Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote,
@ 2012-10-01 14:49:00

Elevator Meme
A simple shopping-center elevator. Because of course they kept the perfect stuff for split-end prevention in a little shop on the third floor, and he already was carrying stuff.

So was the other person who got on, who was... "Dear deities-of-choice, I love your hair."

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	bobblehead 2012-10-01 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	Pippi blinks a couple times, then turns to regard the guy behind her, giving him her best winning smile. "Oh, thank you!" she gets a little better look, and just beams wider. "You have wonderful highlights. Natural?" (Reply to this)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-10-01 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	GK smiles. "Mostly. I do a little lemon juice to enhance occasionally. I'm Gee-" And that's when the elevator grinds to a haltsomewhere between the second and third floors. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-01 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	Pippi turns quickly, pushing buttons. All the buttons. "I can't get stuck now! There's only generic shampoo at the base! And no conditioner at all! What if someone takes a shower?! This is an emergency." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-10-01 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	GK frowns as this fails to do anything. He's pretty sure you're only supposed to press one button in these situations anyway. "Well no one's going to wash their hair if they see there's no conditioner, at least. They'll wait until you get back." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-01 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	"But they won't! They'll just finish fighting the super villain we were fighting, and want to go take showers and stop being all sweaty. Which is fine, but none of them cares about conditioner!" she rants, continuing to try and find a button that, unlike all the others, will work. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-10-01 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, that is pretty urgent." He can sympathize, really he can. "But we can't panic. For one thing, panicking uses up too much air." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-01 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	That gets her attention. Possibly not for the intended reasons, but it has the desired effect. "There's an air shortage? Why didn't anyone tell me? I'd have put less balloons in the headquarters for the big opening." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-10-01 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	A brief blink, but he manages."Not a general air shortage. Just maybe a localized air shortage. Don't know how good the circulation is in elevators. so what headquarters do you work at?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

bobblehead
2012-10-01 08:22 pm UTC (link)

A couple blinks. "So... there's enough air, but not enough air here? Is it some kind of villain thing?"

Another blink, and she bounces right on to the next topic mentioned. "Your circulation should be just fine. This one goes up pretty high, but it would need to go a whole lot higher, or maybe in Denver before you start getting those health risks. Oh, and I'm with the JLI! I'd introduce you, but the others are still fighting."

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	veryperceptive 2012-10-01 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	"JLI? Wow, nice -- Wait, there's a fight still actually happening? How did you realize you were out of decent shampoo in the middle of a supervillain fighth?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-01 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, raid on one of the warehouses a few blocks down. They were using a bunch of generic care goods as part of their cover. So when boxes started exploding and throwing stuff everywhere, it reminded me that I hadn't stocked up the shower yet, and everyone was going to get all sweaty fighting bad guys. So I had to hurry." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-10-02 02:47 am UTC (link)
	"I can understand the concern." After all, it wasn't that he didn't take hair care serious, But "But don't they need you there to do whatever it is you do in a fight? Or won't they worry that you disappeared?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-02 03:06 am UTC (link)
	"Well, sure. We're a team and all, but this was an emergency, and it was just a few blocks. If I'd waited until the bad guys were all beaten, they'd go back to the base with its generic shampoo while I was shopping, right?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-10-02 03:10 am UTC (link)
	"But if something goes wrong in the field, or they get too worried... doesn't this have a potential to make them reject quality hair care products, because they resent that it took you away?" GK's forgotten that he'd wanted to calm her down, because navigating the bizarreness is ..... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-02 03:29 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, they'll be fine. They're all super heroes and things. Beating up villains is what they do. I just wish they'd take a little more pride in looking good while they did it." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2012-10-02 03:37 am UTC (link)
	GK opens his mouth, shuts it, opens it, and shuts it again. After a long pause, in which he accepts that nothing can be done... "...Icemaiden doesn't ever try to go out in orange, or bleach white, does she?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-02 03:42 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, no, no. She's actually taken to it a lot better than most. She actually kind of wants to promote Warriors, might do some modeling or something I guess. The only trick is working on that line between sexy-stylish and distracting from the message, you know?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-10-02 03:49 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, definitely. You don't want to push it it into the wrong territory, especially one that alienates some potential customers." The back of his hand starts to unconsciously go to his cheek. "So... what would you put her Pocket Sized Jungle Lord in, given the option?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-02 03:58 am UTC (link)
	"The red and blue might be classic, I guess, but I think he's really missing an opportunity. With the whole jungle thing, you could so some great things with green and some splashes of bright colors, in moderation." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-10-02 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"Hmmm. I could see it. Hard to fight tradition, though." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-02 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"There is that, but you could do a belt in classic colors, or highlight the logo and do it in red and blue lines to add some contrast and tradition without being the same Atom. So, what would you do with it?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

veryperceptive
2012-10-02 04:56 am UTC (link)

"Well, I don't know much about the specifics of the jungle heritage besides rumor--" Joey wasn't as well-informed about the dudes of the superhuman community. Couldn't think why. "But something about the way he moves when he fights, it almost makes it seem like he's unused to too much clothes in situations like that. I'd almost figure a minimalist approach for maximum movement, shift the blue to more of a navy..."

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bobblehead
2012-10-02 05:00 am UTC (link)

"I don't think Din has the traditional build for a total minimalist approach, but I can see the Navy. Besides, it would distract his girlfriend more than the bad guys. But maybe go with something kind of light for easy movement, and then a minimalist overlayer with darker colors like the navy or darker greens in more durable fabric so it doesn't slow him down, but will stand up to super heroing?"

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	veryperceptive 2012-10-02 05:07 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm. Yeah, I can see that working really well. Usually, when you say 'overlayer,' people assume you're about to break the Mode Rule, but they're ignoring all kinds of options that aren't a human peacock tail -- 'cause I don't think the guy's right for the Zorro corollary either." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-02 05:11 am UTC (link)
	"He likes to be prepared for things, so his outfit needs to support pockets. You could have a really light uniform, then a belt, overlaid loincloth look, bandoliers... give it some durability and support for pockets without weighing him down or being too heavy." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2012-10-02 05:19 am UTC (link)
	GK's listening and nodding with a smile. "Exactly. A utilitarian streak, sort of." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	bobblehead 2012-10-02 05:22 am UTC (link)
	"See?! You get it. That's it exactly. With the right colors and patterns, you could get it feeling totally jungle, while still being a little protective, complementary and modern." (Reply to this)(Parent)

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