Puppet With All the Strings Cut || Closed to Dave

[drawntotheflame]

Kanaya stared down at the plush green suit, fabric soft between her fingers and stitching fine and precise. It was a bit odd that she'd made this at all, but she might as well put it to its intended use...

grimAuxiliatrix [GA] began pestering turntechGodhead [TG]

GA: Hello
GA: Im Aware Of The Unusual Nature Of This Request But I Have A Garment I Was Hoping You Might Be Willing To Deliver To Your Residence As Dirk Has Demanded I Remain As Withdrawn From The Vicinity As Is Feasible

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TG: youre right that is a weird request
TG: youre making us clothes now?
TG: thats a little weird but ok cool
TG: where did you want me to come pick it up
TG: your place or somewhere else

[drawntotheflame]

GA: Not Exactly
GA: Something Caught My Attention At The Homewarming Celebration And Since Then The Notion To Remedy It Has Been Rattling Around In My Cranium And It Appears It Was Only Susceptible To Being Shooed Elsewhere Once I Made At Least A Stab At Finalizing The Venture
GA: And I Apologize For Absconding So Abruptly Once Again But I Will Transfer The Ensemble Along With Other Possessions To The Cafe We Can Converse There After My Shift Or At Your Suggestion Another Location More Convenient

grimAuxiliatrix [GA] ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG]

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Dave shrugged when she signed off so quickly. The cafe it was, then. She hadn't specified when her shift ended, but a quick bribery of Hal got him her schedule pretty fast.

A few hours later he swung the door open to the cafe and found an empty seat near the front windows. The day was far too warm for a hot chocolate, his usual at the cafe, so he went without. Pulling his phone out, he sent Kanaya a text letting her know he was waiting for her.

[drawntotheflame]

Kanaya stepped out of the bathroom in a long flowery skirt and a red top, freshly changed from work. Her phone buzzed even as she spotted Dave typing away on his.

"Hello," she said, grinning easily and sitting down at the table as well. She shifted her bag to her lap and began digging through it for the suit. "How are you?"

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Upon seeing Kanaya, Dave felt very under-dressed in old jeans and a baggy tshirt. Though from what he understood of the woman, she never looked less than stunning. Even when she was covered in (his) blood.

"Sup," he greeted in return, casual as always. "I'm not doing too bad. Dirk wasn't around so I didn't even have to lie about who I was seeing." He said it with a grin, knowing the animosity that continued between the two. Dirk meant well, but he really needed to chill.

[drawntotheflame]

"Well honestly your celebration in regards to avoiding such an exchange may be short lived in consideration of having to elaborate on where you managed to procure this particular garment. Although perhaps not if Dirk isn't inclined to notice apparel-related alterations." Kanaya pulled out and set the green suit down in front of Dave. It was obviously much too small for a human, and would in fact be eerily well-fitted to Lil Cal.

Her mouth twisted. "Like I said, I'm aware that this gesture is a bit unorthodox but ever since I saw that figurine at your housewarming festivities its extremely well-worn outfit has reoccurring in my thoughts, essentially begging to be replaced. I couldn't seem to focus on compensated commissions my until I completed this project."

She tapped her nails nervously on the table, waiting for a response.

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Dave stared in horror at the little green suit before him on the table. Good lord, she made a suit for Cal. That awful nightmarish puppet had haunted her dreams and made her create it new clothing. God, that thing couldn't get any worse.

"I... uh," he sputtered awkwardly. "Well shit, Dirk'll probably love it. He adores that shitstain fuckin' puppet, I'm surprised he hasn't made it all sorts of weird ironic outfits at this point. I guess he's too busy making enormous quantities of smuppets to get around to that."

Dave carefully picked the suit up, turning it over in his hands. It was incredibly well made. "Did you, like, measure him at the party or something? This looks perfect."

[drawntotheflame]

A small proud smile slipped onto Kanaya's lips as Dave spoke, then flickered. "No -- as your brother was so incredibly insistent upon my expeditious departure that day, I did not get a chance to investigate the 'client' in question further than a cursory glance."

She brightened again. "But I certainly would like to believe I have an eye for many challenging aspects of design, especially when the particular aspect is fitting. Though admittedly this project was the most certain I've been regarding that portion before... Perhaps my heightened vision has granted me advanced spatial reasoning as well."

She zoned out for a moment before her eyes lit up. "Oh, and before I forget -- I designed this with you in mind, and ideally its reinforced padding will offer some protection during any upcoming supernatural skirmishes. I hope it can compensate for whatever clothing items I was responsible for damaging that unfortunate evening in the park... You've been so graceful about the situation it was the least I could do."

The proffered ruby and carmine jacket looked like a basic hoodie at first glance. Upon closer inspection however, Dave would notice its two layers. The interior was asymmetric, snapping closed with buttons, while the outer layer zipped up in a golden stripe up the center. The sleeves would reach Dave's wrists.

"Please wear it -- it would be pleasant to not simply speculate on its appearance while in use but witness it firsthand."