This One, Please {Spectacle/Sana}

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kap
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This One, Please {Spectacle/Sana} Jun 16, 2017 9:32:32 GMT -5

Post by kap on Jun 16, 2017 9:32:32 GMT -5

Every once in a while, Sana would go to do her training, only to come to the realization that something just wasn't right. Today, that was the case, as there was a memory that she couldn't shove from her thoughts. For some reason or another, she couldn't stop thinking about Kiara. Kiara was her sister who died a few years ago due to an illness, and even though it had been a while, the memory of her death liked to crop itself up into Sana's mind every once in a while.

Jabbing her spear into the chest of the training dummy that looked like a store mannequin with a target painted on it, things just didn't feel the same. Normally, she felt a surge of energy when she hit her goals in training. Today, that feeling just wasn't there for some reason, and Sana couldn't get it to show itself. Clearly, whatever had caused her to think about Kiara's passing was truly messing with her head. She needed to do something to distract herself, or at least turn the memory of Kiara into a good thing.

Deciding that she needed to stop with her training for the day, the girl returned her spear to its proper storage place, got a drink of water and took a brief shower. Then, she got changed into her everyday clothing and exited the training center. It was weird that something she enjoyed so much didn't seem to be a good enough distraction for her. Though, she figured that this just meant that she needed to try something different. Sana had always enjoyed a bit of shopping, after all, so perhaps that would help.

With the extra cash that she had made this week, Sana decided to go into a few different shops to look around, perhaps buying something if she saw what she really liked. Normally, she wasn't one to be good at avoiding impulse purchases, as the money always seemed to, as her parents said, 'burn a hole in her pocket'. It was difficult for the girl to actually save her money, rather than spending it as soon as she obtained it.

As Sana made her way into a variety of shops, however, she didn't find anything that actually stood out to her enough for her to want to purchase it, until she reached a jewelry shop. The girl had wanted a nice piece of jewelry for a while, perhaps to even use as a token, should she end up in the Games some day. Therefore, as she entered the jewelry shop, a little bell chimed to signal her presence, and she greeted the shopkeeper.

"Hello!" she said, trying to sound as cheery as she could. Then, she proceeded to look around the shop until she found something that stood out to her. It was a beautiful pearl necklace, and she had just enough money for it. Of course, it was rather expensive, but to her, it was worth it. She called over the shopkeeper, and spoke to him again.

"I'd like to buy this necklace, please," she said with a smile, pointing to the piece of jewelry she was admiring as it sat in its spot in the case.

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This One, Please {Spectacle/Sana} Jun 16, 2017 11:22:20 GMT -5

Post by Unitato15 on Jun 16, 2017 11:22:20 GMT -5

"Another day, another diamond", I said to myself as I adjusted my tie. Generally I have very little trouble with ties but I haven't really gotten much sleep lately due to a recurring nightmare about an evil rabbit made of gold nuggets, trying to stab me with a jagged carrot. Sighing, I pull on the baggy training sweat pants and hoodie over my glorious beige suit as to hide it from my father and then put on my glasses.

"SPECTACLE, HOW ARE YOU NOT ALREADY AT TRAINING?!?", screamed my father, a loud man who I've come to associate with golden nuggets and yelling.

"I JUST NEED TO GRAB MY BAG NOW FATHER AND THEN I SHALL LEAVE", I retaliated, like the clever little amber-like man I am, and ran to grab my training bag and then dashed out the door before my father had a chance to murder me like that nightmare rabbit had in the nightmare I'd had the night before. Yeck.

But instead of going to training, I went where I always went on training days: Evans' Gems And Things, my mother's jewelry shop. Approaching the back door, I knocked 4 times so my mother could let me in. She did and I rushed in, throwing my training clothes into a corner and emptying my bag of my gem working supplies.

"Specs, darling, you need to hurry and open the store, we've got customers waiting outside and this topaz isn't cooperating" commanded my mother, like the sapphire-like person she is.

I obeyed and after several hours of helping old people figure out what type of topaz broach they wanted, a girl walked in. Her eyes kinda reminded me of brilliant, fresh cut, emeralds. As she greeted me and started browsing the shops display cases. I thought about how I much I wished I'd had eyes like hers, my eyes being as dark and murky as they are. But of course, a brightness like that would probably just be seen by my father as just another weakness. He probably wouldn't see them as "manly enough". Ugh.

"I'd like to buy this necklace, please", says the girl suddenly, pointing to an exquisite pearl necklace.

"Oh yes", I said, "that is a lovely choice but, have you considered instead this lovely hematite necklace to its left? It's grey shine will compliment your eyes and it's gemstone is a small bit cheaper, as well."

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Last Edit: Jun 29, 2017 1:34:40 GMT -5 by Unitato15

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This One, Please {Spectacle/Sana} Jun 16, 2017 20:13:46 GMT -5

Post by kap on Jun 16, 2017 20:13:46 GMT -5

The boy that Sana had spoken to who was working at the shop was actually quite kind to her, which was a relief. After all, having a rough morning certainly didn't make her want to deal with rude people for the rest of the day.

"Oh yes," the boy responded to Sana's request. "That is a lovely choice, but have you considered instead this lovely hematite necklace to its left? Its gray shine will compliment your eyes and its gemstone is a small bit cheaper, as well," he informed her. She gave him a smile, although, she thought that what he had said to her was a bit odd. Normally, a shopkeeper wouldn't point out cheaper items to their customers, as they wanted to make as much money as possible. This boy seemed to be different, though

He was quite kind, pointing it out to her, and when she saw it, she did indeed think that it looked nicer. Sana wondered how she hadn't noticed it when she was initially looking around in the store. Perhaps she had just been too drawn to the pearls to pay attention to the things surrounding the piece of jewelry.

When Sana was told these things by the boy, she gave him a smile. He was right; it surely would compliment her eyes nicely. With her eyes being a nice green, gray often made them stand out. It seemed like the perfect choice. Although, she still couldn't quite place why he'd told her about a less expensive option than her initial choice. Perhaps he just put his customers' satisfaction above his money. That would be nice, and he certainly seemed like the kind of person to do so.

"Thank you! I appreciate the help," Sana told him. She truly did appreciate it, as he was very helpful to her. "I'll take the hematite one instead of the pearls, then," she smiled. Not only was she glad for the help, but with it sparing her some extra cash, she'd be able to save up for some other purchases later on, which she was grateful for.

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