Continued from this thread.
Timestamp: 5th Day of Fall, 515 AV
"Well, don't you look busy! Don't you have some beads to make, or something?" an amused voice called out.
Seirei looked up, and smiled to see Teisaia and Rytira entering the camp. Each girl pulled a travois full of willow branches.
"I hope that it was okay for us to come unannounced like this. Since we were the ones who told you about this commission, and asked you to help out, we figured that the least we could do was make sure you had enough wood to fill the order. Will this be enough? Or should we go back out and get more?"
Seirei eyed the the two travois with wide eyes.
"No...that will be plenty. Thank you. And don't worry about not asking about stopping by first. I'm glad you came. It means that I won't have to go out and get more wood later. Are you busy? Or can I ask you for one more favor?"
"You're the ones doing us a favor. Our pavilion owed the people you're making the beads for a big favor, and this is our way of paying it off. What can we do for you?"
"Watch the twins while I work. It really would be a huge help if you could. I'm at a stage where keeping an eye on them is distracting me from a delicate task. I can't give the beads the attention they need if I'm keeping an eye on Lukar and Lira. But if I only work while they're taking their naps, I will never be done in time."
Teisaia and Rytira exchanged glances. Then they grinned, and nodded.
"A chance to play with two adorable children for a while? There's no way we'd pass that up!"
Seirei chuckled at her friends' antics. After a few ticks, they each gathered one of the children up, and retreated into Seirei's tent so she could work in peace. It was time to get back to work. Seirei lifted the tarp she had placed over the pieces of wood she'd cut earlier that day. Now that the twins were safely occupied, they could be left to dry out while Seirei worked on something else.
It would be best if all of the wood dried out at the same time, so Seirei started by gathering up the willow branches her friends had brought her. When she had them all in one pile, she began stripping the bark off of each branch with her knife. She didn't know how long her friends would be able to stay and watch the twins, so she worked quickly. Since she had so much practice at the simple task, it took her just over a bell to get all of the branches stripped of their bark. Cutting them into different sized pieces and drilling holes into them took roughly two and a half bells due to the sheer number of branches she had to work with.
When she was done, Seirei set the pieces of wood over by the others so they could dry out. Her hands were starting to get stiff, so she stood, and stretched for a few chimes. Then she made herself comfortable, and got to work once more. She wanted to make the best of every chime she had to work without keeping an eye on the twins.
Of the work that remained, shaping the beads was the most time consuming, and delicate task. So that was what she started with first. Seirei divided the pile that needed to be shaped into smaller piles. Each pile would be carved into a different shaped bead.
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Timestamp: 5th Day of Fall, 515 AV
"Well, don't you look busy! Don't you have some beads to make, or something?" an amused voice called out.
Seirei looked up, and smiled to see Teisaia and Rytira entering the camp. Each girl pulled a travois full of willow branches.
"I hope that it was okay for us to come unannounced like this. Since we were the ones who told you about this commission, and asked you to help out, we figured that the least we could do was make sure you had enough wood to fill the order. Will this be enough? Or should we go back out and get more?"
Seirei eyed the the two travois with wide eyes.
"No...that will be plenty. Thank you. And don't worry about not asking about stopping by first. I'm glad you came. It means that I won't have to go out and get more wood later. Are you busy? Or can I ask you for one more favor?"
"You're the ones doing us a favor. Our pavilion owed the people you're making the beads for a big favor, and this is our way of paying it off. What can we do for you?"
"Watch the twins while I work. It really would be a huge help if you could. I'm at a stage where keeping an eye on them is distracting me from a delicate task. I can't give the beads the attention they need if I'm keeping an eye on Lukar and Lira. But if I only work while they're taking their naps, I will never be done in time."
Teisaia and Rytira exchanged glances. Then they grinned, and nodded.
"A chance to play with two adorable children for a while? There's no way we'd pass that up!"
Seirei chuckled at her friends' antics. After a few ticks, they each gathered one of the children up, and retreated into Seirei's tent so she could work in peace. It was time to get back to work. Seirei lifted the tarp she had placed over the pieces of wood she'd cut earlier that day. Now that the twins were safely occupied, they could be left to dry out while Seirei worked on something else.
It would be best if all of the wood dried out at the same time, so Seirei started by gathering up the willow branches her friends had brought her. When she had them all in one pile, she began stripping the bark off of each branch with her knife. She didn't know how long her friends would be able to stay and watch the twins, so she worked quickly. Since she had so much practice at the simple task, it took her just over a bell to get all of the branches stripped of their bark. Cutting them into different sized pieces and drilling holes into them took roughly two and a half bells due to the sheer number of branches she had to work with.
When she was done, Seirei set the pieces of wood over by the others so they could dry out. Her hands were starting to get stiff, so she stood, and stretched for a few chimes. Then she made herself comfortable, and got to work once more. She wanted to make the best of every chime she had to work without keeping an eye on the twins.
Of the work that remained, shaping the beads was the most time consuming, and delicate task. So that was what she started with first. Seirei divided the pile that needed to be shaped into smaller piles. Each pile would be carved into a different shaped bead.
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.