True Heroism! The Olympian Way! Session 3, Period 3

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Partially because of the weather, though mostly due to the topic at hand, this week the workshop met in the Danger Shop.

Hercules himself was wearing a nice brown suit, with a white shirt, green tie, and his normal golden wristbands and headpiece-thingy. Behind him, however, were several mannequins. One dressed like his outfit the class had seen in previous sessions, the sash, the skirt, the sandals. Another wore an outfit that looked more pro-wrestler, with a body harness, a pair of wrestling trunks, shorter sandals, and a belt with a giant 'H' on it.

The others, however, wore costumes of some of Hercules' former teammates. The purpletastic Hawkeye, the equally purple singlet of She-Hulk, the poncy outfit of Thor, and a few others.

Once the class had gathered, they'd find a set of chairs to sit in. Behind them were racks upon racks of simulated clothes, which would become important later.

"Greetings, young heroes!" Hercules said with a grin. "This week, we've got one of the aspects that may seem shallow, but is actually quite important. The greatest opening line ever will not help you strike fear, if your outfit instead elicits laughter and guffawing. I will admit, my outfit sometimes gets laughs from those who think that a man needs pants to be manly. But then I'd do things such as throw them across a room and they learned quickly not to do that again."

He laughed, because he always enjoyed himself. "But the thing is, you must pick something that works for you. Practicality can be useful, but so can impractical clothes that get the right response. Some womanly warriors find that accentuating their form in order to distract their foes is quite useful." He pointed at the She-Hulk costume for that. "Some heroes find that they must have at least sixteen pouches on their outfit in various places. I have no idea what one puts in these pouches, but I have always laughed at the thought they just contain juice boxes. Mmmmm, Juicy Juice. A fine beverage."

Hercules then gestured at the racks. "All I ask you to do today is to put together an outfit for being a hero. Then model it for the class and tell me why you chose what you chose. If you wish to take something from one of the mannequins, you had better make a very good case, as those are the outfits of Avengers, champions without equal." He clapped his hands together. "Well, as the magnificent mortal Tim Gunn says, make it work!"

[ooc: OCD first, plz Class is up and running!]

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Fashionably!

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Kate Daniels

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Percy Jackson

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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You get to play dress-up today! Yay?

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Oh yes, Kate was so into dress up...

Or not.

The look on her face when the talk turned to She-Hulk and her spandex adequately conveyed her thoughts on using her 'womanly figure' to distract enemies.

Yeah, not going to happen.

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Percy had been doing just fine in jeans and t-shirts for three years now and he wasn't sure if he wanted to change that up. Riptide was easily hidden in a pocket and no monsters sent from gods or otherwise seemed to really pay attention to his clothes.

Now, adding armor might be helpful. Maybe he could find some good armor.

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As Alexander listened to Mr. Hercules' introduction and got a sight of the costumes, he couldn't help smiling to himself a little. He had entirely liberated Llwedor when he was but a mere slave, and his sister has saved another land by her own hand while dressed as a mere peasant girl, so, in his experiences, it wasn't so much the clothes that made the hero, but his or her actions.

Still, it could be fun to play a little dress-up for the fun of it.

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Not spandex. Not spandex. Not spandex...

It had been Warren's mantra for over a year now, and nothing was going to change that, today. He chewed the inside of his cheek while he contemplated what sort of outfit he was going to put together. He'd seen some pretty sleek stuff on the X-Men from his own reality, on the news.

Leather? Way better than tights.

Put Together an Outfit

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There are tons of moddable clothes, bits of armor, and even tools to alter things if you need.

Re: Put Together an Outfit

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Kate was wearing her 'hero' costume already. No lycra was involved, and her cloak was staying, no matter what anyone said. It was cold.

The only thing that got added was a piece of leather chest armor over her shirt. Any time she wore armor heavier than that, it usually ended up getting stripped off mid-fight to get her freedom of movement back.

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For the most part, Percy kept the warm clothes he'd been wearing as the base for his outfit. He did gear himself up with armor for his chest, wrists and even found a helmet similar to the ones at Camp Half Blood. He made sure they were blue since that would sort of signal who he was.

And he decided to go for some boots instead of his sneakers just to make the outfit a little sturdier. He didn't need anyone trying to stab him in the foot or something.

Re: Put Together an Outfit

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Alexander liked the idea of outfitting himself with some armor, but he knew it would be important to have something that moved. What he ended up with was actually quite a bit like what he had already been wearing: a tunic with some leather bracers, a few colorful scarves, and some good sturdy boots.

Hey, if it wasn't broken, why fix it?

Re: Put Together an Outfit

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Raven had actually been looking forward to this particular class. She tried on several different outfits, taking a picture of herself in the mirror after each change. Yes, even one outfit with tights, but those were quickly abandoned.

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This would be easy. Bart already had a costume. And it was awesome. Good shoes for running, goggles for seeing, red and white stripes for looking awesome.

There was a blur and Bart was standing there, full Impulse gear on, stretching.

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Warren's experience with altering clothing pretty much began and ended with slicing holes up the back to account for his wings.

Fortunately, that was pretty much all that he needed, if he went with something fairly one-coloured...

Because heaven forbid the Angel end up in something fuchsia or powder blue.

Model for the Class // Say Why You Picked the Outfit

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And do a little turn on the metaphorical catwalk.

Hercules is excited to see what the class comes up with.

Re: Model for the Class // Say Why You Picked the Outfit

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Percy wasn't gonna strut or turn but he did stand up and show off his outfit.

"I just went with armor, basically," he said, shrugging. "I've been using regular clothes and armor for awhile now and it works. I guess I don't really feel the need for an outfit to be super flashy with what I've been doing back home. More, I'd just like it to protect me from a sword or a mace or a volcano erupting around me."

Yeah, yeah, he could heal himself but so what?

Re: Model for the Class // Say Why You Picked the Outfit

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"Have many volcanos erupted around you?" Hercules asked, because that sounded like an important thing to ask, suddenly.

Re: Model for the Class // Say Why You Picked the Outfit

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No twirling from this one either.

"I stick with practical, normal clothes. Drawing attention is rarely a good idea." All the more people who'd try and take you down if you looked like you were asking for it. "And I like to be able to move, and see properly. Most armor is heavy, and just gets in the way."

"Cloaks, are good for disguising your movements, and as a distraction..." When you knew how to use them. Plus, made for a decent blanket in a pinch. "And plenty of pockets," she continued, looking down at her Batman-esque belt of storage. "Not for juice boxes."

Re: Model for the Class // Say Why You Picked the Outfit

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Alexander didn't know so much about modeling off his outfit, but he obliged in showing off his choices.

"I...mostly stuck with what I already wear," he admitted. "In my experience, it has never been the clothing that makes the hero, but what is on the inside that makes the hero."

His shrug was slight and sheepish, but he hoped the confidence in his smile sold it well enough.

Re: Model for the Class // Say Why You Picked the Outfit

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In the end, Raven stuck with her black cloak and dress, though she added opera length gloves and thigh high boots that improbably stayed up for fun.

"I am comfortable in this," she said. "I see little reason to change it, as I do not have a secret identity to maintain."

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Bart stood up and puffed out his chest, looking proud. He turned around, posing a bit. He was wearing his red and white skin tight uniform, round yellow goggles with the little lightning bolts over his ears. His big red sneakers were replaced with big red boots.

"I modeled this after my cousin and grandfather's costume. It's sleek to reduce wind resistance, goggles to protect my eyes, boots for traction and..." He flicked a finger over the lightning bold ear things. "It looks awesome."

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In the end, Warren wound up with an outfit that was more or less aped from the leather gear that the X-Men wore back home. He'd left out the X-logo, because... well, he wasn't a member. And of course there were some kind of sloppy slits up the back to let his wings out. But it was functional.

"Leather," Warren explained, with a little half-turn to show how he'd tailored it for his wings. "It's fairly wind-resistant, and it can take a lot of damage. Probably a good idea, because if I mess up, I tend to make a pretty solid landing, you know? And, uh... it wipes clean, if I end up bleeding."

Which he did. A lot.

And, well, Karla would like the leather on him.

Talk to the Teacher

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He's currently wondering what fair Jennifer Walters is actually up to...

OOC

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Woo! Dress-up class!