video | un: vaquero

[quinientos]

[It's very sad how proud he is that he's figured out his little phone, but that's just one part of modern society that he's got down pat. The other is one that's long overdue, because his shirt is still blood-stained, starting to tear at the seams, and no matter how he tries to save it, it's no use.]

Hello anyone who's listening. I have a little problem that could use solving and I have just enough money to make it worth someone's while. Maybe you can see, but I don't exactly have very nice clothes for these days, hoping that someone could take pity and show me what it is people wear.

[Normal people, not the kind who he's seen around.]

There's some cash in it for you. Maybe a good drink? Whatever you find best, but it only happens after you help me.

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text | un: vibe

[viber]

So you're looking for a personal shopper?

Looking to get some cool new kicks or
are you an alien learning how to dress and fit in with earth customs?
cause either way, I have advise.

[quinientos]

What is this personal shopper?

Are there really aliens here too? I thought it was just badly dressed people from the future where people want to wear as little as possible.

I'm from the 1860's. Fashion has changed, I think.

[viber]

Someone rich people get when they're too important to get their own shopping and those dudes, they know what they're doing.

I'm not actually sure about the aliens 100% but I gotta figure, law of averages, this place is like a mess of about a billion different times, locations and universes, odds are there has to be like one alien, right?

1860? Oh damn. Well. You're not wrong.

[quinientos]

I've never even thought of aliens of any kind. I didn't think I would have to think of them.

What I need is something that will not be torn or bloody or awful. If you can be my personal shopper, I will pay for this with beers, after?

[viber]

Welcome to the future, man! We think about all kinds of stuff here. Doesn't matter what you don't have to think about cause anything is possible. Well, kinda. Like we're doing pretty good in my time - still kinda working on robots though.

You know what? Normally I'm not much of a shopper but I've literally got nothing else going on so yeah, why not? Free drinks.

So, hey, is your only requirement seriously just something not torn, bloody and gross? No colour preference.

[quinientos]

What's a robot? No, you know what, never mind. I have the feeling it's only going to confuse me again. Everything is very confusing.

I mean, I'd like to wear the same colors I've been wearing now. Burgundy, browns, blacks, tans, whites. I don't think that I would look very good in their strange neon things that I have been told are the bright eye-searing colors.

[viber]

Damn, I forgot how hard this stuff must be to grasp. You need like a guide to modern day. Some kind of 'twenty-first century for dummies' kinda manual.

Yeah, no, stay away from neon unless you got a hell of a lot of swag and can just pull it off. Which, no offence, sounds like you probably can't. So darks, mostly? Gotcha. You opposed to hoodies or are you looking to be like mister formal?

[quinientos]

Careful, I think you might be calling me a dummy. My English isn't that good, but it doesn't need to be for that.

...Swag? What is a swag? Why does it sound so strange? And hoodies? Remember that English is my second language. Spanish first, it seems like I'm having to learn all sorts of new things here.

[viber]

Okay, you know what? This is entirely my bad. Throwing too many weird words your way. Never mine, you're doing great.

Dummies is just the name of the brand, erm, kind of book??? So it's not like you're dumb, it's just more sorta like 'here's a super simple way to do it so even an idiot could'.

Never mind swag, we'll build up to swag. Forget it for now! Hoodies are like ... shirts? tees? Like long-sleeve tees with a hood on the back and you can pull the hood up. Good for winter.

I speak Spanish, if you need to switch it up, though that's usually better done in person. Being bilingual with autocorrect is a NIGHTMARE.

[quinientos]

[There are so many words here that Vasquez doesn't understand and he's not even sure he has the energy to try, so he just stares at the screen and then ignores them. That's the best he can do right now.]

Hoodies sounds like something I would like. How do I buy them? How much are the hoodies? And what are other things that keep you comfortable, but don't look old-fashioned.

[viber]

I assume there's a store somewhere. I'm kind of new too but I could hit the streets and rec you some places or I guess you could meet me some time? Get you some fly gear.

[Stop using complicated and confusing words, Cisco! He will never understand you.] idk dude, I guess jeans? Do you know what they are or not? They're like blue and denim?

[quinientos]

...fly...gear?

[He's going to go crazy, that's what Vasquez decides. At least they move to normal topics, even if Vasquez feels out of his element.]

I wear leather pants, sometimes, linens. That's if I find someone that I can take them off of, no trouble. At least, that was how it worked before. I don't think I can do that anymore.

[viber]

... oh man, this is so hard. I'm so sorry. IGNORE THAT TOO.

You wear leather pants? Cool. Very Danny Zuko -- or no one. Sorry! I keep doing this. I'll just say we'll get you some jeans and...

Wait. Did you steal all your old clothes? Why were you taking pants off people?

[quinientos]

I had some paid for and made for me, but when you needed new ones and someone is dead, why not take their things? Otherwise, then they're buried and useless.

It's calf leather, stretched out to be comfortable. You don't have that here? Other than these Danny Zukos of yours?

[viber]

Cool.
Cool
Cool
Dead body robbin' fashion. That's... yeah. Okay. Well. Don't do that here.

I don't tend to rock leather myself, can't pull it off. We have it. It's hella pricey if it's authentic though. You'd be better off with denim.

[quinientos]

Work of necessity, not want, trust me.

Everyone talks of denim, but it's never very fashionable. How expensive do we talk for leather?

[viber]

Denim is just like whatever clothing. You wear it and it'll do matter what. Black jeans might do it for you.

I guess you could probably get cheap leather pants. If we go to like a biker store or something.

[quinientos]

Maybe if black jeans don't look too cheap and awful, then, yes, maybe these I could try.

Biker store? Do we have those here?

[viber]

The trick really is trying to find a pair that isn't skinny cause I have a feeling that ain't gonna be your look.

I have no idea, I arrived pretty recently but if not, maybe we can find them in one of the stores? Like you never know.

[quinientos]

What's wrong with a skinny pant? Not that I want people to see it, but is it really that bad?

Such a big city here, but it seems so difficult to get some things. I wonder if it's on purpose.