Video - Heaven's BBS

[clothes_make_the_man]

Hello, everyone. It's been a while since I've made an announcement like this, but I'm afraid I've been a little busy lately. I hadn't intended to stop taking clothing commissions, but I've been training with Lady Orihime over the past few weeks to learn more about creating divine raiments and it's been taking up most of my free time. I've finished my first major project, though, so I've got a little more flexibility lately.

I still won't be taking commission work until I've finished my training, but I do have enough time to open the temple up for beauty treatments. The pools in the garden behind the temple have healing properties and help keep skin soft, and I can also do hair and nail work for anyone who's interested. In addition, I'll be teaching a sewing class once a week at Hakkai's school. And once Lady Orihime is satisfied with my progress, I'll be able to start making clothing again too. So if anyone is interested in any of that, feel free to let me know and we can either set up an appointment at Lakshmi's temple or get you enrolled at the school.

[Forrest smiles, nodding at the feed.]

I'll be looking forward to hearing from you all!

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[deniles]

Your father only wants what makes you happy.

[But he knows Forrest isn't worried about it. They know each other better than Niles knows Forrest, for the most part. So, he isn't concerned.]

Has he told you anything about his lover? Think he might be trying to keep me out of the loop for once.

[timeshields]

[Her attention is caught once Forrest is in sight.]

I am.

I hope it doesn't take too long.

[declamando]

It's good of you to offer it. I wasn't expecting an opportunity like this to come up at such a good time, and it must keep you very busy.

[With this sort of thing and commissioned clothing on top, she can't imagine Forrest finds himself with a great deal of free time.]

Both, if it's not too much trouble. I like to keep care consistent between them.

[clothes_make_the_man]

Oh! Actually, yes!

[He bought one for this exact sort of thing. Forrest loves his curls, but every so often he does get the idea to try something new.]

I'll be right back with it.

[He stands up and heads into the other room for a few minutes, coming back with a wig atop a small stand.]

Here we are.

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[clothes_make_the_man]

I know. I'm grateful for that.

[The warmth in his voice is quite evident.]

Aymeric? Only a little. I haven't met him yet.

[clothes_make_the_man]

It's just a simple trim, right? It shouldn't take long at all.

[clothes_make_the_man]

It's no trouble at all!

[Forrest smiles, leading her into the back room. There are a lot of pillows all around, but also a small table with his beauty supplies and two chairs for them to use, along with a foot bath in front of one of the chairs.]

Here we are. Have a seat. You can soak your feet while I work on your fingernails. The water is infused with amrita.

[lostinshadows]

Great.

[He walks a bit closer.]

How do we start?

[He's all ears.]

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[deniles]

You're very lucky indeed.

[He smiles, sighing.]

I haven't gotten to know him too well yet, unfortunately.

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[meowbel]

Then it's very nice to meet you! The name's Mabel, at your service!

[declamando]

[Once he offers her to sit down, Maria does so with an appreciative smile.] Thank you. And I'm afraid I haven't heard of amrita - is it an unusual ingredient for a soak?

{Maria is better brushed up on mythology than some others here, but she hasn't come across that particular term, as is probably obvious. Nonetheless, she dips her toes and then the rest of her feet delicately into the foot bath.]

[timeshields]

I wouldn't know. I don't remember the last time I got a haircut.

[Partially because she's a shinki, partially because she just kept repeating the same month over and over.]

[clothes_make_the_man]

Well, first you pull it out into three sections, like this...

[Forrest demonstrates each step on the wig.]

And then you cross one strand over the other.

[He does the first one.]

And then the third.

[And again.]

And then you just keep alternating like that, all the way up.

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[clothes_make_the_man]

Maybe we can all have dinner together sometime and get to know each other. Myself and Kairi, you and Zoro, and father and Aymeric.

[He finishes up with the snipping.]

Here, have a look. I don't want to take too much off.

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[clothes_make_the_man]

I'll look forward to seeing you in class, then, Mabel!

[clothes_make_the_man]

It's certainly a rare one, at least.

[Forrest smiles as he sets to work filing Maria's fingernails before putting on the base coat.]

Amrita is a sort of 'nectar of the gods' similar to ambrosia. It's sacred to the Hindu pantheon, and is the source of their immortality.

[There's a small laugh as he looks down at the water she's soaking in.]

I'm afraid without the real Lakshmi here it's lost its full potency, but it's still more than enough to help cleanse mild blight and keep your skin youthful and soft.

[clothes_make_the_man]

Ah... yes, I understand.

[#shinkiproblems, got it]

Well then, please follow me inside and we can get started right away.

[lostinshadows]

[Lavi watches intently, nodding once he got it.]

Okay.

[Grabbing enough hair to make the wig, he'll repeat the steps that Forrest has shown him.]

[kokuyoyo]

True.... If she's a god, then she's probably been doing this for centuries.

[nopixiedust]

It's fine, I'm sure I'll figure it out if I ask around! Although if you want to ask Orihime how that happens, it'd definitely make things easier.

[clothes_make_the_man]

There you go. Just take it nice and slow. It's not hard once you get used to the pattern.

[clothes_make_the_man]

That's true. She has literal lifetimes of knowledge. It's exciting to think about how much more she can teach me.

[clothes_make_the_man]

I'll mention it next time I see her and let you know what she says.

[lostinshadows]

Oh, it's not so bad.

[He finishes one braid.]

Do you like doing these sorts of things, Forrest?

[declamando]

[Maria seems quite relaxed and familiar with the setup, allowing him to move her fingers as he needs to get the work done. It's nice to get back to something like this after so long.

She definitely seems interested in the explanation about amrita, and she glances down to the foot bath with an appreciative sound.]

It feels wonderful, so I trust that it can do that much. I hadn't heard that legend before - this place always has me feeling like I need to do a bit more reading on mythology.