∞ 84: Solace from time's passage [action/written]

[chikaidestroyer]

[Today Albert is in the sitting room of his house, leafing through a few books idly. The weather is disappointingly rainy for summer, but it's a pleasant change from the heat earlier in the week.

Eventually, he will fall asleep on the couch. It was just supposed to be a nap -- half an hour at most. But that half an hour turns into a whole hour. And then two. (This may even repeat in his bedroom later on.)

Sometime later in the evening, he will write in his journal.]

Accomplishments could be said to be life's milestones. Some are far apart, and others are so close together that they may very well overlap. Some may be considered mundane, and others utterly unique to your circumstances.

If you are willing, I would like to hear of a mundane accomplishment. Something that others could relate to. I will share one of my own: I graduated from school as a teenager.

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[wise_maiden]

... All right. You're not planning to nap again, are you?

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[chikaidestroyer]

[...And what if he was?] I'm not tired.

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[wise_maiden]

Good. Then you can accompany me.

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[chikaidestroyer]

...You need me to accompany you?

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[wise_maiden]

[...] It's not a need. I just thought - well, if you'd rather not, then I'm not forcing you.

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[chikaidestroyer]

I suppose I have nothing else to do... [He pauses.] Actually, I will bring something to work on. And you can ... experiment.

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[wise_maiden]

All right, that sounds fair. [She glances at some of her projects.] I should probably put some of these away as well. [She frowns faintly at the paintings. She's never quite sure what to do with those, and now there's an abundance of them.]

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[chikaidestroyer]

[He looks amused as he watches Raine look over her various projects.] I believe you went a little overboard today.

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[wise_maiden]

Haha. It feels like I haven't really stopped all day.

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[chikaidestroyer]

[somewhat jokingly] Just don't wear yourself out.

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[wise_maiden]

I expect that I'll be getting some well-deserved rest later. Hopefully not with a project still in my hands.

[Her tone is wry as well, and she gestures to some folded clothes on a chair.] I also took care of some of your mending, whenever you want to bring that to your room.

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[chikaidestroyer]

[He blinks at that news. That was ... definitely not something he was expecting.] Ah, thank you. really didn't have to do that.

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[wise_maiden]

You're welcome. [She shrugs a little.] It wasn't as if it was any trouble.

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[chikaidestroyer]

...Indeed. [He finally stands up, brushing at his clothes and straightening them.] I'll meet you in the kitchen, then?

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[wise_maiden]

[She moves to rise after tidying up the curtain in her hand.] Yes. I'll see you there.

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[chikaidestroyer]

[He nods once, stepping around the coffee table and heading out towards the foyer and beyond.]

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[wise_maiden]

[She continues to gather up her sewing projects, then checks to see how the paint's drying. The dry paintings she'll just move into her room. ... More clutter? Hm.]