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Akira mixes things up in Limbo
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"That feels... unfinished is this place connected to other worlds somehow? You implied this is a  afterlife. I guess the main events could be happening wherever people are before they die."

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"Right. There's also concordances, but that's pretty far from here."

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"Hmm, what are concordances?"

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"They're where Limbo runs into one of the other, nicer afterlives for a bit every few years."

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"I see, if they're nicer and people are still here I assume there's a reason why people can't just move?"

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"Only stuff can go to the other side of a concordance, not people. 'S where the train comes from."

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"Alright I can work with that. Well, I suppose I'll just have fun. I might need to do something so nothing disruptive can go to one of the other afterlives just in case but it sounds like Limbo isn't an important part of whatever's going on in this world cluster. So... things are really scarce here. Do any of you want clothes? I don't have the infinite variety but I do have a decent number of options more if you count different colors as different options."

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"...sure, if you have clothes to hand out some of us would like that."

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"Oh, I guess I wasn't clear. I can make as many sets as I want I'm just limited to a set of patterns. I probably have thirty or forty complete outfits and a bunch of accessories mostly headgear of various sorts. Well, that's what I'm willing to make to start with anyway. Some things I should think about more. Vanity items aren't a big deal."

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"- in that case we'll take as many as you can spare, what we don't wear we can trade with the neighbors."

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"I still feel like you're not quite understanding me..."

A small mannequin is suddenly in her hand and it grows to person size before she puts it down. An old fashioned top hat suit jacket and matching pants appear on it. She repeats the maneuver with a pink dress, a wedding dress complete with veil, and a bikini of sorts made out of leaves.

"I could keep going for hours. I wouldn't because I'd have to start repeating myself by then and I would get bored but there are lots of options. I can keep making things as long as I feel like."

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"All right, and we'll take as many as you feel like, and trade the spares with the neighbors," he repeats patiently.

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"Do you have any requests? I can't promise I have any particular thing but it could be fun to see how close I could get. If not I can just do the basics and call it a day. I suppose I'll start with undergarments while you're thinking. Most clothes are more comfortable if you have something under them." She puts words to actions and a collection of sports bras and boxer briefs starts appearing on the ground.

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The lady with the drape grabs some of these and ducks into a hut; everybody else loosely queues after her to take a selection.

"She wants a baju kurung," says the guy who's been talking, pointing at someone who has said something to him.

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Whenever someone picks up an article of clothing it resizes itself to fit them.

"Hmm, I can't quite make one of those. I can offer a short sleeve dress that's somewhat close. This is one of the basic options." She pulls out a mannequin to demonstrate. It's indeed a short sleeve ankle length dress that seems designed to be moved in. "The Chef's coat could be layered over that though it wouldn't be put on the same way." She takes out another mannequin for the coat. "I also have some other dress and robe options. The dresses definitely tend more towards European styles though." She pulls out another three sets of European style dresses to demonstrate followed by two styles of robes one which is a single unbroken line the other cinched at the waist with flared shoulders. "Oh, I also have graduation gowns from the European tradition." She pulls out one of those. "I can also just make bolts of silk and spools of thread but anything you make with those isn't officially clothing and doesn't have the benefits or quirks of being officially clothing."

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"What do you mean, officially clothing - we'll still take it, we could make curtains and beds and things -"

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"Oh I can make furniture too if you want that. Official clothing will automatically resize to fit anyone, will never get dirty, won't inhibit movement and is effectively indestructible. On the other hand, it will be no more protective than mundane clothing even where being indestructible should result in more protection."

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"Yes, we want furniture too. We're indestructible but most clothes aren't." He gestures at the guy wearing the shorts.

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"Oh neat, I didn't realize people here were indestructible. What sort of furniture do you want I have all sorts of themes though a relatively limited selection inside any given theme. Disregarding cosmetics and one-offs, I have sofas, chairs, soft beds, tables, side-tables, dressers, chandeliers, candles, lamps, lanterns, candelabras, pianos, candelabras, sinks, bookcases and... bathtubs."

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"Well, we don't have power for the lights, but everything else."

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"The lights power themselves and the plumbing bits fill and drain without being attached to anything."

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"- ah, in that case lots of everything."

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"Hmm... that sounds boring. What can I do to avoid that... Oh, I know, I could give you the ability to do it. Does that sound good?"

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"- yes. Me specifically or can someone else have it?"

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"I don't have any preference on who gets to make what. It probably makes sense to divide things up a few ways so one person isn't making all the furniture or all the clothes or all the whatever else I end up giving out the ability to make."

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