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 and ice side that are both fully alterable (long and show) and have ambient messaging while icy.

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

Normal Dress

Style First Third
TILT 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. Claudaro shifts her body slightly, thrusting her hip out dramatically as she rests her hand upon the skirts of her gown.
PUSH You rake your fingers against the fabric of your pale blue tulle gown, adjusting the waistline to better flatter your figure. Claudaro rakes her fingers against the fabric of her pale blue tulle gown, adjusting the waistline with a coy smile.
PULL 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, Claudaro gathers a handful of her pale blue tulle gown, turning slowly as she releases each fold like a curtain of fabric.
TICKLE You lightly graze your fingertips along the neckline of your pale blue tulle gown, tracing simple patterns along the weft of the fabric. Claudaro lightly grazes her fingertips along the neckline of her pale blue tulle gown, tracing simple patterns along the weft of the fabric.
KISS 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. Claudaro brings the sleeve of her pale blue tulle gown to her lips, adopting a look of pure contemplation.
RAISE You gracefully extend your arms in an arc above your head, slowly sweeping them outward in an extravagant pose. Claudaro gracefully extends her arms in an arc above her head, slowly sweeping them outward in an extravagant pose.
SASHAY 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. Claudaro takes a few sashaying steps forward, causing her skirt to sway to and fro from her hips in response to her exaggerated sauntering.
RUB 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. Claudaro traces her silhouette across her gown, emphasizing the drape of the fabric as she watches the area with interest.

Empowered Dress

Style First Third
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.
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 Claudaro's pale blue tulle gown as the sound of cracking ice fills the air. After a moment, nothing but a frigid chill surrounding Claudaro remains.
TILT 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. Claudaro shifts her body slightly, causing the azuline mist of her icy blue gown to melt into an asymmetrical drape of icicles along the hem and sleeve. As she moves back into a more even stance, the frost melds back into the fabric.
PUSH 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. Claudaro rakes her fingers against the fabric of her icy blue gown, creating fractures of icy mist that encase her 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.
PULL 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. Claudaro gathers a handful of fabric within her hand, clenching her gown tightly. Thin tendrils of frost soon creep upwards along her palm as her fingers begin to turn blue. Claudaro releases the fabric, the azuline mist-like frost glazing over the gown once again.
TICKLE 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. Claudaro lightly grazes her fingertips along the fabric of her icy blue gown, creating complex patterns of crystalline snowflakes that overlap as they evaporate into a mist of brilliant silver and gold.
KISS 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. Claudaro brings the sleeve of her icy blue gown to her lips, lightly grazing the hem. As she exhales, a flurry of azuline snowflakes dance across her palm, the burst dissipating shortly thereafter.
RAISE 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. Claudaro extends her arms in a wide arc above her head, the slow movement creating a flurry of azuline snowflakes. Dozens of tiny crystals drift slowly about her form, fading away before reaching the ground below her.
SASHAY 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. Claudaro takes a few sashaying steps forward, causing her ice-sheathed skirt to sway to and fro from her hips. Tiny plumes of azuline mist snake through the air about her, lashed back and forth by her exaggerated sauntering.
RUB 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 Claudaro's fingertips brush against her icy blue gown, thin fractals of ice begin to spread across her palms, climbing quickly across her body as they briefly encase her exposed skin in abstract motifs of geometric figures.

Additional Information

Icy 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 Claudaro'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 Claudaro'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 Claudaro'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 Claudaro's icy blue gown, climbing down across her sleeves before melting into a cascade of fine mist that is promptly trapped in the skirts of her 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 Claudaro's icy blue gown, dancing together in a swirlof 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 Claudaro's icy blue gown, the ice cracking into splayed crystalline patterns across her 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 Claudaro'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 Claudaro's icy blue gown, framing her 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 Gownlike
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep No
Customizable Yes
Custom Ice color
Original Release Venue Grand Auction of 5123
Restrictions No tight or short skirts.
No sheath style.
Must be fabric for normal dress.
Icy dress can reference ice.
Item Verbs
TILT PULL PUSH SASHAY
RAISE TICKLE KISS RUB