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Zadkiel Thrush (lifeibreathe) wrote in we_float,
@ 2010-05-21 22:08:00

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character: ganesh surendar, character: zadkiel thrush

Who: Zadkiel Thrush and Ganesh Surendar
When: Friday, May 21, 2096, evening
Where: Anhalt Building
What: Zadkiel has been avoiding social interaction, but Ganesh won't let him.
Status: Closed, Complete

After the disastrous meeting with Gabe on Monday, Zadkiel had mostly been avoiding everyone in the house. He got up early to go to work, and came home late. When he was in the house, he stayed in his room. The last thing he wanted was to upset or offend anyone else, and it wasn't as if he wasn't used to feeling isolated from the people who surrounded him.

In a way, this self-imposed exile felt more like home than anything had since he'd arrived in Seattle.

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	lifeibreathe 2010-05-22 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Zadkiel got up and opened the door. He wasn't sure why Ganesh (he recognized him by his accent) needed to bring a box into his room, but it would be rude to tell him to go away. He stepped aside to let him in, frowning with confusion. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

itsticking
2010-05-22 02:37 am UTC (link)

"Don't frown at me like that." He gingerly set the box down, releasing it with a sigh. "I was about to drop it. I didn't know whose room this was." Ganesh smiled at him, then said, "Anyhow. Here."

He reached in the box, digging around from one thing to the next until he found a magnetic hammer and offered it. "Have this. It's a welcome gift. If you push the button in the bottom, it magnetizes. You can pull all the nails out of the walls easily."

It was a little useless, Ganesh was prepared to admit, but there wasn't much else in the box that seemed quite as handy for someone who didn't appear to think much of technology. That was, if he thought of it at all. His eyes were openly curious as they looked around, surprised at a space that had nothing in it of the present.

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	lifeibreathe 2010-05-22 02:44 am UTC (link)
	"Why would I want to remove the nails from the walls?" Zadkiel asked. "Still, a hammer is a useful thing to have. Thank you." He tried to smile, since most people expected it. It felt awkward on his face and quickly slipped away. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itsticking 2010-05-22 02:46 am UTC (link)
	"If you hung something and decided you didn't want it anymore. Like say, a photograph of someone who did you wrong later on," the other man said, glancing around. "Unless you're the type who prefers darts." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lifeibreathe
2010-05-22 02:52 am UTC (link)

"I don't have any pictures," he said. It wasn't exactly true. He had one, but he kept it safely tucked away where no one could see it and ask questions he would have to lie to answer.

He loved pictures, but he hadn't been able to grab his camera when he left. One of his younger siblings had borrowed it (without asking) and so he hadn't been able to find it when he'd run. He would have liked to have been able to capture some of the things he'd encountered since arriving in Seattle.

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	itsticking 2010-05-22 02:56 am UTC (link)
	"You do have the whole Swedish minimalism decor scheme down," Ganesh agreed. "Too bad. This room could use a little something." Like a vidscreen, he thought. Or a computer. Or a phone. Or even paint. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lifeibreathe 2010-05-22 03:00 am UTC (link)
	"I'm used to sharing a room," Zadkiel said. "Four people in one space tends to have enough clutter involved that you don't worry about decorating." And there wasn't anything to decorate with, but that was beside the point. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

itsticking
2010-05-22 03:04 am UTC (link)

"I'm used to having someone else on the decorating," Ganesh commented. "Ever since I moved out of my ex's house, my places have been not much more than a collection of wires and spare parts. But I do like photographs."

Tilting his head, he dug in the box again, pulling out a small picture frame. His fingers pressed buttons, resetting and deleting the images within as he talked, moving as quickly as his mouth.

"You shared with four people? Bloody rough, that. I've been fortunate as far as space is concerned or perhaps not." He set the frame down on Zadkiel's dresser. "There's something to be said for living with other people. It's lonely when all you've got is the buzz of a computer monitor and those barely even do that, anymore." He tapped the frame. "There. Upload your pictures in and you'll have something to make it a bit more homey."

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lifeibreathe
2010-05-22 03:10 am UTC (link)

He didn't say that he didn't know how to upload pictures to the frame, nor that he didn't have any pictures to upload. Now that they were getting paid for this, he could use some of his money to buy a camera.

"My family... we had a big house, and my aunts and uncles and cousins all lived there as well. I shared with three of my cousins. It's strange now being alone. I'm used to the sound of their breathing." He still expected it at night, even two months later.

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itsticking
2010-05-22 03:14 am UTC (link)

"I felt like that myself after I left Pablo," Ganesh agreed. "I used to think I was wrong to do it. Leave, I mean. I missed the warmth and simply not being alone. You do get used to it."

He walked over to Zadkiel's bed and sat on the edge of it, looking up at him companionably. "Three cousins? Were you part of a big family then or was it just you and your parents? I was an only child."

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	lifeibreathe 2010-05-22 03:20 am UTC (link)
	"My whole family is big," Zadkiel said. He hesitated, considering what the risk might be to tell him a version of the truth. He hated not talking about them, though. "I have five sisters. I'm the youngest. Then there was all of my cousins. It was a full house. Controlled chaos, most of the time." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itsticking 2010-05-22 04:30 am UTC (link)
	"Aren't all houses?" He grinned at the other man. "It must feel moreso with five sisters. My mum had two mouths- I can't imagine living with that times two and a half." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lifeibreathe 2010-05-22 04:35 am UTC (link)
	His eyes widened, but he didn't comment on the two mouths. "It was a little annoying sometimes, since the older ones all thought they were my mother as well. I got bossed around a lot." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

itsticking
2010-05-22 04:39 am UTC (link)

"My parents owned a grocery store," Ganesh remembered, swinging his legs off the side. "It was constant bossing. Mum going on and on- one mouth would tell me to stock the cereal while the other was yelling at me to sweep. She got a bit ahead of herself sometimes."

"Did you end up with a lot of chores? If I'd had siblings, I'd have made them do it all." He patted the bed, folding his legs up so that his bare toes were sticking out. "You should sit down."

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	lifeibreathe 2010-05-22 04:45 am UTC (link)
	"It was a farm," Zadkiel said. "I grew up on a farm. Chores were constant, and a way of life. What else was there to fill the time? The girls did indoor things, mostly, and the boys did outdoor chores. You couldn't get away with shirking for long; your siblings - cousins - would take it out of you if you made them pick up your slack." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itsticking 2010-05-22 04:48 am UTC (link)
	"I've never even been to a farm," he laughed. "With..." Ganesh paused to think of what a farm would have. "Goats? And... ducks?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lifeibreathe 2010-05-22 04:51 am UTC (link)
	"We didn't have goats," Zadkiel said. "We had sheep, ducks, chickens, cows, but never goats. I don't know why." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	itsticking 2010-05-22 04:53 am UTC (link)
	"Did you milk the cows?" Ganesh looked even more curious than before. "And the sheep? I mean, did you shear them- I don't think you milk sheep." There was a slight question, however, in his voice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lifeibreathe 2010-05-22 04:57 am UTC (link)
	"You can milk sheep," Zadkiel said. "We didn't, generally, but you can. And yes, I milked cows and sheared sheep. I mucked out barns and repaired fences. I planted gardens, and sowed them later. I miss it." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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