I want to know Yaya's tail grooming regimen. Also I want to know under what circumstances she dresses up to go out. And what kind of fashion she likes. This isn't NSFW but FUCK IT I don't play by the RULES
Oh man do you know what a pain in the ass keeping a tail clean is for an adventurer? Hers is more of a lion’s tail rather than a big ol’ fluffy thing, for which she is forever grateful. She’s pretty sure if she had a lot of fluff she would just shave it.
Funny story, actually - once when she was very little she got into a bit of a boggy area while playing and by the time her mother realized what a disaster it was going to be, the muck had already dried and she did, in fact, have to get the fluff of her tail shaved off.
Now she travels with a special oil (the eorzean equivalent of beard oil) and a pick and a comb and has kind of a nightly cleaning ritual just before sleep. This also has the salutary effect of keeping her sleeping gear free of dirt and mess.
She also uses the special oil elsewhere than just her tail heads up I headcannon miqote as having a lot of body hair
So like going out and stuff is pretty new for Yaya. She grew up in something not quite like isolation, but there wasn’t like a town to go out on or big parties or anything so the concept that like “yeah when you’re not doing other stuff you get gussied up and go spend time with other people” was kind of a strange delight when she learned about it. She enjoys it, although she doesn’t do it often. She’s part of the Maelstrom and it tends to be at ceremonial events or with other members that she does stuff like this.
Yaya tends to favor a slick, practical look over some of the frillier outfits she’s seen in fashion. She wears a lot of tight, dark leather, including her favorite thigh-high boots, and sturdy jackets. Her favorite luxury thing is wearing kind of loose-fitting shirts made of expensive fabric.
