[Kinda open] One last shot to see the statue before it goes down

[formermagicalgirl]

Who: Tamara, Colette, Audrey, and if anyone else shows interest will edit them in.
What: Seeing (and also possibly touching) the snake statue in the Dead District
Where: The snake statue
When: Friday Afternoon

It probably wasn't the smartest plan Tamara ever came up with, but she really wanted to just do something more than sit and twiddle her thumbs and let others get hurt. This was something within her means to do right now and she had known others like her wanted the same.

She prepared well the day before. She stopped into a thrift store and got a pair of torn up looking blue jeans and a plain looking t-shirt and also a plain baseball cap to cover her hair and even went ahead and got herself a backpack from there as well.

Then she stopped by the student store and got some art supplies. Nothing too immense, just a sketchbook and some artist's pencils and one of those erasers that you can shape. She's also brought along a small digital camera. It's one that she can use without drawing too much notice, but takes decent and clear pictures as long as there is natural light. Her plan is to not stay there any longer than an hour, less than that if possible. Get in, get some pictures, get a close look at it and get out. If they can find some way to get a drawing without drawing too much notice, then they will. If not, they can sketch from memory and the photos.

Since everyone who expressed interest was a student, she set a meeting place on campus. She set it for outside one of the buildings and made sure to check that no classes would be starting or ending when they met. There's some benches off to the side and that's where she'll be sitting.

Comments

[angelskills]

[ This was already kind of like a secret adventure, wasn't it? Colette was fairly certain that people who knew her in passing wouldn't recognize her, and that in itself was exciting.

She spots Tamara waving and waves back, getting up from her bench and swinging the bookbag over her shoulder as she begins to walk casually toward her. ]

Hello!

[ Oh wait her voice is still girly -- she lowers it a tad. ]

Erm - I mean, hi!

[formermagicalgirl]

[Tamara has to stifle a giggle at even the attempt to sound like a boy. But it could only help to play up the act as much as possible.]

Hi! Not a bad idea there. [Tamara tries to lower her own voice, but hers is very distinctly feminine. She can only really get it to a range of not sounding like her normal self.] And that is likely the best I can do.

[searchforpeace]

[Audrey is drawing nearer now and doesn't bother to raise her sunglasses as she draws closer to the pair. She recognizes Takako at least, though it takes her a moment to realize the other person is Colette.

She speaks in a lightly amused tone. Well, when in Rome, as the saying goes. Audrey is carrying a sketchpad under one arm and adjusts it as she speaks, her own voice only vaguely convincing. She sounds more like a pretty boy than a masculine guy so...]

A little experimenting never hurts.

[angelskills]

[ Colette giggles, covering her mouth with her hand a little. ]

You both make such pretty boys.

[ She wouldn't be surprised if a couple of girls started following them because of Audrey alone. ]

Are we all set?

[formermagicalgirl]

[Tamara really hopes that won't be the case. It's bad enough she's already had someone think she's a lesbian.]

I think we are. I brought a digital camera as well in case we do have to leave quickly.

[She pulls it out of her backpack and it's one of the kind that looks more like a pen when looking at it from far away. They don't take the best of pictures, but tolerable when in natural light. With some photoshopping it will actually give pretty decent results and definitely improve upon what currently exists.]

We'll be taking the bus part of the way and then walk the rest. If asked questions we're doing a project for [She names off an art class and the professor for it.] on modern sculptures and their use in architecture. If we do this right, the story shouldn't be needed at all.

[searchforpeace]

[Audrey can't help the brief laugh. She'd never considered whether she would make a good boy but... well, she supposed this answered the question.

She nods lightly, taking in what Tamara says.]

You really have this all planned out.

[angelskills]

Yeah... I'm impressed!

[ And relieved. This could be dangerous, and the more careful they were, the better. ]

[formermagicalgirl]

It is always best to be prepared. It's the programmer in me, I'm just always thinking ahead on how to solve potential issues that can crop up.

[searchforpeace]

Oh, you're a programmer? I didn't know that.

[Audrey laughs lightly then, deliberately resisting bringing a hand up to her lips. That's a bit too ladylike of a gesture.]

You seemed more like an artist somehow.