The Busy Thimble

[Aesha]

The Busy Thimble was a small building nestled between two of the larger business in the district, and quite easy to miss if not specifically looked for. Upon pushing aside the metaculously painted door small bells make an elegant ringings sound, alerting the proprietors that a customer was in need of service.

Uponing entering the shop itself rows and racks of fine dresses and suits make themselves apparent, lined up around the walls of the shops. Nearly every colour of the rainbow could be seen, and all sorts of fabrics of differing qualities had been used to make the clothes. Lace, beads and pearls could been seen hanging from dozens of different designs and items of attire.

The seamstress and proprietor of the establishment could be seen thumbing her way through one such rack, a cloth tape measure hung loosely around her neck as she continued her search for the item she seeked. Perrine was human, and in her late fifties, her once corn-coloured hair faded to an off-grey. She wore a simple green dress, once she had made herself, yet it contained none of the fancy trimmings of a lot of her stock.

Watching intently from a perch on the shop's main counter sat a Hoppella, Perrine's assistant of the faerie persuasion. Decked in a dress that had more of an air of finery about it than her employer, the faerie's half-transparent, lavender coloured wings were set of nicely by a violet coloured frock and pink sash.

The shop catered for all genders, sizes and races, and made all manner of different items out of various different materials, therefore did not have a price list, since each individual was different. Perrine greeted each customer herself, or Hoppella if the former was busy, making the task of buying a new dress a very in-depth one.

Written by Cherish, edited by Aesha

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[Tenshin]

OOC: I haven't played since the big crash of alleria, whats a time stamp?

IC: Tenshin opened the door as the jingle of the bells sounded, He approacehed as he had already made up his mind about his choice,"I was just wanting simple cloth white button up shirts, 2 pairs of black cloth pants, and a black cloak please,"Tenshin asked politely as he awaited the items.

[Kurth Tathasir]

OOC: Ignore this post.

[Reliant]

OOC:

Tenshin, an easy-to-use guide concerning Timestamping can be found here in GD Lichen's Guide to Timestamping.

IC:

The faerie assistant of Perrine, Hoppella, fluttered up from the shop's main counter as Tenshin entered The Busy Thimble. The faerie's wings glistened slightly in the sunlight as she flitted up to see the human in the eye. "Serale good sir, what may I help you with this fine brightening?" The faerie flew back to the counter as the man vocalized his requesto for a shirt, two pairs of pants, and a cloak. She nodded and flew into the back. A few moments later the seamstress Perrine entered with a flexible rule.

"Serale sir. A shirt, two pants, and a cloak you say?" She moved around Tenshin, measured his arms, legs, waist, and chest, then coiled up the tape measure and leaned against the counter, her graying hair swaying gently in the breeze that entered from the open window. "May I ask, sir, what material you wish your shirt, pants, and cloak to be made of? We have everything from thin cotton to thick wool. And the shirt, what would you like the buttons to be mad out of? Would you like a collar? What do you want the clasps on the cloak to be made of?" The proprietor of the shop flicked a bit of hair out of her eyes and waited for the man's response.

[Tenshin]

A slight smile crossed Tenshins face as he saw the fairie fly, he hadn't encountered many fairies in his life, and the sight was an amazement as well as slightly amusing. The questions came fast and Tenshin didn't realize buying clothes was complicated as to material, he was a simple man.

"The clothes I want to made of cloth, but the cloak, do you have a stronger material than wool? And My shirt, I would like a collar, the buttons, just something simple please, and the clasps on my cloak...something simple as well,"Tenshin said knowing not about many materials.

[Reliant]

The storekeeper smiled as Tenshin said he wanted his clothes made of cloth. "Yes yes, I know, but what kind of cloth? You can pick anything, and we will have it! As for the cloak, how about burlap? If you would rather have something more comfortable we could use cotton. If you want a simple material for the shirt buttons, I could use the local wood for no charge, and I will remember to add a collar, sir. For the cloak clasp, how is copper? That should hold up and yet it is quite cheap." She smiled and waited for the man's response, she disliked making clothes without knowing the materials wanted, it was a waste of her time to make clothes then have them rejected once the customer figured out they did not want it.

[Tenshin]

Tenshin continued to smile as the storekeeper gave him more choice, "My shirts and pants can be made of cotton, with the wood as the buttons, burlap sounds good for my cloak as well as the copper clasps,"Tenshin said to her as he awaited his items.

[Reliant]

The storekeeper nodded as he made out all the materials he wanted his clothes and cloak to be made out of, nodding as he spoke. "Alright then, sir, cotton with wood, and burlap with copper. So it shall be."

She walked off into the back and the faerie flitted up to Tenshin's face from behind the counter. "It will take my lady a day to fix the clothes for you. It would be best if you come back the next brightening." She smiled and settled on the counter, smoothing her dress with the palms of her hands.

[Tenshin]

Tenshin smiled and bowed his head to the woman,"Very well, thank you for your assistance, and I shall come first thing tommorrow,"Tenshin said to her as he turned and exited The Busy Thimble.

[Nera Na'Virr]

Aperitus, Summer of Era II, Era XI

::Nera walks into The Busy Thimble. She walks up to the counter and notices the faerie. She figured that it must seem somewhat funny to see a Jagera in a clothing shop.::

[Reliant]

The fae on the counter flitted towards the jagara, hovering a few feet in front of his face.

"Serale, good sir. Is there anything that I may help you with?"

[Nera Na'Virr]

"Yes, I would like a cloak, a tunic, and a pair of pants. I think that I would like to have the tunic a hunter green, the pants black, and the cloak a deep grey, almost black."

[Reliant]

The fae trailed off back to the counter, nodding as the jagara spoke each item. The fae whizzed off behind the counter and wrote each item on a piece of slate, and handed it to Perrine as she entered from the back.

"Serale, good sir." She looked at the slate briefly and grabbed a small coiled piece of tape measure. She walked over to the katta and proceeded to take his measurements, making nodding motions with her head as she made internal calculations. She stood up and nodded to Nera. "Your clothes will be ready by the next brightening, sir. Please return then to pick them up." The storekeeper walked off into the back, back to work, and the fae flitted back up to the katta. "Serale sir, and have a nice brightening."