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Video - Heaven's BBS

Hello, everyone. It's been a while since I've made an announcement like this, but I'm afraid I've been a little busy lately. I hadn't intended to stop taking clothing commissions, but I've been training with Lady Orihime over the past few weeks to learn more about creating divine raiments and it's been taking up most of my free time. I've finished my first major project, though, so I've got a little more flexibility lately.

I still won't be taking commission work until I've finished my training, but I do have enough time to open the temple up for beauty treatments. The pools in the garden behind the temple have healing properties and help keep skin soft, and I can also do hair and nail work for anyone who's interested. In addition, I'll be teaching a sewing class once a week at Hakkai's school. And once Lady Orihime is satisfied with my progress, I'll be able to start making clothing again too. So if anyone is interested in any of that, feel free to let me know and we can either set up an appointment at Lakshmi's temple or get you enrolled at the school.

[Forrest smiles, nodding at the feed.]

I'll be looking forward to hearing from you all!

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It's no imposition at all. I'd be happy to do your nails for you. As for the clothing, I make all kinds, though I have to admit I'm more comfortable making women's clothing.

I'll have to set something up with you, then. I'm not busy today or for the next few days, if there's any time convenient for you. And I'll keep that in mind if I need clothes tailored in future. Sometimes it's hard to find exactly what you want elsewhere.

[She would make a further suggestion, but she can already see Hibiki's addition to this post and has a strong suspicion about what her "proposition" might be, so she keeps that to herself. No sense in trying to speak for someone already spoken for.]

Any time is fine. I have a few people coming over today, but it's early yet. And if you have any designs in mind for custom tailoring, I'd be happy to take a look at them too. Just because I'm not fully open for commissions yet doesn't mean I can't draw a bit of inspiration.

If you're not too busy with all those people today, then, I might come over myself. And I think I'll leave the commissions until I have a better idea of what I'd like out of it - being a little more comfortable financially first wouldn't be a bad idea either.

It should be fine. My calendar is finally clearing up a little, so I'll have time tomorrow too if you'd like. Just let me know whenever you have an idea for the commission - I'll be happy to sit down with you and plan it out together.

Thank you. And I'm afraid I have work and some other plans tomorrow, so it might have to be today. It's good to hear things are getting less busy for you, though.

What would be the best time for you today, if you have others coming? [She doesn't want to come unannounced and accidentally horn in on someone else's session.]

Today should be fine. I've cleared my calendar just in case I got a lot of people interested. Is early evening all right for you?

Early evening should be fine. Around 6, maybe? I wouldn't want to interrupt anyone's dinner.

[She can always eat a bit earlier, since doing nails can take some time depending on how thorough the work is.]

That sounds perfect. I'll see you then.

Alright. Thanks again.

[With a grateful nod, Maria ends the video.

As promised, that evening she finds her way to the temple in question, knocking firmly, but politely on the door.]

[And here's Forrest not too long after, opening the door and smiling.]

Hello! Please, come inside.

Thank you. [Maria bows politely as she comes inside, before offering a sincere and somewhat apologetic smile.] It occurred to me earlier that I didn't even introduce myself properly. Maria Cadenzavna Eve, incarnation of Nuada Airgetlám. It's a pleasure.

Pleased to meet you, Maria.

[He prefers to call people by their given names.]

Follow me. I've got everything set up in the back for you.

[Maria is perfectly fine with that, given the length of her name. With a nod, she falls into step behind him and lets him lead her to the back of the temple.]

I appreciate it. I've been meaning to have it done on the Near Shore, but it's hard to trust they'll get it right when they might forget I'm there halfway through a session. And it really is hard to do yourself unless you're good enough with both hands to pull it off.

That's part of why I decided to start doing this here. Aside from simply enjoying helping people to look their best, of course.

[And since money isn't hard to come by for a substitute wealth goddess, he doesn't even have to charge.]

Well, you can sit back and relax and I'll take care of everything. Did you want just your fingernails, or toenails as well?

It's good of you to offer it. I wasn't expecting an opportunity like this to come up at such a good time, and it must keep you very busy.

[With this sort of thing and commissioned clothing on top, she can't imagine Forrest finds himself with a great deal of free time.]

Both, if it's not too much trouble. I like to keep care consistent between them.

It's no trouble at all!

[Forrest smiles, leading her into the back room. There are a lot of pillows all around, but also a small table with his beauty supplies and two chairs for them to use, along with a foot bath in front of one of the chairs.]

Here we are. Have a seat. You can soak your feet while I work on your fingernails. The water is infused with amrita.

[Once he offers her to sit down, Maria does so with an appreciative smile.] Thank you. And I'm afraid I haven't heard of amrita - is it an unusual ingredient for a soak?

{Maria is better brushed up on mythology than some others here, but she hasn't come across that particular term, as is probably obvious. Nonetheless, she dips her toes and then the rest of her feet delicately into the foot bath.]

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It's certainly a rare one, at least.

[Forrest smiles as he sets to work filing Maria's fingernails before putting on the base coat.]

Amrita is a sort of 'nectar of the gods' similar to ambrosia. It's sacred to the Hindu pantheon, and is the source of their immortality.

[There's a small laugh as he looks down at the water she's soaking in.]

I'm afraid without the real Lakshmi here it's lost its full potency, but it's still more than enough to help cleanse mild blight and keep your skin youthful and soft.

[Maria seems quite relaxed and familiar with the setup, allowing him to move her fingers as he needs to get the work done. It's nice to get back to something like this after so long.

She definitely seems interested in the explanation about amrita, and she glances down to the foot bath with an appreciative sound.]

It feels wonderful, so I trust that it can do that much. I hadn't heard that legend before - this place always has me feeling like I need to do a bit more reading on mythology.

It seems like almost every pantheon has something like that - a source of immortality for the gods. I think there was a post about it on the bulletin board a few days ago.

[It all goes pretty quickly, considering Maria's familiarity with the process and all the practice Forrest has put in. And once the base coat is done, he gives her nails some time to dry.]

There. If you'd like, I can put the base coat on your toes while we wait for your fingernails to dry.

Yes, I saw that, though in Celtic mythology it seems to be the dwelling of the gods that's the source of their immortality, at least in part. So as the representative of a Celtic god, I didn't have much to add.

[There's a bit of an awkward laugh at that. It really is a shame, missing out on conversations like that for lack of shared experience. At Forrest's request, she brings her feet out of the little bath and moves to prop them within easy reach.]

That's fine by me.

It really is fascinating how different all the faiths represented in heaven are. You could study it your entire life and still not know everything.

[Forrest smiles, reaching for a towel to dry her feet and gently running his hands over her soles and arches for a moment.]

It looks like the amrita has done its job.

It is. My world had bits and pieces of proof that some of these figures truly existed, but I'm not sure even we had all of them present at once.

[And while all of them existed at some point in history, most people don't set themselves to studying every single faith and mythology in existence.

Though Maria's toes flick a little when he first touches her feet, that's all the reaction there is. It's a little ticklish, but she's used to this sort of thing.]

It does quick work. What a useful resource to have access to.

The gods of my world are dragons, so it's been a very different experience here.

[Forrest lets out a quiet giggle at the sight of Maria's toes twitching, and then gets right to business with applying the base coat.]

Yes, it's been quite helpful for both relaxation and beauty treatments.

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