It's the first of May! That means a new question!
How do your Sidesteps dress? Has that changed between their days as Sidestep and now? Does their specific villain career affect their wardrobe?
as guy famous for knowing next to nothing about fashion, this one was hard hsjhfjgh. i thinkk i got them all pinned down though!
Caine:
im convinced at least 40% of the reason ortega recognized him again at the diner was because of his clothes. its a ratty gray sweater with jeans and black shoes and that is All they ever wear. like i cannot stress enough, i joke about how all my characters are cartoon characters because i never draw them wearing anything else, but for caine they really are Just Like That. the only time they ever wear anything else is for spars/training, where they ditch the sweater and replace their jeans with sweatpants.
Cyrus:
he always toed the line between fashionable and grungy streetwear to me. for a good while when i first played him i pinned him down as grungy before deciding the presentability score was too low and switching.
something like these with a bit of a brighter pop of colour and a preference for rougher, stiffer fabrics. on occasion hell go for lighter clothes that fit closer to the fashionable streetwear side, sort of like this
as sidestep, he was a little more subdued. hed still wear more fashionable clothes, but hed also be equally likely to go around in a sweater and jeans. less concerned about looking good and more with fitting in. the personality in his fits came from the little trinkets hed carry around, which honestly hindered him at times while a hero hdjhejf. being a herohunter doesnt do much for his style, but theres a lot of utility in dressing rougher around the edges. his "dont look at me" aura has to do a lot less work.
Cecilia:
man. Does her specific villain career affect her fashion. wjhshf ok so the thing i figured out about ceci a bit ago is that her villain career will change her storyline and character Significantly, and her sense of style is affected by that. as a thief, she dresses quirky and preppy. lots of bright colours and bold fits.
she has more room to express her creativity and experiment, because when shes a thief, shes really a one woman show. she has no obligation to other people, and shes free to do whatever the hell she wants. as a mob boss, shes still has the ability to dress as she pleases, but shes more constrained by others impression of her. her crew knows her face, so her clothing has to be representative of her power and status. in game, she takes up an expensive elegant style.
looser, flowy fabrics, with that air of old money and just the right hint of personality to make her seem approachable. shes made sure to curate her looks well. i havent figured out what shes like in the other professions, so im not sure how shed dress! as for how she was like when she was sidestep, she didnt really have her own sense of style. it was a lot of experimenting and mixing between the ones she came across, mostly ortegas and anathemas.
Chance:
BEFORE I ANSWER THIS QUESTION. cynthia -> chance. ok now i can talk. this is one i actually had an answer to when i read the question adhsjdfd. something i dont think comes up a lot is that chance is a Massive jock. its a lot less prominent now, but in her sidestep days she loved just Moving. to accommodate she wore a lot of sportswear, and probably had more than a few lovingly used sneakers she held on to. she wore the most formfitting clothes out of all the sidesteps, less out of style than necessity.
slap a few more layers of clothes onto these badboys and youre golden. Post hb though, she didnt want to risk even the Possibility of skin, so she started overlaying these clothes with big puffy sweaters/coats and the like. she still wears them underneath though, theyre handy if she needs to get on the move quickly.
