Finally Time To Build A Greenhouse!

[kree_soldieress]

Who; Lauri-Ell and EVERYONE WHO WANTS TO!
What; Time to build a plant house
Where; Residence Square, roof of blue building, various flower and gardening shops
When; August 20 - 23
Warnings;

1. All These Supplies Have To Go Up | Residence Square
It was here. It was HERE! Lauri-Ell smiled as she looked at the large cart with layered padded out panes of carefully and custom made glass. And with it, a whole selection of the metal bars and poles and things she had made with Gili's help that were finally ready.

Lauri-Ell looked at her deliveries and looked so INSANELY gleeful, grinning massively at all she saw. She was excited, definitely excited. But...

"Now I have to get it all upstairs," she sighed. And assembled. Which she could do. But man, there was so much she had to do. "I should have arranged a day where I knew I had help."

Or someone with telekinesis, but that didn't seem likely.


2. And So The Building Begins | Blue Building Roof
Finally. It had taken her all of the day before to carefully move all of the supplies up to the roof, even with help, and the fatigue after had been too much to start the building process. So she had taken the day off, put out feelers to friends and neighbors to see if anyone wanted to help, and got up early to start in the markets. A basket of fresh turnovers and sausage rolls later, and after the making of two large pitchers of 'lemon-aid' Lauri-Ell made her way to the roof with the copies of all of the notes and designs she had made for the work.

It was time. Lauri-Ell clapped her hands together and smiled.

"Alright. Frame first I think!"


3. Things To Go In Glass Houses | Flower and Gardening Shops
Alright, now she had a lovely little greenhouse prepared, one that she could even get into. So now there was the rest that needed to be done. Which was why she had taken her cart around to a number of stores. Already she had acquired a few large bags of soil and some pots and trays for planting. But now?

Now Lauri-Ell was looking at small seedlings, not to mention bags of things proclaiming to be seeds. She looked... worried.

"But how do such very small things become such big and good plants?"

And what should she get? Food and healing things, that was what she and Yuki had agreed to.

"I don't know what to do," she mumbled unhappily.

Comments

[gadaboutdetective]

“You are indeed correct, we are friends and they do share things.” He smiled in response, yes she was doing very well with the whole ‘friend’ thing. At least she was, in his opinion. Friends were… Nice, but could be hard to make, even among those who should know how to make them. It just took finding the right people, and it was nice that Lauri thought of them as such.

“For now, though, I believe we should purchase these so you can get back to your mm… lovely greenhouse project.” He added with a grin, picking up the items he’d put down while they spoke.

[kree_soldieress]

"Yes, we should," Lauri answered, and started to pick up her things again. It was time to get moving.

"I really do want to get back to work. You're welcome to join me if you wish>'

[gadaboutdetective]

“Of course, I’d um... Be happy to. I can at least help you get all this back to the building, and if I can offer some assistance, I’d be happy to.” He responded with a nod, shuffling things around a bit until he was sure he wouldn’t drop anything.

[kree_soldieress]

"Wonderful," she said, her voice cheerful. "Alright, let's make our purchases and go. I wish to work with the soil. It is pleasing in my hands."

She really did love plants.

[gadaboutdetective]

“There is something rather satisfying about it. Especially when transferring sprouts and to their new little homes.” Llewellyn responded with a small grin, guiding her back towards the counter so they could make their purchases. “Mm… The other detective I used to work with seemed to dislike dirt though, somehow always managed to convince other people to do the digging if something needed to be found.” He commented absentmindedly.

[kree_soldieress]

"It is life that grows from our kindness and touch," she answered with the fondest smile. So much warmth filled her words, like there was no greater joy for her than plants.

"But if we don't get our hands dirty, how do we make new things?"

[gadaboutdetective]

And that brought a smile to Llewellyn’s face again, it was nice to hear someone who understood that particular joy. Nurturing life and growing something with your own two hands, to know it would spread some kind of beauty and joy to those who saw it… It was nice. A change from what he was used to, perhaps… And he found something rather soothing about it. “That’s an excellent way to put it, Lauri-Ell. I like that quite a bit.”

The comment about getting one’s hands dirty gets a little, amused grin. “You’re right, of course, though he prefers mm… Methods of creation that don’t require him get covered in dirt. He tinkers with devices and machines. Invents things.” And he always seemed to keep his appearance tidy. It was an odd thing. You’d think Murdoch would at least look somewhat disheveled, but no.

[kree_soldieress]

"Well, we shall absolutely get our hands dirty. That is the only way to help plants."

With that she moved to the counter, more than happy to pay for all of the things that were needed.

[gadaboutdetective]

“Of course, and you have quite the selection already to work with.” He responded as he glanced over her seed packets again, setting the watering can on the counter along with the plant sticks for her to label once she had everything planted. “And it will uh- be quite lovely, I imagine, once things start to grow.”

[kree_soldieress]

"They start so delicate, little strings with leaves. I shall be excited to see that."

Excited in ways she cannot voice.

[gadaboutdetective]

“Quite exciting, seeing them get bigger and watching as they develop into something slightly sturdier… Then getting those delicate looking blooms.” He rather liked it and hoped one day he could grow a proper garden himself.

“How is your violet doing?” He voiced curiously while she paid.

[kree_soldieress]

"Nature, is it not beuatiful?" she asked, smiling warmly at him.

But then he asked after her plant and her eyes shone with delight.

"Very well, I promise I have been taking care of it. I got a book to teach me and everything."

[gadaboutdetective]

“It is… Can be quite breathtaking, whether it be in a well-tended garden or growing wild…” The detective agreed with a smile, always more at ease outside already and usually preoccupied with some bit of foliage or petal that he happened across.

Her response earned a pleased expression, tilting his head slightly as he gestured. “I certainly would not doubt that you’ve been taking excellent care of it. I’m uh- glad that it’s still doing well.” He smiled a little, “And reading up on them is always a good idea! That’s one of the things I do when I’m trying to learn about something. Spent a lot of time in the last world in the library trying to understand things from other worlds and times…” Sometimes it didn’t feel like enough. There were still a lot of things he felt he didn’t quite understand well enough.

[kree_soldieress]

Lauri handed over her coins when the price was offered to her for everything, and then turned to Llewellyn.

"It is interesting to learn things from reading books. It is an experience I never had before this place."

[gadaboutdetective]

Once Lauri had paid, Llewellyn gathered up a few of the things to carry for her. There had been quite a bit, and strong or not, she still only had two hands. His attention was more than a little captured by what she said next, though.

“Really? Mm… If you’d ever like recommendations on something, I’d be happy to share.” He offered with a thoughtful expression. He was glad that she got to experience them now, at least… But he knew what it was like to not have such easy access to them. It had been trickier to get his hands on them when he was a child.

[kree_soldieress]

"I have read books on flowers and on plants and on smithing now," she said, smiling widely. That there could be books read only for the pleasure of it would be something shocking to her.

"Perhaps you have found other books on those I can try?"

[gadaboutdetective]

“I can’t say I’ve read anything on smithing, but if I do come across something, I’ll certainly send it your way. I can, of course, give you some recommendations on books about flowers, I’ve got a nice one on how to group them in garden spaces if you like.” He responded after taking a moment or two to think on the matter, trying to remember which books he had at the apartment and which he’d have to go and collect at the historium.

Humming a little, he continued a moment later. “And if you ever want recommendations on novels, I can probably give you some ideas as well. Well- Depending on what kinds of things you think you’d enjoy reading about.”

[kree_soldieress]

"That sounds lovely," she agreed with a smile. Not that she had a proper garden to work with. But the theory was nice.

Though now she has a good question.

"What is a novel?"

[gadaboutdetective]

Llewellyn would definitely get the book out to lend to her the next time he saw her. If he hadn’t started to realize just how new everything was for the woman, he might have been more than a little startled by the idea that she didn’t know what a novel was.

Instead, he rubbed the back of his neck lightly and tried to explain, “A novel is a work of fiction, something to be read for enjoyment over education. They uh- are varied by genre. There are adventures, science fiction, mysteries… Fantasy and romance as well, there are quite a few things to choose from depending on what someone would find entertaining.”

[kree_soldieress]

"I do not know what I would find entertaining," Lauri answered, frowning a little. There was much she could say, but not much she could do to offer opinions.

This was all so distressingly new.

"I do not know if my people had literature."

[gadaboutdetective]

Llewellyn hummed a little, noting the frown on his friend’s face and shaking his head a little. He could understand a little of how she felt, in a different way. Someone had tried to show him modern moving pictures in the last world… But he hadn’t really liked the one they’d shown him, and when asked he hadn’t been able to figure out how to explain what he might enjoy given he didn’t know what to expect from them.

Which at the time had left one option, even if there had never been time for it, and he had a feeling that it might help to apply here instead. “Then uh- I expect the best thing to do, if you’re interested, is to try a little of everything, hm? See what you enjoy and then build from there.”

[kree_soldieress]

"Sampling many things is probably not bad," she thought. She had learned about food in such a manner. "I shall trust if you wish to help me sample."

[gadaboutdetective]

“Then I’ll be sure to put a few options together for you.” He responded with a pleased nod. A little assortment of everything would be easy enough to put together. Llewellyn had his preferences, but he really did tend to read whatever caught his attention and had covered a lot in his time.

Rubbing his cheek lightly, he gestured with the other hand. “I’ll uh- have a small pile of things for you to take the night you stop by for lessons, if that sounds alright?”

[kree_soldieress]

"That will be lovely!" she agreed. "If I see more written human words, maybe I will be better at writing them too. I understand them of course, but they are weird shapes to make with my own hand."

[gadaboutdetective]

“Oh, that is definitely an excellent idea.” He responded with a thoughtful tone, thinking back on the times he’d been learning new languages that also meant learning new alphabets. “At least I’ve always found it helps when learning other languages and writing systems. It’s mm… easier to recall and connect them in your head the more used to seeing them you are.”

He did pause thoughtfully. “And admittedly, writing implements can be tricky. I always smeared ink from the well across things.” Still did sometimes, if he was in a rush or not paying attention. Pencils, the nice self-inking pen that George had bought, and the more modern things in the last world had been preferred.