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vestigenet2021-03-07 04:26 pm
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( @jiangyanli ) video ▶ 03/01
❰ yanli usually uses text as a vehicle for network communication, mostly because it has thus far been the simplest to learn. taking photos became simpler, but she only really uses the video when there's something she really wants to show.
anyone who saw yanli when she first arrived would prehaps only recognize her now based on her face. the long and ornate robes have been shed, hair tied up higher than usual. instead she has on a long dress and is sitting on a bench in an abandoned store she's stumbled upon. it's lucky enough -- she'd gone into town for fabric and found this shoe store on the way. she's still got only the one set of shoes from home, and the ware is definitely starting to show. the camera is set up on the shoe rack adjacent to her, so most of her body and the dusty shelving behind her are in frame. ❱
I have a question...I think a video is the most helpful way to get an answer. ❰ from a bag next to her she pulls out a lone shoe, giving it one last quizzical look, like she can finally unlock what it means. nope, nothing. instead, she holds it, arms outstretched, and turns it in her hands. ❱ I didn't expect to find shoes that I'm accustomed to, but I'm not sure what the purpose of this might be.
Is it to save your heel from becoming wet, like when fishing? But then your toes are so low and exposed. And there's a certain discomfort to it... ❰ she did try it on. it's a size or three too big, but even with the extra space, the tug in her leg...this must be a shoe for a specialized craft she just isn't accustomed to. ❱ Your foot should be covered when you're out walking, yes?
anyone who saw yanli when she first arrived would prehaps only recognize her now based on her face. the long and ornate robes have been shed, hair tied up higher than usual. instead she has on a long dress and is sitting on a bench in an abandoned store she's stumbled upon. it's lucky enough -- she'd gone into town for fabric and found this shoe store on the way. she's still got only the one set of shoes from home, and the ware is definitely starting to show. the camera is set up on the shoe rack adjacent to her, so most of her body and the dusty shelving behind her are in frame. ❱
I have a question...I think a video is the most helpful way to get an answer. ❰ from a bag next to her she pulls out a lone shoe, giving it one last quizzical look, like she can finally unlock what it means. nope, nothing. instead, she holds it, arms outstretched, and turns it in her hands. ❱ I didn't expect to find shoes that I'm accustomed to, but I'm not sure what the purpose of this might be.
Is it to save your heel from becoming wet, like when fishing? But then your toes are so low and exposed. And there's a certain discomfort to it... ❰ she did try it on. it's a size or three too big, but even with the extra space, the tug in her leg...this must be a shoe for a specialized craft she just isn't accustomed to. ❱ Your foot should be covered when you're out walking, yes?
video; @bombshell
She's already run into a bunch of the old-timey Asian people online, but she's kind of happy to see one of them who is at least trying to fit in with the times. ]
It's called a high heel, and it's not really meant to be practical. Women wear them when they want to look sexy or powerful. They make ones that cover your toes, too. That one is just a strappy sandal.
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Powerful...that makes sense. It did make me feel taller. ❰ not exactly powerful or intimidating. mostly paranoid she would topple over if she took a step -- if she managed to find the other one. ❱ There are actually a few shoes like this around, but this was the most baffling.
They're meant to hurt? ❰ is that the sexy part?? ❱
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[ High heels suck, actually? ]
But there are heels that don't hurt as much as stilettos like those. Try looking for a wedge heel. That's the one where the heel looks like... well, a wedge. That or a chunky heel might make you feel a little more stable if you're new to heels.
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❰ she gets up to hunt through a pile of shoes to the left, evidence that she has collected quite a few and is taking this very seriously. she eventually retrieves a much smaller shoe. ❱
Something like this? It looked like it would very heavy.
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There is a shoe that is made from a small cat?
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Uh, no. Sorry. It's just a heel that's really short.
[ She pinches her fingers the approximate height of your average kitten heel. ]
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❰ oh, that's a relief. the way modern things are phrased can be so questionable at times. ❱
Does the length of the heel have to do with how powerful one might want to feel. Or is that simply just to get a better vantage point?
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[ There's that word again! ]
@Jiang.Wanyin
[ He would use it for stabbing, at least. Better than his noisy shotgun. ]
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Maybe that is the dual-purpose. It's for walking and for battle!
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That would be very smart. I have never seen shoes so useful... though they aren't any good at keeping your feet warm or dry. I don't understand why they aren't closed like proper boots to go with the stabbing heel.
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Though some are more concealed than others. Ah, and then I found one with a ribbon attachment.
❰ she just found one of these, so it's easy to lean forward and grab it by the bottom, letting the ribbon trail underneath. ❱ I'm not sure if it's meant to have extra length for. If you can remove them to use in your hair...or maybe it's a weapon as well.
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Have you tried already how hard it is to walk on them? [ He contemplates the very thin, very long heel, thinner than a calligraphy brush. ] It can't be that much harder than balancing on a sword, I suppose...
[ Doubt. So much doubt in his voice. This must be a weapon for advanced users. ]
video; @sadi
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❰ maybe it would have helped to have the pair, but even just putting her foot into the straps felt very precarious, putting her weight onto that leg to stand even more so. ❱
I had a few pairs of shoes back home, but they were all of the same size and purpose. I didn't realize there could be so many options for what you might put on your feet.