Bulding Site II.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

Asar-Suti is in the half-finished staff quarters again.

He's been conjuring things for quite a while now: wallpaper, paint, glue, doorknobs, tiles, washbasins, rolled-up carpeting, DIY floowboards, what have you, he's busy making it.

And a few cardboard packages of purportedly easy-to-build kitchen cabinets, for those of the staff who get their own small kitchens in their quarters.

He's got a tan bathtub and nice, fiddly brown-and-green mosaic tiling already secreted away, set aside for Gil's future bathroom.

The place is busy; people are bustling about, demanding more of this or that, asking each other how something works, and lending each other hands, arms and other body parts for the more arduous tasks.

The goal of finishing this weekend looks quite realistic.

[[OOC: This is the second of the building site posts that I'd suggested; if your character volunteered to help or just likes to lend a hand, come on in - fly-by posts to establish your pup was there, long chats and brief interludes all equally welcome!]]

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[slayer_fray]

There's no a lot Mel can do particalarly better than anyone else right now, but she's moving the heavier boxes and rolls of wallpaper.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

Holding up the cabinets that need to be screwed to the wall might be an option later; that always needs a strong arm and a steady hand.

And, no, screwing to the wall can be taken at face value in this instance, even from Asar-Suti.

"Hello Mel!" he greets her, blithely and happiyl.

[slayer_fray]

"Hey, Godboy," she says, smirking. "How's things?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jack_oneill/]

Jack is putting together kitchen cabinets. Without looking at the instructions. Typical.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Jack" Asar-Suti looks on with something like admiration.

"You're oing that as if you'd done nothing else all your life."

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jack_oneill/]

Jack shrugs, "Everybody's got to have a hobby." This is his. Putting things together, creating things seems so simple compared to his other work.

He laughs. "Of course, I'd prefer to be making them from scratch. I used to drive Sarah nuts, when I was home on leave. She told me the house had completely changed shape every time I went back to the Gulf."

[slayer_fray]

"Isn't the top supposed to be flush?" Mel asks, helpfully.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jack_oneill/]

"And?" He grins, still working. "I modified them a little."

[key-youth-bert.livejournal.com]

Cuthbert (who's been helping out in the staff quarters the whole time, really, shh) isn't paying much heed to the instructions either. This is possibly because his grasp of written English is still sketchy.

"Er...does this look right to you?"

[http://users.livejournal.com/_jack_oneill/]

Jack grins. He likes Cuthbert, who seems pretty normal from what he can tell (from watching the work Cuthbert's been doing the whole time, really, shh!) Of course, in Milliways, you can't really tell 'normal' from looking.

"Yeah, that looks..." Jacks squints at the boards, something is not fitting together right. "Here." He hands Cuthbert some sandpaper. "Sand down the side of that door there, until it fits together a-okay." He carries on working and mutters, cursing the ineptitude of Swedish furniture companies.

[mnt_raph]

*Raph comes in, decked out in a black tanktop and matching cargo pants. There's a telltale red maskbandana tied around his forehead. He sets down and begins to cut wallpaper. Sure, he doesn't have an artistic bone in his body, but he's got an eye for measure and is real good with knives.*

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

"Hello, Raph," Asar-Suti grins. "You carve that up nicely - thinking of anybody in particular?"

Raph looks a tad grim, he thinks.

[mnt_raph]

*Without looking up.*

Just thinkin'bout how I hate it when people watch me over my shoulder.

*He waits a beat, before he starts chuckling, then he looks over at Suti. and smiles.*

Nah, I'm just kiddin'. How it goin' man? Comin' along real good in here. Don'cha think?

[redeemed-one.livejournal.com]

Anakin follows Raph back. Anakin is wearing a shirt reading 'Jedi do it forcefully' and jeans.

He stands back and watches Raph, learning the fine art of wallpapering.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

"Hello," Asar-Suti says to him, seeing him watch Raph work.

"Jedi - that's one of the mystic warriors that I've heard of being in this place as well, are they? I have heard of them, but never met one."

[prettyhelen.livejournal.com]

Helen smiles as she walks into the Construction site, this time wearing much more suitable clothing. (Jeans, t-shirt--very Un-Helen..but hey...she's still pretty!) She grins at Asar-Suti. "Good Morning! Need some help?"

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

Asar-Suti looks up at her from where he's counting screws out of a little plastic bag and smiles at her, brightly.

"Oh yes, I am very glad to see you - can you help check whether all the kitchen cabinets have all the little parts they're supposed to have? They include lists, but sometimes, the lists lie."

[prettyhelen.livejournal.com]

Helen smiles. "Certainly!" She sets to work, list and pen in hand, counting and checking off pieces.

[not_that_spike]

Spike's been laying down floorboards; he doesn't have the patience for tile or wallpaper or any of that finish work. As long as he keeps reminding himself he's doing it for Beth, the work doesn't bother him at all.

Taking a break, he sits back, stretches, and grabs a glass of ice water. After this, a hot shower will be a good idea.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

"Are you all right?"

Asar-Suti hasn't met the young man before, ut he's seen him around on the contruction site.

"Do you need anything - either refreshment or tools or materials?"

[gil-whimple.livejournal.com]

"Grub's up!" Gil yells entering the staff quarters with a HUGE tray covered with food suitable for hard working builders and decorators.

Painting walls and hanging paper is something he feels he could do but they are having such fun he doesn't want to interfere.

There seems to be a lot of paste about though.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

"Hello Gil - are there meat pies?"

Asar-Suti comes over, almost bouncing; there is wallpaper paste in his hair, and paint on his shoulder.

[lvpd_sidle]

"You guys need any help?" Sara's bored, but not useless. She can even use a hammer if necessary.

[asar-suti.livejournal.com]

"Need help - no! Can use every hand there is - oh, definitely yes! What are you good at?"

Asar-Suti turns up, smiling brightly. Whee, another new volunteer. From Earth, by the look of her.