Christmas-Themed Costume

A red curtain lowered down around Palutena, concealing Medusa from her view. The area around was just spacious enough for Palutena to summon and flap her wings if she wanted to, and thus, she felt no fear or unwarranted claustrophobia. What she did feel was confusion: a hanger attached to the curtain held a number of garments, most of them red with fluffy white adornments around the hem. Some of them barely registered to her as garments, but they were arranged as though they were supposed to be. "What is all of this?" she asked out loud, although she wasn't certain Medusa could answer without looking inside the curtain.

"How should I know?" Medusa snapped back. "All I know is that you're supposed to put on the costume that's in there. Take off every bit of the clothing you have on now and replace it with the costume, then exit the curtain. Those were the sponsor's instructions."

"Everything...?" Palutena questioned, frowning and squinting suspiciously as she examined the hanging clothing more closely. It seemed a small price to pay for the sake of the vessel. Not exactly humiliating, anyway. The skirt looked a little short, yes, but not too much more revealing than her toga was. It actually looked sort of cute and cozy! The red cloth was soft and velvety, and the white fluff all around was downy to the touch.

"Well, the dress is cute, anyway," the goddess thought to herself, wincing as she looked more closely at the undergarments. "These leave something to be desired. Also, if I'm not mistaken, aren't these associated with some other religion's holiday? Should I really be wearing this? I feel like I'm going to send mixed messages."

"Quit complaining so we can move on to the good part," Medusa rushed her, tapping her snakes irritably against some unseen floor.

"So there is a floor..." Palutena mused, as she began to disrobe herself. Each of her gold accessories came off, then her strappy sandles, which were a bit of an undertaking. Those were followed by her wrapped toga, then her undergarments and stockings, until she was completely bare-- a sight anyone in the kingdom would have cherished seeing, but would surely never get the chance to witness. Surely!

The goddess quickly redressed into the merry costume, starting with the "undergarments" provided, then continuing to a red Santa-themed tube dress with a fluffy white hem around the breasts and around the upper thighs. Those thighs were mostly uncovered. The outfit showed off her shapely legs, which ended in tall, knee-high black boots. Elbow-length bands of wrapped red ribbons with cute bows adorned each arm, along with a matching choker. It was all topped off with a Santa hat, sporting a fluffy white ball at its dangling tip. The black belt around the waist, fastened with a gold buckle, made her hourglass shape apparent to any onlooker, as did the rather low cut of the top.

The undergarments weren't the sort of thing she'd like to flaunt, but the outfit fit her perfectly!

Palutena chuckled confidently, tossing her hair back over her shoulder while placing one hand upon her hip. She was actually flattered! Her captor was really more like her secret admirer, right? She didn't mind showing off for him a little in return for what she wanted. Whoever it was, they were probably drooling, seeing her in this mini-skirt and tube top. Part of her really wanted to see what sort of expression the secret benefactor had on right now.

She looked to Medusa, expecting to see the other woman clicking her teeth, seeing how well Palutena made the outfit work-- how flawlessly she'd shifted from noble goddess to Christmas cutie. On the contrary, Medusa was sneering wickedly. "Oh? Feeling the holiday spirit, are you?" Palutena joked. "I'm sorry to say, you're probably the type that's getting a lump of coal from Saint Nicholas."

"Laugh while you can! The fun is about to begin..."