[4th Scene] [In Person for Violet]

[silver_lucifer]

[Anyone out around the festival in the evening in Violet might notice someone tall, slim, in a silver and lavender kimono, silver-opal hair partly done up, full makeup, and preened to the hilt; a slightly less dead looking than usual Feebas carried in one arm with gold ribbons running through his “fin”, while a Pidgeotto hops along behind.]

[Yes,

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[usedfeint]

[Ritz is going to come out after she stops trying to set her Gear on fire with the power of her mind alone. She's... wearing her usual outfit, and has Mathis and Brenda following her.]

...Wanna take bets on how many people mistake you for a lady in that outfit?

[silver_lucifer]

[He's being almost infectiously cheerful, and has managed to get a skewer of sweet dumplings.]

There's been three so far. It's rather hilarious.

[Well, he is wearing a ladies' kimono.]

[usedfeint]

[Ritz is snickering a little.] I wonder how many more you can get before the night's over.

[The infectious cheer is... well... infectious. As is laughing a little at people who can't tell the difference between Kuja and a woman.]

[silver_lucifer]

Oh, likely quite a few~ The real challenge would be how many didn't realize their mistake quickly.

[YEP. He's plotting to see how many guys try to pick him up! :D Isn't he an amazing good influence?]

[silver_lucifer]

[Indeed he is - he's practically humming.]

Oh, indeed; it's been some time since I've been able to enjoy a holiday. [The last one he'd been around was - well, Alexandria, and that didn't bear dwelling on right now.] Has your evening been well?

[silver_lucifer]

Mmm. My world is different enough that it is entirely a new thing for me, although we certainly had our festivals. [And "new world" was hardly an imposition.] I could get quite used to this.

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[silver_lucifer]

[Damn straight Kuja never would've let you live it down - if not for you probably recognizing his voice pretty fast, he'd have probably tried to string it along. Zack is in for bad enough when he finally catches on.]

Why, the festival - I thought I'd make the most of it. [trans:He's indulging his inner peacock.]

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[silver_lucifer]

[And it wasn't even a day when Kuja was trying...]

[He does take a pointed glance at some of the vendor stalls, the paper and bamboo leaves with writing strung up everywhere, the food stands...]

Apparently the story is that two lovers in the heavens had neglected their duties in favor of spending time together, so the lady's father separated them by a river of stars. She pleaded for a chance to see her lover, and her father relented that on this day every year, if she was diligent in her work, she would be allowed, but he neglected to rebuild the bridge; the magpies heard her weeping and offered to make a bridge of their wings every year so they could be together. [And sometimes, you hear things that are actually useful from the NPC's and keeping ears open.]

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[dead_black_eyes]

[That's totally a woman. But something's a little... off, about her. So L does what L does best, and stares.]

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[silver_lucifer]

[That looks like another one on the tally - he hadn't started out doing this intentionally, but it'd become quite entertaining, and he gave L his most genial smile.]

[Of course, SAYING SOMETHING made it a little harder, even with having a slightly higher range anyway and trying to make it ambiguous...]

May I help you, sir?

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[dead_black_eyes]

You probably couldn't.

[L says so in an absentminded, cheerful tone, before taking pause and seeming to reconsider his abrupt-sounding sentence.]

It's just that I don't need help. But your outfit is interesting...

[If only because Kuja seems to be a little lacking in the feminine curves department.]

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[silver_lucifer]

Why thank you - it's the local tradition, so I hear; I admit, I'm still new to it.

[Fun fact: It's actually part of how a kimono or yukata is traditionally worn for a girl to be a little curve-concealing! :D Because some styles apparently just have to make trolling easier.]