a▸haven north, library

[Do you have any idea how ecstatic Estelle was when they'd finally cleared the way to Haven North NO YOU DON'T because she's been going as frequently as possible to make up for lost time. (Which is still not a whole lot incidentally but hey those tunnels are dangerous.) Lost time on what though, exactly? The first guess would probably be reading for anyone who knew her or saw her here last time, and she does indeed have a few books open next to her. Rather than read them though, she's hunched over a small stack of papers, pencil in hand as she writes in concentration.]

No, that's no good either. [She erases a line, looking a bit frustrated as she mutters to herself.] But how can I explain that simply? [Erase, rewrite, erase. The process repeats itself, Estelle's frown only deepening.] That doesn't seem right either. What word could I use for this...?

[And so it goes for her entire duration at Haven North. There's actually an even larger stack of papers next to her, completely covered from top to bottom in her handwriting. For anyone who cares to read it, it's a story, and a rather well written one at that. It speaks of a group of somewhat strange people who banded together and... Well, if you wanted to read anymore, you'd need to go to the next page, and something like that might just be enough to break Estelle out of her focused writing.]


b▸outside the housing blocks, towards the old apartment ruins

[Sometime after getting back from Haven North though Estelle can be found sitting outside the apartments. She has her sword and shield with her still since wow this place is ALWAYS dangerous, but she also has... knitting needles. And yarn. And two pairs of gloves and scarf next to her incidentally. Finished products, perhaps? Well hey it's getting colder things like this could be useful right!! She's obviously concentrating pretty hard on the knitting, but that doesn't mean she won't notice if someone's passing by.]

Oh, good afternoon! [She'll say after looking up from the yarn in her hands. A little conversation never hurt anyone after all.]


c▸near the old apartment ruins

[With all those earthquakes and... you know the frequent disasters that occur in Haven, you'd think that would be enough to make someone decide that making their own garden wouldn't be worth it. Besides, there are other food sources in Haven! That involve a lot of danger and life-risking unfortunately, and that's exactly why Estelle is still at her personal project of a garden here in Haven West. There's a small creature standing next to Estelle, and the ground shifts, loosening up as they look on at it.]

I'm sorry for asking you to do this again. It must be rather tedious and trivial to you. [The ground stops shifting, whatever magic being used to move it done with, and the creature looks up at Estelle looking calm and content. She smiles, hesitantly but lightly patting it on the head.] Thank you for your hard work, Gnome. I can take care of the rest.

[And take care of it she does, planting what seeds she was able to scavenge. As she works though, she can't help but let out a small sigh.] I wonder if it'll ever warm up enough here for flowers...