[PQ] A touch of home

Maea

And I hope that you don't suffer
But take the pain

The guildhall smelled of fresh lumber, paint and sawdust. Leaving the door open to let in the sweet Flowerbirth air, the sound of her heels echoed slightly in the stillness. 
As far as she knew, no one had really come by since repairs finished on the building. The little shop was open occasionally, but no particular profits had been made and the hall was not yet the bustling gathering place and hub of activity she would like to see it become. 

The first remedy to that would be to make herself at home, so that she was present whenever anyone responded to the invitations. Going upstairs, she unlocked the door to the guildmaster's office, and found the space to be a barren cell of a room. White fresh paint pricked her eyes, and from a large window overlooking the little garden lot on the back of the house, brilliant light streamed in onto a plain desk. That was it. Some empty shelves, a simple pin chair and a chest that was equally empty - that was the whole of it. Clearly Edmund had meant what he said about stepping back for her. He hadn't left so much as a scrap of paper. 

Dust motes glittered in the air; sighing, Maea pulled a notebook from her coat pocket and began to jot down a list of things she would need to spruce this place up to her liking. 

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Welcome! This will be a PQ to help Maea decorate her new office. Let's begin with the characters showing up :) 

1. Maea 
2. Charlie 
3. Zefira

Hope if everybody runs
You choose to stay

I can't relate to  d e s p e r a t i o n

You can always count on Charlie to show up wherever help is needed.

"Hellloooo?" Appearing in the open doorway of the guildhall with a spray of red flowers in her hands, the little ancient glanced around. Blinking several times to try and encourage her eyes to adjust to the softer lighting within, Charlie stepped over the threshold in the main hall. Everything looked incredibly official from what she could see, if not a bit new and untested. Though she wasn't entirely sure what the purpose of the guild was given that the world had largely already been explored and mapped, it all definitely looked good.

"Maea? It's me, Charlie." The blonde called, her tail swaying from side to side. Down the hall she could see what she thought was a kitchen, and up the grand staircase appeared to be a few more rooms, but she didn't want to just go wandering about with permission.

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Charlie arrives with flowers!

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The Hollowed Grounds was slightly less wretchedly cold in Flowerbirth than it had been in Deepfrost, but Zefira still wasn't sold on the place as some kind of year-round home for an Ancient. Enough people had migrated here that she was doing her damnedest to give it a fair shake, but so far all she'd seen of it had made her want to shake the mud of the place from her feet.

Ah well.

"Adventure, hmmm?" she purred, following a ruby red tail inside. Perhaps the place would relieve the boredom of the drab little city and its drab little people, or at least it might have a fire she could warm herself at for a little while. The fancy central bonfire was admittedly lovely and its portal was delightfully convenient, but as for the rest?

Well. Maybe the Void would be an improvement in some regions, at least so far as adding a splash of color went. Pity the colors were all shades of purple and black, though.

Zefira fluffed up her fur coat and looked around with an artfully arched brow. "If you say so..." She flashed a fanged grin at the other women inside. "Zefira. Call me Zef. Nice to meetcha."

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Zef arrives looking for a fire!

Maea

And I hope that you don't suffer
But take the pain

Drawn out of her thoughts by the sound of voices downstairs, Maea's head came up and her expression brightened. Hurrying to the stairs, she peered over the bannister and grinned upon recognizing the priestess. And a friend?

"Charlie, hi! Come on up, You too, come in, make yourselves at home" she added to the unfamiliar face, extending her welcome to the stranger far more easily than she might have done a year ago. "Your timing is impeccable, I could use some opinions."

Waiting for them to join her on the second floor, Maea waved them both along to the office.
"Awful, isnt it," she lamented. "I need to spruce it up somehow, but all I can think of is some curtains... Got any other suggestions? I want it relaxing, without getring too informal."

Gazing hopefully at Charlie and - was it Zef she'd heard the tall lady say? - Maea picked her list back up again, ready to note down any ideas.

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Round 1

Suggest ways to make the office more personal! Striving for a balance between relaxing and official.

Hope if everybody runs
You choose to stay