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A Joyous Fall

Who; Lauri-Ell, Terra, Open
What; Forge Work, Delight Over The World
Where; Forge, Market District Tavern
When; September
Warnings; None

I. A New Forge Crafter | Bay Blades Forge

Today was a good day, an important day. Today was the day that Gili had declared Lauri-Ell's success. While she was by no means a proper master yet (hadn't even considered what her masterwork might be), she had graduated to full journeyman. Lauri-Ell was finally a proper crafter who could sell her things freely and take commissions for Bay Blades. And oh but the woman was happy for it.

And, to celebrate, she was doing something almost meditative. Instead of some great work, some amazing project, she was doing needful work: she was pulling wire. Lauri-Ell hummed happily as she held the tongs holding the lead of the wire, hauling it through a small hole in a braced metal plate. It was nice, to watch the way the wire thinned out, cooling through the very process. This was a delight. And, as the final pull came, she was careful to not let the wire lash out quickly and hurt someone. That done she coiled her wire and returned it to the heat of the forge. She's going for very fine today, and more heat will be needed.

The timing, though, was such that as she nestled the coiled metal in the heat, she heard someone approaching. The large blacksmith smiled and dusted her hands off on her leather apron before turning to the approaching steps.

"Good day! What can we do for you?"

II. Tavern Time | Market District Tavern

The Tavern. It was a wonderful place, so alive with people. So alive with noise and laughter and life. There were not things like this among the Kree, and given Lauri couldn't cook, she was happy to enter here when she could, to gain some joy. These were a good thing to hear. To know that the city is happy now.

Lauri-Ell moves to the counter to order her drink (scotch, neat) and her food (stew, double serving with a good dark bread). Once it was in hand she moved to a large table, one that locals cleared without a question she she approached. After all, people knew that after she ate the fun would come. Lauri-Ell was the queen of arm wrestling in the tavern, and people loved challenging her and betting. It was fun.

She started into her meal, enjoying the noise and talk and laughter and music. This is all good, so very very good. It was right. Just as right as the noise of someone approaching. She lifted her head and nodded.

"You are welcome to eat here, if you wish. They just give me the space so I can do arm wrestling later."

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"Oh." Terra replied, looking at the bellows that Lauri-Ell was manipulating. "It sounds almost fun to see how it's all going to go and how things will all turn out once you get it going."

He was determined to learn and help and he couldn't wait.

"Well, if you wish to learn, come here. We shall start by teaching you the bellows, as I learned."

It only seems right.

Terra was excited and he nodded, moving over to stand close enough to watch but not close to get in harm's way.

"Where do I start?"

"You will want to press the bellow together, then open them again. Three times on, then a moment for rest. The repeat. I will let you know when I need it higher."

This was a very good first step. After she would show him how to handle the metal, and even make nails. Nails was a very good way to start.

"Got it." He moved over to where he needed to be and looked at Lauri-Ell one last time before turning his attention to the task at hand. So he started in on it, repeating to himself the instructions that he'd been given.

So Terra remembered the rest part and then went to work again. He was delighted to be doing this.

"Yes, very good," she said quite happily. "There is rhythm in you. Like music. It keeps the time of the forge. The forge is its own song."

Terra smiled, pleased to be hearing this praise. He learned rhythm years ago with Huey, Dewy and Louie with the ice cream beat game they played. How those little ducks managed to juggle all of those ice cream scoops, he'd never know.

"You know, you're right."

Of course she would be because she had been doing this a lot longer than him.

"There is music in creation. I like this."

Because there should be music in many things. Music was not a Kree thing, even if the Universal Weapon sang to her. "Music is something we should have had."

After continuing on in silence while Lauri-Ell went on, he nodded. "Music can be created here. They had it for the Ball here, was it last year?" And then Terra continued with his working.

"I went," she confirmed, thinking of the dress she had enjoyed wearing there. "It was not a thing I had experienced before, though I have been to a wedding once."

And there had been music there.

"Oh you were here, well that's good." Terra replied with a smile. However, the last part had him questioning as he kept working.

"There was a wedding here?"

"Yes," she says with a nod. "Master Ignis and Guardsman Nida. It was beautiful," she said.

Not as beautiful as the Emperor and his husband, but things could not be as pretty when not held in space with a full view of the stars.

He shook his head as he was resting a moment. "Can you describe it to me? If..you don't mind."

A wedding sounded like a beautiful thing and Terra was sorry that he'd missed it. But if Lauri-Ell described it to him, then he could imagine himself there.

WEll, that's something she thought she could do.

"I think that's possible. But keep your mind on the bellows while I exaplin it?"

He grinned over at her. "I'll keep my mind at work, no problem."

This was something that Terra hadn't ever been to although he knew what a wedding was.

Well then, she was happy to start into it. As she watched the metal, and of course explained things for him, she told him of all of the details she could manage. Her memory was definitely a skilled one too, so there was a lot to be given.

Terra listened and kept his focus on what he was doing. It was neat to hear about people getting married and being happy. That would be nice to be able to find someone, but he wasn't sure if he'd be able to take them home so that was probably a bad idea in his mind.

"Sounds like it was a great time."

"It was th e second wedding I have ever been to. It was rather fun. I liked learning more of human customs."

And it was rather fun, and she had fond memories of it.

"Well I hope there's more reasons for people to get together and have fun." Terra replied. "Seems like everyone gets in a good mood and all of that."

His blue eyes never left his work, but he really did like to see people get together.

"There was a ball last winter. That was lovely," she said with a smile. That had been a good thing, and she thought it would be a good way to learn still more.

"Here," she said, finally waving him over. "You have done good. Come see how the coals look."

He nodded. "I was here with a friend of mine for that. But I left shortly after, and I showed back up, which really is kinda weird."

Terra then focused on Lauri-Ell's words and stepped away to go take a look.

"Wow."

"Ah, I am sorry we did not meet then," she said. It was nice to know people after all. For now she points into the fire.

"This color is a good shade, for the working of the metal. It is very hot, but this makes it malleable."

"It's okay." Terra replied cheerily. He was busy with Namine at the time and he ignored the feeling of missing her to turn his attention to the coals since he was here to learn and not mope.

That he could do later as he continued to eye the coals.

"I didn't realize how much time goes into all of this."

"Yes. One of my duties is to arrive just before dawn to start building the fires. And we have to learn to control for the heat and time for different metals. Luckily we do not do gold smithing which is very different."

Well that was news. "So you get up early every morning to come to work and help get everything all set up for the day? Wow, I hope they appreciate you here."

He said all of this with a smile on his face.

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