CATNIP KARTH. (stoutheart) wrote in emillion, @ 2013-08-08 23:52:00 |
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Entry tags: | !complete, !thread, arielle chiaro, cressida karth |
Who: Ari & Cressida
What: Shopping for the birthday boy.
Where: The Bazaar
When: Around and after 4pm
Rating: Tame
Status: Complete!
At a quarter to four, Cressida was pretty sure she was having a panic attack.
Buying gifts for family was one thing-- they couldn't cut off all ties or hate you for too long if a gift was too strange, too personal, too anything that could make someone want to distance themselves. Buying for friends was something else. For friends, she put in everything, all thought, all effort, so that the end result was a gift she was certain they wouldn't toss or regift. Any sort of present was an extension of her personality; it was usually pretty evident when something was from her. Her heart went into everything she did for and gave to other people.
She'd experienced the same fear when hunting for Rictor's present, and now as she waited for Ari where she'd been instructed to meet the other girl, a familiar hand wrapped itself around her lungs. There was too much worry in her, so much doubt that it was a wonder she could still function as a human being. A gift was just a gift, and she should've known it, but it was still such a source of anxiety around her that sometimes, she was happy to not have too many close friends who she'd need to shop for (and her wallet thanked her, too).
The archer toyed with her braid, brushing the end strands against her nose, while she focused on not fainting in the middle of the Bazaar. But Ari would ease her worries; she was talented like that. Worst case scenario, she'd get teased and (hopefully) be able to laugh it off.
Faram, she was already stressed out and it wasn't even four yet.