tushanshu_logs | [OPEN] Catch all for Sarah!

Characters: Sarah and YOU!
Date: Throughout January. Dates will be in headers!
Location: All over the turtle. Mostly Wood Sector.
Situation: Sarah meets a bunch of people face to face + random thread starters!
Warnings/Rating: Nothing worth mention so far.

A.
Exploration has become a major part of Sarah's day. There's a lot on her mind, a lot more she'd rather forget and so she's doing all she can to keep busy. It helps that she's in a new area and things are pretty damn interesting compared to home. The wood sector remains her home turf and the place she's checked out the most, but from time to time, she wanders out of what she's dubbed her safe zone.

On this day however, she's looking a little lost. Map in hand, Sarah frowns at the page as she tries to work out just where the heck she is.

B.
She's in the marketplace, searching the stalls and browsing the variety at hand. From time to time, Sarah pauses to simply watch an exchange between two Kedan, or to stop and talk to one. Whatever it is she's looking for, the kid just can't seem to find it.

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Tess would know. Of course Tess would know. Sarah smiles back and heads for the door. She can't help but wish she'd met Tess somehow before all of this. Knowing her in the real world, her real world, would of been nice.

A good thing for her father, too.

"I'll try not to, but don't go lettin' me slack of either," she says, small smile still playing at her lips. "Ready to go when you are."

"I'm sure we can figure somethin' out," Tess says good-naturedly, following her out the door. "Homework?"

"Pfft, I hope not. Homework is somethin' I'm happy to leave behind for a while."

The kid shakes her head and glances up at Tess. "I was meaning more with just... living. I'm gonna do my part still, okay?"

It's almost funny - Ellie is downright ecstatic at the prospect of having homework. Tess remembers when homework was the most she had to worry about, too, and understands Ellie's perspective.

"I'm sure you will. Can you cook? I never really learned, myself, so I've been eating out all the time..."

If she were to find that out, it would give Sarah another perspective to consider. For the moment, school stills its in her mind as a chore. In a few weeks perhaps, her opinion might change.

"Yeah I can cook," comes the reply. It's a surprise to hear that Tess never learned. "Dad worked late a lot, so it was cooking for myself, or with Uncle Tommy, or y'know, takeout."

She smiles up at Tess. "I can cook for you, maybe? Or help out with it. Somethin' to say thanks!"

"I would like that a lot," Tess says with a smile. "Maybe you could even give me a few lessons? Knowing me, I'll probably mess up boiling water."

Sarah's cooking isn't anything grand, but she's got the basics worked out and her own take on how things go. Her smile turns to a grin when Tess agrees to it. It feels good to be able to give something back.

"Don't see why not," comes the reply. "I mean I don't know that much, but I can do a bit, and the rest ain't that hard to work out."

"I'll try not to poison you, okay?" Tess jokes with a little chuckle. "Heating up beans is about the most I've ever done, and I'm pretty sure I've even messed that up."

"Wow, you weren't kidding. I really am a pro compared to you." The comment is all in fun though and it shows in both tone and expression.

"Oh, definitely," Tess says with a laugh. "I'm sure you'll have your hands full with me, I'm pretty incompetent. I apologize in advance if I burn anything down."

She hesitates. "By the way - uh, if you don't want to stay alone... I've got plenty of room at my place? Maybe it's weird coming from a total stranger but, well. You're probably not used to living alone, huh?"

"Maybe no cooking in my tree for the time being," comes the reply.

As for the question, Sarah's smile softens and she takes a moment to mull the offer over. "I think I'll try it out, stayin' where they put me that is. Just for a little while."

Space is both a comfort and a curse right now. Sarah just needs a little time to work things out in her mind. "Dad worked late a lot so it's not entirely weird. Well, it is weird. Really weird. But not the same kind of weird... or something."

There's words for what she's trying to say. Sarah's just failing horribly at finding them. "Thanks though. If it doesn't work out, I might just take you up on that."

"Fair enough," she says with a nod. "My door's open if you need me. C'mon, though, you need some stylish kedan clothes of your own."

"Thanks." It makes her wonder though. "Just uh, where about are you from here anyway? Are you in wood sector too?"

"I'm over in earth," she says, pointing vaguely in that direction. "It's, uh. Not as many treehouses."

Tomorrow she'll branch out a little, maybe. Or the day after. By the sound of it, Sarah's going to have to do a lot of exploration to make heads or tails of the place. Now that Tess mentions it, she wonders what the other sectors are like.

"What are the houses like there?" she asks, forever eager to keep the conversation flowing. If she's talking, she can't think too much about what's happened.

"Warm tones," Tess says, leading the way down the street. "You know... earthy. I think the water sector might be my favorite, though. That place is pretty neat."

[OPEN] Catch all for Sarah!

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