"Sure." Sādhanā responds with a smile. "And don't worry, you'll figure it out."
Grinning as Tes chooses exactly what she expected, Rhadaya considers for a moment. "I'll tr one of the strawberry and vanilla cakes please."
Standing outside the changing room she says, "Well....we don't carry shoes here and I'm not even sure if there's a cobbler in town yet, but you can check with Halfpocket. He sometimes gets different shoes with the shipments that he gets. He might have what you need." She suggests, trying to be helpful.
Yulia returns with a honey bun, glistening with golden honey, and a vanilla and strawberry cake made with yellow sponge cake.
"Thanks for the tip, Rajni," Sienna says from behind the door.
Clara smiles. "So where to next?"
"Sure, no problem. Just let me know when you're ready for me to look at the dress Ms. Cyna, I wanna go check on Elena real quick and make sure she's okay." With that she sets down her notes and goes back to the couch to check on her sister, "Feeling any better?"
"Well there's the barracks or the mine. They're probably the closest from here...or were." Sādhanā replies.
Cyna manages somehow to situate herself in the dress. "How does it look?" she asks.
Sienna nods in approval. "I like it. And it kinda goes along with mine."
Elena nods. "I'm fine. Need any help?"
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"Ok then this is the one. Let's get it measured before it falls off." Cyna says.
"It might be good to know where Barclay will be, so let's head to the barracks. The mines aren't far from there anyway," Clara suggests.
Sienna chuckles. "Right."
She thinks for a minute before shaking her head, "Nah...I think I got this. Just taking some notes for mother and auntie priya on measurements and wot not and then I guess they take payment upon delivery right? I guess mother would decide how much to charge depending on the alterations and such right? I don't know how all that works, but they're almost done. I just have to measure Ms. Cyna now and jot down her particulars. If you're alright, I go back to finish things up with them." Patting her sister's arm she takes the cloth and freshens it before bringing it back to Elena and placing it on her head, "Just relax, I'll be done soon."
Going back to the couple she says, "If that's the one you want Ms. Cyna I can go ahead and get your measurements and stuff."
"Please do." She answers stepping out of the changing area.
"Thanks for the help, Rajni," Sienna says. "So, what next, Cutie?"
"Food, decorations, shoes and things, reserving the time at the temple, invitations... I'm sure there's more..." Cyna answers counting with her fingers.
"Yeesh," Sienna says. "I thought we invited everyone already."
She nods, "I can do the simple stuff and it's the least I can do for my family since they've been so busy lately and took me in without a second thought despite my obvious differences. But that's neither here or there. I just don't want Elena over stressing herself right now." She explains as she takes Cyna's measurements and pins the note to the dress before hanging it on the same rack with Siennas' dress. Nodding her agreement with Cyna she says, "Oh yes...planning these things are a real bugger of a pain...but worth everything. If you need some help getting everything organized and need to spread out some of the work, why not ask some of your friends...or Arista? It might help take her mind off of some other not so pleasant things. Besides..she usually seems to have enough energy for like ten people. I think that about does it here, mother will let you know how much it'll cost once she has a chance to look at everything and what alterations need to be made. I'm pretty sure she takes payment after the dresses are delivered. Good luck with everything."
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"I guess we told everyone but since we don't have a time or a place yet we'll have to tell them again." Cyna says.
"True," Sienna says. "Reserving time at the temple sounds like the easiest thing, so let's do that."
Going to the door of the shop she asks, "If there's anything else we can help you with, just feel free to let us know. Have a wonderful day ladies."
Kāma makes her way about town, checking off those that she delivers invitations to as she goes. Seeing the warm smiles from everyone she hands one to, the hijra marvels at the genuine goodwill of the majority of the people here, not for the first time thanking Ammanurata for guiding her here. Looking at her list she heads towards the barracks to deliver Barclay’s
"Sounds good to me." She replies. "Thanks again." Cyna waves before heading off to their next destination.
"And we'll see about Arista helping," Sienna says.
Barclay supervises the moving from the barracks, sitting down to enjoy a moment of relative peace.
She nods and gives them a wave in return before heading back to Elena, "Well...with everything going on, mama and aunti priya are gonna have their work cut out for them. I'll help around the house however I can....when I'm not with Dillon." She says with a slight giggle.
"Good idea," Sādhanā says leading the way."Barclay pretty much runs the town.....a job that has definitely increased in scope lately."
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"You know, I can still help too," Elena says. "I'm pregnant, not a cripple."
Going to the couch and sitting next to Elena she puts her arm around her, "I know Sis...it's just...you were feeling so bad earlier, I just wanted to make sure you were okay. I don't mean to fuss so much, I just love you and want you and the baby to be okay."
Clara leads the way through the south end of town where most laborers have set up shop. Farber and William, the former paladins turned tanner and fletcher respectively, have a much larger shop now. "Those two have been doing pretty good with the boom. They can even do magic arrows and leather armor now."
Elena smiles. "I know, but don't try and do everything yourself."
She nods as she gives her a happy but gentle hug, "Okay sissy."
Ashram is busy trimming the wicks on the candles when Cyna and Sienna arrive. "How are you two today? Anything I can do for you?"
"We're doing well. In fact we've decided to have our wedding soon would you be able to help us with that?" Cyna asks.
"In what way?"
"We would like to use the temple for our ceremony in about a week," Sienna answers.
"Ah, so you'd like to reserve the temple," Ashram says. "I'm sure we can do that for you. I'll just jot down a note."
"You know, I can still help too," Elena says. "I'm pregnant, not a cripple."
"That's impressive! I'm sure Cyna'll be happy to hear that." Sādhanā says to Ylrhea. "I see the population's grown quite a bit, and by more than just the refugees we directed here."
Clara nods. "There have been boats just about everyday with people willing to try a new life here. Still...some folks leave."
"So what day should we shoot for, Cutie?" Sienna asks.
Barclay looks over at the approaching hijra. "Well, well, I hardly see you without Elena. What's the occasion?"
"Well, I wanted to give you thisss." the hijra says smiling. "It iss an invitation to our wedding."
"Understandable. But at least the people who leave her are doing so by choice, not fleeing for their lives." Sādhanā says wisely. "Zahvroma isn't an easy place to live, but it's a good one, and as long as we can do anything about it, it will get better."
"How about next Sheylus?" Cyna asks.
Ashram writes down the date. "Next Sheylus. About what time? And who do you want to officiate your wedding?"
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"How about noon? Should give everyone enough time to get up and get here, I think. Not sure who I want to marry us. Is Arista qualified?"
"True," Clara says. "It's given people a choice, which is better than what it used to be."
She leads the others to the barracks where Barclay is speaking with Kama. The paladin turns to Celia. "That's Barclay. He's pretty much in charge here."