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 Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 12:57 pm
It took some self-control and some gritting of teeth on Micah's part to listen to all the whoops and oops and neither take over nor yell about it. As patiently as he could manage, he followed along and corrected her errors. Once a line of glue had been placed where it needed to be placed, he said, "Okay, now we're going to lift the drywall into place and hold it there while I nail it down."
He moved over to the pile of drywall and took hold of one side of a panel, waiting for her to take the other side.
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 8:25 am
"I'm tired," Melody complained as she obediently took the other side. "Ca-can't we just take a short.. break?" She gave him a hopeful look around the giant piece of wall.
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:19 pm
"We've got a whole wall to do," Micah replied flatly. He maneuvered the drywall carefully up and into place, guiding Melody with nods and jerks of his head. After a few moments he grudgingly added, "When we get to the doorframe we can take a break. Hold it here." He pulled the nailgun out of the holster on his belt and started tacking the wall board in place with quick motions.
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Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 6:25 pm
Melody sighed loudly, extra loud for prime nerve getting damage. "Okay..." and she did as told, holding the wall as still as she could although she was surprisingly fidgety all said. Way too many tacks, she'd decided. "So this is what's behind wall paper and paint?" She tried to make conversation to speed things up.
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 6:25 pm
Micah made a quiet grumbling noise under his breath at the sigh, but said nothing. He was being patient. She was, at least, not dropping it. He put nails into the drywall in rapid succession, moving around the edge of it. "Yep," he grunted. "This's the base. When we get this up, we'll mud over the joints, tape and sand it. After that it can get primed and painted. Don't think they're putting wallpaper in here. Wallpaper's a pain in the a**."
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 6:41 pm
"Oh my goodness," Melody sounded almost genuinely distressed. "All of that is before we get a break?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 6:50 pm
"No." Patience. He was being patient. There was no reason she would know how this went when she'd never had experience with it before. "We'll get the drywall onto the studs over to that door over there. Then you can take a break while I put the screws in." Because he was not trusting her with that job, but he very nicely didn't say that part of it.
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:14 pm
She looked absolutely relieved. "Okay." Then smiled brightly at him, "I brought snacks if you're hungry." Yes, Melody absolutely brought snacks with her knowing full well she was there to work. Because Melody.
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 11:09 am
Micah gave Melody an are you serious kind of look. Then, begrudgingly, he asked, "What kind of snacks?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:46 pm
"Biscuits and tea," she proclaimed rather proudly while wandering over to wait with the next panel of drywall. The sooner they got this done, the sooner they could enjoy the aforementioned treat. Logic.
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:44 pm
"Tea and biscuits," Micah repeated, and didn't shake his head. "Well, that's, uh, nice of you." He reholstered the nail gun. "Ready to apply the glue for the next one?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:53 pm
She gave him such a pained look. She thought they were done with glue. "Okay..."
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 1:56 pm
"Here you go." Imperturbable, he handed over the glue applicator. "We're just gonna repeat those steps for each section till we get to the door there." He had no intention of doing this all himself, and maybe she'd come out of this with some knowledge and a new skill. Maybe.
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 2:00 pm
Or maybe a strong desire to never ever do this again. She put far more care in making sure she did not get any of that glue on herself than she did on applying it to the studs but in the end it had been done and all the walls put up. She collapsed across a fold out chair and gasped "Finally!"
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 2:07 pm
Micah picked up a water bottle sitting off to one side, wiped off the mouthpiece, and took a drink. He gave Melody a slightly disbelieving look. "You really that tired, princess? Doesn't your weapon help with that?"
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