Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Idea

"The-the-the watching! And the....the staring, and the--would you just stop!" he blundered, complete with arms movements and sound effects.

"Sorry," she said, sitting on a pile of hay, playing with the needles and cloth. "I didn't realize I was doing any of that."

It was honest. Irritated as she was, she hadn't meant to make him uncomfortable. It wasn't part of her nature.

She started stitching the fabric by hand, hole after hole, using the rhythm to help her think. They needed to get out, but they also needed to not get caught. They would get caught, because it was obvious they were not from here. They needed to look like they were from Valentine-land. They needed disguises.

She looked around. She could make something, costumes. Disguises.

She magicked large strips of fabric. First she needed a ruler. She used her magic to cut a long, even strip of cloth. She started measuring herself, then marking the numbers down on the walls with magic. With her numbers, she started to etch out designs on the fabric, trying to remember what the uniforms looked like outside of this room.

With pieces cut out, she started stitching the fabric together. Good, good, this was turning out beautifully.

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