14668/Fighting Evil by Night-Brite

Fighting Evil by Night-Brite
Date of Scene:	12 April 2023
Location:	Ballroom - Wayne Manor
Synopsis:	Talia tries to urge Phoebe to work on a full magical girl transformation sequence. Phoebes is somewhat uncertain.
Cast of Characters:	Talia al Ghul, Phoebe Beacon

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Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul has requested that Phoebe come meet her over in the ballroom of Stately Wayne Manor. Upon being there Talia has stacked over in front of her a series of books, some small magical charms and trinkets, and what looks like a large hangar with several very bright and cheerful outfits, even by the standards of what the Titans might wear pre-arranged. She's humming to herself, lightly tapping her fingers on an arm while grinning for once.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe figured it was Sword Fighting Time, and she comes in, skidding on the floor outside, her hair tied back in a poof, wearing a black T-shirt that pronounces her Magic AF and a pair of loose work-out pants, her practice sword held in its sheath in one hand and in the other hand she has a pair of light training shoes.

    "Good-Afternoon-Tailia-I-Apologize-For-Making-You-Wait--" she begins, being polite to the assassin who's been kindly teaching her swordfighting, and then she pauses.

    She looks to the colorful, cheerful outfits, and her eyes go wide a few ticks before she drops her shoes, and points.

    "What's THAT for?!"

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would gesture over, "Something for fun. I know that times can be very.. STressful, often, and that you have a great many obligations. I thought something of a somewhat relaxed nature might help you get some enjoyment out of it." The rack, upon inspection, would have a variety of Sailor Senshi outfits of various sources and genre.
    Each having a very low end inlaid magical charm on them to give a sense of light and glow to them. A various rack of staffs and scythes with similar things.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe just sets her face in a thin expression. She looks to the outfits. She looks to Talia, and she takes a deep breath, and then leans down to pick up her shoes.

    "Talia, not that I'm not *extremely* grateful for the Sailor Moon cosplay, which by the way I wore the Sailor Moon S version to the anime convention a couple weeks back with my boyfriend and his brother, but ah..." she motions to the suits.

    "Bruce specifically wants me to *not* have a lot of magic at all times..." she adds embarrassedly "which I fail at, a lot."

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would shake her head, "I know, dear. This is something for you to do for some fun. It's a series of light enchantments." She gestures over at the books, which were of a rather elementary nature. On illusions, cloth alteration and manifestation, and.. Auditory stimulii?
    "I thought it would be fun for you to get to experience the entire routine."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "You want me to invest in a magical girl transformation sequence for entertainment value." Phoebe replies, and she sets her shoes down. Her socks are cheery bright pink and covered with hedgehogs.

    "I do things for fun. I throw myself off buildings for fun. I take medical classes for fun." she states, and she rubs the back of her head as she looks to the fabric.

    "Besides, I have one."

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would smile, "I happen to have the basics here. And I think of this as entertainment, yes. There's often enjoyment in doing something purely for the performance and theatrics. IF you are interested in this, it can be something to pursue. IF it is something you would like. But there's no reason to do it with not. But.."
    There's an array of small stones that are triggered to play music.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe cracks a smile. It's sidelong on her face but it's there, not the even ,tempered bow that she shows the outside world, but that from-the-side grin that shows a hint of her teeth.

    "Is this something you were taught in Nanda Parbat, or are you just coming up with different ways to amuse yourself?" she questions, taking a look at some of the clothes Talia's taken out.

    "Does Bruce know about this?"

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would smile, "Oh, there were a great many things that we had to learn how to do to entertain ourselves.. My father would have anyone rended limb from limb that found out about his.. Tastes.. He did ever have a fondness for.." She would realize that this was probably not the -best- way to broach the subject.
    "And Master Bruce is likely playing on the computer in his parents basement where he dresses up like a bat and occasionally goes on dates with a woman dressed as a cat. He has no room to judge on the matter."

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    Phoebe gets a thousand-yard stare.

    "Nope. I do not want to know what your father's tastes were. Not in the least."

    Pheeb shakes her head of the thought of what things Ra's al Ghul would be into, and then she pokes at a couple of the musical charms.

    "He has every right to judge on the matter. I have to patrol in stuff he approves while I'm in Gotham on his time, y'know?" she states, and then she slides her sword over her shoulder, and breathes out.

    "So... why the henshin effects?"

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would smile, "That's the point of a sequence. That is has the full effects. And I'm not saying that you have to patrol in it. I just thought being able to perform the sequence would be of some enjoyment to you. Or if you're ever out in a location where you have to engage something of a more hostile magical nature, this might give you some sort of advantage against it."
    Because demons, imps, and other such things might be thrown very off-hoof by a musical number, flash of magic, and sudden change of clothes.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "Talia, generally if I'm fighting demons it's a Bad Time. My record is kinda one-for-three, and that's only because his nephew has a pretty good handle on him." Phoebe expresses doubt, and then she rubs the back of her head. "Although this is super cool to set up. Can you imagine the playful havoc this stuff would wreck on Halloween?"

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would smile, "Part of the enjoyment. Simple charms can be fun. From my understanding, it's a clothing mantra to shift attire to a predetermined form, some light illusion spells for enhancement and something auditory for expansion. Therea re far more intricate ones, of course."
    Wait, where did Talia's extensive knowledge of magical girl transformation sequence logistics come from?

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "... Talia, do you..." Phoebe pauses, incredulous "... do you watch bushojou anime?" she questions, one eyebrow arching up. "... because that's an awful lot of knowledge just to have at random. And this doesn't seem like it'd be of particular use to the League of Assassins." she draws her other eyebrow up.

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would glance over at Phoebe, "I find such things rather.. Relaxing. And in this world, belief drives many things. Concept, inspiration, and imagination are very powerful, often dangerous and surprising things." Dodging the question.

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    ". . . all right yeah I cosplay Tsukino Usagi, I can't judge on that." she gives a slight smile. "But you know I already have an outfit, right? And it's not... ah..." she looks to the costume rack.

    "Classic wear."

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would smile over, "I can assume. But can you take it on with a full -flourish-?" She would look over the rack. "And do you think you can pull off a full sequence?" She would lightly tease Phoebe. One might swear the two had an interest in comon

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "I don't need to flurish and sequence. It's for when I need to hide my identity and quick." Phoebe gives a small grin.

    And she takes a step back, closes her eyes and rises her right hand over her left, and then parts her hands quickly with a word -- and as she parts her hands, her clothes change. In lieu of the easy jogger pants and the T-shirt, Phoebe is now wearing a moderately armored waist-sinch, black wrist-guards, a black hood and sash, loose black pants with knee guards affixed with matte gray kneepads and, as she hefts her sword, she looks oddly at home in the get up. It's *almost* League of Assassins inspired; there's even room in her sinch for throwing daggers or vials, and an upper arm-guard on her left arm.

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would smile, "Very well done, dear. You've put in a lot of practice, and it shows. There's all sorts of tricks over to these theatrics. Even for feint and blade, they have their occasional moments of wonder inherent to them." Going to casually take a hand over to offer it to Phoebe in a formal curtsy..

Phoebe Beacon has posed:
    "... I don't feel comfortable with you curtsying to me, Talia... I'm not your better. I'm not even your equal." Phoebe states, dismissing her clothes, and back into her work-out clothes. She rubs the back of her neck.

    "I know you're trying to do something kind and trying to get closer to me, but really. I don't need the theatrics." Phoeb admits quietly.

    "This is just for those times I need to do something that's not on Bat-Time. He doesn't approve. And I'd rather not talk about it inside the mansion. At any point Alfred will interrupt."

Talia al Ghul has posed:
Talia al Ghul would nod, "But of course. I don't want to do anything to make you uncomfortable. Another time then. But.." She would give a low flourish over to Phoebe. Then rising up from her curtsy.. Moving to give a quick snap over the low edge of her bodysuit, snapping it up and high around like she was striking a match, a low crack over as she would spin and then vanish over ina fading array of sparkles agaisnt the shadows, seemingly to vanish with them.
    "Pleasant dreams."
    A woman needed her own tricks, after all.