Ninth Link

[colorbymemory]

Characters: Namine, Amaterasu, Zidane
Content: Ammy and Zidane find Nami on the Theatre Deck. Talk of art and other things ensues.
Time: Morning
Warnings: None.
Notes: None


With practically the whole satellite serving as a laser tag arena, Namine hadn’t had high hopes of the theatre deck being quiet. She was pleasantly surprised to find no one else there; maybe they were all sleeping in. Setting the supplies she’d brought with her on the table she’d claimed as “hers,” she set about gathering the other things she’d need.

Finally, with all her crayons, pastels, pencils, and paper set up, she could get to work. Before long, she was so caught up in it that she was only half-aware of her surroundings.

Comments

[icanhastail]

It was just his way of having fun. That... might be hard for Naminé to understand, though. Heck, it was hard for most people who had significant social interaction to understand, so it wouldn't really be her fault if it confused her.

Zidane studied the color samples, then reached out and tapped one of the browns - a dark, rich one, like chocolate. "That, with a couple of lighter sections scattered in. Not much lighter, though. And... that one." The skin tone was close to white - almost as pale as Naminé's herself, though not quite there. "With a pink undertone."

[colorbymemory]

There was a lot about social interactions that were confusing to Namine, though she was picking up on things more quickly than some might expect. Having bits of knowledge from Sora's memories helped.

She nodded, and set aside the colors he'd indicated, plus a shade for the highlights in the mystery subject's hair, a light pink she used a lot for skin undertones, and black, white, and gray for shading. After she'd put away the rest of the colors, she settled in to work. "Okay, can you give me a general description of her face? Like, if her eyes are big, and what shape they are? I'll probably need a lip color, too..."

[icanhastail]

It took him a moment to start to speak - he knows her so well, or knew her so well - that finding a place to start was much more difficult than it should have been. Finally, Zidane followed Naminé's directions, and started at the beginning.

"...Her face is round, but her chin is pointed. Her nose is thin, and very straight, and small. Her eyes are almond-shaped, almost pointed at the ends, and very dark brown, and they're set not very far apart, but not very close together, either. Her mouth is a little small, and she doesn't wear any sort of face paint - she doesn't need to."

Maker he wanted to see her.

[colorbymemory]

Namine smiled as she listened to Zidane's description and began sketching. If she'd only guessed before that this was someone special to him, now it was clear. Which meant that it was important this picture turn out well.

Her smile faded slightly into a look of concentration as she focused on sketching and shading. Working from a description was different from drawing based on her own imagination or what she'd seen in others' memories. She knew it would probably be different from what Zidane was thinking of, but she hoped it would be close enough.

"Does this look like her?" Namine turned the picture so he could see it.

[icanhastail]

Zidane couldn't help a slight gasp when Naminé showed the picture to him, because... there was Dagger. It was her, completely, and he didn't notice the smile spreading across his face.

"Yeah... Yeah, I think you've got it. She'd like it - she likes art, a lot."

[colorbymemory]

His smile was catching, and Namine beamed at the compliment. There might also have been a hint of relief that he thought it was a good likeness.

"Really? Did she draw, too, or maybe something else?"

[icanhastail]

"She likes art in general, but mostly theatre, and she sings. She's got the most beautiful voice..." And abruptly, Zidane realized just how obvious he was being, and flashed the blonde a grin. "Not- Not that you don't, but she really is good. She could probably be a professional if she wasn't... busy all the time. But she'd love this, too."

[colorbymemory]

As far as Namine was concerned, he'd started being obvious before that slip, but she appreciates the compliment. "I don't sing that often, and I've never done theatre. Mostly I draw, though I've been trying some other things lately."

A few lumpy attempts at clay bowls and papier-mache crafts can be seen as testament to this.

[icanhastail]

He did tend to get pretty goopy about his girl. He couldn't help it; she was just amazing. Anyone would get goopy about her. Lots of guys tried; he just happened to be lucky enough to win her love.

"That's good! Trying other things is the key to improving your growth as an artist. Even if you end up sucking at something, at least you've tried and you've got that experience behind you now."

[colorbymemory]

Though Namine doesn't have anyone that special to her, she was familiar with the concept. Sora had never been good at hiding how he felt about Kairi (and Riku was little better).

"Or you figure out where you made the mistake and try it again, only better." She smiled.

She still wasn't sure if she considered herself an artist, but she was beginning to thing maybe she should trying to think of herself as one. Talking with someone about it like this, trying new things because she wanted to, was fun.