Iawa came through a very unstable rift. One moment it was open, the next it was gone and them with it. This had the disadvantage that when they emerged on the other side some hours or days later, they arrived with nothing but the clothes they were wearing (ceremonial vestments, discarded and replaced with an umber tunic and trousers at the earliest opportunity) and their grandparent's mirrorweight web piece (worn, as always, in a pouch just below their heart.)
To counterbalance this, the rift's instability conferred the advantage of removing Iawa from their former academy in time to save their life. They're sure they'll cope without their philosophy books (brought to their academy dormitory from home), practical religion and anatomy texts, and oversized hardcover The Art of Paper-Folding: A Vidona Guide, Complete With Step By Step Diagrams And Morally Instructive Anecdotes.
The spareness of their quarters is appealing. They always liked the idea of minimalism, but had somehow never quite managed to commit to it in practice. They decide to look on this as a new start. Like when they had to pack for Vidona academy and had to leave most of their library at home, even the grid-based ones (Vidona cadets being restricted to books on their academy grid.)
Their belongings are still back at home with their parents in the future. This is just a much bigger move than the last one, that's all. There's no reason to be upset. This is an opportunity to think carefully and deliberately about what they want to acquire.
Especially since they're sharing a single matter printer with ten other people. They should probably limit themselves to a few changes of clothing... all right, and a more comfortable set of sheets. Something that won't make them think of the Vidona dormitory. They should go print that now, probably.
Iawa stares thoughtfully at the unadorned eggshell wall opposite their bed and doesn't move for a while.
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Re: Interior Design: Iawa's quarters
Date: 2017-07-10 03:26 pm (UTC)To counterbalance this, the rift's instability conferred the advantage of removing Iawa from their former academy in time to save their life. They're sure they'll cope without their philosophy books (brought to their academy dormitory from home), practical religion and anatomy texts, and oversized hardcover The Art of Paper-Folding: A Vidona Guide, Complete With Step By Step Diagrams And Morally Instructive Anecdotes.
The spareness of their quarters is appealing. They always liked the idea of minimalism, but had somehow never quite managed to commit to it in practice. They decide to look on this as a new start. Like when they had to pack for Vidona academy and had to leave most of their library at home, even the grid-based ones (Vidona cadets being restricted to books on their academy grid.)
Their belongings are still back at home with their parents in the future. This is just a much bigger move than the last one, that's all. There's no reason to be upset. This is an opportunity to think carefully and deliberately about what they want to acquire.
Especially since they're sharing a single matter printer with ten other people. They should probably limit themselves to a few changes of clothing... all right, and a more comfortable set of sheets. Something that won't make them think of the Vidona dormitory. They should go print that now, probably.
Iawa stares thoughtfully at the unadorned eggshell wall opposite their bed and doesn't move for a while.