Dress Blues

Stacker and Tamsin prepare for a party in their own ways.
==Meta==
Part 5 of the "Know Your Rangers" series, originally published here on March24/2015.
Author's note: "For bamfcoyotetango. Coyote Tango, team the first."
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2015; opening gala for the Hong Kong Shatterdome
==Text==
Tamsin stands in front of the mirror and picks at the neckline of her designer dress. "I don't see why I have to wear this rag. I should be able to go in uniform like you," she grumbles.
Stacker adjusts his tie. "You use feminine pronouns. Therefore, you like dresses." He frowns at the knot, unties it, tries again.
She rolls her eyes. "It's twenty-fuckin'-fifteen! Us 'shes' should be able to wear what we want!" Braces her hands on her hips. "I'm a lieutenant same as you! Hell, /I'm the command pilot and they're dressing me like I'm your-your /arm candy!" She sniffs. "They even had the /balls to ask if I'd take out my piercings, 'just for tonight.'. What a buncha ...."
He sighs. "We have to give the donors what they want to see, Tams." His tie finally passes muster.
Tamsin responds with a fairly spectacular "Hmmph!"
Stacker glances over, cocks an eyebrow. "I see you agreed to wear the heels."
"'course I did." She smirks. The eyebrow arches further. "The better to skewer anyone who says something idiotic to me."
"This is a fundraiser, not a bar fight."
"There's a difference?"
"Will you at least let the other person throw the first punch?"
"I /guess I can do that," she concedes.
A polite knock sounds at the door.
"That's our cue."
Stacker offers his arm. "Let's go, arm candy."
"Call me that /ever again and you'll be wearing your spine as a collar."
Stacker chuckles. "Yes, ma'am."
Tamsin nods sharply, but her eyes sparkle. "Good. As long we have that straight."
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