OOC: Sorry for the delay. I've been really busy lately -_-.


IC:Dampness, he never enjoyed the feeling of his shaggy fur being damp, but unfortunately he would just have to deal with it for now. The ruddy hued, white-flecked male was unsure as to why he had ventured so far from his home, workplace, and now even his packlands to this strange land. He had seen the large buildings of the city numerous times from a distance, but he had never decided to venture forth to explore the streets and buildings. Even now he was only one the outskirts, filled mostly with residential homes homes and smaller, concrete sided buildings that his carpenter's mind rejected as sick representations of architecture. While he did marvel at the human's ingenuity at being able to build such huge structures out of stone, and metal, he could not quite grasp the idea of just how they did it. Steel framed buildings were not his forte, although, come to think of it he had only just begun to work on woodframed structures so the were not his forte either.


___ The male shook his head, his kinky ponytail swishing back and forth as he vigorously tried to change the subject of his thoughts. He had not come here to try and understand modern city construction. No, he had come here to gather windows. He only needed a few more, big ones to make up the sides of Colibri's greenhouse. He had finished the frame during the past week. Although, the entire time he had been working, right next to Colibri's house, he had not seen hide nor hair of the timid female. Was she avoiding him? Had he said something at their last meeting to offend her. It certainly hadn't seemed so. In fact, he thought she had enjoyed spending the entire day conversing with him. He certainly had. It was all very confusing, as the tall, 7'3" male thought as he wandered around a corner to the edge of the nearest apartment building, completely oblivious to the lingering scent of another individual close by. Instead, he reached down to the tool belt around his waste, the only article of any sort of clothing that the male wore, and he only wore it for convenience. With the belt, he was able to carry all of the tools he would need, while keeping his hands free to work. One might think it an odd sight to see a shaggy wolf wearing nothing but a fully packed tool belt. However, Rath wasn't the least bit concerned of what others might think. For all he knew at the moment, there was no one around to see him. So, with that, he pulled out his small sledge hammer and a chizel, beginning to hammer away at the wall of the apartment building. The window he was after was a large picture window about 6 feet in length and three feet in width. He would be perfect for one of the side walls of Coli's greenhouse, if he could get it there in one piece. Right now, however, he was simply focused on exposing the framing for the window. If he could remove it while it was still in its frame, it would make the task of carrying it back to the worksite much easier.


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IC: The siding around the window cracked and splintered under the blows of Rath's chizel. He would have this window and its frame extricated in no time if he kept up his current pace. However, this was not to be as he heard the sound of a voice behind him. His white tufted ears perked in curiosity as he deftly returned his chizel and hammer to his belt while turning to see who had addressed him. Had he woken this male up? The timid male allowed himself to smile in a friendly manner, his gooseberry green gaze looking away from the strange male in an almost embarrassed manner. If he had indeed awakened this male from some sort of slumber, this would be the second time. First he had awoken Tokyo chance within Dahlia de Mai, and now, outside the packlands he had potentially awoken yet another person. Was his work really so noisy?


___ "I'm sorry if I disturbed you. I was just trying to get this window out of the wall. I didn't think anyone else was around," the shaggy male confessed, his tenor voice cracking slightly in embarrassment. "My name's Henratha Gyrkin, you can call me Rath if you want. I'm from Dahlia de Mai." There, now the male knew who he was, and where he was from. The conversation might go better if the stranger knew his name, or at least Rath thought so. The socially reclusive male still hadn't managed to improve his social skills at all. He constantly found himself trying to remember what his mother had taught him to say and how to be polite to strangers and stuff. This caused him a great deal of trouble and contributed greatly to his shyness. He was always afraid that he would forget something and as such was constantly having to watch what he said so that he didn't mess up. It was very difficult for him. However, this male did not seem irritated with him as Tokyo had when he had first met her. Perhaps Rath had not woken him up or inconvenienced him in some way. That would be a relief.

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IC: Rath loosed a small sigh of relief when Ehno assured him that his work had not disturbed him. That was comforting. Turning his gooseberry green eyes towards the male, the timid woodworker managed to smile and nod before responding to the male's introduction. "Nice to meet you too, Ehno. I must say, that I've never heard of Crimson Dreams. Although, that doesn't mean much since I rarely venture very far from the Dahlia packlands." Now that the introductions were done, Ehno asked Rath what his reason for removing the window was.


___ "I'm building a greenhouse for one of my packmates, and I need big windows for the walls. It's easier than having to use a whole bunch of smaller windows. This whole window would take up a sizable portion of one wall. I'll use the smaller windows to fill in the spaces," he explained, using his hands as he spoke in an attempt to show how he would use the large window as the center of the wall, and then if he needed he would put smaller windows around it to fill in any spots in the framework of the greenhouse. The more small windows he had to use, the more small woodframes he had to make in the wall, and that would make the wall weaker structurally. To go into all the details at the moment would produce a tedious and boring conversation, so Rath simply avoided them. Every time he had tried to explain carpentry to another individual, most of them had simply looked at him with confusion. It was hard for the male to simplify his terms when talking about such a complex subject as construction. He didn't even want to think how hard it would be to explain how he made the instruments he so loved. That, in many ways, made building this greenhouse look like a walk in the park. So, with his explanation finished, the reddish brown, shaggy luperci turned to Ehno with an expectant look as if awaiting more questions. He liked talking about his work, so he certainly would not mind if Ehno wanted him to clarify anything he had said.

OOC: I am so sorry for the delay in all of this. I've been really slow lately and it's driving me crazy. I'm usually so prompt and quick with my responses that I feel bad whenever it takes me more than a day to reply. Curse my slowness!!

IC: Rath smiled as Ehno took a genuine interest in his work. If there was one thing that Rath liked, it was talking about his hobby and if someone was interested in it, he would likely like them as well. The ruddy hued male rested his hands on his toolbelt, a rather odd pose to look at, but it was comfortable nonetheless. His white-tufted ears were perked in interest as Ehno indicated which direction Crimson Dreams was in as well as inquired as to the proximity of Dahlia de Mai. "It's relatively closeby. I'd venture to say that we're a short walk away from one of the borders. That's why I chose to look through this area for windows. It's close to home, so I won't have to carry my findings too far," the tenor voice boomed for a moment before Rath unleashed a light-hearted laugh, envisioning himself having to carry several large panes of glass back through Wolfville, to the construction site near Colibri's house. That would have been an interesting experience, and an amusing one to watch.


___ Rath's laugh was short, as he was quickly drawn back into the conversation by Ehno's next inquiry. "No, not really. I've been working on it for about four months now, gradually gathering building materials and finding the proper tools. That's a long story that I won't bore you with. I also spent a lot of time planning it out. I've never built a greenhouse before, so it took a great deal of thought on my part about how to build one in a structurally sound, yet aesthetically appealing manner. I'm relatively pleased with how it is turning out so far," he nodded in accordance with his own words, in an attempt to emphasize his feelings. Then, Rath heard Ehno mention that he too had taken up woodworking. How wonderful! Rath was quite impressed with this male's choice of hobbies. However, when asked for advice, Rath's enthusiasm faded momentarily. He hadn't ever given advice to anyone before. He was no real expert in his profession. He only practiced what had been taught to him his whole life, short as it had been up to this point. However, he would do his best not to disappoint the budding woodwright. "Well, first things first, know your tools. Make sure you are familiar with how they feel in your hands so that you can maneuver them in just the way you want them. It takes time, but with practice it saves you from making mistakes later on. Umm...start with small projects first and then work up to bigger ones so that you can develop your own personal style. I find that the smaller objects are easier to express oneself with than the larger pieces. The first thing I ever made was a small flute about this big," Rath held up his hands about six inches apart, indicating how small the instrument had been. "Just take your time. Don't try to rush something just to get it done. Enjoy every minute of your work, because you are putting a piece of yourself into everything you make. It's your...invisible seal, I guess you could say. If you don't want to make anything that you wouldn't want your name on then take your time to make sure you make something your proud of. I...I think that's all I can think of in the way of advice. I hope somewhere in there you heard something that sounded at least somewhat inspiring," the shaggy luperci chuckled, scratching his head nervously. He wasn't sure if some of the stuff he had said made any sense, but he had tried. Hopefully Ehno would at least appreciate the effort.

OOC: Out of character stuff goes hurr.


IC: Rath smiled as Ehno thanked him for his advice. At least he had gotten something out of that rambling speech that Rath had given. Rath hadn't even been sure he had understood half the stuff he had said. It had just come out like water flowing from a faucet. He listened as Ehno described some of the projects he had worked on, his ears perked in interest at the mention of toys. He made toys? That sounded fun. There were certainly numerous possibilities. Perhaps he would have to make some toys for Catalyst and her siblings that she had mentioned. Surely they would enjoy that.


___ "Yes, try and get them to where they feel like extensions of your hand," he commented on Ehno's statement that he would need to familiarize himself with his tools. The normally timid Dahlian was really beginning to enjoy this Italian wolf. He was certainly friendly and quite comfortable in conversation, something Rath admired. "Pardon my asking, Ehno, but do you mind if I work while we talk? I'm not sure when it will start raining again and I'd at least like to get this window out before then. That way, if worse comes to worst I can leave the window in a safe place here and come back later to carry it back home. Carrying anything around in the rain, is difficult. However, I find that glass is particularly troublesome to carry when it's wet. It gets so slippery that it's almost like it tries to jump out of your hands," Rath chuckled, his gooseberry hued gaze focusing on the male. He did not wish to be rude in anyway. In fact, he hoped that this conversation would continue for awhile. The ruddy hued male was simply wired to want to complete a task when he set his mind to it. He would drive himself crazy if he couldn't at least partially complete a task during a given day. Hopefully Ehno would understand.