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[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

[The vocaloid stumbled out of his own world, wobbling under the size of his costume. He looks fairly miserable - and kind of ridiculous.

On his arms is a stiff set of wings that extend from shoulder to floor made from white feathers and peacock tail feathers, it doesn't let him bend his arms. The rest of the costume isn't much better, a headdress of faux-gems and white feathers in owl-like tufts, a feather-covered midriff-bearing shirt, and Egyptian-style white kilt, and there's black belts wrapped all over his torso and lower legs.

Maybe it looked better in context?]

Ugh. I can't reach the -!


[[Video]]

[Kaito looks VERY red-faced]

Can someone help me? I'm stuck in this costume!

Comments

[former-endboss.livejournal.com]

Wh-what the hell are you wearing that thing for?

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

It... it was for a music video!

[former-endboss.livejournal.com]

...I'm kinda tempted to take you back to my world and see what your subconscious throws up in the Cosmosphere. The only problem with that is that I can't access other people's cosmosphere, so we'd need to find a partner you can trust so you can make all your special snowflake dresses manifest themselves.

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

special snowflake dresses?

[former-endboss.livejournal.com]

When a reyvateil completes a level of her cosmosphere, she generally generates a set of clothes that represents the part of herself that was dominant on that level of her cosmosphere. For instance, a girl who feels hemmed in by tradition while still desiring to honor it might have a elegant kimono, or one who enjoys control might eventually generate a Dom outfit with spikes and such.

In addition to being marks of advancement in magical skill, they also tend to have the qualities of armor as well-they're made entirely of magic so their properties aren't limited by physical laws. As a general rule, if you see a fighting Reyvateil in what looks like a wedding dress, she's at the apex of her skill and power.

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

[He files that away for later use]

So the Wedding Dress is when is she is union with herself?

[Now he's trying once more to unhook the wings, but can't his with arms forced straight]

[former-endboss.livejournal.com]

Well, kind of. But progressing that deep into the cosmopshere isn't something you can do on your own, so she's had help. Even reyvateils who don't make it very deep into the cosmosphere often become lovers with their partners. Other times, the partner abuses her. It's a very emotional connection, for good or ill.

Completing all the levels of the cosmosphere however...it unlocks something. A direct connection to her song server, and access to whatever weapons it might be fitted with. Even the most powerful personal songs pale next to that.

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

[He whistled]

[former-endboss.livejournal.com]

[Oh, right, let's try and help him out of that.]

Hmmm, you're really wired in here, aren't you? Even her divine haughtyness isn't quite so done up. At least all her feathers are on those shoulder-wing things.

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

It's all buckled... I can't bend my arms with the wings on, and I can't get the wings off without being able to bend them. Stupid catch-22 -

[former-endboss.livejournal.com]

Do you want to be able to save this thing, or would you rather I just cut you out?

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

Ack! They'll have my head if this gets ruined!

[former-endboss.livejournal.com]

And yet, they left you to your own devices to get out.

[One buckle loosened.]

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

It was just a really, really long shoot. Nothing went right.

[former-endboss.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't know. You've got all the entertainment experience, I'm just the military expert here.

[There goes another one, so now she had to hold up the wing to get at the next buckle.]

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

Some of the lights went out, so they had to replace them, then the bottom of the cage I'm suppose to be in couldn't support my weight and the costumes, then someone tripped over a cord and unplugged one of the boom mics during the shooting so we had to do it again.

[He shifts so she gets better access]

[mach-n-roll.livejournal.com]

"Wow, and I thought I had it tough... You look like you got run over by a Mardi Gras parade! Don't worry, we'll get ya out of there; where are you?"

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

Gate Complex.

They completely forgot about me.

[mach-n-roll.livejournal.com]

"I'll be right there."

The feed cuts, and about a minute and a half later he streaks past, stopping with a rubber-to-the-road screech.

"...Whoa!" He regards Kaito anew in person, circling him a little. "I know a coupla lady birds back home that might just ask you out, in a outfit like that. So why the Peacock of Babylon getup?"

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

"It was for a music video, based on La Sylphide...." He started as he squirmed in place.

[mach-n-roll.livejournal.com]

"...Huh?"

Sonic's not exactly the most cultured hedgehog in the world. His knowledge of ballet barely goes beyond the fact that guys can wear leotards too.

"Well whatever, it doesn't really matter. Let's see if we can do something about those wings."

He beckons him closer and hops up onto a bench to gain some height and see what they're working with.

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

[The wings have a row of straps right at the elbow, which explains why he can't bend his arms or get out of the costume. He obediently holds the wings out]

It's a tragedy - guy falls for a Sylph on his wedding day, runs after her, but the Sylph wants to be free. A witch gives him a scarf that's suppose to make her his, but when he wraps her up, her wings fall off and she dies.

[mach-n-roll.livejournal.com]

There's a pause behind Kaito.

"You know, there's no joke I can make right now, that won't make trying to get these wings off reeeeeeally awkward. So I'm just gonna--"

He starts to tug on the right wing's straps.

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

You're not wrapping me up in a scarf.

[They start loosening]

nnh -

[mach-n-roll.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, how'd they talk you into leaving that blue scarf of yours behind, anyway? I never see ya without it."

Fiddlefiddle...

"H-hang on, I've almost got it. Just relax, it'll make things a little easier."

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

"Can't put it on with these wings. And it doesn't always fit the characters of the songs."

[mach-n-roll.livejournal.com]

"You get totally into those characters, don't you? 'S pretty cool, actually! I don't think I could do that, it's really hard to be anything else but me, you know what I mean? Just one more--"

The last strap comes loose.

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd like to give fans what they want, sometimes...

[He quickly goes to help catch the wings]

[mach-n-roll.livejournal.com]

"Whup--"

The feathers still brush the ground, but they manage to keep it from getting too dusty from the floor. They're like gigantic technicolor feather dusters, after all.

"M' almost afraid to ask, but... what is it that they want, that you playing the part of a sylph can fulfill? Maybe I'm not looking at this right."

He goes to undo the other one.

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Sorry Kaito. She'll apologize in a moment, but for now she's just doubled over laughing at the sight of you. ]

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

Kaaaaatina....

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ Oh don't even make puppy dog eyes at her. ]

I'll... I'll help you in a sec...

How'd you get like this?

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

It for a music video, the costumers went home before they got me out of this thing.

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Man, what a bunch of assholes.

[ She's looking at it, but the thing makes her Gespenst seem like a school musical set as far as complexity goes. ]

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

Just at least undo the buckles on my elbows.

[He holds his wings out]

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

[ She can do that, at least. ]

Who thought this thing was a good idea?

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

I don't know what they were thinking when designing this.

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

Make sure they know you don't like it.

[ There, elbows free. ]

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

[The wings are gingerly removed]

Thanks.

[He goes to undo the rest, and stops - his face red. This may not be the best place]

I'll tell them to get costumes I don't get help getting in and out of.

[grandtheftmecha.livejournal.com]

You're good to go with the rest of it?

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

Wow, that is the most ridiculous outfit I've seen in a while.

[icecreamai.livejournal.com]

...

gee, thanks.

[peachhat.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. It was accurate, after all.

You just need to ask if you want help!