She smiles lightly. 

"I'm glad." 

"So if I recall the plan, next is the basically-a-cultivator girl, Lu Si Na, who needs to safely land an unfortunate fall off a cliff. Plan at this point is to be a traveler of a completely different tradition and try to travel with them until the fall. Maybe frame it in terms of learning from each other, even if we can't teach each other the actual abilities? Dunno."

She shakes her head and grins. "Thoughts on that and an outfit? My usual styles won't be legible here."

"Silken robes are traditional - though I will say that nothing prevents you from simply wearing whatever you personally prefer, given that you are aiming to come across as somewhat alien."

She hums lightly. 

"I think that's a reasonable plan? I would consider seeing about scouting out the area and the trials that she'd likely undertake, if you can, but following along with them seems like a reasonable enough framework."  

"Hm. Could maybe apparate ahead in the direction of travel, do a few sky-high apparations to get an overview of the terrain and then pop back down? I suppose I could ask about the route and trials."

She hums and nods. 

"Those options are hardly mutually exclusive - I'd expect it'd be well within his capabilities to influence the details of the trial considerably beyond what you'd otherwise encounter, there." 

"Think they're likely to have negative opinions about snug, stretchy clothes I can move in? As for presenting as alien, I can't really avoid it to an extent. My abilities aren't likely to fit into their system at all, nor will I be able to learn theirs properly."

"I do think it's not entirely impossible to emulate the talents of this world within your budget, but it's unlikely you could truly convince him that you are a worthy peer, so I don't think there's too much benefit in trying to blend in courting his favour." 

She closes her eyes in thought for a moment. 

"I don't believe so? As I understand it, it's not too unusual for a martial path to have odd requirements or to attract eccentric practicioners - I think it would only be a problem if you plan on fitting into the common folk's expectations." 

"Hmmm. Good point. Any guesses about the weather there? Suppose I can just hit my clothes with warming charms in a pinch. I probably can't get away with modern stretchy and wicking exercise fabrics, can I?"

A quick poke at her console later... 

"It looks like without intervention, it'll be warm summer skies throughout." 

She nods at her second point. 

She shrugs. "Might as well go with their style of robes, just on the basis that they've likely found the local maxima of exercise outfits for their materials. Any spoilers you can give me on how black with dark green and silver reads? Not gonna be advertising membership in a demon cult or something?"

She nods.

"It'd suggest that you have an alignment with wood and yin, but little more." 

"Yin fits," she gestures at herself, "and wood's believable given the wand. Yeah, let's do black robes with green and silver accents or trim or patterning, I trust you to pick something that looks good there. Any last suggestions or advice?"

She smiles lightly. 

"Take care to be mindful of your surroundings - her trials aren't necessarily the only danger, here, and he'll likely respect you more if you have the bearing of a warrior." 

She nods, thoughtful. "I'm more used to guarded/hostile than warrior, but I can probably manage it? Got tips for making the shift?"

"I think... aiming more for 'composed' can help, but ultimately, I think it's most important that you seem focused and deliberate, and that it's a face you can keep up for the time that you spend talking to them. There is no particular royal road, and as you said, there is little chance for you to parse as something he expects, so it may be wise to simply play it by ear over following some more formalized plan." 

"Well, the Pools definitely help a bit with composure, so I can probably manage that. I think I'm ready to drop."

She nods firmly. 

"Good skill, Hailey." 

In a mere few moments, a shower of light carries her away.