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[contempsi]

Okay, this is... kind of a dumb question, but—

[Hope leans back a little and sighs, adjusting the sling around his left arm with a slight wince. He's somewhat arched awkwardly over the journal's view, the book itself spread across his lap since he currently only has one hand to work the thing.]

I just moved into a new house, and I'm sick of this colour. [He shifts his upper body to the side, attempting to prop up the journal to show what he means. What the camera catches instead is a blurred view of the plain walls zipping past before it slips from his hand and falls to the floor with a thump.

Heaving an exasperated sigh, the boy stoops to pick the thing up, dropping it onto the bed next to him with a bit of a scowl.]

... forget it. But really, I'm going to paint the walls in my room this time, and I don't care if I get in trouble. So... does anyone know what would be a good colour, because... um... my favourite colours wouldn't look very good. [Day-Glo orange walls? No.]

[A pause.]

Can we... can we even get paint here?

--

[Very shortly thereafter, because he's stir-crazy after spending several days recovering from the battle, he'll be found either en route to or at the the plaza—which is essentially right next to his new home (House #41) anyway—journal tucked beneath his good arm.]

Comments

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

I dunno, it just sounded cool! [He lowers his hand now, turning back to Hope with a smile] But what do you think makes a room for you... you?

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

[Hope lifts a shoulder in a distracted sort of shrug, staring at the boy's cap for a moment. And he might be a touch jealous.] Um... I'm not sure. I mean... my old room had all of my stuff in it, but... obviously that's not here.

And before you ask, my walls there were a wooden shade of brown. I didn't like that, either, but my dad wouldn't let me paint over it.

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

Well I can tell you now, not yellow but... I like the idea of of a green. A nice, vibrant green! And maybe a duck point, right there! [He points to the left corner of the room, grinning]

I would say a river, but that would just be weird.

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

A what? [Hope gapes in the direction of the indicated corner for a moment, then frowns, folding his arms across his chest.]

Seriously? ...I don't think Lightning will let me keep ducks in my room.

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

Who's Lightning?

[Presumably the person he's living with, that that name is so cool it derails him entirely]

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

She's my partner. [A bit proudly.] And she lives here too... along with two others.

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

Really? Are they all cool? [Partner brings a few things to mind, but he is now picturing another kid like them]

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

I... guess so. [Which really means yes, but he has to keep his teenage cred and all.] Um... there's Aerith and Zack, too. They're both pretty nice. [Hope idly scratches the back of his neck.]

So... what's in that bag, anyway?

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

Glad you asked! In here, I have my material necessary for making a room tres Shui. [And down the bag goes. Out of it comes...! First, a small throw pillow. Second, a can of primer (black, by the looks of it), third, a paint brush, and fourth, a swiss army knife. There's clearly a few more items in there, but nothing too big.]

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

[The throw pillow is what he notices first, making a grab for it.] Is this a... an accent pillow? [Hope turns it over in his hands, inspecting it curiously, before letting his eyes fall over the rest of the items.]

What's the knife for?

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

It's a swiss army knife dude, what isn't it for?

[Dully]

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

Painting rooms, for one thing. [As he's giving the pillow in his hands a little toss, letting it flop onto the bed. But the paint does grab his interest.] This looks kind of... dark.

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

It's a primer, which means uh... I think you put it on under paint?

[A little shift and] I couldn't find real paint.

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

It's okay. [Hope smiles a little at that.] I'm going to go find real paint later, so I'll hold onto this. Maybe it does go on underneath. I've never painted a room before... it seems really involved, huh.

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

Very much so. It's a lot harder than they make it look on those shows, you'd just need to ask T and the others about they time they tried to redo Kimi's room.

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

Okay. ... um, I don't think I know who those people are, though. Are they in your house?

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

Uh... um, no. They're- Tommy's my brother, and then the others - Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, they're his - our - friends. Kimi's Chuckie's sister. And Anglica's... my cousin. None of them are here.

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

Oh. [Hope frowns a little.] So you're here by yourself? [This kid is even younger than him... and it was only several months ago that he was completely taken out of his element.]

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

Well... Yeah, I guess. I've been making new friends and meeting new people though!

[He says this hopefully but... yeah. It's unsettling]

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

Me too.

[A pause.]

Why do you have teeth on your hat?

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

Oh first- this? Sherpa hat.

[And then he dangles them] Because they're cool.

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

But... they're teeth. [Hope's not sure whether to be amused or disgusted... the expression on his face looks like more of the latter, at any rate.] They look like the kind of teeth old people wear.

...what's a Sure-Pa?

[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

Well yeah. [He looks his hair around a bit to tug on the teeth to show Hope. They are dentures... not real ones of course, but the sort of replica ones you might find at a store] But dude, sherpas. Oh man, do you have tales to tell you. Sit down for it.

[contempsi.livejournal.com]

[Hope takes a hesitant seat on the edge of his bed, still eyeing those false dentures apprehensively.] Do they all have teeth on their hats?

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[sherpahat.livejournal.com]

No, of course not.