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Avoid if triggered by misplaced apostrophe's. (essayel) wrote in morningstar_mnr,
@ 2010-09-22 15:46:00

Entry tags:

allan, ben, chas, chloe, demitri, guy, urquhart

Working day, various, OTA
Guy took a break between pickups and bought a coffee and took it to the angel statue. He liked sitting in the shadow of the big green wings while he drank. It made him feel safe.

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Ben also had a drink - tea he had made himself. It was getting cold on the counter while he unpacked and shelved books. The door was wide open and the workmen were in and out whistling. Ben was very pleased with the way the work was going. The soft pale turquoise paint on the walls made him feel happy and relaxed. he hoped it would have the same effect on his customers.

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Charlie should have been answering emails but a thought had struck him and he'd gone and found a sheet of paper and had got out some pastels and was making a glorious smudgy mess that was slowly beginning to look like the City on a windswept and rainy evening. He was particularly enjoying doing the neon reflections in puddles.

There was a big smudge of pink across his cheek.

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Allan pumped the bellows watching the iron go from red to a glowing yellow-pink, then he took it from the fire to the anvil and picked up his hammer. White sparks showered as he struck, and again. He wasn't making anything in particular, but it really helped him to think.

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	Ben mm_kel 2010-09-22 03:20 pm UTC (link)
	Demitri had gotten a coffee and was strolling the Square before his next class when he decided to stop by the new book shop. He peered in the door and looked around. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Ben essayel 2010-09-22 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	Ben turned his head and blinked. "Oh - hello," he said. "I'm afraid we're not quite open yet, but feel free to come and look around. If you'd like something - well, I'm sure we can accommodate you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Ben mm_kel 2010-09-22 03:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Thanks," Demitri said, stepping in. "Don't mean to bother you, just thought I'd see how it was coming. Seth Roth told me about the store." He held out his hand. "I'm Demitri. Demitri Chambers." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Ben essayel 2010-09-22 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	Ben put down the block of paperbacks he was holding and shook Demitri's hand. "Ben Morcambe," he said. "Are you an artist too?" He looked as though he could be. But then he looked as though he could be a model or a film star. Ben hadn't seen anyone that attractive in a very long time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Ben mm_kel 2010-09-22 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	Demitri laughed softly. "Not like Seth no. I'm a dancer. I own the dance studio in the Square." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Ben essayel 2010-09-22 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	"There's a dance studio?" Ben smiled. "I hadn't noticed that. I'll have to look for it. I'm trying to get to know all my neighbours. It can be a bit daunting moving to a new city. Anyone I should avoid?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Ben mm_kel 2010-09-22 05:06 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm upstairs near the cafe," he said. "Everyone here's pretty nice. There were some problems a few years ago I've been told but now," he shrugged, "one big happy family." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Ben essayel 2010-09-22 05:09 pm UTC (link)
	Ben raised his eyebrows. "Oh, even better. Where I was before there was an electronics store and the owner used to go apeshit if anyone parked outside his store front. Tire letting down apeshit! That was n fun for anyone until his wife had him committed." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Ben mm_kel 2010-09-22 06:32 pm UTC (link)
	Demitri's eyes widened a bit. "Yikes. Well hopefully you won't have that problem here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	mm_kel 2010-09-22 03:26 pm UTC (link)
	Chloe didn't come into the City much but she'd had some shopping to do and, since she was there, thought she might drop in on someone. Dressed in jeans and a white v-neck tshirt Chloe leaned against box and watched as Allan pounded on the metal. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	essayel 2010-09-22 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	Each burst of sparks was smaller until it was time to offer the iron to the fire again. Allan turned and spotted her watching and grinned but didn't stop what he was doing. "Hello," he called, over the roar of flame and the whoosh of the bellows. "How are ya?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_kel 2010-09-22 03:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Hi," she said, coming closer. "Good. You? Whatcha making?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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2010-09-22 03:53 pm UTC (link)

"Coat hook," Allan said. "With a fancy bit at the top where you can put a nail through into the wall and a round bit on the hook so it doesn't snag yer coat."

He grinned at her, his eyes making one brief appreciative sweep, then he looked at the iron again and whipped it across to the anvil.

"Stand back," he advised as he began to hammer. Sparks flew peppering the front of his chrome leather apron with tiny black marks and making the hair on his forearm sizzle.

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	mm_kel 2010-09-22 04:24 pm UTC (link)
	She had stepped back and watched again, letting her eyes linger on the muscles in his arms as he struck the metal, the way the fire and sparks cast light and shadows over his hands and face. Such strong hands... She gave herself a shake. "Why a coat hook?" she asked, raising her voice over the clanging. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2010-09-22 04:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Because the coat hook at the gallery is pants," Allan said and grinned at her. "It's a gallery, for fuck sake. We should be surrounded with things of beauty, even in the loo. Not some bit of nineties kitsch with a knob on the end." He glanced up at here agin. "You're looking nice today. Did I tell ya?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_kel 2010-09-22 05:02 pm UTC (link)
	She smiled and glanced down then back up at him. "Thanks," she said and looked him over for a moment. "So do you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	essayel 2010-09-22 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	"This ol' t'ing," Allan said looking down at his apron with a laugh. "Come an' make yerself useful woman. There's a spare apron by the door. You can come and pump my bellows!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)