Home Ec, Tuesday, Period 1

[vdistinctive]

"Right, welcome back," Eliot said at the top of the class. He was very pleased to have discovered this morning that whatever had stolen his shirts hadn't counted jackets, so he wasn't topless in front of the students. "So you'll maybe be glad to hear that we're movin' into the modern world proper with this class today." He poked a 1950s Singer with

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Make something stuffed

[vdistinctive]

Like a pillow or a teddy bear or an amorphous blob. Get into a fiberfill fight, maybe. So long as you walk out of the classroom with something sewn that's stuffed with fluff, Eliot'll call it a win.

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[angry_pie_slice]

Peridot zeroed in on the little plastic one, mostly because it seemed, well, her size. It wasn't the most cooperative machine in the world, but she was bound and determined to make it do as she wanted.

If that meant that she was dissecting a sewing machine mid-class to see why it kept eating the thread, well, so be it.

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[boneyard_girl]

Ada looked at the teddy bear instructions, then at the ones for the pillow. And then decided to mash-together the parts she liked best, and came up with something easily snuggled and good for naps.

Practically won out over aesthetics in this case, especially because she might be able to crank out two or three of them by the end of class, and that was three little Millers who'd have toys they didn't have before.

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[vrajna_kralis]

After the lecture, Hyacinthe leaned over to ask Ada, "Why are their necklaces falling from the sky?"

Obviously he had grabbed some. They were shiny, even if they were worthless. And he was kiiiiinda a magpie about things.

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[boneyard_girl]

Ada grinned. "Remember those pictures I sent you?" she asked. "So, there's this big long religious-festival that's more like a party called 'Carnivale' an' I don't really know what it's for 'cept people are supposed t' indulge..."

She held up one of her own strands of beads. "These are used t' bribe pretty girls an' boys, from what I can figure."

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[vrajna_kralis]

"You ought to tell me more of these indulgences," Hya noted. "To better help me understand this modern time."

Hya, nobody even believed you.

"Though I don't understand the point of a bribe if 'tisn't worth much," he added, glancing down at one of the bands of shimmery purple plastic beads.

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[boneyard_girl]

"From what I saw, people indulged in food, drink, dancing, whatever they found pleasurable..." Ada was going to pretend to believe you, Hyacinthe, just to be nice. "An' I don't think it's supposed t' make much sense. There's lots of outrageous costumes with colors an' feathers an' sequins... I think it's just supposed t' be all in good fun."

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[vrajna_kralis]

"So, 'tis a holiday near an dear to your heart, eh rinkeni?" Hyacinthe teased. "Sequins and colors? Sounds like you. Though I've not seen you in feathers much."

He gave her a long look. "You'd wear them well, I think."

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[boneyard_girl]

"I'd look right silly," she laughed, shaking her head. "I love heights, but I ain't a bird."

As much as she wished she was, sometimes.

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[vrajna_kralis]

"Well, I'm hardly a meadow but that doesn't stop me from being bedecked by flowers," Hyacinthe teased. "Besides, feathers can be...fun."

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[boneyard_girl]

"Not somethin' I've had th' pleasure t' experience," she confessed. "Are you offering t' enlighten me?"

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[vrajna_kralis]

"Seems only fair to assist you in learning something as you've done for me," Hyacinthe agreed. Because he was absolutely motivated by fairness in this situation, absolutely. "'Twould be a shame to leave you in ignorance longer than need be."

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[boneyard_girl]

Ada impulsively leaned in to brush a kiss over his cheek. "I do like learnin' new things from you," she said affectionately. //C'est mon héros.//

Her words were still heavily accented with her drawl, but mostly-recognizable. Hopefully. Hell, she was just hoping she'd picked the right words or verbs or whatever.

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[vrajna_kralis]

From the delighted smile on Hya's face, she'd done an excellent job. He wasn't even going to tease her about her accent!

"Et vous êtes un délice constant," he told her, eyes warm and smile heart-breakingly fond.

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[boneyard_girl]

He was always needing to use English for everyone. While Ada preferred learning Tsingano... there weren't lessons or movies on YouTube she could use to practice.

"I even know some of those words, too!" she said cheerfully, starting to tick them off on her fingers. "I am a -- something -- constantly. Yes?"

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[vrajna_kralis]

Truth! But then, he wasn't sure he'd be able to control his reaction if Ada came up and just started speaking Tsingani at him.

"A constant delight," he translated. "Though I'll note how close it sounds to delicious, as well."