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[eat_me_beat_me]

[Anyone in the lobby today might be surprised to see that the stairs have gotten a bit of a makeover. They've been painted to look like piano keys when looked at from either above or below.]




[The artist is currently laying upside down on one of the couches, her legs stretched up the wall with her ankles crossed. Her head hangs over the edge of the couch and she's idly sketching on a sketchpad mounted on an easel set low to the ground. What? She's bored and it seemed like a fun thing to do.

Her journal hangs off the side of her easel, propped open to catch her dictation]

A couple years ago Jilly was working on a mural in town. I think it got trashed by the earthquake but I want to try to do another one somewhere. Anyone out there in castle-land want in?

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[is_mafia]

[Nora can probably hear footsteps coming towards her, and then Giotto is peering down at her, an amused smile on his lips.]

What are you doing, Nora?

[pastina]

[A tiny voice pipes up from the journal.]

What is a mural?

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Nora grins and waggles her fingers at Giotto, not moving from her position]

Art. Sup, Giotto?

[eat_me_beat_me]

It's a painting that's done on a wall or on the side of a building or something.

[is_mafia]

[Good thing he isn't daunted by modern slang.]

Nothing much. I see you've been busy. [He gestures at the stairs behind him.]

[delincuente]

Dude, I'm so totally in.

[silentrunning]

[Chell didn't want to walk on such awesomely painted stairs, so screw that. She just slid down the bannister, hitting the lobby floor with a kind of unceremonious thump. But she's giggling about it. And then she spots the artist. Cue a few seconds gawking, and then a fit of chuckling.]

Are you... sketching up-side-down? Ok. You found a way to do what I couldn't, you lucky woman! But how are you keeping the blood from going to your head?

[And then the words of Nora's dictation catch her attention.]

I'd totally be in.

[pastina]

A painting? [There's the cutest little gasp!] If it's on a building, does that make it a very big painting? I want to help!

[hard_talker]

... [Mark comes down in the elevator, just in case the stairs aren't dry yet, and raises an eyebrow at her]

Looks good. ... What'cha workin' on now? [he moves over to the easel and leans down to see ... and give her a smooch. what.]

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She finally sits up, turning so she's lounging on the couch]

Hey a girl's gotta have a hobby, right? What d'you think?

[eat_me_beat_me]

[oh man that's adorable. She laughs] It can be, yeah! I've seen some really cool huge ones before. If I can find a building big enough I'd totally try to do a crazy one.

And you can totally help if you want. I'd never turn an artist down.

[eat_me_beat_me]

[she laughs]

Somehow I knew you would be.

[delincuente]

I've pretty much covered every inch of my bedroom with mine, by now. Guess moving on to the city's a pretty good next step.

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She giggles, face already a little red.]

Oh it still all rushes to my head. I have to take breaks every once in a while.

[A grin]

I totally called that.

[eat_me_beat_me]

[Oooh smooches. Smooches are good. She's grinning even before he pulls away.]

Vandalism. How 'bout you?

[eat_me_beat_me]

You took that orange fur down? [she laughs]

[silentrunning]

[A laugh.]

Are you coming up with ideas by dangling up-side-down? Also, since you called it, does this mean I have to get you a Pepsi and a chocolate bar?

[pastina]

Yay! Thank you so much! Will you let me know when you want to start and where it will be? I'll bring as many of my paints as I can carry!

[Aka he'll put them all in a bag and slowly drag them around town as he gets lost.]

[is_mafia]

Of course. [He turns and gives it another look.] I quite like it. I'm sure it will be gone by tomorrow, but it's still nice.

[hard_talker]

Me? I'm wishin' those keys actually worked so I could pull a Tom Hanks. [he grins] The stairs look awesome.

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She shrugs]

It's always gone the next day but that's not gonna stop me from doing it.

[a grin]

[eat_me_beat_me]

Yeah, sure! What's your name so I can filter to you?

[eat_me_beat_me]

It's giving me a funky perspective of the lobby so I'm just working with that for now [she laughs]

And no you don't have to, though if you wanted to I definitely wouldn't argue.

[eat_me_beat_me]

[She snickers]

Oh man I wish they did, too. I thought about trying to rig something up but electronics are your department.

[is_mafia]

Of course not. Maybe someday the castle will decide to keep it, you never know. [He sits down on the arm of the couch.]