Nikida Kuradh

Nikida “Kida” Kuradh || 22 || Unemployed

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Troubles || Gray and Nikida

[graygisbourne]

Gray couldn’t help but glance over his shoulder every so often, once he saw the woman playing with his dog. A slight grin crossed his features. Sheldon didn’t give the ball to anyone but him, but he wasn’t getting upset when the woman took it away. The dog liked the woman, and that was definitely… nice. Sheldon was usually good with people, but he’d yet to like a woman. It seemed that he’d inherited his owner’s distrust of them. “Give me a call, if you run out next time,” he spoke absentmindedly, not aware he was making the offer as he tried to dig a large rock out from under the soil, “Sheldon and I can make time.” Gray mentioned the dog just in time for him to rush to his master’s side, butting his head into Gray’s leg before dropping the ball. Raising an eyebrow, he put down the shovel for a moment, picking it up and tossing it to Kida, “I’m not playing now,” he told the pup, “go make new friends.”

[nikida-kuradh]

"I'll be sure to do that." Kida tucked her hair behind her ear and blushed slightly while looking down, cursing her lack of people skills in her head. "You'll, um, have to leave me your number. If you're serious about your offer I mean. Sheldon is great help." She smiled while looking at the dog as he bounded towards the man. "Invaluable really." A grin came over her lips while she caught the ball that was thrown towards her, and watched the dog come running back to her. "Well hello again my little friend." She crouched down, starting to fight for the ball once more. "So... Besides fixing a random girl's garden, what types of things do you like doing?" Nikida inwardly cringed at her own social awkwardness and turned all her attention to the dog. "What about you Sheldon? What do you like to do in your free time?" 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Troubles || Gray and Nikida

[graygisbourne]

"I’m fine," he said again, going back to work as soon as she turned away. Gray did glance back when he heard her address his dog, glad to see Sheldon sitting there, almost having difficulty sitting still. The dog was still a puppy, energetic and excitable, and as long as the woman didn’t have a fear of jumping mutts, she’d be fine. He, in the meantime, put his back into the work, biting his lip as he focused on getting through the almost frozen soil. It wasn’t impossible, but it took some effort on even his part, and that required focus. To the point where he nearly dropped the shovel, all but saving it in time, when the woman spoke again. "Next year," he agreed, very understanding of work that got in the way of everything else. His was like that.

[nikida-kuradh]

Kida followed after the dog, crouching beside him and holding her hand out. "Can I have the ball?" The woman asked, reaching for it, when the dog let out a small growl she laughed and shook her head, "Listen buddy, give me the ball and I'll throw it, then you case after it. It's a game. It's supposed to be fun too, but neither of us are going to know that if you don't give me the ball." She watched the dog with an unimpressed expression. "Alright, we'll play the hard way." Kida carefully reached over and used one hand to open the dog's mouth, then the other to grab the ball. Once she had it she threw it a few yards away, and carefully watched the dog while he chased after it out. "Hopefully they live that long." She commented while moving to investigate one of the plants. They hadn't been in a great spot before, causing them to wilt and not grow as well as she wanted. "They needed more sunlight than they were getting, I wanted to replant them all season, I just ran out of time to." 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Troubles || Gray and Nikida

[graygisbourne]

"Wouldn’t want to impose," he muttered simply when she began to ramble, projecting enough to cut her off, to keep the situation from becoming awkward, for both of them. He was just helping out, Gray didn’t want or need anything in return. Except for her to keep an eye on Sheldon as he worked. He doubted the dog would go anywhere, but he had grown attached to the german shepherd, and it was always better to be safe than sorry. "I do," he nodded, "and it’s usually recommended to do things like these before the ground starts to freeze." It was a bit hard in Maine, as there wasn’t much time between summer and winter, but it was an important thing to know.

[nikida-kuradh]

"Oh it's not imposing at all. Just let me know if you want or need anything and I'll get it." Kida bit her lip while she looked at the dog for a moment, slowly she turned towards her shed, ducking inside for just a second before pulling out a tennis ball. She'd never played tennis and as far as she knew neither of her parents had either, but she had a little bag of them in there for some reason. "Here Puppy." She told the dog while rolling it towards him. When he spoke, she turned her attention back to him and frowned while nodding. "Yeah, I know... I was just working a lot and..." Her eyes glanced towards her house before she shook her head and looked at the ground, nodding again. "I know. I'll be sure to start earlier next year." 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Troubles || Gray and Nikida

[graygisbourne]

Nodding in response, he focused on getting the hole deep enough to fit the bush, deciding to work on it’s diameter afterwards. The bush wasn’t too large, luckily, and once he got the frozen, top layer of soil out of the way, his job should be easy. Gray glanced over when she asked the question, thinking for a moment, before shaking his head, “No thank you.” He wasn’t particularly thirsty, and he really didn’t want anyone going out of their way for him. He just really missed gardening was all. He’d have to fix his own up over the next year, repair the damages he caused in a fit of rage, after Penelope left.

[nikida-kuradh]

"Alright. Let me know if you change your mind, okay? I could make lunch too. Umm... I've got beer? I think." Kida bit her lip, trying not to sound too awkward, failing miserably. She wasn't used to talking to people other than her father, which was clearly being demonstrated now. With her father she knew what he needed without having to ask, so even with him there wasn't much talking. Most of her life was lived with her being mute. There wasn't often a need for words, if she spoke she'd be talking to herself. It was pointless. "You seem to know what you're doing, do you garden?" 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Troubles || Gray and Nikida

[graygisbourne]

Gray took the shovel and thrust it into the ground, using his foot to push it into the ground, then angle it so it came out again. “What dimensions do you need the hole to be?” he asked her, glancing over his shoulder before scooping out another shovelful of dirt, a small pile beginning to form off to the side of the hole. Turning around when she introduced herself, he inclined his head slightly, in acknowledgement of her words. “Gray,” he murmured, monosyllabic. It was enough of an answer. 

[nikida-kuradh]

Kida tore herself away from the dog and moved over to pick up one of her rose bushes, "About this size." She told him while holding it up so he had a good view of the bottom and the roots that needed to fit into the hole. Her eyes didn't leave his face while she watched him dig the hole, he didn't seem to want to talk much, that was fine with her, sometimes words weren't needed. She couldn't help but wish should could know what he was thinking, few people would stop and help someone who was struggling, especially if that someone was a stranger. "Would you like a cup or tea, or coffee or maybe some hot cocoa? It's the least I can do." 

[bennyandrews-blog]

Looking Up || Benny and Kida

Benny’s day had been spent primarily wandering around town. He and Bianca had split up today, to cover more ground, to see if they could catch a glimpse of Ginny, the little girl who needed their help, somewhere in Storybrooke. Unfortunately for him. he’d had very little success so far, so little that he’d found himself actually looking at houses, like he and his partner had occasionally done, just to keep up their alibi.

It didn’t take too long before Benny found himself distracted, a circular window on the top part of a quaint little house catching his eye. He’d never understood why, but Benny had always liked circular windows. His gaze was focused upwards as he walked by the house, and the man didn’t pay attention to where he was walking. Until he crashed into someone.

"Oh!" he jumped back, keeping his balance, though he saw that the other pedestrian wasn’t so lucky, "I-I’m sorry! Do you need help?"

[nikida-kuradh]

Kida looked down at the ground, using her fingers to count off all the things that she needed to pick up at the store. She played with her hands, repeatedly checking her watch for the time. She didn't want to be gone too long, she needed to pick up the things she needed at the grocery store, get what she needed, then try and fine someone that was offering work, go to the pharmacy and pick up her father's medication, then back home. She'd be back before her father even noticed that she was gone. If everything went as plan he'd still be napping. 

Her mind stayed running over her list, panicked that she'd forget something despite having both a paper copy in her purse, and a copy on her phone. She didn't have enough time to make more than one trip, so she made sure to have it more than enough places, having zero chance of forgetting. She kept going on her way until she suddenly found herself on the ground. She winced while she rubbed her head where it had hit the sidewalk, "Ouch." She pulled her hand away and winced again when she saw a small amount of blood. "I'm fine." She told him while standing up and regaining her balance. "I'm fine."

[nikida-kuradh]

The Waiting Game || Kida and Open

Kida tapped her red pen against her knee while she checked her watched once again. It'd been less than a minute since she'd last checked, but that wasn't helping things. She needed time to move quicker. All she wanted to do was get her father's medicine and go back home, she didn't have time for a lunch break. What kind of person closed a pharmacy to go on a lunch break? She never got a chance to break for lunch, so why did they? She took in a shaky breath and tried to steady her bouncing legs while she watched her watch once again. 12:15. Only forty five more minutes. She noticed someone sit beside her, automatically she moved over so they could have room as well, but she didn't say anything, she pulled her arms closer to her body, trying to keep the cold away. 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Troubles || Gray and Nikida

[graygisbourne]

Shrugging to himself when she turned down the offer, Gray began to walk again, about to pass her house when she called him back, and he nodded slightly, “I offered,” he pointed out, turning to walk back to her, meeting her eyes for a split second before gazing over at her work. “The ground’s getting cold,” he pointed out, gesturing for the dog to sit, which Sheldon did. Placing the leash on the ground, knowing the dog wouldn’t stray too far from his master, he moved over to look at the ground, holding out his hand for the shovel, “Sheldon’s friendly,” he murmured, “May I?” Gray didn’t doubt he’d be able to get the shovel into the rough ground, aware that he was over six feet tall and all muscle. His extreme health consciousness and hours spent at the gym made sure he was in perfect shape, despite the calories he gained from his drinking habits. The ground wouldn’t be much of a match for him.

[nikida-kuradh]

"I know you offered." Kida replied while sighing, "But so many people offer just for the hell of offering, not because they're actually interested in offering. I don't want to put you out if it's not something that you're actually interested in doing. "It is, and the dirt sticking together, I can't seem to get it out right, at least not without it getting all over me. Which I won't like, I could do without." She gave a small shiver while handing over the shovel and slowly moving towards the dog, letting him sniff her hand before she began to pat him. "Well aren't you just the sweetest thing I've ever seen in my life." She continued to pat the dog while she looked over at the man, "Is there anything I can do to help you?" When she realized that she hadn't even introduced herself she stood up, moving towards him, "I'm Nikida. You can call me Kida if you'd like." 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Pumpkins || Halloween || Kida and Brooke

[heavyheartedcarson]

Before even setting the booth up, Beck and Brooke had agreed to take breaks in shifts. Both their little critters whined to stretch their legs outside the booth. As it was a nice day, Brooke decided to bring Thunder along for the day’s adventure. The over sized puppy enjoyed it immensely, when other humans were there to pet him. When it was just him, Beck, Brooke, and the animals in the petting zoo however, he whines. And loudly. When Brooke finally agreed to take her break, she started wandering around, looking for something interesting yet calming to do. As they approached a certain booth, Thunder started tugging hard on the leash, pulling Brooke towards a planting booth. “Okay, bud,” she laughed softly and smiled to the young woman. “Hello.” She blinked, “in a pot? Won’t it out grow in, like, a month?” 

[nikida-kuradh]

"Oh my gosh!" Kida squealed when she saw the dog, instantly moving around to the side of the booth so she could reach a hand out and pat the dog. "He's so cute, what's his name?" When the woman asked her a question she remembered that she was doing a job and that job wasn't to run around and play with dogs. She needed to get a few extra dollars so she could afford the price increase in her father's medicine. "A month, no, but in about two or three it'll need a new pot or to be planted in the ground. The small pot is just to get it started, you know, a sturdy stem and some good roots going so that it can survive in the ground or the bigger pot. If you planted the seed right in the ground it's not likely that i'd survive." 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Troubles || Gray and Nikida

[graygisbourne]

Gray had been lucky enough to get off of work early that day, putting him in an unusually good mood. This was the first day in months that Vaisey hadn’t been keeping him at the office until his shift was over, or keeping him after, and that put him in an unusually good mood. A few weeks earlier, this would have meant going to the bar, maybe to the gym, but today that meant taking Sheldon out of a long walk. He usually took his dog on at least two walks a day, more on weekends, or if he had time on his lunch breaks, but the puppy always seemed to have more energy than Gray had time to wear him out. Hopefully, that would change today, and a walk across town, followed by playtime in the park would exhaust the German Shepherd.

Gray was halfway across town, neither man nor dog showing even the slightest sign of tiring. They were in a residential area, away from the center of town, where everything commercial had ended up. He recognized the area, having sold houses here before. Usually he wasn’t very interested in walking here, but there was very little traffic which meant he had less to worry about with the curious dog. Sheldon was good on leash, but occasionally he tried to pull Gray around when something excited him, squirrels and such. He was a big enough man for that not to do much, most of the time, but it was better safe than sorry. And it gave him time to absentmindedly look around at the houses, noting which ones hadn’t been sold, as there were a few, and if there was anything that needed to be done with them, repair-wise, after the earthquake. That had kept him occupied for a while, at the slow pace he and Sheldon had decided to set, but halfway down the street a woman gardening caught his eyes. She seemed a bit tired, but gardening did that to a person. Gray hadn’t worked on his garden in months, not since he’d uprooted all his rose bushes, after Penelope left. He missed it. A lot. Now that time had passed, he’d regretted his actions, feeling sorry for the flowers, but winter was fast approaching, and there was nothing to be done for his garden. As he passed the house, a hiss ripped him from his thoughts, and he looked over at the woman, brow furrowing at her frustration. “Excuse me,” he called, mouth moving before his brain had time to silence it’s attempt at friendliness, “do you need help?” 

[nikida-kuradh]

The sound of a strangers voice caused Kida to jump, mostly out of surprise. At his words she just shook her head, rubbing her arms slightly, and wishing that she'd been smarter and thought to bring a jacket with her. "Help?" She quickly shook her head and started trying to force her shovel back into the ground, hoping to get this done as soon as possible. It seemed to be going slower and slower as she got colder and colder. "No, I'm fine. I can handle this, thanks." She took a deep breath and jumped on top of the shovel again, this time spraying herself with half the amount of dirt that she had the last time. It was an improvement, but not a good enough one. Pausing she looked towards the man again before cursing her inability to do such a simple task. 

"Wait," She called after him while walking a bit closer and running a hand through her hair, "I'm sorry, do... Do you mind lending me a hand? I promise I won't take too much of your time." Nikida looked up, meeting his eyes for just a moment before looking down at the dog. "It's just a lot harder than it should be and I could just really use some help." She looked up again, this time rubbing at the dark circles under her eyes. "If you don't mind too terribly that is." The young woman rubbed at her arms again and played with her shovel. "I'm Nikida... Kida. In case you were wondering." The woman made a face while rubbing the back of her neck and rocking back and forth on her feet. "I like your dog, is it alright if I pet him? Or will he bite me?" 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Troubles || Gray and Nikida

Kida sighed while she jumped up and down on her shovel, trying to force it into the earth. She'd waited far too long to move her rose bushes, and no she was in a rush to do so before it snowed. The change in the air told her that that could happen any day now. The roses had already been dug up and all that was left was digging new holes and then of course tending to the rest of her garden before the snow fall. Most of the flowers were already taken care of, but the grass still needed to be done. The grass was the thing that she really didn't want to do. It was always a pain to deal with.  The idea of dealing with the grass alone was enough to cause Nikida to feel exhausted. After spending more than half the night up with her father, Kida wanted nothing more than to take a nap. That day wasn't going to stop for her though, and the snow certainly wasn't going to hold off just because she wanted to nap. The woman forced her attention back to the job at hand, carefully she pulled the shovel back out of the ground, spraying dirt all over her in the process. Kida let out a shriek and dropped the shovel while she jumped back and brushed the dirt from her clothes. "Fuck this!" She hissed while kicking the shovel away from her, then quickly grabbing her foot to try to stop some of the pain. Note to self: Don't kick metal shovels. 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Pumpkins || Halloween || Kida and Henry

[measuredbyhisheart]

Henry was alone. No Ariel, no Mary, no Patrick… Wait. Where was Patrick? For a moment the young man looked wildly about in search of his ridiculous, impulsive and social disaster-prone best friend. He spotted him flirting with the nice girl running a basket weaving booth and chuckled. He’d be fine.

Anyway, he’d been enjoying the quiet. The booths were colorful and everyone seemed to be smiling. He liked that. Eventually he wandered past a booth that’s tender actually addressed him, and he grinned.

"Why not? I mean… I’ve never really planted anything…. is it… hard? I have a tendency to accidentally kill things." his hands opened in a slightly apologetic posture. While he personally loved being so tall and strong (when he had gone such a long time being the opposite), many people thought that his size combined with his clumsiness were just a little too destructive to be allowed.

[nikida-kuradh]

"Hard?" She looked completely confused at the question before shaking her head and looking around at her things. "No it's not hard at all. In fact it's quiet easy and really fun. Please, at the end of the day you get to bring home your very own plant to care for until it grows into a pumpkin. What could be better than that?" She smiled brightly while moving to the end of table and handing him one of the small pots. 

"Here, start with this and a paint brush." She handed him the paintbrush and smiled softly. "Just be a little bit gentle with it while you paint it. So that you don't smudge the paint." Kida pushed the paints towards him and carefully started to paint a pot herself at the same time.  "After pots we can do the soil and seed. See? Simple." 

[nikida-kuradh]

Planting Pumpkins || Halloween || Kida and Open

Nikida hadn't planned on doing a booth, she hadn't even planned on getting out of the house on Halloween. Her father had insisted on her leaving for a little while, and she couldn't think of a better thing to do than to earn a couple bucks for the day. Her plan was simple, she'd bought some small pots and some paint, along with soil and seeds. Each person could come and plant their own pumpkin. What was a better way to spend their halloween? On top of that they could design their own pot. Kida knew that if she wasn't running the booth herself, she would have happily stooped at it. Her hands carefully moved over everything, double, then triple checking to be sure that she had everything she needed before she started to twirl her purple pen between her fingers. "Good afternoon." She spoke quietly to the approaching form, "Would you like to plant your own pumpkin?" 

[whenthesmokeclears-rpg]

Nikida “Kida” Kuradh || 22 || Unemployed || TAKEN

Character: "Kida" Nedakh | Atlantis

Personality:

→  Adaptable, Energetic, Imaginative

→  Aloof, Compulsive, Obstinate

When Kida was a toddler, her mother and herself were involved in a car accident. It was a rainy night, and a car had lost control and swerved towards the little girl. Her mother threw the child out of the way in time, but took the full blow for herself. Cold, confused, and in a daze, all she remembers from the incident was the bright lights of the ambulances, and the cries of her father. It was the last, and only, memory she has of her mother.

Growing up, Kida became the woman of the house at a young age. Her father is sickly, suffering from cancer and bedridden. Kida is tough, and can take care of her father and herself, but it’s all her life revolves around. She works hard day-in and day-out with little or no time to herself. She has a duty to protect her father, much like her mother had protected her. She’s tough, strong, sturdy, with a touch of childlike curiosity. Most people don’t take much notice of her as she doesn’t go out of her way to be noticed. However, the girl is a natural leader, and stands strong and proud in tough situations. She’s hard to break and can face any form of adversity. Most look up to her, as they know even with her young age, she’s mentally older and has been through more that most.

Kida doesn’t care much for a glamorous life. She makes enough money to get by and provide for her father, and she is happy with that. However, with her only source of human contact being her father, Kida is getting lonely, and is curious about the odd people in this town. With such bright and interesting personalities in one place, Kida is getting more and more restless sticking to her mapped out life. She loves her father and knows it is her duty to protect him, but it wears her out, and she wishes she had time for herself to explore.

Relationships:

Kashet Kuradh- Invalid Father

Nima Kuradh- Beloved Mother (Deceased)

Faceclaim: Bianca Lawson (Non-Negotiable)