Yamatai
Kyoto
Riverside
Hanna Madsen was eager to judge the quality of her makeup application on the Shosa.
Would the sun expose some blending mistakes to the entire crowd...and to the Empress? Was her own makeup within Star Army regulations? Did she exaggerate Eden's eyebrows too much for her taste? And, did she really put too much bronzer on the Shosa?
All these questions and more afflicted Hanna as she stood, wearing the formal variant of the duty uniform, a
Type 32 coat, and a
Type 32 cap. She was wearing a more dramatic makeup look than usual today, a blue eyeshadow placed along her lower waterline and deep red lipstick defining her look.
It was not long until the Empress arrived with her retinue. Her gold kimono was ostentatious in its conspicuousness, yet on the graceful figure of the Empress, it was beautiful and befitting of someone of such rank. Her straight, jet black hair shimmered in the sun, giving her an almost...angelic aspect. Upon turning around, Hanna saw the Empress's red eyes, which further bestowed upon the Empress a divine essence, putting her far above the uncanny perfection of the Nekovalkyrja and placing her among mythical deities and ancient queens.
On cue from the crowd, Hanna gave a deep bow and rose after three seconds. It was difficult to keep her eyes off the Empress, but with great self-control, Hanna focused her eyes upon the pink sakura trees, which had a more modest kind of beauty than that of the Empress.
Out of the corner of her eye, Hanna saw Eden and Misaki approach the Empress and give a deep bow. Their earthly beauty reminding Hanna of her own earthly worries, Hanna strained the edges of her vision to get a glance at Eden's makeup. Eden rose and turned towards her betrothed, giving Hanna a partial view of her face. However, before Hanna could judge her work, the Shosa shed
two tears.
No! You might ruin your face!
With an inaudible gasp, Hanna remembered that the setting spray, eye makeup, foundation, and lipstick that she used for Eden was waterproof.
In theory, her makeup should stay put. However, as those two
dreadful tears traveled down her face, they...did nothing!
With a deep sigh and a smile, Hanna admired the results of her work upon Eden, happy to have done her part for the wedding.