Phoebe I know I am good at something, I just haven't found it yet
Catching the sun...it seemed an odd tradition but she wouldn't scoff at it. If this is what the Fae did, and they were now neighbors, she would do her best to help. So Phoebe went out to the fields, a basket she already had for reference in her hands. Emmett had been kind enough to tell her where she could find some good grasses to pick for the task and she quickly gathered what she needed and sat to do the work. She understood the basics of weaving, though weaving baskets was new. The midwife was more skilled in making various textiles rather than hard goods like this. But certainly the concept would be the same? Over, under, over, under - she carefully worked the reeds together, glancing at the basket she had to follow the pattern. |
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the Nightingale
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05-05-2019, 11:27 AM
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Change author: Posts: 271 | Total: 8,707 MP: 0 Jiao liked Longheat, liked the traditions. While she had grown up and knew that the sun could not actually be captured...sometimes it was nice to look up at the sky and imagine, smile to herself as she remembered jumping up into the air with a basket, before she could fly. She still made a basket every year, decorated it and placed it outside her shop so that the sunlight would hit it - perhaps a lazy version of the tradition, but participation nonetheless. Usually she used materials from the forest for her baskets, strong grasses, bark, leaves...but she thought she might wander into what used to be the barrier, see if there was anything like new flowers or scraps there to improve her craft. As Jiao stepped into the fields, ready to begin her search, she caught sight of a blonde head of hair, lit by the sunlight, studiously working away on a basket of her own. It was...simple, very clearly her first try. But it was still roughly basket-shaped, so it was better than most first tries. Slowly, she approached, smiling to herself as she imagined it. This girl trying to do something like the Fae, only to be surprised by one! When she was close enough to be heard, Jiao flew herself up into the air for a moment. "Hey! What're you making that basket for?" It might be fun to feign ignorance - she could not tell lies, but a question was not a lie. Phoebe could well be making the basket for anything. Jiao And we'll dance on the ceiling With everything, everything, everything we can the Nightingale
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05-05-2019, 12:17 PM
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05-06-2019, 04:53 PM
When Jiao saw Phoebe finally catch eyes on her, jump and blush, she grinned. It was so great to make an impression, especially on a young pretty girl. She twirled as she slowly sunk down to earth (which she tried to make seem as if she was deigning to come down to Phoebe's level, not that she was tired, which was the real reason). "Ohh. You do know that's mostly for kids, right?" While the idea of a bunch of barrier-people trying to catch the sun for real made her giggle, Jiao also thought it might actually be too cringeworthily embarrassing to watch. "I mean, you can make one, but you don't usually use it properly unless you're a kid. And you look kinda young, but....not a baby." She floated down to sit cross legged next to Phoebe. "You can make it sturdier if you weave in another piece sideways, like this." Despite her chidings, Jiao leaned into show Phoebe what she meant, holding up a piece of grass and slotting it in the already-there woven holes, making the sides stronger. Jiao And we'll dance on the ceiling With everything, everything, everything we can the Nightingale
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05-07-2019, 01:54 PM
Seamstress
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05-11-2019, 04:03 PM
I heard that the Fae didn't like us very much... Jiao was surprised to hear Phoebe say this, not because it was wrong, but because she had not known any of the humans had had the intelligence or curiosity to yet find out how unpopular they were in Sidhe. While she knew many of the elders would wrinkle their nose at Phoebe's attempts, see it as stealing, her heart was a little softened by the idea of the girl making baskets to try and fit in. The basket did look better with her advice, anyway. Maybe once Phoebe had finished trying to 'capture the sun', she could use it for something else. "Jiao. I live in Sidhe. I've not been in this place much...and I don't like it a lot either." With a sigh and a glance about the fields, she looked back to Phoebe. "You seem okay though. What do you do, Phoebe? I hope it isn't basket making." There was a softer tone in her voice that stopped this jibe from being too cruel, a little smile on her lips as she leaned backwards. Jiao And we'll dance on the ceiling With everything, everything, everything we can the Nightingale
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05-13-2019, 01:43 PM
Seamstress
Age: 53 | Height: 4'6" | Race: Fae | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 3 - Strg: 12 - Dext: 12 - Endr: 11 - Luck: 14 - Int:
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Change author: Posts: 271 | Total: 8,707 MP: 0 "Sidhe is..." Jiao began, then paused, unsure of how to continue. How did you explain your home when you knew nowhere else? It was just, well, Sidhe. But that wasn't very helpful, so she tried her best to visualise it. "It is built into the trees. There's a lot of platforms and ladders and nature. There is a bodega for shops, next to the water, and um...the houses aren't shaped like the ones here." A midwife, Phoebe said, and Jiao wrinkled her nose. She had never cared for the whole business of childbirth, thinking it quite gross and uncomfortable, something she didn't fancy going on within her own body. "...You...must like babies then?" She asked, trying to find as neutral of a question as she could for the subject. Idly she began to pick blades of grass, small nimble fingers tying them together with the goal of making a little doll, something she had done many times as a child. Jiao And we'll dance on the ceiling With everything, everything, everything we can the Nightingale
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05-16-2019, 03:38 PM
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05-16-2019, 10:40 PM
"I guess. To me it's just home. ...Sanctuary is a bit like a place from a book too, but not a good place." Like somewhere the main character would go to see the horrors of the earth then grow and get out of there. Not the final wonderful paradise they would end up in (she wasn't sure if this was Sidhe, but it sure as anything wasn't Sanctuary). Phoebe...liked babies? Jiao didn't really understand. They were loud and smelly, often wet and sticky, and took a very long time to become anything worth talking to. She supposed someone had to like them so they'd keep getting made, but her lack of understanding was clear on her face. "I'm a seamstress. I make clothes. I made this dress I'm wearing, and all the accessories too." She held out the skirt of her dress, then her wrists, which were adorned with a lot of elegant bracelets made from wire and gems. "Everyone from here seems to wear the colours dark green and brown exclusively. It's so boring. I might try and sell here...maybe with Ianto. Do you know him?" Jiao And we'll dance on the ceiling With everything, everything, everything we can the Nightingale
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Age: 26 | Height: 5'9" | Race: Demi-god | Nationality: Outlander | Citizenship: Greatwood Level: 5 - Strg: 32 - Dext: 46 - Endr: 41 - Luck: 41 - Int: PIM - Mythical - Dragon (Electricity) BRANBAST - Mythical - Sear Cat (Speech)
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05-19-2019, 07:08 PM
Seamstress
Age: 53 | Height: 4'6" | Race: Fae | Nationality: Natural | Citizenship: Torchline Level: 3 - Strg: 12 - Dext: 12 - Endr: 11 - Luck: 14 - Int:
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Change author: Posts: 271 | Total: 8,707 MP: 0 "Mmm. There is still things I like about Sidhe...especially when I see Sanctuary, but..." Jiao shrugged. "Sometimes I think it'd be fun to be an Outlander, but to somewhere else. Find all new places." She was jealous of the opportunity the Outlanders had, annoyed that so many of them spent their time upset over their losses and not excited for what they had gained. She smiled wide as Phoebe praised her dress, smiling and tilting her head, hand on her chest as she posed. "Thanks. Well, I might be selling some clothes on Ianto's stall soon, so do look out for that. Soon everyone here might be dressed in my clothes." Clearly this fantasy pleased her, the faraway smile on her face telling. "If you had a date or something coming up though, I could maybe make you something custom. Someone you wanted to impress..." Jiao looked Phoebe down, unsure if she was the kind of girl who would want to look seductive. She was a bit 'farm girl', but she guessed you never knew. "I could make you something, for a price. Plunging neckline and a slit up the leg, nice colours...you know, bam." Jiao And we'll dance on the ceiling With everything, everything, everything we can the Nightingale
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05-22-2019, 02:55 PM
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05-28-2019, 09:51 PM
"Oh, they will. Don't worry about that." Jiao waved her hand dismissively, rolling her eyes. "People in the marketplace will realise it's new customers and Delah and her cronies will get over it eventually. I...don't like all the humans, but it's not as bad as they're all making out, I don't think." She shrugged, sticking out her tongue as she snapped the blades of grass on the top of her doll to make spiky hair. There was someone Phoebe wanted to impress and Jiao leaned forward with mischevious light in her eyes, ready to find out more. "You could definitely do plunging. You have a chest, don't you?" She glanced down - admittedly Phoebe was not the most curvy person around, but she was far from ugly. Jiao was sure with the right styling she could be made irrestible. "Hmmm. Well, I don't need any help with babies...maybe you could bring me something from your world? Do you have anything? That might be interesting." She wanted to start a collection of items from other worlds, thought it would be a wonderful talking point on her shelf. Jiao And we'll dance on the ceiling With everything, everything, everything we can | ||||||
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