Nabi floated through the door with practiced grace belying her trepidation. Her short, athletic frame had been trained to the point that her every move was a dance, whether she was out on the ice, walking through an airport, or finding her seat at some promotional demonstration. At the moment, she was doing the latter. The room was small, but there was still plenty of space. The only other people were the presenter, Désirée, who had guided her here and two women that Nabi presumed were other prospective customers. These two new faces were seated next to each other and seemed to have been chatting until the door had opened.
"Hiiii," cheered a pale, curvy redhead. "I feel like I've seen you before. Have we met?" She extended her hand for a shake without standing.
Nabi was glad to have even that bit of recognition outside her home country. "Do you watch the winter Olympics?" In accepting the handshake, she'd been guided to sit closer to the others than she'd have liked.
It was the other girl's turn to pipe up. "Ooh, you're that South Korean figure skater! That was a great routine last year." This lanky woman's gorgeous face appeared to be of Indian descent, but she spoke with a British accent.
Nabi felt a bit more relaxed; she might be an introvert, but you don't become a competitive athlete without enjoying a bit of praise. "It evidently wasn't worth a medal, but thank you. I'm Nabi."
"Well that explains it," beamed the redhead. "I'm Maeve. I'd say you might recognize me from an underwear catalog, but
you
obviously wouldn't be browsing for plus sizes."
"And I'm Hiral," the golden-skinned Brit said with a bit of a half-wave. "Once again, the least famous girl at the party. I'm just a songwriter."
It was at this point Désirée, who had gathered her things at a podium beside a projector screen, piped up. "Speaking of parties, what do you say we get this party started? I'm sure you're all eager to begin your complimentary stay at the resort for participating in the demonstration, but I think you'll like what we have to offer." This dark-skinned lady had at least a decade on the late-twenty-somethings she was addressing. Her more classically attractive build and plain face were certainly above average, but weren't much competition for the trio that sat before her. "You ladies undoubtedly have extensive wardrobes, but wouldn't it be great to have whatever outfit you need, whenever you need it? Why limit yourself to whatever you can get ahead of time, and having to get everything altered to fit you perfectly?
"Introducing..." Désirée teased as she tapped a device on her podium "...the OmniDress." Before their eyes, a wave of sparkles steadily rippled down Désirée's body, morphing her business suit into a stunning white ball gown as it went. "With cutting-edge nanotechnology, we've created a fully-customizable suit, ready to change shape..." a few swipes and taps caused the gown to morph into a shorter, more form-fitting party dress. "...Color..." another tap and the dress faded from white to red. "...And even material." A few more taps and the dress appeared to change from a cotton/polyester mix to a shiny pleather.
Désirée definitely had their attention now. "Let's get you girls suited up before we continue." One-by-one, she had them come up to the podium to scan their fingerprints first into a touchscreen device that could be mistaken for a small phone, then into a metal canister about the size of a can of paint. "There are changing rooms along this wall; take your pick. You will need to remove
all
your clothing before putting on the OmniDress. Power on the controller," Désirée indicated the touchscreen device, "then twist and lift the handle on the carrying case. Stick your hand inside until all the nanites have left. You'll feel a pleasant tingling sensation as they find their place. Once you're set, come back out and we'll continue the demonstration."
With that, each of the women entered a stall at random, all sharing the same nervous excitement.
***
After much wandering through the beige office corridors, Seung finally crept into the observation room. He'd assumed there'd be a crowd he could sneak into like being late to a class, something his mousey asian frame always assisted in, but there were only three others in the room. "Sorry, got a little lost on my way from the bathroom" Seung panted. "Did I miss anything?"
"The girls are just getting dressed," a fit caucasian man assured him. This was Carl, the sales representative they'd all spoken to when they booked their appointments, and who had led the other clients to this room. "Please scan your fingerprints into this to get your remote set up, but don't touch any of the functions for the time being." Carl handed Seung a small touchscreen device and Seung obliged.
Once he was done, Seung looked up to greet the surprisingly familiar faces of the room's other occupants. "Hi, I'm Seung," he said, moving in for a handshake with a tall, buff man with skin of onyx. "I think I've seen you before. You're in the NBA, right?"
The man nodded as he leaned down and accepted the handshake. "I play for Chicago. Trayvon is fine."
"Awesome," Seung nodded, wriggling out of the python grip on his hand. He turned to the shapely and green-haired latina next to Trayvon. "Now
you
I recognize, Valeria." Seung hesitantly asked "You two aren't together, right?"
"You must not listen to my music," Valeria chuckled through a still firm but not crushing handshake. "Nah, but our wives are friends. Hiral's mine," she said, gesturing to the screen displaying her naked partner in the changing room. The observation room shared a wall with the presentation room, which was presumably a one-way mirror, but there were monitors along a desk displaying hidden camera feeds from each changing room, half of them empty.
"Yeah, sorry," Seung eked out, distracted by his sudden realization at the three beautiful ladies undressing on the monitors. "I'm not into punk; more of a classic hip-hop guy myself."
"My man," Trayvon said, giving Seung a dap. "So you know us. How are