002. (v2) [audio]

[stillseecracks]

[A recent conversation with Kairi led to her finding a skirt in his nest of clothing on Xanth's bed.

He was using it as a blanket, honest. It had just been so much simpler to bed down in clothes instead of having someone make blankets. But he doesn't want a repeat of this event, so...]U-Uhm, uh, s-so

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[angha_firebird]

Xanth? We...met at the stables. I don't know if you remember...

I know how to sew. A little. [A very little.]

I would be happy to help, if you still need it. I might not be able to sew very fast, though...

[stillseecracks]

Y--Yeah.

[Xanth sees that excitement, but he hopes she doesn't get too enthusiastic with those scissors.]

B-But for now, I'll-- b-be teaching you s--sewing, right?

[Oh, Xanth. When did you turn into such a tutor!]

[angha_firebird]

[Grinning and ducking her head, clearly amused, Aara nods sheepishly. Her actions slow she she doesn't accidentally hurt herself, and she concentrated on doing her job well for Xanth.]

I know how to mend--a little. So... if sewing is along those same lines...

[Maybe one day there will be something she can teach him.]

[stillseecracks]

Yeah, it, i-it is. I, uh-- I-I actually started w-with mending.

[And if he can do it, so can Aara!]

It-- i-it's not so hard, e-either. The-- the worst i-it could do is... w-well, be-- b-be ugly, b-but I think that's pr...probably going to happen a-an--anyway.

[He laughs. Patchwork quilt, indeed.]

[angha_firebird]

[Aara breathes out a small laugh as well, shaking her head lightly at his words.]

It can not be ugly if there is meaning behind it. You have made new friends here, yes? If they help you sew it, the blanket will hold fond memories--good emotions. Maybe... Maybe you could add a few matches to your blanket wiith some of the material of your friends' clothing. If they have some to spare.

[She looks over to Xanth, so see what he thought of that idea.]

[stillseecracks]

M--Maybe!

I-I don't, um, I-I don't-- want to a-ask, though. G-Good clothes are-- w-well, they're, v-valuable.

[And yet here they were, cutting them up to make a blanket...]

W-Well-- um-- as valuable a-as-- as anything c-could be, h-here.

[angha_firebird]

[Looking down at her own dress, Aara lifts the hem slightly before allowing the material to fall back over her lap.]

It is everything I came here with.

[Well, that and her basket of herbs. Aara gives a small smile.]

It's all I've ever owned.

[It's all she left with, when she set out away from her Clan.]

[stillseecracks]

[Xanth frowns, though only slightly.]

Th-then... you should-- k-keep it. A-And get more things, too, b-but... k-keep that.

[angha_firebird]

[With a small nod, Aara concedes his point.]

Xanth. If you don't have anything to give someone, how do you make certain they will remember you, then?

[Was it bad? To wish to be remembered? For the clan she's left behind--and the people she is meeting here. How will they all remember her if she cannot give them something to remember her by? Her heart aches, thinking about it, so she tries to push the pain away, and concentrate on the task at hand.]

[stillseecracks]

[For a short time, Xanth doesn't reply. He's reminded of a gift he was once given: a charm from Kairi, like a necklace he'd given her. She said that even if they were separated, even if they forgot, they would still have those mementos.

But Xanth does not. He has no proof that his life on the Elegante or any of his relationships even exist. Nothing but his memories themselves.

Finally, he says:]

Y-You... do things w--with them. Th-things are... w-well, they're, th-they're nice, but... e-experiences. If-- i-if you share those, then... w-well, people will... r-remember.

Y-You don't need a--a present to r-remember someone.

[And that, he knows all too well.]

[angha_firebird]

[Thinking about that, Aara nods. Boy will she remember this conversation when Zhaneel dies... and then comes back.]

Like this? [She lifts the fabric for the blanket they will be making.] Or... cooking for someone?

[stillseecracks]

Y-Yeah, [he says, the smile coming back to his face.] O-Or... a-anything, really. E-Even just... t-talking to-- to people.

I-I'm-- going to r-remember this, af--a-after all.

[angha_firebird]

[She grins, ducking her head as a happy, airy laugh leaves her. How nice it felt, to be making friends. To have others to share good memories with. She lifts her head back up to look at Xanth.]

I will remember it, too. [The smile on her face is bigger than many she's ever shared.] I hope... we both form many happy memories here. I hope we make many friends...

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[stillseecracks]

[Xanth's smile grows into another grin. Aara had a nice laugh. She needed to do that more often.]

I--I bet we w-will.

[Xanth stops cutting for a moment and holds up his hand, the first two fingers crossed.]

Cr--crossing my fingers, just-- i-in case.

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[angha_firebird]

Daaaw, sure. ^-^