Sohalia
Tal's voice broke the relative silence of the little house, and Soh turned to beam at her friend. "Tal!" she said, accepting the cake with a squeal of excitement. "You shouldn't have!" But she took the cake anyway, juggling it in one hand so that she could reach into her pocket with the other. She revealed a strip of jerky - which she'd taken to carrying around on the off chance she needed a treat for someone's companion - and tossed it to Boreal. "We'll share it after we're done," she decreed before whisking the cake away to the upstairs, where there was an area that looked like it might one day be a kitchen. "Anything that's not bolted down goes," she told her friend. "Actually, save the nicest table downstairs, and a couple of chairs - may as well get some use out of them!"
Tal went about his task, and Soh hurried back downstairs. As her friend removed old furniture, she could go behind with a broom and a dustpan... but her plan was interrupted by Jude's arrival. Excited to see the young man, Soh waved him in with a welcoming grin. "Hi Jude!" she said, completely recovered from her shyness of their first meeting. "Oh, is this for me? How sweet of you!" she squealed, taking the basket of goodies from her friend. His help was very welcome; she had a delivery of new furniture - well, secondhand, technically, but it was new to her - due shortly, and she wanted to have the place aired out before it arrived.
So she left Tal and Boreal to their furniture removal and Jude to his cleaning and went around to open all the windows, letting in fresh spring air. While they worked, she cleaned out some of the cabinetry in the upstairs kitchen, wrinkling her nose at each item she found that had clearly been forgotten some time before. It wasn't long until the furniture was cleaned out, the rooms were all swept, and Soh had a clean canvas from which to work.
She gathered her friends, offering them a drink of water from some bottles she'd bought earlier at the market. "You have to stay hydrated, if you're going to keep helping," she insisted imperiously. Then something occurred to her. "Oh, have you two met? Tal, Boreal, this is Jude. Jude, Tal and Boreal." She allowed them a few moments to rest while she checked the time. "Alright, I'd like to get the house painted before the furniture arrives. Can one of you take upstairs? It's this color -" and she presented a can in a very light, warm brown. "And then downstairs is this color -" She indicated a bright, pastel yellow. "Oh, and there's a spot on the roof I think might need a patch."
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The following tasks need to be completed:
1) upstairs needs to be painted
2) downstairs needs to be painted
3) roof needs to be patched
Tal went about his task, and Soh hurried back downstairs. As her friend removed old furniture, she could go behind with a broom and a dustpan... but her plan was interrupted by Jude's arrival. Excited to see the young man, Soh waved him in with a welcoming grin. "Hi Jude!" she said, completely recovered from her shyness of their first meeting. "Oh, is this for me? How sweet of you!" she squealed, taking the basket of goodies from her friend. His help was very welcome; she had a delivery of new furniture - well, secondhand, technically, but it was new to her - due shortly, and she wanted to have the place aired out before it arrived.
So she left Tal and Boreal to their furniture removal and Jude to his cleaning and went around to open all the windows, letting in fresh spring air. While they worked, she cleaned out some of the cabinetry in the upstairs kitchen, wrinkling her nose at each item she found that had clearly been forgotten some time before. It wasn't long until the furniture was cleaned out, the rooms were all swept, and Soh had a clean canvas from which to work.
She gathered her friends, offering them a drink of water from some bottles she'd bought earlier at the market. "You have to stay hydrated, if you're going to keep helping," she insisted imperiously. Then something occurred to her. "Oh, have you two met? Tal, Boreal, this is Jude. Jude, Tal and Boreal." She allowed them a few moments to rest while she checked the time. "Alright, I'd like to get the house painted before the furniture arrives. Can one of you take upstairs? It's this color -" and she presented a can in a very light, warm brown. "And then downstairs is this color -" She indicated a bright, pastel yellow. "Oh, and there's a spot on the roof I think might need a patch."
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The following tasks need to be completed:
1) upstairs needs to be painted
2) downstairs needs to be painted
3) roof needs to be patched
these aching memories still dance around me
