unsinkable ships

i gave up on giving up on me.

[hyesunws]

she knew sage was officially a part of the “artisans” clique, so she’d always assumed the other was talented, but she’d never seen the work itself. when she stretched her neck out a bit to look at the sketchbook, her eyes widened. sage was good good, so much so that haneul felt embarrassed about her old popsicle stick houses and macaroni art from when she was five. “this is… really good, wow.” she crossed her arms and looked closer at the drawing, almost trying to find a flaw. “i mean, i was a lil weirded out that you were drawing me, but if it’s gonna look that nice, you can draw me any time.”

[mkwnsage]

it wasn’t that sage was automatically expecting a negative response, but it did shock her to hear a compliment coming from the other’s mouth. with years of experience under her belt, she was incredibly confident in her abilities, but sadly a lot of people weren’t as aware of the efforts that went into what looked like a simple sketch. “thank you,” she responded with a soft smile, perking up at what she thought was an offer. “wait-- would you really?! because i have a classic art class that i have to meet a quota for. i wouldn’t sell any pieces with you in it, i’m not sure what kind of copyright i’d have to go through.”

[jyjunho-deactivated20161127]

He nods to this, being a cook was not an easy task, that he knew. He waves for her to follow him, leading her to the back office. “We could always use more waiters and bussers. I would have to interview you first though,” he said gently. He signaled a waiter to watch for customers. 

[mkwnsage]

Well, Sage hadn’t expected it to be that easy. His quick acceptance threw her for a loop, and she had to take a second to even remind herself that she was only supposed to be stopping in for a quick second before going to an appointment. “Do I not have to fill out an application first? I’m a little pressed for time now, it might be better for me to come in later so I can speak to the head and bring you all some references,” she mentioned.

[yourwayfinder-blog]

the first time he noticed, taewook thought nothing of it. whatever, he was probably overthinking it. the boy returned to his mindless texting with his usual silent in-my-own-world antisocial way. however the second time he was distracted by that gaze again, and so with mild confusion taewook watched as the girl before him wrote away in her book. he was beginning to feel self-conscious when his stare was met. an eyebrow raised, questioning. the answer he was given wasn’t exactly what he expected, but neither was it as bad. or at least he hoped so. “oh– well.” he took a moment, caught off guard. “thanks…?” then he realized he didn’t know precisely what he would’ve expected. “normally people would ask for permission first. or at least that’s what i thought.” he looked to the door. “can i leave? or should i stay until you’re finished?”

[mkwnsage]

it was rare, but sage almost felt intimidated by the person in front of her. usually people were rather accepting of it once she mentioned that she was drawing, but the observation didn’t seem to faze him any. “yeah, i probably should...” she admitted quietly, setting her pencil down for the time being as she wondered whether she’d be able to continue at all. “it’s just easier to get something more natural looking if they don’t know-- because then it is their natural reaction that i’m drawing. if that makes any sense...” she trailed off, reaching for her pencil once again when he still didn’t leave despite the opportunity to. “um. just a few more minutes? if that’s okay? but if you need to be somewhere or something, that’s fine. i can make it work.”

[hyesunws]

haneul was just going over some assigned readings, trying her best to stay focused despite the boring subject matter and dense writing. in one of her weaker moments (she’d stopped to look at her split ends), she felt as if someone were watching her. sure enough, a few seats down, cho sage was sketching away, glancing up every once in a while before focusing back on her art. it was a bit… unsettling, and haneul definitely couldn’t get back to her work knowing that she was being drawn, but it was sort of flattering, in a way. she shook her head, assuring the other that she wasn’t annoyed. “can i see it?”

[mkwnsage]

sage knew that she was running a risk by deciding to draw resident-mermaid-dream-killer yang haneul, but when the proper inspiration hit, she couldn’t just ignore it. all she had to do was be subtle about it, not allow herself to get distracted so she could get started and finished as soon as possible, but it didn’t take long for the actress to notice the hovering eyes. “huh? ah, yeah. i’m almost done... just some shading and stuff. which i guess i don’t need a reference for anymore,” she answered, turning her sketchpad in haneul’s direction for her to see.

[mkwnchanso-blog]

It wasn’t everyday that you get asked to be a sculpture for someone to draw. Standing motionless wasn’t something that Chanso particularly liked. Usually by now he would of gotten a little irritated and started to shake his, perhaps even move around a little, putting all of his weight onto one foot. But it was for the exact reason that this didn’t happen often that Chanso was wanting not to move. If the other wanted to draw him then he had no quarrel with that, quite the opposite actually. They said he got to keep it when they were done, so it wasn’t all that bad. ‘’I have only one request though. Please draw me like a french girl.’’ 

[mkwnsage]

Sage had nothing but sympathy for the people that would willingly model for her. It was difficult enough for her to sit still and draw-- she could only imagine how painfully boring it had to be to sit still and do absolutely nothing but focus on sitting still. For that reason she was ever so grateful for Chanso’s assistance as they had to wait for the tech team to come and fix the copy machine. What luck for the decade old machine to finally keel over the first day that Mokwon Weekly gathered to work on the first edition for the year. “Rose between your teeth and everything? You got it.” What was intended to be a quiet snort came out as a full-on laugh, and she covered her face briefly with both hands before returning back to the sketchpad. “I’ll be quicker, then. I’ll just do a caricature. D’you want it colored?”

[jyjunho-deactivated20161127]

He looks up at her and is surprised at her request. Mostly due to her bluntness in her question. He looks behind her to check for anyone else needing service before addressing her. “Well I am the weekend manager, so I can help you with that,” he said with a nod looking her over. She seemed to have a bit of pep so she could maybe make the cut. 

[mkwnsage]

The pause between her question and his answer incited a bit of worry into the artist, but she pressed it to the back of her mind. She’d been through this routine many times before, and one rejection wouldn’t bring her down, only lead her to the next place. “Oh? Awesome. I’m not really a cook... I don’t have the qualifications or anything for it, but I’m totally great at working up front. Waiting, hosting, bussing, whatever.”

[mkwnsage]

“heh, sorry.”

so strongly in her own little world, sage had no idea whether her unknowing subject had been giving her odd looks for seconds, or minutes. she put on one of her  sheepish grins and turned around the sketchpad that was in her hands, showing them her current work in progress-- with them as the model. “i’m just drawing. i’m not being a creeper or anything, promise.” though for some, the two weren’t mutually exclusive. “you just have a really nice stance? or ah, posture, something..? you can keep it when i’m done, if you want to.”

[jyjunho-deactivated20161127]

His finger’s ran across the buttons of the cash register to ring up the customer. He had went home for the week to Seongnam since a large group of the school was on break. He hands the customer the receipt and their card and bid them a good day. He sighs and checks to make sure they have enough menus for more customers. He looks up as he hears the bell attached to the door ring. “Welcome,” he says with a smile on his face, “How many in your party”? 

[mkwnsage]

There were always pros and cons to seasonal work-- though it always came in abundance at the most convenient of times, it often left Sage hopping from job to job as soon as the opportunity dwindled away to nothing. If she could, she’d just live off her commissions, but with school being out of session there was a definite drop in clients and she still had to find a way to put some cash in her wallet for when she needed to start paying her tuition. “Uh, not a table,” she replied, letting out a slight chuckle as she brushed her hair away from her face. “I was just wondering if there were any open positions to apply for. Or I could talk to a manager, or something?”

[mkwnhoon]

hoon gave the other a blank expression, their words slowly sinking into his hazy, drunk mind. looking down at his pants, he focuses his eyes at the zipper, which was definitely unzipped. even if he doesn’t recall what happened earlier, he most certainly didn’t leave his suite with an open fly. he gives a confused expression to no one in particular, reaching down to zip it and go on with his life, maybe have a few drinks with the person that seemed like lovely company in front of him. but why wasn’t it zipping up though? hoon tugged on the zipper harshly trying to pull it up for the nth time, yet, no avail. ‘it’s– broken.’

[mkwnsage]

for a moment they wondered if he actually heard them, with how long he took to acknowledge what they’d said and look down. they didn’t want to have to repeat it again, knowing their luck it would be the one time that the people around them actually picked up on the words they’d been spitting out for the past hour, and they were totally willing to play it off as if they’d said absolutely nothing and he was just imagining things. “oh. um, i’m sorry?” sage winced a bit as they spoke. yup, still awkward. “i think your shirt can hide it... it looks long enough. like, when you stand? i think it’ll be okay. i think everyone in here is too far gone to notice, anyway.”

[mkwnsage]

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[mkwnjinyoung-blog]

Jinyoung let out a pleased hum as she watched her friend stop, picking up her own pace to hurry over to her.  She let out a few huffs of warm breath before continuing on and matching Sage’s new pace. “There’s always sleds when there’s snow,” she muttered in response, wondering what kind of ski resort wouldn’t have sleds.  It was the easiest thing to do in the snow, no real effort necessary, and was a ton of fun.  The thought of snowboarding made her nervous, but she knew that her friend wouldn’t let her fail miserably, “Okay, maybe snowboarding.  I’ve never done it before, but there’s a first for everything!”  Pursing her lips, she gave Sage a nod.  It wasn’t too often that they really spoke about their family lives (at least, nothing too personal), so she appreciated the moments in which the other opened up.  “You think?  That would be super cool.  Maybe you should ask your parents if they know.”

[mkwnsage]

“Well I don’t know... Maybe they think they’re too high and mighty for something like sledding. Unless they have a train of gold covered horses pulling them around.” Sage let out a snort, though their attention was quickly pulled away from their sarcastic quip to the cloud of breath that hit the cold air. “Me either! If you fall, then I fall too!” They exclaimed, raising their fist up in the air in a motivational manner. “They’re not gonna wanna talk about it.” Being so quick to dismiss a possibility was out of Sage’s usual nature, but they knew when and when to not have their hopes up, especially when it came to their parents. There were certain times when it was better to accept life for what it was and not ask questions, but the circumstances surrounding their birth wasn’t one of those times. “I mean, I am old enough to do all this stuff on my own now... I just dunno where to start, I guess. It’s pretty here, though.”

[mkwnsage]

mkwnmingyu:

he isn’t exactly soojung’s best friend and can’t comment on her actions as much, so he decides to draw a line on it. “if she’s not bugging you any and you think it’s silly, you wouldn’t exactly bring it up in the first place. but then again, how many different ways do you have of calling someone dumb?” it’s only then he snorts, amused at the thought of strangers calling each other names for no reason. mingyu doesn’t know sage either, so he can’t comment on their action. “or maybe they’re just trying to be health-friendly or something. starve yourself on lettuce and vegetables when there’s a bulgogi restaurant right around the corner as well as some ridiculously good hanwoo? that’s not being smart, that’s just a little petty.” he shrugs. “a conversation requires two people. right now, it’s just kind of you asking about mirasia and me answering.”

“i was already talking about her, it was relevant to the topic. and there’s actually a lot! she has a new one like every week, i dunno how she does it.” rather than continue to dwell on how irritating he’s being, and probably on purpose, they choose to marvel at the girl’s abilities. sure, it was insults, but it was still incredibly creative, and if they were more dedicated to their writing they would probably find a way to use some of the comebacks for their characters. “there’s filling, healthy meals out there that taste great as well. there are entire cultures where to this day, most of their diet is healthy and filling. it can be a gross trend, but it’s also a lifestyle for some people. i don’t see how it’s petty, but okay. healthy isn’t everyone’s thing.” some people really found a way to be negative about everything, and just being around it was draining their good energy. how does someone even manage to find a way to complain about literally everything? “that’s two people-- unless you’re not a person. one person initiates, the other responds. i’m initiating, you would be the one to respond. what are you missing?”

[mkwnsage]

@mkwnrami

Sage was very rarely the mother figure among her friends, despite almost always being one of the oldest. There was an undeniable youthfulness to her, one that often led her to be the one taken care of rather than doing the doting on, but being the oldest one in the room changed the circumstances for the week. When Rami left her room, Sage looked up, greeting the girl with a smile. “Have you eaten yet? I was gonna go to the burger place before meeting up with some of my friends. You can come with me, if you want to.”

[mkwnjinyoung-blog]

Following her best friend with an excited sense of wonder, the small hipster struggled to keep up with Sage.  Bundled in at least three shirts and a sweater, a scarf wrapped around her neck as she waddled her way outside, she let out a small grunt, “Wait up for me!”  She felt like she was buzzing, both from happiness and the cold.  She couldn’t remember the last time she was able to enjoy time in the snow, let alone with someone that she always had a blast with.  Picking up her pace, she tried not to trip over her own feet, “We should go sledding!  Do they have sleds?  It would be so much fun!”

[mkwnsage]

Their height difference might not have been so drastic, but Sage had a habit of forgetting how her longer legs and athletic disposition often put her strides ahead of her friend. Though, all the extra layers probably didn’t help Jinyoung’s cause any. She stopped in her tracks, giving the hipster a few moments to catch up before continuing their trek at a slower pace. “I don’t know... I didn’t read anything about it, but we can always check first. And if not, maybe snowboarding this time?” In her own defense, the visitor’s booklet quickly lost her attention after reading the first few paragraphs about the geography and history of the resort. “I think I was born in this city,” she mentioned after a moment of silence needed to help them get back to the lift area from the café. “I can’t remember... But I think this was it, Gwangju.”

[mkwndoojoon-blog]

Doojoon didn’t really know the context of the situation so maybe it wasn’t the best idea to ask either, just let it be. All he knew was that this was something that happened quite a lot and it was his first time being here so he hoped he could come again in the future. Knowing that place served organic food, it was probably on the more expensive side of the aisle. Usually the restaurants that served such organic and healthy food was the most expensive, which didn’t make much sense to him. If you wanted people to eat healthier surely you would make the food cheaper to buy. ‘’I’m not so sure about what the price will be but don’t worry, I’ll pay for you. I’m like really hungry so at this point I would feed like five thousand people.’’ In reality he obviously didn’t have enough money to do that but just the two of them would be fine enough. Suggesting food to a complete stranger would seem like a weird thing to do to some people, but not really to Doojoon.

[mkwnsage]

And there were the words that, despite how much they wanted to be self-sufficient, they loved to hear-- I’ll pay. Sage might not have known the guy at all, but he didn’t seem too bad. If he turned out to be some freaky artist killer, at least they’d die with a full stomach, fancy organic food at that. Now came the moment of critical importance, accepting his offer without coming off as a total mooch (not that it really mattered in the end, since they were probably one of the poorest people on the trip-- mooching was to be expected). “Ah, you’re so sweet! If you want to go, let’s go, then,” they responded, a little more bounce in their step at the anticipation of new food to try. “I don’t even know your name! Ah, no good... I’m Sage.”

[mkwnaera-deactivated20160814]

“and i’m glad you’ve been invited because you can keep me company!” aera chirped, clapping her gloved hands together now that she had a companion who wouldn’t abandon her for alcohol – or maybe sage was planning to participate in the infamous parties being held at the resort, but by the way they were behaving like a kid in a candy store at the moment, she certainly hoped not. surely her company had to be better than a round of vodka shots. “where is that soojung, anyway? what kind of host doesn’t greet her guests? you shouldn’t give her the painting if she acts this way.” she muttered, her voice laced with the jeolla dialect, as she peered around, pretending to look for said hostess, before she jerked her head back at the mention of food. “pft, mirasia. it’s okay if you want healthy stuff, but you should rebel a bit since we’re on a trip, because….” without a moment’s hesitation, aera opened her coat to reveal the various packets of ramen lining the inside, “i got you covered.”

[mkwnsage]

it was nice to have the matched enthusiasm and assurance that there was someone to keep them company that wasn’t a snooty brat obsessed with their parent’s funds. begging jinyoung to come along was a plus, but to know that aera was willing to spend her time around them was even better. grinning widely, sage moved in closer to their friend, bumping shoulders with the athlete to show their appreciation. “i’m free whenever you want me-- unless soojung wants me working on the painting here? that’s pretty crappy, i hope not... but yeah, not expecting much of a greeting anyway.” as they thought about it, they probably wouldn’t be too eager greeting a bunch of people that showed up uninvited.  they could only stare in awe, because really, who else would line their coat with ramen? even they hadn’t thought of it before-- but then again, aera undoubtedly had the brains between the two of them. “have i told you that i love you lately?”

[mkwnhoon]

three times out four, hoon spent this ski trip partying, and this time was no exception. for the past half hour, he’d been dragged into a drinking game which kept him busy with a shot every minute or so, already filled with more than a couple of bottles, he’s been reduced to a slightly unruly mess, crowding himself between people of sorts. what could he ask for more, right? lots of alcohol and company. with the booming sound of music, he definitely hadn’t caught what was just thrown at him, his eyebrows pressed together as his slightly drunken mind tried to read the other’s lips. ‘sorry?’;

[mkwnsage]

oooh, awkward. sage was never a person that intentionally put others on the spot, which was why they tried to mouth their observation to him first rather than stating it out loud for everyone to hear. but clearly his intoxication was past the point of picking up on subtle cues, and wincing somewhat, they leaned in to repeat themselves. maybe now they wouldn’t be broadcasting something potentially embarrassing for everyone in the area to hear. “i said your fly’s down. i wasn’t looking, i just-- saw.”