( closed ) november catchall

[foxlore]

WHO: Flora!! And others!!
WHAT: Catch-all for November.
WHERE: So many places!
WHEN: All throughout the month!!
WARNINGS: None yet, will edit if that changes. c:

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[chivalread]

[ He makes a move to stop her, one hand outstretched while the other still hugs the gift basket to his middle, but she stops herself first. He really, really doesn't want her fussing over him when she sees the state of his coat. It looks worse than it was, but he'd gone a long time bleeding without realizing it. ]

No, um. It's okay, thank you. I'll get it taken care of myself. [ At some point. ] But... would you like me to try on the new one?

[foxlore]

Oh – yea, that would spare you the extra walk.

⟪ she reaches into her pocket and produces a pin cushion. there's a habit still of having the things she needs on her person, like someone who ran away before and learned a lesson in keeping valuables close for the event. ⟫ If It do need changing, I can pin it in the way you need it.

[chivalread]

[ It’s probably telling that Ashe doesn’t think much of the way she just… happens to have a pin cushion on her. He’s well-aware of what it’s like to have everything you own kept in your pockets or in a pack on your back, even if it has been years since he’s had to live like that. ]

Sure thing.

[ So saying, he sets the basket aside – having to push a small stack of books out of the way first – to try the coat on. It's definitely warm and cozy. Flora has a pretty good eye, too, since it’s nearly a perfect fit – it could just stand to be taken in at the waist a little, something made obvious when he turns around and spreads his arms for her. ]

What do you think?

[foxlore]

⟪ she steps closer, examining where she believes it's best to take it in – ⟫ A few stitches here and there, but then it'll fit just right.

⟪ with that, she gently places the pins, occasionally stepping back to make sure that her gauge isn't off. stitches can be undone, too, but it's winter, he'll more likely than not want to have a proper coat sooner rather than later.

as she works: ⟫

You're a keen reader, no? 's like a proper library in here.

[chivalread]

[ He keeps his arms up, allowing her to work around him without issue. It’s a bit awkward, even now reminding him of getting fitted for his school uniform all those years ago. He’s not used to being fussed over. ]

I guess you could say that. I spent the first half of my life not able to read at all, so maybe I’m making up for lost time.

[foxlore]

⟪ to smile like that might be an... odd response to someone speaking of half a life's worth of no access to base education, but here she is, smiling like she just learned of a secret relation. ⟫

My brother taught me most all the letters ⟪ he gave it a valid attempt, during the month in spring and the month in autumn that they'd often had when she was growing ⟫ but my reading's dreadful still.

⟪ she gives it some solid efforts, but it's... very slow, and often guesswork. her writing's worse though by far. ⟫

D'you read true histories? Or is it more tales and stories?

[chivalread]

[ That is kind of an odd thing to smile about, and Ashe casts her a questioning look that lingers for all of a second before things are made clear. Perhaps he and Flora have more in common than he first realized. ] Ah. My adoptive father taught me, after he took me and my siblings in.

I… I really like stories about knights and heroes. Whether they were real or not doesn’t matter to me. So, a little bit of both I guess?

[foxlore]

Must be a nice way to learn more of this place.

⟪ lots can be told of a people by the stories they share. which... in her case mostly vary from village to village, but the point stands!

she worries her lower lip before she asks – there's some hesitance to it, but worst comes to worst, he'll say know and she'll need to try someone else. ⟫

Would you –– if it's none too much trouble, would you help me practice my reading?

[chivalread]

It's been enlightening in some ways. Baffling in others.

[ The utter lack of history books still has him confused, but he has had very little time to think about it with the famine and the monstrous invasion that followed. Now that things are settling into something like normalcy, maybe he'll look into it at long last.

He glances back at her just in time to catch her looking pensive, prompting a curious creasing of his brow - something that smooths over into a bright expression but a heartbeat later. ]

It's no trouble at all! It would be an honor to help you, Flora.