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Post by theory on Jan 15, 2012 19:40:21 GMT -8
Okay...evidentally you could brush your teeth... You learn something new every day?
Steel watched her demonstrate and listened intently to the lesson. Bleeding didn't sound to fun but if the woman said it was normal then he figured it was. He reached over and grasped the brush as he stood quietly in the bathroom. His hand found the toothpaste tube and he squeezed a little onto the brush. After a hesitant glance back at the woman he started to move the weird frayed object against his teeth. It tickled a bit but the sharp minty taste soon distracted him.
Once a few minutes had passed Steel finally spit out the foamy stuff, then rinsed his mouth out with a bit of water. When he was finished he turned to the woman and smiled hesitantly. Of course his gums were bleeding but he'd done what she asked.
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Post by Flame on Jan 15, 2012 22:04:50 GMT -8
The woman smiled. "You look nice and clean." she said with a smile, her blue eyes sparkled. She held out her hand. "Come on, lets go get you some more clothes, and some food." she said with a grin. She turned and waited for him to follow her. She led him to a nice woman who looked him over. "He's thin." Came the voice.
"Yes, but he'll grow. Steel be nice. She's going to measure and touch you. Once she's done, we'll go get you some food, just a little mind you. No scarfing like what you did with Temp." the half sharp glance was hopefully enough to convince him that it was worth the wait. Once the woman was done she led him back to the dining hall. "Alright. Once peice of bread, and one bowl of soup, and if I see you getting a second one before I tell you, You won't be able to get second's until tomorrow." she told him, going for water for the both of them, and getting herself a piece of bread and a bowl of soup. She sat down and waited for him.
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Post by theory on Jan 16, 2012 5:25:18 GMT -8
Steel wasn't to fond of the whole 'being touched' thing but he didn't complain as he held out his arms and stood for measuring. If it meant he got new clothes then he would just deal with it and be happy. Once the other woman had finished up everything he turned and followed the one who'd brought him.
When she mentioned he could only have one piece of bread and one bowl of soup he couldn't hold back his frown of disappointment. He'd eaten two full loaves of bread the other day...and two bowls of soup. How was one piece and one bowl gonna do him any good?
But...she was the boss.
Steel went over to the line and grabbed what he was told, returning to his seat besides the female and starting to eat as soon as he got there. It was still kind of like shoveling food but he tried to hold back as much as he could.
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Post by Flame on Jan 16, 2012 11:22:56 GMT -8
She smiled a little, watching him. She ate much slower, showing, through her just doing it, how to eat like a human being, and not a dog. She made sure the water was near him, and that she was willing to get him more water if need be. She waited until he was done. "One bowl of soup and one piece of bread. You don't want to throw up again do you?" she asked as she continued to eat carefully, and nicely. She relaxed into watching everything around her, letting the boy eat as he would.
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Post by theory on Jan 16, 2012 15:51:23 GMT -8
Steel eventually slowed his eating speed down as time went on. He felt it was odd to be the only one shoveling food though his instincts still shouted at him to do it.
When he was finally done with his one bowl and one piece of bread he couldn't help but eye the table of good that stretched along the far wall. But his butt didn't move from his seat. Steel didn't want to disobey the woman that his friend had put in charge of him so he just waited there quietly, trying not to think about everything else he could be stuffing his face with.
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Post by Flame on Jan 16, 2012 16:24:40 GMT -8
She nodded. "Same as before. One bowl of soup, one peice of bread. Go on." she said with a smile. "And if you eat slowly this time you can get a peice of cake." she pointed to the white iceing covered cake that had yellow innards. She hoped he wouldn't get allergic, but they'd see. She waited to see what he would do. Occ/// Sorry, half here. DOing a bunch of stuff at once.
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Post by theory on Jan 16, 2012 16:35:25 GMT -8
The sheer mention of cake had his eyes widening. He.....could have it...? Wasn't cake only for rich people??
Well, he wasn't going to audibly argue when she said he could get some so within a few seconds Steel was over at the desert table and scooping out a small piece of cake. Then he quickly followed the line and grabbed another bowl of soup and a piece of bread.
Sitting back down at the table Steel stared the cake for a good minute. His eyes blinking back between the food and the woman sitting next to him. When he was sure she wasn't mad at him for taking some he hesitantly lifted the fork he'd retrieved and scooped out a small bit.
When he lifted the piece into his mouth and started chewing he couldn't help but nearly giggle. It was freaking amazing! No wonder his master always ate this stuff!! The young man actually smiled as he took another bite, completely ignoring the cooling soup and bread.
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Post by Flame on Jan 17, 2012 11:18:44 GMT -8
She laughed at the look on the boy's face. So completely happy. "That's enough. Finish the soup and the bread, and if your still hungry you can finish the cake." she told him, pushing the plate away. "You don't want to throw up again do you?" she asked him. There was a lot going on around them, but for now it was just the two of them. She watched him, amused.
"Careful. Finish your soup, the bread and the cake, and then I'll show you the weyr." she said with a smile.
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Post by theory on Jan 17, 2012 12:26:38 GMT -8
Steel almost reached out and snatched the plate back when the woman pushed it away from him but instead he grabbed the edge of the table. Though, his eyes stayed glued to that plate until she poke to him once more. Doing as told, reluctantly, he grabbed the cool bowl of soup and worked on getting that down. At the mention of throwing up again he slowed down though, taking much more proportioned mouthfuls then before. He finished the soup quickly, then the bread followed. His stomach growled a little bit, letting him know that it was getting decently full. It had dealt with the three bowls of soup and two loaves of bread yesterday because it hadn't been used to getting food often but eating today was pushing its normal function out of whack.
Either way, Steel reached for the half-eaten plate of cake and quickly took a stab of it. He totally wasn't gonna waste such a yummy food.
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Post by Flame on Jan 31, 2012 14:50:42 GMT -8
The old woman finished eating and watched him eat, daring him to snap at her for anything. She waited. "Don't eat to fast, Steel." she murmured, and continued to wait. Then it was time to go. "Come on, my friend. Your clean, your fed, let's get you a few things just for you." she said standing up, and taking her plates over to the washbin. She carefully put the dishes away and then walked out of the room. She led the way to the Market Place. "Stay by me, and if you like something, say it. No stealing or I will be very upset with you." the last part was a bit stern, but she did not need a thief on her hands.
It was not as busy as it could be, but then again, it was the middle of the day. She moved slowly, letting the boy look. "We have to get you reading and writting supplies, as well as the tool's you'll need to get ready to become a rider." she said with a smile, as she led the way over to the shop that sold books, and writing things. "Find a blank book that you like, and bring it to me. Don't take anything else."
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Post by theory on Jan 31, 2012 18:39:59 GMT -8
Steel finished his food, slowing down when told too even if it was hard to do so. When they were finished in the dining hall he followed obediently out to the marketplace, staying almost-glued to the woman's side as people eyed them from behind large booths and tables. The boy's thievery instincts were kicking in full swing but he kept his hands in his pockets and kept his back straight. He wouldn't disrespect the people who had worked hard to give him what he had. It was so much more then what he'd left behind that he hadn't even thought of the word 'steal' until the woman had spoken it in warning.
At her command he kept his eyes out for a book, eventually seeing one that caught his attention and bringing it back to show her. It was a normal sized item with a dark red velvet covering and lace all along the spine. It wasn't anything expensive but it looked very well made.
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Post by Flame on Feb 2, 2012 10:55:39 GMT -8
She smiled at the book choice, and nodded. "That's 3 marks. Here, go up to the woman there, and tell her you want to buy the book, give her these." she said motioning to the woman. Said woman smiled at him, and waited. It was always known when a new candidate came into the weyr. They were always needed.
She got pens, pencils, and other useful things like stencles to help him write the alphabet, and numbers. She baught them herself, and moved off, letting him decide what he was going to do. She found herself in a trinket shop, and smiled a little. "Steel, if you want something here, tell me. You can have one thing from here." She might have been treating him like a young child, but for now that was all he was gonna get until he figured everything out.
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Post by theory on Feb 5, 2012 10:32:08 GMT -8
Steel took the money and nodded to the older woman before turning on his heels and walking back over to the stand. He reached out and dropped the three coins into the awaiting hand. The stand-keeper smiled at him and wished him good luck before tending to her other patrons.
Steel smiled and hugged his book to his chest before turning and quickly following after his mentor. When they stepped into the trinket shop his arms tightened a bit on the item he carried. They were itching to grab something. One couldn't really blame the kid though, he'd been raised to steal things... However, he now understood that in his current situation stealing would get him not benefits so he kept his hands to himself.
When the older woman told him that he could pick something from the shelves he actually started to look around seriously. There wasn't many times where he ever got to keep something with his old master...well, basically never. So when he was offered something that would be only his he quickly set out to find something to his liking. It took a few minutes but Steel finally brought a very small pendant over to the older woman, holding it up so she could see if it was okay. He couldn't read the price tags on anything so he wasn't sure if it was a lot or not.
The pendant itself had a curled up dragon on it, it's wings slightly splayed as its arms wrapped around a tiny, pea-sized ruby. The dragon's eyes were also gems but they were such a dark blue that they appeared black and were half the size of the center jewel.
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Post by Flame on Feb 6, 2012 19:47:01 GMT -8
She watched, looking over things. Pretty, expencive, but that was what the boy was here for. Something all his own. At least for now. When he brought her the pendent, she chuckled. "Alright, come on." she headed to the front, handed him the many marks, and motioned. "Go on, buy it. next time we'll talk about price, after you know numbers a bit." she said softly.
After that she moved about, buying a few things for him, books, a plant (something he'd have to take care of, that it wouldn't die all that easily), and a few other things. Including a small bluish green egg. She had baught two bags. One for his books, the other for the egg. "Let's go back to your room, and I'll explain the plant and egg." she said with a smile. Her blue eyes sparkled, as she led the way back to his room. "Alright, so the plant you water, once a day, don't forget other wise it will die." she said, setting the cactus down. "And don't touch it if you don't want to get poked, painfully." she added. Then she put the other bags down. "And this egg. This one is special, and it's going to stay in the kitchen. There's a baby animal, you know the small fire lizards that visited us? Well with this egg you could get one. Want to see? Or do you want to try later?"
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Post by theory on Feb 8, 2012 6:01:53 GMT -8
Steel quickly went and payed for the item, glancing at the large amount of money in his hand quizzically. He had a feeling what he'd chosen was expensive but he didn't ask about it. Once he had bought the item he waited for her to finish getting whatever she was and then they headed back. When they got into his room he quickly followed her, eying the plant she set down on his nightstand. It looked...odd? Steel had never seen a cactus before and the first thing he tried to do was reach out and touch it. Good thing she warned him right before his fingers met the sharp tips.
He calmly nodded when she explained how to take care of it but as soon as she mentioned the egg his eyes lit up with interest. "Now!" He chimed happily, eying the round object with fascination.
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