002 ~*~ Sprucing things up a little

[not_so_great_wall]

Flandre was right: the houses all look the same and it's rather dull. She's used to living somewhere that stands out from the rest of the world, so it was time to make this place a little more like home!

[Action : Johnathon's Tools]
[ Meiling is just picking up a 'few' supplies for her home landscaping projects. Hoes, spades, buckets, etc. You would think she couldn't carry this all by herself, but she's stronger than she looks. Just... don't be behind her when she turns around or you just might get a face full of a shovel or a rake!

Poke her? Help her shop? Wonder why the shopkeeper is giving her the cold shoulder after noticing the star on her hat,? ]

[Action : 340 Brady Lane]
[ In front of the house, Meiling is busy laying some stone for a new pathway, boxes for flowers, new wooden borders for the bushes, and in general working hard at tearing up the yard. (She already napped at work, hence all the energy!) She's wearing a pair of overalls, heavy gloves, a plaid shirt, and enough dirt to need three showers later.

Bother her? Help out? She'll be at this for a few days. Weekend taggers have the added chance of catching her taking a rest at midday~ ]

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Action: 340 Brady Lane

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

[Walking out of the house, he catches Meiling resting around midday. He stops on the porch, out of the sun, and calls out.]

Now, the yard isn't going to stop being a bloody eyesore all on its own.

/for the appropriate icon

[parlezvousnaps.livejournal.com]

[ This human body stores a lot less energy than she's used to. She's sitting on the ground, her back against the post of the mailbox, and her cap is pulled down over her eyes.

Zzzzzz. ]

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

[One of those types hmmm?]

Come on. Get up. Chop chop. [He claps.]

[not_so_great_wall]

[ She stirs a bit. ] Mm, five more minutes, Miss Sakuya...

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

[He knows how to deal with those types. He quickly pulls out his pistol, aiming just above her head and..

BANG BANG.]

[not_so_great_wall]

AHH! [ Meiling yells, hands and feet planting themselves on the ground, eyes wide. ] Who what where why?

[ Then her eyes zero in on that pistol. ] Oh, h-hi! [ At least, like Sakuya, he didn't aim those shots for her head. ]

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

[He puts the pistol back in his holster. Shooting the head is reserved for guards and artists. Sometimes workers.]

Sleeping on the job, are we? Shame, shame.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Casually, she stretches her arms out and stands up. It's true she has the ability to get to sleep very fast, but it seems someone would disapprove and made quite the compelling argument for her to not try it again so soon. ] Mm! This is hard work, and hard work deserves a break to recharge in the middle of the day! [ A sigh. ] Of course, my boss at the school doesn't get this...

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

[He snorts. Oh how many times he's heard that before.]

That's preposterous! What would you suggest next, we simply not work as it wastes energy? Stop progress in its tracks?

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Hands on her hips. ] Nope! Nothing will get done that way, but a person can't work on an empty stomach, or with a tired body.

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

They most certainly can [His hand momentarily hovers above his pistol.] with positive and effective morale boosters.

[not_so_great_wall]

--I get the point.

If you want it to be done any faster, you can help out. It's not as hard as it looks.

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

Ah-hahahahah.... You must be joking. That's what hoi polloi such as yourself are for.

[not_so_great_wall]

Hoi... what? [ Blank look. ]

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

Hoi polloi. The many. The masses. Commoners, to put it in the most simple terms.

[not_so_great_wall]

You must have been pretty important back home. [ Not flattering, just observing. Meiling is familiar with arrogant, entitled folk. ]

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

How observant of you. I'm the most important man in all of Albion. Probably lost in the dark without me. [Who else can run a corrupt, monopolizing industry in his absence?]

[not_so_great_wall]

I had no idea! [ She hums. ] Mistress Remilia didn't really hold any kind of position, but she was still a very important woman, and we were her servants. Everyone knew of the mansion... Or at least it felt like it, with as much traffic as I got at the gate.