Costume Tent

[Raleigh]

*Blinks.* Hm... not too much of a change actually. The desire to howl is something of an adjustment but I kind of already deal with the other two.

[Whatevr89532]

The other shoe seems to drop after a moment. As if waking up from a deep sleep, three fractured pieces of memories show up: A werewolf hunting on the full moon but being hit by a sudden blast of Jale; a vampire lord being hit by some kind of sealing spell and imprisoned in a brooch; a witch's spell horrifically backfiring...and then later, with each, the resulting objects being taken by a shadowy figure, then attached and joined into complete costumes, and then hung here among many others. As costumes they whispered to each other, all desperately hoping to exist again. The wills of these three are only partially there, just as the costumes were only partially put on, and on top of that deeply confused at being intertwined with each other, but still happy to...be. They are individually weak enough, it feels, that an average person could have retained control even after putting on a whole costume.

[Raleigh]

I see. Do the rest of you wish to live again as well?

[Whatevr89532]

The answer is an unusually large amount of rustling. It certainly feels like a yes, reinforced by what memory there is of communicating with them as fellow pieces of clothing.

[Raleigh]

Hm... I think I could help you all. Let me see what I can get arranged, yes? *Pulls out a small metallic orb from a dimensional pocket and sets it to floating near her.*

[Whatevr89532]

Rustling intensifies slightly.

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[Raleigh]

Scarlet, send in the blank bioroids. I think I've found something to make them more useful than as false bodies or distractions.

[Whatevr89532]

The wind remains the same as before, it seems like. There might be a touch of curiosity there.

[Raleigh]

*Several dozen seeingly ordinary, if uninteresting, people begin to appear in the shop via teleportation.* Alright, everyone get you a costume or two. *The blank people begin to get into costume.*

[Whatevr89532]

Putting on a whole costume seems to always have the effect of taking on a form (not even always a female one) strongly based on the costume in question. The urge to say 'I am' is there, and if given into it binds each costume and allows the person it had been's memories to reassert themselves.

[Raleigh]

*Directs the blanks to say the phrase 'I am' and all begin to do so in their own time.* This should help free you lot up from the curse. I do hope you'll keep in mind who was so kind as to help as you. *She grins without worries for showing her fangs.*

[Whatevr89532]

The beings "stored" in the costumes wake up fairly gradually, as if from some drug-induced stupor. Whoever made the enchantment on them probably didn't expect them to be put on things that didn't have "strong" wills of their own and made the costume wills weaker on purpose. Still, a few of them start walking up to thank her once they get their bearings.

[Raleigh]

You are welcome and I think free now. Do as you will. If any of you need jobs feel free to sign on with DrakeCorp. They will hire you I'm sure. Mr. Drake is a friend of mine so I can talk him into taking you in if you need it.

[Ebony]

*Appearing on Raleigh's shoulder.* Hey, you realized this form leaves you vulnerable to hamon right? Might want to tap into that sun goddess form of yours to protect yourself from that.