The First Annual Women's Association ZanFashion Show! [OPEN]

[Ayako]

The big top was immense, so huge that some vendors had opted to set up their food stalls within it, it was towards one of these stalls, which was wafting the wonderful aroma of steamed and spiced rice by a sort of wooden rotary fan, that Gyobigata lead Asannamara to. He had no idea how he'd woo the snake-woman with nothing but a whistling voice, but he had an idea or two, the main reason for their leaving the dressing room was to avoid that pesky little shinigami that he served embarrassing him with her antics.

They got to the steamed rice stall and Gyobigata looked quite dispairingly to his companion, they had no money, and he sure as heck wasn't going to use his expensive headpiece to pay for the goods, so the sultry nagi would have to use her femenine ways to get away without paying. He silently pointed to the two bowls that looked most inviting, making sure to maintain eye-contact with the vendor so his intention was known. The bowls were handed to him, and with each propped up by his delicate fingers, he made a slight bow to the man, and a quiet whistle to indicate his thanks.

The hand-shaking with Bunjinbonsai lasted only a few seconds before he started talking to Yin but wow! She had dragons, and they could turn to puppy-size! Ayako reached out and patted Taiyang on the head gently, a great bit excited smile on her face!
"Nice to meetcha, dragon-san and dragon-san! Would you like to join in the fashion show too? But I'm not sure if we have any dragon-sized clothes for you to wear though..."

Ahh! Sensha was here! And he had an electrical zanpakutou, she remembered from the hakuda session! Aya bowed like a firing gun, right down and up again, then flash stepped onto a large wardrobe that sat at one side of the dressing room! She whistled a little to get everyone's attention, and then opened the doors to the cabinet! Inside were all sorts of clothes, glittering and sparkling and embroidered and... all sorts! She looked to all the gathered shinigami and zanpakutou!

"Now for the reason for all of this! All of you zanpaku spirits, pick whatever you like from this wardrobe of wonderment! You'll get to show off the latest trends and fashions, made by all the greatest designers in the Rukongai! It's gonna be awesoomeee!!"
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Kyuugou Ayako - 3rd Seat - 12th Division

"I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant!"

[Sensha]

He raised a brow at Ayako's lightning bow, which he should of been accustomed to her hyper-activity by now. He doubted he ever would, though.

I know you already know this, but its a bad idea to stick me in one of those things. I'd hate to ruin this party.
Ya I already figured that, sorry.
Maybe when you can control my power better we can do something like that....

He knew better then to expect the zanpakutou to mean that it would benefit the both of them. His 'old friend' was not beyond wanting that freedom for himself.

Sensha observed the gathered shinigami and they're weapon-spirits as they all turned to the wardrobe to observe Ayako's little plan. There was no chance he was going to do something like this.

[have fun bribing Sen ]
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Sensha Saigen - 8th Seat Shinigami - 10th Division

[Name Lastname]

Minoru arrived at last, Jouyou-Kun dangling by his side; the place was thronged, but not so much that it was impossible for him to get to the giant top that Ayako-chan had set up in a most visible place.

He arrived. "Ayako-chan. Keikoku-taicho, Yin-taicho, Tomoe-san... I'm sorry, I haven't met you before," he said to the girl he didn't know and the man he didn't know. "My name is Kamiya Minoru, and I am from the Fifth."
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Kamiya Minoru - Shinigami - 5th Division

[Shakti]

Oooh, eat without paying? Awesome idea! And so much fun because she didn't have Shakti nagging her about being proper. And as a plus, she'd get to make the cook's head spin! Glee! As her current companion accepted the bowls, Mara leaned in to "discuss" with the man in the stall.

"Hey, mister?" Mara lifted herself up, putting her hands to her lap and leaning in, in a very strategic attempt to make her already impressive set of... Talents seem even larger. "We're kinda short on cash right now, but could we... Come up with some other method of payment? An IOU, perhaps?" Moving even closer, she gently put her hand to the side of his face, trying to smile as invitingly as she could. "Help a girl out, won't you, mister~?" Ohh yess, this purring voice has yet to fail her.

Meanwhile, Shakti felt slightly awkward when the woman who seemed to have had an inordinently kind puberty bowed to her and introduced herself as 'Hotarubi Tomoe'. She bowed back and quickly mumbled "Shakti." at her, and anyone else interested within the hearing range. This woman, if she recalled correctly, was a part of the SWA. Whether she was force-recruited or not, Shakti did not know.

"... Dress up and join or sit in the corner." She informed the man who had addressed Ayako as something he should've guessed to be the main culprit. If he wasn't joining, he should at least have the courtesy to get out of the way, right? The large dragons were a surprise, though, but since they were zanpakutos, Shakti didn't feel like reacting violently. Instead he leaned towards Ayako and whispered "Scarves." to her and nodding at the shrunken dragons.
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Bansuri Shakti - 2nd Division - Shinigami

[Avatar]

"Aww, isn't this so cute?"

Yin chuckled when Ayako patted Taiyang on the head. Come to think of it, it would be awesome to have a pair of dragon pets or something. Who said reptiles couldn't be adorable? The two dragons regarded Ayako solemnly, watching and considering just how similar Yin and Rocket-chan were. And now, they were in the same Division...

Yin drew closer to look at all the accessories and assortments that were on display for the zanpakuto spirits to wear. Now, what could taiyin and Taiyang wear? She didn't hear Shakti's whispered opinion, but she got another idea...

"You guys could make yourselves a dragonhorde, you know...?"

"And what, carry it all around in our snouts? You should also note that such dragons that sleep on gold for a thousand years, waiting to be killed by some knight, are very stupid and lazy."

"No, seriously... how about rings, or such stuff?"

"Only if the rings were magical and conferred invisibility on the wearer."

Both dragons chortled.
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The harbinger of peace is war
Hakkebana Jia Yin - Captain - 12th Division

[Megaton 1.0]

A familiar face, Minoru. Tomoe greeted him with another bow and turned back to the tall woman, who responded to Tomoe's introduction rather quickly and somewhat uncomfortably, but Tomoe still managed to catch her name. "You know, that behavior is almost reminiscent of yours," Onisatsu Tamagushi said. "Tell me about it," Tomoe replied mentally, as she turned her attention, along with Shakti, to the two miniature dragons on the 12th Division Captain's shoulders.

"Would you look at that? Those are dragons, not humans, and they were allowed to come out. So, come on, let me out. I promise I'll be as good as possible," Tomoe's zanpakutou spirit said, begging for release by way of one the numerous tenshintai lying in the corner. Tomoe sighed as she walked over to Ayako, and said, "Emmm, Ayako-dono, of what use is a cat in this fashion show?"
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Hotarubi Tomoe - Shinigami - 13th Division

Eagles may soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines, no sir!!!

[pantherasapiens]

"I do not require sugared edibles," said Bunjinbonsai.

"Oh, very well, then," said Yomijou, "besides Ayako-chan is talking now."

"She is surely an energetic one," said Bunjinbonsai approvingly, "and not at all slovenly in her behaviour."

"I do pick up after myself," said Yomijou in an undertone to the spirit as Ayako-chan made her announcement and threw open the giant cabinet, full of sparkling things. He smiled. "At any rate, do you feel like wearing some of those, Bunjinbonsai?"

"I shall see," said the spirit, calmly strolling over and looking at the selection of silks and soft cotton, turning them over and over in its hands. "These are certainly nothing like what you have in your inner world," it said a moment later, appearing beside Yomijou.

"Well, choose a few," said Yomijou, "put them on and we'll see if there's any improvement!"
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Keikoku Yomijou - Captain - 3rd Division

[Ayako]

Asannamara leaned in, the cook gulped, Gyobigata took the bowls, it was a very apt tableau, if only there had been an artist to make a quick snapshot of the entire scene. Instead, it followed that the now blushing rice-vendor shook his head vigorously and Gyobigata drifted, as if borne by the steady current of a lazy stream, across to a table that seemed to have been placed exactly for the purpose of the two zanpakutou having their meal.

The human-shaped ningyo clicked his fingers and made a graceful motion to have his companion join him at the table, a few choice whistles travelled to her ears.
"♫♫ ♪♩ ♩♬"
Already he'd recovered chopsticks and napkins and, with a very careful tilting of his head (the golden headpiece was very insecure and liable to topple at any given moment) he began to eat his own rice, seasoned with a little spice and drizzled in lime juice.


"Minnie! Welcome to the show!!"
Minoru was the origin of all this, whether he knew it or not! Aya beamed at him and then indicated towards the tenshintai, he had to summon his top-hatted feathercloak monkey to show everyone! Whilst she was pointing, Shakti (AKA the mysterious Goukensentai Black!) sidled in and whispered into her ear! Scarves for the dragons, it was an awesome idea! Yin suggested the dragons try on anything, but all they wanted to do was become invisible, that wouldn't do at all!
"Aww, but you're such noble and fab little dragons! If you're invisible... nobody will be able to see your long bodies and your shining scales!! Here, try these!"
She tossed an extremely long and sequinned silk scarf towards Yin and her dragons, they could share a single one and hold it between them like cherubs holding up a special scroll!

Then, Tomoe piped up with a question? A cat? So her zanpakutou was a cute little kitty? Not just humans were welcome to this show, all shapes and sizes, joy in variety! She fell to her knees on top of the wardrobe and pulled out a little waistcoat with roses sequinned on the back, it was passed to Tomoe with an outstretched arm!
"Cats are welcome too, Tomoe-chan! And Mr. Bunjinbonsai, try whatever you like, there's plenty for everyone!!"
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Kyuugou Ayako - 3rd Seat - 12th Division

"I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant!"

[Shakti]

[OOC - Skipping Sensha since it's been almost 10 days!]

"Aww, thanks so much!" Asannamara grinned at the man, who had agreed to settle for an IOU. Whether he'd find her wielder would be another matter entirely, as would be getting her to pay up for the meal. Asannamara slithered her way over to Gyobigata, sat on a chair and practically coiled the rest of her body around it, ignoring the slight creek of protest from the chair. Picking her bowl, Asannamara stared at it for a few moments, then at the chopsticks... And shrugged her shoulders, brought the bowl close to her chin and delicately used her fingers to get the rice into her mouth. What, she was used to eating that way!

"Hmm." The nagi hummed at her current companion. "You don't speak much, do you?" She shot the man an amused smile as she chewed the mouthful of rice. "That's okay though, I usually have that, hmm. Effect on people." It was a talent how much hidden innuendo she managed to cram into her tone and that sentence, truly. The smug, suggestive smile didn't hurt, either.

Meanwhile, Shakti was making her way towards the large wardrobe Ayako threw open in order to show everyone what she had in there. She was already dressed well enough, indeed, though her veil was slightly annoying: it was Asannamara that needed to have a bit more cloth on her. With that in mind, Shakti started to look throught the items of clothing, trying to spot something even the finicky, spoiled-rotten zanpakuto-spirit would wear without snide remarks. Possibly something that felt luxurious, maybe with embroidery of snakes. It might've been a longshot, but it never hurt to look, right?

As she searched, Shakti kept a good distance from the elderly zanpakuto-spirit (Bunjinbonsai?) when he was looking at the clothing as well. Mostly because he looked, well, OLD. Shakti did not have much experience about the elderly, and she could hardly count the kindly Abhijat of the academy as one. Being a captain and in charge of the students, the man wasn't exactly frail.
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Bansuri Shakti - 2nd Division - Shinigami

[pantherasapiens]

Yomijou watched his zanpakutou spirit go slowly and methodically through the vast selection, going (it seemed) almost exclusively for the softest and most slippery fabrics it could find: silks for the most part, although Yomijou couldn't have named some of the types of stuff that appeared there.

He decided to catch up with it when it had begun to start actually picking up things and holding them against its body.

"Found anything good, Bunjinbonsai?"

"This array is most glamourous, and decked out in colours to put rainbows to shame," said Bunjinbonsai, holding up something that looked like a cross between a hakama and a bridal train. "In addition the craftsmanship is as superb as the fabrics are well-chosen."

"By which you mean, of course, that you're going to go all the way to the end, then come back, and have a crisis of indecision." Yomijou grinned.

Bunjinbonsai looked at him, placidly.

An instant later there was a pile of clothes in Yomijou's arms, and it was growing very, very rapidly.
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Keikoku Yomijou - Captain - 3rd Division

[Avatar]

The two dragons considered the scarf, then looked at each other, then at the grinning Yin. A very slight scoff escaped Taiyang's lips. "A scarf is a good idea... but not one scarf for two dragons."

Like mirror images, both dragons leaped off Yin's shoulders and hovered in mid-air, considering all the apparels and jewelry. Yin watched them and waited patiently. She was sure that if she tried to push them into hurrying, they might just lose interest and return to her shoulders. So, she would wait...

At length, both dragons dove into the wardrobe and out, each holding a similar scarf in his talons. Returning back to their original roosts, they draped the scarves round their necks, in similar fashion to a windbreaker. The scarves were similar in design, but polar opposites in color, so that each matched the wearer's scales.

"Yes, this is quite apt, don't you suppose?"
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The harbinger of peace is war
Hakkebana Jia Yin - Captain - 12th Division

[Megaton 1.0]

Tomoe looked for a short moment at the jacket, then took it, with a ver amused look on her face, as she walked over to the pile of Tenshintai in the corner. Drawing her zanpakutou out of it, Tomoe plunged it into one of the dolls, then stepped back as the sword vanished into a puff of smoke, revealing a huge, 5-foot tall cat. It would have been a leopard if it was tawny and had spots, but it was black, with two tails and a mane of green fire. With a grin that resembled a snarl, the cat bounded over to Ayako to thank her with a lot of colorful phrases, and then saluted everyone in the room personally before returning to its mistress' side.

"So," the cat said, the grin still on its face, "what's my attire for this great event." Without a word, Tomoe held out the jacket. Onisatsu Tamagushi studied it with shock then looked at Tomoe. "You're kidding, right? That's a handkerchief!"
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Hotarubi Tomoe - Shinigami - 13th Division

Eagles may soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines, no sir!!!

[Ayako]

"♩♩♩"
A jangle of dangling metal hitting the golden column that encircled Gyobigata's head sounded out as he shook his head to Asannamara's question. He would've tried to explain it, but the whole effort would be for naught as the snake-tailed woman heard nothing but subtle yet varied whistling noises. He went back to eating rice. Whilst he deftly operated the pair of chopsticks in his hand, the ningyo zanpakutou spirit looked across to his companion and her rather... unorthodox method of eating rice. Someone would have to speak to her wielder and teach her the correct method some time.

He pondered how to best speak with the nagi, seeing as his 'words' were no good in this situation. He tilted his head towards the changing rooms, where a commotion was starting to rise. He couldn't tilt his head a lot, on account of the headdress, but it was enough to indicate to the place. Then, he placed a hand on his chest and made a motion as if unsheathing his sword, finally, a look of distaste across his face. His eyes opened expectantly, asking Asannamara her own opinion of her... 'master'.


The dragons shook their head and shot right past Aya like bullets fired from a gun! She spun around and around, dizzy from the speed of the little creatures, and then was met with a huge sharp-toothed grin that sat inside a head as dark as night! The cat was like something straight from a nightmare, but he was being so friendly and thankful and... oh his neck was on fire with magic flames! Ayako clapped excitedly!
"Cooool! Ruby, you never said your zanpakutou was so freaking awesome!! Can I touch the flames, Mr. Kitty? Or will it burn my hands?"

No time for an answer, Aya leapt into the wardrobe, swimming amongst all the fabric besides Shakti and Bunjinbonsai! She waved greetings to each of them as she surfaced, searching really deeply for just the thing for the demon cat to wear! It wasn't a coat, nor was it a saddle, it was something completely different from both of those, and one hundred percent more awesome, too! All she had to do was find it!
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Kyuugou Ayako - 3rd Seat - 12th Division

"I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a concrete elephant!"