stateofdecay | 📸 Fashion Show at the Outlet Mall

Everyone is instructed to meet Mara Kaufman at the Bridal Shop in the Prescott Outlet Mall mid-morning on the 6th. A moderately sized indoor shopping mall, it contains several outlet stores, including the Macy’s as well as the only GAP in the Quad area. At the time Day Zero occurred, many outlets were preparing for Prom Season, and as such there is an above-average amount of formalwear still available in the mall.

There are two phases to this event: one where Mara and her scavs will fetch options for everyone who attends, and one where there will be a final fashion show in the Bridal Shop, so selected for its existing raised catwalk. Mara has set up a generator and turned the lights on the Bridal Shop, but the rest of the mall is without power. 

Whitney’s scav corps have already cleared and secured the building of straggler zombies, but [Volunteer A] is jump-scared by one that was hiding in a Macy’s dressing room. Quick, kill it!

Whether or not they participate in the runway show themselves, Beau & Carter Betancourt give everyone a numerical score after they finish their catwalk. Mara awards the highest scorer with a jeweled tiara she found in the Bridal Shop. 

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Not mandatory, but if you answer a few questions Mara will pull an option for you.

Character Name: Candi 🍭🍬
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: Velociraptor but mostly because she's seen Jurassic Park. Maybe. She knows the raptors are badass bitches though.
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: Give her GLITTER, give her FLOOF, give Candi something that makes her feel like a PRINCESS 🎀👸✨ Keeping in mind that it will be at least half-trashed by the end of the night, even if there's no zeds.

Character Name: aaarlo
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: spinosaurus, he was all about that freaky sail
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: "one time i wore double camo to a dinner date cause i thought the sneakers made it casual."

For Arlo, Mara finds a men's blazer which features hundreds of long metallic sequin tassels stitched in a chevron pattern, as to create a fringe effect (like so: 1, 2). She warns him to style it classy, though.

s c r e a m i n g

he's gonna be a disco ball

Character Name: Beau Betancourt
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: Shamefully missed out on the Dinosaur Phase of childhood, so she just says T-rex. It's big! It stomps!
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: Hot girl grease monkey for day-to-day, but comfortable swapping to black tie formal mode. Her tastes run more practical than ornate, but she's excited to run through the stores trying out a bunch of different options and has a secret affection for more princessy details.

Edited 2024-12-07 05:29 (UTC)

Character Name: Carter Betancourt
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: Microraptors. They're fancy little murder birds. Carter did not miss her dinosaur phase. She's been reading books at parties since she was like 6.
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: Elegant, timeless, simple lines, clean aesthetic. Nothing too gaudy. Prefers muted tones and soft fabrics.

Character Name: Edgar de Leon
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: Torn between archaeopteryx (love an ostentatious feather moment) and triceratops (iconic silhouette, protector).
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: Edgar's well-recorded pre-outbreak was classic luxury menswear in earth tones (NYC casual, Italian suiting), in the manner of someone who cared a lot more about looking good all the time than expressing a unique personality. This is not what he says, and instead he pitches: "Color. Texture. Dazzle."

Character Name: Blythe
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: "Uh... What kind was Dino in the Flintstones??"
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: DRAMATIC. He wants to make a STATEMENT. Currently considering wearing a cape. Will wear any ridiculous pattern or color for the bit, even if his usual colors are ~soft pastels~

Character Name: Court Slaughter
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: T-rex. She knows it's, like, the most typical answer you'd get from some 5-yo that hasn't discovered nuance, but also look at those stupid fucking arms, lmao.
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: "I'm more comfortable shopping in the men's section than the women's section, nine times out of ten..." or "if Carhartt doesn't make it, I probably don't own it"

Character Name: Marvin Quaid
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: Hands down the shit brick-house of a sub, plesiosaurus.
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: If asked about his personal style, Quaid would scrunch up his face in thought before offering, "Uh, like a ranch hand?" It's a question because he's really not sure if that's true and has never considered what his ~aesthetic~ is before in his life :)

Edited (subMARINE not subMISSIVE :x) 2024-12-07 18:04 (UTC)

Nat is not actually there as she is manning the fort, but did ask for Mara's help if she spotted something.

Character Name:Nat
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: Parasaurolophus (a honky, fast survivor) and ankylosaurus (just doing it's best in the sickest armour evolution ever made)
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: Nat is going for her plunging Ian Malcolm inspired all black number and so she trusts Mara to help her complete the look with whatever

Character Name: Duke Rattray
What’s Their Favorite Dinosaur?: Badassasaurus, a dinosaur that Arlo made up when he was a kid. It's covered in spikes but is an herbivore.
Pitch Your Aesthetic to Mara: Hoodies...? It pretty much is just whatever mostly fits and whatever keeps him warm. He is happy to entertain any style.

📸 Fashion Show at the Outlet Mall

Let Mara Dress You

Let Mara Dress You Candi!

Let Mara Dress You: Arlo

Re: Let Mara Dress You: Arlo

Re: Let Mara Dress You: Arlo

Let Mara Dress You: Beau

Let Mara Dress You, Carter

Let Mara Dress You: Edgar

Let Mara Dress You, Blythe!

Let Mara Dress You: Court

Let Mara Dress You: Quaid

Let Mara Dress You: Nat

Let Mara Dress You: Duke