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Post by Evangeline on Mar 5, 2008 18:45:56 GMT -5
<<< Big fifteen! >>>
Streamers fluttered in the breeze outside as visitors and prospective customers filed into the building that Mike and Ondine had converted for their businesses. The Weathers and McQueen had dropped by, making for a bit of excitement among the locals. Outside, Tess and Lazaro sat on their best-trained, steadiest horses as onlookers checked them out and took pictures. Inside, Ondine welcomed visitors to check out her wares and services, and her clientele would be for the large part female. Their boyfriends, husbands and sons had gone over to check out the martial arts demos that Mike and Kendall were doing in the basement dojo underneath.
After some gentle persuasion, Shayla had finally relented to getting her teeth floated. Lars, Tom and Sid cradled her head - about as close as the last was willing to get to her open jaws - while Shroder worked with a power tool attached to a hub extension. Shayla did not enjoy these procedures, which was part of the reason why she'd been putting it off. But when she was risking cutting her inside cheek while just talking, even Seth prevailed on her to get it done. Others - Kathleen, Kamui, Veronica, Seth and Misty - stayed in sight, but didn't hang around too close, as the Harrier was already somewhat twitchy about having an audience to her ordeal.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 5, 2008 19:00:59 GMT -5
Ebony had brought the twins down from her home, wanting to let them get acquianted with their new hometown and its citizens while they were at the grand opening. She was with Ricardo and Phoenix at the moment and coming toward Ondine's shop.
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Delfina was also there, wanting to give Shayla some moral support as well as she went through this.
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Post by elizar on Mar 5, 2008 19:12:58 GMT -5
Daniel had watched closely onto the procedure, remembering when own teeth in the back had died and corroded, becoming pointy and sharp and chipped easily. His findings were still on his mind, wondering just how exactly Shayla's brother would take it to the news if he would find out. It had been a calculated risk, and he had drawn the short straw.
Jason hadn't stuck around for long, but he hadn't left before telling of the dos and don'ts when dealing with Egill; take no offers, do not declare war or alliance, and the non-users were not to attack, if doing so, Egill could bypass the rules by the means of self-defense.
Aron had been given a leather-bound book from Jason, smallish but easy to handle. It was also radiating some power like an artifact. It was one of the baits to use against Egill. It had been replicated, put in text of magical rituals which would not work, but perhaps would have in the human world, and the leather had been bought to make it leather-bound, and thus look older. It was mostly in Latin and had scribbles which seemed of various ages, and translation notes. Aron had put it in his room, awaiting the time until they would capture Egill.
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Post by Evangeline on Mar 5, 2008 19:55:26 GMT -5
Tess switched her reins to her other hand, keeping Annoka squarely under her as she waved to Ebony. Lazaro was on Blue Dog Tivio, who yawned with a distinct lack of concern for the gawkers and their cameras just a few feet from his nose, separated by a velvet rope barrier. More than once someone had asked "That's a stallion?" because of the blue roan stud's unflappable nature. Now he was with beings who wouldn't know the difference.
Ondine sighted Ebony a little after, smiling and waving from the door. Jay and Edith were also present, and they had Johnny and Trav with them. Darcy had followed behind Ebony's party, hoping to see Johnny there.
Shayla's jaws were braced open by what appeared to be a giant version of the apparatus that they used for working on horses. With her tongue held aside, it was possible to get to the back molars and apply a smoother bevel edge to the cheek edges of the teeth.
"My cuzzin, he was at a naval air station, eh? So he taught me everything!" Shroder went on as he ran the head of the tool along the outer-facing edges. Tom was holding Shayla's tongue and trying to refrain from bad jokes about deep throats and long tongues, especially with Delfina, Misty and Dawn in earshot. Lars was perhaps still in amazement at a procedure that seemed more like veterinary medicine than anything to do with aeronautical mechanics.
"I can see why she'd be embarrassed." Dawn said as she came up beside Delfina and Daniel.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 5, 2008 20:09:50 GMT -5
Ebony waved back at Tess, feeling sympathy for the humans and their horses as they were being gawked at.
She then came up to Ondine. "This is quite a turnout isn't it?"
Ricardo was with Phoenix. He turned to the Trans Am, "Wow, I've never seen so many cars here in one day."
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"Everyone's out here watching her," said Delfina to Dawn, "but it does feel embarrassing to have your teeth worked on."
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Post by elizar on Mar 5, 2008 20:15:29 GMT -5
"The worst thing is when they hit a nerve." Daniel said. "I had that happen to me when I was a kid. Been slightly unnerved of the chair since."
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Post by Insane Pirate Dragon on Mar 5, 2008 20:17:55 GMT -5
"And in town either," Phoenix said as she adjusted a strap of the harness.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 5, 2008 20:24:11 GMT -5
"Ow, I know," Delfina said in response to what Daniel said, "That does hurt."
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"I don't think the new businesses were never seen here before," said Ricardo, "It was the same at the grand opening of my body mod shop."
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Post by Evangeline on Mar 5, 2008 20:50:34 GMT -5
"It's better than I hoped for." Ondine nodded. "Of course, the celebrities are going to get some attention just for being here." She moved aside a little for an elderly Ford woman to pass. "I'm so glad you could come." She turned to Phoenix and Ricardo. "Glad to see you too. And how's business at the mod shop?"
Darcy, in the meantime, was showing Johnny and his little brother how to feed carrots and apple slices to the horses.
"I don't like going to the dentist so much either." Dawn said. "I just had to get a cavity filled, and Dr. Reeves, the older guy, did it. At least he's better than the other dentist who made it inside. I hope he teaches that other one a few things before he's too old to carry on."
Shroder was now working on the other side of Shayla's mouth, and it was Lars' turn to hold her tongue out of the way. Shayla herself was putting up with it as best as she could. Shroder had demonstrated the tool for the humans, invited them to put their bare hands directly on its revolving head. It wouldn't hurt skin or car paint at all, but had a polishing and grinding effect on teeth when properly applied. In all the procedure took about three-quarters of an hour with some of that time for set-up and for removing gear. Finally, he washed out her mouth, removed the speculum, and stood aside along with the men while the Harrier snapped the kinks out of her body and got used to the new alignment of her teeth. She had to admit that the fit of her teeth was closer and much more comfortable than it had been of late, and while she didn't eat much in the way of solids (except for her favorite linseed cakes), it improved her diction and might even improve her relations with Seth in ways that were no one else's business.
'Owzit feel?" Shroder asked.
"Better and closer." Shayla admitted. "At least I'm not pinching the inside of my mouth now." She smiled a little. "Thanks."
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 5, 2008 21:03:37 GMT -5
"I figure that they would be very important to us in the long run," said Delfina.
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"It's doing quite well, actually," Ricardo replied, "I've been getting a good flow of customers."
"I wanted to be here," said Ebony, "and I'm gonna be helping Rico out by sketching out new designs for him to try out."
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Post by elizar on Mar 5, 2008 21:11:01 GMT -5
"We don't have as much sweets as we did back home." Daniel said. "So there is a possibility that there could be less tooth damage from now on."
((Sleep, puppet please))
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Post by Evangeline on Mar 5, 2008 21:14:23 GMT -5
"Oh?" Ondine raised her shades. "I'd really like to see that work."
"Hey guys." Kendall showed up after doing his first demo with Mike. "Just keeping all the husbands occupied below."
"But people will still be getting sick and hurt and having babies." Dawn countered. "They say they might have to go back to the apprentice system for training new doctors." Dawn said. "Because there's only one third-year med student to cover for Dr. Scott and Dr. Calderon, and three nurses."
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 5, 2008 21:27:56 GMT -5
"I'm commissioning her," said Ricardo.
Ebony took out her sketchbook, "I did a few already, taking ideas from books I borrowed from the humans' library. Anyone wanna see?"
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Delfina had fallen silent at this point.
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Post by Evangeline on Mar 5, 2008 21:36:12 GMT -5
Kamui came up to Delfina. "So what'd you think of that? Didn't bother you too much?"
"I'd love to." Ondine said.
"I've seen them. They're very original." Kendall nodded.
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Post by ebonyviper on Mar 5, 2008 21:47:58 GMT -5
Delfina shook her head and looked at Kamui, "Nah, I've seen a car's teeth up close before, so it really doesn't bother me too much seeing teeth of a Harrier. The only difference is the size."
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Ricardo nodded, "I'd really like to see what you've done so far as well."
"And they would be quite popular because nobody's ever seen these kinds of animals before," said Ebony as she opened the sketchbook on her hood, and pointed to the first drawing, "I started with a wolf."
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