Allura - Open Log Prompts For Mareuer

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Who: Allura and [OPEN]
When: Vague times around March
Where: Aefenglom and specifically Diplomatea for some options
What: Allura is getting settled into life here and also experiences her first rainy season
Warnings: None


A. Princess' First Job (At Diplomatea)
[Allura is thankful to Everett, for giving her a chance with his shop. The flowers and the scent of the tea was what drew her in in the first place – when she found herself without a coin to her name for the first time in her life, and the atmosphere had been warm and welcoming. He'd even been kind enough to give her some clothes (or, a uniform, as some put it. Allura thought it was quite cute.)

She's never had a proper job before but she's a hard worker and so far she's been met with nothing but patience. Putting together flowers is her favorite part, though the tea serving took some... learning.

Maybe she's not paying attention, or it's just a bad stroke of luck, but there's a clumsy moment where her knuckle brushes against the heated side of one of the tea kettles – just for a second but it's a second long enough for her to feel a sharp pain and she yanks her hand back with a startled yelp.]

Ah- [She winces, already hearing someone else hurrying over to her side – one of her fellow employees, or a guest perhaps.] I'm alright, just careless.


B. The vague open ended one (Diplomatea)
[It's late one evening, when the lights from the tea shop glowed warm against the cool night air, the business empty and Allura was sitting, enjoying her own cup of tea, her limbs heavy after a long, but good day of work. It was... nice. She still had thoughts of getting home that hung heavy over her, but days like this it was a little easier. To fall into a routine and feel a little more normal than she has since she arrived here.

The bells at the door pull her from her reverie and she looks up, setting the cup down,]

Can I assist you?


C. Rolling up her sleeves. (In town)
[Now that she has a little money to her name there's an item in town that she's been eying for some time – a simple, sturdy wooden trunk from a local carpenter's shop. It's nice and she's been wanting a safe place to put her belongings from her world until it's time to go home (and maybe a safe place to hide shiny valuables from her Merrow housemate.)

Coin exchanged and trunk at her feet, Allura only now realizes a big mistake: When she arrived in Aefenglom it was without any of her Altean-born powers. Which means no hoisting around heavy boxes like they weight nothing. But what to do with the trunk?

It's pure stubbornness that gets her as far as she gets, lifting and hefting and pushing until at some point down the road she has to stop, Panting as she leans to take a rest against the large trunk.]

Stars, how do humans live like this? They're made of gossamer compared to Alteans.

[Help a princess out?]


D. It's like rain
[Altea didn't have rain. Not in the same way that humans knew thanks a lot Voltron canon and certainly Allura has never experienced anything like the rainy season in Aefenglom. What is a normal, even annoying phenomenon for one has Allura looking up, shielding her eyes the moment rain starts to pitter-patter on the roofs of the buildings around her

It's not the first rain she's seen, and she's delighted, but delight quickly turns into distress as the gentle sprinkle turns into a real downpour. And she quickly jogs for shelter- but not before getting absolutely drenched in the meantime.]

Apologies- [Allura sputters, standing in the doorway of the first building she came upon with water absolutely coming down in rivulets from her hair and dress, in a puddle on the floor underneath her. She holds her hands out, a little at a loss of what to do with herself] That's- Is this a normal amount of rain?


E. Wildcard
[Feel free to throw anything at me, or my plotting post is over here if you'd like to talk something specific! I'll probably be adding some closed starters below as the month goes on as I make plans with people too!]

Comments

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[Some of the excitement bleeds out of her at the admonishment, and she ducks her head.]

Yes. [She rubs her hand where the burn once was, looking properly chagrined.] It was an accident, I wasn't looking when I was reaching for the handle.

[She turns back to the offending kettle, which has been turned off and set aside by now, and reaches for the little dishcloth that was sitting next to it, to take the handle and move it back to the burner.]

[kivatteru]

[ Now that the tension has been dissolved, Wataru takes a step back to let Allura set back on her task. There are customers to serve, still, and he's not about to get in the way. ]

Don't worry. Just handle the kettle and other scalding items with care and it'll be alright.

[ And if it happens again, he'll hope his modest knowledge of healing spells will be enough to help her again. ]

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[She nods, a serious expression overtaking her sheepish one. Much more determined to do better going forward than to linger on the things she did wrong.

And it's later in the day, when the customers are few and most of the tasks are in a holding pattern that she finds Wataru again.]

Would you show me how to do that healing spell? [She's a newly minted witch but,] It doesn't have to be now, but I want to be able to help people like you helped me.

[kivatteru]

[ Time is passing and the customers are winding down. His services with the violin are no longer required since the flow is minimal, so he's been left on cleaning duty, washing the few cups and dishes that had been left to linger at the sink.

When Allura finds him, he's just finished and in the process of drying his hands. ]

Are you sure? [ He asks way too quickly, and stutters out an apology afterwards to correct himself before he sounds a bit too self-depreciating. ] I mean... I would try to help you with that. Yeah. Actually, it's not too difficult of a process, so it shouldn't take long for you to learn it.

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Of course I'm sure. [The thought that Wataru wouldn't be a fine teacher doesn't even cross her mind, and it's clear in her response that she doesn't share his worries.]

Obviously I will still attend the classes when they are available, but the faster that I can learn healing magic the better.

I want to do more than just... help flowers bloom. [Which has been very helpful in this line of work, and plants seem to be the natural way that her magic chooses to express itself - given her affinity for life magic - but it still doesn't feel like enough.]

[kivatteru]

[ Still a bit hesitant, but would it be a lie to say he's not appreciating her faith in his teaching skills? Yes. ]

Okay. [ He smiles, rubbing his water chilled hands together. ] I know how you feel. Unfotunately, I had no one teaching me already - I learned everything at the Coven, but it's not at all a problem to want to learn something important this early.

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[She nods enthusiastically, her expression brightening when he agrees.]

I'm a good student - so I've been told. [She amends the last bit. It's also a little skewed because it just so happens her first lessons at the Coven are right in her wheelhouse. It's easy to be a good student when it comes easily.]

Magic is... something I had a certain aptitude for back home. It's been challenging starting from the beginning, but there's plenty of talented Witches everywhere - there's no reason to wait for classes.

[kivatteru]

[ It's something he can agree. The atmosphere over the Coven is not so easy to handle sometimes. Many Witches just want to be able to help each other without actual teachers hovering over them, and it's a sentiment that's not strange to him since he never went to school before. ]

I see. Then, it won't take long for me to teach you at least the basics in one single day.

[ He ponders briefly: ] Where and when would you be available? We both work together here, so I suppose we could start sometime after our shifts?

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[She nods, enthusiastically.]

I think in the evening would work best. Surely there’s some time after we both are relieved from work.

[And Allura is a busybody, so being expected to do lessons after finishing a shift is no big ask for her.]

I look forward to it.

[kivatteru]

[ Well, that's decided! He guesses they could discuss further details when they're not working. He gives the dishes a glance to see if he left any dirt on them, then straightens his apron. ]

Me too. Now I'd better go - it seems the customers are increasing right now.

[ He's got his violin waiting for him to entertain the guests. ]

I'll talk to you later.