cannotcrossdress | ✿002 [Video] (FAIL-LOCKED AWAY FROM THOSE OF THE MALE PERSUASION)

[Chizuru seems uncomfortable appearing on the network - and not in the usual "Chizuru being socially awkward" way. Like, in the squirmy, shifty, ants-in-your-pants uncomfortable way. Why can't she seem to sit still?]

I think I need some--I mean, where can I find binding fabric? Bandages tend to work just fine, but typically something a little less stretchy, thicker, stiffer fabric--for binding my breasts down, I mean. [In case it wasn't obvious.]

[She looks up in thought, digressing to an aside.] ...though I guess dressing as a boy isn't entirely necessary here. It's not exactly Kyoto or anything...[Allegedly it's just as dangerous, but Chizuru's yet to see that for herself.]

Ahaha...! [Oops, was she talking to herself?] I dunno, what do you think? I haven't worn girl's clothes in a few years now...I don't even know what'd be considered 'normal' for a girl my age to wear these days? Should I aim for kimono like back home, or should I aim to dress like--well, whatever the "natives" here are...[Hmm. Are there any natives? Everyone dresses so differently here, it's hard to tell who's from where.]

What do you think? Should I just stick with what I know? [Though dressing like a girl...well, she did kind of miss it, but she doesn't want to make her housemates uncomfortable with it.]

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If they were bothered then they should just skip over it. I'm not bothered.

You're very attractive, I'm sure you would look good in whatever you wanted to wear.

[Chizuru's face has always been quite a readable one, both by her own inability to supress expression and the involuntary nature of the blood that rushed to the apples of her cheeks.] Wh--me? I-I mean, thank you...

[What was this?! He was far too polite. Saying such things to someone as plain as her.] B-but...[She squirmed a bit again.] It's not so much about looking good so much as looking appropriate...

Definitely you.

[He offered her a slight smile, trying to be reassuring, since he was clearly discomfiting her a little.]

And someone told you that looking like a man was what was appropriate? Why's that?

['Definitely' her? Oh..oh my...~~Are the Shinsengumi seeing this she hopes not oh goodness.~~ You see that blush on Chizuru's face? That's all your fault, I hope you're happy.]

....erk. [The smile only makes it worse. Stooooop.]

W...well...[Theeeere's her voice.] See, where I come from, the streets are very dangerous, if you're a girl going out alone. There are a lot of ronin, you see...

[Ivan? Stop flirting? Never.]

I don't think I know what ronin are, I'm afraid.

But I'm sure that if you needed protection here there would be many people who would be happy to help. Although I don't think it's as dangerous as all that here.

Ah--[Figures, he's not Japanese.] They're warriors without a daimyo--fighters without a leader, so to speak.

They tend to do nothing but wave around their power upon the weaker.

Ah. I would hope there would be no one like that here. And if there were...not everyone needs a leader to have some standards of behavior.

[Although Ivan's leader is here.]

[Chizuru uneasily smiles.] Well, I hope you're right. Luckily I haven't run into any problems so far.

I'm sure you'll be fine.

You might want to think about the fact that even if you could dress like a boy... Your face is very pretty, and it might give you away.

[There's another blush, but a disgruntled frown off-sets it.]

...I don't think it's that...

[Even though she has managed to fool a few, she chalks it up to them being called the 'baka trio' after all...]

The best thing for you to do would probably be to just learn to fight so you can defend yourself.

Then you can look however you want.

[Chizuru blushes in shame. Of course. That's what's always come to mind, but--]

That's...[If she allows herself to know how to fight, she might give away her secret, after all...]...it's not quite as simple as that...and I don't want to have to hurt anyone.