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 Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:20 pm
"Ah...oh...ok..." She tucked the necklace back into it's pouch and put the pouch in her bag. She rubbed the back of her neck and jumped a bit at the crash. "Thanks...I'll try and contact some of these folks..." She opened the journal up and began to transfer in some of the phone numbers and names into her cell.
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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:24 pm
"Mm. Well, if that's it.... I'll call you if and when I know more about the trip to Baarikmet, or if something changes. Call me if you need me or have any messages you want to try and send to Morcades.
"Other than that... out. I've got spring cleaning to do. Joy." Her voice dripped with sarcasm as she rolled her eyes, cracking her knuckles.
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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:29 pm
"Oh, yeah, um ok...Thanks...I have all the numbers i need for now..." Rivka stood up and handed the journal back to Aubri and slipped her cell back into her bag. She was feeling a bit offended at being rushed out, but Aubri obviously did have some work to do, so she let it slide. "Alright...talk to you...um...another time..." Rivka smiled and then showed herself out.
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:40 pm
Kalena followed the directions that Hakim had meticulously written on a pristine sheet of paper for her. The instructions were clear and concise, bringing her to Aubri's door promptly two minutes prior to her scheduled appointment with Ms. Aubrianna. Having briefly spoken with Aubrianna on the phone, Kalena was extremely excited about their meeting. Smoothing her clothes a final time and combing her wind blown hair back into place with her fingers, she rang the doorbell.
"I wonder what kind of Dumyr will come home with me," Kalena thought aloud, biting her lip gently.
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:51 pm
A young woman with orange hair - it could be assumed that this was "Ms. Aubrianna" - opened the door. She blinked, standing with one hand on her hip.
"Wow. Somebody showed up early for once. And on the day they actually scheduled. Come in, take a seat. Sorry for the mess, we're in the middle of cleaning.
"I'm Aubrianna. And you are...?" She snorted. "I have a few other people who are supposed to show up today, and since I've never met any of you..." A shrug.
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:06 pm
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Aubrianna," Kalena said with a smile as she entered the house. "I am Kalena Scope, Hakim's friend."
Surveying the house, Kalena smirked. She had seen far worse, especially since Rhydion had manifested and taken a human form. Shurgging, she slipped the paper from Hakim into her purse and sat where she was told.
"No worries about cleaning," Kalena said, setting her bag on her lap. "You haven't seen my apartment. It's a disaster area at the moment. I know you are very busy, but I appreciate you taking the time to meet with me."
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:17 pm
"Oh, yeah - we talked on the phone. You seem like a nice, smart girl. Good caretaker material." Aubrianna nodded to herself and went over to a trunk in the corner of the room. "Finally moved this out here so I could stop going between my guests and my office..." she muttered, rummaging around inside of it.
She looked up at Kalena's last comment. "It's no problem. Makes my life easier, actually - less pressure, more work done, that sort of thing.
"So. You're sure you can handle taking care of one of these things? They can get pretty rambunctious. There are one or two more subdued ones up for adoption, though... would that be better?"
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 6:54 pm
"Subdued would be fantastic," Kalena said, watching Aubri rifle through the trunk. "This must be such a huge under taking. Are you living here alone?"
Kalena laughed to herself, thinking back at Aubri's calling her a nice girl. At 26 years of age, she found it amusing to have someone younger than her call her a girl. It was refreshing and comforting to realize that though she sometimes felt old, she apparently, didn't look it.
"How long have you been working on this project of yours?" Kalena said, trying to learn more about Aubri's work. "I should like to learn as much as I can, provided you have the time sometime."
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Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:36 pm
"No, I live here with my good friend Abolesce - though as he only has paws, he can't help much with paperwork - and my two daughters, Sileust and Rosalie, who are both a little too scatterbrained to be of any use. I also have a Dumyr, but he's lately taken to exploring the neighborhood..."
She shrugged.
"This particular project? The Dumyrciedel Reintigration? We really need to come up with an interesting codename. Anyway... only about half a year, maybe less. The dig itself is an ongoing project... though internal politics in the Dumyrciedel city, Baarikmet, is causing more trouble than the country's government."
Aubri came back over to Kalena, depositing on the coffee table a necklace and a piece of paper and pen. "The paper's for if you'd like your Dumyr to be considered for apprenticeship. If he's chosen - the necklace is for a little boy Dumyr, I believe - then... you may never see him, unless you visit Baarikmet or he decides to come here. You can, however, communicate to him in letters - he'll be studying our language, and I can always translate it into his if necessary. All the writing," she tapped the odd symbols on the page, "is just legal jargon. Our worlds aren't so different after all, it seems. If you want to sign him up, just put your signature here." Another tap, this time at a line. "I'll send a copy to our liason..."
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:02 am
"That is impressive indeed, Aubri," Kalena said, listening to the woman talk about he project task list. "Sounds like our ways of life aren't very different, indeed."
It sounded like Aubri was swimming in paperwork, research, and legal red tape. Kalena didn't envy her one bit, but she was quite impressed with the energy that she was putting into the massive undertaking. She had hoped that she could meet Aubri's Dumyr because she was unable to meet Hakim's (and quite possibly her own). Leaning on the table, looked over the papers
"I should think that the choice would be up to the Dumyr if he would want to apprentice, but then again making him travel from Baarikmet just to turn around and return there would be silly, right?" Kalena said, taking up a pen and signing her name as indicated. "I would like to communicate with him by letters, and if invited I would love to visit him. I don't get to travel often."
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:21 am
"Next time I go to Baarikmet - which shouldn't be too far off, I'll have spaces open to come with me." Aubrianna dropped into her own chair. "Another girl, Rivka... her Dumyr was, in a sense, abducted into apprenticeship. And due to politics... we can't get her out of it. Rivka's situation is what solidified my decision to take foster parents with me, when possible."
She sighed, rubbing at her eyes. "This apprenticing thing is making things so complicated... but I can't, in good conscience, say 'No' to Dumyr who get the chance to live with their own people, learn their ancestral rituals."
Standing again, she went back over to the trunk. "Any particular color you like?"
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:02 pm
"That would be fantastic, Aubri," Kalena smiled, leaning back on the couch. "I would certainly enjoy such an opportunity. Learning their own culture is important, but it shouldn't be forced upon them. It could lead to resentment or worse things."
Kalena listened intently as Aubri discussed some of the more complicated and taxing situations in regards to her project. The thought of a Dumyr being forced into an apprenticeship sounded more like a hostage or slave situation in her mind. She hoped such a thing wouldn't happen with her charge.
"I've been in a purple or red mood lately," Kalena mused, thinking about the necklace. "Do you have a large selection in that magical trunk of yours?"
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:07 am
"Just necklaces, paperwork, and... ahah!" Aubri straightned, holding up a red journal triumphantly. "There we go!"
Returning to the table, she opened the journal to the back pages, took the pen, and scribbled some names and phone-numbers.
"The journal's for keeping track of your Dumyr's growth, if you'd like to. The important thing, though, is the address book in the back." She offered the journal to Kalena. "It has the names, addresses, and phone-numbers of all of the current caretakers. Feel free to call on them, ask them any questions you might have - they've all said that that's okay.
"It won't magically update when new caretakers come around, though, so there's yet another reason to come visit me relatively often.
"Wait. I didn't mention the first?
"Your Dumyr won't be able to speak with us when he first arrives. I'll be responsible for teaching him our language. So, language lessons once or twice a week, whenever you're free.
"Other than that... I think that's about it. I still have your phone number, so I'll call you when he arrives."
((AKA, that's encompassed when you stop in OOCly at the shop. xd ))
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 3:54 pm
"You really have your act together, Aubri," Kalena said enviously, receiving the journal and necklace. Flipping it to the spot Aubri marked, Kalena slipped an old book receipt in to mark the place.
"I appreciate you taking time from your busy schedule to chat with me," Kalena said, placing the journal in her bag and rising to her feet. "We will most certainly be in touch. You have my information as well, so I think we're square. Let's have tea sometime. I recommend the Mela Cafe. That's were I met Hakim and learned about all this."
Kalena walked to the door, thanked Aubri again, and left. Closing the door gently behind her, Kalena walked down the familar walkway back toward the center of town.
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:19 pm
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