Benny, newly settled as the Braxiatel Collection's staff archaeologist, is trying very very hard to put her adventuring days behind her and be a "Serious Academic". She has put in some long hours of studying, but Irving Braxiatel thinks she needs a break. He wants her to attend a dinner the next night, which members of the Delvian Academy will attend. She will need a new dress. Benny attempts to find a dress that is both becoming and conservative, but has no luck. She then finds a gorgeous, blue (expensive) dress, and can't resist buying it.