Unexpected Model

Pyxis had just found himself in a very strange predicament, one moment he was just in the backstage of a photoshoot on a trip Delta had pulled him along to, the next thing he knew, as he was getting water, he was being pulled into a show. Potentially one of Pyxis's worst nightmares, being shown off in front of a ton of people. It had started out simple enough, Delta had told him about a work trip and that since it'd be a longer one, he wanted Pyxis to come with. He happily agreed as he enjoyed not only spending time with Delta but also the perks that came with, like having food made for him or brought to him from somewhere else and he didn't have to pay. It also meant date nights with Delta on the nights he wasn't busy and it especially meant that during Delta's breaks, Pyxis would be right there for him to blow off any steam from the last few hours.

Pyxis had just gotten up to grab some water, that's all he wanted. Just some water. All of a sudden Velveteen, who happened to be in the area for a runway he was putting on, walked in, asking around if there were any free models that they could spare as a few of his dropped out last second. Unfortunately for them, the Volans company had no models to spare... Luckily for them though, or more luckily for Velveteen, Pyxis was just the right size for one of the models needed and was promptly carted away much to Pyxis's dismay. Delta wasn't any wiser, just knowing Pyxis was going to another building for a few moments and would be back later. He had to focus on his own work and thus couldn't be there to make sure Pyxis was enforcing his boundaries.

It was fine though... hopefully. It's not like Pyxis couldn't do it, he just didn't know what he was doing at all. He'd never modeled in front of a camera, much less a live crowd and having to walk somewhere. It wasn't like he was clumsy but there were definitely times he lost balance or just generally tripped because of normal factors. 

Pyxis turns to velveteen as he's being fitted in the outfit, it wasn't much more showy or less showy than his normal outfit, and he wasn't really shy about wearing revealing things. "Are you really sure I'm the only one who can do this right now? Surely there's other people you can get to do this right?" He does his best to not squirm as he's moved around and handled with hair, makeup and clothes. Quite a few people pulling him around to get him prepared for the show.

"I'm quite sure, yes. No one we could get any time soon, plus you're already here. No reason to swap out now." Velveteen focuses as they arrange for others to grab their friends for modeling, preparing their clothes on a rack near by. "Plus, you were at the other agency, surely you have some experience?" Velveteen looks over their shoulder at Pyxis for a moment before looking back at the rack, organizing and fixing any stray threads that hang off.

"No? I was just there because my partner was. He said it would be a long work trip so I came along." Pyxis does his best to not sound too whiney, adjusting the clothing on himself to fit a bit more comfortably, though its quickly reset back into place by the stylists. "I've never modeled, I mean... I watch Fern and Petal and a few of the others do it... it can't be that hard." He mumbles slightly, looking up in the miror in front of him. 

He definitely didn't look bad, the make up was pretty and all the colors matched his own fur and hair color. Plus the glow of his marks and horns really added to the look... he could see why Velveteen would have picked him out of all the other people in Delta's agency. Not that Velveteen really had a choice.

Velveteen walked up behind Pyxis, adjusting the clothes on him a bit more as they sent away the other stylists, now working on his hair to set it perfectly with bobby pins. It definitely required it's own special touch since he had one long strand for his braid.

"Oh... well... I mean, you can walk. Hopefully." Velveteen looks down, "You'll need to switch out of your hooves though. There's matching shoes that you definitely can't wear in those." They tap Pyxis's legs with their own foot, placing the last pin in his hair before walking in front of him too give another once over. So far so good, nothing out of place and it looked great in Velveteens eyes.

"N...no hooves?" Pyxis was definitely worried now. He enjoyed the look of hooves a lot, so much so that he practiced walking around in them, hardly ever switching to his feet. He just got used to it, sure he wasn't as mobile as others but... he didn't really need to be. 

"No hooves." Velveteen nods again, stepping away to grab the shoes for Pyxis. 

Pyxis sighs deeply, switching out of his hooves and onto his feet. It definitely felt strange, a lot more stable than he was used to, though the way he walked wasn't... typical. He started walking to where he watched Velveteen go, toe first, heel following. The temptation to just walk on his toes was there but he resisted. Once he caught up with Velveteen, shoes were procured in front of him, placed down for him to put them on. 

"There you go. Plus now your markings really pop on your skin." Velveteen looks at his ankles before looking up. "You're ready once you have those on. You'll be in the middle, that way if anything happens it's not like you were the opener or the finisher of the line." They'd thought this through once they realized how little experience he had. He'd be memorable enough with his marks, but not too much if he messed anything up.

Pyxis nods, "Sure. That works, makes sense too." Pyxis nods, adjusting the shoes on his feet as he slid them on. There was a slight heel to them, but nothing he was used to walking around on in his hooves. He walked around a bit more, practicing walking heel toe, heel toe before Velveteen called them forward to join the line for the runway. "You ready? You'll be right here between these two." He gestures to two other models, an open space between them that he slid into.

He was given reassuring smiles by each of them and soft encouraging words as he nodded, small thanks to each of them with whispers. As the show starts, his heart starts to pick up some, what if he tripped or slipped or fell off the stage. Any thing! He didn't want to mess up, especially not in front of Velveteen. He originally had no idea how much of a big deal they were until recently when he started joining Delta at his work, but now since he knew exactly just how big this show was... it was really hitting him how important it was to do good. The models ahead of him begin to step onto stage, one by one they made their way on and soon after Pyxis followed.

He wasn't expecting it to be so difficult to see, and even more difficult to not squint against all the lights shining at him and the flashes from photographers. He continued his path though, following what the others had done, striking quite the awkward and stiff pose once he reached the end of the runway before turning back and making his way back to where freedom was. Sweet sweet freedom. As soon as he thought he was out of sight, he rushed towards where Velveteen was who greeted him with a thumbs up, though any other emotion wasn't present. It wasn't that they didn't care or weren't proud... but they just had other things to worry about. 

"Are you ready for the next outfit?" Velveteen begins to pull from the clothing rack.

"Wait... I have to go again?" Pyxis looks as they search through.

"Well yeah... it's a collection. There's a lot of outfits to model, now let's go get you dressed again.

Pyxis sighed deeply, this would be a long night.