Doran had just taken her blood and was working on the alchemification of the mirrors which they'd need for the beacon they were building. They were doing that because Xiur had come to them and told them that, soon, there would be a ship coming, at a time when things were really cold and there would be low visibility. So, he had tasked them with making a beacon of hope. Therefore, Vega was starting to work with the wood. Around the tree, in the mental image
she had, there would be stairs. She needed to make a prototype or example of each of the pieces which she wanted made, and then she'd have to get people on the job. Her cousins, the community members who had basic woodcrafting skills - they were all happy to help.
Vega was more than happy about this, and so she got started. She was using the gemini wood - she'd been clear that it was resistant to the elements, and it looked metallic and was beautiful. So, Vega got herself busy. First she worked it all out. How many steps to make, that kind of thing. The depth and height of the steps, too, was important, and Vega spent some time on that. She tried a larger step first, because she knew that this was an enormous task, but that she had to get it right. So, start with large and make it smaller - after all, she thought with a smile, she couldn't add wood back on.
For the steps Vega knew that she had to get it just right. So, once she'd made the first one, she laid it on the ground and she tested it. Standing on it, she called over her cousin, Reese, and she asked him to stand next to her. "Yeah, it's not comfortable side by side, but that's alright." She didn't want the steps out too far. "Stand on that for me." She measured Reese's footfall, and nodded. "Alright, I can do this, then. That works." Vega looked up at Reese and smiled.
Looking at her cousin, Vega stopped what she was doing and she raised an eyebrow. "What is it?" There was something in his face, and she knew it. So, she looked at him and asked. Sitting back on her haunches, Vega looked at Reese and waited.
He didn't speak for a few moments, and then he too crouched down. "I'm happy about the baby, Eva."
"Well, that's not a bad thing, is it? Why'd you look like someone pulled your toenails off?" He sighed as Vega asked that and he was quiet for a moment. Then, he spoke quietly - it seemed like every word was painful to drag out of his mouth, Vega thought. She didn't say anything, just waited for him to speak.
"You fought for a year, an entire arc. I am worried about you, Eva."
she had, there would be stairs. She needed to make a prototype or example of each of the pieces which she wanted made, and then she'd have to get people on the job. Her cousins, the community members who had basic woodcrafting skills - they were all happy to help. Vega was more than happy about this, and so she got started. She was using the gemini wood - she'd been clear that it was resistant to the elements, and it looked metallic and was beautiful. So, Vega got herself busy. First she worked it all out. How many steps to make, that kind of thing. The depth and height of the steps, too, was important, and Vega spent some time on that. She tried a larger step first, because she knew that this was an enormous task, but that she had to get it right. So, start with large and make it smaller - after all, she thought with a smile, she couldn't add wood back on.
For the steps Vega knew that she had to get it just right. So, once she'd made the first one, she laid it on the ground and she tested it. Standing on it, she called over her cousin, Reese, and she asked him to stand next to her. "Yeah, it's not comfortable side by side, but that's alright." She didn't want the steps out too far. "Stand on that for me." She measured Reese's footfall, and nodded. "Alright, I can do this, then. That works." Vega looked up at Reese and smiled.
Looking at her cousin, Vega stopped what she was doing and she raised an eyebrow. "What is it?" There was something in his face, and she knew it. So, she looked at him and asked. Sitting back on her haunches, Vega looked at Reese and waited.
He didn't speak for a few moments, and then he too crouched down. "I'm happy about the baby, Eva."
"Well, that's not a bad thing, is it? Why'd you look like someone pulled your toenails off?" He sighed as Vega asked that and he was quiet for a moment. Then, he spoke quietly - it seemed like every word was painful to drag out of his mouth, Vega thought. She didn't say anything, just waited for him to speak.
"You fought for a year, an entire arc. I am worried about you, Eva."
