When Firefly told Ruri that she was going to go look for some pants, she also suggested that Ruri remove the current pieces of clothing she was wearing. As Firefly left, Ruri immediately started to undress, removing the large wool poncho first, and laying it down on a nearby empty chair. Then, after running her soft, white-furred hands over the even softer fabric, Ruri removed the sweater dress first by retracting her arms from the sleaves and then lifting it over her head. She laid it in the same spot as she had the poncho.
After she had undressed, Ruri instinctively shook out her fur, allowing all of the individual hairs to find their right place once more. Shaking was harder to do in optime form than in lupus form, but Ruri still managed to perform the action with little difficulty. It was not long before Firefly returned and quickly mentioned that winter pants were not as pretty as capris, but would keep her warm. This was fine with Ruri as for the most part function was more important than appearance. As long as these pants helped keep her slender legs warm, she would be content. Firefly followed her initial statement with a suggestion that Ruri might want to sit down to try these pants on. Of course, Ruri quickly followed the more experienced woman's directions and sat down on the closest empty chair. Now all she had to do was listen as Firefly taught her how to put on these unfamiliar kinds of leg coverings called pants.