I was bored, and with the contest starting tommorow, I went out shopping. The other gijinkas had taught me about blending in with the community, but assured me it didn't matter due to the dress ups from the contest. I was walking about the market when something shiny caught my eye. I walked up to the stall and the most beautiful, shining fabric was looking me in the face. "How much?" I asked. "For a contest entrant? Only 500 yen per metre." The man answered politely. I walked off holding my new fabric in my arms. When I got back I pulled out my sewing kit and got straight to making a dress. It matched my tail perfectly! I decided I needed to do something with my hair, so I curled it. I accidentally burnt my hand on the curling iron, but I just used my aqua ring to fix it up. Finally I was done, and was ready for the contest. I couldn't wait!

~Mel