Portrait booth.

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

[Rikka has hauled his paint-splattered easel and giant tacklebox out into the hallway and equipped it with a stack of thick 11x14" fawn colored paper. He typically loves painting abstractions and outer space, but after finding an entire box of old Rembrandt Van Rijn and Leonardo Da Vinci slides, he's decided he needs to work on his ability to draw people. He's placed a comfortable chair facing himself, and is sharpening a stick of conte crayon with a utility knife to a rather blunt point. There's a sign on the easel that says 'Free Portraits' in big, capital letters.]

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[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

[Clearly Shredder needs a real pair so he can strut his stuff through the halls.]

He being a good model?

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*he's caught by surprise, and his wall goes up just a little for now*

Yeah, he's pretty good.

*shows you his drawing*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

Looks like you're pretty good, too.

[He's impressed! Visibly so, even. It's not often you come across artists here. Even less often you come across one that isn't a Naminé.]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*that makes him smile a little*

I've been drawing since I could hold a crayon. Mama says it's weird because there are no artists in my biological family. I never met my grandmother, but she was in the medical field. And Mama's well... a badass superhero? Is that a profession?

*laughs*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

I'd say it's a profession in most of the worlds out there. And I've seen Sora art, it's generally... well, not really anywhere near that, no offense to them.

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*snorts*

Yeah, Mama sucks at drawing. He even took art in high school. How can you suck so much after that?

*works on adding little splashes of color to Shredder -- do you want to be drawn, Isi?*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

Not everyone's got the gift, I guess.

[He certainly wouldn't disagree to it.]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

Everyone's good at something.

*would he like to sit down?*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

True.

[He might as well do so, yes.]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

Do you want a portrait?

*reaches down to pat Shredder so he knows he isn't ignoring him*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... yeah, I think I do.

[Shredder appreciates it! Usually it's only Isi who pays attention to him while people are talking.]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

Get comfy. It will take about fifteen minutes.

*he gets his colored pencils out to draw, sketching your head shape once you settle*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

[He'll just chill in the chair, in that case, though Shredder will interrupt the drawing tiems in a minute or two to climb onto Isi and settle on his lap, as well as half up against his chest.]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*aww ;; how cute this will be such a good drawing!*

It's like a family portrait.

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

[His expression falls a bit at that; he wonders how pleased his mom and mama would be with the idea of Ri and Sora's kid drawing them together. He's sure they would love it, if they were here.]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*side note, mun thanks you for recognizing that he is both Sora's and Ri's, since everyone forgets about Sora sob ;; of course they would -- they'd love to see how all of the kids are looking out for each other*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

[You're quite welcome, and if I don't mention Sora for whatever reason it doesn't mean he's been forgotten ;; They really would. It saddens him for a moment, to be reminded that even if he has family here, he's without his two very best friends, and his parents and aunts and uncles from back home.]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*as long as he stops getting referred to as just Ri's, Sarah (and Sora) will be happy :3 Sora's the one who did all the work to push that huge baby out, after all and just hates when the populace marginalizes him lolz perhaps he and Rikka should spend more time together -- Rikka enjoys his company*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

[Isi definitely doesn't mind Rikka's company either, and could use a friend or two. This could be quite helpful for the both of them!]

LOL @ my HTML fail! that's what happens when you tag when deliriously tired ;; sorry!

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*does that mean they can have retarded adventures? Rikka certainly isn't quick to make friends by any stretch of the imagination, but he does rather like Isi (and Shredder)*

I meant to message you about it but forgot and tagged instead ;;

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

[They can have so many retarded adventures! And Shredder can come, too.]

that's okay, I know I make mistakes :\

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*YES. if only Shredder were big enough to ride*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

[They need to find him one of those lovely things from Wonderland to make him bigger~.]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*he would be a noble steed -- is Isi ready to see his 'family portrait'?*

[craggyshores.livejournal.com]

[He is indeed! Shredder, sadly, won't care as much. In fact, you probably shouldn't put it too close to the lizard or he'll try to nibble the paper.]