9th Dress

[prissy_hooves]

[What bad timing. Rarity finally just came out of her self-imposed seclusion yesterday, only to be shoved into one of those gross-looking pods and replaced with a vindictive clone of herself. And pod!Rarity wastes no time at all in getting on the phones to screw with the rest of the town. Her voice is no less cheerful than usual, but it's just slightly haughtier than usual, like she's looking down on everyone else.]

Well, I'd say it's about time to get down to business again. Carousel Boutique is open for commissions! My schedule is completely clear, and it belongs to all of you! And not a moment too soon, if I do say so myself. After all, I've seen the dreadful excuse for fashion you've all been wearing around town recently. Honestly, I don't know how some of you can stand to look in the mirror in the morning, let alone set foot outside your house!

...Actually, I suppose I applaud your bravery in that regard; I could never even dream of being seen in public looking like that. But worry not, citizens of Mayfield! Your Rarity is here for you. I view it as my greatest challenge as a designer to make you all look presentable. You get stylish new clothing, and I don't have to cringe as I walk down the street anymore! See? Everypony wins. Isn't that generous of me?

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[twototheskull.livejournal.com]

A long pause, and then

"...that's mighty kinda of ya ma'am.

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

Of course! A proper lady should always help the less fortunate.

[twototheskull.livejournal.com]

....I'll be sure to come to you for a new hat and coat then.

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

The sooner, the better!

[tenebrousking.livejournal.com]

[Well. This isn't too out of character. Grimsley's tone is slightly more stuffy than it normally is.]

But my dear Rarity, don't you walk about in public without clothing most of the time?

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I've gathered you humans aren't capable of pulling that sort of thing off. Which is all well and good, I suppose. We ponies are possessed of quite a bit more natural form and grace, after all.

[tenebrousking.livejournal.com]

Of course. [And private portions well obscured by body hair.] It's simply tragic how poorly we were gifted by the Almighty in comparison.

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

And that is why it is my duty - my calling - to provide a guiding light for you poor, unfortunate souls. I do it entirely out of the kindness of my own heart, you see.

[tenebrousking.livejournal.com]

Truly, your lovely heart is exceeded only by the beauty of the cloths you so masterfully weave. Perhaps I may commission a few more pieces, then?

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

Why, of course. It would be my pleasure.

[tenebrousking.livejournal.com]

Surprise me, then. You have my measurements; why, I'm sure with your superior skills, the result will be exquisite.

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

[This smells like a trap, but pod!Rarity's ego is just as big as normal!Rarity's, so she doesn't totally catch on.]

Then I promise you, you shan't be disappointed!

[tenebrousking.livejournal.com]

I know I shan't. Do let me know when you're ready.

[He totally just wants free clothes while the real Rarity is out of commission. ...Or, perhaps slightly more altruistically, now that he knows he's tied up her time in the immediate future, he may be snooping around her yard to see if anything funny is going on.]

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

Of course I will. It shouldn't take long at all.

[tenebrousking.livejournal.com]

[Go, Pokeball! Outside Rarity's house, he'll release his stealthiest Pokemon.]

Take a look around. Get indoors if you can. And, of course, I hardly have to tell you that no trace of your passing ought to be remarked upon...

[And with a sweet purr, the Pokemon vanishes into the shadows.]

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

[Pod!Rarity is too busy working on Grimsley's latest request to notice any of this. Assuming this Pokemon is any good at its job, it will find her pod in the doghouse in the back yard before it even gets inside.]

[tenebrousking.livejournal.com]

[And Liepard (for it is Liepard indeed and the mun suffered some sort of temporary brain aneurysm that rendered him only able to say 'the Pokemon' for some bizarre reason instead of naming it) is indeed as stealthy as Grimsley believes her to be. The pod is discovered quickly enough; Grimsley knows his Pokemon well enough to be able to interpret her cues when she reappears as 'follow me'.]

....Now what in Unova is that?

[He'll hesitate for a moment or two before issuing a command.]

Aerial Ace. Gently.

[Claws outstretched, Liepard bounds forward.]

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

[The squishy pod cracks open, oozing out whatever weird alien fluid these pod creatures incubate in and also spitting out the real Rarity. Her eyes flutter open briefly before she promptly begins screaming about all of the alien goo on her beautiful coat.]

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee--!

[Grimsley or Liepard may want to shut her up before the other one hears all the commotion.]

[tenebrousking.livejournal.com]

Fake Out!

[Before Rarity can get more than four or five 'e's out, there is a leopard on her face. Almost literally. Liepard clamps Rarity's mouth shut as Grimsley leans in with a hiss.]

Shhhh! My dear Rarity, now is not an ideal time to play the damsel in distress. Are you harmed?

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

[Nina walks into the room just in time to hear this.

And ends up just standing there, stunned.

Another one.]

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

Oh, and there's my first customer! Come, darling, let's get you into something less... pedestrian.

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

I don't think now is the time for that.

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

On the contrary, I'd say it's the perfect time! After all, I do have to live every day with that dreadful fashion sense of yours.

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

Terrible?! It's not --

[No. No! She is not getting sucked into this conversation!]

[frilly-filly.livejournal.com]

[Pod!Rarity will be the judge of that. She maneuvers around behind Nina, lowering her head and attempting to push her along toward the sewing room.]

Nonsense! Come with me, there's not a moment to lose!