Chapter 64
Duet
Astrid upgrades the famous, the beautiful, and the exotic to wedding reception guests. Steel whimpers under his coat, a broken man, unable to leave his seat.
Secret Service and IJS agents lead None, Zelda, MaxPlume, and his Glitter Girl backstage. They separate into male and female locker rooms, each lined with racks of French 1780s fashion. Astrid’s themed wedding reception pays homage to the royal court of the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette.
The discovery of the hot air balloon in 1783 inspired clothes so exotic it took them a few hundred years to come back in style. Inflated clothes, globe hats, balloon inspired dresses, it’s Plumage fashion heaven. Hairstylists stand ready to construct a pouf hairstyle with wireframing for support. The style looks like a bee
