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damned_institute2008-02-17 03:05 pm
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Day 30: Arts and Crafts Room (Third Shift)
[Bother away~]
It was surprising how quickly the staff had lifted the lockdown, particularly for those who had a hand in this morning's "incident". Ken was certain they were going to be stuck in their rooms until nightfall and thus, felt wary of the intercom's announcement. Partly for possible ulterior motives, partly for the fact they were treating them as children.
This whole situation was one glorified time-out, when he thought about it.
Still, there were some benefits to the matter, which the nurse was now spelling out for him. "....choice of the Sun Room, the Music Room, the Game Room, or the Arts and Crafts Room--"
"Wait." Ken stopped short in the middle of the hallway. "Excuse me, but did you say Arts and Crafts Room?"
The nurse nodded and smiled. "Would you like to go there?" she asked. "You deserve it, considering you were so good during today's ordeal."
Perfect. He was hoping for a place to finish the copy of the map he had planned to give Yukari. This "Arts and Crafts" Room should have something more eye-catching than pens. (Blue and black ink were boring selections.) With a nod of approval, Ken allowed himself to be escorted.
In five minutes, the boy managed to assemble several choice markers and four sheets of white paper, which he took to one of the round tables in the room. There, he set to work, using the map within his journal pages as a reference.
It was surprising how quickly the staff had lifted the lockdown, particularly for those who had a hand in this morning's "incident". Ken was certain they were going to be stuck in their rooms until nightfall and thus, felt wary of the intercom's announcement. Partly for possible ulterior motives, partly for the fact they were treating them as children.
This whole situation was one glorified time-out, when he thought about it.
Still, there were some benefits to the matter, which the nurse was now spelling out for him. "....choice of the Sun Room, the Music Room, the Game Room, or the Arts and Crafts Room--"
"Wait." Ken stopped short in the middle of the hallway. "Excuse me, but did you say Arts and Crafts Room?"
The nurse nodded and smiled. "Would you like to go there?" she asked. "You deserve it, considering you were so good during today's ordeal."
Perfect. He was hoping for a place to finish the copy of the map he had planned to give Yukari. This "Arts and Crafts" Room should have something more eye-catching than pens. (Blue and black ink were boring selections.) With a nod of approval, Ken allowed himself to be escorted.
In five minutes, the boy managed to assemble several choice markers and four sheets of white paper, which he took to one of the round tables in the room. There, he set to work, using the map within his journal pages as a reference.
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Following Anise to the same table, she set down her supplies and began cutting thin strips of different colored fabric. "Hmmm, this'll work."
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But as long as there was something she could do to brighten the place a bit, she might as well do it! Anise wasted no time in adding the last few details to the doll; its paws, its ears, and most importantly, its wide, pointy-toothed grin. Finishing that, she then took the long felt strips, folding and stitching each to make them thinner and stronger. Maybe they wouldn't make the best straps, but with the materials available they would have to do.
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... was making friendship bracelets. Friendship bracelets which Mion wasn't even sure would be allowed to leave the room with her, let alone get to the people she intended them to go to. Plus she was meeting Rena after this shift anyway...
"Hm..." Mion selected a pink and red bracelet that was decorated with brown beads; and held it out for Anise. "Here, uh, this is for you."
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She sewed some more felt sheets together to make a sac, and stuffed it inside the doll to reinforce the inside. Anise then stitched all loose ends to make sure everything was in place. Now the torso was neatly hollowed! She added a flap over the top, and attached the head to said flap. Now she had just what she wanted: a Tokunaga bag that opened at the neck! All she needed now was to add the straps and buttons, and she'd have an adorable makeshift backpack. How resourceful and clever she was!
But Anise was interrupted from her internal gloating as she saw Mion offer her something. The concept of friendship bracelets was pretty foreign to an Auldrantian like her, but she took it anyway. Anise would never refuse a material gift, naturally! She turned it over in her hands with a curious look for a few moments before asking, "What is it?"
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"It's a friendship bracelet! It's a handmade gift from me to you to show we're friends! It's not anything huge, you don't have to keep it if you don't want it but... Well, that's what it is," Mion put her hands on her neck and laughed a little. "This old man is gonna make one for all of my friends, and the first one's for you."
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Anise slipped the bracelet around her wrist, tightened it, and shot Mion a smile. "Thanks, Mion. Maybe I'll return the favor sometime! After all, you even guessed my favorite color right." One would think it should be natural to associate Lovely Pink (as Anise called the particular shade she usually wore) with someone as cute and feminine as her, but it seemed the nurses were convinced her favorite color was yellow. It was a minor pet peeve, but it was really nice to see someone get it right.