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xyzzysqrlI promised a part two "later today", huh. I guess I didn't meet that deadline, for a number of reasons. On the other hand, I can report that Goldeneye Source is pretty good even if it is multiplayer-only. With that said...
Last time on SS:FF, basically this happened. (You have no idea how hard I looked for a version with video. Sigh.) Then we went home and chilled out for a while. Let's get back to actually doin' stuff, huh?
Back out on the street, Sophie is still canvasing for the store. (Now that's dedication.) She decides to change up her venues and invites Ozma out to Primrose Park. It's no Emerald City but that'll do nicely.
The place looks nice, too. There's a fountain, a big batch of flowers, and of course Sophie chatting it up with a variety of potential customers, including one "Daria". No, not that Daria. This Daria, the one who just sat on a bench wet with paint and ruined her clothing:
Sophie's quick to suggest letting the WIZARD OF FASHION pick a new style for Daria and... man, Ozma cannot live up to this level of promotion. Or, well. She couldn't unless this were a video game, which it is. Sophie's advertised to at least three people now, so she suggests heading back up to the store and serving some customers. Instead I take a moment to talk to the park folk.
It's the first time we've met Noor in THIS game run, anyway. She's in the park to hang out with her friend Gustav, who is a stray dog who likes to sleep with his belly in the air. That's about all we get out of Noor this time around though. ... Admittedly, that was a less earthshaking re-meeting than I imagined it might be. Back at the shop we do some basic work selling clothing.
Daria here does a quick heel-turn 180 when she realizes Sophie said we were the fashion wizard. Instead of new, paint-free clothing, she decides she wants...
...which is a sensible demand for a reasonable thing? I guess. When we're done she runs off home to get clean clothes, but at least she seems happy. Even minor little gestures of self-kindness can sometimes cheer you up when you've had a terrible day.
Meanwhile Sophie's back. She's drummed up a lot of business, and now wants to drag Ozma off to a different part of town to show her something new. Sophie, I think I know why the boutique wasn't doing so hot. Maybe if it stayed open longer than an hour per session... oh all right, let's see what's so cool that you can't wait to show it off.
Also we've been getting email from the various girls we've sold to. Apparently the store has an open-box policy on emails. Some of them are cute. Daria abuses emoticons, though. Anyway, back out on the street Sophie enthuses about our destination: Caprice Chalet. Mmmm, that sounds delicious ... wait, what? Oh, CAPRICE. Okay.
Caprice Chalet is a big house up on the nearby hill. At first I'm confused about why we're here... yay, a four-door townhouse? But then Sophie drags us up to the attic and boy howdy it's time for another two-scoop dose of weird from Style Savvy. Y'all ready for this one? In the attic at Caprice Chalet... is Caprice Chalet.
This is a place where Elaine and Sophie's grandmother (can we PLEASE get a name for her, Sophie?) used to hang out a lot. They used to decorate the place, and Sophie has a room she can use too, but she can't decide what to do with it. So she's passing it along to Ozma. "You can use any of these minatures. Decorate it however you like." Sophie enthuses, then ducks downstairs to talk to guy-friend Ricky, who's just arrived.
Okay. So inside the dollhouse is a house that contains a dollhouse. Neat, right, but not too weird? So Ozma picks some miniature furniture out of the box and sets to decorating. A lamp here, a shop table there, a couple windows... A nice little store scene, because why not?
Once we're done, Sophie returns, marvels at the dollhouse room for a moment, then grabs Ozma by the arm and hauls her off downstairs and outside the house to look at ...
Sophie. I need you to tell me the truth. Were either Elaine or your grandmother TIME LORDS? Did your shop mannequins ever come to life and have to be put down? Was there an inexhaustable bowl of jelly babies in your life as a child? Because... oh look, it's "Ricky" here to ask why Sophie's not manning her store.
Or should I maybe say it's DAVID FRICKING TENNAT? So this is where you've got to! Ricky, it turns out, actually owns Caprice Chalet and runs the place. He works all hours, all over town, doing a variety of things. Sophie grumps at him for not acknowledging that the whole "dollhouse in the attic makes rooms appear" thing is weird, and Ricky waves it off casually.
One of nature's own Scullies, Ricky is. Well that's enough faffing around. It's back to work at the shop for a bit. Ozma helps satisfy customer desires, Sophie runs around town advertising. The requests are all pretty basic stuff for now, can you find me this type of clothing in orange, can you find me something with stripes, etc. Partway through, Sophie drops back in to mention we should try to raise about $2000 so we can restock the store. No problem there.
Selling away the shop stock racks up cash quickly and we're rapidly on the cusp of $2000. The question is, where did Sophie get to? So with a sigh, we slap the "STEPPED OUT" sign back up in the window and go on the hunt. The park, maybe? ... No, but we do find a familiar face.
Looks like every store owner in town closes up whenever they feel the urge to go prance among the flowers, or rub a stray dog's tummy, or whatever. On the way past, Noor notices and remembers Ozma and cheerfully introduces herself as the hair salon manager. We're now allowed to stop in there too, and aw heck, why not? Out to Cafetiere Close, where we stop for the most important meal of the day: Breakfast.
Omnomnomnom okay hair salon right. Since we have a spare hundred, I ask Noor to "Surprise Us" with a new hairstyle. A quick clip-and-dye later...
...we sorta look like Alice did before HER haircut. Huh. Okay!
Back at the shop, we discover (to my deep embarrassment given how hard I've been riffing on it) that I left a customer waiting. Or... not a customer?
This is Laurie and she wants to take us to the Exhibition Hall, so we can learn to be exhibi... er, so we can stock up on extra clothing for the boutique. (And ourselves!) Ooh yeah Sophie mentioned doing that didn't she... and in fact, Sophie bursts in out of breath moments later hunting for Laurie. Aheh. Well, we should... maybe take care of that.
Laurie gives us the run-down, after outrunning us to the hall. Girl moves like the fricking Flash, I'm starting to see why Sophie is out of breath after chasing her all the time. The stock at the exhibition hall is changed daily for security reasons. Er, I mean, for storage reasons. So if you see something great for your shop, snap it up then and there. Impulse Buys Rule Everything Around You. Only a handful of shops are open right now though. Let me give y'all a rundown of the styles available to us, along with the Sample Outfits they pass out to show people s'up.
First off, there's "Basic U". They are exactly what they sound like.
Basic U isn't exciting but their designs go with just about anything. When in doubt or as filler between flashier clothing, you can toss in something from Basic U to act as a bridge. It gets the job done without calling attention to itself. I don't like or hate Basic U, because... what is there to like or hate?
Next there's AZ-USA. Bold, bright and kinda pop-music, AZ-USA is the style with a little bit of attitude.
As they say, AZ-USA is not an inherently cute style. Strong bold visuals, lots of black and animal prints, the kind of thing you'd see in a Janet Jackson or Paula Abdul video if ... those references were actually up to date. I don't know modern music, I'm sorry. AZ-USA style is powerful and direct, down-right-fierce like a hadoken.
If AZ-USA has an elemental opposite, it's April Bonbon.
April Bonbon is unapologetic babywear and I don't mean that in a negative way. If you like soft cottony fabrics, bright pastel colors, clothing with bunnies and duckies printed on them, and outfits that look like you staged a daring escape from school to come home and watch cartoons, if you're already amused that their initials are AB, then April Bonbon are your dealers. I kinda love them and I'm kind of embarrassed that I love them.
Somewhere between the AZ-USA pop-rock and the April Bonbon softness is Marzipan Sky, the clothing store for people who want to look as lacey-cake feminine as they can.
If you like the gentle softness of traditionally-womanly outfits with little frills and pleats, ruffles and bows, you live under a Marzipan Sky. There's nothing threatening or too bold here. There are a lot of checker-prints and polka-dots for some reason though. If April Bonbon is staying home to eat cookies and watch cartoons, Marzipan Sky is a dignified tea party with Mr. Bun and Ms. Bear in your bedroom. They're a little too much for me, I can handle individual pieces of Marzipan but I don't want to swallow the whole tray if you catch my meaning.
There are more brands than these, but they're not open yet.
Whew. That's a lot to process isn't it? Next time I'll stock up (I will PROBABLY stock up on at least a few pieces from EVERY brand, but if you have some you want me to favor heavily, mention in the comments!) and get back to work. I'll see you all then!
Last time on SS:FF, basically this happened. (You have no idea how hard I looked for a version with video. Sigh.) Then we went home and chilled out for a while. Let's get back to actually doin' stuff, huh?
Back out on the street, Sophie is still canvasing for the store. (Now that's dedication.) She decides to change up her venues and invites Ozma out to Primrose Park. It's no Emerald City but that'll do nicely.
The place looks nice, too. There's a fountain, a big batch of flowers, and of course Sophie chatting it up with a variety of potential customers, including one "Daria". No, not that Daria. This Daria, the one who just sat on a bench wet with paint and ruined her clothing:
Sophie's quick to suggest letting the WIZARD OF FASHION pick a new style for Daria and... man, Ozma cannot live up to this level of promotion. Or, well. She couldn't unless this were a video game, which it is. Sophie's advertised to at least three people now, so she suggests heading back up to the store and serving some customers. Instead I take a moment to talk to the park folk.
It's the first time we've met Noor in THIS game run, anyway. She's in the park to hang out with her friend Gustav, who is a stray dog who likes to sleep with his belly in the air. That's about all we get out of Noor this time around though. ... Admittedly, that was a less earthshaking re-meeting than I imagined it might be. Back at the shop we do some basic work selling clothing.
Daria here does a quick heel-turn 180 when she realizes Sophie said we were the fashion wizard. Instead of new, paint-free clothing, she decides she wants...
...which is a sensible demand for a reasonable thing? I guess. When we're done she runs off home to get clean clothes, but at least she seems happy. Even minor little gestures of self-kindness can sometimes cheer you up when you've had a terrible day.
Meanwhile Sophie's back. She's drummed up a lot of business, and now wants to drag Ozma off to a different part of town to show her something new. Sophie, I think I know why the boutique wasn't doing so hot. Maybe if it stayed open longer than an hour per session... oh all right, let's see what's so cool that you can't wait to show it off.
Also we've been getting email from the various girls we've sold to. Apparently the store has an open-box policy on emails. Some of them are cute. Daria abuses emoticons, though. Anyway, back out on the street Sophie enthuses about our destination: Caprice Chalet. Mmmm, that sounds delicious ... wait, what? Oh, CAPRICE. Okay.
Caprice Chalet is a big house up on the nearby hill. At first I'm confused about why we're here... yay, a four-door townhouse? But then Sophie drags us up to the attic and boy howdy it's time for another two-scoop dose of weird from Style Savvy. Y'all ready for this one? In the attic at Caprice Chalet... is Caprice Chalet.
This is a place where Elaine and Sophie's grandmother (can we PLEASE get a name for her, Sophie?) used to hang out a lot. They used to decorate the place, and Sophie has a room she can use too, but she can't decide what to do with it. So she's passing it along to Ozma. "You can use any of these minatures. Decorate it however you like." Sophie enthuses, then ducks downstairs to talk to guy-friend Ricky, who's just arrived.
Okay. So inside the dollhouse is a house that contains a dollhouse. Neat, right, but not too weird? So Ozma picks some miniature furniture out of the box and sets to decorating. A lamp here, a shop table there, a couple windows... A nice little store scene, because why not?
Once we're done, Sophie returns, marvels at the dollhouse room for a moment, then grabs Ozma by the arm and hauls her off downstairs and outside the house to look at ...
Sophie. I need you to tell me the truth. Were either Elaine or your grandmother TIME LORDS? Did your shop mannequins ever come to life and have to be put down? Was there an inexhaustable bowl of jelly babies in your life as a child? Because... oh look, it's "Ricky" here to ask why Sophie's not manning her store.
Or should I maybe say it's DAVID FRICKING TENNAT? So this is where you've got to! Ricky, it turns out, actually owns Caprice Chalet and runs the place. He works all hours, all over town, doing a variety of things. Sophie grumps at him for not acknowledging that the whole "dollhouse in the attic makes rooms appear" thing is weird, and Ricky waves it off casually.
One of nature's own Scullies, Ricky is. Well that's enough faffing around. It's back to work at the shop for a bit. Ozma helps satisfy customer desires, Sophie runs around town advertising. The requests are all pretty basic stuff for now, can you find me this type of clothing in orange, can you find me something with stripes, etc. Partway through, Sophie drops back in to mention we should try to raise about $2000 so we can restock the store. No problem there.
Selling away the shop stock racks up cash quickly and we're rapidly on the cusp of $2000. The question is, where did Sophie get to? So with a sigh, we slap the "STEPPED OUT" sign back up in the window and go on the hunt. The park, maybe? ... No, but we do find a familiar face.
Looks like every store owner in town closes up whenever they feel the urge to go prance among the flowers, or rub a stray dog's tummy, or whatever. On the way past, Noor notices and remembers Ozma and cheerfully introduces herself as the hair salon manager. We're now allowed to stop in there too, and aw heck, why not? Out to Cafetiere Close, where we stop for the most important meal of the day: Breakfast.
Omnomnomnom okay hair salon right. Since we have a spare hundred, I ask Noor to "Surprise Us" with a new hairstyle. A quick clip-and-dye later...
...we sorta look like Alice did before HER haircut. Huh. Okay!
Back at the shop, we discover (to my deep embarrassment given how hard I've been riffing on it) that I left a customer waiting. Or... not a customer?
This is Laurie and she wants to take us to the Exhibition Hall, so we can learn to be exhibi... er, so we can stock up on extra clothing for the boutique. (And ourselves!) Ooh yeah Sophie mentioned doing that didn't she... and in fact, Sophie bursts in out of breath moments later hunting for Laurie. Aheh. Well, we should... maybe take care of that.
Laurie gives us the run-down, after outrunning us to the hall. Girl moves like the fricking Flash, I'm starting to see why Sophie is out of breath after chasing her all the time. The stock at the exhibition hall is changed daily for security reasons. Er, I mean, for storage reasons. So if you see something great for your shop, snap it up then and there. Impulse Buys Rule Everything Around You. Only a handful of shops are open right now though. Let me give y'all a rundown of the styles available to us, along with the Sample Outfits they pass out to show people s'up.
First off, there's "Basic U". They are exactly what they sound like.
Basic U isn't exciting but their designs go with just about anything. When in doubt or as filler between flashier clothing, you can toss in something from Basic U to act as a bridge. It gets the job done without calling attention to itself. I don't like or hate Basic U, because... what is there to like or hate?
Next there's AZ-USA. Bold, bright and kinda pop-music, AZ-USA is the style with a little bit of attitude.
As they say, AZ-USA is not an inherently cute style. Strong bold visuals, lots of black and animal prints, the kind of thing you'd see in a Janet Jackson or Paula Abdul video if ... those references were actually up to date. I don't know modern music, I'm sorry. AZ-USA style is powerful and direct, down-right-fierce like a hadoken.
If AZ-USA has an elemental opposite, it's April Bonbon.
April Bonbon is unapologetic babywear and I don't mean that in a negative way. If you like soft cottony fabrics, bright pastel colors, clothing with bunnies and duckies printed on them, and outfits that look like you staged a daring escape from school to come home and watch cartoons, if you're already amused that their initials are AB, then April Bonbon are your dealers. I kinda love them and I'm kind of embarrassed that I love them.
Somewhere between the AZ-USA pop-rock and the April Bonbon softness is Marzipan Sky, the clothing store for people who want to look as lacey-cake feminine as they can.
If you like the gentle softness of traditionally-womanly outfits with little frills and pleats, ruffles and bows, you live under a Marzipan Sky. There's nothing threatening or too bold here. There are a lot of checker-prints and polka-dots for some reason though. If April Bonbon is staying home to eat cookies and watch cartoons, Marzipan Sky is a dignified tea party with Mr. Bun and Ms. Bear in your bedroom. They're a little too much for me, I can handle individual pieces of Marzipan but I don't want to swallow the whole tray if you catch my meaning.
There are more brands than these, but they're not open yet.
Whew. That's a lot to process isn't it? Next time I'll stock up (I will PROBABLY stock up on at least a few pieces from EVERY brand, but if you have some you want me to favor heavily, mention in the comments!) and get back to work. I'll see you all then!
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Date: 2016-08-22 07:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-08-22 02:07 pm (UTC)You know, so far that seems to be a major theme of this game, and I'm kind of in love with it for that.
Anyway, welcome to Caprice Chalet, where you are a character imaging yourself as another character who entered a magical dollhouse world which has another magical dollhouse world inside of it. Ricky's cartoon Flat Earth Atheism over the rooms you design becoming real is probably just his brain going NOPE, because it was that or have your doll avatar imagine an even tinier doll avatar to navigate them.
Also, I am somehow exactly as surprised to hear April BonBon is your favorite brand as I expect you would be to hear Marzipan Sky is mine. Can I just say how much I love your descriptions of all of them, though? Like, the visual metaphors and whatnot really help me appreciate and understand what each style is going for even more, and I kind of already knew what each style is going for because I'm playing this game too.
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Date: 2016-08-22 11:36 pm (UTC)Noor seems awfully confused. And Daria apparently, what, doesn't have more clothes at home that she can go and change into? Except then she does? And then OH MY GOD DOLLHOUSES WHAT I don't understand this game.
This is Laurie and she wants to take us to the Exhibition Hall, so we can learn to be exhibi...
*snort*
I guess you know where my brain is today.
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Date: 2016-08-23 03:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-08-23 03:49 am (UTC)