1372/Filming for Fashion (and Profit): The Fashioning

Filming for Fashion (and Profit): The Fashioning
Date of Scene:	20 January 2015
Location:	Tomoeda-865
Synopsis:	The second round of filming, featuring Crys, Arthur, Frederica, Zephyr and Kyra!
Cast of Characters:	Crys Gattz, Arthur Lowell, 73, 162, 626, Tomoyo Daidouji

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Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Time for the next round of filming! The actors are directed to the old warehouse once more, still looking old and abandoned, rusty gate open with two vehicles parked outside, a van and a car. A couple of signs have been planted in the ground though, directing the actors into the warehouse proper.

     Inside, tables have been set up with cameras and laptops. A long white sheet hangs from the catwalks above and is secured to the ground, with many set-up cameras pointing at it, identifying it as the filming location. Tomoyo is here, adjusting the cameras, as are her bodyguards who are setting up mannequins before the sheet. Yamazaki is up on the catwalks with a boom mike.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    Arthur Lowell strides in in his usual way. This way is DRAMATIC and INTENSE and CONFIDENT, and involves a lot of two-palmed wide, sweeping opening of rusty gates and full-arm dramatic SHOVING through doorways, alongside a healthy dose of blustery swagger.

    "YOOOOO, TOMOYO!" He calls out, with broad grins and big waves. "What up? Time to get some FILM on up ins, yeah?" There's a sort of FIST PUMP that goes on there for a moment. "I am SO READY to sell the SHIT out of some goddamn OUTFITS, let me tell you." Yeah he's kinda overdoing it to cover up his mild nervousness. But hey, enthusiasm is enthusiasm!

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     The four ladies in suits all stare hard at Arthur when he makes his explosive entrance. Tomoyo however, just giggles while Yamazaki gives a wave from up above. "Hello Arthur~ Over here please!" Tomoyo calls, standing by the sheet.

     "Alright, what I need you to do... is go all-out with your powering up. I want to feel the ground shake with the force of it! Don't worry about your clothes, I'll patch them up~ Okay?"

Crys Gattz has posed:
Crys is one of the next to show up and she seems to be in a good mood from the almost child like grin on her face, and her ears twitch slightly.

"Arthur, good to see you. and hello Tomoyo you know I'm going to really enjoy this!"

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    Arthur just zips right over to Tomoyo, energetically and eagerly. "HELL YEAH, you know I'm good for POWERING UP." Another fistpump. "You need any of the TESTIMONIAL TALKIN' or any of that? I'm GREAT for that." He is, after all, the dude who did the WMAT marketing posters. And then, hey, Crys! "'Eyyyy! What up? Good t'seeya too! Haven't seen you around the ADVENTURES lately, everything STILL GOOD?"

    He's striding on over to the sheet though, already crackling with white arcs of energy, ready to begin.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "You can make a speech if you like, as long as it seems natural~" Tomoyo says with a nod. The bodyguards are removing the mannequins from the shooting area for now, since they're not needed for Arthur's shoot.

     "Ah, hello Crys~ Thanks for coming! Just wait a bit, and we'll shoot the first half of yours after Arthur is done with this part." Going to a laptop, she checks that all the cameras are ready. With Arthur crackling with power, she checks that the special ones are gauging his power level properly before nodding. "Okay! Aaaaaand... ACTION~!"

Frederica (73) has posed:
    It's time to film, is it?

    Frederica makes her way, giddy pleasure at getting a chance to show off mingling with a certain amount of nervousness. The combination gives her plenty of energy, so she's all but bouncing as she enters. "Your STAR has arrived~!" she calls out on entering, only to notice that Arthur's on the set and apparently getting ready. "Oh. Oopsie!" she says in an abashed (and much quieter) tone. Then she gets ready to watch Arthur show off.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    "ADVENTURERS. HEROES. GUYS." Arthur starts, with a casual grin. White arcs of energy and power still flicker over his body. "If you're like ME, you're a vessel for OUTRAGEOUS BURNING SPIRIT and BOILING SANGUINE POWER. So how often," He speaks with faux exasperation now. "Do you find yourselves AVENGING RAZED VILLAGES or HUNTING EVIL in some COLD, WET HOLE?" And then, he takes a wide stance, arms out, hands clenched into fists, like the look of someone trying to stand in many times Earth's gravity, and the power arcing over him flashes much more brightly! Waves of white fire rush over his body! Between words, he grunts with effort. "And while SUMMONING UP your BLAZING SOUL and getting your BLOOD in a real HEAT, like any REAL MAN, your WAVES OF POWER get WAY TOO MUCH for any REGULAR OLD OUTFIT to contain!"

    Eventually, the rushing white fire and arching electricity causes the top half of his outfit to explode in a rush of black fabric scraps, revealing a lean body we won't spend any uncomfortable amount of text on. He does pause, briefly, to look to another camera, and wink charmingly. "Ladies." He says in a brief tangent.

    Then he's back to looking at the main camera. "Well have I got somethin' for YOU to PUT ON YOUR INCREDIBLE BODY, pal, because we may be HEATED BY THE INFERO OF THE HEART, but even ADVENTURERS can't afford to get this sort of STYLE in BULK."

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo watches in awe as Arthur delivers a bombastic speech, even as he disintegrates his own clothes with sheer power! The catwalks above are actually shaking a little, requiring Yamazaki to widen his stance to not fall.

     Soon, Tomoyo calls out "Cut!" with her cheeks looking a little pink. "That was, uh... very good Arthur! I might pay you a little extra for that speech, it'll save me doing a voice-over~ Yamazaki, come down please?" The boy on the catwalks sets down his boom mike and climbs down a ladder.

     "Yamazaki will help you into your new clothes~ In the meantime, Crys! You're up~" Yamazaki leads Arthur to a collapsible changing booth to the side while Tomoyo changes some of the cameras for different ones.

     "Okay Crys~ You'll be taking out some mannequins with your elemental powers. Don't be afraid to go a little wild with them, that sheet is super-strong! And, uh... if you get hurt, we're ready to treat you, okay?"

Crys Gattz has posed:
Crys Gattz nods and she is in the outfit already it's kinda got a karate gi feel to it the jacket and pants are the same shade of blue as the gauntlet she wears held together by a grey belt. About her feet and the hems of her pants are bandages and the same goes for her hands and the riest of the sleeve for a final touch the logo of her old hunter team the crimson flames has been embroided into the fabric.

There's a grin on her face as her orders for the shoot are given and away she goes she was asked to not hold back and so she does /not/ hold back at all. The fire ice and lighting starts flying with almost wonton abonded.

Frederica (73) has posed:
    Frederica stares in amazement as Arthur Lowell reveals a side of himself she's never seen before. NOT, that is to say, his boyish frame. She admittedly has never seen that, but mostly it's the sheer unleashed and undirected power that has her surprised and amazed.

    It's only when Tomoyo speaks that Frederica realizes what else has happened. "Put some clothes on, Arthur." she chides. "There are ladies present." she adds primly.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "Oh, I'm fine Frederica, really!" Tomoyo says, now looking much more composed. Having exchanged the power-reading cameras for thermography cameras, Tomoyo gives the call for "Action!"

     The cameras shoot Crys's blasting of the mannequins! The thermography cameras read how hot and how cold the fire and ice is, but more importantly, they also read Crys's own body temperature, and how much her own attacks are influencing them. Being in such close quarters with fire and ice are likely causing it to fluctuate, after all. That is, if she were not wearing one of Tomoyo's outfits! Thanks to layers of insulation built into the gi, she is comfortable at all times. Even a stay bolt of lightning, ice or fire that struck her would not be felt in the slightest.

     "And cut! Very nicely done Crys~"

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    "HAH, well HEY! If you wanna, GO AHEAD! Long as I EARNED IT." Arthur says, casually, as he follows Tomoyo's directions off the set. And then Frederica speaks up. "Of COURSE there are. Why the hell else do we got the GUNSHOW goin' on in here, huh?" Arthur says, grinning widely. Internally, of course, he's agonizing about potential embarrassment, but externally, it's all grins and confidence. "Don't worry, I'm PLANNING on it! That's the point, right? Came here to PUT SOME CLOTHES ON."

    And off he goes to the changing room. He'll be back shortly, with whatever outfit Tomoyo has come up with for him; Arthur himself can actually change instantaneously, assuming the outfit doesn't fall into the depths of his sylladex, never to be returned again.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Inside the dressing room, Yamazaki helps Arthur into his new threads! They consist of a black tank tip with the 'Space' emblem on the chest. The pants are olive green cargo pants, held up with a brown leather belt with silver spikes along it. The shoes are black leather combat boots, with thick soles and steel toes. Some bandages are wrapped around his hands. He also wears a black hooded cloak, secured on with a strap that matches his belts. The inside of the coat shimmers, looking like a nebula in the depths of space.

     "You look very macho sir," Yamazaki says with a grin as he opens the curtains, revealing him to all! Tomoyo meanwhile, directs Crys to another booth. "If you don't mind, get changed into your old clothes and we'll do your 'before' section~ Arthur, mind waiting while we shoot Frederica's 'before' section?"

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    "Shit yeah, I always do. Thanks!" Arthur says, cooly, eyes closed and smugly grinning. As he emerges, it's with confident strides. His horrible experiences aren't being repeated! Thank goodness!

    "Don't mind it at all, boss! Let's see what HER deal is, right? Break a leg, FRIKA!" It's good-natured, easygoing; her typical tendencies don't seem to interrupt his usual upbeat positivity and friendliness with her, for some reason.

Frederica (73) has posed:
    Frederica's nervous energy bubbles up as she bounds to her feet, ready to go. "I don't have a prepared speech like Arthur did or anything." she claims, glancing to where the jerkmage went, looking almost dismissive. "But I'm sure I can come up with something appropriate. I'm a natural at this sort of thing." she claims.

    She is a natural at fire perhaps, and at acting... well, she can act. But the key word to describe her trying to act is 'over'. If she can rein in that tendency she does all right and even has a nice flair for the dramatic gesture and a casual effortlessness that can be damn impressive... so long as she's not actually asked to ACT.

    "Well then. I'm not sure what you have in mind for this." Frederica claims, watching Tomoyo with an attempt at being casual. "But I warn you if it involves my clothes flying off, or BURNING off, there will be consequences." she says with a brittle, too-wide grin.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    Arthur gives a brief "ha!" noise, "Hey, don't worry. LADIES PRESENT, remember?" With a wide grin, he sardonically covers both eyes with his hands, as if insinuating that's Tomoyo's plan in the first place as he continues to chuckle. Then he actually stops for a moment. "Seriously, though, you got stage fright or anything about the directions you get, just gimmie a yell, I'll fuck off out of the room for a while." He gives a firm nod and then goes back to his usual casual grinning and joking.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "No need for a speech~ Just give it your all!" Tomoyo says to Frederica enthusiastically, even as the bodyguards clean up the melted, frozen mannequins for Crys's shoot. "I can do a voiceover in post, so you just focus on looking as cool and cute as you can Frederica~"

     Leading the girl over to the shooting location, the bodyguards set up a mannequin on each side of her. Each one is holding a flamethrower, connected to a hose that leads to a gas canister. "Okay, these will be blasting you with flames! For the 'before' section, just focus on keeping the flames for reaching you, okay? You don't need to do it for too long, maybe 10 seconds?"

     She pets Frederica on the shoulder and goes to her laptop. "Okay, and... ACTION!"

Crys Gattz has posed:
Crys Gattz finishs up her first part for the ad and turns to watch the others as they start filming their own parts of the ads. She's watching with an amused look o her face as she pulls an carton out of the mechanial part of her glove and startst drinking it which should help set her up for her next bit shortly right? For now she watches with intrest!

Frederica (73) has posed:
    "Oh, I can do THAT!" Frederica says, grinning. "Though cool isn't exactly my theme, is it? Well, I'm very cool when I'm not using power I suppose~" she says. She's probably not being serious. Not too serious. Probably.

    Cool and cute. Well, Frederica's fine with that! Taking a moment to straighten her outfit, to be as sexy as she can possibly be while still maintaining modest dignity, she approaches the filming area.

    Wait a minute. BLASTING her with flames? Frederica's smile slips a little, but to her credit she barely falters in her steps. By the time she reaches position she appears poised and, for want of a better world, cool once again. Reaching up to brush her fingers along the rim of the medallion she always wears, she closes her eyes a moment and whispers something unheard. A prayer perhaps.

    After that moment she opens her eyes. "All right." she says, her tone even and dignified. "Don't be afraid to put as much fire as you want. If it's too much, I'll call out. Don't stop if I merely LOOK to be having a hard time... we want this to be dramatic, don't we~?" she says. Besides, she CAN protect herself from fire, sort of. She has a last-resort sort of thing, and there's little chance the flames can overcome her best last defense. She holds up her hands, one to either side, directed at the flamethrowers. She doesn't NEED to use her hands. Pyrokinetics is entirely done with the mind, and she's long passed beyond the need for physical cues to assist... but this isn't about power, it's about drama! "Ready any time you are!" she calls out, setting aside the pang of fear that hits her.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Two of the bodyguards turn the valves on the bottles, feeding gas into the flamethrowers! They spew red fire at Frederica, hot but nothing she can't handle! Tomoyo watches intently, looking a little nervous herself, fingers drumming on a first-aid kit.

     One of the bodyguards approaches Crys and indicates a dressing room. "Ma'am, would you mind dressing in something else in preparation for the second half of your shoot?"

Frederica (73) has posed:
    The flame is enough to make Frederica sweat, but fortunately little more than that. Liquid flame rolls out, heading for the little Pyrokinetic with merciless destructive intent, but it does stop. Several feet out from her body, the flames divide and curl to either side of her, as her power deflects the flame as an invisible wedge of will extends from her palms.

    She seems to be able to hold off the flames, though it's tense. The wedge of fire resistance wavers somewhat, the fire getting closer, until the girl in the path of the flames buckles down, closes her eyes, focusses, and drives the flames back a few feet. Her arms are trembling somewhat now, as if the effort of holding back the flame was a physical effort. It's not, but the camera need not know. In all, it probably looks extremely dramatic. Freddie's good at drama. The apparent effort and fatigue may be slightly overdone, but in the midst of all that terrifying flame no one's likely to notice too much of that.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "And cut!" The bodyguards cut off the gas, causing the flamethrowers to sputter and soon stop. "Frederica, are you okay? I know you said you would try to make it dramatic but..." The girl does sound terribly concerned as she rushes over to check on Frederica.

Frederica (73) has posed:
    Frederica straightens almost immediately as the flamethrowers cease to spew, a fierce grin replacing the look of strain. She was MAGNIFICENT! "I'm fine, Tomoyo!" she claims, flipping her golden hair back with one hand. She doesn't have any of that strain in her voice now, that's for sure. The flamethrowers were way less trouble than Lung's pyrotechnics were, and she'd managed that. Even if it's a strain for her to control fire that's not her own, it's an old problem, easily solved by only affecting the flame when it's close enough to be almost a part of her aura.

    She smiles at the fashionista. "Okay, now for the FUN part. Let me see the wonderful fashion you've created for me~!" she says with clear glee. Though she can't help but wonder... how effective WILL it be? That might be nerve-wracking. Trusting her control is one thing. Testing an unknown outfit... well, she'll see!

Crys Gattz has posed:
Crys Gattz looks to the body guard and nods with a grin.

"Not at all I'll get to it." With that she vanishes into the dressing room to go change. It shouldn't be too long for her to change clothing really right?

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo breathes a small sigh of relief. "Phew... okay, good. R-Right, your outfit! Uh, okay! I'll help you, and in the meantime, my bodyguards will film Arthur's second shot!" Said bodyguards begin to swap the thermography cameras for the power-sensing cameras once more as Tomoyo leads Frederica to the changing booth.

     One of the guards, with long red hair, approaches Arthur. "You need to 'power up' on film once more. Ideally, to the same level as you did before, or even greater than that. These clothes should prove resistant to it. If you plan on continuing your speech, do so." She mans Tomoyo's place, and when Arthur is ready she calls, "Action."

     Meanwhile, in the dressing booths, Crys would find that getting changed into her old gear would go uninterrupted. As for Frederica, Tomoyo helps her into her new gear. It consists of a burnt orange trenchcoat, ankle length with a row of brass buttons down the front to secure it. It also has a hood with fox-ear shaped add-ons on it, along with a fake tail that stretches out from the small of the back. It has a face mask built into the inside that can be pulled out to cover her mouth. Underneath, she gets a black halter top with a stylized flame shaped like a fox on the chest, along with a ruffled knee-length skirt that's a lighter orange than the coat, black tights and brown leather boots.

     "Very nice, if I do say so myself~" Tomoyo says with a smile.

Crys Gattz has posed:
Crys gets into one of her older outfits one she's got several copies of her older style outfits and she now takes a moment to look at her slef in the mirror. She would be ready and makes a little pose before she now heads out to join hte others for the second part of the shoot. There's an amused smile on her face and her one visable eye seems to have a bit of mischief to it...

Frederica (73) has posed:
    Frederica examines the outfit with the practiced eye of an amateur clothes designer. An enthusiastic amateur to be sure, but still no professional. She runs her hand over the hood, showing pleasure at the look and feel. The mask gets a nod, but somewhat less enthusiastic. It's necessary and functional, and not bad looking either. It will certainly do. The hem line and halter top get a faint frown. Not because they're bad, but because Frederica prefers to flaunt her legs and hide her bust rather than the other way around. Oh well, this isn't JUST fashion. It's functional fashion, and it IS nice. The colours especially. And the ears and tail.

    "Fireproof?" Frederica asks, holding out her hand and igniting her palm. Not a hot flame, just a wee one. To test the waters... er, the fabric. As a bonus, her flame doesn't actually burn anything. Assuming the clothes don't combust, there won't be a speck of ash or soot from her test.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    Arthur gives a quick snapping point to Frederica. "DAMN. That was a GUTSY SHOW. I LIKE IT! Gonna be a DAMN GOOD COMMERCIAL." And then he pops right back up onto the set in a huge LEAP! "ALRIGHT! Let's give it a TRY." Planting those combat boots firmly on the set and flaring out the cloak-ish arrangement dramatically, he's ready!

    "And THAT'S why you go to DAIDOUJI BOUTIQUE. With an outfit like this?" He flares his power again, and this time the arcs and fiery waves of light crackle and rush around his body at newfound intensity, rattling catwalks, fluttering the white sheet, making his long hair and the cloak-esque outfit flutter constantly in the wind, and likely rattling those cameras just enough for dramatic effect. Arthur, of course, has his arms crossed, dramatically! "ALL THE BLAZING SOUL. ALL THE BURNING SPIRIT. ALL THE BOILING BLOOD. And the best part, I don't gotta make a stop to buy GALLON JUGS of SHIRTS on the way back!" There's a few rather insistantly casual gesticulations of the head and the crossed arms here. With one final rush, he disperses the power in a brief wave and then takes a cool, confident stance, with a broad grin. "By Aurics, for Aurics. Buy 'em, Aurics."

    It isn't even Post yet, and you can already see the logo behind Arthur and hear the jingle. No, really, you can; it won't be on the camera feed, but it's magically there.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo smiles as Frederica critically examines the outfit she made. As a designer, she's always happy when people get really into her fashions! Callping her hands together, she nods. "Dyed in elemental dye and has a layer of aerogel inside it~ Pretty much totally resistant to heat and flame!" She does catch her loss of enthusiasm at the tank top though, and frowns. "Something wrong?"

     The bodyguard calls out "Cut," and nods to Arthur. "That was very well done sir. Thank you." She swaps the cameras back to the thermographic ones, since they're what's needed for the last two. "Miss Gattz? Are you prepared?"

Frederica (73) has posed:
    There's nothing wrong with the tank top, any more than there's anything wrong with the outfits Tomoyo makes for Sakura. It's just that it emphasizes something Frederica's not confident in... and that makes her slightly uncomfortable. She puts on a smile for Tomoyo's sake though. "You do marvelous work." the pyro girl praises, meaning it sincerely. And so she puts on the outfit, determined not to be TOO upset if it ends up not entirely flattering to her somewhat unflattering figure.

    When Frederica returns to see Arthur's power-up and the compliment to her own performance, she smiles. In truth it was Arthur's own big show that made her determine to put on a good show of her own. She's not about to be shown up by a boy! She holds up her arms, dressed in the trench coat, and twirls to show off. Then she heads back to take a position by a wall, setting back to watch Crys's upcoming performance.

Crys Gattz has posed:
So Crys gets a chance to watch as things play out Arthur's always had a sense of showmanship so far as she's known since before he became a god and he does not disappoint and his words get a laugh out of her at this. It's clear she's in a pretty good mood about eveyrthing as things seem to go well for Frederica she gives her a V sign just as she gets ready to go do her own thing.

"Yes I'm prepared and ready to go this is going to be fun!"

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo gives Frederica a small smile and nods. "Okay, if you're sure..." She quickly goes over to Arthur and shakes his hand with both of hers. "You did an amazing job~! Thank you so much. I'll wire you your payment soon, but you're welcome to stick around and watch the others."

     Looking over at Crys, she grins as the bodyguards set up some more mannequins. "Okay! Take out the dummies again with your powers. But uh... do be careful, okay? I don't think most stations would let me put your ad up if you got hurt in it." She gets in position to start the filming, and when Crys is ready, she calls "Action!"

Frederica (73) has posed:
    "I like the outfit!" Frederica rushes to reassure Tomoyo. And she does like it! She's just got .... top issues, one could say. Comes from growing up with a sister who has great big mamm...oth curves. Frederica quickly learned to be proud in what she COULD be proud of. Her poise, her delicacy. Her own cut of fashion.

    "Hmmm. When my turn comes, I think I'll let the flames hit me. That's the point, right? And then ignore defense and do a nice dramatic finishing move. Would that suit?" Frederica asks Tomoyo. "Be sure to say something dramatic, like 'the best offense is a good defense!'"

Crys Gattz has posed:
Crys Gattz says "No worries and I'll try not to break raidings with the clothing damage."

Is she joking or serious? It's hard to tell, it could be a mix of both from the tone of her voice but that's when she gets going she make sure the bodyguards and eveyrone else is clear before she gets too it and that's when she moves to stirke the fire blasts are flying including several massiv eblast which are not doing her clothes or the dummies any good and she's clearly getting a bit messed up from things here, and there's a good deal of ice and lightning in the mix the dummies are unlikely to surive this.

Arthur Lowell has posed:
    "HELL YEAH. Thanks!" That's both to the bodgyguard, and then over to Tomoyo! "Sure thing! HAPPY t'help! Was GOOD TIMES, and you know I'm ALL ABOUT dat HYPE." There's a sort of fist-pumping gesture. Then he's surprisingly frank for a moment. "You know, if I ever get horribly crippled or something, I was planning on going to work for, I dunno, an ad firm or something. Get hype, yeah?" A firm nod.

    Then right back to other stuff. He eagerly watches Crys, with a wide grin, looking eagerly at the destructive ability, and gives a thumbs-up to Frederica. "See, that sounds AWESOME. I dunno if it's even LEGAL for Tomoyo, but HELL, it'd be RAD TO SEE even if they ain't FILMING."

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo nods to Frederica, whispering so it's not caught by the cameras. "That's the plan. Will that be okay? I promise, I tested each article of clothing, and they resisted flames far hotter than what those flamethrowers put out."

     She calls, "Cut!" once Crys has finished demolishing the mannequins, the thermographic cameras likely picking up her body heat changing due to close exposure to fire, ice and lighting. "Thank you Crys~ That will make a great ad! Your pay will be wired to you, but feel free to stay and watch Frederica!"

     Turning to the pyromancer, she nods as the flamethrower-packing mannequins are set up once more. "If you're ready, of course~ If you are, button up your coat for maximum protection. And when you return fire, maybe unbutton it to look stylish for the cameras~" Should she agree, and get into position, Tomoyo calls "Action!" and the flamethrowers are activated!

Frederica (73) has posed:
    Frederica advances on the platform once more, taking up the same position as before with the flamethrowing dummies on either side. She nods, bundling up the trenchcoat tightly, and pulling the mask on. "The coat should be fine. If I need further protection I'll use my own fire, but..." she shrugs. Hopefully she won't need it! Regardless, fire is her friend and enemy both. She's used to handling it, and the terrors of flames are well known to her. Easy to handle.

    Nodding her readiness, Frederica prepares. As the flames rush in, she huddles inwards reflexively, trying to protect her vulnerable bits from a lethal force. The outfit, however, handles things perfectly. She's well-covered, and the flame heat is more toasty than deadly.

    Frederica's body shakes, then shudders. Then her laughter builds to audible levels."AaaaHAHAHAHA!" she cries out, flinging out her hands in a gesture much like her earlier one to ward the flames. No wards appear however. Her gloved fingers extend, curl, clutch. She grabs literal fistfuls of fire in her outstretched hands, arching her back, then whipping her arms forward and across her. Her left hand pitches a handful of fire right, her right hand pitches one to the left. The blazing firebolts pierce through the jet of common flame, burning with an entirely different level of intensity. Each catches its flamethrower-dummy squarely while Frederica continues to laugh (perhaps more than slightly maniacally), arms crossed in dramatic pose while she's wreathed in flame. As the flames die down, both from the flamethrowers' suffering and from her own dampening effect, she throws back the hood and allows her golden hair tails to fling out dramatically. Then she twirls for the cameras, flinging out her arms as well to flare the outfit to what she assumes is best effect.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo claps with delight when Frederica easily shrugs off the flames and returns fire! The gas is quickly shut off to prevent a explosion as the mannequins are struck down by fire.

     "And cut! That was amazing Frederica~!" Tomoyo applauds the girl's performance. "Okay~! Kyra said she might be able to make today, but don't feel obligated to hang around everyone. Thank you again for coming, and keep an eye out for the ads~"

Crys Gattz has posed:
Crys Gattz has more than a little bit of clothing damage and moves one hand to make sure she suffers no wardrobe malfuctions as while not rating breaking the state of her outfit is on it's last legs clealry and she's going to go off to change into somthing to keep a level of modestly as slight as it is with how she tends to dress.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    MEANWHILE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN....

    Kyra Hyral looks from the instructions she recorded on her phone to the building before her. An eyebrow lifts in question, "This almost looks...suspicious." But Tomoyo seemed harmless enough! Not the kind of person that would lure people out to abandoned warehouses and force them into some kind of survival horror video. Stowing her phone in the front pocket of her hoodie, Kyra nudges her way into the warehouse.

    "Tomoyooooooo! I'm hereeeee~!" Kyra calls out cheerfully, shutting the door behind her.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Inside the warehouse is Tomoyo, with a setup of multiple cameras and laptops! A semicircle of five cameras point at a sheet that hangs from the catwalks above, where a young man with black hair is waiting. There are also four women clad in suits hanging around.

     Tomoyo looks over at Kyra when she calls out and claps her hands together. "Kyra! Welcome, welcome~ Thanks for coming! The others just left, so I can focus solely on you for now." She leads Kyra over to the sheet, right in front. "Okay so, just to confirm... you're okay with getting these clothes dirty?"

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    Peering inside, Kyra's worries vanish. This looked legit! Definitely not the setup to a horror movie!

    "Oh, no, am I late?" Kyra frowns, pushing the hood down from her hoodie. It doesn't look like the one she usually wears-it's an older one that seems to have been sewn back together in a few places. One of the ears has a notch in it. "Sure, but let me take off my guns first just in case." Off they come. Three different guns. She carefully sets them to the side far out of range of the sheet and out of the view of the cameras.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "Oh nono~ You're fine, really," Tomoyo says reassuringly, nodding as Kyra strips off her guns and puts them aside. "Okay, here's how it goes! Yamazaki up there has two buckets of water dyed with red food colouring." She points up at the boy in the catwalks who waves down with a smile. "He'll dump them on you for the ad. Don't worry, we set up a hose to clean yourself off between shoots~" She goes over to a table with a laptop hooked up to all the cameras. "When you're ready, say so!"

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "What, so I should leave the guns on?" She looks at one gun in particular, which looks a /good/ deal more ornate than the other two. It must be custom piece. Still, she leaves them to the side and peers upwards to the guy in the catwalks. He gets a friendly wave from the white mage before she stops and looks to the camera.

    Kyra shoves her hands into the front pockets of the hoodie. "Okay! Ready! Let's make with the pig's blood!"

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "Okay! Aaaaand... action!" Yamazaki lifts a bucket and dumps it down on Kyra with impressive accuracy! Thankfully, it's not too cold, but it does soak in quickly, leaving her clothes soaked!

     "Cut! Okay Kyra, over here~" Tomoyo takes Kyra's hand and leads her over to a corner with a plastic cover hanging from the catwalks. Behind it is a hose, some shampoo and some soap! "Sorry, the water will be cold, but we have some warm towels for after~"

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    Soaked in red liquid and dripping in the places where it wasn't absorbed by her clothing, Kyra squints an eye shut and lets it drip off of her...dramatically. After Tomoyo calls cut, she reaches up and ruffles her hair like someone filming a shampoo commercial might do. Whee~

    Lead along, she sees that she's going to get to do her super dramatic hair ruffling either way! "This part's not getting filmed too, right?" Kyra laughs, pulling off her hoodie. Beneath it...a pair of bandoliers filled with her ammo. Those get set aside too and clink loudly when they do. Both seem pretty heavy. "'scuuuuuse me~"

    She slips behind the plastic cover and finishes stripping off the soaked clothing. A bit of fumbling, a little bit of swearing ('ah shit it is cold!!') and a few minutes later, Kyra's poking her head out, begging for the towels.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "Oh, of course we're not filming this~ I'm already pushing broadcasting standards as it is with some of these ads~" Tomoyo says with a giggle. She hangs around on the other side of the curtain, holding a towel as she waits for Kyra to wash up. When the girl pokes her head around, she hands her the towel, which is warm!

     "When you dry off, wrap it around you and we'll get you dressed!"

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "How scandalous~" Kyra singsongs from behind the curtain. The towel is snatched up, first used to ruffle her shoulder length red hair, then presumably the rest of her. A few moments later, she steps out with the towel wrapped around her.

    Although she may seem like 'the type', Kyra doesn't have any tattoos. Maybe she hasn't hit that parent rage button yet.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo smiles and takes Kyra's hand, leading her towards a collapsible changing booth. Once inside, she starts helping Kyra into her new outfit.

     Thankfully, hers starts off with something very familiar. It's basically a replication of the hoodie she had! White, with sequences of red triangles on the edge of the hood and the hems of the sleeves. It even has the moogle ears and pompom, but not the Diabolos patch on the back. On the inside is a whole bunch of pockets, straps and sheathes for medical equipment. Underneath that, she gets a black t-shirt with a golden caduceus on the front, two snakes coiling around a staff. She also gets some jeans that, while not torn for the ultimate rebel look, are acid washed to make them look faded. They're held up with a black belt with silver studs and a moogle head-shaped buckle. On her feet are knee-high combat boots with thick soles ideal for stomping around.

     "What do you think~? I have to admit, I've never made clothes for someone with the rebellious look before, so..."

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "Oooh-" Kyra is excited, clearly, as she holds up the hoodie. Sure, no Diabolos design but that's a minor thing compared to the rest of it. It's less the outside that is making her really excited than the inside which contains lots of little pockets to put STUFF in. And as Tomoyo can tell from the discarded pile of belts, Kyra has plenty of STUFF to go around.

    She vaguely recognizes the caduceus symbol, if only because she saw it in some extraversal place. "-double ooooooh-" Kyra takes the belt with the moogle buckle. "That is awesooooome. Yes! I love it, this is great Tomoyo! Wait, got to add something-"

    She runs off to the first pile of discarded stuff and returns with the ornate gun in just its holster. The black belt is threaded through the holster so she can wear it at her hip with the new outfit.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo smiles and claps her hands together. "Aw, I'm glad~" She gives a nod of approval when Kyra retrieves her belt and adds her gun. "Oh, that's a good look! Okay, time for the second shoot~ For this one, keep your hood up so you don't need to wash a second time~"

     Leading Kyra back to the shooting location (where the bodyguards have mopped up the dyed water that missed Kyra), Tomoyo gets into position, confirms that Yamazaki is ready with the water and calls "Action!"

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "Good idea. Because next time I'd want a real shower!" Kyra shivers at the memory of that cold, cold hose water. The white mage saunters back over to the white backdrop, retaining her hands-in-the-front-pockets pose as earlier. This time the hoodie remains completely up to protect herself from dyed water.

    This time she adopts a saucy smirk to go along with this pose and maintains it as the water pours down all over her new clothes.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     The water comes tumbling down, hitting Kyra... and just gliding off her new outfit in globules, running down her to splash against the floor. Not a single drop has stuck to her!

     "And cut! Thank you for coming Kyra~ I realize that your ad isn't terribly exciting to film, but it means a lot! I'll be wiring you your pay soon~" She eagerly shakes Kyra's hand in both of her own.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    Afterwards, Kyra is examining the clothes, the hoodie especially since it is white and she knows from experience how difficult it is to get red liquids out of white clothing. "Whoah...it really did work, that's pretty awesome. What's this stuff made out of, Tomoyo?"

    She looks up, "Not terribly exciting to film? What do you mean by that? -heh, I can't believe I'm getting paid, I'd just be happy with the clothes. But it was in that contract I signed so..."

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo's eyes just light up when Kyra asks what the clothes are made of. Kyra might have just made a big mistake. "Well! Actually, they're made of a combination of materials~ Most of it is Nanotex, which is what gives the clothes the ability to repel stuff~ But there's also this nameless class of polymers that repel bacteria, so you don't have to worry about infection from you when treating others! Figuring out how to dye this stuff though, that was really tricky, but I eventually got some magic dye that did the trick..."

     She just kind of... barrels on like this until Kyra asks how her shoot wasn't exciting. "Ah! Well, others got to show off a little more~ Fight some mannequins, one even did a big impromptu speech!" She giggles, covering her mouth. "So you just getting splashed was a bit less exciting is all~"

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    Not one to shun enthusiasm about SUPER GEEKY THINGS herself, she appreciates Tomoyo to the point where her explanation becomes a liiiiittle too fast talking to follow. But with a background in chemistry herself, she does get a lot about what Tomoyo is talking about. Good question-how DO you dye a fabric designed to resist everything?

    But eventually Kyra is spared. "...oh, huh. Come to think of that, I could have exploded some liquid...acid bombs and stuff like that but...um, I don't want to be a part of the 'before' demonstration on that. Oh well!"

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "Aw, don't worry about it~" Tomoyo says as she shakes her head. "These ads will be great as they are!" Again, she shakes Kyra's hand. "Thanks for coming, and keep an eye out for them."

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr appears just outside of the indicated place atop a Marchian spell seal. She steps toward the door and pokes her head in. "Tomoyo? Y'in here?" she calls out. She's wearing her TSAB Ground Forces uniform, the field fatigues at least, with Divine Wind on her right wrist in the metal bracer she always wears.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Inside the warehouse, Tomoyo has set up a white sheet suspended from catwalks above. This sheet has multiple cameras pointed at it, as well as a speed camera. They're all hooked up to a laptop on a nearby table. In the corner is a collapsible changing room, and up on the catwalks is a boy with a boom mike.

     Tomoyo herself looks over and waves when Zephyr comes in, running over to shake her hand. "Thanks for coming~! So uh, for this ad... is this warehouse big enough for you to fly around in? We can film outside if you need to!"

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr looks at the set-up, then at Tomoyo as she comes over. "Uh... sec. Dee? Area Scan." the Device gives off a chime, and a 'pulse' of purple light travels the length of the warehouse. <Confined quarters. Managable.> reports the AI after a couple minutes to intake and process the readings. <Be careful of support pillars.>

    Zephyr shrugs. "I'll manage, be just like agility trainin'."

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo looks in awe as Divine Wind talks. "So amazing..." she mutters quietly before shaking her head. "Uh, so in here is fine? Okay, come here~" She leads Zephyr in front of the sheet and claps her hands together.

     "Okay so~ What I need you to do is to take off from here and then fly across as fast as you can! Don't worry, my cameras will catch you~" She goes over to her laptop, and when Zephyr gives the okay, she calls, "Action!" and starts filming!

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr takes the coin from the bracer. "Set up, Device Form." she commands. Divine Wind chimes and intones. <STANDBY READY. SET UP! DEVICE SET, WINDSHEAR FORM!> as it transforms into a large battleax. <FLIER FAN!> comes a secondary call, as four purple 'pixie wings' sprout from the mage's shoulderblades. She lifts into the air, checks the lines, then sets off, causing a minor pulse of displaced air to rattle the windows. She does a circuit of the warehouse, passing the sheet a few times as high speed before bleeding velocity with a visible wince as she comes in to land again. "Forgot just how painful wind is at that speed without a bubble... ow."

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "And cut!" Tomoyo rushes over to Zephy, looking a little concerned, clutching a medical kit. "Uh, are you okay? We can take a break if you need one." Up on the catwalks Yamazaki is getting up after Zephyr's explosive speed shook the catwalks.

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr pffts. "Had worse. I'll be fine." she replies. Her face is kinda red from the friction at that speed, but she doesn't look too much worse for wear.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "Ah... okay, if you're sure... come on, let's get you into your new outfit~" Taking Zephyr's hand, she pulls her over to the changing room and starts helping her into her new outfit.

     First is a catsuit that covers her torso, arms and legs and zips up at the back with a plastic zipper. It's black, with a red stripe sandwiched between white stripes going up the sides. On top of it, a bike sweater is worn. It's sky blue, with white swirls over the shoulder and a white star over the navel. The shoulders are padded and shaped, giving it an aerodynamic look. On her hands, she gets a pair of thin, warm white fingertip-less gloves with black honeycomb grip over the palm and fingers. On her feet, she gets some sporty white socks with running shoes, blue with more of those white swirls and white laces. On her head, she gets a sloping helmet, similar to what bike athletes wear. It's a darker blue than her sweater, with another star on the top and more swirls all around it. It has a retractable clear visor that covers Zephyr's face when pulled out.

     "Hmm~ The sporty look really suits you! What do you think~?" Tomoyo asks, as she holds a mirror for Zephyr to check herself.

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr squirms a bit. She's used to wearing a Jacket so actual real clothing is a novelty. She doesn't fuss all that much though, and fiddles with the visor. "Huh, neat."

    Looking herself over in the mirror, she turns this way and that, checking out the outfit. "Shame my Barrier Jacket overwrites what I'm wearin', or I'd keep this as my battle outfit... Maybe I can get Dee to modify the outer lay--" CHIME. <That would waste runtime resources used for other tasks.> Pfft, "Like what? Playing video games? Or looking up pictures of cats doin' silly things?" chime. <... ... m-maybe.>

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "Aw, no need to go out of your way~ I just appreciate you letting yourself be filmed!" Tomoyo says. She giggles when the Device looks sheepish. "Aw, that's so cute~" She throws open the curtains and leads Zephyr back to the filming area.

     "Okay! So uh... just do the same thing again really! This outfit is designed to be as aerodynamic as possible, so you might need to compensate. Feel free to take a practice flight if you need to~"

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr nods, twirls the axe in a flourish then lifts back into the air. "Right, lemme do a circuit an' I'll be ready." she remarks, flicking the visor down. She bursts off from the ground, does a few nimble jinks around the interior of the warehouse, and lands with a grin on her face. "Gotta say, this is almost as good as my Barrier Jacket... real nice job."

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     Tomoyo beams and gives an excited little bounce. "Really? Almost as good as actual military gear~?" She places her hands on her cheeks and sways on the spot, obviously pleased. "Ahh~ You're making me blush!"

     She skips back over to her laptop. "Okay, if you're ready~ Action!"

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    Zephyr nods and grins, before lifting up into start position again. This time she winks at the camera before surging off. The pulse isn't as big this time, as the suit negates a lot of the drag that causes it. She circuits the warehouse, doing a few high speed jinks between the support pillars, then a tight loop-de-loop at the 'finish' line before doing another circuit.

    She seems to be having fun with it, showing off as much as possible now she's not got to worry too much about pebbledashing her face off with random dust motes in the air.

    She does a few more circuits, then corkscrew rolls through the finish line, and lands with a skid, grinning brilliantly. "Ta-da~!"

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "And cut~! Oh, that was amazing Zephyr!" Tomoyo applauds the magical girl, as does Yamazaki up on the catwalks. Running over, she shakes Zephyr's hand firmly in both of her own.

     "I'll wire you your payment soon~ You're the last ad we filmed, so they should be up soon, keep an eye out~! Thank you so much, both you and your Device~"

Zephyr Windstar (162) has posed:
    That actually gets a blush out of the tomboy. "Pfft, Don't mention it! I mean, s'not like I did anything special." comes Zephyr's flustered response.

    Divine Wind is far more appreciative though! <That's what I'm here for!> she chimes happily.

Tomoyo Daidouji has posed:
     "You're helping this tailor's dreams come true~ That sounds pretty special to me~" She giggles softly and closes her latop. "Anyway, that's all the filming done. Thanks again~!"