8th Taunt | Video

[misterbrief]

[The video snaps on to reveal a parlor, a doorway behind the young blue-haired girl leading into the living room of the home that it had been built onto. A faint crackle of a fireplace resonates throughout the room, chairs positioned around a central table. The location of many a Fashion Club meeting, its use today was for something similar, but certainly not of the norm. Today, an important announcement was to be had, as well as an example to fashion that everyone should take note of.]

Hey everyone! I just wanted to show off something I made for a minute. Also, thanks so much to Hikaru for the sewing and fashion design lessons. If anyone wants something really gorgeous, you should totally go to Hikaru and Kaoru.

[She motions off-screen, although the person she’s trying to send some sort of signal to isn’t in view yet.]

Presenting...my first experiment in men’s fashion!

[She makes a little face when her signal isn’t responded to right away. Someone has missed his cue.]

C’mon Dad! You promised!

Alright, alright.

[From the side, he walks in, not quite looking dejected, but pretty close- hands in his pockets and looking away grouchily as he stands next to her. There’s an obvious bit of embarrassment in Vegeta’s face, but then again, it could be worse. And well, he did think he looked pretty good in the outfit she’s made for him.]

Thanks, Dad.

[Bulla is proud of her first successful attempt at making men’s clothing that doesn’t fit weirdly. She managed to go right from design, to making a simple pattern, and this is the end result. The outfit in question is a white turtleneck that’s fitted without being skin tight, complete with khaki pants, a belt, and a necklace.]

I didn’t make the necklace or the belt, but I did make the sweater and pants myself. So, Dad? How does it feel? It’s comfortable, right?

[He looks over to her, flushing lightly at the question. What, he’s got to give his opinion on this too? He didn’t sign up for this, at least he didn’t remember agreeing to such a thing. He was supposed to wear the darn thing, be done with it, and go about his business.]

It’s a shirt and pants, and they fit, I guess. I don’t see what’s so special about it.

[He folds his arms over his chest, the feel of the necklace irritating him further. He’s never worn one in his life and he can’t believe this was the start of it. Was this really fashionable for males to wear on Earth? How absurd.]

[Bulla whirls around with her hands on her hips.]

Dad! You don’t have to make it sound like it’s a chore. You could have just agreed that it’s comfortable.

Ah-! Fine, fine! [He picks at the sleeve uncomfortably.] None of it is uncomfortable to wear, and this turtleneck actually fits me in the shoulders and arms for a change, unlike that ridiculous clothing the Earthlings make back at home. There, is that what you were looking for?

[Bulla smiles and nods. She’s not going to expect him to talk about how great the clothes are. Just a little bit of public praise rather than grumping about it not being special is all she really wanted. The fact that he’s willing to support her interest is the more important thing overall.]

Thanks, Dad. That’s much better. I think we’re almost done here. But first I want to know what everyone thinks of my first try at men’s fashion! Your feedback is appreciated, everyone.

((OoC:  Responses will come from both Vegeta and Bulla!))

Comments

[fashionably_strong]

Different upbringing? Dad wanted me to have a good childhood, so I wasn't pressured to train beyond learning how to defend myself.

[Not that she knows much about her father's childhood, but she knows he pressured Trunks to train more when they were younger than he's ever pressured her, and it was still nowhere near what he puts himself through.]

[believeit]

[He just finds it so strange to picture Vegeta looking after little kids.]

That's good, I guess. Never woulda guessed you guys are family, though. What's your Mom like?

[fashionably_strong]

She's a genius who can invent almost anything if she's got the right materials. She's also pretty, friendly, and where I got my love of fashion from. She can be really generous when it comes to helping others...but she's also got enough of a temper to butt heads with Dad.

[believeit]

She sounds like a cool lady. [Like his own Mom, a bit. Maybe they should be friends. Or maybe they shouldn't.]

I've not seen her. I know your Dad though... sorta.

[fashionably_strong]

You'll know her if you see her. She looks a lot like me, except she's taller and in her thirties rather than in her teens.

[Pause.]

How did you meet my father?

[believeit]

He stole my ramen, then dragged me off into a kitchen! It hurt!

[fashionably_strong]

Well, that's weird. Did you accidentally do something to his food?

[She has trouble envisioning her father stealing someone else's food for no reason. He might have if Naruto ruined his dinner, whether intentionally or unintentionally, though.]

[believeit]

No. We were at this buffet, yeah? On the moon. And I was getting some ramen and he stole it off me.

[Sooooort of.]

[fashionably_strong]

Just out of nowhere? Seriously? Maybe he mistook it for his order or something?

[Because stealing a person's food doesn't sound like her father. He's got quite the hefty appetite, but he's too proud to steal.]

[believeit]

Yeah just out of nowhere!

[Kinda.]

[fashionably_strong]

Did he say why? That seems really unlike him.

[To the point that this is kind of weirding her out.]

[believeit]

I was grabbing this ramen, yeah? And he grabbed the spoon I was holding and said it was his. When it wasn't, 'cause clearly I was going for it first.

[fashionably_strong]

He must have thought it was his. Dad's got more manners than taking something that he knows isn't his.

[This is very, very strange and she's pretty sure there's some details missing from this story.]

What happened after that?

[believeit]

Uh.. he dragged me into the kitchen, and we took some pots of ramen? The chef guys yelled at us.

[fashionably_strong]

I have got to get Dad's side of this story. This is way too weird.

[She knows he's got a temper, but...]

[believeit]

You can go ask him about it if you want.

[fashionably_strong]

I think I'll have to. It's so hard to picture him doing something like that.

[believeit]

Well he did. He's sort of a jerk.

[Did you hear what he just said about his Mom??]

[fashionably_strong]

Dad can get a little grumpy sometimes, but he's a good person.