A Little Spot of Clay

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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:39 pm

"Being a sounding board is the most unexpected thing."
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Mon Sep 18, 2017 7:58 pm

"Giving more advice than you were expecting?"
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Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:05 pm

"Somewhat. I didn't expect that she'd actually be interested in listening to me, but I suppose my interaction with the Grey Lords set the wrong impression."
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:07 pm

"You were expecting that you'd be expected to be seen and not heard, then?"
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Aspect: Out of Place, Out of Time
Aspect: Unique Worldview
Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:08 pm

"A little bit, yes. I should have known better, but everyone needs to learn."
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:16 pm

"And what better place to do that then a school?

Albeit a school that seems to come under attack every 15 minutes."
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Aspect: Out of Place, Out of Time
Aspect: Unique Worldview
Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Tue Sep 19, 2017 4:15 pm

"That's a thing I can certainly help with," she says, her phone buzzing as the pizza arrives.
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:09 pm

"It DOES seem to be all-hands-on-deck at times. Something I've become more OK with over the years.


Oh good lord, that pizza smells amazing."
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Aspect: Out of Place, Out of Time
Aspect: Unique Worldview
Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:14 pm

Gemma puts the boxes on the floor and flips open the lid for the first one, "All yours."
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:30 pm

"Fantastic. I really do owe you one," he salivated.

He dug in with alarming furiosity, beginning to demolish the pie.
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High Concept: Pillsbury Clayboy
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Aspect: Out of Place, Out of Time
Aspect: Unique Worldview
Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:36 pm

Gemma blinks at him as he says the 'magic words' a second time, but tries to cover up her astonishment with a question, "Helping is just what people do around here, right?"
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:56 pm

"I like to think so. Not a universally shared concept, though. I'm told I'm more helpful than most. Badge of honor, I suppose," he said, between bites.
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High Concept: Pillsbury Clayboy
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Aspect: Out of Place, Out of Time
Aspect: Unique Worldview
Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:12 pm

"No group is truly homogeneous, not even the fey," she agrees, "Still, this place seems more helpful than most."
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Mon Sep 25, 2017 6:39 pm

"It's tradition, I think. The first founder, the namesake, believed that we should stick together and help one another."
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High Concept: Pillsbury Clayboy
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Aspect: Out of Place, Out of Time
Aspect: Unique Worldview
Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Tue Sep 26, 2017 7:19 pm

"That's not a concept we're particularly familiar with on the other wise."
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:01 am

"Mm?" he asked, a string of cheese hanging out of the corner of his mouth. "More...back stabby?"
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High Concept: Pillsbury Clayboy
Aspect: Needs to be Useful/Used
Aspect: Out of Place, Out of Time
Aspect: Unique Worldview
Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:30 pm

"They prefer to use the term aggressively self-interested, but the result is the same."
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Wed Sep 27, 2017 8:13 pm

"See, that sucks. Life is hard enough without that; you've just gotta help each other through it."
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High Concept: Pillsbury Clayboy
Aspect: Needs to be Useful/Used
Aspect: Out of Place, Out of Time
Aspect: Unique Worldview
Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Gemmalara » Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:01 pm

"One of the many reasons I remain here," she says, swapping to the next box.
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Re: A Little Spot of Clay

Postby Will Stanton » Thu Sep 28, 2017 9:23 pm

"I highly recommend it. It's not such a bad place to spend a stretch of time, all things considered."
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High Concept: Pillsbury Clayboy
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Aspect: Out of Place, Out of Time
Aspect: Unique Worldview
Aspect: Big Ball of Trauma
Aspect: Open-Hearted

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