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Isabella Marie Swan ✴ "Stella" ([personal profile] self_composed) wrote2012-10-10 05:38 pm

dress for success

By the time when Alice first shows up at Stanford visibly (as opposed to lurking around the ceiling at Bella's classes, making smart remarks in her head), Janine has put in a request, and so have four other girls on the hall. (Lillian wants a summery floral dress, Tasha wants a midnight blue evening gown, Ruth has expressed a fondness for polka dots, and Kuo wants something gothy. Bella politely makes no remarks about anyone's taste.)

Bella likes all her teachers okay, and also the orchestra conductor and her soccer coach. Life is good.
edgeofyourseat: Grinning, friendly. (⑵ extraordinarily nice)

[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
The morning of the day that he is allowed to officially show up, Alice has an idea.

He spends the rest of that morning immersed in clothing design.

At last, a few hours past lunch, he twirls in front of the full-length mirror in his sewing room. Layers and layers of long, pointed fabric petals flutter with the movement; delicate, glittering fabric wings quiver behind his back.

That seems likely to make about the right first impression.
edgeofyourseat: Smiling, affectionate or amused. (⑶ your wish is my command)

[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Yep!] he says brightly, and picks up the package containing Janine's dress, and invisibles his way through the magic door, and de-invisibles when he is sure no one is in the stairwell to see him, and takes the stairs up to Bella's floor.
edgeofyourseat: Smiling, conspiratorial or challenging. (⑷ wanna try?)

[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 01:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Hi!" He hugs back cheerfully, then turns to Janine and holds out the neatly tissue-wrapped package. "Gotcha something," he says with a wink.

"Hello it is nice to meet you is that my dress," says Janine, yoinking the package out of his hand and tearing it open.

It is, indeed, her dress: sky-blue, demurely high-necked and low-hemmed, with elbow-length sleeves and slightly puffed shoulders and a faint pattern in the fabric that hints at clouds.

"It's perfect," she gushes, hugging it to her. "Thank you thank you! I will pay you, just a moment." She lays the dress down carefully on her bed and digs out her wallet.
edgeofyourseat: Grinning, maybe licking lips. (⑴ you say bark I say bite)

[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes it does!" says Janine. "It is delightful!"

She counts out five twenties and hands them to Alice, who shrugs and hands them to Bella.

"No pockets on this thing," he says, tugging at the skirt of his fairy tunic. "Guess I shoulda thought of that."
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[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Janine is busy asking Alice, "What should I call you?"

"Whatever you feel like," he says.

"Tinkerbell?" she giggles.

"Knock yourself out."

"I think I'll stick with Alice," says Janine.

"Go for it."
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[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Alice grins at her. So, tentatively, does Janine.
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[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Not yet," he says. "Soonish. I'll probably be done one this week but I don't know which one."

"You're so precise," Janine observes, and Alice laughs good-naturedly.
edgeofyourseat: Smiling, possibly fake, mildly creepy. (⑸ playful as a pussy cat)

[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 01:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Cotton," says Alice. Janine nods approvingly.
edgeofyourseat: Grinning, friendly. (⑵ extraordinarily nice)

[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Alice giggles.

"Dunno, like what?"
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[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 10:31 am (UTC)(link)
"Sure," he says. "Show me someplace cool." [That I haven't been already.]
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[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Alice admires her openly.

Janine clearly thinks they are both adorable.
edgeofyourseat: Dancing wildly, grinning. (⑹ ride it where I like)

[personal profile] edgeofyourseat 2012-10-11 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Have fun, guys!" says Janine. Alice waves to her on his way out, and she waves back.

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