Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 9, 2009 21:33:24 GMT -5
Nina shrugged again and returned to her fort-building antics. "Eonni, hold Seh please," she said, indicating the large stuffed animal. It kept getting caught in the blankets as she worked.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 9, 2009 21:48:52 GMT -5
Dubhiarr obligingly accepted the stuffed snake, tucking it under one arm as she used her free hand to help Nina with the blankets. "Speaking of admirers... what's the deal with you and that Kemekin guy?"
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Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 9, 2009 22:04:18 GMT -5
Nina paused, still bent double in the act of anchoring a corner of a blanket between the mattress and box springs of Dubhiarr's bed.
"Nothing," she said slowly after a moment or two. "He's just cuddly, that's all. Like how Seele is with Haneul oppa, y'know?"
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 9, 2009 22:06:59 GMT -5
Dubhiarr promptly dropped Seh the snake-plushie, causing one of its button eyes to pop out.
"Cuddly?!" she cried in horror. "Nina, are you blind?!"
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Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Posts: 427
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 9, 2009 22:11:22 GMT -5
Nina straightened and gave her roommate an eyebrow-arched look over her shoulder. "No," she said cooly, one corner of her mouth curling upwards, "But Seh is now."
She turned to face Dubhiarr fully and rubbed the knot that had formed on the back of her skull from bumping her head earlier. "Why is it such a big deal to you anyway, Du?"
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 9, 2009 22:18:55 GMT -5
"Bec--" Dubhiarr stopped herself, her eyes narrowing slightly, and bit her tongue. "You shouldn't let the first guy who takes a shine to you be the one getting all of your attention. Open up a little, wait until you find someone who has more than a puppy-crush, you know?"
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Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Posts: 427
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 9, 2009 23:08:03 GMT -5
Both of Nina's eyebrows shot up. Kemekin certainly didn't garner all of her attention. Haneul would have her doing rope exercises until her hands bled if she didn't spend at least an hour every day-- every single day-- conditioning. Then there was Seele, who liked to think of Nina as her second-favorite plaything, then classes and Remus and Romulus and homework and Stephen and of course food and Dubhiarr, both of which were quite important...
In fact, she hadn't seen Kemekin since yesterday afternoon.
"Sure Du," she obliged with a sweet smile, not wanting to argue. "Come and help me with the fort."
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 9, 2009 23:13:21 GMT -5
"Okay," Dubhiarr smiled, somewhat grateful for the change of subject. She bent down and picked up Seh and his missing eye, looking into the snake's cloth face. "Hm... he kind of reminds me of Steph now," she laughed to herself, turning and moving closer to Nina. "Where do you want him?" she asked, meaning the snake.
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Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Posts: 427
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 10, 2009 13:30:34 GMT -5
Nina, grinning-- He did seem like Stephen now-- flapped her hand in the air, indicating anywhere in the room away from the fort. The structure was slowly regaining its former glory.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 10, 2009 17:16:49 GMT -5
Dubhiarr set Seh down in a corner away from the beds, then returned to Nina's side and began arranging pillows to support the blankets. A song wandered into her head at random, and she began singing under her breath.
"We are the lucky ones; we shine like a thousand suns, when all of the color runs together... I'll keep you company, in one glorious harmony, waltzing with destiny forever..."
She swept away from the bed, scooping up Seh and spinning around, the plushie in her arms like a dance partner. She continued singing in a high, clear voice, confidently hitting the highest notes.
"Dance me into the night, underneath the moon shining so bright... Turning me into the li... iiight..."
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Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Posts: 427
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 10, 2009 18:49:40 GMT -5
Nina watched her, torn between amusement and confusion. Where had this come from? Shrugging, she decided to let Dubhiarr do as she pleased. She crawled back under the completed fort and once again found her sketchbook, opening it to a half-finished graphite work.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 10, 2009 18:55:21 GMT -5
Du took no heed of Nina for the moment, still dancing with the one-eyed plushie and singing at the top of her lungs. Upon finishing the final chorus, she looked down at the stuffed snake in her hands, blinked once, then twice, then burst out laughing.
"Where the heck did THAT come from?" she giggled, setting Seh aside again. "Ohshit... I can't breathe!" she gasped as she tried to calm down.
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Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 10, 2009 18:58:20 GMT -5
"Deep breaths, Du," Nina chuckled from inside the tent. "Little ones will make you hyperventilate."
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 10, 2009 19:20:12 GMT -5
Dubhiarr fought to keep from laughing as she drew in one deep breath, let it out, then took another. "Aha.. ha... oh, that's better." Still grinning, she crawled into the tent again and stretched out beside Nina.
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Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Posts: 427
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 10, 2009 20:59:09 GMT -5
Nina grinned at her roommate and returned to her sketchbook. Oh crap, she had smudged the graphite. Out came the eraser, which she rolled to a point at one corner and attacked the artwork, chewing one side of her lower lip in concentration.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 10, 2009 21:05:35 GMT -5
Dubhiarr came back to Nina's side, peering over her roommate's shoulder at the drawing. It was half-finished, but looked oddly familiar...
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Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Posts: 427
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 10, 2009 21:16:01 GMT -5
Nina tilted the sketchbook slightly, inhibiting Dubhiarr's view of the page. She felt her face heating up and pulled her knees up to her chest, resting the book against them as she continued to blend and shade. Of course, she had nothing to be shy about-- Kemekin had looked through this very same sketchbook the day before and politely asked her to draw something for him...
Nonetheless she didn't feel that Dubhiarr would appreciate a likeness of that particular boy in her sketchbook. Granted, she was in there as well-- as a mermaid. She had drawn Seele and Haneul many times, along with Kazari, and Professor Smoke (the man was interesting to look at, to say the least), the Gilespi twins, the Headmistress... Even Fable had been added, though his was much more of a caricature. The page prior to her current one bore an image of Romulus and Remus, finished just that morning instead of taking notes in math class.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 10, 2009 21:22:42 GMT -5
Dubhiarr gave a soft "hmph" and a pout as Nina eased the page out of her line of sight. Rolling over onto her side and facing away from Nina, she curled into a fetal position and lay there quietly, lost in thought.
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Nina Paem
Keme
Academy Junior: Mage
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
Posts: 427
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Post by Nina Paem on Aug 10, 2009 21:24:40 GMT -5
"What?" Nina ignored the increasing redness she knew must be tinging her cheeks, looking at Dubhiarr over the top of her sketchbook.
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 10, 2009 21:26:09 GMT -5
Dubhiarr shrugged, not turning around or looking up. "I've got a lot on my mind."
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Stephen Shorne
Ireth
University Junior: Vampire
Dancing through life...
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 12, 2009 2:21:26 GMT -5
Stephen poked his head into the door that someone had left ajar. He grinned at the sight of the palace the girls had constructed out of bedding, leaning casually on the doorframe and calling out to announce his presence. "Knock knock!"
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Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
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Academy Freshman: Were-Korean
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Aug 12, 2009 10:05:19 GMT -5
Kemekin should have been watching where he was going-- Instead he was focused on the loose thread hanging from his collar. Consequently he bumped quite solidly into Stephen.
"Oh! Geez, I'm sorry man. Who're y-- oh hey! A blanket fort? Nice, Nina. Very nice."
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Stephen Shorne
Ireth
University Junior: Vampire
Dancing through life...
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Post by Stephen Shorne on Aug 12, 2009 12:33:18 GMT -5
Stephen looked down at the boy who had walked into him, giving a fanged grin and holding out a hand. "No worries. I'm Stephen, and you are...?"
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Post by Meriel "Dubhiarr" MacNamara on Aug 12, 2009 12:39:35 GMT -5
Inside the tent, Dubhiarr lifted her head at the sound of Stephen's voice, then promptly shoved it back into her pillow as Kemekin's voice answered.
"Go say hi to your new boyfriend, Nina," she grumbled.
After a pause she raised her head again and called, "Come in, Steph!"
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Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr.
Keme
Academy Freshman: Were-Korean
No man is exempt from saying silly things; the mischief is to say them deliberately.
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Post by Kemekin Evans-Barros, Jr. on Aug 12, 2009 18:43:06 GMT -5
Kemekin shook Stephen's hand with an angelic smile and a chuckle. "Oh, so you're Stephen-- the one responsible for 'Peach.' I'm Kemekin."
At Dubhiarr's comment his smile turned devilish. "Oh, you're so mean. Pretty girls aren't allowed to be mean, Dubhiarr. I'd only come by to give Nina something she left in the mess hall. Again."
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