Investigation 10

[afterthesky]

[Action: Mayfield shops]

[Sarah Jane can be found shopping for Christmas gifts. She occasionally picks up an item and places it in her basket.

Sometimes she picks something up and sets it back down.]

No, that's something Luke would like.

[Later in the day, her shopping expedition takes on much more focus and determination and she examines such things as paper supplies and makes notes.]

Yes, that might work...

[Action: In and around 2238 Stevens]

[Sarah Jane returns home from the shops and tucks her purchases into a closet before stopping in the living room to readjust the picture of her with Luke and his friends. Once she finishes there she goes back outside to hang a wreath on the door with a small shake of her head.]

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Mayfield Shops

[flan4science.livejournal.com]

[Nova as well is inspecting the numerous Christmas gifts and offerings in the store. At some point his scavenging through the objects will lead to him accidentally bumping into Sarah and knocking over some toy robots onto the ground.]

Oh, terribly sorry about that!

Re: Mayfield Shops

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

It's quite alright.

[She can't help smiling at the robots. Far too young an age range for Luke, but there's a certain charm. She picks one up and sets it back on the shelf]

Nineteen fifties conceptions of robots. Nothing quite like it.

[flan4science.livejournal.com]

[Nova holds one up and looks it over.]

Indeed! One of my favorite toys as a lad was a retro model of one called 'Great Martian King'.

And the nineteen fifties you say... My oh my. It appears I am in the past after all!

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

An imitation of them, at any rate. They were never quite this rigid.

[flan4science.livejournal.com]

How do you mean?

In the stationer's

[ooeeooahah]

[ Said in a quiet tone... ] Not the weight for origami, no.

Re: In the stationer's

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

It's mostly printstock. The drones would probably think origami was suspicious and foreign.

[ooeeooahah]

Hmm.

[ Ilsa picks up a boxed ream of paper, ] this is the weight we use in the memograph at the law office.

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

[Sarah Jane latches onto the most important piece of information in that statement]

There's a mimograph at the law office?

[ooeeooahah]

It's how I've been copying my notes, and the map Tarvek drafted for me to give to new residents.

[ She glances about, putting the box in her basket. ]

Working on getting another built for a basement, eventually. But getting it to stay true to local standards is hard... don't want it to disappear.

OOC

[gonnamarrydaddy.livejournal.com]

((I'm pretty sure Sarah Jane actually lives at 2238. I say this only because Yuna here lives at 2237, and was kind of confused when I saw the post. ^^;;;))

Re: OOC

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

Oops, entirely possible, I always get those two confused.

2238 Stevens Road

[bravabarber.livejournal.com]

(The moment he sees her back, he greets her with a bow and a flourish.)

Ah signora! Welcome home! Have you had a busy day?

Re: 2238 Stevens Road

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

Good afternoon, Figaro. I managed to get most of what I set out to do finished, at any rate.

[bravabarber.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful to hear, signora. I had a busy day myself today at the barbershop!

(Which mostly involved him being chased by angry patrons after he gave them an 18th century hair-do.)

In fact, I was just about to get the mantecados out of the oven. Would you care for one?

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

That sounds lovely.

[A man who bakes? Yes please!]

Was the barbershop very different from what you're used to?

[bravabarber.livejournal.com]

Then come this way signora.

(He takes her hand and leads her to the kitchen, where there's a nice smell coming from the oven. There's a bowl full of black rocks on the table that on closer inspection are a whole bunch of burnt cookies. It seems it took Figaro a few tries before he figured out how to use the oven.

Enquiries about the barbershop gets her a very disgruntled look from him.)

Very different, unfortunately. For one, the people here do not appreciate my work. I was once renowned, even famous for the haircuts I gave. But here, it seems that such masterpieces are looked down upon.

(He fumes about it, but he brightens up just as fast as he gets angry.)

Never mind about that though. They may not appreciate me just yet, but I know my time will come when my genius is recognized!

2238 Stevens Road

[mayitlastforeve.livejournal.com]

[Naal sees. Naal sees lots of things. Wait and watch, like the spider on its web, they're real big on that where she's from. Understanding, though, doesn't come quite so easily.]

...is that a decoration? [She's seen a few wreaths on other doors and has no idea what they're for. They don't have any immediately apparent function, but for all she knows they're some kind of warning sign or the plants repel vermin or something.]

Re: 2238 Stevens Road

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

It is. There's a major human holiday coming up on the twenty fifth.

[mayitlastforeve.livejournal.com]

Human? [Little as they care about the surface or its inhabitants, the drow are still vaguely aware of racial and cultural distinctions amongst humans.] All of them?

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

It's largely focused in Europe and North America in my time, though Japan also has a certain fondness for it. It started out as a Christian religious celebration but has become increasingly secular. And a lot of cultures have some sort of festival around this time.

Shops

[gezellighe.livejournal.com]

[Just idly shopping nearby. He's a bit curious about the note-taking. Holland was always a little nosy.]

Re: Shops

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

[And Sarah Jane was always very observant]

Did you need something?

[gezellighe.livejournal.com]

[No beating around the bush.]

You just looked . . . involved, is all.

[after-thesky.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to decide what would work best for a project.

[Because she needs a project]