Topic: Preparing a Surprise

Rekah Illyriana

Date: 2012-01-25 11:21 EST
Sometimes her heart was bigger than her head. And sometimes her ideas were bigger than the room. This undertaking was turning out to be one such idea. After leaving the Outback with a few measurements and some notes jotted down on random bits of paper Rekah headed straight for her old home. The home before the Eye, the home before Sin and Sal?s beachfront property, it was the cavern in the woods, the old mining shaft. She still used it to store everything-after all she was still a horrible packrat and needed a place to put away all of the shiny things she acquired each and every week.
She made it about five steps out of the Inn before she remembered the Quill of Infinite doorways.

?Oh you,? Rekah chided the peacock feather as she sketched a door out on the sidewalk much like a child with chalk. Once the door was done she opened it up and slid down the slide. No steps this time.
The door closed behind her and the sidewalk was as it always had been-a normal sidewalk.

She?d only told people half the truth about the quill. She really did know how to use it for the most part. If you know where you want to go it will take you from point A to point B, but Rekah rarely dictated her direction-so she really did end up just anywhere. That was part of the fun. However, tonight she was on a mission.

The door way opened up just in time for her to pop up and off the end of the slide. She even added the flourish of arms above her head in the shape of a ?V? for effect. It was lost on the rocky, damp walls. Even though she didn?t still sleep and live here, she still came by at least once or twice a week to unload her wares and to sift through everything.

?If I were a plant,? she mused as she headed for one of the rooms that held vases, pots, pans, buckets and pails. ?What would I like to live in, if I couldn?t live outside??
She leaned over and picked up a plain plastic bucket and set it on her head. Taking a couple turns around the room.

?No, you?re too dark and you smell funny.? Removing the bucket and carefully setting it back where it had been. Moving through the assortment of cooking utensils and potting items she hummed a quiet little tune. Stopping to pick up another pail-this one was bright yellow and metal. She set it on her head, turned around a couple of times.


?Not so bad?? Then she set it down and stood in it like a Flamingo.

?You?re nice an?cheery. Okay. You can come along.? So the metal, yellow pail was set aside as a definite yes.

This was how the rest of her day progressed trying on different pots, pans, buckets, and vases to see if they were appropriate and comfortable for a plant. Not that she was the authority on such a thing but she figured if it was comfortable for her it would be comfortable for a plant.
Once Rekah had collected around ten different vases, pots, buckets and one coffee cup she stacked them high and headed back up.

?Okay, you are the chosen ones and you have a very important job to do. Onward to your destiny!!? That was the battle cry as she weaved her way to a wall.
Another door was drawn-this one leading back to the Eye? She had much to do.
And she hadn?t even collected sparkles yet.

Rekah Illyriana

Date: 2012-01-30 12:48 EST
As promised Yeardley had delivered an assortment of flowers and plants. It was a veritable rainbow of petals and leaves. There were blue and pink tulips alongside purple and white hydrangeas. While pink and yellow roses were oddly coupled with purple calla lilies. Yellow peonies dappled through the green ivy while orchids of various colors stood prettily throughout the spread. There were lilacs, daffodils, gardenias, sweet pea, carnations and a lonely trumpet vine to round out the collection. And last but not least the moonflowers she?d promised Jasper the first night they?d talked.

It was a big undertaking to replant them all. But, these days Rekah rarely ran out of energy. She was either at stop or go with little give room in between. So the monumental task at hand was a good way to keep her focused and out of trouble for a few hours during the night. It was sure to be a relief to any who had been trying to keep track of her lately-with her erratic appearances and disappearances. Anytime she was in one place for more than an hour it was surely a blessing in disguise.
Even if this time it involved a ton of dirt from near a troll?s bridge. After all, they do have the best dirt around.

The girl was not overly particular in choosing which planter or vase she ended up transplanting each flower into. It was more of a grab a planter, choose a plant, fill the planter, move the plant. There were only a couple of plants that ended up in specially chosen containers. Each of the ivies had been planted into pots that were big enough to allow them room to grow and flourish.

But, the special flower of the evening was the moonflower. She held it up and turned it this way and that.
The cup and saucer planter were especially for this one.

?Oh. I cannot wait!? She whispered to the flower.

?You will tell him that you are the special flower of this bunch, yes? I know you will. Of course,the rest are special too. But, I promised you to him first.? She lightly patted one of the leaves and then patted down the dirt around the stem.

Rekah looked around to see all the brightly colored flowers in their brightly colored planters, pots and vases. Her lips curled into that Cheshire grin.

?A rainbow just threw up in my room.? She laughed into a yawn which she covered with her dirty hand, leaving smudges of dirt across her nose and cheek.

?Good night, lovely flowers and pretty ivy, good night.?
It was an effort for her to keep her eyes open long enough to crawl to her hammock, but she managed it. A blanket was pulled up over head and her top hat was tossed on the floor as she drifted off to sleep.

Rekah Illyriana

Date: 2012-01-30 12:56 EST
Just an idea of the assortment of flowers

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Just an idea of the what sorts of planters the flowers are being brought in.
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Original sets can be found here
and here