"While it's unlikely to be referred to me under normal circumstances- if only because we live in different parts of the world, not to mention different actual worlds-, you can rest assured I wouldn't have asked you to model for me if I didn't think you'd be a good fit." Abruptly, he realized just what he said and smiled a bit sheepishly. "Er, pun not intended."

"It's true that you currently lack experience, and equally true that there's no shortcut to changing that. But you shouldn't sell yourself short just because of that. Kindly don't spread this around, but my first professional commission was making a banana costume for a then largely unknown stand-up comedian, and now I'm a world-famous designer. It takes a great deal of work, and as with any artistic profession there are no guarantees. But you have far more going for you than you think."

"If you're still concerned though, I can give you a few pointers on modeling. Different designers and photographers look for different things, but there are some general rules that can be helpful."