[This small community of gem people and their Sensei has developed some very strange standards of beauty. For a group that doesn't even know what humans are, they sure do judge a fair bit of their appearances by how basically human they look. There are Reasons, but that's all before Bortz's time. As far as they're concerned, this is just how they do things and they have no desire to rebel against the group.
The powder does not come off easily with rubbing alone. It's meant to last without frequent reapplication, after all. Water would make it easier. That small patch does slowly begin to thin with the concentrated attention, though, and a hint of black starts to show through the layer of powder.]
Someone said it sounds like makeup. That women may be able to just purchase it here.
[They need to think beyond just this mission and this world, of course. But they're trying to be helpful.]
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The powder does not come off easily with rubbing alone. It's meant to last without frequent reapplication, after all. Water would make it easier. That small patch does slowly begin to thin with the concentrated attention, though, and a hint of black starts to show through the layer of powder.]
Someone said it sounds like makeup. That women may be able to just purchase it here.
[They need to think beyond just this mission and this world, of course. But they're trying to be helpful.]