The art of the dress~

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Ah, it's that time of year again! The Yule ball is coming and I'm sure everyone will look beautiful! This is to the students who need some help putting their Yule ball outfit together - Mamma is more than happy to help and since everyone has been good and staying healthy, I have more than enough time to make some dresses or at least help with fixing any old ones you might have.

Feel free to ask me about any mending spells here or sharing your designs, darlings~!



(ooc: Gkika's old beer house had frequent dance numbers with various outfits and she often made the costumes for the girls herself - she knows what she's doing!))

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[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

How many feathers do you have?

Bring yourself and the clothes to the infirmary when you are free, sweetheart. I have a few 'snazzy' things we can use to spruce that dull robe up.

[savviest]

I could plurk a peacock if it promised me the MOST majestic hat at the ball.

I shall be there in an instant!

[Jack's idea of an instant is a rambling sort of dawdle, he does scamper toward the infirmary quite quickly, but it takes him some time to finally burst in with his arms full of clothes.]

I HAVE ARRIVED!

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

We could make a mantle out of the feathers to match the hat.

[Grins when he arrives, clapping her hands.]

Velcome! [Pauses and glances over him.] But vhere iz de peacock?

[savviest]

[He holds his arms out with a laugh as if he's run a marathon and deserves applause and then gives a small bow.]

I was not aware there was a peacock on the grounds, actually. [But he's pulling his wand out of his sleeve.] Shall we find out?

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Vhy not, ve might be lucky! [BEAMS.]

[savviest]

Lucky we shall be!

Right! [He rolls up his sleeves and gives both hands a flourish before waving his wand and bellowing.] ACCIO PEACOCK!

[And, with an amazing amount of luck and a small delay, a peacock eventually comes flying through the halls squawking and flapping his wings.]

Jolly good!

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Vat a beautiful bord. [Beams and immobilizes it before plucking a few feathers to the bird's great dismay.] Dis vay Hy can replicate de fedders later as moch as Hy vant.

[Sets the frozen bird aside on a bed and draws the curtains around it.]

Now den, show me dese plain robes and hyu hat.

[savviest]

Only the finest! [He says as if he expected there to be a bord in the school at all.]

Excellent! I am sure I will have a perpetual need for peacock feathers!

AH- right. [He's going to fish around in his current robes for them before presenting the robes to Mamma.] Right here.

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

[Glances over the robes, poking at them.]

Verra plain. Hy take eet ve have to return it to dis state before hyu return it den?

[savviest]

[He crinkles his nose down at them.]

I have absolutely no intention of doing so, no! Be free, my dear. Let your creative spirit soar as much as it can without the aid of booze..

Unless you had another idea..

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Hy tink some liquids could help vit our creativity. [Winks and goes to her storeroom, rifling around for some questionable bottles that had no business in an infirmary. She eventually re-emerges with a bottle of some luridly red liquid and two shot glasses.]

Here ve go! [Beams and fills the glasses, offering one to Jack after tugging the dressrobes out of his arms and onto a dress dummy she'd put by her office for others who might want help with their robes.]

[savviest]

Me think we like the way you think! [He winks right back but wow it is not nearly as adorable and flirty as hers. His is kind of gross.

He can't help but beam back as she offers the booze, he's happy to let her take the dressrobes because he's going to down some of that.]

I had no idea nurses were so fantastic these days!

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

[Lucky for him most of her clansmen ARE quite gross especially when hitting on women, so she just laughs.]

Hoh vell, ve still end up wit some ov dhose nurses who tink dey needs to be grumpy all de time to do dheir jobs, but Hy find a leetle relaxation und laughter to be more effective.

[Smacks his hand when he tries to down the booze.] Vait vait VAIT, hasty man. [Snorts and rolls eyes, tapping her wand to the top of the glass and promptly setting fire to the liquid on top.]

Now hyu can drink eet.

[savviest]

Is laughter not the best medicine?! Don't they teach all healers that? For shame.

[He gives her a deer in the headlights stare as she smacks him, looking confused for a moment before everything becomes clear.]

AAAAH- Yes! Perfection!

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Hyu haz to drink eet quickly, oddervise de alcohol iz all burned up! [Chuckles and sets fire to her own drink before sculling it down like a seasoned pro. Which she is.]

[savviest]

[He watches her for a moment before looking down at his glass in a slightly bewildered manner, twitching his nose and bringing attention to his glorious facial hair.

Let's. Not. Singe the hair.]

To Jack! What a brave man he is! [He's going to swig it as quickly as he can and somehow manage to save his 'stache.]

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

[Grins when he succeeds in drinking without retaining facial burns!]

Goot man! Verra goot! [PROMPTLY POURS MORE AND SETS THEM ON FIRE AGAIN!]

[savviest]

[He nearly jumps away as she lights his drink again. He calms himself to have another risky shot and then decides to glance about the place.]

Never thought I'd be drinking shots in here with a nurse the last time I was in this place.

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Clearly hyu didn't see me durink de last Vizarding Var. [Chuckles, setting her emptied glass aside and striding over to the dress robes about to be mutilated beautified.]

[savviest]

Clearly! I think the war would have been much brighter with nurses like you.

[He pushes himself up to sit on her desk, watching eagerly.]

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

But ov cawze!

[Circles the robes, examining the sleeves and collars etc. before waving her wand to float the peacock feathers to her, multiplying them and attaching them to the collar which she then makes to stand tall. You always wanted a feathery ruff, right Jack?]

[savviest]

Blimey! I'll be just about the most handsome bloke there.

[He most certainly did! If his huge grin is any indication, of course.]

What's a fine lass like you doin' on the night of the ball?

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

[Makes the cuffs match, then sets about making MILLIONS of the tiny body feathers to cover the ENTIRE COAT with until it looks like the love-child of a peacock and clothing.]

Me? Hy imagine Hy vill be checking de punch to make sure no students decided to be naughty und maybe dancink a bit. Do hyu have a lovely date picked out yet? [Grins and nudges his side with her elbow as she gets another drink.]

[savviest]

I most certainly do. [He returns her nudge with a wink, observing his beautiful robe in the making.]

[mammas_goot_to_hyu]

Hoh ja? Anyvun Hy know? [Adds some surprisingly blingy baubles to the robes here and there, somehow making the monstrosity artful rather than completely hideous.]