![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
whatwasShall we take bets on whether or not zombies are the worst thing we'll see this year?
[Horst is lounging on a couch near a fire, a book open and on his chest.]
I realized, with all the new arrivals especially, we have a pool of unusual skills here. Would anyone be willing to teach a few classes? For instance: I could teach...oh, bar tending. Card dealing. Physics and labwork--you know, whatever there is interest for.
The ponies could teach 'Frolicking 101'. The angels could teach 'Offending Someone in Two Words or Less'.
[PRIVATE to RACHEL]
Have you done opera at all?
[Horst is lounging on a couch near a fire, a book open and on his chest.]
I realized, with all the new arrivals especially, we have a pool of unusual skills here. Would anyone be willing to teach a few classes? For instance: I could teach...oh, bar tending. Card dealing. Physics and labwork--you know, whatever there is interest for.
The ponies could teach 'Frolicking 101'. The angels could teach 'Offending Someone in Two Words or Less'.
[PRIVATE to RACHEL]
Have you done opera at all?
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-01 01:28 am (UTC)I don't believe we've met. My name is Horst Cabal.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-01 01:32 am (UTC)Please let me know the particulars, and I am happy to help.
[She nods.]
Lord Cabal. I am Juliet Capulet. It is a pleasure to meet you.
[And saying 'Capulet' gets easier each time she does it. She isn't sure whether this is good or bad.]
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-01 01:47 am (UTC)I'd like to set up classes as soon as next week; have you met many people here yet?
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-01 01:53 am (UTC)That should be suitable. I have met a fair number of people, I think. But I know not how many of us there are in the city, so I have little way of telling. Have you been here a long time?
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-01 01:55 am (UTC)But do let your friends know.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-01 02:03 am (UTC)In what way is time strange here? Aside from how it pulls from everywhere when stealing us away.
I shall. Have you a place in mind in which to hold classes?
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-01 02:20 am (UTC)And time here--it's hard to say, exactly, because I only see the nights. But time feels longer, then shorter.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-01 02:29 am (UTC)What is a saloon? I have not heard the term.
Only the nights? [This is odd.]
Time can feel longer or shorter depending on how occupied you are. Having a task at hand and good company can make the time seem to fly. If you are left alone with your thoughts for too long, time can seem to pass more slowly. And of course, if you are waiting or anxious, time seems to pass very slowly.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-02 02:14 am (UTC)[He smiles a bit wryly] I'm allergic to the sun, so I'm rather limited on when I can get out.
[Horst considers that and nods] Very insightful, Fraulein. I hope you've found things to keep you busy and company to keep you entertained?
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-02 02:33 am (UTC)Forgive me, I did not mean to pry. Such an illness must be terribly inconvenient.
[She smiles.]
Yes indeed. Just making a home here has kept me very busy, and I have made good friends with whom to pass the time. And of course, my cousin Tybalt is with me, so I never lack for companionship.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-02 02:44 am (UTC)And it's no matter. It's a simple allergy, really, you weren't prying.
[He grins] I'm glad to hear it! I hope with the school and summer on its way, things will only be better here.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-02 02:54 am (UTC)Perhaps the library, if it is suitable, would be a more fitting place for such classes?
[She can't help but giggle.]
I cannot imagine my cos with a needle and thread.
I hope so as well. You have found past times and companionship as well, Horst? I can imagine it being a bit difficult to visit friends due to your condition, but surely arrangements can be made.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-02 03:02 am (UTC)There's one in the northeast corner someone mentioned; I think I'll go examine it tomorrow.
[He laughs a little when she does, and winks] Maybe he can model the new gowns, then.
Honestly, this place has become home. I'm happier here than I was in my world. My brother is here, I've found friends--people I love. I'm even raising a child, which I would never have been able to do if I hadn't come here.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-02 03:15 am (UTC)[And this has her laughing. The thought of Tybalt wearing any sort of dress - and she's picturing him in the one her Nanny usually wears, as it's the dress she sees most often.]
I somehow think he will not be amenable to such a thing. I would advise you not suggest it to him. He will not understand that you tease.
It is always more pleasant when you have family nearby. [And she perks at the mention of a child.] You as well? I have taken the girl Bubbles into my home. It is quite an experience, is it not? It is good practice for the day I am a mother in truth.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-02 03:27 am (UTC)[At the mention of Bubbles he brightens] She's going to be teaching drawing for us. I'm taking care of Alice Liddell, I believe the girls get together to play sometimes.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-02 03:29 am (UTC)I have seen Miss Alice over the little machines, I believe, but I have not yet made her acquaintance. It is good that she and Bubbles play together.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-02 03:46 am (UTC)She's a wonderful little girl; I'll bring her to your class. She probably already knows some sewing, but I know she'd enjoy learning more.
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-04 04:05 pm (UTC)[Delighted smile.]
I look forward to meeting her in person, and you as well, Horst. These will be early evening classes, I presume, so that you may attend without harming yourself?
[Video]
Date: 2011-06-07 09:54 am (UTC)[Video]
Date: 2011-06-08 08:41 pm (UTC)