Editing Questions/Question 539

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	|DateAsked=2025-06-03
	|QuestionText=Oh, if you guys want <i>unusual</i> clientele, she has such a pool to give to you...<br><br>She'll work on the Sophia one for further down the line in the next month or two, since this month is pretty busy. The Augmented are not everyone's favorite people right now and Mel knows that, but she'd definitely try to bounce around between 1-3 shops to work on them (and to learn about fabrics, compare/contrast, actually do her research so these poor folks aren't wasting time answering 10 million questions from a too-curious person). Would people be more open to, say, if Mel (or someone else) brought in measurements so they didn't actually have to be seen working with a more monstrous Augmented down the line? <br><br>And just as a general question, would the Karterians be open to having a dialogue about their reasoning? Just because I wouldn't want to infomod. I know the thought of, "yeah, no one would want to take something risky when business is bad enough" seems plausible, but just feeling out if they'd be openly honest about it or if they'd just kind of dodge the question and leave it as is.
    |DateAnswered=2025-06-03
    |AnswerText=That sounds perfectly reasonable! They would almost certainly be grateful to being provided measurements, over having to work directly with some of the more monstrous Augmented (though they might be confused, or alarmed at some of the numbers, depending on whose stats are being brought in... what exactly are they dressing here...). Sure, it might mean a less perfectly-fitted final product than otherwise... but having an Aves repeatedly grace their shop is more palatable than the alternatives.<br><br>As for whether they'd be open about their reasoning... Some would deflect, would say that they don't really need the advertisement, because they're not that sort of shop (this is somewhat honest, as these sorts of places aren't making fancy fashion pieces, but everyday wear, and a lot of alterations, repairs, etc.). But some might say it plain, that they're worried about putting off their customers, that a lot of people still aren't that comfortable with <i>seeing</i> the Augmented around, as their corruptions become more pronounced.
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