mybloodisblack | Ninth Drop ❂ Accidental Voice / Action

I've been here a whole year now...

...I feel like I should've done something, but I'm still so used to being inside, or having someone tell me what to do.. I'm only doing good at being quiet. I don't know why I'm here, I'm not a very interesting person to watch. I just stay inside all the time. I just started learning how to make shapes with paper...

If it's my black blood, they aren't doing anything with it...Only I can use it.

[After saying that, the boy has no choice, he should go outside. He'll walk around town, actually managing not to try and stay as far away from a person as possible. No, today he's walking around like everybody else, he even has his head up...just enough to see, and make sure he doesn't walk into a tree. But, walking around like that for too long isn't something he can manage.

Instead he makes his way to a bridge, and sits at the edge of the water....and starts setting little paper boats into the water, and watch them go. It may not be the most interesting thing in the world, but Crona looked decently pleased that those little boats aren't sinking, and it would seem like he found one hobby he's good at.]

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[Well now, that is something he didn't expect. All he can do is pick up one of the swans, and look around for it's maker.]

[Konan approaches with a slight smile on her face. She's been in a more sociable mood ever since that shift.]

Do you like it, Crona?

[He just nods as he looks it over.]

It's pretty...and looks hard to make.

It's not really that hard once you know how. I've been into origami since I was a child.

[It is nice to see that Crona has discovered something he likes to make, though.]

[He'll look back at his boat, then to her swan.]

It must be hard to learn these.

It's easier than you might think. I can teach you...though it might be best to start with paper cranes.

But learning how to make a boat was a little hard.

Making a boat isn't any harder than making a paper crane. It's still folding paper in the end, and you can already make crafts from folding paper.

[Nope, Crona, she's not going to let you become pessimistic about this. She's being encouraging here.]

It's fine if you make a few mistakes. It's part of the learning process.

That's true, but the different folds making it confusing...

It would be easier to learn from a person.

I can teach you. I taught it at an Art Club meeting.

[She even has a few pieces of paper handy and passes one over.]

...Thank you. [He'll easily catch the piece of paper.]

We'll start with paper cranes, and once you can make those, we can try making something else. Flowers, perhaps.

[She knows better than to suggest bunnies, and she doesn't know what else Crona was made to kill. If she suggests animals she'll suggest something like an elephant or a giraffe.]

You can make flowers?

[He looks a bit impressed by that.]

With paper, yes. Flowers were one of the first things I learned how to make. I used to make them with old discarded wrappers when there was nothing else to use.

[Konan smiles fondly at that.]

So you really like to do it.

[He can't say that about anything, so he's impressed.]

I find it relaxing. It's a peaceful hobby.

[It also ties into her primary method of self-defense, but Crona's an anxious enough person that Konan just doesn't bother to bring that up.]

...It was kind of fun learning.

[Paper doesn't yell at you if you get it wrong.]

Then maybe you would enjoy origami, Crona. It's an art form that uses paper to make various crafts.

[Artistic pursuits do seem like a very good idea for an extreme introvert like Crona. Aside from the initial lesson, he could learn much on his own time and practice and create.]

You should consider showing up for the Art Club meetings if you enjoy making things. Rapunzel and Ikki are both very friendly and welcoming.

...What do you do in Art Club?

[He already sounds a little nervous about it since there's two people there that he doesn't know. And he's never really been in anything like a club.]

Various arts and crafts. Someone will show everyone how to do a particular thing, and then everyone just works on it. Some people work on their own, and some people make conversation while they're working on it.

[She's going to try to be as reassuring as she can.]

I taught everyone origami for one meeting. For another meeting, the club made and decorated cookies.

...I wouldn't be able to teach anything.

[He only says that because it sounds a bit fun...though the amount of people there still don't sound fun...and he doesn't quite understand why you would want to decorate something you're just going to eat..]

You don't have to teach anything. Teaching is completely voluntary. Members show up and work on art, learning at their own pace.

[She'll continue to gently nudge Crona about it, without pushing hard.]

That doesn't sound too hard.

It's not hard at all. The point is to have fun and to be around others who also enjoy arts and crafts.

...I might go. [If he has enouch courage at that time. If not, he'll just stand by the door like a creeper.]

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