Virtue

Chapter 4: Inn's and Outs

Jinn was quite happy with the choice in weapon that he had made and was anxious to see what his weapon would look like when the smith was done.

"Hey Jinn what's the stat on your numus count?" Jinn opened his DCT and swiped over to check.

"I still have 400 gold left."

"Good we still got to get you some clothes and the rest of your gear. We'll go to the clothing shop up the road from here and then to the armor shop."

"Sounds good." Jinn was relieved to hear that they were going to get him some better clothing since he was getting tired of wearing his peasant clothes.

The walk wasn't far it was a few shops away and was slightly smaller than the weapons shop. Above the entrance there was another sign that hung from the ceiling. This one had a needle and thread logo. Rem entered the small shop with Jinn right behind him there were mannequins that were scattered about the room with several different clothing types.

A girl approached them with a warm smile and looked at Jinn. She was very well dressed and had a very good sense of style in her long dress, even the sword she had at her side matched the dress.

"New clothes for him?" Jinn was a little embarrassed that she could tell what they were there for.

"Yeah my friend needs a new set of clothes would you help him find some?

"Gladly." She said and gestured Jinn to follow her.

"I'll wait here Jinn." Rem took a seat on one of the benches that was against the wall and waved goodbye to Jinn and the girl.

Jinn was taken to a small room towards the back of the shop where the walls all became mirrors. The girl closed the door behind her which turned the room into a never-ending mirror. The floor was the only part of the room that was not a mirror.

"Now what are we looking at here? Do you want something more casual or are we looking at something fancy.?" As if to answer the question Rem's voice came from the other side of the back wall.

"It's gotta be less than 200 gold.!"

"Well I guess that answers that question." The girl said as she wiped through her DCT. "Looks like we'll have to stick to casual for now." She continued to click and drag images on her DCT for a few moments. Jinn waited patiently for further instructions. "Okay. I need you to turn and face away from me." Jinn complied and faced into the room away from where they had come in. "Good now I'm going to exit the room and then we will try some clothes on." She quickly stepped out of the room and closed the door behind her. Jinn felt a bit of confusion as to why she had come in with him if she was only going to leave. Her voice came again this time it sounded as though it was coming from every direction.

"Let's get started."

"Wait don't I have to take the clothes off?" Jinn said a little confused.

"Of course not." A little giggle came from her as she spoke. "We are going to project the clothe onto your body so you won't have to remove any of the ones you're wearing." Jinn connected the dots and it became clear why she had to leave the room. "First I'm going to need you to stand up straight with your arms at your sides." Jinn complied and once he was in position the mirrors all changed to a blue glow. "Don't move now." The girl said as the mirrors began to move closer. It seemed like they were going to crush him in the middle until they changed into grids that he could see through. They resembled the light that had covered his body when his DCT had first activated. The grids passed through him and went to the opposite wall from where they had appeared. "Okay you can move around freely now." Jinn felt a relaxation come over his body as if he was standing still for a hundred years.