fandomhigh | Advanced Sneakiness [Tuesday, July 20]

Anakin was not exactly fine with what had happened in the latter part of last week, which was why today's Danger Room looked like the interior of a refugee freighter. Padmé had been weighing heavily on his mind

"One of the most important aspects of infiltration is the ability to blend in and not be noticed," he said as he walked through the crowded space. "And one of the most obvious ways to do that is through the use of clothing." He swept his hands out. "We will start simply. This is a refugee freighter, an inexpensive and slow way to move around my galaxy. Here you would find beings from many species and systems, none of them particularly wealthy."

He pointed to one of the doors. "Behind that doorway you will find a very large supply of clothing, and a computer that links to a database full of the planets in my galaxy. You have fifteen minutes. Put together a costume and a cover story that would explain why you are traveling from Coruscant--the galaxy's capital--to Naboo--a planet famed for its beauty."

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Ask your fellow students what they think of your cover story/costume! Wonder about the various headdresses/dresses that light up/fake tentacles! Team up, if you'd like!

Fifteen minutes was not a very long time at all and Ino was very glad she could read quickly but all the same, one question remained:

With or without a partner?

After fiddling with the box, James learned the name of his new world: a place called Junction (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Feriae_Junction) in the Outer Rim Territories; in James's mind, he pictured a place such as the hills of Yabon or even far Crydee, with their accents.

As for dress? A mish-mash of dark colors: baggy pants, a short-sleeved shirt under a long sleeveless vest. Dark orange sash strung like a sword belt around his waist. Drooping hat that cast his face in shadow yet muffled his ears minimally.

Leia didn't need the database since she was already quite familiar with the worlds listed in it, thank you very much. She chose simple clothes and covered them with a dark blue hooded cloak to obscure her face since it could be recognized.

Madison noticed that Leia didn't need to look up anything. She also recognized the girl as one of her cabinmates.

"Hey," she said. "You seem like you know what's going no."

"Master Skywalker is my father," Leia said with a smile. "It's my galaxy, too."

"Oh, wow," Madison said, trying to imagine what it would be like to take a class with one of her parents. "So you've got all the inside knowledge?" she joked.

"Something like that," Leia said. "I've studied history and culture extensively back home. I'm Leia, by the way."

"Madison," she replied with a smile. "I think we're in the same cabin."

After glancing around at the myriad of clothing options, Madison asked, "Okay, what would you recommend I try?"

"Jujube?" Leia confirmed. "I have no idea what that name is supposed to mean."

She looked over the rack of clothing. "Nothing bright or flashy," she said. "You want to look as uninteresting as possible."

"It's a kind of candy," Madison explained.

She pulled a plain brown tunic type thing from the rack. "This is unobtrusive. What about my hair though?"

The purple-tipped hair might not draw too much attention by itself, since weird hair wasn't terribly unusual, but it would be something to easily identify Madison if someone were looking for her. Leia found a light blue scarf and handed it to the other girl. "Here, wrap this around your head," she said. "Cover up as much of your hair as you can."

Given how short Madison's hair was, covering all of it with the scarf was pretty easy. She wrapped it as attractively as possible and then looked around for a belt that matched the scarf pretty well. That went around her waist so she looked at least a bit stylish.

"Thanks," she said, studying the completed outfit. "So what kind of backstory should I go with?"

"Something simple, but something you can embellish if you're pressed," Leia mused. "Since you don't know a lot about the culture of Naboo you're not going to want anything specific. Maybe you've heard about the beauty of the Lake Country and are hoping to find a job at one of the vacation retreats there? Nicer job than what you might find in the streets of Coruscant."

Madison nodded and hoped she could pronounce all those names correctly. "That's a good suggestion, thanks."

"You're welcome," Leia said. "Now go try it out on my father and see if he approves."

There were so many choices in the costume room, that Parker let hers be influenced by what caught her eye. The one she ended up picking was because she thought the feathers looked happy.

As for cover story, Parker had the bare bones of one. Beyond that she was just going to act as weird as possible. It tended to get most people to back off and try not to make eye contact with her eventually.

Katniss would never be particularly good at lying, or at costuming herself. But time spent with Cinna at least taught her how to make herself look different, and what features to play up for what.

She chose very simple, though well-fitting clothes, wanting to look as innocent and feminine as possible. She undid her braid, letting her hair fall around her shoulders in loos waves, and selected a shawl that she could wrap over her head and around her shoulders.

There. Soft, sweet, even a bit pretty? No one would recognize her. Well. No one from Fandom.

As a final thought, she bundled an extra bit of fabric up under her dress, buffering her bust as well as her abdomen. It was a thought.

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Kitty really, really wanted to play with this stuff when class was over. Especially since this was class and not just playing dress up, she chose totally nondescript clothing, nothing that would stand out or make you look twice at her.

She might have tried on a few headdresses. Just a few.

When Anakin had said "clothing" Jason had been expecting...well, clothes that were a lot more normal looking than this. He wasn't quite sure how useful this stuff would be for blending in, but he wasn't going to question one of his scariest teachers.

The dressing to fit in thing he could do. The cover story was going to take some work. He grabbed some run down looking clothes, the kind that would suit someone who'd been traveling without a lot of money, and put them on. Then he went to find a planet to link to a story.

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