Of course! Wow, you're busy. I mean, you're always busy, but this month more than most.
I'd be happy to welcome you into a warm spring, but the weather has been unseasonably like Alaska the last few days, and we have snow and ice here. There will be no pruning roses this April!
But come on in, we can have tea or plot together or paint or something. I have some washable markers for the guppy, if she wants to join us.
We get into the dining room and find them there, Laochan and Fairy Nuff, digging through the colored pencils and markers and tossing them about with abandon. "Look--green!" "No, let's use purple!" They compare the markers they've chosen. "How about both?" The short, portly guy with the pastel-smudged wings asks.
Laochan is already digging into the markers again. "I can't decide, they're all so pretty! Let's use all of them!"
"I don't think--"
"But I want to use them all!"
"Have you been talking to The Glanconer again?"
"I always talk to him. He helps me dream big!"
"Dreams are all very well and good, but The Glanconer is one of the tricksters. He shows you what you want to see, lets you get all dazzled by wonderfulness--"
The skinny faery is nodding, and joins in the last bit, "--and wh8le there's always something marvelous there, it's all covered with hopeful glamour."
The chubby one nods, setting his glowing antennae to bouncing. "The glamour isn't bad, but--"
"No, it's good! Like wine!"
"Yes, exactly like wine. It can cloud your judgement."
The skinny faery sighs. "But it's so much fun." Then he notices us and gets totally excited all over again. "Hey, Nuff--it's her! The coloring book artist! She's come to see us color her new book!"
The faeries somehow have a copy of Splendrix, and they call you over and ask your advice on coloring, forget to wait for your words and give each other advice, and help each other find the best colors. When they settle down a bit, they start to color a page together. "This might be too hard for us to do alone."
"Or at least less fun!" Laochan grins up at you. "Thanks for stopping by to lend a hand. We'll remember this forever! Let us know if you need help sometime."
You smile graciously--they're helping each other quite marvelously, and if some of the bits end up with the most unlikely color combinations, that doesn't make them any less beautiful.
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The Friends
Date: 2018-04-20 05:39 am (UTC)I'd be happy to welcome you into a warm spring, but the weather has been unseasonably like Alaska the last few days, and we have snow and ice here. There will be no pruning roses this April!
But come on in, we can have tea or plot together or paint or something. I have some washable markers for the guppy, if she wants to join us.
We get into the dining room and find them there, Laochan and Fairy Nuff, digging through the colored pencils and markers and tossing them about with abandon. "Look--green!" "No, let's use purple!" They compare the markers they've chosen. "How about both?" The short, portly guy with the pastel-smudged wings asks.
Laochan is already digging into the markers again. "I can't decide, they're all so pretty! Let's use all of them!"
"I don't think--"
"But I want to use them all!"
"Have you been talking to The Glanconer again?"
"I always talk to him. He helps me dream big!"
"Dreams are all very well and good, but The Glanconer is one of the tricksters. He shows you what you want to see, lets you get all dazzled by wonderfulness--"
The skinny faery is nodding, and joins in the last bit, "--and wh8le there's always something marvelous there, it's all covered with hopeful glamour."
The chubby one nods, setting his glowing antennae to bouncing. "The glamour isn't bad, but--"
"No, it's good! Like wine!"
"Yes, exactly like wine. It can cloud your judgement."
The skinny faery sighs. "But it's so much fun." Then he notices us and gets totally excited all over again. "Hey, Nuff--it's her! The coloring book artist! She's come to see us color her new book!"
The faeries somehow have a copy of Splendrix, and they call you over and ask your advice on coloring, forget to wait for your words and give each other advice, and help each other find the best colors. When they settle down a bit, they start to color a page together. "This might be too hard for us to do alone."
"Or at least less fun!" Laochan grins up at you. "Thanks for stopping by to lend a hand. We'll remember this forever! Let us know if you need help sometime."
You smile graciously--they're helping each other quite marvelously, and if some of the bits end up with the most unlikely color combinations, that doesn't make them any less beautiful.