Saturday morning, Dark and Daizi dressed themselves, looking forward to the event. Daizi chose a dark purple chiffon abaya with black floral embroidery on the sleeves and hem, and braided her hair back, weaving in black, red, and green ribbons. She thought above covering her hair, but decided it would feel inauthentic and like she was putting on a costume. Dark, meanwhile, wore his usual summer outfit, which was to say a black button down with the top three buttons undone (to keep some modesty, given the event) and the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, with his usual jewelry. Given the late-April heat, he wore a looser fit shirt, but he skipped the waist coat. Instead, he opted for a red yashmagh (an Iraqi version of the more well-known keffiyeh) which wore tied around his shoulders, almost like a vest. It was a garment the twins would've seen him use before, but typically only in the summer when he was helping Daizi garden, in his shed, or otherwise engaged in a sweaty or dusty outdoor activity, and on such occasions he used it to keep the sun from his head, to be able to wipe sweat from his face, or to help prevent him from breathing in dust. He also added an Iraqi flag pin to it, right above his heart.
They dressed Ivy in her normal clothes, because they did not want to cause her any stress, but to match her mother, they added white, red, and green ribbons to her hair, which was too dark to necessitate a black ribbon. When Dark came downstairs, he tossed a yashmagh to each of them, "You do not need to wear it today or ever, but you both should have one too."
