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Blair hummed a bit as she continued to set up her little shop. She was on the street that allowed people to sell their home-made wares and she had some time off from Community College and had decided to sell today because why not? The weather was miraculously nice today, compared to the heatwave that had just gone through, and so it was perfect to spend some hours outside.

She hummed as she set up her earrings, sterilized of course and in little baggies, necklaces, rings, her catalogue, and everything else that she usually sold as jewelry. She moved her tiny portable speaker a bit back from everything and turned the music on at an acceptable level. Loud enough to hear, but not too loud. She could still easily converse with any customers that may come along, or people who just wanted to browse!

After all, she was just selling her wares for a little extra cash. Anything that wasn't sold would be up for sale online as usual, but here her customers didn't have to wait for the jewelry to be shipped.

With everything set up, a blanket in front of her with some turntables for her various wares and others, all she had to do was wait! She brought along a few books and things to do while she waited, but for right now she was pumped and ready to go and try to sell sell sell! She continued to hum and move her body, snapping her finger now and then to the music, hoping to catch the eye of any potential sales.

Blair noticed a girl coming toward her and she made sure to make herself a bit more "presentable", which meant making sure she wasn't moving to the beat while she made her sale. She nodded at the compliment that the girl gave her. "Sure did, thank you! I make these as a hobby but it's kind of fun to work with my hands you know? And honestly, it's a lot better than buying them in the stores where they are so expensive. If I make it myself, I get to do my own designs! Though I don't cut the gems, that's a little too much for me, but I do make the metal holdings and such. Usually don't do personal orders, but I do like to make the same ones at different sizes for rings so that most people can wear them."

Near her ring displays was a ring-size guide and each ring was labelled so that customers could easily see which ones were their size and which weren't. Of course, she would have to make sure to keep an eye on them, after all, those who browsed and even some who bought liked to put them back in the wrong places sometimes.

"Figured today would be a good day to come out here. It's so nice outside! Compared to what it has been at least. And I get a little sun, and people get to look at my stuff! It's pretty awesome." She said, giving a nod to a person who walked by. "Take your time browsing!" She usually didn't make too many sales like this, a few if she was lucky. That didn't discourage her though!

"Right? If only we could have Spring or Fall weather all the time, I'd be happy with that." Of course, that wasn't to happen. They weren't in Europe where it was about the same throughout the whole year. No, they just had to live in an area that got all four seasons. Not something that she looked forward too, and if AC and Heating weren't so expensive, she might have just stayed in her apartment during those times.

"Thank you! And for that ring?" Blair thought about it for a bit. "Is $20 okay? I mean, I know it's not professional, but I think that's a good price." And if there was a pattern of them not selling for that price, she would reduce it. That's just the way it was. Of course, she wasn't going to go under $10. But as this was a hobby and she had to buy everything herself and then make it, it added up quite a bit. At least it wasn't her main source of income though!

"Sure, I would love to! If you're interested that is." She didn't really care if someone else wanted to do it. It was a lot cheaper to make your own jewelry at least, and it's not as though it were some huge secret. "Thank you though! I'm still practicing, but every piece I make I feel like I get better and better, you know?"

"So, you live around here then? I'm going to the Community College here, though I'm not sure if I'll switch to DCU later. Depends on if I need it for my future career."

Blair wasn't surprised at the young woman's speediness in leaving. One couldn't be hanging around all day, especially if she wanted to attract other people to her wares! She made sure to say her goodbyes and thanks for the purchase and then watched as the other sped off.

Varda sighed and moved to a more relaxed position and took a look around. An interesting encounter to say the least, and even if it was the only thing she sold today, at least it was worth it to come out!