Icy gown

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Icy gowns are highly scripted gowns that were introduced at the Grand Auction of 5123. They have a normal side and an empowered side that are both fully alterable (long description and show description) and have ambient messaging while empowered. The empowered side reflects the icy nature of the gown.

Analyze

You analyze your icy blue gown and sense that the creator has provided the following information:

This icy blue gown will react to ice and water spells being cast at it and transform into an icy gown!
While in this state it has ambient messaging.
Verbs:  TILT, PUSH, PULL, TICKLE, KISS, RAISE, SASHAY, and RUB.

It is fully alterable, but the fabric form must remain actual fabric.  The icy form is also alterable, and the ice-clad description (long and show) can make reference to the gown being EMPOWERED.

When altering gowns, please keep in mind that the messaging references a long, full skirt.  Accordingly, these pieces should NOT be altered to have short/tight/fitted skirts.  Also, anything that resembles a sheath dress is not appropriate for this gown.

The ice crystal color may also be customized.  There's more room than the traditional 15, so color descriptions needn't be one word
only, but let's keep it reasonable.  "Azure and silver" = Okay. "Gold-hearted scarlet" = Okay.
Brightly luminescent absinthe green-tinged aquamarine and cerulean = Too much.

CURRENT SETTINGS:
Normal dress:  a front-knotted pale blue tulle gown traced in bare alabaster-threaded branches
Show of normal dress:  Semi-sheer layers of pale blue and grey tulle are loosely knotted across the neckline of the gown, the low-cut drape gathered below the bust by a single ring of pewter.  Sweeping pendant sleeves pool down to the floor-length hem, each one bound by an armlet of tonal silk ribbon placed across the upper arm.  Thin silhouettes of bare branches are splayed across the fabric, the alabaster-threaded lengths tapering towards the waist.

EMPOWERED dress:  a front-knotted gown of icy blue tulle engulfed in a rime of glistening ice
Show of EMPOWERED dress:  Splayed tendrils of glistening white ice cover the flowing skirts of the gown, climbing across the fabric as they traverse upwards, forming a sculpted corset of fragile frost.  Tiny flurries of pale silver peek out beneath the semi-sheer tulle, stirring the pearlescent layers beneath the sheath of branch-like ice as it subtly crackles.  A cooling mist of frosted air swirls about the loosened shards of snow covering the gown in a haze of pallid blue and white. 

Ice crystal color:  azuline


You get no sense of whether or not the gown may be further lightened.

Usage

Verb Style First Third
KISS Normal You bring the sleeve of your pale blue tulle gown to your lips, attempting to bite off a fraying piece of fabric without looking conspicuous. (Character) brings the sleeve of (her/his) pale blue tulle gown to (her/his) lips, adopting a look of pure contemplation.
KISS Empowered You bring the sleeve of your icy blue gown to your lips, lightly grazing the hem. As you exhale, a flurry of azuline snowflakes dance across your palm, the burst dissipating shortly thereafter. (Character) brings the sleeve of (her/his) icy blue gown to (her/his) lips, lightly grazing the hem. As (she/he) exhales, a flurry of azuline snowflakes dance across (her/his) palm, the burst dissipating shortly thereafter.
PULL Normal You gather a handful of fabric from your pale blue tulle gown, slowly turning in place as you release each fold from your fingertips. You nod to yourself, approving of the rearranged drape. With a half-concealed smile, (Character) gathers a handful of (her/his) pale blue tulle gown, turning slowly as (she/he) releases each fold like a curtain of fabric.
PULL Empowered You gather a handful of fabric within your hand, clenching the gown tightly. Thin tendrils of frost soon creep upwards along your palm and you let go, the azuline mist glazing over the fabric once again. (Character) gathers a handful of fabric within (her/his) hand, clenching (her/his) gown tightly. Thin tendrils of frost soon creep upwards along (her/his) palm as (her/his) fingers begin to turn blue. (Character) releases the fabric, the azuline mist-like frost glazing over the gown once again.
PUSH Normal You rake your fingers against the fabric of your pale blue tulle gown, adjusting the waistline to better flatter your figure. (Character) rakes (her/his) fingers against the fabric of (her/his) pale blue tulle gown, adjusting the waistline with a coy smile.
PUSH Empowered You rake your fingers against the fabric of your icy blue gown, creating fractures along the icy mist encasing your form. The mist shatters, sending shards of azuline ice flying. Before the small chunks of ice make contact with anything, they dissipate into a fine, cooling mist. (Character) rakes (her/his) fingers against the fabric of (her/his) icy blue gown, creating fractures of icy mist that encase (her/his) form. The mist shatters, sending shards of azuline ice flying across the area. Before the sharp-edged pieces can cause harm, they dissipate into a fine, cooling mist.
RAISE Normal You gracefully extend your arms in an arc above your head, slowly sweeping them outward in an extravagant pose. (Character) gracefully extends (her/his) arms in an arc above (her/his) head, slowly sweeping them outward in an extravagant pose.
RAISE Empowered You extend your arms in a wide arc above your head, the slow movement creating a flurry of azuline snowflakes. Dozens of tiny crystals drift slowly towards the ground, fading away before landing. (Character) extends (her/his) arms in a wide arc above (her/his) head, the slow movement creating a flurry of azuline snowflakes. Dozens of tiny crystals drift slowly about (her/his) form, fading away before reaching the ground below (her/him).
RUB Normal You trace the curves of your form across the fabric of your pale blue tulle gown, resting your hand against the curve of your hip as you observe the room. (Character) traces (her/his) silhouette across (her/his) gown, emphasizing the drape of the fabric as (she/he) watches the area with interest.
RUB Empowered As your fingertips brush against the fabric of your icy blue gown, thin fractals of azuline ice begin to spread across your palms, briefly encasing your exposed skin in abstract motifs of geometric figures. As (Character)'s fingertips brush against (her/his) icy blue gown, thin fractals of ice begin to spread across (her/his) palms, climbing quickly across (her/his) body as they briefly encase (her/his) exposed skin in abstract motifs of geometric figures.
SASHAY Normal You take a few sashaying steps forward playfully, causing your skirt to sway to and fro from your hips in response to your exaggerated sauntering. (Character) takes a few sashaying steps forward, causing (her/his) skirt to sway to and fro from (her/his) hips in response to (her/his) exaggerated sauntering.
SASHAY Empowered You take a few sashaying steps forward playfully, causing your ice-sheathed skirt to sway to and fro from your hips. Tiny plumes of azuline mist snake through the air about you, lashed back and forth by your exaggerated sauntering. (Character) takes a few sashaying steps forward, causing (her/his) ice-sheathed skirt to sway to and fro from (her/his) hips. Tiny plumes of azuline mist snake through the air about (her/him), lashed back and forth by (her/his) exaggerated sauntering.
TICKLE Normal You lightly graze your fingertips along the neckline of your pale blue tulle gown, tracing simple patterns along the weft of the fabric. (Character) lightly grazes (her/his) fingertips along the neckline of (her/his) pale blue tulle gown, tracing simple patterns along the weft of the fabric.
TICKLE Empowered You lightly graze your fingertips along the fabric of your icy blue gown, creating complex patterns of crystalline snowflakes that overlap as they evaporate into a mist of brilliant silver and gold. (Character) lightly grazes (her/his) fingertips along the fabric of (her/his) icy blue gown, creating complex patterns of crystalline snowflakes that overlap as they evaporate into a mist of brilliant silver and gold.
TILT Normal You shift your body slightly, thrusting your hip out dramatically as your hand rests upon the skirts of your a front-knotted pale blue tulle gown traced in bare alabaster-threaded branches. (Character) shifts (her/his)> body slightly, thrusting (her/his) hip out dramatically as (she/he) rests (her/his) hand upon the skirts of (her/his) gown.
TILT Empowered You shift your body slightly, causing the azuline mist to melt into an asymmetrical drape of icicles along the hem and sleeve of your icy blue gown. As you move back in a more even stance, the frost melds back into the fabric. (Character) shifts (her/his) body slightly, causing the azuline mist of (her/his) icy blue gown to melt into an asymmetrical drape of icicles along the hem and sleeve. As (she/he) moves back into a more even stance, the frost melds back into the fabric.
CAST Ice activating As the ice breaks upon the pale blue tulle gown, the cold is absorbed into the fabric, each thread subtly backlit by a faint glacial light. In a rush that causes the air to distort, azuline crystals race to cover the garment in a cloak of living ice as a front-knotted gown of icy blue tulle engulfed in a rime of glistening ice is revealed. As the ice breaks upon the icy blue gown, the cold is absorbed into the fabric, each thread subtly backlit by a faint glacial glow. In a rush that causes the air to distort, azuline crystals race to cover the garment in a cloak of living ice as a front-knotted gown of icy blue tulle engulfed in a rime of glistening ice is revealed.
N/A Ice ending Serpentine tendrils of azuline mist recede into the fabric of your pale blue tulle gown as the sound of cracking ice fills the air. After a moment, nothing but a frigid chill surrounds the pale blue tulle gown. Serpentine tendrils of azuline mist recede into the fabric of (Character)'s pale blue tulle gown as the sound of cracking ice fills the air. After a moment, nothing but a frigid chill surrounding (Character) remains.

Additional Information

Empowered Ambients

First Third
A layer of azuline rime creeps slowly across your icy blue gown, the misty hoarfrost glazing over the fabric. A layer of azuline rime creeps slowly across (Character)'s icy blue gown, the misty hoarfrost glazing over the fabric.
A blizzard of eight-pointed snowflakes sweeps across the skirts of your icy blue gown. The flurry leaves a wash of brilliant silvers, golden tones, and azuline hues in its wake. A blizzard of eight-pointed snowflakes sweeps across the skirts of (Character)'s icy blue gown. The flurry leaves a wash of brilliant silvers, golden tones, and azuline hues in its wake.
Layers of azuline icy mist harden along the skirts of your icy blue gown, reflecting rainbow-like patterns in the folds of the fabric. With a sudden creaking sound, the ice shatters into a shower of snowflakes. Layers of azuline icy mist harden along the skirts of (Character)'s icy blue gown, reflecting rainbow-like patterns in the folds of the fabric. With a sudden creaking sound, the ice shatters into a shwower of snowflakes.
Shards of azuline-tinged ice form along the shoulders of your icy blue gown, climbing down across the sleeves before melting into a cascade of fine mist that is promptly trapped in the skirts of your gown, tinting them a pale azuline. Shards of azuline-tinged ice form along the shoulders of (Character)'s icy blue gown, climbing down across (her/his) sleeves before melting into a cascade of fine mist that is promptly trapped in the skirts of (her/his) gown, tinting them a pale azuline.
A flurry of azuline snowflakes winds downwards from the hem of your icy blue gown, dancing together in a swirl of pale mist before dissipating into the air. A flurry of azuline snowflakes winds downwards from the hem of (Character)'s icy blue gown, dancing together in a swirl of pale mist before dissipating into the air.
Fissures of sharp-edged azuline frost form along the fabric of your icy blue gown, the ice cracking into splayed crystalline patterns across the shoulders and chest before fusing together into a smooth finish once again. Fissures of sharp-edged azuline frost form along the fabric of (Character)'s icy blue gown, the ice cracking into splayed crystalline patterns across (her/his) shoulders and chest before fusing together into a smooth finish once again.
Elongated icicles of azuline mist jut outward from the sleeves of your icy blue gown, lasting but a moment before shattering in frigid puffs of colorful ice crystals and mist. Elongated icicles of azuline mist jut outward from the sleeves of (Character)'s icy blue gown, lasting but for a moment before shattering in frigid puffs of colorful ice crystals and mist.
Fans of slender icicles cage the bodice of your icy blue gown, framing your body in a lattice of azuline ice before melting back into the fabric of your gown once again. Fans of slender icicles cage the bodice of (Character)'s icy blue gown, framing (her/his) body in a lattice of azuline ice momentarily before the ice melts back into the fabric of the gown once again.

See Also

Icy gown Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Clothing
Item(s) Applied to
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep
Customizable Yes
Custom Ice crystal color
Original Release Venue Grand Auction of 5123
Original Release Year 2023
Restrictions Must remain fabric.
Must have long, full skirt.
May not be a sheath dress.
Item Verbs
CAST KISS PULL PUSH
RAISE RUB SASHAY TICKLE
TILT