he came out, but at worst he can leg it back to the city after he helps.]
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[d: tattoo responsibly (darkness and frost)]
[With the amount of time Momo is spending in the Wilde and on the outskirts of the city this month, of course he hears the warnings about the screaming and the creatures. And initially he classes it as a general danger, something to be wary of but that he's not necessarily more at risk of than anyone else.
Unfortunately, he is as yet blissfully unaware of the creatures' targets of choice, and he happened to get an enchanted tattoo not at all long after he arrived in this world. And spends a solid chunk of time in Dorchacht for the open spaces.
Initially, it's just that the screams seem to come remarkably close a few of the times he's near the borders of the Outer City or in the Wilde - but in the case of the former he's generally in the company of the Wilders and others helping out beyond the walls. It's not until he ends up having to chase a Shade a little further out from locals that can muddle his scent than is entirely ideal that one of them bursts from the trees, giving off its eerie screaming. On the one hand, it spooks the smaller Shade enough for it to hightail it back into the deeper Wilde for the moment. On the other, it's much bigger and more vicious than what he was just dealing with, and Momo barely gets a shield up before it crashes into the pink dome, trying to stomp through it and screaming all the louder. It's rare to see Momo look legitimately afraid of something, but he definitely does for the first few moments of holding it out of the shield.]
What the fuck...? [The cuss slips out in his absence of care for pretense in this kind of situation, and while the flayed creature's screaming is probably attraction enough for help, he does call out to anyone who might've seen fit to follow him.] Stay back! And if you have any idea what this thing is I could use the update!
[Unless whoever came to assist fills the target criteria for the nuckelavee as well, it's likely to remain very obviously focused on trying to get through that barrier to stomp and/or chew on Momo. Otherwise...well, it's going to turn its attention to the target that doesn't have a shield in front of it.]
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When: Throughout Aguril
Where: Around and about...
What: Catch-all feat. Lunasa + Antler Fruit, Forget-Me-Nots, and Darkness and Frost quest things (plus some closed prompts)
Warnings: Potentially raunchy discussion in Lunasa and Antler Fruit prompts, and Violence (tm) in the Darkness and Frost prompt.
[a: don't do the fashion crime if you can't do the fashion time (lunasa)]
[While Momo isn't exactly dressed in a not-extra way when he's out and about during Lunasa, what with the pinstriped dress shirt and useless fashionable suspender aesthetic because why not, the fact that he has modelling as a more permanent side job here now means he has to get involved in Lunasa things one way or another. And as far as he's concerned, it's better to have a little fun with it than just get set up with a bunch of local models. He figures Yuki will only have the patience for a little of it, though the single red string trailing off Momo's finger (coincidentally, it's chosen to tie itself around the finger he wears his repeat ring on, the left middle) somewhere off into the abyss of the city may be a dead giveaway to some people that Momo's oft-mentioned partner isn't directly present.
As such, anyone who comes near the right modelling locations may find themselves being propositioned by more than just the locals, as Momo taps shoulders (or just takes arms in cases he knows someone well enough or they look relaxed enough that he can assume he won't get hit for it) and starts trying to guide people towards the hell of designers and glitter and flashiness.]
Have you tried out a little modelling yet? You'll get some cute clothes out of it, I promise! [Or just. Good useful clothes for if anything fancy happens. He may have to change his tactics with some people...]
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[b: pursuing the elusive hornyfruit (antler fruit, 18+ characters only)]
[Considering Momo tends to favour trap tactics initially when fighting things out in the Wilde anyway, something that involves having to keep an animal still long enough to pluck fruit off its horns seems pretty ideal. And the pay is good, and the jury is very much out on how long Momo is going to hold out before he makes one or more horny puns. Maybe they should be offering extra hazard pay for that part.
As it stands, though, it's still out in the Wilde and that still means Momo is going to have to pick up interested parties to help him out in the collection process. Out of habit he'll favour adults, in large part because of the nature of the quest, but other than that he's not particularly picky as long as his company has some idea what they're doing. Most of his supplies are concealed under his very covering clothing since he'll be drawing on magic much more here, but on occasion he can be seen tapping at things under his clothes as if to make sure they're still in the right place.
On final approach, behind some trees from which clear sounds of the deers' presence can be heard and one or two of them even start to be visible in a clearing nearby, Momo finally cracks while peering out to check how many there are around.]
Wow, I guess they really are as horny as advertised. [In reference to the giant "branches" of antlers hanging with fruit that are visible even from here, but he's still grinning like he knows he just made the worst joke in the world and isn't at all sorry.]
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[c: animal crossing cheat codes (forget-me-nots)]
[Another particularly handy aspect of having focused primarily on distraction and protection magic in his early months is that thorny plants aren't a huge concern. He covers up habitually when travelling to the Wilde anyway, because Cwyld is like that, but some of the plants here are remarkably good at getting through gloves and he doesn't really want to learn if these prickly bushes are like that the hard way. So he's gathering the seeds with a layer of pink around his hands - a shield to prevent giving himself dead arm for the duration - and a nostalgic sort of smile on his face, courtesy of the fumes. He's dropping his own seeds into vials similar to those used to collect plant samples with a bit of soil, and while he knows time is of the essence, he'll spare some for anyone else who comes collecting.]
Are you here for seeds? If you've got something to transport them in I can get you some real quick, might as well carry as many as we can.
[He was told about the time limit when he came out, but at worst he can leg it back to the city after he helps.]
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[d: tattoo responsibly (darkness and frost)]
[With the amount of time Momo is spending in the Wilde and on the outskirts of the city this month, of course he hears the warnings about the screaming and the creatures. And initially he classes it as a general danger, something to be wary of but that he's not necessarily more at risk of than anyone else.
Unfortunately, he is as yet blissfully unaware of the creatures' targets of choice, and he happened to get an enchanted tattoo not at all long after he arrived in this world. And spends a solid chunk of time in Dorchacht for the open spaces.
Initially, it's just that the screams seem to come remarkably close a few of the times he's near the borders of the Outer City or in the Wilde - but in the case of the former he's generally in the company of the Wilders and others helping out beyond the walls. It's not until he ends up having to chase a Shade a little further out from locals that can muddle his scent than is entirely ideal that one of them bursts from the trees, giving off its eerie screaming. On the one hand, it spooks the smaller Shade enough for it to hightail it back into the deeper Wilde for the moment. On the other, it's much bigger and more vicious than what he was just dealing with, and Momo barely gets a shield up before it crashes into the pink dome, trying to stomp through it and screaming all the louder. It's rare to see Momo look legitimately afraid of something, but he definitely does for the first few moments of holding it out of the shield.]
What the fuck...? [The cuss slips out in his absence of care for pretense in this kind of situation, and while the flayed creature's screaming is probably attraction enough for help, he does call out to anyone who might've seen fit to follow him.] Stay back! And if you have any idea what this thing is I could use the update!
[Unless whoever came to assist fills the target criteria for the nuckelavee as well, it's likely to remain very obviously focused on trying to get through that barrier to stomp and/or chew on Momo. Otherwise...well, it's going to turn its attention to the target that doesn't have a shield in front of it.]
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You do?
[he seems genuinely surprised by such a concept - and completely unaware that this man is probably just saying that in order to make his own job easier. the fact that it's accompanied by a reassuring sort of pat...hook, line, and sinker.]
Well, uh...just stuff like this, really. Got a couple with bands names on them at home.
['like this' being his original outfit from home of a plain black tee and jeans. Styx has been trying to purchase more clothes here, just as a matter of practicality, but finds himself returning time and again to the familiar. even the most 'casual' of outfits here just felt too fancy - too good - for him.
which is to say, this is someone with absolutely no self-confidence. please ignore his comfort zone.]
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Is that a surprise? You're a pretty eye-catching guy... [And then he brightens, tilting his head a bit.] Well, I'll just have to try and get some confidence into you, then!
[He sounds almost like he's taking it on as a challenge, though the idea that it will be one is only compounded by the answer about the clothes.] What kinds of bands are you into? Do you like the sort of stuff they dress in?
[Momo has...extremely eclectic music tastes, so he may well have an impression enough of the kinds of fashions associated with a certain genre to at least have a jumping off point.]
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[typically he's 'eye-catching' in the negative sense. the way that Momo seems to pause after hearing his answer, however brief, makes the big guy suspect that he's given the wrong one - and so he decides that it would be rude to argue after the man's declaration of boosting his confidence. he's just exactly as much self-esteem as he deserves, in his opinion! but people do tend to know better than him, so...
a great deal of that hesitance disappears - or is put to the side for the time being, at the very least - when the other man inquires further into his taste in music. the subject is such a comforting one, no matter the context, that it never fails to brighten his disposition up right away.]
Uh, mostly metal! Hard rock's good too, though - anything big and loud's pretty killer to me, you know?
[fast and aggressive, with powerful lyrics...he lived for it.]
Usually got corpse paint on when I'm playing, so...yeah, really like the stuff they've got on most of the time, haha!
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Either way, he catches onto the enthusiasm with a grin as they pass back into the massive tent set up beside this particular photoshoot area, Momo guiding him past some of the designers working with more bright and glittering pieces as he talks.] Oh, that kind of stuff! I love loud music like that for clearing my head in the morning, though I haven't performed much of it myself. My darling and I have been on a bit of a jazz kick lately...maybe I need to write some hard lyrics the next time I get to write something for us!
[He'd be interested to see Yuki compose something more hardcore, since the only song they've done with particularly "hard" instrumentals previously was a cover.]
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You play? That's pretty killer, dude!
[both Momo and his girlfriend - boyfriend? he did have painted nails... - played, from the sound of it. how cool was that?]
Don't really know too much about jazz...think the improv they do's pretty fucking cool, though - wish I was that good at winging it! But 's good to branch out a little, yeah? You should go for it!
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[It had been a hurdle to get over his own low self-esteem, but the fact that Yuki had even allowed him to write lyrics for them in the first place was enough of a show of confidence that he couldn't fail him. Yuki was always stubborn about relinquishing creative control.] The freeform part is definitely fun, though. When we did a music video for one of our recent songs, we got a whole jazz orchestra on board and took over a train station...it was like a big party!
[Empty train stations are apparently surprisingly good for filming an impromptu jazz party.]
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Stuff like that's no joke either, you know! 's tough to keep time and still make sure everybody's having fun.
[Styx was rarely the vocalist in his band, but when he was...it was exhilarating, there was no doubt about it, but there was no underselling how much effort it took to play and sing simultaneously. he could only imagine how much more work it would be to dance in time to your own melody.]
You did that here? Shit man, that's fucking killer! Must've been crazy fun.
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The designer, a tall and severe-looking arachne woman with the lower half of a black widow, turns sharply as if she's had to kick a few botherers out of her area, but her expression softens when she sees Momo. It seems the severity might've just been from dealing with bad takes from the other designers all day, because she readily scuttles over to lift Momo up - literally off the ground - in a rather matronly greeting hug. Despite the silly look of his dangling legs, Momo returns the hug quite cheerfully.
"Little Momo, I was wondering when they'd let me have a shot at you! It's been a busy few weeks, I've got some pieces that I'm sure that man of yours would appreciate seeing you in."
She puts his feet back on the ground and winks, roguish and sly, before looking up to Styx with a thoughtful, calculating expression. Momo follows her gaze, gesturing to him with one hand.]
You said you had a couple of leatherworks you were having trouble finding anyone big enough for, right? Kind of hard to nab a dragon to model the seven-footers instead of just buying...anyway, I think this guy could use your kind of touch!
[Momo winks back at the woman before moving to introduce them, gesturing to the woman first.] So this is Annette, and...I didn't actually get your name while we were talking, did I?
[That part is addressed to Styx, because...yeah, that slipped his mind amidst the music chat.]
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...another time, though. right now they seem to have found their way to Momo's intended destination at last - and an extremely sick designer at that. the big guy's captivated by the changing outfits as they pass, but all of that fades away when he finally lays eyes on the arachne herself.
the more 'monstrous' the...well, the monsters here appeared, the more that he's found himself fascinated by just how cool they looked, and Annette was no exception. Styx remains at the edge of what is clearly her zone, shyly, watching the pair interact with a smile on his face that's more nostalgic than he realizes. the way that she picks Momo right up, sweeping him into her fond embrace...he imagines this must be close to what it looks like whenever he gives his auntie a hug back home. what would she think of him now, he wondered? good things, he hoped. he really was trying his best.
his mind has wandered a bit down that retrospective train of thought, enough so that he misses the first half of the duo's conversation with regards to himself. thankfully the drummer notices them both looking at him, and waves with an equally shy smile when introductions are made. it really was strange to be the center of attention without his drums to hide behind.]
's nice to meet you, ma'am. Um...all the stuff here's real killer, if you made it! ...I mean, 's still killer even if you didn't, but - uh, you know.
[babbling again, wasn't he? he cuts himself off with an apologetic laugh before he makes even more of a fool of himself than usual, turning a bright smile over to Momo.]
You don't gotta worry about that! Was way more fun talking about the music than me, haha. But I'm Styx! Uh, since you're asking now 'nd all.
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Oh, that's a cool name...and it definitely suits the mood for this, don't you think? [He glances to Annette, who while seeming slightly amused by Styx's shy rambling, looks like she finds it more endearing than anything. She addresses Momo first, though she's eying up the both of them as if constructing plans a little on the fly.
"You've got a good eye, as usual. If your beloved hasn't taken offense to all the other marriage photoshoots you've been doing, I assume he isn't going to start now, so I believe I have an idea I can do you both up with to match. I get the impression you haven't modelled before, Mister Styx? Photographing with Momo will be rather a more professional experience than throwing you to the sharks on your own."
Momo places his hands on his cheeks in an exaggerated, flattered kind of pose.] You're too kind, Annette...and who knows, meowby if I make Yuki jealous enough he'll evolve to a new and even sexier form? That's what happens in those cheesy Monster and Witch romance novels, right?
[Annette barks a laugh, as if she's used to his type of humour from Momo, and turns momentarily to take stock of what she needs for this work. Momo, in the meantime, pats Styx's arm in a bracing sort of way and offers a grin with a bright sincerity to it.] It might be a little intimidating to do something the first time in the midst of an event like this, but Annette and Momo-chan are professionals, so we'll look after you!
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there was no way for Momo to know, of course, but the drummer's nickname was something especially precious to him; the compliment makes him glow quietly, pleased at the tiny appreciation.]
Oh, uh - don't think I'm gonna be making anybody jealous anytime soon. Don't gotta worry about that, haha!
[or should he be apologizing? the fact that the pair of them were joking around has gone straight over his (very tall) head, and considering how excited Momo appeared on the surface level about getting an even more attractive boyfriend...maybe this was something he should be feeling bad about for the first time in his life?]
's...'s definitely not really anything I've done before, no. Promise I'll do my best not to drag you guys down, though!
[as much as he could, anyway. but with people who already seemed to believe in him, there really was nothing Styx could do but give it his all...and maybe try not to hide behind Momo so much. even so, the smile he returns to his companion is just as sunny and earnest.]
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Why wouldn't you make anyone jealous? I think you look pretty handsome, if Yuki wasn't used to me working with handsome guys already I bet he'd make a fuss. [Implying he doesn't already sometimes make a fuss about Momo paying more attention to those handsome guys than him when they're not just sharing them. But then he brightens up again, an almost sly look on his face like he's getting some schemes into his head.]
I guess that just means we'll have to make sure you steal the show, then! Where's your kit, Annette?
[The arachne, still pulling things together and looking like she's mulling on whether to try putting something together on the spot to add to it, points to the far corner of her little tent space with one leg. As Momo goes to investigate, he pitches a question back to Styx over his shoulder.]
So while we're making plans, what kinds of colours or shades are you into? Black is one, obviously, but do you like heavy contrasts against it or metallics or keeping things mostly different darker shades or what?
[The corpse makeup mentioned earlier makes him think heavy contrast is likely, but he figures he might as well ask and see what they can work with.]
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even with his embarrassment coloring his thoughts at the moment, the big guy can't help but wonder...had it just been his imagination, or had Momo's expression turned very devious for a brief moment there?]
Don't gotta go that far or nothing...just looking good'll be more than enough for me.
[and maybe not tripping on his face, at least when the camera's on.]
Colors I like, though? Don't really wear too much of that usually, but I think I like the contrast better? Stuff like bright red 'nd electric purple, yeah?
[despite giving his own opinion, every single sentence out of Styx's mouth is pitched like a question. fashion just really feels very powerfully out of his depth, and he rarely trusts his own judgement as it is; although the answers feel right to him, he's still uncertain of them.]
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In any case, he nods encouragingly at Styx's answers, as he opens up what looks practically like some kind of makeup chest and starts digging through it.] That's right! That stage makeup you mentioned is normally black and white, right? I think there's some interesting potential for...hmm, something that's still bold and dark but not quite as concealing? We want to enhance your features, not really transform them like stage makeup tends to.
[The different kinds of makeup have their place, but in this instance Momo's looking for something a bit more on the flattering side while still maintaining some of that metal aesthetic.] Red as the secondary colour might be an easier match with my combo, though purple could work too...do you have any thoughts on which would look better next to me using hot pink with black?
[Red might be a bit close, though Momo's wondering if he could shift that to metallic copper and use that and a purple. He's taking...quite a lot out of that makeup chest like he's going to need to narrow his choices down.]
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Don't think you could do a shitty job if you tried, dude. You're super into this.
[that isn't meant as a dig - far from it, given the admiring tone with which the drummer utters his encouragement. fashion has always seemed like an impenetrable mystery to him, something that you needed sharp intelligence and intuition (two things he was lacking) to navigate successfully. it was damn cool to watch somebody so talented thrive in their element.]
Pink 'nd black though...purple'd be good, I think?
[reaching over, very hesitantly, he moves some bright purple eyeshadow to sit next to a tube of hot pink lipstick. that looked pretty good, right? but then...they could do something like this too, maybe? furrowing his brows, he sets some acid green lip gloss on the other side of the lipstick. that, the pink, and then the black...he looks up at Momo then, still kind of unsure about his assessment.]
Uh, that's not bad either...yeah?
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He looks aside at Styx's choices, still seemingly looking for something in the crate with one hand but paying attention to what colours he's laying out. He nods approvingly at the purple, and the green gets an almost knowing grin, like Momo is enjoying a private joke. Which doesn't stay private very long.]
I hope they're not bad, that green is pretty close to my darling's key colour! Though his is more lime green than...acid? I guess you'd call that one. But no matter what people say, you can make hot pink and lime green go together well if you do it right. I think electric purple would be fun to work with for this, though, I haven't used it much before!
[Finally seizing on what he was apparently looking for, he raises something triumphantly - a rather old-timey version of what's probably a makeup palette, more boxy than the slim, portable ones of the modern-day. There's a bit of a shimmer on the wood, and indeed, when Momo opens the lid it reveals several metallic pigments from bright golds through dark and light silvers to rusty copper colours. Some are just metallic, some are metallic and glittery, and some even seem to have what appears more like actual tiny metal-like fragments in them to enhance the look.]
We could throw a little of this into the mix, too! It's good to have a highlight, and something like this breaks up the dark colours a bit without being out of place. Which one do you like?
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even so, as his fingertips trace over the fragmented silver makeup, he thinks maybe he shouldn't make eye contact with Momo just yet. just in case.]
No kidding? [well, gaze avoidance didn't last too long.] You guys must be real killer to watch on stage with colors like that.
[bright colors could only mean an even brighter performance - your presence had to be larger than life to pull off something so arresting. it really makes Styx want to ask when the pair would be putting on a show here next, but that seems really presumptuous...so he just files that away as something he should keep an eye out for when it came to flyers in music shops.]
I mean, honest? Probably use the whole box if you left it up to me.
[he laughs, and this time the sound has no trace of self-deprecation. whether he realizes it or not, Momo's relentless positivity has been slowly wearing down the drummer's hesitance.]
Like this silver one here a lot...kinda reminds me of the one I wanted to use at home - uh, but Vincent said it was too flashy. Might make everything too cold, though? I dunno.
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[As he does back home, Momo's been schmoozing his way around the entertainment industry here a bit, so he's confident they'll have a foothold. It's more just a question of when a good open audience is going to present itself so they can grab people's interest on a more public stage. But that has to wait until Yuki gets used to being half an octopus, sadly.
For now, Momo traces a finger thoughtfully around the edge of the silver.] Well, too flashy isn't an issue here! We could balance out the colour temperature with a warmer shade of purple, but warm purples do have a pretty different look to them if that's a concern for you...since you mentioned liking red earlier, I wondered if something like this could be another option.
[He moves his finger to circle around one of the brighter, more coppery colours, decidedly on the warm side of things. The question at this point is probably whether they want to do a warmer main colour and cold metallic highlight or vice versa.]
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Hell yeah, man! If you put up flyers or whatever 'm gonna be there for sure.
[he wants to add that otherwise he might forget about it over a stretch of time, being such an idiot, but...not when it comes to music. he was going to hold onto this future excitement until that performance came to fruition.
with that thought neatly filed away for whenever it would be needed next, the big guy turns his attention to the row of copper hues Momo was indicating. warm tones are admittedly something that - aside from red - he had very little tangential experience with. the 'warmest' Ymir ever got with his own outfits were the gold accents in his jewelry, and even then his choices trended more towards silver and platinum.
it made sense, given that he was practically merged with the velvety nightscape...but Styx would be lying if he said he didn't like these tones. they reminded him of a hot summer's day, the light reflecting off swingsets and fountains in the park. it was nostalgic and exciting all at once, and he can't help but gently press a finger into one of the colors to see it against his own skin.]
You're warm, right? [uh...in tone, he means. that seems correct, from Momo's enthusiasm and his bright eyes.] Think maybe this stuff would match us both better? Uh...I think.
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[He spreads his hands a bit dramatically, as if welcoming a familiar kind of hard work. Momo did a lot of the heavy lifting when it came to spreading the word on Re:vale in their early days and making the connections needed to ensure their success, so to him this is just another form of the same thing.
For now, though, he focuses on the makeup. With the stage makeup Styx had described earlier, Momo wouldn't be surprised if this isn't really a regular colour for him, but the fact that he goes along with it anyway gets a bright grin.]
People do tell me so! [Momo rarely actually owns anything positive said about him, even if it's something as simple as being warm.] I think it'd work well for both of us for sure. Especially if you're pretty used to a certain set of tones in your makeup, this one might be a bit of a new spin for you! So you can broaden your palette a bit.
[He cranes over Styx's shoulder to see what Annette is doing - it still looks like she's deliberating over some details, so Momo turns back and picks up a brush kit he pulled from the box earlier.]
I'll do a little test before Annette's done with the clothes, just so we can make sure it works before doing a full look. Can you hold out your arm?
[Momo turns his own arm so the underside is up, indicating what part of it he'd like.]
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when the big guy sees Momo trying to look over his shoulder at something, he obligingly bends his knees a little to make the endeavor a bit less maddening. it's an instinct by now, something that he doesn't even think about while doing - especially not when he's busy misinterpreting the word palette. isn't that the sort of food you liked to eat? he could probably stand to narrow his 'palette' down, all things considered...]
Uh-
[well, he knows what 'new spin' means, so the rest is probably fine? and the other man is definitely right in that Styx could probably use a little nudging outside his comfort zone where style is concerned. even as an adult, it's difficult for him not to feel a little nervous when presented with something that might make him stand out...unless it's onstage, of course.
for all that ignorance, he surprisingly knows exactly what Momo's asking for when he decides a color test is in order. he holds out his arm as commended, positioning it to rest on the table so that his companion won't have to lean too much to get at it. watching him start up, he can't help but admit to a little nostalgia.]
...'s been a while since I did anything like this. Not since I joined the band, don't think. Almost feels a little funny to be doing it just for fun, you know?
[but in a good way.]
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Yeah, it was a little bit like that for me when I started out! I'd never had much to do with makeup before then besides helping big sis do it sometimes, and then suddenly I kept needing it for work. Even though it was a professional thing, it made me want to know how to use it properly outside of that.
[After he's done a decently thick line of the purple so he can lay the colours on top of it without completely obscuring it, he moves to the black to run it down one side, blending the colours very slightly so the black isn't completely neutral.] I mostly do nails outside of work, but my darling's got a finer hand than me for it. I'm best at just basic colours and not anything fancy.
[He wiggles the fingers of his hand that's not on the brush. His red nailpolish is pretty flawlessly done, but it is indeed just a solid colour job and doesn't have any attempts at patterns or glitters or anything similar.] Anyway, how long has it been since you joined your band?
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Still way better than what I can do, dude! Gotta have my buddy do even the solids for me when it starts chipping.
[the brushes are just way too small for his massive fingers...but it makes him appreciate Momo's display of his own nail-based prowess all the more. he'd come into this world with a pretty killer set of black nails himself, if he said so himself, but that had been a month ago at this point; watching it slowly erode with no confidence to fix things had been a strangely painful experience for Styx.]
Think it's been...shit, maybe a little over two years now? Feels like way longer 'nd way shorter than that at the same time. Guess that happens when you're going real hard all the time, haha.
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I can help you paint them if you like! Or help you learn how to do it. I had a bottle of nailpolish on me when I got here, so I managed to get an alchemist here to make a similar recipe and some more colours.
[He usually flips between red or hot pink, but he does have black because it's sometimes good for work. He blows a few last dregs of powder out to one side while he listens to Styx's experience, then gives an understanding, familiar sort of laugh.]
The early years are a real rush like that! Two years was around when Yuki and I started getting swept up into the big leagues. I've always been a pretty average guy, so it was super overwhelming to begin with. These days, it feels more familiar and settled even though the work is still incredibly intense.
[Also because Momo doesn't have a time limit weighing on him anymore, but that's a topic he'd rather not broach as he carefully starts to pick up the metallic copper colour. After ensuring it's not being stained black by some residue he missed, he starts loading the colour up a bit more definitively.]
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[it's especially stupid because he's not an attractive man who should be wearing nail polish, even as an underground performer, but he can't help himself. not only does it make him think of the bandmates he's missing so dearly, but it feels...better, to look down and see that dark stain. a little more like himself, for whatever that was worth.
hopefully Momo knew where he could get extra large handles for the brushes.]
It's crazy, right? Vincent doesn't really wanna get big like that so 's probably been even more nuts for you guys. I love it, though...feels like 's what you're supposed to be doing, you know? Even the rough things.
[hmm...that copper really looked nice, didn't it? it had been pretty in the makeup case but now that it was on his skin Styx liked it even more. what a fun surprise!]
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