québécois

[her_imperial_radiance]

The Golden Coven stays in Québec for one year.

When Harley is eight and a half, they start packing.

Zeus is inconsolable.

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[pythbox]

"What kind of weird?" says Harley.

[alicornucopia]

"People who sew," says Zeus. "I don't sew, so they talk about sewing a lot, and they think I should sew, and I'm only ever there because of Mom, and I guess if I sewed it'd be okay."

[pythbox]

"I like sewing!" says Harley. "It's fun!"

[pumpkin_pie]

Aedyt ruffles Harley's hair.

[alicornucopia]

"What's fun about it?" Zeus wants to know.

[pythbox]

"Dunno," he shrugs. "It just is!"

[alicornucopia]

"Well, I can try it," shrugs Zeus.

[pythbox]

"Yay!"

[pumpkin_pie]

So Aedyt sets them both up with conjured reference material and appropriate fabric and so forth, and she shows Zeus how to sew. (Harley already knows.)

[alicornucopia]

Zeus keeps pricking his fingers and he makes impatient childish stitches, but he does not give up.

[pumpkin_pie]

Aedyt is very encouraging! And she has plenty of coins with which to heal small ouches.

[alicornucopia]

Sewing sewing sewing. Zeus accidentally sews one of his sleeves to his project.

[pumpkin_pie]

Aedyt giggles. And then she fixes it.

[alicornucopia]

"Thanks," says Zeus sheepishly.

His results are absolutely, unwearably terrible, but this seems okay with him, given how much magic is available to repair the problem.

[pumpkin_pie]

Aedyt is good at fixing things!

She makes little adjustments to Zeus's costume, and soon it is much more Robin Hood.

[alicornucopia]

Zeus tries it on!

[pumpkin_pie]

Aedyt makes a few more little adjustments, so it will fit him properly.

"There. Perfect," she says.

Time to deal with Harley.

[pythbox]

Harley's Marian costume does not strongly resemble anything worn by Marian in the trailers.

It's pretty, though. In its own way. And it definitely has character.

[alicornucopia]

"That doesn't look like the outfit she had," muses Zeus. "Are you being Marian or just somebody in period costume?" (Zeus's mother says things like "period costume".)

[pythbox]

"Well, I was being Marian. But look how pretty I am!" he says, twirling.

[pumpkin_pie]

"You are very pretty," says Aedyt. "I could make it more like Marian's, if you want."

[alicornucopia]

"It looks fine, it's just not Marian-y right now," shrugs Zeus.

[pythbox]

"Okay, you can make it more like Marian's," says Harley. "But only if it stays pretty!"

[pumpkin_pie]

Aedyt edits the dress. The sleeves become slightly puffier, the hem slightly straighter, and the gold trim shifts around until it matches Marian's more closely.

"There, how's that?"

[pythbox]

Harley twirls.