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Finding (More) New Hobbies, Thursday Period 2

Hobby class, today, was meeting in a generic classroom. Stark was standing at the front of the room with some books on the desk by him along with a stack of squares of colorful paper. Stark was also dressed in what could charitably be described as 'threadbare' clothing today. There were holes. He hadn't even known he still had this shirt.

“I’m Stark,” Stark said. “If you don’t know me by now. Welcome to a workshop on finding new hobbies. More new hobbies. We’ll try out something new each week and maybe find something we want to keep doing. Or not. Easy enough to never try something again after the first time.”

“I’m looking for ways to help keep myself busy.” Moreso right now than at the beginning of the summer, even. “So I thought I’d share that. I do better when I have things to do. And today’s thing to do is folding paper into shapes. It’s called origami, it’s from Japan, and it’s you make little paper sculptures.”

He held up a small paper frog. “Like this frog. It jumps.”

He demonstrated, then held up a few other shapes including tiny stars. “So, try some things out. And…I suppose we can do introductions? In case not everyone knows each other. If someone would like to start before we start folding? Or you can fold and talk. No reason not to do both.”

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Folded up.

Luma Zarrin

Quinn Maybrook

Steven Grant

Henry

Name, why you're here, if you have any hobbies already?

"I'm Quinn," Quinn said, offering a vague wave. "Um. I used to play volleyball? But, uh. Life happened. So . . . well, I have a lot more free time now, and I should probably find something to do with it."

That wasn't sharpening weapons or target practice.

"I'm Luma," she offered, when tgd opportunity arose,vaguely and distractedly, as she was currently frowning with a furrowed brow at the paper on front of her and trying to think of how to fold it into a wolf shape. "I guess my hobbies are reading and fashion things and long excursions in the woods. Hunting,but I don't do as much of that these days..."

"Steven Grant," Steven said. He gave a wave, making particular note of those in the class he was familiar with. Should he approach them? Or was that rude to interrupt the class? He wasn't certain.

"Oh, er," Steven said, when he realized his thoughts had wandered, "here to try out new hobbies. Sort of attempting to figure out what I like? Can't know until you try, can you? So far I'd say writing, cooking, and dancing are my hobbies. Oh! Perhaps hiking? But a nice stroll through lovely bits of nature. Not the sort of thing where you strain yourself."

With that Steven tried to find some green paper to use to try to fold a frog. It was going to take several attempts to even get near the area.

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He's here. He can talk while folding. Or at the end of class. Whatever works.

Steven waited until the end of class to talk to Stark because he didn't want to interrupt the lesson. "Stark! Hello! How are you?"

Steven looked extremely happy. Moreso than you might think someone with a tea stain on his shirt would look. No, he hadn't had time to go home and change before coming here.

Someone not having stains on their clothing was more exceptional at this point, wasn't it?

"Well enough," Stark said. "How are you? Your trip went well?"

"It went brilliantly," Steven said. He was smiling from ear to ear. "Llewellyn and I got married!"

Yes, he'd been trying to figure out the best way to present that information and in the end blurting it out had won no matter what the rankings of the other options were.

That was not what Stark had expected to hear but his expression passed through startled very quickly before settling on pleased. Other expressions might come later.

"You did? While you were away? That's...congratulations!"

"Sudden decision," Steven explained. "While we were away. Eloping. Happened all in a rush, really. But yes. Married. Thank you. We're well thrilled."

"I'm happy for you. Both of you," Stark said. And he meant it. Of course he did.

"I didn't know that was something you were thinking of doing." He'd wondered but it was none of his concern.

"We both wanted to," Steven said. "I was the hold up. I didn't want to do it without Marc. How could we have something with all our friends and loved ones but not him? Didn't feel right. Then I realized it could work if we went the opposite direction. If it was just Llewellyn and me, that was different. Small, private.

"We will do something for friends and loved ones though," Steven added, gesturing towards Stark to indicate he was on that list. "Not sure yet what or when, but something."

"Always good to have an excuse to celebrate," Stark said. "And if you wanted something small I'm glad that's what you got for yourselves. Very glad. When did you do it?"

"This past Sunday," Steven said. "We extended our holiday. Got back last night. Didn't want to miss your class."

"I'm glad you're back," Stark said. "And in the class. It's good to see you."

"Glad to be taking the class," Steven said. "Sort of regretted not doing it last go round. Pleased you're doing it again. How are you?"

Steven had not caught up on any radio from when he was on holiday, no.

"I'm fine," Stark said with a small shrug.

He was! Generally speaking.

"Trying to keep busy. Wondering where my clothes have disappeared to."

"I wasn't certain if I should ask," Steven admitted. "I take it you didn't intend to dress like that?"

"I didn't think I owned this anymore."

He might not have. It might have just appeared today!

"No. I try not to look...like this. If I can help it."

Years of having no spare clothes would do that to a man.

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