Crafting -- it’s a mission
Psst, Jay!?
Hi! It’s me! Someone I’m not allowed to name gave me a mission. To teach you to craft. Yes, yes, I know. That’s totally an adventure! Dunno what Josh was thinking...
Ehem, yes. What do you wanna make? I’ve been making jewelry lately. Maybe something nice for Charlie? I got a feeling I have something to make up for...
What? Something with snails??? Nope! No really, Jay, I don’t think that’s an adventure I’d like Charlie to remember.
Ok, we need a bit of fabric, old clothing or so, to make some strips we can roll up into beads for a necklace. Wha...? Jay? Where did you get these strips from? Yes, yes, it should match Charlie’s clothing but... isn’t that one of her favourite shirts??? I’m so dead!!! Please, Jay, please put it back together! ...
Whew, thanks! Looks almost like new, doesn’t it? In fact, I’m not quite sure if it ever looked that new before...
Anyway, here use some of my fabric strips. Now we need some good glue and we can roll the strips up like this... .... erm ... Jay? What kind of glue is this? And why have I forgotten to put on gloves? Again!
Huh? Eww, what the heck is Skalapyrian tree snot? Never mind -- our fingers won’t come off the bead! Or off the table!!! What do we do now?
No, absolutely not! Remember the last time you made a universal solvent!
Nooo! Please don’t call for Charlie! ...Honcho? ... hm, ok... maybe...
Jay??? Where did you...? Hey, you left your hands behind!
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H-hi, Honcho! I can explain? Basically it’s all Josh’s fault. No really! Yes, I promise we’re going to be more careful. Thanks!
...Phew, that was scary.
Ok, let’s forget about the beads for now. We need some charms. Hm, something goth. A skull?
Wha... ? Where have you been this fast? And is that a real skull??? You found him in a king’s grave? His name is Aššur- what? Yes, nice to meet you too. Wait -- why is he talking? No, I’m not going to grovel at your feet. We kinda got over that a long time ago. No, you listen, Mr Ash...
Waaah! Jay! Look at the plants, they are all wilting! It must have been a cursed grave! Get this skull back to where you found it! Right now!!! No, I don’t care that your new friend is bored and wants to go on adventures. Hurry up, please!
Yes, that’s way better. The plants are looking kinda black, though. I don’t think they’ll recover... Let’s just go with these little silver skull charms. Yes, I know they’re not real. But that’s better than Charlie wilting all the plants she passes, right? Plants are kinda important! Why? Because they become food! Haha, yes, I thought that would convince you.
Last thing we need is some bling. Even punky goths like bling. Something sparkly and... Huh? What’s that you have there, Jay?
A f***ing SUPERNOVA????? Now we’re all going to die for sure! And I have just renovated the kitchen! Aaaaahhhhrrrggg!!!
It’s... really tiny, isn’t it? Did you shrink it? Sorry, her? No? She really is that small? Oh. Yes, it must be frustrating to never get looked at because all the other supernovas are so huge and shiny. No one here even knows that there are such tiny supernovas at all! Are you sure she is safely contained in this... baubly thing? Diamond globe? Yeah, in there. Ah, ok. Hm, she’s really pretty and sparkly. And spreads such a nice warmth. Yes, I think she would be looked at a lot. Admired even. Reckon that would make her happy? Yes? Ok then, let’s do this.
I’m just gonna glue a little bail to the globe, right here... No, Jay, my glue this time! Hey, hold still! It tickles? Haha, I didn’t know. There we are. Turned out pretty, didn’t it? A necklace for Charlie. And nobody got killed! ... yet.
Oh, not at all! You’re very welcome! Go, bounce away!
What? NO I’M ABSOLUTELY NOT TEACHING YOU TO RENOVATE!!!
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Mission accomplished. Agent feverfew out.
