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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[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know!

[Are you done yet? She wants to see, and is trying so hard not to fidget.]

So your birthday's around Halloween huh?

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*he's getting there! he's a perfectionist*

October 27th.

*in a couple more minutes though, he'll brush the paper off and hand you the drawing -- it's actually a pretty good rendering, minus the fact that he made your face a little poufier than it really is*

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

Okay, cool.

[Looks at the picture when he hands it to her and smiles.]

That is amazing.

[Giggles a little and gives you a hair ruffle, she can't help it.]

Thanks.

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*he beams when she approves, and shrugs*

I wish I'd made the composition different, but it's not too bad I guess.

*frowns at that hair ruffle -- now he has to fix his emo flip*

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

[Oops sorry She figures it's typical....whatever it's called, artist not being really crazy about how their stuff turned out.]

Oh it's great! Now I just have to find a frame for it.

[Fixes his hair for him so he doesn't have to.]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

*being your own worst critic? well, it's important -- you never get better if you aren't*

You're going to frame it? It's so... bland.

*doesn't know why you'd want to frame something he did in fifteen minutes*

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

[Yeah that. She shrugs a bit.]

Maybe but no one ever drew me before.

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

I'll draw you anytime you want. Maybe next time you'll let me do a better one.

*pokes -- ooh you're squishier than his sister*

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

I'll keep that in mind.

[Giggles at the poke and pokes back]

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

You should. Maybe you could even come over and have dinner sometime. My Mama's the best cook.

*he doesn't mind that he still calls him 'Mama' even though he's sixteen*

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

[Avani smiles and nods.]

Okay that sounds good. Just let me know when? Or can it be whenever?

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

It can be whenever. My parents are pretty relaxed.

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

All right.

[Nods a bit and straightens up.]

So...see you later then?

[maverick-blades.livejournal.com]

Oh... sure.

*see how his face falls a little -- but he doesn't really know what they'd do if they hung out, so...*

Take care.

[shadowedxlight.livejournal.com]

You too.

[She can't help it and reaches out to lightly brush a small bit of hair out of his face, not enough to really mess up how he has it styled, but still. Then she turns and heads back two halls over to her and Elias' room, stopping at a closet first to find a frame for the picture.]