43 -- Falling

[so-catless.livejournal.com]

[she really thought she knew what she was going to say, and the words were just going to come right out. Instead, she ends up doodling leaf shapes in her journal for a while, until she's used each of her crayon colors]


[filtered to Mat]

[finally, she sighs. Saying anything still seems too hard. So she'll just write a little note--]

I'm sorry.
  --Sakaki

[/filter]

[she almost shuts her journal, but one more filter comes to mind]

[filtered to Lorne]

[written, again]

I hope you made it through school alright.

[a few other things come to her mind, but she sets her pen down instead.]

[/filter]

...At least it's pretty, this time.

Comments

[monkey-age.livejournal.com]

[Age stops, still a little wary of his talking book.]

I'm painting! This is my home, Oron.

I'm Age, who are you?

[Yeah, Age is a little on the simple side. To him, all art is painting. It's all he's ever known.]

[so-catless.livejournal.com]

[Sakaki can deal with simple. That's a good enough answer for her]

[still sounding serious] Sakaki.

You like to paint?

[monkey-age.livejournal.com]

Hi Sakaki! [He resumes doodling using Sakaki's crayoning, more of the picture is taking shape. If you listen carefully, you might hear him mutter "Fuuto" at some point, as he doodles the tentacled monster.]

Yup! I used to do it all the time on the Argonaut. My friends said I could paint as much as I wanted, as long as I helped out!

[Can you hear a smile? Age has a big grin on his face, thinking about his friends.]

[so-catless.livejournal.com]

Argonaut?

[mostly just kind of watching in fascination, now]

My friend is an artist, too.

[monkey-age.livejournal.com]

That's where I used to live. It's where Iolaous and Dhianeila live!

[Doodledoodledoodle. By this point, the castle's given Age his own set of crayons. He doesn't complain or question, he's just going with it.]

Artist? I'm just Age.

[so-catless.livejournal.com]

You seem like an artist.

[especially to someone who completely fails at art, like her]

[monkey-age.livejournal.com]

I just paint things I remember, and things my Dad's told me about.

[He's still doodling away. Now, he's drawing pictures of a blonde haired woman with a kind face (http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/47052549.png), and a young man with short brown hair and stern features (http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/8893/iaulosfleurys4.jpg).]

What about you? You like to paint too, don't you?

[so-catless.livejournal.com]

Yes, but...

[wow. curling up with her journal, watching the images form]

[monkey-age.livejournal.com]

But..? But what? If you like to paint, you should!

[He doesn't know what an "emoticon" is, but he draws a smiley face in bright red anyway. "Cheer up, Sakaki!" He seems to be saying.]

[so-catless.livejournal.com]

[she... can't help but smile a little at that. And adds little triangles for cat ears to the smiley]