Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:27:45 PM)
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Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:27:58 PM)
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Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:29:14 PM)
She was sitting at a tiny table in the busy cafe, with a newpaper in front of her. Her table was one of the few with an empty seat.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:29:36 PM)
She enters the cafe, looking around with mild frustration, her bag slung over one shoulder.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:30:05 PM)
She looks up at sees Lenore, and takes the newpaper off the table, offering the free seat.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:34:27 PM)
Lenore nods her gratitude and takes a seat, tugging a pen out of her pocket.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:34:59 PM)
"What is the pen for, sweeite?" She asks, folding the paper and tucking it into her thin purse.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:35:37 PM)
She smiles, tugging a napkin out of the dispenser. "Thanks." She writes down a brief note and passes it over to Caoimhe.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:36:00 PM)
And she takes the note and reads it with a smile.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:39:01 PM)
She smiles warmly, reaching all the way up to her eyes

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:40:25 PM)
"You can't talk? How about telepathy? Any of that?" She asks teasingly.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:43:37 PM)
She signs quickly to Caoimhe with a sly smile, then puts two fingers of her right hand against her temple while making a jazz hand towards her with her left.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:45:10 PM)
She grins, then laughs, "Just like that. What are you doing here today? Coffee?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:45:27 PM)
She nods, grinning back at Caoimhe.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:46:06 PM)
"No work today?" She looks her over, trying to guess what kind of job she has.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:47:07 PM)
She shakes her head lightly, smiling. She has small, delicate fingers and very short nails.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:47:44 PM)
"Keyboardist?" She points at her hands, "Work at a computer?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:48:06 PM)
She wiggles her hand from side to side. Caoimhe is close.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:48:25 PM)
"You're... a... lawyer?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:50:21 PM)
She reaches into her bag, pulling out a leather roll, which she unties, spreading out a set of small, delicate tools and brushes.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:51:11 PM)
And she retrieves a small card while she's at it - Lenore Burke - apprentice restorationist.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:51:55 PM)
"Restorationist." She looks very confused. "Is that like the opposite of a contortionist?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:52:53 PM)
She grins, making a strange waving gesture with her hands.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:53:39 PM)
(Good wave? Bad wave?) :) )

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:53:45 PM)
(Good wave.)

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:54:43 PM)
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/gifs-animated/laugh.gif

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:55:14 PM)
"What do you restore-tionist? Cars? Chairs? ... People?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:56:05 PM)
She pulls out a pocket watch from an appropriate pocket, and shows it to Caoimhe.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:56:32 PM)
She takes the watch in her hands to look at it closely.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:57:21 PM)
It's a fairly new pocketwatch, but there are small signs of wear and damage on it.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 3:59:05 PM)
She hands it back, "Is this the before or after?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 3:59:41 PM)
She cups the watch in her hands, smiling at Caoimhe.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:01:46 PM)
"That doesn't answer my question, but it warms my heart that you've found your match. At least he'll never be late." She grins.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:02:10 PM)
She makes the same waving gesture by her face with her hands and pockets the watch.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:02:32 PM)
"Can you make any sound at all, or does it just sound weird?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:06:14 PM)
She whistles at Caoimhe; attracting some attention, but she pays it little mind.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:07:43 PM)
"So nothing from the throat?" She touches her own throat. "Ouch. Actually, I'm heading back to work soon. Do you want to walk with me?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:08:34 PM)
She shrugs, packing up her tools and picking up her, um, chamomile with honey, lemon, and mint. <.<

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:09:19 PM)
She stands and tucks the paper under and arm, making her way to the door and holding it open for Lenore.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:09:48 PM)
She follows the other woman out.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:10:09 PM)
And she starts walking back toward the water. "Did you grow up in this city?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:11:03 PM)
She shakes her head, pointing towards the direction of the LSU.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:12:14 PM)
"Really? I don't know what you're pointing at. That's a shop. It's not even a very good shop. I think they sell.. butter or something." She says, confused.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:12:55 PM)
She nods wisely at Caoimhe, as if she's said something very deep and thought provoking.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:14:37 PM)
She nods too, "Yes, I do that. I'm like a witchess of wisdom, giving out life lessons in exchange for..." She blinks, then looks at her, "Do you play music?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:16:00 PM)
She nods, gesturing out widely as if playing on a piano keyboard.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:16:52 PM)
"That I'd like to hear. Is there a piano nearby? Can we scam one?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:21:05 PM)
She shrugs with an impish look. If she doesn't know of one, she's willing to look for one.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:22:34 PM)
"Music store. We need a.... THERE!" She points at a St. John's music store two blocks away. "Race?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:24:41 PM)
She gets a stealy glint in her eye and nods, jogging towards the music store.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:25:31 PM)
And she steps afterward quickly in pumps, laughing. Lenore wins easily!

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:28:58 PM)
She enters the music store and holds the door open for Caoimhe, breathing quickly from the exercise.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:29:45 PM)
And she steps inside, pointing to a nearby piano, "Success. Let's do this." She raises a fist and strides toward the piano defiantly.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:34:02 PM)
She smiles, keeping surreptitious glances for the sales staff and their prevasive questions as she looks for a piano.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:35:23 PM)
She picks a big piano that looks amazing and sits down at it. "I'm a poet. I'll do lyrics, okay?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:36:06 PM)
She makes a quick laughter gesture before signing something at Caoimhe.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:36:37 PM)
She smiles, shrugging and sliding over on the seat to let her sit at the piano too.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:37:47 PM)
She has all of the skills of being a beginner at piano, but she plays without apology - giving it the best try she can; and unafraid to give it a go for what she knows. She plays mostly simple tunes without any depth or complexity.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:39:05 PM)
And she makes up words as they go, mostly non-sense about love and rabbits and scary cats and flying over London. But as they play and sing, a small crowd gathers around them and seems impressed! (It's her power.)

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:44:14 PM)
She grins and keeps playing the childish tunes to the equally childish words, just picking out melodies on the keys.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:45:08 PM)
(phone!)

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:52:06 PM)
She sings along until Lenore runs out of songs, and the crowd grows, and they clap and cheer at the end of each song. But when it's time to go, she stands and bows with calm confidence and a smile, poking Lenore to do the same.

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:52:21 PM)
Lenore curtseys with grace and panache.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:53:15 PM)
As the crowd disperses, she turns to Lenore, "I have to work, honestly now. But it was fun. Find me again when you want to have some more fun, okay?"

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:55:08 PM)
She nods, smiling sweetly to the other woman, and waves at her as she takes a step away to depart.

Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:55:47 PM)
She waves and leaves too, and off to work she goes!

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:57:42 PM)
Lenore goes out, somewhere into the city!

Lenore Burke (Oct 7, 2011 4:57:51 PM)
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Caoimhe Bain (Oct 7, 2011 4:57:56 PM)
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