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Avoid if triggered by misplaced apostrophe's. (essayel) wrote in morningstar_mnr,
@ 2008-05-17 17:06:00

Gallery, morning, Andy and Emma
And had got home at around three am, had drunk two pints of water and had slept like a log. Waking at her alarm she had got up and apart from a slight feeling of tension in the back of her neck from too much head banging and lugging amps around, she felt fine.

Just as well it was her day to work because Charlie was wrecked. She rang him at eight am anyway just to 'check if there was anything he needed her to do' she said, though it was really to hear him groan, then headed off for work, picking up a coffee on the way.

By the time the gallery was due to open she had opened the mail and done most of the cleaning and was in a very good mood indeed.

Ten to nine she looked at her watch and smiled to see Emma approaching across the Square.

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	sam_mm 2008-05-17 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	Emma paused once looking into a shop window with a thoughtful look on her face. Then, shaking her head carried on towards the gallery. Coming through the door she grinned, "Morning Andy, how's you today?" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	essayel 2008-05-17 04:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Surprisingly good," Andy said. "Considering how much I drank last night. You wanna get the blinds up and the desk ready while I make the tea? I'm ready for another shot of caffeine." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sam_mm
2008-05-17 04:30 pm UTC (link)

"Sure," Emma hung her jacket on the back of the desk chair, "I'll er, hang that up properly in a minute. Where were you last night then? Somewhere good? I was finishing my Anatomy Revision last night, and wondering yet again why I thought advancing was a good idea so close to finals!"

She chuckled as she headed for the first of the blinds, "Still, I got accepted into Rutherford, so it's going to be worth all the hard work." The blind came up, letting the bright morning sunshine in through the window.

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	essayel 2008-05-17 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	"Ooh," Andy said, screwing her eyes half closed. "Yeah, revision is cool. And Rutherford's a good college. I went there back when." She strolled through to the office to put the kettle on. "You thinking of going into medicine?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sam_mm 2008-05-17 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	Emma moved on to the second blind, "No, I er, I got onto their arts programme, so long as I can pass both my Junior and Senior year finals this summer. Nearly there. Just a couple more papers and then the exams." Emma grimaced a little as the blind came up, "But I should be fine. I've passed everything so far, if only just on some papers." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

essayel
2008-05-17 04:57 pm UTC (link)

"Only just is good enough in some cases," Andy called. "I scraped a pass in Perle but it was enough for me to get my degree."

She emerged from the office with a teapot, mugs, milk and lemon on a tray and carried it across to the desk and set it down with a sigh.

"Anatomy should be damned handy for an artist. I remember Charlie telling me he bought a copy of Grey's from an ex-medical student and sellotaped some of the pages shut because they put him off his food."

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sam_mm
2008-05-17 05:10 pm UTC (link)

"Well, I'd like to get some good grades, but," Emma moved to the last of the front blinds, "it will be great to be done with High School. I mean, I turn eighteen this summer, back home, kids are finishing A Levels and heading to college, I know it's different here, but, I still don't want to be feeling left behind..."

Emma pulled the last blind up and fastened it off. "So, where were you last night? You didn't say..."

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	essayel 2008-05-17 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Arcane's first gig," Andy said, unlocking the safe and taking out the float. She sat and began to count it. "Out at Fat Freddie's. That's a biker bar out in the mountains but not nearly as rough as it looks." She glanced across at Emma. "That's the band Deacon fronts. Along with most of the maintenance department and Zack Pace." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sam_mm 2008-05-17 05:30 pm UTC (link)
	"Damn I want to be twenty-one. Or have them play someplace I can actually get into?" Emma grinned, "Still, probably not a good idea until Finals are over. Study first, play later right?" She looked over at Andy as she picked up her jacket to go hang it up, "So, were they any good? Did they do ok?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

essayel
2008-05-17 05:41 pm UTC (link)

Andy made a face and waggled a hand in the air, then she grinned. "They did great, only don't tell 'em I said so. Or at least not Deacon. You could see him lapping it up. Nick looked a bit worried, bless him, a couple of times but it went okay. They were preaching to the converted out there. The City will be a much tougher audience. I think they are playing Upstairs fairly soon. Sometime in June."

She nodded, finding the float correct and slotted the tray into the drawer of the till.

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sam_mm
2008-05-17 05:52 pm UTC (link)

"Oooh, that would be fantastic. To have them play that close to home." Emma snickered, "Bit of a big head this morning you think? Oh lord, how's Charlie? Cos I know if Deacon was playing then Charlie would be there, and if you drank a lot, chances are Charlie did the same."

Emma headed through and hung her coat up, coming back to the desk to settle behind it and make sure that she had working pens and sharpened pencils. She also made sure she had a clean sheet of paper on the top of her pad, ready to take notes.

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essayel
2008-05-17 05:59 pm UTC (link)

"Charlie," Andy's expression softened for a moment, "was so proud! Trying very hard to pretend that he was just a roadie and a friend because that's not the sort of place to get caught yearning up at the lead singer unless you're female - and there were a fair number of girls throwing napkins with phone numbers onto the stage." She chuckled. "So he got stuck into the beer and has a head full of bees this morning. Dunno how Deacon is. He wasn't awake."

She riffled through a load of fine art greetings cards and went to get a few more Van Goghs from the store. "It strikes me UK licencing laws are a lot more friendly than the ones here. But doesn't Upstairs let under twenty-ones in?"

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sam_mm
2008-05-17 06:12 pm UTC (link)

"Aaaw, I bet he's dying. Poor Charlie." Emma couldn't help the chuckle, "I'm sorry, I should be more sympathetic shouldn't I?"

Emma shook her head, "I think they do yeah, I've heard some of the other kids at Andover talking about going to Upstairs, I think they have to wear wristbands or something? But they can get in, so, I should be able to. Yeah, July 15th I can legally drink and purchase alcohol in the UK," Emma sighed, "three more years to wait here, but, I got to drive a year earlier, that kind of maybe, just a little bit, offsets it?"

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	essayel 2008-05-17 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Win some, lose some," Andy said with a grin. "But you can always have a trip to the UK and make the most of being old enough over there. Do you know what you're getting for your birthday?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sam_mm
2008-05-17 06:41 pm UTC (link)

"I'll be happy with just those passing grades to be honest." Emma shook her head, "After all the big things I've been given, my second chance, the car, Ang and Alec, even the chance to advance a year? I really shouldn't get greedy now should I?"

Absently she doodled on the pad, "Besides, someone else's birthday to worry about first. I still have no idea what to get Ang for hers, I mean, seriously, no ideas at all and I've only got until June eighth."

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	essayel 2008-05-17 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, what does she like?" Andy asked. "Is there anything in particular that she likes to do, or wear or see or listen to. If she's anything like my mom she's been dropping hints for the past coupe of months." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sam_mm 2008-05-17 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah," Emma said rather dryly, "I'd have a job getting her pregnant now though wouldn't I?" Just the once, and lightly, she banged her head on the desk, "Oh I have got to get an idea. But, unless she's already pregnant it would be really bad to get her something baby related right? And even then, it could be bad luck or something?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2008-05-17 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh so that's what she wants," Andy said and snickered. "Yeah, I don't think anyone's qualified for that job other than Alec so ..." She shrugged. "Get her something completely non-baby related. She's going to be herself as well as a mother, after all." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sam_mm
2008-05-17 07:10 pm UTC (link)

"The question is what? I mean she's got so much stuff, her wardrobe in my apartment is filled with clothes, shoes, corsets," Emma looked up, "Oooooh, now there's an idea. I know she has several upstairs with her, but, I've not seen her wear any of her posh ones lately."

Then she shook her head, "Yeah, like I'd know where to even start looking for one of those. Argh, I could wish birthdays were all cancelled, only then I wouldn't turn eighteen!"

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essayel
2008-05-17 07:16 pm UTC (link)

"Yeah and never turn twenty-one neither," Andy said with a chuckle. "I buy my corsets online usually, but when I'm in funds, which isn't often enough, there's a place over on Arliss that I go to. They are very good, a bit pricey, but you get exactly what you ask for." She considered. "I reckon if you could take one in that you know fits okay, they could use the measurements from that to make a new one - or find one in stock, if there's not enough time."

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	sam_mm 2008-05-17 07:24 pm UTC (link)
	"Urgh, not that I'm into drinking but, twenty-one is important for so many other things too." Emma grinned, "There is? Oh, that could work then. I'll just have to snaffle one I guess, the only problem is, how pricey is pricey?" Not that Emma was that worried, just lately she hadn't been spending any money on anything, so there was quite a bit available. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

essayel
2008-05-17 07:32 pm UTC (link)

"It varies accroding to the trim and the material you choose and if you need it - er," Andy stuck her boobs out, "load bearing. Look, why don't you give them a call?"

She stooped and took the phone book from under the desk then flipped through the pages. "There," she said, pointing to an entry. "Explain what you want and they should be able to give you an idea whther it's worth a trip over there or not."

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	sam_mm 2008-05-17 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Ooooh, I will do," Emma scribbled the number down on the pad, and then because she knew she'd forget wrote down the name and address as well, "Um, I've never bought one of these before, are there any questions I should know to ask? Or um, know the answers to before I ring?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2008-05-17 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Just explain it's for your mom and you want it to fit right." Andy cast her mind back wondering if she'd ever seen Anghara in a corset. "Knowing your mom she'll be wearing top quality so you could mention Vollers but point out you can't afford them, and offer to bring in one for them to take the measurements from." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sam_mm 2008-05-17 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	"I can do that," Emma scribbled a few things down, mostly steal a corset, and Vollers, along with big sister? Not Mum?. "Um, could I do that from here? If it's quiet? I don't really want her hearing the call and for some reason Alec always seems to know when I've been on the phone, or had guests." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2008-05-17 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	Andy looked at her watch. "Do it now," she suggested. "They open at nine too. Though I thought you had an apartment to yourself now." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sam_mm 2008-05-17 08:44 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh thanks! I should, um, use the back room though? And yeah, I do have an apartment to myself, but, for some reason Alec knows everything that happens in mine." Emma grimaced, "Almost before I do!" Emma stood up and tore off the page with her notes on it. "I won't be too long hopefully, unless I get stuck." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2008-05-17 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah sure," Andy said and took the seat at the desk to sip her tea. After a moment she took a pack of Advil from the drawer. Looked like it was going to be a long morning. (Reply to this) (Parent)