[TOY] Plaything

[skinstealer]

POLKA DOT: Okay, so…

You wrack your brain for premium gay shit- but wait, what if it’s too gay? May be good to start slow.

POLKA DOT: How’d you get into modeling?
WILLOW: I was pretty instantly drawn to clothes upon showing up here…before I had a place at Laurie’s, I would wander around the city and look at all the nice outfits in the store windows.
WILLOW: It always felt like something I couldn’t have, just barely out of reach.
WILLOW: I couldn’t figure out ways to make money for a long time, and being homeless was hard on me, especially during the winter…
WILLOW: But when I finally got to Laurie’s, they gave me a set of clothes that was mine, and I got to pick it out from his big box in his office and everything.
WILLOW: I started working in Laundry, just to see all of the cool outfits that people brought in…you have no idea how much I wanted to try stuff on, but that’d be, you know, kind of messed up…so I just took note of what looked my speed.
WILLOW: After a few months of that, I signed up with Featherweight’s program.
WILLOW: I had already been spending my paychecks on his stuff, and he had a line in the works meant to work with virtual pets- things like silicone covers, stuff that worked with a screen and buttons…
WILLOW: I was a good fit for it, and since then, I’ve been the go to model for more goth or edgy styles.
WILLOW: It makes me feel a little silly to be playing into the spooky thing so hard when I have mixed feelings about it, but I really do like dressing like this.
WILLOW: And I love modeling! Getting dressed up is the only time I really feel at home with myself…
WILLOW: …oh god, you got me going. Is that okay?
POLKA DOT: That’s the point of the game, right?
POLKA DOT: I want to hear all of this.
 

You squeeze her hand and she returns it with a pixel smile.

WILLOW: Thanks…
WILLOW: Gimme another.
POLKA DOT: Hm.
POLKA DOT: What’s your favorite place in town, besides Laurie’s?
 

This one gets a groan out of her, and you worry you may have made a misstep- she shakes her head when she sees your face, trying to look reassuring.

WILLOW: Don’t worry, it’s not you- it’s just…
WILLOW: This city sucks.
WILLOW: I’m sure you’ve heard that plenty of times by now, but it’s awful here…
WILLOW: Anything outside of Laurie’s network is outright risky, so he tries to make as many affiliates with honest businesses as he can.
WILLOW: That way, people can get resources without having to worry about being in danger.
WILLOW: So, I guess if I had to pick from stuff I know is safe-
WILLOW: Featherweight’s studio and shop are like, amazing…
WILLOW: There’s so many things to look at, and sometimes he lets me use his equipment to make my own stuff.
WILLOW: It’s really peaceful there, just the hum of sewing machines all day long…
WILLOW: Aside from that, I like the roof.
POLKA DOT: Of…Laurie’s?
WILLOW: Yeah, as long as the weather’s good.
WILLOW: I can’t do much in the rain or snow, and too much sun’s going to bleach me, but…
WILLOW: When it’s a nice cloudy day, or a clear night, I like to go up there and sit for a while.
WILLOW: It’s kind of lonely, but it helps me clear my head.
 

She seems to get lost in thought for a few moments before shaking it off.

WILLOW: Third question. Go.
POLKA DOT: Okay! Let me think…
 

…maybe now is the time for gay.

POLKA DOT: If you could have anything in the world right now, what would it be?
WILLOW: Oh, that’s a good one…
WILLOW: Hmm…
 

She pretends to think it over in great detail, making an exaggerated pose as she does. It gets a proper giggle out of you, only for her to intensify the gesture. Before either of you can stop it, you’re both laughing.

WILLOW: Well…I may have to give that one a half pass.
POLKA DOT: …half pass?
WILLOW: Mhm. I think it’d be more fun to tell you what kind of thing I’d want, without actually saying it.
POLKA DOT: O-okay, what is it then?
WILLOW: I’m thinking…
WILLOW: Something cozy.
WILLOW: Something gay.
WILLOW: Like, really gay…and something…new.
POLKA DOT: New?
WILLOW: Mhm.
WILLOW: For both of us.
WILLOW: That’s all you get.

Your mind’s going wild with possibilities, but you don’t get a moment to really consider it before she’s steamrolling ahead.

WILLOW: Hmm…okay, let me think….
WILLOW: What’s your favorite part of Laurie’s so far?
WILLOW: What made you pick out that outfit?
WILLOW: And…
 

The character on her screen gets a mischievous look on its face.

WILLOW: What about you? If you could have anything right now, what’d it be?