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[aojona]

[ Right, so: here's Pablo, one of this month's new faces, looking an awful lot like A) he just woke up, and B) he just woke up from sleeping in paint. Guess what he did! In fact, it was a paint tray that he slept on -- empty but unwashed -- leaving one side of his face covered in (now dried) yellow paint, which is also in his hair, along with pieces of what looks like confetti and glitter.

He takes his glasses off, looking at the completely paint-obscured left lens. ]

Huh.

[ There was a reason he turned this on, but he has to remember it first... Pablo looks down at his glasses again, off of which he's begun to idly chip paint, then back to the screen. ]

Uh, sorry. I don't want to waste anyone's time or anything. I just had a quick thing I was going to say -- I guess instead I fell asleep and forgot to do it, um, but... anyway.

[ He moves, sitting up (or possibly standing) and holding up the camera so that some furniture is visible behind him: a dresser and bookcase, the kind that usually come with the housing, although his have been painted. The bookcase is gradiented by hand in brushstroky blues and blacks, with thin lines of yellow stars cascading downward like diagonal beaded curtains, whereas the dresser is bright yellow and decorated with cartoony green, magenta, and lavender clouds. There's bits of confetti and glitter dried in with the paint here as well, although not necessarily to bad effect (depending on your opinion of such things, of course). ]

I'm getting rid of this dresser and bookcase, so if anyone wants one, you're welcome to it... uh, obviously for free. I went ahead and painted them since I can't really like, deliver them myself... and I figured that might be a hassle for people. But -- um, well... you know. [ Gesturing vaguely... ] If you want me to repaint either of them with something else, I can do that too. I just want them to go to someone who needs them more than I do, that's all. Well, or wants them more than I do. Either way.

[ Then, after another pause (during which he brushes some glitter from his hair and crunches some paint from his bangs): ]

Oh. Right. Uh, I'm Pablo, by the way. [ He hesitates, then gives the screen a little finger-waggly wave. ] Okay. Sorry -- that's all. Bye.

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[slightlyoffchilt]

Have you tried Megslist?

[aojona]

Who's Meg? ... Should I know her?

[slightlyoffchilt]

It is an internet thing. An internet listing.

[aojona]

Oh, okay. Like a shopping list of stuff she needs?

[ Got this internet thing totally figured out. ]

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[dendarii]

Why don't you want them?

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[aojona]

I just don't need them. I try not to hang on to anything I don't need, it's too... [ He gestures vaguely again, trying to come up with the words he wants. ] Like, excessive. It's wasteful, when there's other people who could use them. And they take up a lot of space.

[ Can't paint his room with all this furniture in the way!! ]

[dendarii]

Why not talk to one of the alchemists then? They could reshape it into a different form.

[aojona]

The...

[ Wait, what? Of all the things Pablo could have anticipated might be said, that suggestion was definitely not among them. ]

Well-- I don't think I even know any... I don't really know anyone yet. Uh, but-- I guess someone else could do that? If they wanted something different.

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[jacksonian]

[ Perhaps disconcertingly, right after Miles responded, there's another person who looks uncannily like Miles speaking up - though he's definitely not the same person, because his hair is different and also he's a number of kilograms heavier. He's rubbing his chin consideringly. ]

You're an artist?

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[aojona]

[ Whoa. Pablo's expression doesn't change, though his head quirks slightly to one side in curiosity -- twins, maybe? As a twin himself, that's at least the first conclusion he jumps to. ]

Well... [ He's hesitant to so boldly proclaim himself as such, but: ] I do a lot of painting.

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[jacksonian]

[ Frowning just a bit: ]

Is that a yes or a no?

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[aojona]

[ A beat. ]

... Yeah. I guess I am an artist, but-- mostly I just felt like, maybe people would find custom furniture more appealing... you know?

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[sidequestings]

Oh! They're pretty. [ definitely different. not normally something that mahanon would expect to see here. ] I have a friend who'd probably love your style. It's too bad he's not here.

[ on the other hand, solas would probably really hate it here, so maybe not. ]

I don't need them myself, but I'll ask around at work if you like.

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[aojona]

Thanks -- I wanted them to at least be that.... because people tend to like being surrounded by pretty things, I feel like.

[ He says it mostly in a matter-of-fact sort of way, though he smiles a little too so as to not seem like he's ignoring the compliment (which would be rude), or the offer that follows. ]

That'd be really great, actually. But, um, only if you want to... if you do that I'd want to return the favor somehow.

[sidequestings]

[ he laughs brightly, waving the comment off. ] I have to go to work anyway. It's not as if it's going out of my way to ask if people are interested in a couple of pieces of free furniture.

[ a beat, then belatedly: ] I'm Mahanon, by the way. It's nice to meet you, Pablo.

[aojona]

Okay... [ It's agreeable but still slightly wary -- not that Pablo's ungrateful. But people going out of their way For Him just always makes him feel... conflicted. ] If you're sure. We did just meet, after all. Can I ask what kind of work it is?

[ He smiles hesitantly, though. It's refreshing, how friendly people are being; he's a little more used to aloofness. ]

You too. I like your name. [ And nice... are those tattoos? Pablo doesn't add that part, or like, stare... at them... just in case they're actually scars or something. ] Um, but-- if you do think of something I can do, you should still let me know. I mean, if you want? It's up to you.

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[performance]

Wait... you did all that work painting them and now you're trying to give them away?

[ Just trying to wrap his head around this. ]

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[aojona]

Uh... well, yeah. [ He's almost confused by the question; presentation, Dick!! ] I wouldn't want to give something away that didn't at least look nice.

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[performance]

But it's free stuff. Isn't that already enough? I mean, don't get me wrong, they look amazing! You could totally sell them.

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[boobwindow]

Hey! Pablo.

[ Yikes, that's quite a bit of paint he's got there. ]

Keeping busy, I see.

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[aojona]

[ Karen!! He smiles like, "c:" ]

Oh -- hey, Karen. [ Pablo nods, crunching a bit more paint from his hair. ] Yeah... trying to. But how are you?

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[boobwindow]

Hope you didn't breathe in those fumes.

[ Just staring at all the paint makes her hallucinate the smell somehow. ]

I'm doing fine, thanks.

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[glowsferatu]

[ A very distinctly alien woman quirks an eyebrow at him, watching his message with amusement. ]

You know those aren't technically yours to give, don't you?

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[aojona]

[ Pablo stares for a long, silent moment, and not even out of seeming shocked by her appearance -- although it is intriguing -- but because... actually, that's a pretty good point that he hadn't really considered all the way. Of all the things to continually run into problems understanding, it's the housing that's giving him the most trouble.

He bites down on his lower lip a bit idly, arms both folding back to cup at the sides of his neck. ]

I... actually didn't think of that, even though-- um, well, now that you mention it that seems super obvious. [ A beat. ] It should be okay if I replace them though, right?

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[glowsferatu]

[ She lets out a laugh, giving him a flash of her fangs. ]

Well, it is essentially furnished, rent-free housing. I'm sure if we were asked to make any sort of security deposit, or any sort of liability agreement whatsoever, there might be more incentive to show some propriety to the property.

[ She switches gears, looking more pensive as she considers it further. ]

Then again, I don't know if there's any real precedent for punishing this sort of thing, it's not easily enforceable to begin with. I'm sure it's frowned upon, but I don't know if they'll actually do anything about it.