"I think we should go in as both, that way we can figure out if they will approach better one or the other." Bloody Flag suggests. He looks to his group and says, "How do you want to split up?"
Suddenly, Silas bursts out of the establishment, sword and dagger drawn. He looks around rather confusedly, and puts away his weapons. "I thought I heard some fighting going on out here. Where did you all go?"
Mishael chuckles and shakes her head, "Silas, I sure hope you've got a date with that bartender later because you just missed a few nasty moments with some men stalking Flag here."
She brushes herself off, "Anyway, Suny and I got leads to the same place, but we have to get cleaned up first. I'm headed home to the Eastern District. What say we meet up at The House of Serenity tomorrow at noon. Unless you all want to press on tonight?"
Suny grins at Silvas' dashing entrance. (^_^) Skipping over and giving her companion a friendly hug.
"Aye, Mishael's got th' gist of it. I'm all fer usin' th' morn fer gettin' things t'gether an' then meetin' at said establishment." She smiles at Silas.
"So....have ye got some where's t' be layin' yer head fer t'night...?"" She asks quietly. "I be more'n happy t' make sure ye din't get left out...." (^_~)
Silas chuckles, shaking his head. "I think that bartender there would prefer someone like Karsielle's company rather than me. In any case, I think that hitting the House during the day would be fine. It'll give me a little time to dig up something nicer than this ratty old navy coat anyway. As for you, my dear lass, I do have a room in a Docks tavern, though I certainly wouldn't mind company. Too many days without it will leave a man mad, I hear." Silas winks at the young elf woman.
Suny laughs along with Silas as she happily walks over and throws an arm around his waist.
"Well then! That settles some things fer th' evein'." She gives a knowing wink to Mishael and Karsielle. "Lets be inspectin' yer establishment, hey?" She says to Silas, happy to walk 'home' with him. (^_~)
"Thats fine...do we have any other locations that don't require finery?" He suggests.
"Well, in addition to the House of Serenity, the other locations Pepper mentioned were The Last Resort and the Salon du Masque. From what I know, those would probably require finery too. Assuming I'm not already forgetting leads maybe we should have you go knock off a few rich folks so we can "borrow" their clothes while we wait for Suny and Silas to satisfy their...urges."
Silas smiles as the elf grabs him. "It's not the best place, but privacy can certainly be assured." He says to the rest of the group, "Perhaps you two should find a place to go and rest! We'll need some well rested eyes tomorrow, and I'm pretty sure it won't be me."
Suny looks at Mishael innocently,
"I dun't have any 'urges'..." Then she giggles, "But I'm sure I c'n find some, if'n ye needs be..." She grins impishly. (^_^)
"As fer 'knockin' things off? I already es'plained I is happy t' shout m'freinds th' shiny fer yer fittin' duds." She reminds her companions.
"Very well, I will meet you all at the brothel at noon." Bloody replies and will start to leave unless someone else brings something up or wants to talk further.
"See ya tomorrow folks," calls Mishael as she heads off toward home in the Eastern District.
While returning home, Mishael looks for a source that might know a shop that could be "convinced" to reopen tonight for some fine clothes. Otherwise, she'll try again in the morning.
Karsielle returns at midnight to meet with Scarlet for some recreation. She describes the man they are looking for and asks her to look out for him.
She returns washed and refreshed in the morning, to join Suny shopping, "Whatever clothes there are, I can always shop. Girls together and just some robes to try, nice."
After sharing some of her private stash of exotic rum, things run their course. Afterwards, perhaps trusting you a little more after sharing an intimate night, she tells you more about Montrose.
"I'm not sure if you know her or not, or if you are after her for some sort of revenge, but the man you describe would come in with one and sometimes two girls. One of them was always with him though, her name it Topaz."
"Since you seem not to know of The House of Serenity and his dealings there, I trust you to bring her no harm. You don't seem like the jealous type to me, but I would not feel good about giving you a tip that led to someone getting hurt. I think her real name is Diane."
Also not about to pass up the chance to shop, Mishael joins the rest at Tirwin's in the morning, cleaned up and wearing her best current clothes.
Suny will start the day's trip just wearing her shirt and 'skirt'.
The three women meet in the morning at Tirwin's. The shop is located in one of the older buildings in the Old City but is by no means in need of repair. Its architectural design is of a rare beauty in the port city and the wares for sale inside are no less grand.
A waft of perfumed air greets visitors as soon as they open the door and several impeccably dressed servants greet each who enter. Suny gets the sense that her helper is possibly a little put off by the amount of skin the elf has on display this day.
"Madam, we have several styles here at Tirwin's. The further back you go" the lady says as she wafts her hand up in the air from the front of the store near the entrance slowly to the rear "the more risqué we have to offer, but no less fine quality."
Indeed, it is evident that Tirwin's has most every style to be desired. The more conservative and formal styles towards the front all the way back to a small corner in the back containing outfits that amount to nothing more than small pieces of strategically placed strips of leather. Oddly, she doesn't gesture to one side of the shop which contains some bejeweled items of clothing.
Suny grins at the woman helping her and begins to peruse the items. Seeming randomly moving from one place to another about the shop.
Mishael browses some of the more conservative choices. No. No. No.
She works herself a little further back, occasionally picking something up briefly, then setting it back. A flash of red-orange and black catches her eye. She pointedly ignores it for a while picking her way through a variety of outfits.
After what seems like an hour, Mishael picks about five outfits, including the black which turns out to be a tasteful black blouse trimmed with red-orange embroidery that perfectly compliments her eyes and hair.
She turns to the assistant, "Changing room?"
Karsielle, strides purposefully past the more conservatively styled garments, naturally drawn to the yellow and black combinations. She finds an outfit of yellow and black, twisting chiffon falls from a the fake silver coins of a tiara around her body. A plain black veil covers her nose and mouth, which lets though just enough light to make out the red luscious lips hidden away. She wears a bolero top in yellow, with silver threads intertwined making a spiral design. Her bare midrift shows a muscular yet attractively slim stomach and hips. Clinging to her hips are black chiffon trousers, with the same silver pattern woven into the fine material.
She looks in the mirror at her shapely body, in this new outfit, a smile breaks out on her face. "Perhaps this, how much? It may just do for tonight?" As the assistant goes to give her a price, she winks at Suny and Mishael. "Well?"
Suny nods at her companion's choices,
"Aye, those styles truly show the scale at which you both plan t' misbehave." (^_~)
Mishael's helper carries her choices for her and escorts her to the back corner opposite of the more risque clothes. There they both enter one of six small rooms as the helper assists her in getting undressed and dressed again in each outfit, giving nodding approvals for each one.
"That fine piece is imported from Katapesh, made of the finest fabrics as you can see." Karsielle's assistant says. "That will be 32 gold."
Suny moves erratically, looking at the various pants -to the hangers wherein there are a multitude of shirts -to the presentation of shoes -then to the various skirts -then over to peruse the selection of hats.
Upon hearing the serving wench chatting to Karsielle, Suny just nods as she regards both the clothing and her companion, looking them up and down. With a slight tilt of her head,
"Aye, that do seem a fair amount." Suny muses, even as she turns and skips back over and looks through another random seeming rack of clothing. Her fabric skirt swishing against her bare, brown legs.
Through out all this time, it would appear that the gum-nut brown Elf has been comparing the subtle differences in the textures of the various fabrics and materials, seeming more interested in the way the various cloths and linens will feel against her skin.
While changing into one of the outfits that she has brought into the changing room, Mishael notices a thin wooden rod in the jacket pocket of the servant she has helping her. It looks as though the woman is armed with at least one wand.
"Well," she says to Mishael, "Shall I box all of these up for you?"
Silas rolls out of bed later the next morning to find Suny already gone. "Not the type to stick around, I see. Well, let's worry more about finding a better coat. I can't imagine it'll be hard around here."
Caught up in her excitement, Karsielle smiles at the assistant and hands over the money. Beaming smiles at her purchase, she watches Suny as she skirts around, feeling the materials. Turning back to Mishael, waiting to see her try her clothes on.
Silas hears about Tirwin's, many say it is the best clothier as well as the best tailor in town. One old man who doesn't seem so well off tells Silas of a more reasonable place simply named Stewart's which is just beyond the gate of the Old City in the Eastern District.
While Suny and Karsielle look over some of Mishael's selections, they notice another shopper. A blonde haired elven captain who is dressed in a nice teal suit looking of high quality is browsing near the three girls.
Mishael tries each outfit out in sequence, saving the black for last. With each change, she swings back outside each booth, asking for Karsielle and Suny's thoughts.
With the final outfit modeled, she swings back outside to speak with the assistant.
"They are all lovely, how much for these three?" she asks holding up a long white dress, a matching cobalt blue blouse and long skirt, and the black outfit.
She sees the elven captain watching, "Why hello. What do you think sir? Shall I get all three?"
"Those are very nice" the helper says to Mishael, "Let me see, the white dress is 35 gold, the blouse and skirt would be about 34, and this black outfit would be 28. But if you buy all three together I can give them to you for 90 gold even."
Mishael smiles at the assistant, "Excellent, I'll take all three. I'm going to change into the black and will get the other two wrapped."
She hands the assistant the white dress and the blue blouse and skirt and takes the black outfit back to change.
Moments later, she emerges with her clothes and armor in hand and takes them to where the assistant is wrapping things.
"Can you please wrap these things up for me as well"
Karsielle looks to find some shoes and bracelets to match her new outfit. She notices a strange looking woman.
"It can't be surely, that woman...or man, I mean Black Tom?? This is not going well, I mean I've serviced men who have special requirements, but this is a dress shop. You have knowledge of him, surely this is not right?"
Though Silas certainly has no compunctions about wearing fine clothes, he would rather simply find a replacement coat than an entire wardrobe. He makes his way to Stewart's and enters the establishment. Finding an employee, he asks the man, "Do you have something a little more...um...well-kept for the sailor looking to impress at an upscale establishment? This coat, as you can see, is simply to tattered to even enter the place."
Suny continues to flit about the shop, poking, stroking and fondling the items.
She glances at the latest arrival, but seems far more entranced with the fabrics hanging around her. (^_^)
"So...whut one's d'ye recon would be th' done thing t'be wearin' fer th' t'do?" She asks Karsielle and Mishael for their opinion.
Mishael leans into Karsielle and whispers,
"Do you mean Flag? What do you think he's up to? Think we should have some fun with him since he probably doesn't know we recognize him."
Hearing Suny, she looks over to where she's looking and laughing lightly calls, "Further back Suny, definitely more your style."
At Mishael's encouragement, Suny works her way towards the 'back' of the store...though still seeming unsure of what to pick out...
At Mishaels's words, Karsielle smiles a wicked smile, winking conspiratorially to her. In her slky smooth voice she whispers into her new found friends ear.
"So what do you have in mind? I'm with you on this."
She giggles.
The store assistant at Stewart's come over to Silas and helps him remove his coat, then studies the clothing he wears underneath. "Hmmmm...I believe this coat would do wonders for your ensemble." he says as he walks over to a shelf and hands Silas a fine looking coat decorated with thin stripes.
Silas looks at it and is able to see that it is indeed of fine quality and matches his shirt quite well. Inside of it he can see several pockets for accessing items. The store clerk also shows him a hidden compartment built into the left sleeve.
"A fine piece, sir, for only 19 gold."
Suny sighs, grabs the shop attendant and leans in whispering into the woman's ear while jabbing a finger at random seeming places around the shop.
Mishael whispers back to Karsielle, "Well, I didn't have anything in mind yet, but clearly he's trying to disguise himself, albeit not very well. I think we should play along for now and see what's he's up to."
Suny is able to find an outfit that doesn't cover too much skin and in the colors she desires for 28 gold.
Was going to the meeting point outside the brothel I thought but I will go with it since you been nice about this method. Sir Captain Kip Drago will answer back to Mishael with a wink, "Madam you'll look stunning wearing any or none of those outfits." As he finishes he realizes he hasn't introduced himself(at least these are the acting points.) "Forgiveness my lovely lady I haven't introduced myself, I am Sir Captain Kip Drago of the Lucky Scallop. I believe the activates I was involved with last night could throw any man’s manners off this morning." As he introduces himself he will bow and a roguish smile. "And your name Miss?"
The women all get into their new clothes and meet the others near the House of Serenity. They must be a little early because don't see Bloody or Silas there, only a regal looking elf with blonde hair who looks like a captain of some sort. He is also loitering near the establishment.
As Suny prepares to pay the shopkeeper, Mishael reaches into her purse and pats Suny's arm.
"Suny, your offer is very generous, but I find I get carried away a bit when I get in a decent shop. There's no need for you to pay for my outfit. And, most especially all three."
Mishael pays the woman for her outfits with another 10 for the patience and assistance.
We walk together to the meeting place, all aglow with the joy of a good shopping trip, but preparing for possible trouble as we near the House of Serenity.
Arriving at the spot, she peers at the elf and giggles and whispers to Karsielle,
"Do my eyes deceive me or is that our friend Flag?"
Suny laughs at Mishael's good nature'd pat.
"Aye, t'is nuthin'." She assures her friends, though Suny does respect the other woman's wishes.
As the trio Suny takes in the sounds and sights of the city as they walk along to their pre-arraigned meeting place.
"I wunder where Silas' went an' got his-self too...." Suny muses, even standing on tip-toes and peering around.