Closed Meaningful Distractions (Shahar)

[Seirei Dawnwhisper]

As Seirei continued to watch, it quickly became obvious that the lines the man was cutting weren't straight. It might be possible to fix some of that later with a chisel...but such a task was beyond this man's skill. But it really didn't matter if the block wasn't perfectly straight. It was a child's toy, and as such, less perfection was required that might be expected of other projects. In fact, blocks were often different shapes and sizes to allow kids more leeway when they tried to build things with them. Square blocks and rectangle blocks were certainly the most common shapes, but Seirei had seen triangle shaped blocks, and diamond shaped ones as well. And the method the man was using to cut into the block was a good one. If a block was too thick to cut all the way through from one end, cutting into it from different sides was an effective way to get around the problem. "For a project like this, it isn't as important that your cuts are straight as it would be when making other things, like a sign. Blocks like these often come in different shapes and sizes." Seirei told the man softly. "But if you do want to be certain that your cut is straight, you can mark where you want to cut with a piece of charcoal first. Or if you don't have any charcoal, you could put something straight like an arrow next to where you want to make the first cut, and use that as a guide." "You really are doing much better than I did when I first started." she continued after a moment. "I was very young when I had my first lesson." Seirei didn't mention that she had had to learn what all of the tools a carver used were called, and what their purpose was before she was ever allowed to try using them, but her words were still true. She had been a young child when her mother had first allowed her to make her first cut with the saw. "I had to learn the hard way not to let my fingers get too close to the blade. You didn't make that mistake, though. And even though the lines you are cutting aren't all straight, the angle you are cutting is. That means the saw will cut straight down, instead of at an angle." The hand signs that Seirei used as she spoke were positive, but vague, general ones. The ones a child might choose.

[Khida]

Seirei

Skill	Points
Observation	+1
Socialization	+1
Teaching	+1

• Shahar Dawnwhisper: quiet, scarred, and wild
• Shahar Dawnwhisper: interested in woodcarving

You already have a lore for the mallet, so I didn't award one here.

Shahar Dawnwhisper

Skill	Points
Carving	+2
Diplomacy	+1
Observation	+1

• Carving: marking before cutting
• Carving: roughing out pieces with a saw
• The peculiar sound of sawing wood
• Seirei: a foreign woodcarver

Notes

Not a whole lot going on here. Too bad this got cut short -- it would've been interesting to see Seirei interact more with a male PC that isn't Lian!

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns regarding this award. Also, Seirei, please edit your request to show this thread has been graded.