Smirke Fan Ashlar

Hey! I’m Ashlar, I’m going to uni to become architect, and I LOVE Smirke architecture

[architecture-lover-ash]

Ashlar - They/them - Uni student - Blogging about cool architecture (mostly Smirke!)

Don’t be shy about sending me asks or talking about anything with me! I love talking to people, especially about architecture but really on anything! Yay!

Elodie - She/her - Making sure Ash stays out of trouble

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OOC: Heyyy welcome to another tma rp blog!

My main account is @notsoscarystudios but I also run @casandaxel

This guy is totally new to all of this and is not marked by any Entity… yet

Please send asks and interaction and feel free to dm to talk about rp or ocs 🙏 I love it here

[architecture-lover-ash]

hey whatdya think of spirals?

-🏢

Uh… they’re not my… not my favorite, haha..! Why?

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shakes her head, once more.]

Mm, .. s'probably in a box, or something.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“It’s- it’s fine, I mean- my sibling will understand, if I can’t get it.” She laughed anxiously.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out a giggle.]

Siblings.

[She doesnt have any. Eryn walks towards a large, plastic container, filled with ragged leather. She kneels infront of it, then begins sifting.]

Should be here, ..

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, do you have any?” Elodie asked, trying to make small talk. She looked through the container as well, accidentally knocking one book open, which flashed with lightning in her hands. “Oh- goodness-“

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shakes her head. She, at the sight of lightning, takes hold of the book.]

Its fine! Its fine, s'harmless.

[She snaps the book shut. The lightning stops, and she throws the book back into its pile.]

Just, uh, .. yeah, cmere. Come down, instead.

[Eryn gestures, at the space beside her. Where a smaller, somewhat cleaner container, sat.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded, seeming quite startled now. She sat next to Eryn, her hands shaking almost imperceptibly, now visible so close up.

[eryntheartifact]

[She continued sifting through books.]

There it is. Oh, great. Uh, ..

[Eryn pulls abook, from the container. She gestures it towards Elodie, before noticing her shaking hands, and placing it back into the container.]

Sorry, sorry. I know this stuffs, a lot. Yeah, its a lot. Are you okay? Are, uh,

[She lets out a nervous attempt, at a giggle.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie put her hands into her pockets. “I’m fine, I’m just- I’m not used to this kind of stuff,” she tried to laugh a little as well.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn nods. They're now both, awkwardly laughing.]

Uh, .. yeah, okay. Well, I've gotta sign this off.

[She points at the discarded, leather book. Clearing her throat, as she did.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Right. Yeah.” Elodie nodded awkwardly. “Thanks. Again.”

[eryntheartifact]

[She takes hold of the book, once more.]

Dont even mention it.

[Eryn slowly stands back up, her boots thudding, audibly, as she does.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie stands as well. Her face is flushed.

[eryntheartifact]

[She stuffs the book into her crossbody, with a light rustle.]

So, I'll log this in for you, and, er, ..

[She trails off, as if unsure.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

After a moment of silence, Elodie blurted out, “I should get your number. For… book purposes.”

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back towards her, then nods.]

Yeah! Yeah, I'll, er, .. I'll write it down for you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Maybe I can… text you, when I’m bringing the book back.” Elodie added, anxious.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

I'd like that.

[architecture-lover-ash]

She smiled nervously, almost trying to flirt but not really.

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shakes her head, once more.]

Mm, .. s'probably in a box, or something.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“It’s- it’s fine, I mean- my sibling will understand, if I can’t get it.” She laughed anxiously.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out a giggle.]

Siblings.

[She doesnt have any. Eryn walks towards a large, plastic container, filled with ragged leather. She kneels infront of it, then begins sifting.]

Should be here, ..

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, do you have any?” Elodie asked, trying to make small talk. She looked through the container as well, accidentally knocking one book open, which flashed with lightning in her hands. “Oh- goodness-“

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shakes her head. She, at the sight of lightning, takes hold of the book.]

Its fine! Its fine, s'harmless.

[She snaps the book shut. The lightning stops, and she throws the book back into its pile.]

Just, uh, .. yeah, cmere. Come down, instead.

[Eryn gestures, at the space beside her. Where a smaller, somewhat cleaner container, sat.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded, seeming quite startled now. She sat next to Eryn, her hands shaking almost imperceptibly, now visible so close up.

[eryntheartifact]

[She continued sifting through books.]

There it is. Oh, great. Uh, ..

[Eryn pulls abook, from the container. She gestures it towards Elodie, before noticing her shaking hands, and placing it back into the container.]

Sorry, sorry. I know this stuffs, a lot. Yeah, its a lot. Are you okay? Are, uh,

[She lets out a nervous attempt, at a giggle.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie put her hands into her pockets. “I’m fine, I’m just- I’m not used to this kind of stuff,” she tried to laugh a little as well.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn nods. They're now both, awkwardly laughing.]

Uh, .. yeah, okay. Well, I've gotta sign this off.

[She points at the discarded, leather book. Clearing her throat, as she did.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Right. Yeah.” Elodie nodded awkwardly. “Thanks. Again.”

[eryntheartifact]

[She takes hold of the book, once more.]

Dont even mention it.

[Eryn slowly stands back up, her boots thudding, audibly, as she does.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie stands as well. Her face is flushed.

[eryntheartifact]

[She stuffs the book into her crossbody, with a light rustle.]

So, I'll log this in for you, and, er, ..

[She trails off, as if unsure.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

After a moment of silence, Elodie blurted out, “I should get your number. For… book purposes.”

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back towards her, then nods.]

Yeah! Yeah, I'll, er, .. I'll write it down for you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Maybe I can… text you, when I’m bringing the book back.” Elodie added, anxious.

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shakes her head, once more.]

Mm, .. s'probably in a box, or something.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“It’s- it’s fine, I mean- my sibling will understand, if I can’t get it.” She laughed anxiously.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out a giggle.]

Siblings.

[She doesnt have any. Eryn walks towards a large, plastic container, filled with ragged leather. She kneels infront of it, then begins sifting.]

Should be here, ..

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, do you have any?” Elodie asked, trying to make small talk. She looked through the container as well, accidentally knocking one book open, which flashed with lightning in her hands. “Oh- goodness-“

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shakes her head. She, at the sight of lightning, takes hold of the book.]

Its fine! Its fine, s'harmless.

[She snaps the book shut. The lightning stops, and she throws the book back into its pile.]

Just, uh, .. yeah, cmere. Come down, instead.

[Eryn gestures, at the space beside her. Where a smaller, somewhat cleaner container, sat.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded, seeming quite startled now. She sat next to Eryn, her hands shaking almost imperceptibly, now visible so close up.

[eryntheartifact]

[She continued sifting through books.]

There it is. Oh, great. Uh, ..

[Eryn pulls abook, from the container. She gestures it towards Elodie, before noticing her shaking hands, and placing it back into the container.]

Sorry, sorry. I know this stuffs, a lot. Yeah, its a lot. Are you okay? Are, uh,

[She lets out a nervous attempt, at a giggle.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie put her hands into her pockets. “I’m fine, I’m just- I’m not used to this kind of stuff,” she tried to laugh a little as well.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn nods. They're now both, awkwardly laughing.]

Uh, .. yeah, okay. Well, I've gotta sign this off.

[She points at the discarded, leather book. Clearing her throat, as she did.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Right. Yeah.” Elodie nodded awkwardly. “Thanks. Again.”

[eryntheartifact]

[She takes hold of the book, once more.]

Dont even mention it.

[Eryn slowly stands back up, her boots thudding, audibly, as she does.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie stands as well. Her face is flushed.

[eryntheartifact]

[She stuffs the book into her crossbody, with a light rustle.]

So, I'll log this in for you, and, er, ..

[She trails off, as if unsure.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

After a moment of silence, Elodie blurted out, “I should get your number. For… book purposes.”

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shakes her head, once more.]

Mm, .. s'probably in a box, or something.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“It’s- it’s fine, I mean- my sibling will understand, if I can’t get it.” She laughed anxiously.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out a giggle.]

Siblings.

[She doesnt have any. Eryn walks towards a large, plastic container, filled with ragged leather. She kneels infront of it, then begins sifting.]

Should be here, ..

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, do you have any?” Elodie asked, trying to make small talk. She looked through the container as well, accidentally knocking one book open, which flashed with lightning in her hands. “Oh- goodness-“

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shakes her head. She, at the sight of lightning, takes hold of the book.]

Its fine! Its fine, s'harmless.

[She snaps the book shut. The lightning stops, and she throws the book back into its pile.]

Just, uh, .. yeah, cmere. Come down, instead.

[Eryn gestures, at the space beside her. Where a smaller, somewhat cleaner container, sat.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded, seeming quite startled now. She sat next to Eryn, her hands shaking almost imperceptibly, now visible so close up.

[eryntheartifact]

[She continued sifting through books.]

There it is. Oh, great. Uh, ..

[Eryn pulls abook, from the container. She gestures it towards Elodie, before noticing her shaking hands, and placing it back into the container.]

Sorry, sorry. I know this stuffs, a lot. Yeah, its a lot. Are you okay? Are, uh,

[She lets out a nervous attempt, at a giggle.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie put her hands into her pockets. “I’m fine, I’m just- I’m not used to this kind of stuff,” she tried to laugh a little as well.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn nods. They're now both, awkwardly laughing.]

Uh, .. yeah, okay. Well, I've gotta sign this off.

[She points at the discarded, leather book. Clearing her throat, as she did.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Right. Yeah.” Elodie nodded awkwardly. “Thanks. Again.”

[eryntheartifact]

[She takes hold of the book, once more.]

Dont even mention it.

[Eryn slowly stands back up, her boots thudding, audibly, as she does.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie stands as well. Her face is flushed.

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shakes her head, once more.]

Mm, .. s'probably in a box, or something.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“It’s- it’s fine, I mean- my sibling will understand, if I can’t get it.” She laughed anxiously.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out a giggle.]

Siblings.

[She doesnt have any. Eryn walks towards a large, plastic container, filled with ragged leather. She kneels infront of it, then begins sifting.]

Should be here, ..

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, do you have any?” Elodie asked, trying to make small talk. She looked through the container as well, accidentally knocking one book open, which flashed with lightning in her hands. “Oh- goodness-“

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shakes her head. She, at the sight of lightning, takes hold of the book.]

Its fine! Its fine, s'harmless.

[She snaps the book shut. The lightning stops, and she throws the book back into its pile.]

Just, uh, .. yeah, cmere. Come down, instead.

[Eryn gestures, at the space beside her. Where a smaller, somewhat cleaner container, sat.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded, seeming quite startled now. She sat next to Eryn, her hands shaking almost imperceptibly, now visible so close up.

[eryntheartifact]

[She continued sifting through books.]

There it is. Oh, great. Uh, ..

[Eryn pulls abook, from the container. She gestures it towards Elodie, before noticing her shaking hands, and placing it back into the container.]

Sorry, sorry. I know this stuffs, a lot. Yeah, its a lot. Are you okay? Are, uh,

[She lets out a nervous attempt, at a giggle.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie put her hands into her pockets. “I’m fine, I’m just- I’m not used to this kind of stuff,” she tried to laugh a little as well.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn nods. They're now both, awkwardly laughing.]

Uh, .. yeah, okay. Well, I've gotta sign this off.

[She points at the discarded, leather book. Clearing her throat, as she did.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Right. Yeah.” Elodie nodded awkwardly. “Thanks. Again.”

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shakes her head, once more.]

Mm, .. s'probably in a box, or something.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“It’s- it’s fine, I mean- my sibling will understand, if I can’t get it.” She laughed anxiously.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out a giggle.]

Siblings.

[She doesnt have any. Eryn walks towards a large, plastic container, filled with ragged leather. She kneels infront of it, then begins sifting.]

Should be here, ..

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, do you have any?” Elodie asked, trying to make small talk. She looked through the container as well, accidentally knocking one book open, which flashed with lightning in her hands. “Oh- goodness-“

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shakes her head. She, at the sight of lightning, takes hold of the book.]

Its fine! Its fine, s'harmless.

[She snaps the book shut. The lightning stops, and she throws the book back into its pile.]

Just, uh, .. yeah, cmere. Come down, instead.

[Eryn gestures, at the space beside her. Where a smaller, somewhat cleaner container, sat.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded, seeming quite startled now. She sat next to Eryn, her hands shaking almost imperceptibly, now visible so close up.

[eryntheartifact]

[She continued sifting through books.]

There it is. Oh, great. Uh, ..

[Eryn pulls abook, from the container. She gestures it towards Elodie, before noticing her shaking hands, and placing it back into the container.]

Sorry, sorry. I know this stuffs, a lot. Yeah, its a lot. Are you okay? Are, uh,

[She lets out a nervous attempt, at a giggle.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie put her hands into her pockets. “I’m fine, I’m just- I’m not used to this kind of stuff,” she tried to laugh a little as well.

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shakes her head, once more.]

Mm, .. s'probably in a box, or something.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“It’s- it’s fine, I mean- my sibling will understand, if I can’t get it.” She laughed anxiously.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out a giggle.]

Siblings.

[She doesnt have any. Eryn walks towards a large, plastic container, filled with ragged leather. She kneels infront of it, then begins sifting.]

Should be here, ..

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, do you have any?” Elodie asked, trying to make small talk. She looked through the container as well, accidentally knocking one book open, which flashed with lightning in her hands. “Oh- goodness-“

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shakes her head. She, at the sight of lightning, takes hold of the book.]

Its fine! Its fine, s'harmless.

[She snaps the book shut. The lightning stops, and she throws the book back into its pile.]

Just, uh, .. yeah, cmere. Come down, instead.

[Eryn gestures, at the space beside her. Where a smaller, somewhat cleaner container, sat.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded, seeming quite startled now. She sat next to Eryn, her hands shaking almost imperceptibly, now visible so close up.

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shakes her head, once more.]

Mm, .. s'probably in a box, or something.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“It’s- it’s fine, I mean- my sibling will understand, if I can’t get it.” She laughed anxiously.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out a giggle.]

Siblings.

[She doesnt have any. Eryn walks towards a large, plastic container, filled with ragged leather. She kneels infront of it, then begins sifting.]

Should be here, ..

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, do you have any?” Elodie asked, trying to make small talk. She looked through the container as well, accidentally knocking one book open, which flashed with lightning in her hands. “Oh- goodness-“

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shakes her head, once more.]

Mm, .. s'probably in a box, or something.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“It’s- it’s fine, I mean- my sibling will understand, if I can’t get it.” She laughed anxiously.

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

[She then, after a long pause, shakes her head.]

Why, d'you need it open?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“No, it’s just- never mind, it’s fine.” She tried not to think too hard about it. “Uh… do you see it anywhere?”

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn, after a momentary rummage through her bag, pulls out a small, silver key.]

Just gotta, ..

[She locks the door, then stuffs the key back into her bag.]

Right, then. Lets start looking.

[She claps, turning back around, as to face Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Why do you have to- to lock the door?” Although Elodie was doing research on the buried, she didn’t like the idea of being trapped about anywhere.

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn shrugs a shoulder.]

Uh, sure.

[She inched herself behind Elodie, then turned around, and shut the door.]

Gotta clean anyways, so.

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded. Her face was flushed again with how close Eryn was to her. “Thanks,” she whispered. She looked for the book, trying not to think about the eyes around her.

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, walking towards the door she'd previously gestured at, and opening it, slightly.]

Just dont touch anything, please. Thank you.

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I won’t,” Elodie reassured with a salute, looking through the door with some trepidation. Then, she paused. “Could you come with me?”

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn fully laughs, at that.]

True, true.

[She lets go of her bag, now resting against her hip.]

Right, well. I'll show you around, then?

[She gestures a thumb, at the door.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, yes please.” She smiled, nodding, her blush was starting to fade.

[eryntheartifact]

A girl peered into artifact storage, seeing Eryn and smiling shyly. She didn’t know who Eryn was, but seeing that colorful hair, she felt like Eryn was probably a cool person. “Uh- hi, I had a question about an artifact?”

@architecture-lover-ash

[Eryn looks up, from her desk. She then, after a long pause, nods at them.]

Yeah, sure. Whats, .. yeah, what d'you need?

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie tried to gather her thoughts, but she didn’t really know what she was trying to ask. “Um- well- do you have many artifacts related to the buried here?” She winced. That was much too broad of a question.

[eryntheartifact]

[She looks back down. Eryn had, previously, been tinkering with her binder. Strewn out, half-hearted, infront of her. She shrugs, then slides it towards them.]

I'm guessing we, uh, we do.

[She, now reaching over her desk at the binder, begins flipping through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie peered over the top of the desk at the binder, having to get a little closer to Eryn to do so. “Oh, I didn’t realize everything was so… physical here,” she commented. Between the archives using tapes and the oldest computers she’s ever seen, this place needs a renovation.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a slight giggle.]

Yeah.

[Eryn pauses her flipping. She tilts her head, then taps an index against the page she'd landed on.]

We have, a coffin? And, er, ..

[She trails off. Eryn is now staring at Elodie.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie thought Eryn’s laugh was cute, but she tried not to think too hard about it as she looked over the page. Then, she felt the eyes on her, and looked at Eryn, her face beginning to flush.

[eryntheartifact]

[She, at Elodies reaction, flashes an uneven smile.]

How come I havent seen you around, before?

[Her teeth are almost concerningly sharp. Human, yet sharp.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, I- I don’t work here, I just have friends that do.” Elodie explained. She thought Eryn’s teeth looked… cool.

[eryntheartifact]

[She nods, once more.]

Uh-huh.

[Eryn looks down at her binder, then continues to flip through it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

Elodie nodded as well. Okay. Cool. Her face was only getting redder.

[eryntheartifact]

[She lets out a soft yawn, covering her mouth with the palm of her hand, as she does.]

Mm,

[She purses her lips back together, then places her palm, at the edge of the binder.]

Here. We've got a coffin, some plants, .. I'm guessing this ones a book? Not too sure though.

[She gestures, vaguely, at a newfound list of items.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Oh, the- the book might be a good place to start!” Elodie smiled, looking at Eryn. “Could I see it?”

[eryntheartifact]

[She shrugs, then pulls the list out, from its place in her binder.]

I dont see why not.

[Eryn, with a loud screech of her chair, stands up. Pocketing the list, as she does.]

You're, uh, .. are you on anything?

[architecture-lover-ash]

“Like, medications? I mean, I don’t think estrogen is going to change anything about how the book affects me,” she joked.

[eryntheartifact]

[Eryn lets out yet another giggle. This time, somewhat higher in pitch.]

Oh, you're better than I am.

[She takes the patchwork, crossbody bag, from the edge of her desk. Slinging it over her shoulder, with an audible clunk.]

When I first started working, I thought, like, .. testostorone, or something, would get me killed by something.

[She adjusts her bag, shaking her head at it.]

[architecture-lover-ash]

“I don’t know, gender dysphoria could be part of a secret, fourteenth fear!” Elodie wiggled her fingers as if doing a magic trick.