A few hours into the--

[theflyingone]

We need to wear as much leather as possible.

[ Altaïr's voice is urgent but quiet as he Livestreams. Heavy metal music plays on the speakers inside a clothing store, masking his conversation as he examines some leather jackets. ]

There is to be some sort of competition. This is what some of the bands of warriors look like. [ He pointed to a poster on the wall of a biker. ] You may have seen them working in the clearing. It would be good to protect ourselves in similar leathers. It will be more difficult to blend in on this Jaunt. It seems everyone is human, with no strange powers.

I have found shops where we may purchase leathers. Most of it is inferior, but I can help you find something that will protect you. Meet me in the city. [ He unfolds a map of Santa Carlita and points to downtown. ]

...If you intend to ride the large carriage, get on it quickly. It does not wait.

[ ooc: shopping toplevel here ]

Comments

[thornsofmalkav]

Already downtown and in leather, but. Um. I don't think those guys are, like, actually a band of warriors. I think they're just a biker gang.

[truerevelation]

[Kanji might be making sure not to let his outside laughter sneak into his mental conversation for Altair's sake. The guy's trying, after all.]

Uh. No, dude. Don't worry. They ... they just wanna pose as, uh, warriors. Most of 'em, anyway. I mean, some of 'em are probably not gonna take well to having anyone give 'em grief but bikers ... it's an image thing as much as anything. Even my overlay does a bit of it.

[set_your_watches_for_fun]

Oh, those fellows can be quite dangerous, it's true. [thoughtfully] At least to most people. But they're generally untrained, so not that much to worry about for us. [tone turning cheerful] The guns are the more concerning thing, and leather will hardly stop those.

[awitchdidit]

[She loves this Jaunt so fucking much already.]

While it might pay to listen to Kanji and Thorne's explanations, I do think that for you particularly, blending in with these men is your best bet for this Jaunt. If you need any help with a disguise, I'm more than available.

[otomechapilot]

It's a music competition, not sports or fighting, look!

(She streams an image of roadies setting up, musicians tuning guitars and doing scales, and people putting up decorations. And many different kinds of music.)

Though the leather can't hurt. It won't look weird on anyone, this is more leather than I've seen in my entire life.

Oh! Sleeping in the forest is okay if you get a tent, it's set up for it, if anyone wants to save money.

[elevatoravatar]

Would it not be more appropriate to challenge them to combat and to the winner go the leather garments?

That is how ancient human societies worked, is it not?

[mytearsaremine]

[Since everyone else has handled the biker gang thing, Jolie has another thing she wants to bring up.]

... please don't tell me you actually like. Jumped onto one of the cars or something? Because those are like, um. Private carriages, you're not supposed to just ride on someone else's.

Only the really big ones, really long with lots of windows, the buses, those are for everyone, but they stop at specific places, where there are signs that say "bus stop".

[givetheslip]

I haven't seen anyone with a sword.

[Maria herself is not in leather, but in a punk t-shirt with hair of many colors. She also appears somewhat...younger.]

[fantasy_heaven]

That's what we need to wear to fit in? I thought I already looked ridiculous when I showed up, but this is even weirder.