[Open Log] Shopping at Yesterday's Magic

[vintage_magic]

Characters: Lily Ivory, Kanji Tatsumi and Open
Location: Yesterday’s Magic
Rating: G
Time: June 11-13, 11AM-6PM
Description: With news of the Gala announced, it’s going to be a busy weekend at Yesterday’s Magic. Need a tux or gown for the gala? Have a tailoring request for Kanji? Just want to browse for everyday vintage clothes or try a different look? Searching for a part-time job involving clothes? Stop by and take a look!



With the gala being planned for next weekend, this weekend promised to be a busy one at Yesterday’s Magic. Lily had stayed late to rearrange the shop after hearing the news yesterday and now that she had completed her usual pre-opening salt water, sage, and candle ritual, she paused to survey her handiwork before unlocking the door.

On one side, the racks towards the front were now hung with suits, tuxedos, and the occasional tailcoat covering every decade from the 1890s to the 1980s. And on the other side, clouds of tulle, taffeta, lace, and chiffon enveloped the racks, some of the outfits pricey but generally cheaper than a new gown at a department store would be. Baskets of glittering costume jewelry, opera gloves, shawls, and bow ties waited, their contents soon to adorn partygoers’ arms and necks. Vintage heels, dress shoes, and even a few top hats lined the shelves next to the small curtained-off spaces that served as changing areas. The business suits, more casual everyday clothes, and frilly old-fashioned lingerie had been moved to the back and the whole shop was scented with fresh laundry and rosemary and sage.

Turning to the shop window, Lily adjusted a sign advertising that tailoring services were available and the smaller one next to it that read “Help Wanted.” Now that business had picked up somewhat, another clerk or two would be a help. With Kanji taking missions regularly—he would be out today but was scheduled to be in Saturday and Sunday—and her need to frequently go out in search of new inventory, Yuugi being left to watch the shop alone wasn’t uncommon. Satisfied that everything was in place, she unlocked the door and flipped the closed sign to open.


[Links]
Sales Counter
Shop Floor
Changing Area
Kanji, Tailoring Requests, June 12-13, Open
Disciple, June 11, Open
Edgeworth, June 13, 4PM, Open



[OOC: Since the log covers multiple days, please specify the date when tagging in. Lily is around all three days and Kanji is available on the 12th and 13th for tailoring requests. Feel free to also make your own threads if you want to interact with other shoppers or employees, just mark them as open or closed!]

Comments

[OPEN; June 13, 4 PM]

[prosecutory]

[And here we have one (1) Miles Edgeworth perusing the suits and the tuxedos. Right now he's torn between a black tux and a gray one; he wanted a suit that would go with a bow tie best. Well, those bow ties had been gifts from his father; somehow, it felt like the right thing to actually start using them, and the gala was the perfect opportunity to try them out at last.

Or maybe he could go with another suit + vest combo like he always did, only replacing the cravat with a bow tie...

Decisions, decisions.]

[vintage_magic]

[Busy with other customers, Lily hadn't noticed when Edgeworth first entered the shop. But now that she finished ringing up their purchases, she crossed to the racks of menswear.]

Hi, Miles. Do you need help with anything?

[prosecutory]

[He looks up, a bit surprised to see her. Had he really been so engrossed with figuring out what to wear on yet another night friends forced him on?]

Er - not quite; I was only looking through the suits in stock, Miss Ivory.

[vintage_magic]

I see. Are you looking for something to wear for the gala? Most of the folks who've come in this weekend have been looking for tuxedos or gowns.

[She smoothed a few garments on the next rack back into place as she spoke. The selection was starting to get a tad picked over...]

[prosecutory]

Yes, I am. [A curt nod.]

[vintage_magic]

Did you have an idea of what you wanted? A traditional tuxedo or something more colorful? [Since he usually seemed to wear wine red suits...]

[prosecutory]

Yes...I was thinking of wearing a more traditional tuxedo, possibly in black or gray.

[For the bow tie.]

[vintage_magic]

[A nod.] I've got mostly black ones in stock. And a couple of gray ones from the Edwardian period but they seemed to lose popularity after the early part of last century. Should I find them for you?

[prosecutory]

I would prefer more...contemporary styles.

[Edgeworth didn't want to look like someone who just stepped out of a history book. Besides, a bow tie was pretty contemporary.]

[vintage_magic]

[A nod.] Okay. I have styles up to the 1980s although mens formalwear hasn't changed too drastically over the decades. Mostly just the details like the width and shape of the lapels and whether there's a vest or not. Did you have any preferences about those?

[prosecutory]

I'd like to look at suits with and without vests, please. As for lapels...the simpler, the better.

[vintage_magic]

Sure. I only have a few sets that include matching vests but I've got dozens of individual vests that could be paired with suits. Do you know what size you need? [That would help narrow things down although vintage clothes tended to run small.]

[prosecutory]

Of course.

[Edgeworth gives his sizes; it's no issue at all since 1) he's a guy and 2) why should it be an issue.

Basically he's the size of a regular grown man, 5'10" in height, wide around the shoulders and chest and solidly built because of all the training he's been doing around these parts.]

Hmm... Should we just handwave the rest of this since it's pretty old?

[vintage_magic]

[She nods as he lists the sizes and gives him a quick look over.]

I'll take a look and see what might suit you.

[And she would flip through the racks in search of a tuxedo that would both fit and be flattering.]

Sure, we can handwave it at this point!

[prosecutory]

[And Edgeworth isn't just going to stand there and rock back and forth on his heels waiting for her, nosiree. He's going to follow a short distance behind to see what she has in mind for him.]

[thethirdhare]

[Mulan had recently come to learn of the gala. Large social affairs had never been her thing, but she was slowly opening up to them and trying to get herself out there more. Though she had been gone from Death City for a long time, she had only recently started becoming honest with herself from her perspective. It was strange to be in a place where her opinion was valued, and where she was not expected to act in a way that went against who she was.

The gala seemed a perfect opportunity to get to know more people outside of her role as an instructor. The difficulty now lay in the fact that everyone was required to come with a partner.

While Mulan understood that in this time and age, a person could...'court' someone without there being commitment or judgment, she was still nervous about the idea. While progressive for her time there were certain habits that were hard to break.

As she was mulling through this and absently looking at some dresses, she caught a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye. She turned to look at Miles Edgeworth and smiled to herself, making her way towards him.]

Sir Edgeworth. [She greeted him with her usual politeness, and a small bow.]

[prosecutory]

[Edgeworth was just replacing the suits and contemplating a third when Mulan approached him.]

Good afternoon, Miss Mulan. [He returns the bow with his usual, bowing smoothly with the practice of someone clearly well-schooled in manners. It was indeed a good afternoon when he got to see her; she was a polite, skilled young woman he had a healthy amount of respect for.]

[thethirdhare]

[The feeling was a mutual one.]

It is good to see you. It has been some time since we have talked. [They briefly had when she had returned to Death City, but that had mostly been business. She wanted to know what he was up to these days.]

How have you been doing?

[prosecutory]

I've been fine, thank you for asking. Business with the Agency has gone on as usual. [He did a very good job of hiding the new development that was Genesis struggling with the Black Blood. Otherwise, he was pleasant enough.]

[thethirdhare]

That is very good to hear. It seems that as of late, no one has had much opportunity to take things as a sedate pace. [What between some people being kidnapped, the surgery, having to deal with the Erinyes.]

I feel whoever is hosting the gala has a good thing in mind. Tensions have been much too high around...well, everyone truly.

[prosecutory]

I agree. I'm not a fan of extravagant celebrations, but an occasional gathering is acceptable.

[thethirdhare]

[They were the same in that regard. At the very least not when the celebrations were overly formal, as this one seemed to be.

Speaking of the gala, however, made her wonder...]

Are you by any chance attending?

[prosecutory]

Yes, I am. [A nod. Occasional gathering, right? Right?]

[thethirdhare]

[Well. Hum. How to say this. Going together did not mean there were to be any vows of matrimony, or even anything beyond friendship. Still, even for Mulan it was hard to fight against the notions of propriety that existed in her time. Yet Edgeworth is a friend, an admittedly attractive one, but his gentlemanly disposition makes it easy for her to be comfortable around him.

She fidgets a little, lacing her fingers together and looking down at her feat uncertainly.]

I've been told one is expected to go with a...partner. [She wasn't quite sure what word to use] If you do not already have someone. Perhaps. Perhaps we could go together?

[prosecutory]

Yes, indeed. [Re: the partner thing, yes, Edgeworth knew that. In some gatherings, it was really imperative to escort someone (just as it was imperative to show up at these sorts of things). He had his share of occasions like that; some didn't go too well, but such was business.

But as to being asked by Mulan...well, that saved him the trouble of finding a woman and going through the motions, and in all honesty, she was a fine lady, talented, brave, yet very refined and respectful. Still, he takes a moment to decide. It wasn't as if they were going as a couple...but he did need someone to go with.]

...I would be honored to escort you to the gala.