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 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:45 pm
 Cleo wandered through the gardens - of which there were many in the Asphodel Academy. These particular gardens had sparse but large evergreens as well as beautiful banks full of large and small plants, Cleo's favourites of which were the succulents. She smiled a she bent down to stroke the air above a particularly beautiful echeveria (she was careful not to actually touch it's moist leaves). "You're going to grow big and strong," she cooed soothingly, more of a statement than a guess. With a flicker of a smile, she turned to gaze at the other plants, clutching her copy of a book on the fauna found in the region. She enjoyed these quiet times she got to herself; more often than not, a group of rowdy juniors found their way to these particular gardens.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 6:51 pm
(Woot yay!!)  Archimedes sighed he just needed some time to think on his own, so he wandered into the gardens with his sketchbook to try to find something to draw so he could do a carving on it later. When he heard someone talking. He saw someone talking to the flowers, he didn't want to be rude. So he took a seat a few feet away and sat down to start drawing the flowers she was chatting with. Arch wasn't bothered by it, after all at least she was comfortable talking to something, he couldn't really say much since he hadn't been comfortable around others, since his parents left.
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:35 pm
Cleo was so absorbed in observing the flowers, she almost let the boy come unnoticed. Feeling someone watching her, she stopped for a moment, listening for noises. Sure enough, there was the well-recognised sound of drawing on paper. Turning around slowly she noticed the boy close to her. She simply stood there for a moment, looking at him, before finally speaking, "what are you doing?" There wasn't malice in her voice, more like scientific interest. Was he drawing her? That would be... unusual; almost as unusual as a fellow freshling coming here alone. Well, as long as he was quiet about it, she wouldn't be too bothered.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 6:02 am
Arch blinked he hadn't thought that the girl would pay him any attention. He looked up, hoping that she didn't think he was a freak or something, he had just wanted to draw the flowers. Archimedes bit his lip and said softly "Umm I'm drawing the flowers, so I can carve them later.." Arch hadn't thought to try and draw the girl, he didn't really draw others. He preferred trees, plants, and animals for his artwork. He hadn't worked up the courage to show his sister his drawings, so he wasn't sure how he felt if this girl asked to see them. "Umm, I'm Archimedes."
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 6:16 pm
Cleo studied the boy as he hesitated, obviously off-put by her approaching him, which was interesting. She showed the hint of a smile when he explained what he was doing. "Drawing the echeveria? Good," she said simply, nodding in approval, "they deserve to be drawn." She was surprised when the boy offered his name, and felt that she was socially obliged to respond with hers. "Archimedes? Cleo," was the most she offered in way of introduction. Hesitating briefly, torn between curiosity and social acceptability, she finally spoke again, "can I see your drawings? I'll show you these, they could help." She held up her 'local flora' book, feeling it was a fair trade.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 6:23 pm
Arch blushed a darker brownish red color and then said "Umm well ok.." He thought that the flowers looked nice but he didn't really understand them deserving to be made into art, or perhaps he did since he was planning on making them into an art carving. Arch nodded and said "Umm humm." Arch noticed that Cleo didn't seem all that comfortable with their conversation, perhaps she had things that made playing with others, in a way that was considered normal hard as well. Archimedes cleared his throat nervously. Then bit his lip the local flora book could help him to make sure the carving he wanted to do came out right. "Alright." Arch said softly and let Cleo see his sketchbook.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:18 pm
Cleo realised that, like almost all her conversations, she was making the other party uncomfortable. It was true she spoke with certainty and little social graces, so it wasn't surprising that most people didn't exactly enjoy talking to her. Regardless, she plowed on with the social interaction, knowing it would be inappropriate now to simply leave or ignore the boy. She nodded encouragingly as he made up his mind, eventually letting her see his drawings. She studied them relentlessly, eyeing every detail. "These are nice," she commented genuinely, finally showing a little softness in her voice, "it's good to see plants appreciated." After looking at the drawings for what she deemed a sufficiently long time, she looked up at Archimedes and held out her book at him. "My half, take it," she somewhat ordered, determined to uphold their agreement.
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 6:11 am
Archimedes picked up on their awkward into actions, but he didn't want to be rude the girl wasn't trying to hurt him in any way. Arch just didn't know how to really talk to anyone anymore. It wasn't any one person, Arch didn't really trust anyone anymore, since the day he learned his parents were gone and weren't coming back, then to be adopted into a new family it was a lot to adjust to and Archimedes was still working on that part of moving on with his life. Arch said. "Thanks." a little gruffly. Archimedes shrugged his shoulders and said "I like craving plants, animals, I'm not really into carving people." he said softly. Arch took the book and looked through it seeing a few mistakes he had made in his drawing. Arch smiled a little. "Thanks, Cleo."
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Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 10:18 pm
Cleo analysed the boy as he seemed to ponder his thoughts. Like all strangers she encountered, she was a sponge when it came to information and wanted to know as much about them as she could. While some may have been taken aback by his somewhat hostile tone, Cleo just nodded and glanced down at the book. "You are welcome, Archimedes," she responded. When he mentioned carving, Cleo was torn. She didn't like people hurting plants, but if he found old wood that had already fallen then that was fine, and she greatly appreciated hand-worked crafts. "Carving is a difficult skill," she commented, a hint that she was impressed in her voice, "and I appreciate that you've chosen succulents as your subject. Why?"
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 5:59 pm
Arch nodded in response to Cleo, she didn't seem to mind his distant ways, which in a way helped and in another way didn't, but that was just part of Archimedes life these days, so many tried to help him, tried to understand what he felt and why he had closed himself off from others. Arch didn't think anyone really understood, except for maybe his sister, but even she was continuing her life, their parents leaving hadn't hurt her like it had hurt him. Arch nodded "I guess so, but I like it, it's calming." Archimedes shrugged and gave her a fake answer since he wasn't ready to tell Cleo the truth about why he preferred to carve plants and animals. "They are pretty I guess." He said softly. Arch took some notes from her book and stood up. He was nervous, maybe he should just say goodbye and head back to his dorm now..
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 6:01 pm
There was a lot going on behind the freshling's eyes, Cleo noted, but it was hardly her place to ask about them. Even if she did, what if he decided to open up to her? She was hardly the type to comfort others. Instead she decided to juts focus on the conversation. "Calming? You chose the right area to begin, then," she approved, taking a moment to glance about the gardens, "I often find this location... soulful." Watching the boy stand and answer curtly, Cleo understood the implication. "It was... meeting you, Archimedes," she said awkwardly, holding out her hands for the book. Unless he requested to keep it, she was interested in further study. Saying that, if the boy did express a desire to copy from it further, she would not object.
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Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 6:05 pm
Arch nodded his head, not answering any more of Cleo's questions. He said "Take care Cleo, see ya later." Softly and walked off.. (>.< Sorry Arch is so cold)
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