Twenty-Seven Spools of Thread-[Action]

[so_shik]

[Thanks to the help of one Minato Arisato, the front of All Passions is now decorated with a bunch of garland and fake snowflakes and such. Sitting on the porch is a large tree (where Shiki got it from...don't ask) decorated with brightly-colored ornaments and standing on her ladder is Shiki herself.

Today's she's busy hanging up a new sign in the front window.

Now taking special orders for Christmas.

Dare you say anything?]

Comments

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

Yes. I don't think anyone from my world knows it.

[so_shik]

And...where are you from?

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

Karaya Village in Grasslands.

[so_shik]

Grasslands?

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Grasslands. [That explains all, really. :|d]

What's Christmas? [He will persist on that for a while.]

[so_shik]

[...wtf Grasslands? DX Confused Shiki's officially confused.]

It's a holiday that people on Earth celebrate at the end of December.

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

[Sorry Shikki. XD]

So it's like a festival? What do you celebrate for though?

[so_shik]

It's not really a festival, it's just a day. It represents a lot of stuff, it gets kind of complicated if you try to explain all of the marketing aspects and all of the religious aspects on top of it. It's just a day people celebrate by spending time with family and friends and giving and receiving presents. There's also the Christian beliefs behind it, but those get confusing, too.

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

Christian beliefs?

Does everyone in your world celebrate that?

[so_shik]

It's a religion. It's really hard to explain all of it.

Not everyone, but most people do.

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

I see.

It sounds like a nice holiday. It's normal to give gifts on this day then?

[so_shik]

It's really nice. And totally normal to give presents and receive presents during the holiday.

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

Is there any gift in particular you give to people?

[so_shik]

No not really. You just give people something you think they'll like.

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

[Well, that made sense. Still, it was hard for him to tell what those people would want so... Oh wait, there's that.]

Do you think, if I showed you some, you'd be able to design Karayan patterns on clothes?

[so_shik]

Yeah definitely. If I had examples I could easily do something. Why?

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

Do you think you can make two different armbands for me? I'd like to give them to my roommates.

[so_shik]

Armbands? Totally doable.

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

Really? [He visibly beams at that. All right!]

[so_shik]

Sure! Just bring me those examples soon and I'll get right on it.

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

I'm wearing one now, but I need to take my coat off first. Could I come inside the store?

[so_shik]

Oh, yeah, sure! Come on in, sorry about that!

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and don't worry about it. [And he makes a beeline into the shop. Once he's in though, he sheds his coat and the extra shirt he had on, before showing her the armband on his left arm.] Should I leave this with you?

[so_shik]

Hmm...wait! [Quickly grabbing another pad of paper and pen before looking at the armband. She quickly sketches out the design, being careful to get all of the detail.] Same colors and everything?

[flamesofkaraya.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if that's all right. The others would have probably given you a better pattern, but this is all I have for now.