Nory (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=666740)<br/><div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/AnbOZ9J.png)</div><br/>"Yes, a good kind of different," Nory said, gently scolding. She hoped the tone helped cover her suddenly-increased nervousness. She gave another dramatic sigh as Merryn looked over the dress itself. "If I wanted to wear something different, I'd just do it. I'm not really used to these big event-dinners. I mean, I guess there were those ambassadors that one time, but they would have been crushed if we<em>hadn't</em>been in our robes. I don't know how you're so collected about this. I feel like I'm full of a swarm of mynocks."<br/><br/>She let Merryn help her into the dress, wriggling to get the thing to slide down. "Of course I tried it o-ffhm," she sputtered as the dress bunched up right on top of her mouth, "ack, on in the store. But I also..." Her muffled voice briefly trailed off, before she started again, quieter than before. "I also wouldn't let Linzi or an assistant in the room. I just made her wait outside." She blushed hard, thankful that the dress had briefly stalled over her face, and hoping that Merryn didn't notice her still-exposed chest flushing. The memory was still embarrassing, she'd felt absolutely ridiculous, putting on dress after dress, shoes, accessories, until finally Linzi and a passing assistant had been in agreement on this one.<br/><br/>"Anyway, I was pretty sure that I was putting them on wrong. And it turns out, I was. I thought it seemed harder than it should." She pulled the dress down the rest of her body. Sure enough, it seemed to slide down a lot easier than it pulled up. She smiled at the other woman as she clasped her necklace for her. "Thanks, but I already saw myself in a mirror. I still look like that scrawny girl, I just look like I grew a bit and found a dress to play in." The way she fit the dress, looking elegant, if self-conscious, did not seem to alter her own perception of herself.<br/><br/>Before putting on the gloves, she dug around for the sash that had come with the gown. It was fairly flimsy, and she had to tie it a bit tighter than the lieutenant had at the shop to get it to hold the weight of her lightsaber comfortably. It ended up hanging at a noticeable angle, further emphasizing the shape of her hips. "Should I- I don't want to leave my lightsaber, but does it ruin the look?" She turned a couple of times, giving it a critical look and trying to make up her mind, when a knock on the door interrupted her.<br/><br/>Now actually dressed, she didn't bother reaching out before opening the door. Standing outside, striking quite the pose, was Kailen. She gasped for the second time at one of their outfits, and smiled widely. "Look at the handsome soldier!" She reached out, resting her fingers on his outstretched hand, to guide him into the apartment, presenting him to Merryn as she moved him inside. "You look<em>very</em>sharp, Kailen." Her delight at Kailen's fancy outfit faltered somewhat as she saw the two of her friends standing there, both looking very nice and well put-together. She felt awkward in comparison, but kept her smile up anyway.<br/><br/><em>Oh, this is shaping up to be a distracting evening.</em>