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Klara Guildsen (lostababyfang) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-08-17 15:14:00

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elena gilbert, eric northman, hei, klara guildsen, penelope garcia, piper halliwell

[Day 232] [Action|Open]
[Klara is in the library, where she spends hours of each day. She loves to read and the more educational books provide a lot of information she had not been able to receive back home. Like medical books. Today she's having trouble with the fact many of the books she's looking for are on the top shelves or near enough to them. She's not very tall, even for her "age," and the stepstool she found wasn't still left her two shelves short of her target. She stood on her tiptoes and took a look around, trying to see if anyone else was around. When she thinks the coast is clear, she jumps up, using a bit of extra force to get herself up to the book she wanted, only the force used put too much pressure on the books, shoving many of them through the shelves and off into the aisle on the other side.

After the mess she tried to clean up in the library, Klara decided maybe it would be better to spend time outside instead. She brought a large box full of odds and ends--bells, wire, wooden carvings of suns and planets, a bag of sea shells, and small thin metal pipes--and sat outside under a tree in Sector 0. It was to the side of one of the food stands which gave her a good view of most of the doors to the other sectors. She could people watch and work on her wind chimes at the same time. If she breathed in too deeply she could smell everyone nearby and it made her tense and wanting, but she kept herself sitting right there the grass. If she was going to try and work through her urges, the only way she could was by making herself be around people and get used to it...right?

Hopefully.]

{OOC: Feel free to almost get hit on the head by books in the library or notice the girl making home made wind chimes in Sector 0. She's a little hungry, but will be trying not to bite anyone who comes by.}

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	Sector 0 unmitigated 2013-08-20 09:22 pm UTC (link)
	[Garcia's not in the finest mood, but nothing cheers her up like visiting with other people, especially when they're little cuties! She's laden with bags from various stores, but places them down as she walks up to Klara and her craft time.] That looks pretty cool. Whatcha making? (Reply to this) (Thread)

lostababyfang
2013-08-23 11:43 pm UTC (link)

[Oh, it's...the nice woman from the network. The one who helped her talk through things when she was being so irrational. She gives a small, awkward smile to her. Klara feels somewhat embarrassed by how immature she was that day, but she was kind to her about it, so she thinks it's better not to apologize. What if she doesn't remember?]

Uh. Wind chimes. There isn't a lot of wind, but... [She likes them. The cloudy weather just made her feel more nostalgic for the ones she made back home.]

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	unmitigated 2013-08-24 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	Hey, I begrudge no one their awesome decorations. There's no spinning table in my apartment, but does that keep me from hanging a disco ball? No, ma'am. [Garcia takes a seat and looks over the crafty items.] Besides, they're adorable even if they only make noise when you jingle 'em on purpose. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lostababyfang
2013-08-25 08:46 pm UTC (link)

[She didn't expect her to sit down like that. What should she do? Does the lady have enough shade from the tree? Should Klara move over? She is currently finishing the last touches on a wind chime with thin small pipes dangling by fishing wire. She's currently tying off the thin strip of wood to act as the windcatcher.]

...They are cute. [It's easier to respond to the simple statements than try to come up with anything more to say on her own. At least it's a topic she enjoys.] They all sound different, too. Each one has a special ring.

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	unmitigated 2013-08-27 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	[Garcia tends to invite herself into conversations, but she doesn't have expectations or anything. Really, all she wants to do is maybe help a little girl who seems pretty sad.] Yeah? That's pretty darn cool, if you ask me. Where'd you learn to make these? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lostababyfang 2013-08-31 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	[The tips of her ears flush red and Klara brushes her hair behind her ear--an embarrassed habit.] I read a book and the main character made her own windchimes, so I decided to try it. It looks harder than it is--unless you have to drill the holes. I've never done that. It doesn't take much to put string on them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	unmitigated 2013-09-02 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	She sounds like a pretty creative gal. My kind of person. [The little girl is more easily comforted this time. Hopefully whatever was bothering her is better now.] Still, it'll be really neat when it's finished, and whenever anyone asks "hey, what's that gorgeous sound?" you'll be able to say "it's these awesome chimes I made!" What beats that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lostababyfang
2013-09-02 09:29 pm UTC (link)

[She's determined to work on her "problem." If she can stand to be near people like this then maybe she's not in as much danger of hurting someone as she thought. Still, she smells...alive. She needs to focus more. She goes back to working on her current wind chime.]

It's...not that hard, really. You just have to have patience. Anyone could do it. [And if there was one thing Klara had been forced to learn, it was patience. She holds the windchime up after attaching the last pipe. It clings against each other lightly.]

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unmitigated
2013-09-03 02:18 pm UTC (link)

Well, sure, but that's like saying "anyone could knit a pair of socks." I mean yeah, maybe anyone could, but that doesn't make the awesome pair of socks any less impressive or appreciated or cool. I believe in credit where it's due, and you've made something really pretty.

[Garcia reaches out a finger to poke at the chimes so they'll ting together a little more.] Besides, in a place like this? A little beauty is worth its weight in gold. Especially if it makes people smile.

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