| | Tedium. An armful of lanterns. [MISSION | Complete] | |
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Nene Genin
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| Subject: Tedium. An armful of lanterns. [MISSION | Complete] Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:18 pm | |
| [ I'm turning off my phone; how high were you last night? ] His eyes kept darting back to the map in his hand, making sure he got it right; last thing he wanted was to hang up all of these lanterns in the wrong place. As opposed to his last mission, he wasn't exactly looking forward to nor enjoying this one very much. The lanterns were pretty, but the whole confined into a single area and barely moving aside from hanging them thing wasn't sitting well with the red-blooded male. The money was always nice, though, and he couldn't help but feel the spirit of the dragon festival snaking through the air. Momo liked it, at least. That means he'd do this silly task to the best of his, uh, decorating abilities, even if he wasn't happy about it. ... They are rather pretty. With a grunt he propped up the ladder, lips pursed with one arm gripping the box of lanterns and the other holding onto the rungs; slowly climbing up so as to hang some of the decorations off the electrical wires running between the streets and houses. They'd be visible to anyone crossing through, especially from further away, so he figures he's fulfilling that term of the mission well enough. The first lantern was a dud, which just made him feel more like this wasn't going to go well, and he tossed it into a 'return' pile. The next one worked, flaring up and causing him to stare at it for a good minute before shrugging and moving on. He had to get down, drag the ladder, and then climb back up it to put the lanterns in all the best places. He could fit a total of five a line without it looking cluttered, and he mused over this, wondering if he should just do this a few more times and have the whole of the district lit up from the top. The plan was sound, at first, and he continued down the wire and hung up another two; which is where everything went wrong, the third refusing to tie up and making him struggle with it. He continued wiggling around and fighting with the damn thing before the ladder started shaking, his balance was lost, and with a loud intake of breath- he fell. "... Ow! .... Fuck."((Current WC, 378)) |
| | | Nene Genin
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| Subject: Re: Tedium. An armful of lanterns. [MISSION | Complete] Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:45 pm | |
| [ Now we're dancin', we're so drunk; we are so cool, we are so punk. ] A quick heal to his bruised behind later and he's up and stretching, expression impassive aside from the hint of annoyance in his eyes. Quickly he surveyed the area, making sure no one saw the shameful display, before moving on to finish what he started; not that it mattered in the end, considering the lantern he was trying to hang was another dud which he failed to test before all of this transpired. Gently placing it in the 'return' pile, he frowned, making his way back up the ladder and hanging the final two lanterns of the set along the wire. Dropping down he set the contraption to the side, swearing off of it for the rest of the night and deciding to be a bit more creative with where he placed the paper ornaments. Grabbing both boxes he continued down the street, stopping every so often to get to work with his new display; zigzagging the lanterns from the side of house to house, creating an effect that wasn't unpleasing to the eyes. The last two dud lanterns were quickly snuffed out as Nene didn't have time for their theatrics, leaving all four of them in their box an alley a few residents down while he moved on. When he finally found himself with only five lanterns left he felt a quick flash of pride, turning around and noting the care positioning of each one already hung up. He never thought of himself as much of a decorator, but he had to admit it had a certain calming quality; he would have preferred some type of combat or sparring mission, of course, but this actually wasn't going as badly as it could have, even with his little incident. His irritation was soon forgotten, humming and stepping along the street. It was getting darker from the sun-setting evening when he started, the lanterns glowing brightly through the night sky and doing that much more to improve his quiet mood. The final lantern was hung and he slumped to his knees against the side of the last building, eyes flickering among the lights and his soft humming slowly dying out. He needed to get back to the mission, return the defective objects he had found, but he wanted to enjoy the peaceful silence... just for a little while longer. -------- He woke with a start, eyes blinking open and an unintelligible noise slipping from his lips, cutting through the quiet air. His arms shook as he struggled to get himself up, wiping off his shorts and running a hand quickly through his hair; how long had he been asleep? The lanterns were still burning brightly so it couldn't have been too long of a time, which reassured him, but he couldn't help but get a little annoyed at himself. What kind of ninja- he shook the thoughts out of his head, stretching and popping his back before returning to the duds and scooping the pile into his arms. Oh well, it was over with, couldn't be helped; no reason to cause a fuss with himself over it. A quick jog later and he's returned the lanterns, thanked the woman in charge, and rubbed his eyes. Yeah, maybe it was just hanging some lanterns for a festival he wasn't even that interested in, but he still felt like he accomplished something in the end. At the very least, Momo would appreciate his work- after she teased him for dozing off. It wasn't such a bad night after all. (( Final wordcount: 378 + 535 = 913 )) |
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