#event | holiday week

[sarayoon]

— SETTING: refined palette ; dec 21st — AVAILABILITY: closed starter for RACHEL HARGROVE | ( @rachelhargrove )

Sara was more than happy to have a break from everything. With her fathers being in town for the holidays, they were spending time with their grandson while Sara stepped out of the house for what her own parents claimed to be and encouraged to have: a childless day. At first, she didn't really know what to do, but soon, options started appearing and before she realized, she was taking a step into Refined Palette, a place she enjoyed far too much in the city.

After grabbing herself a glass of her favorite wine, Sara took a seat in front of one of the blank canvases and started working on it, letting her mind take control of her brush. She was on her second glass of wine when someone stepped closer, taking her mind off of her painting. "If you're looking for a place, I think this seat's free. The person who was here has just left." She said, motioning to the spot beside her. "There are blank canvases over there." She motioned to a table with canvases of different sizes.

[ayselkarademir]

— SETTING: the humming bee ; dec 18th — AVAILABILITY: closed starter for KENNEDY DAVIS | ( @kennydavis )

After a well-needed yoga class, Aysel rolled up her mat and secured it in her bag, before turning to Ken with a smile. "I am so not ready to get back out there." The brunette chuckled as she motioned her chin towards the windows, meaning facing the weather outside. "How do you feel about us grabbing a snack here before heading out? Those mini-quiches look delicious." And since Aysel wasn't someone who lived on a strict diet, she wouldn't mind grabbing a few. "Besides, I'd love to catch up. It feels like I haven't seen you since what—Halloween? Or maybe the soup donations we did at the shelter."

[jacobklee]

— SETTING: christmas tree lighting ; dec17th — AVAILABILITY: closed starter for DILAN BARAK | ( @dilanxbarak )

As he held onto his child's head, Jacob swayed with her back and forth, singing along to some kpop song he'd heard in passing a store the other day while in Denver. It wasn't the usual, extremely electronic song, and it was nice to sing along to his baby girl. "Are you excited to see the big lights, are you?" He asked, although he knew Selvi wouldn't respond, and then, he turned to Dilan, who had agreed on joining the festivities with him. "What about you, eomma? Excited about the lights?"

[deanchaiyachet]

— SETTING: christmas tree lighting ; dec17th — AVAILABILITY: closed starter for LEILA BARAK | ( @leilabarak )

Dean knew he was probably going to get in trouble for it , but, upon noticing Leila in the distance, he gathered some snow into a ball and sneaking through people, he moved closer to the woman and threw the snowball on her back, walking around her as the snow hit her coat, he made himself seen. "Merry Chrysler, Barak." He laughed, waving his gloved hands, which had some snow left in them, indicating he'd been the one to throw the ball on her. "You coming to see the tree being lit up? Want some company?"

[sarayoon]

"Why not?" Sara fired back. It wasn't like JJ was a complete stranger in her life, much less, someone her parents didn't like, so extending the invitation wasn't some crazy idea she'd had. "You know you're always welcome at my house Jay." She added a smile to her words, to let him know she wasn't lying, much less, that she was angry at him. "Dads do. I'm only there for the ride, they've made sure of that." She chuckled again, bringing in the hot cocoa mug to her lips, and blowing gently on it before taking a sip. "They said that Christmas menu was on them, and I'll take care of New Year's, which, they're also trying to make me go to the party at Holy Spirits." Apparently, the duo knew more about what was going on in Providence Peak, than Sara did.

Not to mention that, ever since finding out about Hyun Woo being in town and wanting to be back in Sara's life her fathers were constantly reminding her that she was still young and should go out more often—which, the brunette had to constantly remind them that he wanted to be in their son's life, not hers, but it wasn't like those two things were completely separated, right?

A James started talking about New York, Sara could see the different glint his eyes got. It was lovely to see. "I haven't, no. I'd love to, but I haven't got the chance just yet." She had been to New York in different occasions. Most, travelling alongside her husband while he did business overseas, but never during the holidays. "Maybe next year. I'd love to take Binnie to see all of these different places, but I'm saving up to have his cochlear implant surgery, so any trips will have to wait." Sure, she could talk to Hyun Woo and tell him she needed him to pay at least half of it, but she didn't want for her ex to think she needed him for anything. "But show me pictures! I'd love to see how she's doing!" / @jjbennett

"Oh gosh, we couldn't, Sara, but thanks for the invite," James politely declined. Sara and her family had already done so much for him and Casey that he didn't want to impose even more. "Do y'all already have a menu planned out?" he asked as he brought the steaming mug back to his lips and gave a satisfied exhale after the beverage had seemingly coursed through his veins.

"Oh, you know Casey. Always the go-getter." He sat back on the couch as he rested his foot on his knee. "She's loving it there in New York City. She sent me a bunch of photos to make me jealous because she knows how much I love the city during Christmas." He tilted his head. "Have you ever been—New York in December? Insanely cold but the lights and the decor make up for it."

[attackondrawing]

[expelliarmus]

[echo-does-art]

Who needs an Allosaurus when you could have an Arosaurus? :)

[sarayoon]

Sara chuckled softly at his question. "I don't. I usually use a glass table." She explained. "I like having my hands free to use the brush or even my fingers to adjust the painting however I see fit." Plus, the palettes were easier to get lost in the little mess that was her own painting studio. "Yeah? And which side are you on? What's your deal?" There was a smile on her lips as she asked him that. They hadn't talked much about him upon their first official meeting at his workplace. Here, they could talk freely, she guessed. Or at least, hoped.

"That's what happens when you grow up in a multilingual family, I guess." Again, Sara chuckled, brushing her short hair behind her ear. "One of my dads is Korean. The other is Mexican, so I grew up speaking both Korean and Spanish at home. English in school." She would speak Spanish mostly to gossip with Quinn as they would come back home together, but Sara didn't think of mentioning it to CJ. "Learning hangul was super difficult. I used to ask my husband to correct my uni papers all the time. Uh... ex-husband, I mean." She easily corrected herself. "Which one do you find the hardest among the three?" / @cjwelford

CJ nodded, as if he knew more than art than he did. "Ah, the classics," He declared, because to him painting and drawing were. "Do you use one of those board things with the dollops of paint on? Kinda shaped like a kidney bean?" He asked, his hand tracing the outline of a painting palette, the word he had forgotten. "Eh, no. It's not really my thing, my roommates are more on the creative side."

"Oh damn, little man already has me beat on the language front. I took Spanish in high school because we were promised a trip to Barcelona that never happened so I dropped it." He remembered that school year fondly, the last year of normalcy in the Welford's lives. "Uh, I might? But learning kanji means learning hiragana and katakana so I guess we'll see." His own grasp on the English alphabet wasn't the best, so he doubted learning another language's writing system was going to do CJ any favours.

@sarayoon

[sarayoon]

— SETTING: holiday market ; early evening — AVAILABILITY: closed starter for EMERSON HART | ( @emersonhart )

With her fathers making up for lost time and enjoying several activities with their grandson, Sara took her time to browse around the market. She was completely bundled up, wearing her favorite wool beanie and she decided to check the Holidays Around the World section, since she had heard so much about it from her own son when he'd been there earlier in the week with his grandfathers.

As she looked around, Sara blew into her gloved hands, as if the heat would reach her palms and ended up touching someone when she moved her hands back. "Ah... sorry." She said, bowing a little, apologetically, only to realize it was the person she'd seen at the pumpkin farm. "Hello! Are you enjoying yourself?" She asked, using sign language.

[ayselkarademir]

— SETTING: peak seasons ; dec 22nd — AVAILABILITY: closed starter for DEREK ARANDA | ( @derekxaranda )

It had been five years since Aysel had returned to this city, and for the last five years, she had been imposing her presence to the ones who had said awful things to her growing up. To the selfish high society of a city that dreamed of being half the size and to have half the importance of the cities Aysel had been to. Yet, she wasn't going to shy away or to live in shame, so, she bought two plates at the Peak Seasons and invited Derek, the city's very own golden boy, to join her.

With her sparkling golden dress, Aysel checked her coat in the cloakroom and turned towards her date, offering him a smile. "Does mother dearest know you're attending with me? I hope it doesn't bring you any trouble." She said with honesty. "I could tell her I've changed, but I would be lying."

[medusapelagia]

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[sarayoon]

Since, Sara was quite satisfied with her holiday armadillo, then she focused on wiping off her hands and sipping on her wine glass as she and the other woman shared a nice conversation. "Aren't designers artists, too?" She questioned the other, wanting to hear her point of view on it. To Sara, they were. Designers had to deal with colors, shapes, sizes... they were artists. Even interior designers and architects were supposed to be. "What kind of design do you do?"

As Maya shared a little about her own family, Sara couldn't help but to chuckle. "I heard that having a brother is quite nightmarish." Her hands rested calmly on her lap as she thought about Quinn and everything her sister and her had gone through together. "I have an older sister, so I can only talk about the fact that sharing clothes could be both great and a problem." She chuckled again. "But yes, I do. He's six, but I feel like he's lived a thousand lives. Far too smart beyond his years. Do you have children?" / @mayxlee

A bright smile formed on her lips as soon as the woman agreed with her, happy to see that they were on the same page. This was quite different from sketching or putting fabrics together, but it wasn't completely different either. "I don't know if I would describe myself as an artist... I'm a designer though," she explained with a smile, dipping her brush into a little bit more of the black color to darken the red shade she came up with.

"Sometimes it's all the doctor should be ordering," Maya half joked with a smile on her face. "And I agree. There's something about being pampered to the fullest, and it's not like we don't deserve it." In fact, sometimes she wished she did it more often, as it always made her feel so much better. "I am Maya... it's nice to meet you," she mused before nodding her head a little. "That's good. I think you should definitely try to take it outdoors and go canoeing. If they're into that, that is." She knew that the activities weren't for everyone, but at the same time, it was a fun one she would often recommend. "You have a son? That's lovely... and no, don't worry. If anything, you talk less than my brother, so you're good," she joked.

@sarayoon

[deanchaiyachet]

— SETTING: holiday market ; evening — AVAILABILITY: closed starter for EMELINE CORMIER | ( @emelinecormier )

Since Dean wanted to avoid the craziness that was the Skyline Mall during the holidays, he figured he could take a stroll around the market and check out some booths to see if there was anything interesting to buy his mother and his older siblings for the holidays. Keeping his hands in his warm coat's pockets as well as his neck completely buried under a thick scarf, Dean walked aimlessly by the vendors, taking in the scent of candles, trying out cheese, etc.

It wasn't until he'd spotted a familiar face that the gamer stopped. "Are we picking something for the Mrs.?" He asked, leaning down to whisper close to Emmy's ear, before stepping back with a chuckle to give her more space. "Sup, Ems. Do you need a market buddy?"

[thisweekingundamevents]

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[intotheelliwoods]

Little Sprout: what happened with big us?

Current Sprout: ................ *INCOHERENT SOBBING-*

yeahh- *sniffles*