[for Grace]

[learnfromthem]

Okay, so this looks bad.

I washed to shore in nothing but a ripped Emanuel Ungaro and a pair of tiny little-man shoes, so even though I have my bow and my arrows, actually shooting has been a real pain. Literally. My left forearm is black and blue from my latest attempt at target practice, the arm guard I built shredded to pieces by the time I was down. I've been digging around in this stupid clothes box for an hour, hoping to find something to work with, but so far all I've found are a couple of cute dresses, a new bikini, and a few pairs of oversized kevlar motorcycle pants that fall into my usual purple color scheme but won't exactly fit without some serious sewing skills and repurposing.

Sitting back on my heels, I sigh and look down at my haul.

"God, you'd think it'd be easier to find a purple catsuit."

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[learnfromthem]

"Yeah, I'm not really much of a seamstress," I'm forced to admit. I push my hair back from my face and sit back on my heels.

"I'm more of a draw something and commission to have it madetress. Don't suppose you know anyone who sews, do you?" Remembering myself, I stick out a hand. "I'm Kate, by the way. Kate Bishop."

[madeofstories]

"Grace," she says, and extends her own hand for Kate to shake. Even after all this time away from her father, it's still a habit for her to omit her last name from introductions. It's a difficult one to break, considering how strict he was about making sure that no one knew that they had any connection to one another at school.

"And I sew, actually," Grace adds, "Well, a little. I did a bit back home, and I've taken some classes here."

[learnfromthem]

"How are you with catsuits?" I ask, probably sounding like some weird fetishist as I shake her hand. I could've thought that one through better.

"I'm really into archery," I explain. "And I had this great, sort of Emma Peel-inspired catsuit at home that worked out awesomely, except I wasn't wearing it when I got here and this box doesn't really cough up arm guards so much."