✼ 7th zap | video/action ✼ forward-dated to 11/28
ARIES
[When Pao-lin receives her horoscopes on Friday the 25th, she doesn't really think much of them -- she isn't into that kind of thing, and anyway she's too occupied with thoughts of the mural project. By some miracle, none of her horoscopes take effect during the three days of painting the mural.
But then comes Monday morning.
Pao-lin wakes up feeling way too tired and lazy to do her usual exercises. She chalks it up to being exhausted after the mural project, though, and decides that she's earned a day off. After getting herself refreshed and dressed (albeit in slightly mismatched socks...she was too lazy to find ones that matched, and anyway no one but her will see them so whatever), she puts up this video message on the journal.]
Good morning, Luceti! I just wanted to say a quick thank-you to everyone who put up the mural over the weekend. It looks great, and it couldn't have been done without all of your help! Maybe we could do another one in spring or summer, when the weather is nicer.
[She heads out to Seventh Heaven to get some breakfast before running some errands, namely: 1) going to the item shop to search for some sort of paint sealant to protect the mural and 2) heading to the library not only to return the art books she borrowed as reference/inspiration for the mural, but also to see what kind of kind of books she could use to teach Luca how to draw.
In the afternoon, she passes by one of the clothing shops. To her utter surprise, the dress her parents bought for her as a Christmas present a few months ago is being displayed in the window. She goes in to fetch it out of sentimental value, but then it occurs to her, well, why not wear it today? It's almost Christmas here, after all; it'll be the next best thing to actually being home with her family, even though she reaaaaalllly doesn't like wearing dresses or anything remotely girly.
Once she puts on the dress, she mysteriously finds herself gripped by an odd urge to find a nicer coat to go along with it. Not only does she procure this lovely white coat with matching gloves and fuzzy earmuffs, but she also ends up taking home two other dresses, a very sunny yellow one and a more elegantly understated purple one. She just liked the colors, okay? They'll make nice wall decorations in her living room, or something. It's not like she'd actually wear them, sheesh.
...except that on Tuesday and Wednesday, she realizes that she actually does want to wear one of those dresses when she goes out. And wearing a dress makes her feel...different, somehow. As a result, her every movement becomes graceful and deliberate, and her voice, normally a bit husky for a girl, softens a bit and pitches slightly higher. Lacking her usual interest in being active, she'll spend most of the day inside reading and enjoying some warm, delicious food and beverages. But she may be persuaded to go for a walk around the village if she's got company. Totally not looking at you, Luca. And not you either, Hubert.
TL;DR From Monday afternoon onwards, Pao-lin will look and act like a very shy and dainty girl for once. Monday she'll be wearing the dress her parents gave her, while on Tuesday she'll be wearing the yellow dress and Wednesday the purple one. She'll be haunting Seventh Heaven, the bakery, the tea shop, the library, and possibly Good Spirits during the night, so drop by any of those places for a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse of Pao-lin in a dress! Or you can catch her before any of these girly shenanigans, if you want. But c'mon. Pao-lin in a dress.]
- Work out. Then again, why bother?
- Your socks don't match.
- Your clothes all need to be replaced.
- Your usually dominant manner is replaced by a coy submissiveness today. Go with it.
[When Pao-lin receives her horoscopes on Friday the 25th, she doesn't really think much of them -- she isn't into that kind of thing, and anyway she's too occupied with thoughts of the mural project. By some miracle, none of her horoscopes take effect during the three days of painting the mural.
But then comes Monday morning.
Pao-lin wakes up feeling way too tired and lazy to do her usual exercises. She chalks it up to being exhausted after the mural project, though, and decides that she's earned a day off. After getting herself refreshed and dressed (albeit in slightly mismatched socks...she was too lazy to find ones that matched, and anyway no one but her will see them so whatever), she puts up this video message on the journal.]
Good morning, Luceti! I just wanted to say a quick thank-you to everyone who put up the mural over the weekend. It looks great, and it couldn't have been done without all of your help! Maybe we could do another one in spring or summer, when the weather is nicer.
[She heads out to Seventh Heaven to get some breakfast before running some errands, namely: 1) going to the item shop to search for some sort of paint sealant to protect the mural and 2) heading to the library not only to return the art books she borrowed as reference/inspiration for the mural, but also to see what kind of kind of books she could use to teach Luca how to draw.
In the afternoon, she passes by one of the clothing shops. To her utter surprise, the dress her parents bought for her as a Christmas present a few months ago is being displayed in the window. She goes in to fetch it out of sentimental value, but then it occurs to her, well, why not wear it today? It's almost Christmas here, after all; it'll be the next best thing to actually being home with her family, even though she reaaaaalllly doesn't like wearing dresses or anything remotely girly.
Once she puts on the dress, she mysteriously finds herself gripped by an odd urge to find a nicer coat to go along with it. Not only does she procure this lovely white coat with matching gloves and fuzzy earmuffs, but she also ends up taking home two other dresses, a very sunny yellow one and a more elegantly understated purple one. She just liked the colors, okay? They'll make nice wall decorations in her living room, or something. It's not like she'd actually wear them, sheesh.
...except that on Tuesday and Wednesday, she realizes that she actually does want to wear one of those dresses when she goes out. And wearing a dress makes her feel...different, somehow. As a result, her every movement becomes graceful and deliberate, and her voice, normally a bit husky for a girl, softens a bit and pitches slightly higher. Lacking her usual interest in being active, she'll spend most of the day inside reading and enjoying some warm, delicious food and beverages. But she may be persuaded to go for a walk around the village if she's got company. Totally not looking at you, Luca. And not you either, Hubert.
TL;DR From Monday afternoon onwards, Pao-lin will look and act like a very shy and dainty girl for once. Monday she'll be wearing the dress her parents gave her, while on Tuesday she'll be wearing the yellow dress and Wednesday the purple one. She'll be haunting Seventh Heaven, the bakery, the tea shop, the library, and possibly Good Spirits during the night, so drop by any of those places for a once-in-a-lifetime glimpse of Pao-lin in a dress! Or you can catch her before any of these girly shenanigans, if you want. But c'mon. Pao-lin in a dress.]