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It didn’t take long for Binx’ good mood, from MacMahon’s shop to Nadia stopping her in the corridor, to turn sour. Even though she didn’t have anything to base this change of mood upon, something in her gut told her that it wasn’t gonna be a normal chat.

[color=SteelBlue]“Agent Dutton,”[/color] her accent thick, her eyes narrowed, [color=SteelBlue]“I have something specific in mind for you and Agent Crawford. This dossier has all the information on your target that wasn’t already briefed to you and the others. I know you two are a little less...rigid...than the other agents, so I have placed this task with you. Do make sure this is a success.”[/color] After practically shoving the file into the teenagers hand, the director was off, heels clacking with authority down the tiled hall.

The most Binx could do in the moment was just stare back dumbfounded. Had the director of Promenade seriously just given her the green light to do what she thinks she did? There’s no way. However, Binx wasn’t going to squander this opportunity by asking questions. No, no, no, no, no. That’s not how this was going to work. Instead the Texas native ran with it. Literally.

Down the hall, taking a left turn, she nearly tackled Alice to the ground in her attempt to find the sniper. [color=#C14025]“Alice get this! Sokolova just passed me this file and practically gave us the green light to– what in the hell are you wearin’?”[/color] It was only then that she was able to scan the brunette’s frame and take in exactly what she was placed in for this mission.

While everyone was winding down from their exercise, Alice slipped away as soon as she knew the mission details. Assassination, infiltration, the usual. This Red Dragon casino was going to be well regulated, meaning guards everywhere, guards everywhere meant you can’t just stroll in with a combat bow under your shirt, this was one of those times where an actual firearm - a concealable one - would be better. Alice spent a little time getting presentable, winged eyeliner and lipstick black as coal with her usual coat. Funnily enough, she spent [i]more[/i] time on discreet weaponry than her [url=https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/716468678132105220/767839997301620746/image0.jpg] appearance[/url] which Binx would inevitably hound her for.

Alice was found in the Promenade armory taking a view of the small arms she had in front of her, even running things by HIRAM to make sure she could make the most out of the guns and suppressors there. Alice deliberately avoided bringing her gauntlets, thinking she’d be in no situation to use them at a casino, and the rest of her gear was left behind in favor of a singular gun and some bullets. Alice was going to be out of her element in this mission, ordinarily she would be far away from the high traffic and simply shoot someone from a distance while scanning the area for overwatch. This was not one of those times, now, she had to be right in front of someone, and hope she could run when she needed to. She was almost ready when she heard her friend, agent Rocket, barrel down the hallway right as she picked up a deck of strangely stiff and strangely [i]sharp[/i] playing cards from MacMahon’s table.

[color=6666aa]”Binx? What, this? This is what I’m wearing over there, what’d Nadia have us do?”[/color] Alice asked as she stuffed the weird cards into her pocket, sure she didn’t exactly look dressed to kill, but it beats wearing ordinary clothes to a Chinese casino, right? [color=6666aa]”It’s not fancy but it’s the best I got.”[/color] She said plainly.

Binx was floored, her jaw slacked before composing herself and shaking her head at the teen before her, [color=#C14025]“Uh, nah. We’re gonna getcha set up with some new threads. Gonna attract too much unwanted attention lookin’ the way ya are…”[/color] as she spoke, Binx had grabbed Alice by the arm and was dragging her back towards the area that housed a sort of dressing room for the agents to assemble their ensembles before heading out to missions.

Adjacent to this small room were cubbies that were marked with the agent’s names, housing personal items and such. Opening up her own compartment she couldn’t afford to be embarrassed at the items inside. Instead she shuffled through the layers of fabric and tossed aside the materials that weren’t fitting the situation. [color=#C14025]“Sokolova gave us the job of gettin’ in close with Lucy, daughter of Alan Chow - the right hand guy. Since she’s a party lovin’ club gal, means we gotta look and act the part. Here. Try these on. Make sure to come out an show me.”[/color] Without waiting for Alice to interject, Binx was shoving some outfits into her hands and pushing her to change.

[color=6666aa]”Uh, I- what-”[/color] Alice’s hands were suddenly shoved full of a dress and herself into a room. Were they really about to have a fashion show right before a mission? [color=6666aa]”Well, just don’t look until I’m out okay?”[/color] She pulled the coat off and started changing one by one. Frankly, every single one of them looked weird to Alice. All of them didn’t really cover her up, was Binx just looking for eye candy? [color=6666aa]”Okay...let’s try this one…”[/color] a few minutes later she stepped out feeling embarrassed at how little she had on. [color=6666aa]”[color=6666aa][url=https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/804897173925396551/805526263669981236/671db7b0c62498b7c214897027cf1336.png?width=331&height=497]This[/url][/color]...feels like it’s going to just fall off…”[/color] she said as she walked out in front of Binx.

As the young woman walked out Binx cocked her head to the side, observing the way the material clung to the archer. [color=#C14025]"Nah, don't think that'd be much help if we needed to run. Too long and it'll trip ya up. Though it don't look too terrible on ya."[/color] Binx couldn't help but end it with a wink before shooing her back in to try on another. As an after thought she called out to her above the doorway, [color=#C14025]"Find whichever is most comfortable for ya, darlin'!"[/color]

Alice [i]really[/i] didn’t want to wear something as revealing as that. [color=6666aa]”Not this. No.”[/color] Of course, she still let Binx see, since she clearly was the fashion expert here.

She pulled it off awkwardly in the changing room and tossed it off to the side in a separate place from what she came in with. None of them really looked appealing, she’d prefer something that actually covered her body, but Promenade didn’t exactly run a JCPennies. [color=6666aa]”Uh...what about this [url=https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/804897173925396551/805526355668107284/bf881a11911766c7b08c8e11a77f4dd4.png?width=356&height=497]one[/url]…”[/color] She came out once again in something rather revealing for her. The colors were fine but the look was off to her. Binx probably liked it though. 

[color=6666aa]”I feel like I’m about to choke or something. I dunno…I’m not really good at wearing this stuff, never really needed to.” If her family were to catch her even implying wearing something like this she would be guilted into covering up, so she doesn’t ever bother with experimenting with fashion style. They weren’t really here to see, but it still was unusual for Alice. The getup she had on now just felt tight on her more than anything.[/color]

Binx stood there, mouth agape before quickly fixing her posture, as she observed Alice in the newest outfit. It was more modest that the others, so she believed Nightstalker to be a bit more comfortable. Though she didn’t factor in the clingy-ness of the material and how it could be a bit… constricting for some. To be honest, Binx wasn’t opposed to this look on the brunette however she wasn’t gonna force her to wear it if she didn’t want to.

[color=#C14025]“As much as I’m likin’ it on ya, don’t think you’d be terribly comfortable,”[/color] she thought a moment before snapping her fingers an idea coming to her, [color=#C14025]“I’ve got it though!”[/color] Rummaging through the other outfits that were stashed in her corner she pulled more black fabric out and handed it to her.

She couldn’t pass up the quick touch of their fingers as Alice grabbed the newest dress and Binx for sure didn’t miss the opportunity to shoot a wink her way, [color=#C14025]“This. I just gotta feelin’ that this is gonna be the one.”[/color]

[color=6666aa]”Okay, I’ll try it then.”[/color] In the middle of tugging at the collar of the one she had on with one hand she went in and fidgeted with it to get it off. She definitely couldn’t stand to wear that one for very long. Once she had it off she stared at the other one. It looked really similar to the other one, sort of. Oh well, here goes nothing. The dress went on pretty easily. It didn’t look like it was gonna make her fall over, and it didn’t suffocate her either even though it was showing an awful lot of skin, more than she was used to showing. It felt comfortable to wear however, and looking at herself in the mirror? She had seen worse. [color=6666aa]”Huh...This is...nice.”[/color] She stepped out of the room and let Binx see it herself. 

[color=6666aa]”I actually sort of like this [url=https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/804897173925396551/805530236729032734/055864b41a60ca3484054480f6c1fe5e.png]one[/url], this feels right.”[/color] Maybe this wouldn’t be so bad after all. Alice didn’t feel so bad like this, she wasn’t used to wearing things so revealing but now? She actually felt okay with it. Maybe it was because she knew Binx wouldn’t sell her out to her family, but this was just right for Alice. She actually felt [i]confident[/i] in the way she was dressed. Alice wasn’t used to feeling this way about her appearance and yet Binx came in and fixed that. This was pretty unusual for her, and would probably be one of the only times she ever had the chance to look this incredibly stunning. This was amazing.

If Binx thought that the last outfit did wonders to Alice’s body, she wasn’t ready at all for the next number. Being a good few inches taller than the native Texan the black dress did wonders to accentuate Nightstalker’s long, toned legs. So much so Binx found herself beginning to drool and had to look away with a swipe to her lips.

[color=#C14025]“Wow, erm. It looks great on ya. And the fact that you like it too just makes it official~”[/color] She hadn’t given much thought in the way of attractiveness towards Alice before. Mostly due to the fact she kept herself hidden behind all the layers her trench coat provided her. Though now that she was comfortable exposing so much of herself it was hard not to see her in a different light. 

Eyes traveled the expanse of her form, moving to circle her as if to critique her, though there were clearly some other intentions present in the back of her mind, [color=#C14025]”Beautiful,”[color] and with a slight cough to clear her throat she reiterated, [color=#C14025]”You, the uh, the dress. It all looks beautiful.”[/color]

Honestly, being talked to like that - from Binx no less - was something new. Alice and Binx were always pretty good friends at school, and working for Promenade only pushed them a little closer together, but she wasn’t used to Binx praising her appearance this much, or anyone for that matter. [color=6666aa]”Hm, thanks”[/color] Alice stepped a bit closer to the visibly shorter girl to close the door behind her. [color=6666aa]”You should try something on to, I’m sure you’d look pretty good in one of those-[/color] She proceeded to pull out a tube of shiny black lipstick to apply it to her face. Needless to say, she was dressed to kill someone today, probably Binx. [color=6666aa]”-But I guess you’d wear something a bit flashier.”[/color] She didn’t really have anywhere to store stuff, so she stuffed the tube and the deck of razor cards somewhere no one would look if they got searched...The only place a dress like that would allow a girl to store anything without suspicion. Of course, Binx was already in a bit of a flustered moment, so that’d be a real wonder. Not that Alice was actively trying to give Binx more eye candy, but that deck was invisible now...Wait, what about her gun?

Clearly unused to the roles being switched Binx cleared her throat and took a step back from the taller girl. A little bit if space was enough, right? She nodded along with the notion of donning something that would indeed be [i]flashier[/i] and she had the perfect dress in mind.

Rummaging through the wardrobe she plucked the powdered pink and iridescent sequins dress and side stepped into the booth, changing in record time. They'd already spent a good chunk of it playing runway and she's sure to get chewed out by Kingfisher at some point. [color=#C14025][i]'might as well speed it up'[/i][/color] the blonde thought begrudgingly before stepping out.

The [url=https://media4.giphy.com/media/JsiGgr259kyhUZEiRD/giphy.gif?cid=ecf05e47bioa98s10ql1yab66peuvenlzk8lex3h1pizr0lz&rid=giphy.gif]dress[/url] was on the shorter side but perfect for blending in at a club scene in a foreign city. Strapped heels were secured in place and an overnight bag was waiting for her near her partner.

[color=#C14025]"I reckon it's time for us to join the others?"[/color] A wink shot in Alice's direction, somewhat back to her normal self. So long as she didn't look at her legs for too long. 

[color=6666aa]”You look amazing, but we should get going…”[/color] With both of them ready Alice turned and left with Binx in tow. The teleportation sequence over to the casino was unusual, it always was, and Alice went from floating to dropping into a lavish room with everyone else ready around her. Erik had gone to do his thing, and the Turtleduck duo had gone off as well, probably planning to pose as each other’s lover. Alice looked around and took things in, it wasn’t anything like what she was used to, but surely it wouldn’t be that hard right? [color=6666aa]”Okay, let’s find this Lucy girl and do what we can.”[/color]