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Tim W█████ ([personal profile] postictal) wrote in [community profile] lifeaftr2018-02-12 01:16 pm

i know it's just a number but you're the eighth wonder [ OPEN MINGLE ]

Who: Tim and EVERYBODY WHO WANTS IN ON THIS CAUSE IT A MINGLE
What: Nail-painting. Destressing. We have earned something Nice for ourselves.
When: February 12th
Where: Just outside the Storyteller's Temple
Warnings: Probably nothing of note? Will add if needed.



There's a man sitting cross-legged outside the Storyteller's Temple, general hub of interaction that it seems to be turning into. He still looks like shit, granted, his face a colorful patchwork of bruising and a fresh bandage slapped around his middle, but that hasn't stopped him from making the best of things. A few vials of some various colorful fluids might not be familiar to everyone here, but after everything? Screw it, thinks Tim. They've deserved a break. He deserves a break. The kids here, especially, deserve a break. It's time to celebrate the fact that they are no longer in danger of freezing in the dark and living out the remainder of their days in a bleak, sunless existence.

And he liked colors, as a kid. In the blank white walls of a hospital, where everything was drained of variation and bleached white and left bone-blank, the occasional bursts of color allowed in packages of crayons and colored pencils at art time were treasures. They stopped giving him crayons after he drew the man in his room one too many times, a tall black shadow in the back of every drawing that had the doctors exchanging looks with tightened jaws and the clearing of throats that too clearly spoke to their disapproval.

It dogged him, even once he stepped out of those empty walls, his wardrobe as consistently drab and dull and monochrome as his life. It dogged him with featureless rooms and

Fuck that.

Fuck that especially, because it means that kids like Ren grew up without colors in their lives, and it means that they've had precious few simple little pleasures in the past month, and it means that they are all owed a goddamn break. And if he's bound to be a freak no matter what he does, he may as well be one with a spot of color or two.

So today, to celebrate? We're painting nails.

Fuck it. We're painting nails.

It's safe to say that Tim's new at this, particularly when he only has one good hand at the moment, but he'll still seem quite open to sharing with whoever happens along - especially if you're a kid.

[ooc: yes this is a mingle for painting some nails feel free to top-level all over]

prettypurpleparlor: Warm affection that I've always felt (Sweet creature)

Muffet | OTA

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-14 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, if nothing else, they can say that they've finally gotten Muffet to take her gloves off- she's stored them neatly away in her pockets for now and appears to be doing something complicated that involves at least three different bottles and all six of her hands.]

[A closer look will reveal that she seems to be doing some kind of gradient, each of her three pairs of hands getting a different color: bright golden coin yellow on the top set of nails, a shimmering pale copper orange on the middle two, and richly dark blood-red on the bottom pair.]

[The overall effect is rather flame-like... which is a good match to the other recent addition to her usual look, courtesy of the Jormun- a pair of phoenix feathers carefully tied into her hair at her right ribbon. Even beyond the physical, Muffet looks calmer than she has in a while, finally allowing herself to relax for a little while instead of rushing off to handle whatever crisis is going on at the moment.]
souris_keteer: (Miki)

[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-14 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Cue one impressed, albeit still slightly confused, mouse.]

Wow, you're a great artist too? Is there anything you can't do?
prettypurpleparlor: Bidding you good morning now (Dear friend)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-15 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, aren't you sweet- but really, I suspect this is much easier for me, since I have more hands to work with.

[Having three pairs of hands means never having to awkwardly try to use the brush with your left hand to paint your right when you're right-handed, or vice-versa.]

And while I'd like to say there's nothing, I can think of more than a few areas where I've little to no talent. For one thing, I still can't do fire magic. Or carpentry, much.

[Both of which have been very frustrating on this island, for the record. ...Well, she can sort of do carpentry, but it's pretty bad.]
souris_keteer: (Mikkie)

[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-15 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
Huh? How come you can't do fire magic?

[That sticks with him because, well, he can! And if someone like him can, surely anyone can!]
prettypurpleparlor: Thinking only (And I've a many curious things)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-20 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
From what I understand, elemental magic is one of those things one tends to have or not have a natural talent for- a bit like the way some people have a natural talent for singing but others can't carry a tune in a bucket. One can refine one's talent with practice, but the time and effort may not always be best spent there.

People tend to have an affinity for a particular element- fire or water or air, and so on- and might not have much of a knack for elemental magic in general. I can do a little bit of earth magic, but it was never much, and I've no skill with fire magic at all. Focusing on purple magic made more sense, since it came more naturally to me.

[Hence why she keeps using a flint and tinder set to make cooking fires, instead of starting them magically.]
souris_keteer: (Topolino)

[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-20 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Mickey frowns as he listens to this. Since he took to fire magic so easily, does that mean he won't be able to learn anything else? He sure hopes not.]

Well... at the very least, purple does seem to suit you. I mean, gosh, you're purple from head to toe and everywhere in-between!
prettypurpleparlor: For what you're pleased to say (You're witty and you're wise)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-22 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[She giggles cheerfully.]

That was rather fortunate, wasn't it? Imagine if I'd been born with a talent for orange magic, instead- I'd clash terribly.

[Gotta keep up that aesthetic.]
souris_keteer: (Default)

[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-22 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't you mean... orange you glad you're purple?

[Rimshot. Also, my apologies.]
prettypurpleparlor: For what you're pleased to say (You're witty and you're wise)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-22 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh dear.

[She's trying to look stern, but she can't quite suppress the urge to laugh. It makes her feel vaguely nostalgic about Sans, honestly. She hopes he finally made it home, in the end.]

Yes, I suppose if I had to go around being mismatched all the time I'd feel quite blue.
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[personal profile] souris_keteer 2018-02-23 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[If you don't stop him, he's only going to keep at it.]

You might even be red in the face!

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[personal profile] escampist 2018-02-15 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
[Max might be staring a bit. Just because... well...]

Jesus, you must go through a lot of this stuff.

[You know, what with the extra hands and everything.]
prettypurpleparlor: Wily, flattering words (In a little corner sly)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-15 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[At this point Muffet is pretty much used to humans staring at her, so she just replies airily:]

Not as much as you'd think, really- I don't have the opportunity to wear it very often, since working in a bakery would just wear it all off too quickly for there to be any point.

[And she's basically always working, so yeah.]
escampist: to my fucking grave (i'm more than fucking halfway)

[personal profile] escampist 2018-02-20 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
...What, uh... what sorta stuff do you bake? Like. Flies or some shit?

[He's being such a rude boy, but then, that's Max for you.]
prettypurpleparlor: Bidding you good morning now (Dear friend)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-20 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Fortunately, Muffet is too happy about the opportunity to talk about baking to be offended.]

Oh, all sort of things- it's always nice to have the opportunity to try out new recipes. I have done a fair bit of work with insects, to suit my own tastes, but I find that when I'm baking for humans they often prefer to avoid those flavors. I always make certain to label my pastries very clearly, so no one accidentally bites into anything they don't care for.
escampist: (you can double suck my turtle dong)

[personal profile] escampist 2018-02-21 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
So you're actually just a regular ass baker with a little bit of the spider person flavor. I... don't know what I expected.
prettypurpleparlor: A subtle web (I'm sure you're very welcome)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-22 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, if you'd care to try something with a nice bit of tarantula I certainly wouldn't discourage you, I just try not to serve it to people unexpectedly. Terribly rude to make something people won't eat.
escampist: (can't stop me... can't stop me...)

[personal profile] escampist 2018-02-26 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
...Yeah, no, I think I'm good, thanks.

Wait, do you eat that? Isn't that, like... cannibalism?
prettypurpleparlor: Thinking only (And I've a many curious things)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-26 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
No?

[Muffet shakes her head, and answers in the tone of one who has explained this many, many times:]

That is to say, cannibalism would be eating members of one's own species- or possibly just another sapient being in general- neither of which I do. Simply being another kind of arachnid doesn't make us the same. After all, you're a mammal and so is a sheep, but no one would call you a cannibal for eating lamb, yes?

[To be honest, it's kind of debatable whether she even counts as an animal in the biological sense, let alone an arachnid, but explaining that you're technically kind of a spider-shaped energy being usually gets sort of complicated.]
escampist: (oh my god! language!)

[personal profile] escampist 2018-02-26 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
I... I don't know, I guess? People and sheep aren't really that similar at all.

...Well, actually sometimes they've got a lot in common. [Cutting social commentary by Max.] But I mean, shit, that doesn't freak you out at all?

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[personal profile] daydreamy 2018-02-23 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Just look at Kyouko's eyes sparkling. Look at them. ]

That looks so coooool! Did you do those all by yourself?! They must've taken forever!
prettypurpleparlor: Bidding you good morning now (Dear friend)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-02-26 06:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Why thank you, dearie.

[Muffet smiles cheerfully, always happy to take a compliment.]

I did, aside from Tim's much-appreciated contribution of getting us all this nail polish in the first place. To be fair, it doesn't take nearly as much time when you have so many spare hands to work with.
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[personal profile] daydreamy 2018-03-01 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess it doesn't! You must have a super steady hand, though. I only have two to worry about and my nails still always end up really smudgy.

[ She's still peering admiringly at all those layers of colours as she says this ]

What'd he get all this nail polish for anyway?
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[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-03-05 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps it's from all the practice I get while baking- some cakes require very careful decoration.

[Spun sugar is fucking hard to work with, okay?]

I'm not sure why, but I'm certainly happy he did. Perhaps he just wanted everyone to have something nice, after how stressful recent events have been.
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[personal profile] daydreamy 2018-03-06 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugggghhh, right?!

[ She gives the most dramatic of sighs. ]

It's not bad enough we got dragged here, we've gotta get involved in all the drama too. Don't get me wrong! If someone needs help, I wanna help them, for sure! But it's so much, all the time. It's like-- give us a break sometime, you know?
prettypurpleparlor: I have within my pantry (Table ready)

[personal profile] prettypurpleparlor 2018-03-06 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[Muffet nods in agreement.]

Or at least some kind of advance warning. A regular schedule for these things would work wonders, frankly.