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 Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:35 pm
Grete walked up to one of the trailers. She was pretty sure that it was Ankita's, but she wasn't particularly sure. Grete had made a goal for herself: to set out on a mission to meet the rest of, well, everyone at Cirque. She'd been there for a while, but still hadn't gotten around to spending time with everyone. Yes, she did say 'hi' here and there, but you can't learn much from a hello.
So, Grete slowly walked up to the trailer, clutching a small bag. It was wrapped in a type of cloth, and was more of a pouch then a bag. Inside were tea leaves, very nice and fragrant ones that Grete had picked out herself. She decided that a gift would make a good first impression.
When she reached the trailer, she glanced around outside. She didn't see anyone, though, maybe she just wasn't looking in the right place. Then, Grete knocked on the door softly, just in case no one was there. She hummed to herself, and looked around, just in case Ankita was, indeed, outside.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:44 pm
As a daily private ritual, Sarava and Ankita "practiced". No, not fortune telling as most would assume, but rather practicing to make sure Ankita stayed on her toes and keep the rest of her senses in top physique. Of course this never lasted very long since it would end in Sarava's tackling of Ankita, and it soon transforming into a play wrestling match, which Ankita always paid much attention to as a means of avoiding hurting Sarava. Today, of course, was no different.
Sarava had 'pinned' Ankita down, and before she could make a means of defense, the two quickly stopped at the sound of the door knock. Ankita quickly perked up, in half hopes that it'd be her short term roommate, and bolted to the door. Tugging at her sari and hair to make herself look presentable (though in reality, the lot of it had unraveled and her hair was as disheveled as ever. But the image of a well dressed, well groomed girl was what came to her mind), she swung the door open haphazardly, assuming that people would know by now to stand far to the side.
"Hi!" Her voice was highly perked, and a grin that could only be described as disgustingly sweet appeared on her face.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 8:49 pm
"Hello!" Grete replied, trying to sound as friendly as possible, "You're Ankita, right? I'm Grete. Grete Llaire. I brought tea!"
Grete had heard some noise before the door opened, she was sure of it. She poked her head around, trying to find the source. She shrugged, and forgot about it.
"Oh, uhm, I work at Cirque. Also," Grete friendliness came out as a bit awkward, as she tried to pick out the best things to say, as opposed to just being herself, "And I don't think we've had the pleasure of meeting before! Did I say that I had tea?"
Grete realized that she was talking just a bit too fast, and sighed as she tried to calm down.
"Sorry I'm being such a spazz," Grete added.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:02 pm
For a moment Ankita was disinterested and slightly put off when she heard the voice. But the moment she heard the word tea, she quickly perked up once again.
"Oh,.. Hi." Her voice quieted once again as she bowed her head in greeting. "I'm Ankita." . She wasn't very sure why this person had decided to stop by so randomly. It wasn't very often she received random visitors. Let alone random visitors with tea. She stepped aside, holding out her hand to come in. "Don't worry about it, come in." Her smile, sheepish, failed at appearing as warm and welcoming as she'd hoped.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:07 pm
Grete's smile faltered slightly at the disappointment in Ankita's voice. She shrugged it off, and walked in anway.
"I'm trying to meet everyone here," Grete explained casually, "And I suppose it's about time I met you!" She smiled, and then looked back at the small bag of tea.
"Do you want me to make some of this up right now? Or do you want it set someplace? Or... something else?"
Grete glaced around the trailer. It was so much more neat than her own. Very pretty, very put-together. It had that slightly cluttered charm that Grete wished she could have. Instead, hers was just a sty.
"Nice place you've got here," Grete commented, as she took in everything.
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Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:20 pm
Ankita cocked her head and shrugged, closing the door behind her. It seemed kind of silly to her to be going out of your way to meet and greet everyone, but if that was the way she worked, then she must be quite the interesting critter.
Sarava sat by the bed, staring at the newcomer. Though her facial expressions are limited, to anyone who stared long enough, they'd swear they could see her raising an eyebrow.
"You can make some if you want." she said, stammering over to her dresser and grabbing the hot plate and kettle that had been out from earlier. She set it ontop of the dresser for her. "You don't need to make any for me." You can, however, leave some of those delightfully smelling leaves for me, she thought to herself.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 7:15 am
Grete had already begun searching for a tea pot before Ankita said anything. She frowned deeply when Ankita gave a reply, however.
"I didn't come over here to give you tea, and then drink it all myself, you know," Grete relpied plainly, "That sort-of defeats the purpose of the gift. Where do you want me to place the tea then? Any spot in particular?"
Grete got on her tip-toes to look around for other teas, so she could put it there. She didn't find anything, so, she looked back at Ankita, and noticed Sarava. Grete stood, transfixed for a moment, but then blinked it off, and smiled hopefully at Ankita.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:12 pm
Ankita was oblivious to whatever facial expressions Grete might have been making and simple tapped the top of the dresser.
"Oh, well..." Ankita felt awkward having not just a guest, but a gift bearing guest make tea for her. There was no denying that she loved her teat but she had recently had some and could still feel the warmth of it in her stomach, though she didn't know of any other way to turn her down. "It's fine, really. I just had some... so... you don't have to worry about me. Just, enjoy yourself and get comfortable." She nodded, stumbling over to her bed and sitting down on it.
Sarava had decided to investigate the guest. Slowly, she crawled up to the newcomer, circling and eyeing her up and down.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:17 pm
Grete made her way over to the dresser, and placed down the tea, while doing her best not to trip over Sarava. While Ankita was oblivious to Grete's expressions, Grete was oblivious to that fact that Ankita was blind. It didn't really hinder her, though, for nothing at the moment seemed that out of the ordinary.
Grete lept up a bit as Ankita made her way to her bed, and then began to worry.
"Are you all right? It looks like you nearly fell!" Grete made sure that she had sat down completely, before taking a seat herself. Now she was fully aware of being examined by Sarava.
"Hey, cutie," Grete said, while looking at her, "Is this your animal? Can...Can I pet it? I mean, does it like to be pet?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:24 pm
Oh, you can pet me -any- time if that's how you're going to address me, Sarava thought, her ears perked back and eyes squinted in some form of euphoria.
Ankita waved her hand, moving herself back to lean against the wall, and curled up her legs. "No, no, I'm fine." she said smiling. "You can pet her." her head nodded, "Just becareful to not pet too hard," she raised her hand to cough into it and muttered some phrase of 'lest you want to lose a finger, of course.. Though in reality, Sarava had never bitten off a finger. She'd come close, well, many times. But that was mostly when they lived on the streets and she had to play the role of guard dog.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:29 pm
Grete looked puzzled. Had Ankita just said something about losing a finger? She wasn't exactly sure if it was a joke or not, so, she decided to pet Sarava very, very lightly.
"So, what's her name?" Grete said, as she continued the petting, but also looked around the trailer. She tried to figure out just who Ankita was by her trailer. So far, she wasn't getting very far.
"Been here for a while? At Cirque, I mean," Grete smiled back at Ankita.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:37 pm
Sarava closed her eyes, and made small purr-like sounds to the touch. I like you.
"Her name's Sarava." Ankita said nodding. "She's my little baby." she smiled sweetly, leaning forward with her head cocked slightly. Ankita always wanted to avoid questions regarding time. How she perceived it by now was most likely quite different than how others did, and prefered to use obscured answers. "Well, I've been here before this new batch." her voice was quiet as she hoped that was a good enough answer.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:48 pm
Grete laughed appreciatively. She didn't sense Ankita's discomfort with the question, but instead took it as if she was joking.
"I been here about that long myself," Grete replied, still smiling. She momentarily stopped petting Sarava to rearrange the way she was sitting. She began again shortly, however, and hoped that she had not upset her.
"Well, Sarava's very, very cute," Then she turned her attention back to Ankita, "Have you met all of the new batch? I've liked everyone that I've met so far, for the most part. They're really nice."
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 12:56 pm
Sarave sat up quickly in tension once the petting stopped, but quickly relaxed and lowered her head once it began again.
"I'm not sure." she said shrugging. She didn't know exactly how many of the newcomers there were, but she had met quite the lot of them. "The ones I've met were a pretty interesting batch." she nodded, reflecting on all the different types she's met so far. From a bubbly little one to quite the excentricly chivalrous man.
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Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2006 1:08 pm
"Yeah, I believe that 'interesting' is a word that can fit them," Grete smiled, and then finally decided to ask Ankita.
"So, what do you do in Cirque? What act? I can't quite figure it out," Grete said with a smirk. She didn't want to seem nosy, but she was genuinely curious.
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