“An Outfit to Charm You”
[Flower Garden]
Akira: By the way, I’ve heard you put together these ensembles for us?
Shylock: That I did, and Rutile helped with the design. Since we’re on the topic…
How do you find them? Does it suit your fancy?
Akira: Yes, it’s perfect and totally fits with the garden’s vibes. It’s the bow that ties this little escapade together!
Thank you for coming up with these for us, Shylock. I mean it!
Shylock: The pleasure is all mine. Your keen insights swept away all apprehensions.
But to let you in on a secret, these garments only came to life through consulting Chloe’s boundless well of fashion knowledge.
Akira: You had to ask Chloe for advice?
Shylock: Why, yes. Take the floral embroidery tracing the hem of the trousers, for example: its shimmer comes from the thread we used, catching the sunlight like glitter... Beautiful, yes?
Well, I wouldn’t have dared weave such delicate embroidery there, were it not for Chloe’s input.
Akira: You two settled on an elegant design, in my opinion; gorgeously executed at that!
Shylock: You see, when I caught wind of our small journey to this flower garden, I couldn't resist turning it into a personal affair: I was determined to outshine the blooming wonders we would be met with...
Akira: O-Outshine..?
Shylock: Thus came the ensemble: I didn’t want to merely accentuate your most charming features, but turn you into a flower irresistible enough to contend with the very nature that would surround us.
Akira: Awhawha– Wait, irresistible? I don’t…
Shylock: Fufu, your flushed cheeks are like delicate buds eager to unfurl, too timid to unveil their beauty still.
Ah, how I wish I could bury this exquisite sight within my chest, away from prying eyes—you, a sweet nectar meant solely for my indulgence.
Akira: I, uh, um… Thank you.
(That's Shylock for you… He was so casual about it, gosh, that took me off-guard. I can still feel my heartbeats in my ears…)
Shylock: Come, Master Sage; let’s wander through the surreal wonders of this garden for a while longer, until dusk claims us in its embrace.
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