Getting up the next morning Jade got showered before heading towards center city. Reaching the address for Debbie's shop she parked paying the meter before heading inside. This almost rail thin guy comes over pouting his lips with long blond hair & bright blue eyes.
"Now how can I help you miss?" His voice faintly high set for a guy. She tried not to laugh looking at him.
"I'm here for a consult with Debbie."
"Oh really now hunny."
Jade tried not to roll her eyes. "You know it wrong to gauge by looks, more so in this neighborhood. Now be a good 'girl' & fetch Debbie for me."
"Lindsay dear you harassing my workers again?" Came this semi-feminine voice from the second floor landing. She looked up towards the voice offering a smile. Debbie stood 6'2 in her bare feet weighing roughly a buck fifty about the same as Jade, well Jade was shorter at 5'7. Debbie had long black hair & rich brown eyes dressed in a white blouse & dress slacks with a pair of black heels making her way down to the main floor. "I swear girl each time I see you, you just look more stunning. Then again how long has it been?"
"Six years. We talked on the phone though."
"Yes yes hun but that isn't the same thing now is it? Shall we head up to my office? I already have some of your order ready for you to try on…plus a few bonuses."
"OK Lead on." Debbie went ahead of Jade who followed her to the second floor work area/office space. She lead Jade to a rack that had different items that looked almost like tank tops. "These are what new binders look like?"
"Yeah hun big improvement over the ones you used to need. You can ditch the tape & wrappings. Now I ordered down some in White so they will look like undershirts with your street wear, and then the black ones of course will blend more with your ring gear which I have over here for you." Debbie motioned to a rack farther back out of prying eyes. "Jacob sent it over for you on Friday. He had to go out of town on some business & told me to wish you luck & if for some reason the measurements where off once the binder was in place to give his assistant Amy a call."
"Not that it matters, but is Amy more like me…or like you."
Debbie gave a faint huff at that comment. "She a bio female."
"So your parents still insist on calling you Derik?"
"No luckily they finally came around about two years ago."
"That's great."
"Thanks hun & so glad you didn't say anything on the main floor."
"Of course not."
Debbie walked over grabbing one of the black binder tops & then went to grab Shadow's body suit. "Here you can go behind the screen to try them on. Now of course the binder top will be tight, but I know you need to try to get dressed by yourself." Jade nodded grabbing the items. "Oh yeah before I forget." She got a smirk going over to grab a box on the table handing it to Jade. "Your….added equipment." Jade almost blushed remembering the request for some 'packing'. She moved behind the dressing screen to get changed. "If you can't get into that alone I do have a few with closures, I just don't know if they would cause bulk of not under your ring gear."
"Yeah let me see one of those, just pass it over."
"No problem." Jade could hear Debbie's heels clicking on the wood floor & then a moment later saw the black Velcro closure binder passed over the screen. "Don't forget to remove your bra first hun." Jade rolled her eyes as she did forget with the pull on binder but slipped her bra off before slipping on the closure binder wrapping the front around her as tight as she could trying to remember how to adjust her chest to flatten them properly before fully fastening it closed. Once on she practiced a few deep breaths. It was oddly easier then she remembered not sure if she had it right.
"Deb it just us up here right?"
"Yeah you need help?"
"Well there no mirror can you tell me if this is positioned right?"
"If you don't mind sure step on out." Jade stepped from behind the screen standing next to it in just the binder & her panties. Debbie walked closer looking her over. "Yeah looks like you got it hun. Now go back round & finish changing. Don't forget your twig now." She chuckled as Jade blushed. Jade stepped back behind the screen to finish getting dressed it took about another five maybe ten minutes to get everything in place & pulled on. She stepped out barefoot walking towards Debbie to get a feel for the suit again.
"So what you think?"
"With the right hair style & stuff…you could be yummy on a stick."
"Oh cut it out."
"No hun I'm being honest. I know you strait & all. I also don't want to offend you, but you could pass for a guy even without the mask."
"You really think so?"
"Yeah…tell you what." Debbie gave a smile. "Get out of the suit, but keep the binder & bottoms on. Let me do your hair & maybe a little facial hair & we head on out of here."
Jade blushed a bit. "I don't know what if I am recognized?"
"Trust me hun ok?"
"I guess."
"Great" Debbie smiled clapping. She went back to the landing leaning over seeing the shop had no customers. "Andy?"
The blond looked up towards her. "Yes Ms. Sanchez?"
"I need a dark blue men's dress shirt size…medium I believe, dark dress pants & size 5 loafers."
"Next door?"
"Yes you silly…now go & just set the bell before you go." Andy nodded flipping a switch before grabbing a card from inside the register leaving the front door. Debbie just sighed at the poor boy leaning on the railing then turning she headed to grab a few items from her office area.
It took Andy about 15 minutes to return wit the requested outfit. Debbie came down to retrieve the bag telling him to place the receipt in the register. She headed back up handing Jade the bag behind the screen.
"You kidding me right?"
"Nope just hope I got your sizes right." Jade gave a sigh as she got dressed Debbie had a point she had to get used to men's clothing again. She stepped out & turned. "Not bad. Now come over here & take a seat." Jade walked over getting up on a directors seat near Debbie. "Now hair isn't too bad just a slight different way to style it." She took a comb changing the part & taking some gel slicking it some. She nodded pleased with the outcome. Jade then watched as she grabbed what she recognized as crepe hair used in theatrics & was trimming it in to almost tiny shavings. "Let's see here." Debbie was looking at the tiny pieces of hair & then Jade & back again. "Yes we don't want to do too much. She pulled out a small thing of spirit gum & brushed the tiniest bit under Jade's bottom lip. Jade was wondering what she was getting talked into as she waited for it to dry. She then watched as Debbie dabbed her finger into the hair shavings patting it on the spot with the spirit gum. "Yeah I think that will do it." she reached for a mirror holding for Jade "Say hello to ya brother hun." Jade looked at the mirror trying not to laugh. "OK so you need to work on your voice a little, I know Shadow's was freaky so you can't use that without the mask. Can you try maybe a faint gravel without over doing it?"
"I…I.." Jade took a deep breath closing her eyes. "I can..can.." Each time she tried to talk she tried to focus on the voice.
"You know what. I have some paperwork to finish before we can blow this place. Give you about 20 minutes to try to find something workable." Debbie smiled again cleaning up the make up before heading for her office Jade just sat there the whole time trying even the simplest statements over & over till a voice sounded good to her.
Debbie came out with her coat looking at Jade. "So how is it coming." Jade gave a sigh before looking at her.
"I don't know you tell me doll." Debbie looked like she was debating it a moment before nodding.
"Actually it suits you. So you got a name handsome?"
Jade gave a laugh. "I got two courtesy of my brother. You like Jasper or Malachite better?"
"Stick closer to your real name Jasper."
"Ok Jasper it is then." Jade offered her hand which Debbie took leading her for the steps. Reaching the main floor Debbie called Andy over to let him know she was heading out for the day.
Andy came over to go over any last minute details with Debbie before they left & he was eyeing Jade.
"What is it Andy dear?" asked Debbie.
"I can't believe I am asking this…since I know I just bought that outfit. That the girl that was in here earlier."
"Yeah dear it is…I do good work no?"
"Oh hell yes girl. Start making me question myself. She sure make a fine he." Jade started to look a little uncomfortable moving to stand by the door.
"Yeah but Jasper is a little nervous stepping in public so just watch things for me."
"OK you two have fun now." Debbie waved heading out the front door Jade right behind her had for her car. She opened Debbie's door before moving to the drivers side.