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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Sept 9, 2023 15:42:25 GMT
Namine expressed interesting in both Utena and Bella's suggestions, which made them happy. It looked like she had quite a few sketch pads already though. Hopefully the stuff she was getting wouldn't be too heavy.
"Got any ideas for sketches yet?" Bella asked. She remembered Namine mentioning she was an artist. Bella couldn't draw herself, but she still loved a pretty or interesting picture.
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Post by skyeknight on Sept 10, 2023 18:01:48 GMT
"Oh, I just draw whatever comes to me."
She wished she could just pick something to draw. Instead, visions of the future plagued her drawings. Note to self, don't mention hobbies or people would ask questions. She adjusted her grip on the basket she held with all her procured mediums. She was experimenting with new supplies that she had never been given before. Like colors. She might be going a little overboard with the new high-quality markers, but she had a little bit of her own money from her parents' trust which hadn't been stolen by her uncle before he was arrested.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Sept 15, 2023 0:14:41 GMT
"I bet you'll find inspiration soon," Bella said encouragingly. She hoped Namine wasn't getting artist's block or something. From what she heard, any kind of creative block sucked.
"You could probably cater to the more narcistic kids and paint portraits of them," Utena said jokingly. "They'd probably pay good money for it too." She'd met quite a few students over the years who wanted to be superheroes for the fame and fortune. They couldn't wait to get their face plastered all over newspapers and Tiktok videos. Utena couldn't stand people like that.
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Post by skyeknight on Sept 17, 2023 3:39:24 GMT
"Oh... well, I'm sure they would," Namine said. "But I don't think I should do commissions."
She looked around, hoping for inspiration in a distraction. Talk about her powers was always tricky for her. At the moment, only Zelda and Claude knew. Zelda knew because they were roommates. How was Namine to hide that from someone who lived in such close proximity to her? And Claude found out when the Cinderblock attacked this very bookstore. She had drawn on her own skin because she wanted to see what she needed to do to ensure everyone got out of that situation okay. Neither had asked questions about it.
"H-Have you been to the beach since we first ran into each other, Bella?"
About as subtle as a Cinderblock bursting through the bookstore.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Sept 19, 2023 0:00:13 GMT
Utena was surprised at that. Namine could probably make some good money taking artwork request. But Bella gave her a look and she didn't press the subject. Maybe Namine just didn't want to do a side hustle. God forbid she ended up getting burned out if she was doing drawing for commissions and superhero work.
"Not yet, but I've been meaning to go back soon," Bella replied. "It's been too long." Sure, the forest was always her favorite place to relax, but the beach was pretty good too. Her family had vacationed there a lot over the years and she had lots of happy memories of the place.
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Post by skyeknight on Sept 20, 2023 2:07:40 GMT
Namine's fingers began to itch with the desire to put pen to paper. To see if the weather would hold up for Bella. If she would almost lose her hat again. Or if she would have fun. Perhaps she should look into having her art supplies delivered in the future. The urge to use the new mediums were building. Instead, Namine clutched the art supplies a little tighter.
"You should go before the weather gets too bad. Fall is just around the corner." she said with a soft smile. "I haven't been either. Just too busy."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Sept 25, 2023 22:49:21 GMT
"Yeah, one last beach trip before the invasion of pumpkin lattes and Halloween decorations," Bella joked. Although she liked pumpkin stuff as much as the next person. It was one of her favorite flavors.
"I might have to get in on that," Utena added. "Fall's fun and all, but I like me some sunshine."
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Post by skyeknight on Oct 12, 2023 2:55:42 GMT
Namine gave a quiet nod. The two girls had no idea how hard they were making it not to bust into the craft supplies to draw. School brought up a lot of new things she wanted to do, but with no prior experience, she was hesitant to leap in. Perhaps, if he got to know others better, she wouldn't have been so afraid to let them know what her powers really were.
"Just stay out of the water," Namine said, "It's probably too cold this time of the year."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Oct 16, 2023 23:30:38 GMT
Bella nodded in agreement, but Utena seemed ready to take on the challenge. "Oh really? You dare me to try it?"
"Nobody's daring you Utena," Bella replied. "Besides, you'll just freeze."
"You doubt me, sister?" Utena asked dramatically before she started laughing. She was joking, although part of her wondered if she could stand the cold water. Backing down from a challenge was something she rarely did.
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Post by skyeknight on Nov 18, 2023 3:17:41 GMT
Namine covered her mouth with her hand to stop her laugh from escaping. It did not do much to completely hide her smile. She looked between the two sisters. She would have liked to have siblings, but that was never in the cards for her. You could just tell by looking at the two girls, even without the similar features, that they were family, especially with the ribbing they were giving each other.
"I'm a little jealous. You get along so well together."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Nov 19, 2023 17:01:37 GMT
"I think it's a twin thing," Bella replied. Twins felt different than other sibling duos, in her opinion. Before she made any friends, Utena was her first, and they knew each other well enough to usually know what the other was thinking.
"Eh, we have fights like any other siblings," Utena pointed out. "Like when out stuff ends up on someone else's side of the room."
"Or social situations," Bella agreed. She knew she could be timid when it came to stuff like that, but Utena's daredevil tendencies could also get her into trouble.
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Post by skyeknight on Dec 31, 2023 16:18:33 GMT
"I wouldn't know," Namine said. "I'm an only child."
The distraction was helping. The urge to draw was lessening. But she knew the moment she got to her dorms; she would be drawing something. She would have to message Zelda and let her known. Namine's drawings had a way of making her neglect things like eating or sleeping. It was best to have preventative measures in place.
"It must be nice though... Even if you fight..."
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Jan 4, 2024 2:51:14 GMT
Namine almost sounded sad when she said that. Utena and Bella wondered if maybe she'd had an unhappy childhood. A lot of kids did. Heck, even they'd had some rough moments growing up. But at least they'd had each other. They weren't sure how well they'd be doing if they didn't have any siblings like Namine.
"Well, if you ever want a front row seat to twin shenanigans, you can always hit us up," Utena said. Okay, that was a round about way of saying that Namine could hang out with them whenever she wanted, but the sentiment was the same.
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Post by skyeknight on Jan 25, 2024 2:11:16 GMT
"Oh, no, I don't want to be a bother!"
Namine instantly held up her hands and winced because she sounded so wistful about it. She was really putting her own foot in her mouth. Besides, the more people around her, the more they found out about her powers. There were sometimes when the itch to draw became so intense that she couldn't stop herself. Which was cute and all when there were tiny doodles on your hand or arms. People chalked that up to being bored. But when you broke out a canister of lipstick and began drawing on the walls because you needed to draw desperately, people tended to get a little freaked out. Especially when they knew her drawings had meanings. It was bad enough she showed Claude, but that had been an emergency.
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Post by angelofmusic1992 on Jan 30, 2024 1:01:11 GMT
"What? No way, the more the merrier," Utena encouraged. "Right?"
"Yeah," Bella agreed. She and Utena were always happy to let another friendly face join them, even if they were quiet. Utena had grown up with Bella's shy nature her whole life, she was pretty much used to it at this point, even if she could be a bit overbearing sometimes.
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