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[packedapunch]

[So, there is a young woman--not that you can tell--wandering around outside, dressed in.... this. And yes, there are two things we are absolutely not sure of: one, why she's wearing it and going out publicly in it, and two: where she even got it from in the first place. It's probably better not to ask either of those questions if you're expecting

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Of course it's appropriate, FFVII has dolphin kick aaaand...

[gardenerofgaia]

...Mr. Bubbles! [Or at least, it is a dolphin like Mr. Bubbles. This one probably can't launch Cloud onto high voltage towers except AC totally proved Cloud-tossing is an AVALANCHE hobby. Anyway you will get Aerith coming closer to check it out. Maybe she's off the clock; at the moment she's in a normal dress.]

Ahahahaha yes. Oh, Mr Bubbles, I remember you.

[packedapunch]

[Oooh. Tifa was spotted by someone she knows a lot sooner than anticipated. It's time to see just how convincing she can be-- after all, mascots should have secret identities, too; just like superheroes. In her opinion.] Er. Hello~! [And that's Tifa trying out a deeper voice than usual. At least it's muffled somewhat by the giant dolphin head.]

[gardenerofgaia]

[It is muffled, and honestly, "dolphin mascot" is not something Aerith would expect to find Tifa in so the idea that it might be Tifa flies over her head for now. She pauses at the sound of the voice, though.] Hello~ Are you a Mister or Missus Dolphin?

[...chalk one up for the "questions you don't expect to ever hear from friends" category.]

[packedapunch]

["Dolphin mascot" was probably not something anybody expected to find Tifa in, ever. Exactly why she had chosen it, of course, after much deliberation about dignity-- and eventually deciding that pretty much everyone's dignity was null and void anyway. Tifa tries to lower her voice a little more.] Mister, of course! Ahahaha... why wouldn't you think so?

[And that question gets her a little flustered. Just a little, okay.]

[gardenerofgaia]

[Sob Tifa, Aerith is probably going to think you're a teenage boy stuck with his voice cracking.] Well, I can't really see what you look like, now can I? And the mask muffles your voice a bit.

[packedapunch]

[That is most probably what she ends up sounding like, anyway. Sorry, Tifa. After a pause of embarrassment, she finally comes up with-] It's to preserve my identity. People shouldn't know who the mascots actually are.

[gardenerofgaia]

Aww, here I thought it was just to be cute. ['sup, circling round back to check out that fin.]

[packedapunch]

That too! [That fin is pretty awesome, all things considered. If Aerith happens to see any stray dark hairs, it's... totally just part of the costume.] Some people don't seem to think the dolphin is appropriate, though.

[gardenerofgaia]

[dark brown hair tends to stand out against light gray. There's a curious glance checking out that yes, the hair does indeed come from the headgear as Aerith answers.] It's true there's no dolphins around here...but whatever gets people excited is good for a mascot! Besides, I can't imagine it's very easy to get mascot costumes. It's surprising you have this one.

hahaha this is so late

[packedapunch]

[Next time Tifa will be sure to invest in a hair tie that gets all the hair out of the way.] I made most of this one myself. I guess it's why I got into this career change a lot later than everybody else. But... I think it was worth it! This has been a lot of fun.

[gardenerofgaia]

Oh, wow. This is really good! [She's pretty impressed that it's self-made.

Also, making observations out loud. She's now really curious who this is.] You have really long hair for a guy. Hm, can't be Yuri...

[packedapunch]

Thankyou! [Tifa will, of course, accept compliments- because she did slave over it and everything. But the boosted ego fades very quickly when Aerith starts guessing.]

Uh... I'm pretty new around here.

[gardenerofgaia]

Ah, I see. [She's satisfied...for now.] This week's been pretty exciting, don't you think?

[packedapunch]

It has! I've seen a lot of new businesses popping up. [The lingerie stand, for instace- although it would probably be weird to mention that, what with pretending to be a guy and all.] At least it makes the place more interesting than it usually is.

[gardenerofgaia]

You're already bored here? That'll have to be fixed somehow.