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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]

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[personal profile] shineinside 2018-02-20 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah it was a real shame. She absolutely would have jumped at the opportunity if it had ever presented itself.

Yuka laughs kind of nervously at the prospect of flame decals. "Maybe I'll try something like that next time, but let's keep it simple for now." She wants to say something about the 'ice queen' comment (is that how she comes off?), but decides against it for now.
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[personal profile] hellawrath 2018-02-22 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey that comment was defs purely appearance-based, Lup's barely seen this kid around the islands, let alone knows her well enough to make that kinda judgement on her personality. She seems sweet enough right now, and Lup picks up on the nervousness, her smile softening a little in response.

"Alright, it's your call, sweetie." She studies the pile of bottles near her and picks a deep blue, as well as a light, almost white blue, then holds them out for the kid to approve. "How about a solid base and if you're feeling fancy I'll add some classy detail work? Also, uh, you're gonna have to open these." And she awkwardly twiddles the fingers poking out of her sling.
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[personal profile] shineinside 2018-02-23 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, sorry!" She sits up and scrambles to open the bottles for her. Lup cuts a striking enough image that Yuka didn't even register the sling at first.

"Honestly, I would have been fine with just a plain color, but if you can do something flashier, I'd love to see how it turns out!"
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[personal profile] hellawrath 2018-03-10 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Good to know she's still awesome enough that people don't even notice the sling or her slightly hunched posture. Really warms the heart. She still can't wait to be healed up enough to get rid of all those bullshit bandages and aches, though.

She snorts to herself as she takes the open bottles back, carefully wiping excess dark blue polish from the brush. "Darling, Lup's never done anything plain in her life. You gotta step out of your comfort zone a lil bit sometimes, y'know? Flashy nails are gonna be a great start." She pats her knee invitingly, pop your hand down right here and let's go. "What's your name? You been here long?"
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[personal profile] shineinside 2018-03-11 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
But it's so nice in the comfort zone, Lup. It's comfy in here.

She gives Lup her hand, eager to see what she'll do with it. "I'm Yuka, I've been around for a couple months. Things can get pretty crazy sometimes, but overall I actually really like it here."
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[personal profile] hellawrath 2018-03-16 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
That's how the comfort zone gets you! But blue nails will help, and Lup gets to work meticulously painting the base of her new friend's nails. Nothing like some chill girl time, if only they had a couple kiddie mimosas or something to complete the experience.

"Really? Dang, how shitty is your world?" she quips without looking up from her work, though it's not that wild a notion, weirdly enough. She knows at least one girl who'll be better off literally anywhere but back where she came from, so.
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[personal profile] shineinside 2018-03-16 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Yuka watches intently as her new nails take shape. She's gonna be so cute, guys.

"Oh, it's not a bad world, exactly... I just had a kind of difficult situation back home. Now that I'm here, I can live my life a little more freely, even if it means I have to give up hot showers for it."