OPEN POST

[de_evilise]

who: Marinette AND OPEN
what: Busy girl being busy! A prompt to explore outside the wall, and a prompt inside the city
when: 11/18
where: The Park or the Perimeter Building (or anywhere else for Wildcard shenanigans)



Perimeter Guard Building

[ It isn't Ladybug loitering around the Perimeter Guard building this time, but Marinette. Who definitely isn't part of the Perimeter Guard, so maybe it's weird she's there. She wasn't looking to go inside (at the moment at least), but crouching and inspecting the contents of a bag, occasionally glancing up to look first at the sky, then giving anyone passing by a closer look, before returning her attention to the bag. ]

Hrm. Where is it, where is it...ahah! Good, it's all here! [ She stood up. ]

Now... do I go and ask for an escort or do I go out myself... [ Dilemna dilemna! Help a girl out? ]

The Park
[ One of the nice things about being in a new world - or moon so to speak - was that it had exposure to some really interesting outfits or animals. So she liked to spend her free hours at the park with her drawing pad, which she was currently using to sketch her ideas. She occasionally gave a glance up into one of the trees, pensively, before setting her pad down and getting to her feet, then wandering to said tree and - with a quick glance around - hoists herself up onto a branch, starting to scramble up into the tree. Please don't swipe her pad, she needs that for work. Feel free to ask the crazy girl what the heck she's doing though! ]

Wildcard!
[ None of these work for you? How picky! -- I mean, go ahead and toss up your own idea - call her on the network, visit her in the Communal building, etc! ]

Comments

[bechdelpls]

[ Sarah moves out of the way, still curious. ]

Why do you want the feathers? Were they special birds or something?

[de_evilise]

[ Once Sarah's clear, Marinette hops down, grinning as she shook her head. ]

No, but sometimes I can get lucky and find a feather in good enough condition that I can use for some of my designs - and it just so happens that the feathers I found are perfect to use.

[ She holds her hand out carefully to show the colorful feathers that had been left behind. Two are very vibrant blue feathers, and one is grey with a black trim on the edges. ]

[bechdelpls]

Oh, wow. [ She starts to reach for one, to touch it, and then hesitates. ] Can I?

[de_evilise]

[ Marinette grinned, nodding as she held the feathers out. ]

Of course~! [ She didn't mind someone touching the feathers. ] They're smoother than they look.

[bechdelpls]

[ Sarah runs her thumb along one of the feathers, [ ]glad that something this simple can still feel special. ] What kind of design are you going to use them for?

[de_evilise]

Probably for a hat - that might be the simplest. Or I might use them as accenting a coat I'm working on. Here, let me show you.

[ She trotted over to the bench where her pad was lying, and flipped it open a few pages until she came to a stop on a stylish Robin Hood like hat on one page, and the other, an equally fashionable heavy coat for when the weather got colder. ]

[bechdelpls]

[ Sarah follows, simple curiosity lifting her spirits. It's nice to think about something uncomplicated, feathers and fashion designs. ]

Oh wow. Can you make clothes, too? Do you go to school for that here?

[de_evilise]

[ Marinette tilted the pad to show Sarah the designs, grinning. ]

Yeah. What I'm wearing now, I made, actually. I've been making ends meet taking commissions from people and making outfits and things for them. But, no, I'm not going to any school for that here. At least, not yet. When I graduate high school though, I do want to go to one. But hopefully I won't be HERE that long...

[bechdelpls]

That's so cool.

[ Sarah is genuinely impressed. She doubts she could make a living here with art or photography, but that this girl can--]

Oh! I'm Sarah. And yeah, it's really weird, like. They bumped me from senior year straight to the university here.

[ She has very mixed feelings about that. On the one hand, there's a certain degree of pride at the fact. On the other, she's not at Harvard. She's at moon school. ] I don't want to spend my time at college here, either.

[de_evilise]

[ Marinette blushed at the compliment - make no mistake it is definitely not easy to do it. If she didn't also work Perimeter Guard part time as Ladybug she'd probably have more difficulty but she is saving up for her own place. ]

Thanks. OH! Marinette. My name, it's.. Marinette. Nice to meet you Sarah. [ Introductions, haha, how does them. ]

Really? I guess they figured there wasn't much point to make you go through your last year - or your test grades were just that good. Is University as hard as they say?

[bechdelpls]

I don't know yet. So far it's just been orientation kinds of things, and it looks like I'll have to take a bunch of basic classes before I get to take what I actually want.

[ She hesitates. ]

I do photography. I want to be a photojournalist.

[de_evilise]

Really? That's awesome! I know they have photojournalists for all sorts of things - what field are you going for? Criminal Justice, Sports, or .. is it still too early and you haven't picked yet?

[bechdelpls]

I'm not completely sure. Something with the news, real news, not sports. I mean, sports are fine and everything but it doesn't... [ She crosses her arms, trying to sort out her thoughts. ] I want to show people things they might never see, otherwise. I want to help people.

[de_evilise]

[ Marinette looked thoughtful a moment. That was still a pretty large field for news coverage. ]

Well, at least you still have a few years yet to make any kind of decision. [ .. if she's here that long. Though there was still the option of doing so back in her own world. Mari was doing the same thing here, at least. ]

I bet you'll do great!

[bechdelpls]

Yeah. [ Her enthusiasm drops a little, because the idea of being here for years is kind of terrible. Even if they go back to the very moment they left, will she have aged? Will she want to have aged? What would it be like, to life for years and then suddenly find yourself a teenager again?

That's some Narnia bullcrap right there.

With more enthusiasm: ]

Yeah. I will. We both will. [ She offers Marinette her hand again. ] I'll see you around?

[de_evilise]

[ She's not crazy about the idea of staying here that long either. She had people and things to go back to. What hurt more was that sh wouldn't remember any of the people she made friends with in this world - that was the biggest shame. ]

Sure! Good luck with your studies! [ Grinning, she reached out and shook the other's hand, cheerfully. ]