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 Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 3:35 pm
 She was feeling extra tired tonight, having crammed in more reading that had been intentional the night before. But she had wanted to be prepared for classes today! Participate in debates and answer questions. Understand the content being taught. Especially her last class, World Music, from which she was just now leaving. It was turning out to be her favorite class she was taking this semester!
Kodi shoved her books into her bag, said goodbye to her professor, and started the trek back home.
Maybe she needed to invest in a bike. Or a bus pass? Probably a good question to ask her brother about, since he'd been out on his own a little longer.
She pulled out her iPod and headphones to put one earbud in while she started heading back home. Her stomach rumbled a little and thoughts of dinner filled her mind. Maybe she'd stop and grab something on the way? Or find something to make. Which reminded her she still needed to get groceries. And find a new part-time job.
So many things... doing this adulting thing kinda sucked at times.
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 9:47 am
While Anxo was normally in a happy, cheerful, let's do everything at once and do it right kinda mood, today he was panicking. Never before had he slacked off in his school work, and in all honesty this time wasn't his fault! People just.. No one wanted to help him in his work. And by work, he meant posing for his Life-drawing project!
Anxo sucked terribly at drawing the human figure. All of his paintings and works all came from gazing at the world around him, the scenery, not the people in it! How was he to capture something so constantly moving and excitable and amazing as a human in a painting?! It was unheard of! But the worst part of it was that no one wanted to stop for him to capture their image in a point in time! Yes, the semester just started, yes, everyone was busy, but no one wanted to just sit with this young man for a few minutes while he got a sketch down! Volunteers just weren't there, so it came to drastic actions.. Paying off those who would pose.
Standing on campus at this time of day just didn't work so well. Not only was the teacher only giving him an hour left before she decided to go home, but even as unintimidating as he was, he was still somewhat off-putting being a male asking people if they would pose for money in these twilight hours. Luckily he was still in a building.. And this was his last shot. There was one last person there, walking through the hallway. As timidly as you could imagine, he approached her, trying to catch her before her she left the safe lighting of this building.
"E-excuse me miss! If you have a moment.. I'm a Backstage Technology student here in Mrs. Marigold's Class, and I'm running late on an assignment.. I need to draw a person for his Life Drawing class, c-clothed of course, but I can't find any volunteers.. I could pay you for your time! And Professor Caps is still in her classroom so you can model in there real quick without feeling worried! But I fully understand if you decide not to! It would only take a few minutes of your time.."
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:54 pm
Kodi was surprised to have someone approach her that she didn't know. And even more so by the fact it was a boy. That certainly never happened to her! There was an awkward moment where she paused and didn't quite catch what he actually said. But then her mind kicked back into properly functioning gear and she wasn't quite sure what to make of the question being asked of her.
"Uh umm... " She stared at the boy, who looked rather desperate. What exactly had he just asked? Something about a class and needing volunteers? Life drawing? That was an art class, right? "I... umm... sure? I could help!" Well she did like helping those in need. Of course she had completely missed what exactly helping would entail.
"I've got no other classes tonight, or any plans either. So sure." She grinned, waving off the last bit. "Don't worry about time. If it takes 10 minutes... it takes 10 minutes then. I'll do my best to help you however I can." She held out a hand to him. "I'm Kodi! So... what exactly are we doing?" Maybe she needed to learn how to listen when boys asked her questions more clearly. But how could she resist helping the poor boy! Just look at his face. It was almost like those puppies that begged to be picked up and played with in the pet stores.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:50 pm
That wonderful feeling of relief swept quickly over Anxo when the lovely young woman agreed to pose for him. At the same time.. She looked a bit confused. Maybe she didn't hear everything... Anxo DID have a huge problem with talking extraordinarily fast when he was excited or panicked or just over all existing. But she seemed very receptive to his request overall.
"Oh you will? That's fantastic! Thank you so much, Kodi! I'm Anxo!" He quickly took her hand and shook it twie, before letting it go and turning on his heel to enter into the classroom behind him. Mrs Marigold was sitting at the desk at the front of the largely empty classroom, grading a few pieces of work in the waning bit of daylight. In the center of the classroom was an empty seat to which Anxo waved a hand towards.
"What we'll be doing is.. Well, you'll be sitting here, just.. Talking, and I'll be drawing you. The theme is.. Excitement! So If you could, I'd like you to talk about something you're excited about, or really want.. And describe it. I want to try to catch such emotion in a very short amount of time. And once this is over, you shall be paid for you time." While he explained, the busy body of a young man went about setting up his easel with a large sketch pad propped up against it. A small rummaging through the bag beside it produced several pencils and a large eraser. The goal was to get this done in... Only Twenty minutes.. That's when the teacher had to go.. So hopefully lady luck was loving him tonight.
"I'll do my best to make you as lovely on paper as you are in real life!"
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:14 am
Anxo? That was an interesting name! And he was certainly turning out to be interesting himself. "It's no trouble! I'm glad that I was here at the right time for you." She smiled before following on his heels to the classroom. He'd said something about a classroom, right? While helping with something? That didn't sound so bad. She gave a small wave to the teacher she saw sitting at the desk before blinking a little in confusion at the chair.
Glancing at Anxo, she listened a little more carefully. Wait, was she... did he... oh! Oh! She could totally do this. Yes! Model. Right. Art class and all that. Kodi laughed, setting her bag down and taking a seat.
"Excitement. That's a fun theme! I think I could come up with something." She tilted her head and thought for a minute. He'd said 'talk', so she just had to find a topic that was exciting to her. Well, that was pretty easy.
"That's very generous of you." Kodi replied to the mention of being paid. "But you really don't have to. I don't mind helping out free of charge!" She made sure to get comfortable before laughing again. "I don't know, it might be pretty funny to make me look like a clown!" Wouldn't that be hilarious to show Magiore? Her brother would probably roll his eyes and call her a child. Sigh!
"So excitement... I recently just heard this awesome performer the other day! I hope you like music. Cause music is so amazing and can be so relaxing... Anyway! This performer plays the violin, but she also combines dancing and she did this beautiful rendition of Phantom of the Oprah... !" Kodi took a breath, eyes bright. "And the best part... she's coming here to perform soon!" Kapoodles I'm so sorry for taking so long to respond to this! Things got a little crazy and busy ;n;
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Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2015 8:36 am
From a single laugh, Anxo knew he had chosen the perfect model. It was so genuine! And he could tell that after a few moment clarity had finally struck her, and she realized just what she was doing. She was so sweet and lovely, Anxo had to holdback from jumping up and down in joy for having found such a wonderful person to help him.
Shen she finally sat down and got comfortable, Anxo went straight to work, sketching her out from top of the head down. He wanted her to laugh more, to smile, to have her eyes filled with wonder and amusement further, so he waited a bit before he started to fill in her expression. Body language was just as important and he quickly sketched in her posture, thinking a bit before smiling widely at her. Phantom of the Opera? That sounded wonderful!
"Is she now?! Oh, What's your favorite piece from her? Could you describe it from me? Is it slow or is it fast? How does that piece make you feel? And... Can I have the location for that performance? I think I'd love to go too!"
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 3:42 pm
What was her favorite piece? "Oh gosh... I don't know if I could pick just one! Her music just delights me in general." It was pretty clear by her expression that she was quite passionate about her music. Which made sense, as that was what she was here to study.
Shaking her head and then making a small sound at having moved, Kodi apologized quickly before continuing. "Well, it's very energetic and keeps you at the edge of your seat. There's dancing to draw the eye and leave you in awe of the capabilities of one single performer." Taking a breath, Kodi wore a fond expression now. "How does it make me feel? Like I'm in a whole different world. It's relaxing. Enjoyable too."
Laughing, she looked back over at Anxo. "What about you? Do you have any type of music you enjoy?" There was a small pause. "That's what I'm here for. At school, I mean. To study the therapeutic effects of music."
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 1:19 pm
"Music I enjoy... I tend to like anything I can dance to. Which is basically everything, if you try hard enough! But then, I have these moments when a certain thought crosses my mind, or a person, or a memory, and I find myself craving something wordless and melancholic. You'd be surprised at how often that happens." Anxo was clearly enjoying himself as Kodi spoke, sketching and highlighting everything to the way her eyes sparkled when she smiled to the curve of her neck when she moved. It was exciting and enthralling and he could hardly look away! Every time she moved, he just started over again, shifting in his seat to try to view the woman from another angle.
"You know, I feel that same way about ice skating. I'm no good at it, but to watch these dancers skate upon the ice, moving as if their very bodies make the music they move to... It's so stunning and makes my heart race within my chest! I just kinda sit there, watching and longing to be up there with them, but I know I'll never have that same ability. But that's alright, I can enjoy their beauty from afar."
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:44 pm
She could relate to what he said. But in her opinion, she didn't dance very well. Or at least her brother tended to tease her about her dancing. Which, of course, didn't mean anything. However, the way, or rather, the feelings that could make you crave the melodic nature of a wordless tune? That she very much understood.
"Ah, yes! There is something about just listening, while letting your mind wander that is very relaxing and soothing. It was that sort of feeling that initially led me to discovering there's an actual study being done of such things." Kodi grinned. "Hence, Music Therapy!" She'd accidentally thrown her arms up, like a ringleader showing his greatest show. Then she realized she was moving and made a small squeak.
"I'm sorry!" She quickly tried to place her hands back in her lap how she had them, listening to what he said about ice skating, nodding her head. "That heart racing feeling... that's what her music does to me! Or any music like hers, really. It seems to be a new trend. A lot more rock type music but done with an orchestra instead."
Kodi would not deny she was greatly enjoying this. She'd never posed for anyone to sketch before, but even that was shoved at the back of her mind. It was so nice being able to talk with someone passionately about things they loved!
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 5:45 pm
"I think the next time I do this I'll put on some decent music for us to enjoy. Ooh, better yet, maybe I'll have several different tracks play, completely different genres, then sketch each change in expression. That might be fun!" Music certainly was a wonderful inspiration for dancing and singing, so why not painted art?
"Hehe, there's no need to be sorry, I think I'm just about done..." For a little while longer, instead of chatting it up, he let his fingers move smoothly across the canvas, finishing up shading the last bit of fading light that was coming into the room. His subject truly was a lovely one, and he truly was blessed to have run into her and to have her agree!
Once completed, he sat he pencil down and gave the girl before him a nod.
"I think we're all set, Miss Kodi! Thank you for your help, again! Would you like to see?"
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2017 6:44 pm
"Oooh, that would be a lot of fun!" Kodi said, flashing a bright smile at Anxo. She considered what he suggested, and Kodi had to agree. "That would be a very interesting idea! I can totally agree with it. There are expressions that we make when we think no one is watching. Especially when getting lost in music you really enjoy."
She tried to keep as still as possible, so he could finish up his work. It was certainly a much more difficult task then she's initially expected! She had to wonder how the models that posed daily for art classes did it.
With a content sigh, Kodi stretched her arms and stood up to stretch her legs out as well, turning to give Anxo a big smile. "You're most welcome! And of course I'd love to see how horribly disfigured you've made me." She teased him, moving closer to see what exactly he'd been doing.
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Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:59 am
"Then I'll do it! Next time I'll have a sign up sheet proper, and have people list their favorite songs, and then make a playlist based of of that! Music with drawing, two amazing art styles smooshed together to make something grand!" Just the very idea of something created so beautiful nearly brought a tear to Anxo's eye, though he stopped himself, instead brushing off any eraser marks on the pad before excitedly showing it to Kodi.
On the pad were a multitude of different sketches of his subject, some complete, some having been given up on partially. Most notably were a series of quick expressions of her he drew while they were talking about music, seeing how they ranged from excited to content to apologetic all so quickly.
"Well, I think even without the music I caught a number of different expressions, wouldn't you say?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:10 pm
Now that sounded like an excellent idea! And she wouldn't deny she'd be willing to sign up for something like that. It wasn't like modeling for Anxo had been all that bad. Of course, there was no telling how the sketches he'd been working on looked. But that was the fun thing about art, wasn't it?
"That would be so much fun! I bet you'd have a line of people signing up for something like that." She looked down curiously at what all he'd actually been working on. Kodi was rather surprised by what all she found on the drawing pad, and even more so that yes, she could tell it was herself. And all the expressions!
"Wow. Sorry, I did change my expression a lot, didn't I?" But that seemed to be where he focused at one point. "But you have an amazing skill! And you didn't make me look like some troll. So bonus points." She teased lightly.
"I have to admit, this was quite a bit more fun then I thought it would be! I'd be happy to offer my assistance again, if you need it." He was so sweet and very good at drawing. Of course she wouldn't mind helping to model for him! Probably not anyone else.
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Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:25 pm
"You did, but that what made it such a successful session! I couldn't have asked for a better model!" After Kodi got a good look at his art, Anxo closed the sketch pad and quickly began to clean up. There wasn't much to put away, just his easel, the extra case of pencils, and he was told to turn in the sketchpad in the morning. Still, he felt like he should do something just a bit extra for the teacher, since he was kind enough to allow him more time. When nothing came to mind, he just turned to Kodi and nodded happily at her. Grabbing a scratch of paper, he quickly scribbled down his cellphone number and offered it to her.
"Sure, here's my number. Feel free to hit me up if you ever need help with your work. If you text me your number, then if I need a model, you'll be the first one to call, if you're free!"
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