North Terra Lane - Menari
You are traveling on North Terra Lane near the city's outer wall. To the north, the lane ends at a door in the wall which leads to the tower. The lane leads farther into the city to the south. To the west, you see a few shops, Maizella's Thread and Needle and Kasia's Weavings, shops of the best seamstress and weaver in the sphere. To the east, you notice two more shops, Gandor's Shop of Wood and Pottery by Shellary, which provide you with the best carpentry and pottery objects in Menari. Citizens hurry all around you as they come and go from the shops carrying receipts or packages.
Contents:
Lucious
Obvious exits:
Lucious's Shop Tower (T) Spiritus Lane (S)
Lucious unlocks his doors once more, not forgetting which key it is this time.
Lucious leaves the street for Lucious's shop.
Lucious has left.
You leave the street for Lucious's shop.
Lucious's Shop - Menari
You are within a rather large shop with a good natured climate to it. To the north, the shop ends at a stairway leading to an upper story, the stairway ending at a door. To the west, the shop extends a hundred or so feet, then to the east the same. Busy tailors hustle and bustle back and forth, while patient, or some not so patient customers wait for them to get equipment or some good. Around the room there are several clothing items on racks and hangers, pre-fit for those that need something quick, the able tailors able to let out anything out a bit or tuck it in some. A sign to the the south, at the head of the door says: Tailor Shop and Clothing Emporium.
Contents:
Lucious
Obvious exits:
Second Floor Out
Tallycorith says, "Now, where do we begin?"
Lucious this time heads to the east, "One second.." He opens a door, "In here.." He enters into a rather large storeroom, filled with rows on rows of shelves full of this and that. Off to the side a semi-tidy workstation sits, everything needed to put anything together in there.
Tallycorith walks into the store room.
Lucious puts away his keys, after having closed the door and locking it, "I put all that I never use, or what is too valuable in here. I'm the only one that ever comes here." He walks around, frowning as he looks over boxes silently, "Um, search for a box with the label Rolarii 18 on it...could you?"
Tallycorith nods...and searches around in the room, He sees a black box, with some interesting lettering on it, beside the lettering, it says: Rolarii 18. He pulls it out, and shows it to Lucious. " Is this it?"
Lucious turns around, he smiles, "Ah, nothing like a young mind to help with things.. Yes, that is it.. Bring it over to the work area could you?" He walks over to the long table, clearing it all off by picking up the current work and placing it on one of the shelves.
Tallycorith nods, and brings the box over to the table. He sets the box down, and clears off the dust from the lid...the dust shooting off into the air, causing Tal to cough spasmodically. He clears the air a bit with his hand, and moves the box towards Lucious...
Lucious sneezes faintly, "Excuse me." he adds, opening the box with a nearby crowbar and taking out various items, "Okay...the scaled hide is in here.. I'll be right back with that thick hide, it's back here a bit.." Walking over towards a back shelf, he bends down and pulls out a quite old box. He takes it and walks over to the table, "I should sort these all out...but.." he shrugs and puts it down on the table.." He smiles, "Okay, we'll do the cloth parts first...then when we're done with that we'll add the metal." He moves over to a drawer in the table, pulling out some high quality paper and sketching pencils, "Can you draw the designs?"
Tallycorith nods.
Lucious places the paper and pencils on the table. "I'll set up the supplies while you do that." he nods and heads back to the very back of the room, where an amount of scuffling and murmuring is heard.
Lucious comes back with a smaller box, open with a newly arranged amount of heavy thread and needles... He places them on the end of the table, glancing at Tally, "How are they coming along?"
Tallycorith takes the paper, and pencils, and sets down to draw. He sketches a design, one he seems to know well, but not sure why, several different ones each one a different phase of development. The first one is basically a standard t-shirt, and canvas pants, more for a outline than anything. The second layer has the thicker stuff on the main torso part, and the pants, creases being left for ease of bending the knees. The thicker stuff is sewn on in various places. The third sketch has a picture of the Scales part of the design. The scales covering pretty much all of the suit, smaller scales being near the joints, for ease of bending, and maximum protection allowed. The forth part is with the metal plates. The metal covers the shoulders, elbows, the breast, with a breastplate, and the knees, and shins. Wrist guards are also made, out of lightweight metal. The back is protected by another metal plate. Most of this metal is to be made of Aluminum, or some other possible light, and tough metal. If it can be found. He takes the Sketches and hands them to Lucious.
Lucious takes them in hand, studying them and nodding while murmuring to himself. After a bit he glances up, "Magnificent.. I couldn't have done better myself.." He disappears behind a row of shelves for a moment, then comes back with a pair of canvas pants. Moving again along the foremost shelves he eyes a set of open boxes, digging through them before he finds a regular tee. Walking over he says, "Try those on, they look like they will fit, but I'm not sure, I can let it out or take some in if needed.."
Tallycorith shall I just change here, or doth thee have a changing room?"
Lucious oofs, "Oh yes," he points towards a small door on the other side of the table, "In there. Excuse me for forgetting to elaborate, so unused to having another back here."
Tallycorith says, "Is no problem.."
Lucious nods, looking over the designs again with a mumble here and there to himself.
Tallycorith walks into the small room, and you hear some quiet rustles, then Tal walks out in the 'new' outfit, the pants seem a little big around the waist, but other than that, the size was a good pick.. "Feel free to experiment with the design a little. Anything the helps me move, and or improve performance is good, as long as it still is able to protect me...Lucious looks up, watching the performance of the clothes, he nods. "Those will do, I'll take in about a half-inch on your waist but that should be all.. We'll add the heavy hide first, then the scales. I do believe the scales will take the longest."
Tallycorith nods.. "It would. since they are thicker, and smaller.." walks back into the room, and changes back into his pants, and hands the outfit to Lucious... looking at the strings.. "What type of thread is this? If thou doth not mind my asking.."
Lucious hrmms, erasing a few things on the drawings, adding the plates and hide to where he knows the wear and cloth will drape on the body. Looking up once more he takes the suit, placing the shirt by the pants, both out on the table. "It is a rather thick thread, expensive too. They are from the centaur's tails, volunteered for the money the dealer supplied of course. Then they are woven together.. very good.." He takes the crowbar again, popping open the box he brought to the table, rummaging through before grunting as he lifts out a large roll of inch thick hide. He sets it down on the floor and begins unrolling it quickly.
Tallycorith nods.. "I will try to replace such things when I can. And bring you whatever others I find.. As I am supposedly to travel to different spheres.. I will see what I can bring... I thank you for your help."
Lucious shakes his head, "You are a friend, of course I would do this.." he places weights on either end of the hide, keeping it from curling at the ends. Then moving to the pants he props himself on the table and taking a needle and thread from his side pocket. Also getting a pair of scissors he begins working at the burlap.
Tallycorith nods...and watches the master at his work.. Offering his services as needed.
Lucious motions to the box Tal brought, "Take the scaled hide out of there please, begin shucking the scales off, though it might be easier to keep it on.. What do you think?"
Tallycorith says, "Take them off only when doing the detailed work, or finer areas.... I think that would be best..."
The scales themselves are quite thick, about half an inch as the largest to a quarter as the smallest. The hide is of a good weight, smelling of a faint pungent odor.
Tallycorith picks the hide out of the box, and takes his Dagger, J'had, and starts plying different sizes of scales off, and setting them aside, he only takes them off of smaller pieces, leaving plenty of the hide to work with.
Lucious nods, "Good idea Tal.." He looks back down to the pants, enjoying himself altogether as he silently works, interupted every so often by a mumble about his job.
Lucious finishes after a few more minutes, a very easy job if done correctly. He adds the last stitches, placing the pants right side out again, having turned them inside out for the process. Looking to the thick hide on the floor he hrmms, putting away needle and thread and taking out a razor sharp cutting knife for such items as this hide. He moves down on his knees, taking the paper of drawings with him for measurements and such. He begins cutting at the thick skin of the animal it was from, looking down intently at his job at hand.
Tallycorith offers his Dagger, as it is kept razor sharp.
Lucious suddenly yawns, getting a tremor down his spine. He frowns, standing slowly and holding his head, "I am sorry my friend." he looks at the dagger, taking it and setting it on the table, "But I can not take staying up so late without rest. I do need my sleep.. Do you wish to stay here? I have a comfortable cot within this room as well.." he motions to a bed, not much of a cot really..
Tallycorith nods, and smiles, "Aye. I will stay here for the night, Lord Strethan will tell Lady Brightstar where I am at, I thank you again for your hospitality."
Lucious nods, "Nothing doing, one of my servants should come along with breakfast soon enough. Thank you again for this project." he heads out, not locking the door out this time.
Lucious heads up the stairs to the second floor of Lucious's.
Lucious has left.