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Chivy Darrell ([personal profile] lostandfinder) wrote in [community profile] windandstorm2009-10-02 08:28 pm
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first encounter ; 0 days

If there were any luck in the world, Chivason would have been sound asleep by now. He'd had a wonderful dinner — courtesy of sweet, old Mrs. Jann — and he'd eaten enough to be pleasantly drowsy, and then some. To cap it all off, she'd offered him a bed (a bed) and tucked him in as only a grandmother could. He didn't really have much to worry about, still having a few valuables tucked away in his knapsack, enough to cover a few weeks even if she decided to change her mind about letting him stay free-of-charge, and he certainly hadn't been here long enough to need to think about moving on.

Whatever the reason, though, he stayed in bed long enough to need to roll over half a dozen times before he finally gave up. Carefully tucking the blanket back under the pillow, he snagged his knapsack and tiptoed outside. He let his mind drift as he walked, hoping it would help him relax enough to actually sleep. He had liked his last stop, even gone so far as to make a few friends. He should have known better than to try helping Lia find her necklace. She was too excited when she asked him if he would walk with her. He scoffed softly at himself— then tripped, tried to catch himself, and faceplanted in the dirt.
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polarization: (〉 the fire in your heart is out)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Clumsy?" he asked. Sefton wasn't about to give in to Chivy twice in one day, and so endured the staring.
polarization: (〉 the fire in your heart is out)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I try not to." This one had a chip in it. He carefully poked at the figurine with a nail and found that it was deeper than it looked. Wrapping it back up, he placed it in a separate pile before continuing.
polarization: (〉 you think i'm in love)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"S'broken," he replied, ignoring that he hadn't answered. "It'll be put up for a discount."
polarization: (〉 the fire in your heart is out)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
"Up front, usually. We try not to buy broken stuff, so there's not a whole lot of it."
polarization: (〉 where the city sleeps)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 09:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"What's it matter?" he asked, pausing his inspection of a small fairy sitting on a flowery swing-set to look at Chivy.
Edited 2009-11-20 21:08 (UTC)
polarization: (〉 but it doesn't mean that i'm serious)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
He frowned and turned back to his work. "Not really."
polarization: (〉 oops i did it again)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
"Pretty much." Sefton spared a quick glance, then rolled his eyes to himself when he saw what Chivy was looking at.
polarization: (〉 where the city sleeps)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Nothing," he replied plainly. The next figure was some sort of... something, but the paint was fading and it was hard to tell what the original intent was supposed to be. He set it along with the chipped piece from earlier. "I don't like talking."
polarization: (〉 by now you should have somehow)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"What's it matter?" he repeated. "Just making more conversation?"
polarization: (〉 the fire in your heart is out)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"I try not to be," he said, focusing once again on the sorting to be done.
polarization: (〉 where the city sleeps)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Sefton shrugged. "Why should I?"
polarization: (〉 the fire in your heart is out)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"It's not like I'm sticking around, anyway."
polarization: (〉 can't you see i'm a fool?)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-20 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't really care," Sefton said stubbornly.