forgetfulchime | Fifth Chime

[It’s been over a week since Rhyme’s death penalty has been removed. The side effect, which made her hands unable to feel anything hot or cold, that came with the removal is gone now. Though it wasn't enough to keep her from starting work back up at All Passions the moment she got the use of her hands back.

To be honest though, the task of making and designing clothes for the shop the way Shiki did is… jarring. Extremely jarring.

Shiki had always wanted to be a designer and was even able to open her own shop up here. She had a natural talent for making clothes and even made the very ones she wore on her person every day (which Rhyme has a lot of those clothes in her closet).

Rhyme has never had much of a skill in sewing, at least nowhere near Shiki’s skill level. She had been her apprentice and even took to sewing a little when she was here though not enough to say she became incredibly skilled, but enough to say she could sew at least a little on her own. Though now the little skill she had has waned a lot in the past half a year because of her death penalty rendering her hands completely useless and unusable.

So all of that combined plus the very fact that she was now working at the shop alone....

It's nerve wracking.

However, not all was as bad as it seemed, she had to remind herself of that. Just last month there was a commission given to the shop for a wedding dress. While she may not have been able to help much aside from oversee the project out, she was able to watch and learn from everyone who pitched in to help make it. And again last month, Hikaru had started using the shops sewing machine to make his own clothes and, of course, she doesn't watch over his shoulder, but every now and then she'll get to see what he was doing and take notes from that.

Still, getting back into sewing has been no easy task (though what more is to be expected). Pricking her finger on needles and messing up amidst her attempted sewing work happens more often than not. But she's okay with that. Practice makes perfect, and so long as she continues to practice at a good pace, she'll get the hang of it again in no time and with enough clothes to fill the shop from last years lines, she can take her time practicing. Not that she'd rush if she didn't have the time. Haste makes waste after all!!

Right.

While Rhyme is working on one of her practice projects today, pinning the fabric up on a manikin for the time being, she opens up her journal ]

Hey, everyone! I was wondering, does anyone have any advice for someone who's kind of a beginner at sewing? I'm finally able to use the sewing machine again but it's been a while since I've used it, so I'm a little out of practice. [A light giggle] Any kind of advice would help, like what kind of things I should practice making first and everything.

Also, I forgot to mention earlier this month but All Passions has it's fall line up! If you're looking for something wing friendly and warm, we've got just what you need!

[And the message ends there. For the rest of the day, anyone can find Rhyme in All Passions setting some things up, taking a look at the clothes or rummaging around in the back either working on the designs Shiki left behind or looking through some fabric and materials.]

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A clothing store, I'm assuming here. Where is it at?

[Because she doesn't like this cold weather much, okay.]

You would be assuming right! It's on your right as soon as you walk into the plaza, next to the bakery.

Got it. I'll stop by sometime. Do you do custom orders?

I look forward to it. And yes, I do.

[Granted she's going to need some help as she stands right now, like she did with the wedding dress, but it'll get done]

Good. None of the winter clothes in the shop really work for me.

Really? Is there a specific style you're looking for?

Loose mostly. A few thicker cloaked would be nice, ones with shoulder capes. The more modern types of clothes - I guess that's what they are anyhow - are all too tight.

[ Should she have helped her more... currently help her more? Probably not. Either way, she does check in regularly on Rhyme, to make sure this place isn't going to die or anything. So it's one of those days where she comes in and looks around for her. If she's not in the front, she'll just use one of the keys she still has to head back ]

[Even though Haruhi doesn't help much in the ways of working at the shop, Rhyme does truly appreciate the fact that Haruhi comes to check on her a lot. Beat does the same and even hangs out but it's still nice to know she cares so much about the shop and everything.

Rhyme is in the back of the store in storage closet when Haruhi comes by to check on her though, shifting through a box of spools of thread to find one with the right color to sew her practice shirt together. She might be able to hear her rummaging around back there]

[Well, no need to surprise her. When she goes to back while she doesn't hesitate to open the door, she does knock before she comes in. She's... been in a mood but that's got nothing to do with Rhyme, really]

Hey, are you here?

You do realize it will be hard to follow in her footsteps if you have experience in neither designing nor sewing.

[ Which by no means is a reason she shouldn't. But if she doesn't know it in her head it will make it all the worse if it causes a problem in actuality. ]

Yes, I know. [She knows that all too well. It's why she's so nervous in trying to fill that position]

It's just... this shop meant everything to Shiki. I don't want to let it die, especially when she left it to me to look after. So even though it'll be hard to run this shop the way she did and learn everything on my own at the same time... I think I can do it.

Besides, I can remember at least the basics in sewing! So that's a start.

It is. Everyone has to start somewhere.

Have you done anything to learn about design yet?

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