Tempris stood in the changing room with a pink face. She never be apart of a guild event nor has she had to partake in something so... public. She could hear the voices of the crowds cheering. She could hear the loud applause. All these sinner wanted to see everyone everyone dress up and answer questions. Why could this not be a contest on who can purge sin. She was sure she could do well at that.
Tempris held up the first outfit she had to wear. It was a two piece bikini and a sun hat. The hat was beige with a light pink ribbon that circled the crown of the hat. The ribbon was tied into a bow with two streamer 2 thin white lines ran across the ribbon, one on top and one on the bottom. Inside the hat was a shell and starfish hair accessory and a translucent . The shell was a light purple with five pearls and the star fish was pink wrist band. Behind where the outfit was hang and resting on the wall was a inner tube decorated to look like a strawberry glazed donut with sprinkles of purple, green, blue, and yellow. The top of the bikini resembled a white crop top with blue plaid strips. Pink ruffles hanged from the bottom of the top and covered the opening on the top, folding into ribbon over her chest. Underneath to top pink ruffles was a layer of white ruffles which hide the straps on her shoulders. The bottom piece for the bikini was a skirt which covered a pink bottom piece. The skirt was white with blue plaid stripes and had skirt layer underneath which was a half a inch longer than the plaid skirt. There was a light pink ban at the top which would hug the wearers body and a pink ribbon tied into a bow on the right. When wearing this outfit.
Tempris was suppose to let her hair down and not wear a veil. It was so revealing, so no fair. A woman knocked on the door before entering. She was suppose to support Tempris through the event but the girl would have preferred if someone she knew was here, like Fala or maybe. The woman snapped the girl out of her thoughts and picked up her hat. Tempris groan while picking up her hair pieces and darting to the mirror. Then she undressed and put on her bikini. She felt cold though not the normal cold that haunted her all her life. This was simply the lack of clothes combined with air conditioner. Goosebumps ran up her arm as she pushed her hand through to equip her bracelet. was a nice color, probably her favorite part of the outfit. Finally, she put on her hat and grabbed her inner tube. The woman signaled 5 minutes before she had to line up. This was going to be such a drag but she had to do it. She had to be... friendly.
With a smile on her face, Tempris looked at the woman so she could give her one final look. Once passed her strict list, the girl quickly moved out her room. Hugging her inner tube tightly she kept her head down hoping nobody would look at her. Then she waited in waiting room for her name to be called out. The woman came out, running through the list of things Tempris was suppose to do while out there. The most important thing was to smile but how could she when the air was chilly. Her name was called and the woman gently pushed the girl forward.
"Remember to smile."Tempris walked out with an innocent smile on her face. This was the same smile many men and woman would witness before they left this realm to see Illumin free of sin. A warm expression filled with a lust for retribution and forgiveness, it was the girl's only tool to safety move Fiore till now. Now, it was her weapon to hide her feelings for this whole event. Her inner tube hanged at her left side so that her outfit could clearly be seen by the judges and the audience. Once she reached her spot, she shifted it to her shoulder and supported it with her other hand. Then she tilted her head and giggled.
"Ready for a swim!" She then winked at the crowd and then held out her right hand as she was asking them to join her.
When she was finished, she left the stage. Her face turned completely pink as soon as she was out of site. She could not believe what she did. It was frighten and all those eyes looking at her made her back feel like a highway for bugs. Fortunately that part was over. Unfortunately, the next part was going to be worst. The outfit this time was suppose to be a bunny outfit. It was something she never seen or heard before. It did not look like any bunny to her outside of the bunny ear on the white head band and the bunny tail. The outfit itself was basically a dark purple strapless corset teddy basically a garment that covered the torso and crouch area; white bunny hears attached to a white headband, black pantyhose, a white collar with a red bow that would go around her neck, white cuffs, white fluffy cotton tail, and dark purple 1 inch heels. when wearing this outfit, she would be carrying a plate filled with different donuts and her nails would be painted pink. The bottom of the teddy above her thigh would be a thin ribbon which would hang in front of the wearer on their right side.
Giving how easy it was to put on this outfit despite the many parts, Tempris had a little time to take a breather and pray. She could feel the sin that radiated from the costume and she would need her lord's help to not set herself on fire. Before she could finish asking for strength, her assistant came in to assist her putting on the outfit. There was a lot that could go wrong apparently so she made sure everything was pristine. Also she wanted to paint Tempris's nails given how little the young girl used make-up. With all that done, the woman gave Tempris a warning, not to eat the donuts. It would be bad to get crumbs on the outfit or have icing on her face while still presenting. Plus apparently, this was something people wore if they were waiters. Tempris wondered about that fact but she did not have time to challenge it. She just sat tight and made her best attempts to pray under the strict eye of the woman.
"5 minute warning!" The woman's voice triggered Tempris to jump up. She slapped her cheeks and then picked up the silver platter of donuts. Then she carefully walked out of her room. In the waiting room she held up the platter with one hand, rehearsing her movements with the assistant. The woman then gave tips on how to walk so that she doesn't break her heal or roll her ankle. There was one minute left and she gave her final piece of advice.
"Remember to smile."Tempris strutted across to the stage if only to get more used to this style of walking. When the crowd and judges, Tempris put on a cheeky smile. Her assistant said it was to build a character. She even said Tempris should chew bubble gum but the girl drew the line at that. She didn't know how to actually blow a bubble with gum and didn't want to admit it.
She held the platter of donuts and strutted out to the crowd. Once in her position she lowered the plate and took a donut off the top of the pile. Then she moved it to her mouth and pretend she would take a bite only to stop.
"Order's ready master!" Inside the girl was grueling. To say such a thing was complete blasphemy and she wanted to bath in a tub of fire. However her assistant promised that this was the best way to impress the judges and score maximum points and win. She did not know what that meant but she wanted to win. At least, if she had to suffer this embarrassment.
Finally she was back in her room and she never stripped faster in her life. The final outfit would be the outfit she would wear for the rest of the pageant and luckily for Tempris, it was something a little more comfortable and less embarrassing. However, her hair would have to be tided into a braid. Due to the braid the assistant was already in her room and in Tempris's hair. The girl wanted a break, a brief moment to herself but the woman insisted that there was not much. Tempris groaned and sat down, in hopes that the woman would be satisfied quicker if she got started faster.
It took a bit of time but the woman finished. The woman dotted her braid with white flower hair pieces and a red bow with yellow stitching at the end. The outfit itself was a red paperboy hat with a daisy looking flower attached on the front left part of the hat, a red cloak which cover her shoulders that had beige
ruffles stitched at the bottom of the cloak and and a red and beige ribbon with a white flower in the middle holding the cloak together above Tempris's chest, A beige apron with red flowers lining the bottom, a large brown band under her chest with 2 pairs of 6 yellow buttons running down the middle in parallel, a large red and beige ribbon matching the one on her cloak behind her under the band, a red dress with yellow flowers lining the bottom, beige shorts, and brown boots with a tan toe covering. She also had a basket filled with yellow and white flowers. She was dressed and finally ready to go on stage.
"5 minute warning." Tempris rushed to the waiting room. This time, she did not need to do anything specially. She just needed to act like a child. The assistant wanted the girl to skip and when she reached her spot, she had to appear as adorable as possible. Tempris nodded. This was almost over and all she had to do was appear cute. Apparently there was one more thing about this last run. She would be asked questions. Tempris giggled, knowing that answering questions could not be that hard.
"Remember to smile."Tempris rolled her eyes as she planned her skipping motion. When her name was called, she skipped forward like the girl in the books about the wolf. Of course, she was not as helpless to any sinful beast. When she got to her spot, she picked up a flower and pretend to smell it. Then she showed off a big smile and said,
"Spring's in bloom!"It was now time to answer the questions.
For question one, Tempris had never heard of an "Christian Zane." However, something told her that it would be suicide to just say that. So she had to be nice, or at least she should.
"I am sure that Mr. Christian Zane is a person who has potential to do great things and if he were to ever go through a baptism of fire, he would be able to leave behind the chains which hold him back and truly become the person he was destine to be."For question two, Tempris had to think of what made her different. Obviously she was blessed by Illumin which she doubted anyone else was but it would be sinful to brag about such a thing in a setting like this. She was granted this privilege to help people not gloat.
"What makes me different... I wish to help humanity overcome their pain. I want to bring warmth to the poor souls suffering in this cold world. I will save the world from the sin that clouds the sky and block out the light that gives strength and energy to all life."For question three, Tempris had to think for a second. She hated attention, especially this level but she did think of something.
"No matter how alone you are, how cold your feel, how weak you feel you are, know that you are not alone. There are warm places, warm people out there that can help you. Only when you realize this can you find the strength to overcome your weakness. I know I have and I thank that special person for being there for me."For question four, Tempris was not sure she could answer. For her, she never really had a home... at least one she would want to be at. Her story was dark and it was something she did not want to think about. So she needed an answer, something that could answer.
"Home... I been traveling most of my life so I never really settled down. Though if I had to choose... my home where I don't sleep is anywhere with the people who I have precious warm memories with!"With that the questions were over and Tempris returned to her room to relax till the judging was over.
(Exit)