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[marsascending]

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[forgottenmercy]

[floor-length translucent white dress, fin-like ears, ghostly white scales.] It, ah, is...unexpected.

[marsascending]

It seems to be more in the spirit of good fun, though.

...I have to say, you've got great taste in wardrobe.

[forgottenmercy]

Ah, thank you.

Though, ah, your clothing is likely more...practical.

[marsascending]

Anything can be practical if you have the right kind of relationship with a good tailor, I find.

Can I interest you in an exchange of squares?

[forgottenmercy]

That is, ah, true.

Depending on, ah, what the square is, yes.

[marsascending]

I wouldn't dream of asking anything too much of you.

[ she says, while lassoing mercury without warning, ]

How do you feel about craft projects, actually?

[forgottenmercy]

I, ah, have little skill in most, save calligraphy and tea, but I would be willing to try?

[marsascending]

I don't think it needs to be particularly good, and they've got little kits made up for us—we've got to make "jewelry or accessories," it seems. A nice quiet activity.

[forgottenmercy]

Then, ah, that sounds nice...

[marsascending]

[ she starts opening up one of the kits, and picking out some beads from it. ]

A little simple, but it's not as if I have any particular skill in this, either.

[forgottenmercy]

I, ah, suppose that most of these kits are made for people who do not specialize in crafting...

[marsascending]

Good for us, then. Though perhaps I'd be better at jewelrycraft than painting! Perhaps it's time to try some new hobbies.

[ she arranges some beads in order, left to right, to try out a pattern—mostly in blues and silvers. ]

[forgottenmercy]

There is, ah, a good deal of time here for that.

[he is making something in white and blue. a little purple, too.]

[marsascending]

Are you making a necklace, then? Or, well, that was my own plan, in any case.

[forgottenmercy]

Perhaps, ah, a necklace. Or, ah, a hairpiece....?

[marsascending]

You do have quite a bit of very lovely hair.

I used to keep my hair that long, when I was younger; I suppose that's the benefit of it.

[forgottenmercy]

I, ah, imagine that short hair has its own benefits as well.

[marsascending]

It does, I'd say. It's a little easier to work in, and—well, for me, it's a reminder, I suppose.

[forgottenmercy]

Of, ah, lessons learned...?

[marsascending]

Mhmm.

Well, not that I need a reminder, exactly, but it's part of what makes me who I am.

[ you know. spite. ]

[forgottenmercy]

I, ah, see.

[carefully turns over what he's working on] Some lessons, ah, stick...quite permanently.

[marsascending]

...they really do. For better or for worse.

You sound like you've had a few of those, too.

[forgottenmercy]

Everyone, ah, does. Or, ah...should, anyway.

[marsascending]

For better or for worse, the best teacher is experience. Or so I tend to think, anyway. There are many things that I knew but did not quite understand until getting them firsthand.

[forgottenmercy]

Some things, ah, cannot be learned without experience.