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She shook her dark head, face brightening at the sight of one of her oldest friends. "No Folen, I just got here myself." She held up wrinkled hands. "I was pitching dung all day." her delicate nose wrinkled and she grinned. "But I at least got a soak in. I wonder if they're too shrunken to be a good fit for gloves."

She waggled her pruny fingers in Foalen's direction playfully. Her eyes lit on a streak of sweat on his forehead from his haste and she took a square of cloth and wiped it off. She shouldn't have worried about him; she still had a small smudge of dirt streaking her forehead, all unknown and unnoticed in her haste.

At least it wasn't dung. "Let's go!" Her eyes were bright with excitement. Gloves!

Grinning Folen dabbed at the bit of dirt Jadamirei had left behind before grabbing her hand and leading the way to the small tailor shop he had gotten directions to earlier that day. "I've heard that the tailor's name is Kita and that his work is very fine. He does all manner of work...." Folen paused significantly and then continued barely suppressing laughter, including mending."

Folen gave Jadamirei a comforting pat on the shoulder. "So be of good cheer you wouldn't necessarily have to do all your mending yourself. Though it would probably still be a good idea to learn. Oh and let me know if you need help with the marks. I have a stash my father sent with me that I can lend to you if you don't have enough. You can always pay me back later. Ah and here we are, I wonder if anyone is about." Foalen wondered peering though the doorway. "Hello there, Is anyone about?"

Folen covered his mouth suddenly fighting laughter, he wasn't sure it was polite to enter a shop bent in two with the giggles but he couldn't help it. A memory of a long ago gather had surfaced and though gasphs of breath he related the story. "Ha, I remember. Do you remember the time you bought bubbliy pies as presents for all the masters and then had delivered them to the master's in secret so no one knew where they had come from? I still can't believe we pulled that off. Thinking back on it I am sure someone knew what had happened but no one let on and we were all so proud of ourselves."

"Oh dear...that was a fun gather." Folen wiped the tears from his eyes and took a deep calming breath. But it didn't wipe the smile from his face.

She giggled. "They wondered for all of ten minutes if the bubbly pies were poisoned. Thought the apprentices may have been getting revenge. And then one of the flits jumped into them, and they all got ate right up by the rest. And the masters got none."

Her smile broadened. "Tethis helped with that one, didn't she? You know, I heard she was a rider now." No one in here yet, so she leaned against the door. "A blue." her voice was sober. "I'm afraid of getting a blue, honestly. I... I've seen how some of the older riders treat the females on blues." Still, her smile was wry. "I can't imagine Tethis of all people not putting up a fuss if she wasn't treated right though; I know I only met her a few times since she was a Fishcraft Apprentice, but I heard she was originally sent away for fighting. Did she really break an Apprentice's nose?"

When Kita came in, she leapt to her feet. "Hello Tailor! I've come to get some gloves, actually." She held out a pair of gloves with wherry hide on the palms, toughening them for hard work. "I'm afraid my hands are getting a bit over-calloused. I was also wondering if you had anything to keep me from pricking my fingers when I sewed!"

"Yes Tethis helped out on that one. She was look out. Strangely enough no one wanted to interfere with us with her standing guard. I can't imagine why," Folen grinned waiting for the tailor to appear.

"And it wasn't just one apprentice's nose she broke" Sighing Folen shook his head....the Masters were not pleased. No Tethis is not the sort to take any gruff. You either accept her for all that she is or you get out of the way. Or at least you do if you don't want to get hurt."

Never mind impressing a blue, Folen thought to himself, from what he had seen in his short time at the weyr if a woman impressed anything, but a gold she was all but ignored. Looking over at Jadamirei he smiled reassuringly at her glad he had been searched. If only because it meant he could be there for Jadamirei if she impressed and even Tethis too. He would have to look the blue rider up at some point. He hadn't gotten a chance yet what with all the work the candidate master had been putting them through.

Then the tailor came into the room and he found himself looking at the thimble Kita was showing them. Now that was interesting,"When she's done bargaining for her gloves. I would like to talk to you about buying one of those thimbles. That would work far better than what the drudges have been having us use."


((OOC: I know I posted after you, Sin but I am setting this post as happening right before Kita comes in. Just so there is no confusion. smile ))

((No confusion had, Foalen. :3 ))

Kita lets his attention split between the pair of them, and answers Folen's offer first while Jadamirei studies the two thimbles. "Of course if that's what you want. They didn't cost me much of anything, so I can offer them at the same cheap price." But, really? He'd have thought they'd have something like a thimble to protect their fingers from their mend work. Well he was going to be buying a few new things at the next gather, so why not look for more thimbles to recommend to someone in the Weyr?

Cutting his mind off of that subject he focuses his attention to Jadamirei again. "They work equally well. The leather is more comfortable to work with for long sittings, but the metal will last longer in the end. Now though, let me get my rule and I'll take your hands' measurements for those gloves." He again turns to start rummaging around. "Is there a particular color you'd like? I have some dyed leathers, and they all cost pretty much the same."

Folen stood back giving Jadamirei room to peruse the goods though he leaned forward just enough to see what she was looking at curious to know what color she would pick.