Gossipers' boutique

I cocked my head as I stood with Ami before a boutique. "So uh, what's the request?"

"Oh, you'll see," Ami grinned as she opened the door.

I have a bad feeling about this.

"Oh my! A customer," a girl with brown hair tied up in a bonnet exclaimed.

"Really? Is it one, or are there more?" a woman that looked identical to the first woman gasped.

"It's Ami, witch of the amethyst! I saw her coming from a mile away with that white hair of hers," a third woman who looked identical to the other two huffed.

"Ladies, so good to see you again. I'm here to talk some business, but probably not the kind you envisioned," Ami grinned as she flashed the request flier before them.

The three women let out a collective sigh. "Oh, Ami, we do think you are a dear, but we need a fresh face for this. Someone whose face isn't known far and wide, someone who won't depress with their blinding stardom. Someone... like the captain. Oh, beautiful captain!"

"That gorilla would rather get beheaded than smear makeup on her face," Ami snarled.

The three women instantly turned hostile.

"Do not insult the pinnacle of beauty!" one fumed.

"The captain is a woman women swoon for! You're nothing but a cute girl!" another spat.

"You won't get anymore of your products on our shelves with that attitude towards the captain!" the third glared.

"The one thing I hate about you three... Anyway, my partymate here says she's all yours to play with," Ami smiled as she grabbed a hold of me.

"Wait-"

"OH!" the three women swooned as they surrounded me.

"Her hair! Her hair! Is it dyed? Is it natural?" one asked.

"Uh, it's natural-"

"Oh her skin! It's perfectly tanned. We should strip her to a swimsuit," another gushed.

"Uh, I don't wanna-"

"Hmm, she takes good care of herself. Look at the shine on her skin, the light touches of makeup, the hair styled for cute and battle. I think we should run the full line on her," the third nodded.

"Um, what do you mean-"

"PERFECT!" the other two exclaimed as they began dragging me over to a chair in the back.

"Um... What are you gonna do to me?" I nervously asked as I was seated and caped.

The three women responded with silent smiles as they held up what looked to be bottles of makeup.

"The shop here's looking for someone to help test their products on. I'm no good since I'm just too beautiful, but you, you're a fresh face," Ami snickered.

"No, you're not "too beautiful", you're just overmarketed," one of the women snarled.

"Yes, I heard some women chatting saying they felt the makeup was too good for them after seeing how Ami looked in it," another frowned.

"Hence we need a fresh face to show the common woman that they too can look good in our makeup. And the perfect candidate for that..."

"...THE CAPTAIN!" the three women swooned all at once.

"Just saying, she ain't exactly a common woman being a captain in the Knight's Order, you know," Ami shrugged.

"Rubbish! The captain is the epitome of women's success in an overly traditionalist world! She was a common woman who by her shear strength alone, rose to become a captain in the knights, paving the way for other women to follow in her suite."

"You know... there are female adventurers-"

"THE CAPTAIN IS THE BEST!" the three women shouted in unison.

"Fine, fine, have fun, you fangirls. I'm gonna go back to the lab."

"Are you sure you'll be fine on your own?" I asked.

"Um, what do you think I've been doing before I met you? Besides, things get bad, I summon you with the bracelet."

"But I'd hurl like crazy if you did!"

Ami put her finger to her chin. "True, you'd be a sitting duck... Alright, I'll work on a crystal to reduce motion sickness... But I'm only giving it to you if you can improve my mood. I'm still upset about yesterday."

"How can I do that?"

Ami let loose a giggle as she turned to the three women. "Ladies, care to sample and stock my latest perfume?"

The three women all clicked their tongues in unison.

"What if my partner fulfills your request? I'd accept even a consideration over monetary payment."

The three women turned to each other, then to me, then back to Ami. "IF she fulfills our request, we'll sample your new perfume. But we are under no obligation to stock it," one huffed.

"Then we have a deal. Have fun with your makeover, LaNorne," Ami waved as she headed out.

Hmm, a makeover doesn't sound bad, actually, however, the menacing laughter and smiles from the three women don't exactly put me in a state of relaxation.

"Now, let's begin," one chuckled as she began removing my ribbons.

"We'll start with a wash," another giggled as she whipped out a wand.

A small bubble of water materialized above my head, eliciting a shriek from me as it splashed into my hair.

"Oh? Did you hear her? Did you hear her?" one of the women squealed.

"I did! I did! Such a cute shriek. I love her already," the second swooned.

"Oh, I wanna have some fun with her. Think we should do her hair too? Like, cut and style it?" the third asked as she began scrubbing my hair with soap.

"Oo! A bob would suit her nicely," the first giggled.

"I was thinking a perm," the second frowned.

"I thought of braids... like the captain!" the third squealed.

"Um, I kind of like how my hair is," I nervously smiled.

The three women paused and stared at me.

"How did you word the request?" the first asked.

"I said that we wanted a new model to test our makeup and skincare products on," the second frowned.

"So no hair styling," the third sighed as she splashed a water bubble on my head to rinse out the soap.

"... So, why did you wash my hair then?" I nervously asked as one of the women began wrapping up my hair in a towel.

"Oh that's standard procedure, dear. Gotta wash that hair then wrap it up in a towel so it dries and stays out of the way while we go to town on your face."

"One last thing... Could you tell me your names? I'm... trying to keep track of who's who."

The three women blinked in confusion.

Oh no, I hope I didn't offend them. I just felt bad about not knowing who's who and-

"I'm Yenta," the first stated.

"Yente," the second cheered.

"Yentl," the third sighed.

"Just refer to us as the Yenta sisters, or triplets, either works," Yenta smiled.

I smiled and nodded. "Oh, and I'm Aya. Aya LaNorne. Nice to meet you all." 

"Now, without further ado. Bring out the lineup!"