#nora 001

[romanrhodes]

where: Mom's Pantry with: Nora Sinclair ( @norasinclair )

As a chef, Roman was a stickler for quality when it came to food, so his preferred place to grocery shop was Campbell's. However, he knew that the cheaper places that sold the odd brand products shouldn't be overlooked, as they were often a goldmine for the specific, the unusual - and some products were the same regardless of the brand, so you might as well get it cheap. And he would have to start thinking of more affordable ways to cook, bake and work in the kitchen whilst running the diner.

So there he was, in the aptly named Mom's Pantry, looking at baking supplies. He was a little too involved, because his focus tuned out the world around him, and he sidestepped straight into someone much, much smaller than him. Still adult-sized but otherwise very petite.

"Oh, God, I'm sorry." He said, turning to look at them with an expression of surprise that shifted into guilt. "Are you okay?"

[celestezhao]

where: senior/rec center where nora teaches salsa sometimes when: saturday morning with: @noravidal​

When Mrs. Mason had called up Celeste to say that she was taking a salsa class at a rec center, and would Celeste please be so kind as to come by, watch, and tell her if she was doing it right, she couldn’t refuse. Even though she wanted to say you know salsa is certainly not my specialty, right? That I am not the one to ask for advice on that even if I did have some practice with it as a child. Minimal practice, as that hadn’t been the focus of her studio. However, she couldn’t say no to the woman who had, on many occasions, watched her and her sister when they were children. Who had let her hang up galleries of artwork and who’d come to her Juilliard graduation.

So she’d made her way over to the center, looked at all the offerings - when she noticed the name listed next to the class Mrs. Mason was going to. One that she hadn’t thought of in more time than she liked to admit to - one who she’d known as a child, found a kinship with even if the other girl had been closer to her sister’s age than her own.

Even if she knew that maybe leaving would have been the best bet, she wasn’t one to go back on promises, and Mrs. Mason had seemed so very pleased that she was coming by, and so instead she tucked herself away in a corner, grateful that the class seemed to be quite full, and watched, offering the older woman a wave every now and then.

Then the class was over and the room quickly emptied - Mrs. Mason’s departure came along with a request for Celeste to come by for dinner sometime soon, a proposition she quickly agreed to - 

- and then it was just her and Nora in the room, and she approached the other woman, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear.

“I - hi, Nora.” She offered the other woman a small, careful smile. “Should I be seeing you as my competition now? That class you led was utterly fantastic.” It was the honest truth - even if the other woman wasn’t going to do dance as a profession, she certainly held a great deal of talent, and Celeste could tell that everyone in the class truly appreciated her, and enjoyed themselves. “I - how are you?” Perhaps bordering on too formal, for someone who she’d used to follow around and beg her for hugs and ask her to take her to a nearby bodega because Nora was older and therefore more responsible, and she knew how to pick the best sodas and chips at the store. Yet she couldn’t bring herself to be entirely the girl she used to be.

[beejsachar]

closed starter for nora levin ( @noralevin ) -> rock n' bowl

"You can't get out of it. We're already here."

Sure, they're not inside yet - Beej needed to smoke his cigarette down to the bone before he committed to a few hours trapped in Rock N' Bowl, strapped into a pair of roller skates until they dipped.

"It'll be fun. Promise. At least it'll be fun for me seeing you try. Isn't that what it's all about anyway? Laughter and all that?"

He grins. It's not a very compelling argument, but he's the one who drove them here - insisted on it, since Nora drives everywhere - so it's not like she has a choice.

[courtneyxblake]

Who: @norasinclair and Courtney

Where: Sinclair Household

When Courtney checked her phone in the morning, she never expected to see that post by her cousin. Freaking out, she quickly got dressed, throwing on a pair of jeans and an old t-shirt of Cohen's. After letting Seymour out quickly, she drove on over to her cousin's place and rang the bell. She was freaking out, and needed to see Nora in person.

[makaylahoffmann]

Who: @norasinclair and Mack Where: Sinclair household When: One early morning, March 2024

One thing that Makayla Hoffmann prides herself on is the fact that she will always offer to help and will always make good on those promises to help. So when she knew her work husband's actual wife needed some help with their baby, Mack was quick to swoop in and offer up any thing she could help with. Armed with some supplies, such as new package of diapers, some of her kids' old baby toys that she never donated, some music on her phone to help the baby sleep, and some wine for Nora. After parking her jeep, she walked up the steps to the front door and texted Nora that she was there; definitely not wanting to knock or ring the bell in case Ines was asleep.

[thesimonhawthorne]

Closed for @norasinclair

Where: Art Gallery

East Haven's local art gallery hosted an exhibition, and Simon reluctantly stepped into the creative realm. The air inside carried the scent of mixed paints and the murmur of patrons admiring the eclectic artwork on display. It wasn't exactly a place one would imagine Simon in, but he was thinking his place needed something more. His apartment was minimalistic, and he wanted to keep it this way, but maybe a painting on one of the walls, instead of the bland art that was there, would improve the thing a little bit. Not that he spent all that much time home but still. As he was looking at a painting, he turned towards a woman who was also seemingly interested by it. "Know anything about art?" He asked, because he, himself, was pretty dumbfounded.

[romanrhodes]

where: Noah & Nora Sinclair's home, Maple Hills with: Nora Sinclair ( @norasinclair )

When Roman started having conversations about working as a private chef, it had been to put out feelers and see how they would be received. He hadn't been expecting to be contacted with a gig so quickly. He'd been hired by the mother of Nora Sinclair, for two weeks, to cook for Nora and her husband, Noah, as they brought home their new baby. It wasn't exactly what he'd imagined, but it was something. In truth, Roman thought it quite sweet.

He'd come over the day before they came home to assess the situation, see what their kitchen was like and the food they already had. He was fully prepared to grocery shop and manage the kitchen, working out what food needed to be eaten first, including any possible meals they might receive from family and friends. It was gonna be an unusual challenge, and he liked that. Now, he was a week in and he'd settled nicely. Noah and Nora had been very welcoming, but Roman wanted to respect their privacy with their new baby, so he kept himself mainly in the kitchen.

He was making pancakes for breakfast when he heard Nora coming downstairs. He glanced up as she appeared, giving her a smile. "Good morning, Nora."

[aindreisblythe]

Open for @norasinclair

Where: Park Street Yoga.

Anyone who knows anything about Aindreis knows that the Canadian is far from being a yoga enthusiast. The only times he went to yoga was when he decided to humour his partner and follow him to a session. So when Nora called him, he wasn't... enchanted. Oh, he was happy to see her, for sure. She'd been one of the first friends he made here so yes, he wanted to see her... but did it have to be yoga?

There seemed to be no changing her mind so he packed a bag and headed to the yoga studio. Even though he was somewhat dreading what was about to come, he greeted her with a smile and a hug. "I'm happy to see you. I'll try to keep the complaining at a minimum."