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[whimsicalwinds]

[action | locked to Mikawdoe and Aobutt]

[Hayate knew that something was wrong the moment he woke up on some sort of wood flooring, feeling incredibly groggy. He figured he may have just overslept (past his usual one to three hours a night) and somehow fallen off of his bed. Even that is pretty peculiar though. Now isn't the time to lay around and ponder about it though; he needs to go make breakfast! If he really did oversleep this much, then Nagi and all of the others in the Violet mansion must already be up and... no, no this is not good. Hayate feels so irresponsible right now ugh. Once he pushes himself up and onto his feet, he suddenly feels a bunch of hanging fabric surrounding him. Clothes, maybe? Regardless of what they are though, this is still really confusing and just as weird. It's when he moves his a arms around to feel his surroundings that he discovers where exactly he is.

How the hell did he manage to get inside of a closet?

Well. Again, no time for pondering! Except closets and wardrobes obviously aren't meant to open from the inside, which poses a bit of a problem.

...Which is why Mikado and Aoba just may hear a large crashing sound from one of their bedrooms.]

[Open to all!]

[Anyone walking around in community building 7, the plaza, or possibly anywhere else in the village may come across a walking box. Inside this walking box is the feminine-looking Hayate, wearing the girls' new feather dress, no less. Absolutely no one must see him in a dress, nope...

It's rather hard to see where he's going (even with a small opening in the box), so he just may get lost on his way to the clothing store and end up anywhere around the village..! Or he may bump into you. Which, in that case, one may hear shouting from inside of the mysterious box-]

U-uwaaaaaaaah! I'm sorry, please excuse me!

Comments

[fellpool]

It's not even much of a dress. It's pretty much shapeless. [He gestures to Hayate's New Feather clothes dismissively.] Some people might even consider it a nightgown. Come on.

[whimsicalwinds]

Even so, it's still close enough to a dress, and it's meant to be worn by women. I believe that's embarrassing enough on its own.

[He half hopes that Leon would one day find himself in a dress so he could feel Hayate's pain. ...But then again, he wouldn't want his awful misfortune to be placed on anyone else, as critical and rude as they may be!]

[fellpool]

[Leon has little pity at the moment. Probably because this guy looks like him and is actually so silly.]

Let's put it this way: It's better than showing up in nothing, okay?

[whimsicalwinds]

[Well at least in that case, people wouldn't be thinking he's a girl right now... I mean.]

I suppose that's a good point... [Maybe.] But in any case! I-I should be finding my clothes right now. I don't want to be standing around in this any longer.

[fellpool]

Yeah, yeah. [He waves dismissively.] You'll most likely find your things here. If not, you might need to wait a day or two while they process whatever you had on you.

[whimsicalwinds]

[Well he knew that much from Mikado and Aoba! But the latter he did not... worst comes to worst though, he can just find some other clothes to wear. No biggie.]

Ah, okay! [He starts looking around briefly before adding-] ...Um, actually... Do you think you could help me look for them, Critical Person?

[fellpool]

Leon. [He tries to correct him without sounding too exasperated.] I don't call you Met-Wearing-a-Box Person, do I?

What exactly are you looking for?

[whimsicalwinds]

[Wow he's even critical when it comes to names!--] I see. In that case, Leon-san, my name is Hayate.

[Now let's see...] Ah, well.. It's just a butler uniform, so it shouldn't be that hard to spot, I think. [Except instead of that there's the Sanzenin maid uniform here. oops.]

[fellpool]

Butler uni-- ...You're a butler? Huh? [With all of that bizarreness, he would have more expected someone from an acting troupe.]

[whimsicalwinds]

[Just tilting his head as he starts to look around the shelves.]

..Eh? Y-yes, that's correct. Why? [It's not that strange, is it..?!]

[fellpool]

[...How to put it...]

I've never heard of a teenage butler before.

[That was kind. Yep.]

[whimsicalwinds]

[Oh. Right.]

Ahh... I guess it does seem a little unusual then, putting it that way. [He does know a few more teenage butlers, though he doesn't see them as teenagers at all. Especially Maria. She's totally old.] My parents abandoned and sold me to these very nice men though, and they left me with a large debt. So I ended up having to becoming Milady's butler in order to pay it back, regardless of my age.

[...not that he minds. If he wasn't her butler, his life would be miserable -- assuming he would even still have one, really. He just smiles though, scratching his head sheepishly.]

[fellpool]

[...]

I see.

[What the heck. Did this guy just say all of that with a straight face? He talked about cosplay and all that stuff, so he had to be from a modern Earth era, right?]

[whimsicalwinds]

[Yup. With that, Hayate goes back to looking through this shelf for his clothing.]

Yes... So! If you ever happen to need help with chores of any sort, I would be able to help out, Critical Per -- Leon-san.

[Even if you are critical and rude and some cat clone alien thing... But Leon did help Hayate out so.. it's the least he can do!]

[fellpool]

It seems like an odd thing to offer. As a butler, don't you usually have ... just one master or something?

[whimsicalwinds]

W-well, yes... She isn't here in Luceti though... [Which makes his expression falter a bit.]

Regardless of Milady being here or not, I don't see a problem in assisting others as well. [Plus at the time back at home, he had been serving under a number of people. Kind of.] Since you helped me, I suppose I should return the favor somehow, right?

[fellpool]

I ... guess so. [He blinks slowly, then shrugs.] I can't say I've got anything that I'd need a butler for, though.

[whimsicalwinds]

[He smiles, scratching his hair a bit before responding.] That's alright! It could just be like I owe you a favor in the future, I guess.

[fellpool]

I guess that's fine. [He probably wouldn't even call upon that favor, but who knew what would happen?

He starts picking through the clothing in the store.] ...What color is your uniform now?

[whimsicalwinds]

[Part of Hayate wouldn't even want to help this critical clone person out, but he feels that that would be rude and would make him guilty, really..

Searching, searching..] It's just black with a red notched lapel in the front.

[fellpool]

Okay. I'll start over here. [He wanders over to a rack with black jackets, frowning as he starts going through them.

It'll take a few minutes, but he eventually pulls out a coat with a reddish lapel.] Is this it?

[whimsicalwinds]

[Hmm.. That's not it... Nope, nope... Not this one either... --Oh what. He turns back over to Leon.]

Ah.. It basically looks like that, but I don't think that's it. Mine has a pocket over here. [Point!] It doesn't seem like my uniform is here though...

[fellpool]

Hmm... [He puts the coat back on the rack, and then shrugs after a moment.] Well, you said your ... mistress isn't here, right? So do you really need your uniform right away?

[whimsicalwinds]

Mm... I guess not... [Though it's also a matter of it being something she (kind of?) gave him.] I suppose I'll just have to come back and check for it again sometime.

[..Welp. He needs clothes, so...] We can take clothes that aren't ours too, right? [It is a clothing store, but since other people's clothing shows up here..]

[fellpool]

Yeah. I'd just stick to anything that doesn't look too out of place, like shirts and jeans. Don't go picking up a ... military uniform or something. [pause] Unless you've worn military uniforms before, I guess.