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[lamb_of_gold]

[Mu is hanging out near the theatre with a pile of, what is, presumably, a cloth. It's gold, but seems a bit...curlier than Aries. He's not repairing it, since he has none of the things he'd need for that, but nevertheless, there is a tiny hammer in one hand, which he's using to lightly tap out imperfections on the surface. He seems very lost in what he's doing, though occasionally, something in the task will give him a moment's pause, or, rarely, smile.


Clearly, the best thing to do here would be to bother him. ]

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[lamb_of_gold]

The twelve gold cloths are. Every cloth is named for a constellation

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

What a beautiful way to name things. If they're alive, do they think? I wonder what they think of a place like this, surrounded by all these stars and constellations. I bet it feels like home to them.

[lamb_of_gold]

They certainly do. None of them seem to dislike it, though Aries was quite confused at the random placements of the celestial bodies.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

Is it all very out of place?

[lamb_of_gold]

Oh yes. The constellations I know are intact, but their positions relative to each other certainly aren't.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

If there are all different worlds here, maybe the way the stars are positioned is correct in some other universe. Are they all out of place for everyone who visits here?

[lamb_of_gold]

As far as I can tell.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

How strange. [laughs] But I guess everything is at least a little strange in this place.

[looks to the Leo cloth again and then puts on a serious face]

Ah, but you said it was hurt. How did that happen?

[lamb_of_gold]

That's certainly the truth.

Ah, this and that. It's master is rather rambunctious. It's really no worse than, say, a scrapped knee or two.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

Oh. I guess that's okay then.

If it's the Leo cloth, does that mean it's a boy?

[lamb_of_gold]

[This gets a bit of a laugh out of him] I don't think the cloths really have genders, per say. It's master is a man, however.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see. [he totally doesn't] How is it worn?

[lamb_of_gold]

A moment.

[Mu stands, vanishes, and returns seconds later with a Ram, stylistically similar to the Lion. He looks at it a moment and the Ram flies a part, the pieces reassembling themselves to fit his body like a suit of golden armor.]

Like this.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

[he's just staring wide eyed and amazed and things. You have rendered him speechless, Mu. Good job :Db!]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Thus, the universe has come full circle! With another thought, it's off, and reassembled as a Ram, sitting placidly next to the lion. Mu sits again.]

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

[he watches this silently for a moment...and then the silence breaks and he is full of questions]

That...that's amazing! Are they all tailor made for their owners? Can anyone wear them? How does one acquire this wonder cloth?

[lamb_of_gold]

A cloth will adapt to it's master's size within a reasonable degree, so in a sense they tailor themselves. Only Saints of Athena may wear them, and it requires years of training to become a Saint in the first place. The mortality rate among the trainees is close to 90%.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

90%? Why is it so high?

[lamb_of_gold]

Training often starts between three and seven years of age - younger, occasionally. Those with the least chance of success must be weeded out, and those remaining left to compete for the masterless cloths. The work is grueling - some may even see it as inhuman - to both mind and body, but it is necessary. In the end, there are only 88 cloths to fill, and some may go hundreds of years without ever finding a worthy master.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

...young children are killed in this process?

[lamb_of_gold]

[His tone reflects that he is none too pleased with this fact.] It is an unfortunate fact. Most of those training the young ones do try to prevent it. There are, unfortunately cruel masters as well. Nevertheless, one must be taught use of Cosmo whilst they are young, or else they will never master it.

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

[this is all very upsetting and hard to believe]

Can't you do something to stop the cruel masters? Do the children even have a choice in the matter?

[lamb_of_gold]

They train at remote places around the world and, unfortunately, flourished under poor leadership from the Sanctuary. Most now, are thankfully dead.

Trainees usually come from worse circumstances.[The tacit way of saying 'no']

[hostclubdaddy.livejournal.com]

What kind of circumstances?

[lamb_of_gold]

Orphans through whatever means, mostly. My own student was barely a week old when I found him near the base of a mountain.