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Post by seren on Jul 6, 2024 8:23:17 GMT
"Still, humans need more than that, you know. Fae..." Aven pauses. "Well, we don't need it. But I couldn't go without more than a few days off." Old habits die hard. But that's story for another day. And right now... he wants to hear Sterling's story. "So how does someone get into two things so different?"
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 6, 2024 8:37:59 GMT
"Well truth be told I love nature and the like so I decided to follow a passion for flower arrangement and got a job at a flower boutique, aside from that I've always been technologically inclined since I learned from my father so he wished for me to use such talents to help others and so I work as a freelance technician from home when I'm not working my job in the flower shop or out in nature." Sterling said as he looked at Aven letting him know how he came about to have two different jobs of rather opposite backgrounds.
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Post by seren on Jul 6, 2024 8:50:15 GMT
"Mm... now that makes more sense." He can get the 'getting it from family' part especially. "The freelance part helps, too. Being your own boss and all. There's still some things I don't get about modern times, but that makes scheduling easier right? I've heard that a lot of jobs nowadays are super restricting. Sounds annoying."
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 6, 2024 9:11:42 GMT
"They can be, that's why I became a freelance technician from home and got a job in the flower shop two blocks down from my home when I'm not working at home. In the shop I normally work from ten to four and afterwards when I get home I work from five thirty to eleven and sleep from midnight onto nine in the morning while all my weekends are free to myself." Sterling said as he looked at Aven calmly and smiled sitting in front of the campfire and looked into his eyes.
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Post by seren on Jul 6, 2024 10:01:57 GMT
"Huh, not bad. Means I'll have some time to myself as well - lucky me." Aven glances towards the setting sun before looking back to Sterling, staring right back into his eyes. Hm, not bad looking... "Which reminds me - terms and conditions. Gotta get it out of the way, or it'll be annoying later... Fae magic can be a pain in the ass, in the wrong circumstances. Anyways, you've basically got the limits of my magic at your service until I save your life in return. I still get protections, though - like I can choose how to interpret your words. And my magic isn't limitless - or without side effects. So there you go."
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 7, 2024 3:40:43 GMT
"That's a fair point, Not sure what exactly I'll have use of your powers for but If there is ever anything I need you to do I'll let you know within reason." Sterling said as he moved to his tent and set up two sleeping bags as he brought a second one in case something happened to his first as a backup. At this point he was glad he did since there was now Aven who he needed to accommodate for.
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Post by seren on Jul 7, 2024 8:16:48 GMT
"Most people don't." Aven shrugs, scritching Aspen behind the ears. "Could make myself annoying about it, but... eh. I'm too annoyed right now to make the effort. Least it's new scenery, I guess. Not the worst thing that's ever happened to me."
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 8, 2024 0:14:02 GMT
"Well at least it's someone kind that has you under their control." Sterling said as he looked at Aven and smiled looking at Aspen finding the fae dog pretty cute. As he did Sterling moved to lay down int the tent after opening the top flaps to watch the stars at bed time as he planned to stretch out after eating.
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Post by seren on Jul 8, 2024 5:11:12 GMT
"...yeah. guess that too." Aven glances once more at Sterling before taking his sleeping bag and rolling it out, only bothering to kick off his shoes before slipping inside. Hm... not a bad one. The guy really does this pretty often, huh...? Well, nothing else to do for tonight, except sleep. Technically fae don't need it often... but Aven likes it. It's warm, it's comfortable, and Aspen often cuddles up next to him. What's not to like?
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 8, 2024 8:09:03 GMT
Sterling slept for the night after staring up at the night stars for an hour and in the morning before the sun was completely over the horizon he woke up and went out to wash his face and went scavenging finding some wild fruits and berries in the forest that were ripe for the taking and found some wild mushrooms before doing some fishing to get them about five fish each making sure to get some for Aspen as well before he fileted the fish and washed them before frying them over a fire with some butter and salt and the wild mushrooms to saute them with the fish he was cooking with red wine after making sure to remove the bones so none of them choked.
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Post by seren on Jul 8, 2024 9:00:03 GMT
Aven woke up later - by choice, really. Why get up too early, when he has all the time in the world? Really, it's only the smell of cooking food, and Aspen nudging his face with her nose, that gets him up. He yawns and stretches, rubbing at his eyes. Almost unconsciously, the glamour comes back on, just in case someone else comes by the campsite. "So you're a tech wiz, a florist, and you can cook." Aven slips out of the sleeping back and finds his way to the stump he sat on before. "Just what can't you do~?"
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 8, 2024 9:10:04 GMT
"Good morning Aven, and living on my own I had to learn how to cook for myself. As for something I can't do? I can't sprout wings and fly." Sterling said with a charming little chuckle before he started to make up plates for them to eat breakfast before he stretched and groaned popping his bones to release the tension in them after a long night of sleeping outside in the tent.
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Post by seren on Jul 8, 2024 11:19:10 GMT
"Very funny." Aven removes a dagger from its sheath on his hip, casually twirling it this way and that, seeming to nearly cut himself a few times. "Seriously, though... to have that many talents? That's still impressive to humans - right? How the hell do you still live alone?"
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Post by ZiekwaltZier on Jul 8, 2024 20:03:03 GMT
"Well I suppose I just haven't found the right person yet, if you know what I mean." Sterling said as he smiled at Aven and started to whistle after he finished eating breakfast and looked at him. "Wanna go for a hike after breakfast?" Sterling said as he would put up his supplies if they did so wild animals wouldn't raid the campsite.
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Post by seren on Jul 9, 2024 8:55:33 GMT
"Huh." Humans and their "right person"... though Aven supposes he isn't one to talk. Three thousand years, and he still lives alone. At least he has the excuse of being inhuman. "Sure. There's some good hiking trails round here. And Aspen would probably get after me if I didn't go."
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