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[angelic_meister]

This might seem like a strange request, but:

Does anyone have a large piece of black cloth I could have along with white string and sewing materials I could borrow?

Comments

[mydedicatedfix]

Sewing? Maka, I know you're serious about studying, but has home economics gotten to you already?

--Do you need help?

[angelic_meister]

I will have you know that this is something personal, not for school. I would appreciate any help, though, Kid.

[mydedicatedfix]

You had me worried for a moment. I do know a bit of tailoring, I have you know! I certainly wouldn't trust anyone else to do repairs on my clothing, after all. Such messy work.

What's the project?

[angelic_meister]

I can only imagine how long it takes.

I'm trying to make a flag. I spoke with a few other people doing it with symbols from their own homes and organizations and I want to do it, too. It would be a good way to show I'm not going to assimilate into this culture they've made and it'll be reminder of who I am.

Even if I'm in a different world, I'm still a Meister and a student of Shibusen.

[mydedicatedfix]

... I like that. I'd be happy to help you make multiples, actually.

Oh! Do you need help designing a pattern?! I haven't got my drafting table here, but I'm sure I can make-do with simple geometry supplies.

[angelic_meister]

I already have a simple design in mind...

[mydedicatedfix]

Oh, well. That would make production easier. What do you have in mind? I'd be more than happy to double-check your measurements. A message is delivered all the more clearly when it's delivered precisely, after all!

[angelic_meister]

Measurements...?

I was just going to put your father's face on flag-sized piece of black cloth...

[mydedicatedfix]

Well of course, there's an inherent beauty in simplicity, of course. But all the more important!

If Honorable Father is to be included, we must do this precisely and exactly! No thread can be allowed to be out of place! Otherwise, it would only be a misrepresentation and insult, after all!

[angelic_meister]

R-Right. Well! I guess with you being a Reaper and your dad being Lord Death, I guess it's only right for you to have a say in what his face will look like...

And how a flag for Shibusen would look like...

...This won't take a few months, will it?

[mydedicatedfix]

I promise I've gotten more efficient with my designs! I can assure you!

[angelic_meister]

Okay, okay. I trust you.

[mydedicatedfix]

Excellent.

How large are you planning to make this? Any luck finding materials yet? I need to know dimensions, if possible!

[angelic_meister]

Some people offered cloth and other materials, but...I hadn't thought that far ahead. I was hoping to get the stuff and then, um.

Wing it?

[mydedicatedfix]

W-wing it? Wing it?! Maka, you must be kidding! This is a symbol! A symbol of our rightful place, a symbol that we refuse assimilation, a symbol that we know who we are! You said so, yourself!!

And you're just going to wing it?!

[angelic_meister]

Um...

Yes?