PC: Asa Mitaka

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Hmm... Simple clothes that feel comfortable and look good on me. I don't really care for following the latest trends or anything... [basically. she is boring.] How about you, Kate?

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Hmm...

I haven't had much opportunity to try different things... Before, this dress was the only thing I could wear in public.

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Huh? I mean, it's pretty. But why?

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Shadows don't have faces, so it's hard to tell us apart. So we always wear specific clothes to distinguish ourselves as individuals.

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That's still kind of... [nightmarish for laundry day? hm.] Um. Sorry if this is insensitive or something. But wouldn't wearing a name tag or a specific accessory work just as well?

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Who can say? All we could do was follow the rules.

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... Whose rules?

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The rules of the Shadows House, and the Lord Grandfather who holds authority over all of the shadows.

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[hm. she hates the sound of that.]

... I'm guessing something really bad would happen to you if you didn't follow those rules.

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[ ... a nod. ]

Those who don't follow the rules are disposed of.

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What the hell?

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... It must sound absurd to someone who hasn't lived in such a place.

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I wouldn't say absurd. It just sounds... awful.

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[ she hesitates... ]

... It is.

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[...]

Sorry.

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It's all right.

I intend to make the most of this freedom while I have the opportunity.

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Well... Building a new wardrobe feels like a good start. Let's find something you like.

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... Yes, let's!

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[this is still affection week thread so, despite herself, she offers kate her arm. let's go have a shopping montage before the horrors of week 1 consume us.]