What Are You Wearing?

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Originally posted by Artha

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Strata can carry a stiletto in them.

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I don't want to nitpick the outfit (I like it!), but can someone explain to me how you carry a knife in one of these:

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No problem, heh. No doubt, not all hairsticks could do it. But I've seen hairsticks built to hold stilettos before. My boyfriend's grandmother has a pair and they are kind of like those cane swords. The thickest three inches are the handle and goes on for four or five more inches of extremely slender knife. The handle matches the rest of the hairstick. They were made of painted wood, not porcelain, but hey.. it's fantasy.

And blade hidden in these hairsticks could not have any sort of crossguard, not like the modern Italian stiletto that you see for sale in many knife shops.

So, they look like an icepick? That's kind of neat, but I can't imagine that the blade would be very strong if it's thin enough to fit in a hairstick.

Hehe, I actually have a pair of aluminum hairsticks that are fucking SHARP. If I don't pay attention to what I'm doing I could really slice my scalp open.

Just to be on the safe side, (because we all know what an idiot I can be) my boyfriend ground them down for me and made the tips a little rounded.

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Originally posted by Edaarin
So, they look like an icepick? That's kind of neat, but I can't imagine that the blade would be very strong if it's thin enough to fit in a hairstick.

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Well, it wouldn't have to be. These are a lady's last defense. I got the idea (before I'd seen my boyfriend's grandmother's hairsticks) from this little old lady who used to tell me stories about how she used to use ladies' hatpins to fend off unwanted advances. Keep in mind, ladies' hatpins back in her day were like six inch long needles... She would cackle and tell me that a jab to the crotch would make them think better, heh.

So yeah.. she's not going to take the knife in there hunting. And yes, daggers/stilettos have really crappy breakage. Just a bit of RP.

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She would cackle and tell me that a jab to the crotch would make them think better, heh.

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My legs cross in sympathy and fear.

Bored...

You see Jesae.
She appears to be a Sylvankind of the Lassaran D'ahranal.
She appears to be of full age and taller than average. She has bright crystal green eyes and fair skin. She has hip-length, lavish champagne blonde hair that slithers down her back in glossy, sharply kinked waves. She has a delicate face, an upturned nose and sharp pointed ears.
She has some sleek lustrous onyx rings in the upper ridge of her left ear, and a green wisp of smoke tattoo on her thigh.
She is in good shape.
She is holding a finely polished silver mirror in her right hand.
She is wearing a pair of thin silver barrettes, a dark garnet-hued orchid tucked behind one ear, a tiered silver beaded choker, an elegant black velvet cloak, a silver-bladed midnight black fan, a deep garnet backless damask gown, and some stylish high-heeled sandals.


Anything altered has been shown before. Most of this stuff is off the rack.

Here is my--I can't play for like two weeks what is on top of my Dhu bag outfit:




You see Uniana.
She appears to be a Nalfein Elf.
She appears to have come of age and taller than average. She has pale lilac eyes and ivory skin. She has long, silky black cherry-hued hair twisted into loose ringlets. She has a delicate face and thin eyebrows. She has lush carmine-tinged lips.
She has an expansive thistle tattoo on her back, and a thin malachite ring adorned with a tiny obsidian bead in the upper ridge of her left ear.
She is in good shape.
She is wearing a tiered silver beaded choker, a slim evergreen silk gown with a long off-center front slit, a modest black brocade wristlet edged in silver roses, a silvery grey ora case, and some ankle-tied ebony silk slippers.

And now I offer a question. When you create an alter idea, you would like it to be original and different, I think. Something suited to your character. Now when other people take phrases or ideas that you had, and change it a bit or not at all, does it make you upset? Frustrated? Flattered? Personally I think it is a sweet thing when someone copies an idea I have used. Just curious as what everyone else thinks.

And my gown is credit of Dex who is queen of the sexy outfits and ideas on the spot.

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Originally posted by Jesae
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You see Jesae....

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I need to learn how to dress well off the rack again. Out of the things in my locker (all clothes) I've only got ten that're off the shelf and they're mostly shoes and jewelry.

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Originally posted by HouseofElves

And now I offer a question. When you create an alter idea, you would like it to be original and different, I think. Something suited to your character. Now when other people take phrases or ideas that you had, and change it a bit or not at all, does it make you upset? Frustrated? Flattered? Personally I think it is a sweet thing when someone copies an idea I have used. Just curious as what everyone else thinks.

And my gown is credit of Dex who is queen of the sexy outfits and ideas on the spot.

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I'll try to make this quick since this bout of bronchitis is kicking my ass back into bed again. If I sound jumbled and confused it's because of that, heh.

It really depends on who's copying. If it's someone I loathe, then I'd rather rip their eyes out than see them with something like a thing of mine. But I don't loathe too many people out there in the game, so no worries on that. I do get frustrated sometimes, mostly with myself 'cause it's my fault, when I give out ideas to other people and then think how much I liked that idea and wanted it for myself. Like what happened with the quicksilver choker. But that's usually the extent of it.

You see Caiylania E'Leanu.
She appears to be a Half-Elf from Ta'Ardenai.
She appears to be young and robust and tall. She has sparkling green eyes and tanned skin. She has waist length, wavy auburn hair worn in a single braid. She has slightly pointed ears.
She has a soaring hawk tattoo on her arm, and a raging warhorse tattoo on her forearm.
She is in good shape.
She is wearing a slender silver hoop earring, a thin leather hair tie, a crystal amulet, a water-filled filigreed amulet, an engraved sword pendant, an ebon laced leather pack, a deeply-hooded faded brown cape, a dark green cotton tunic, a leather-lined dark vultite hauberk, a rugged leather bracelet with a tiny dangling iron shield, some dark grey finger-armor, a pouch-lined dark leather belt, a wine-colored drawstring bag, a warm brown kit, a sturdy dark leather gem pouch, a pair of soft black leather pants, a plain black leather thigh-sheath, and some tall chestnut suede boots.