Open Post: What a yarn

[sporesprouter]

There's still quite a bit of winter yet, according to the calendar, not to mention whatever Dark is, and Tress got an idea for a project fairly recently. It's appropriate and it gives her a chance to stretch out a skill she hasn't really gotten an opportunity to use in a while.

So she's in a cozy parlor, sitting curled up in a big comfy armchair right by the window, a basket of yarn at her feet, and she's knitting. It's still too early to be immediately obvious what it is she's knitting, but she's moving with the easy confidence that indicates it's definitely not a new craft she's just now decided to take up.

Sometimes, after all, it's nice to go back to something old and familiar.

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[quote_gentle_unquote]

"Oh, lovely," says Susan, and graces Tress with a slightly larger smile.

[sporesprouter]

Tress smiles back. "If we're compiling resources... well, I more or less have a supply of emergency food. Verdant vines are edible if they're prepared right. They're not the tastiest or even very nutritious for the long-term, but in a pinch if there's nothing else..."

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"Oh! How convenient," says Susan, eagerly. "I was rather impressed by your display at the talent show. They're edible?"

[sporesprouter]

She nods. "You have to soak them in water for a day so they reach their growth limit first. For obvious reasons."

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"I imagine you shouldn't want them to continue expanding?"

[sporesprouter]

"Definitely not. They can be very dangerous."

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"I can believe it."

[sporesprouter]

She nods. "I was absolutely terrified of the spores before I went to sea. And for a while while I was sailing." She shrugs. "I'm not anymore. Not that I'm not still cautious."

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"That's very sensible of you," says Susan, approvingly.

[sporesprouter]

She smiles slightly ruefully. "Thank you. I'd say I try, but... that would imply I put more effort into it than I actually do. I just always have been."

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"What, a natural sensibility is less commendable than one one must work for?" Susan asks, amused. "I'm rather appreciative of a natural sensibility."

[sporesprouter]

"I suppose," she says, thoughtful. "It's useful, anyway, or at least it is most of the time."

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"Of course it is," says Susan, firmly. "You ought to be proud of it."

[sporesprouter]

"I'm glad I have it to rely on, at least. Especially when things around me are less than sensible."

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"It is a good defense against the," Susan sighs, mostly for effect, "utter ridiculousness that sometimes besets a place like this."

[sporesprouter]

She smiles a little. "Even utter ridiculousness sounds a little like an understatement, sometimes."

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"You can say that again," emphatically.