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astrocat · 06-14-2021, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Waddles

Art to... to make people think? Mamie didn't like that idea. Art was supposed to be fun and lovely, not...thinking. Still, she tried to keep an open mind when Ash passed the drawing over. She looked at the things Ash pointed out, and felt her stomach flip-flop at the reminder of Rosier. Was Ash still stressed about Rosier? The bad man was dead, after all.

She looked at some of the other stressing things, frowning at the names above some of the shadowy people. And the speech bubbles... the speech bubbles weren't surprising. She knew some of the things people said about her friend. She tapped her foot rapidly under the table. She was supposed to say something nice about Ash's art, right? Well... Margaret didn't like it that much. It made her think, sure, but about things she absolutely did not want to think about. And it was confusing, like...why were Upstead and Cambridge's names on there? But she didn't know any technical art words, so she couldn't compliment her friend's skill, either.

But she couldn't tell her she hated it, not when Ash had shown it to her. It felt like reading someone's diary and saying, no I don't like it, your thoughts are bad, or something. And that wasn't right.

So...Margaret kept her mouth shut, and passed the drawing back over.

Ash wasn't even looking at Mamie, not at the moment anyway. But she had known the girl for three years, and she knew that Mamie got quiet when she was uncomfortable or scared. So after the silence had stretched on for a while, she DID look up. "You don't like it," she said thoughtfully. It was a question, but it also wasn't. Kinda an... invitation? For elaboration?

Ash didn't really care if anyone else liked it or not. Objectively, it was well done. And also... the art wasn't exactly meant to be liked. Maybe the goal was to make people uncomfortable. If every wizard in the world hated the piece, then it would probably be a success. That was how it worked. Because if it made people uncomfortable, they had to think about it. They had to think about what made them uncomfortable about it. Which was the point.

Anyway, Mamie still wasn't talking, which meant that she was definitely worried, uncomfortable, or guilty. Or something else like that. It was up to Ash to figure out which one.

06-14-2021, 11:50 AM	#28 (permalink)
astrocat Puffskein Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: New York City Posts: 2,139 Hogwarts RPG Name: Brandon Fox Hufflepuff Fifth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Phoebe Calypso [s]Dupont[/s] Slytherin Third Year	Which came first, the phoenix or the flame? Quote: Originally Posted by Waddles Art to... to make people think? Mamie didn't like that idea. Art was supposed to be fun and lovely, not...thinking. Still, she tried to keep an open mind when Ash passed the drawing over. She looked at the things Ash pointed out, and felt her stomach flip-flop at the reminder of Rosier. Was Ash still stressed about Rosier? The bad man was dead, after all. She looked at some of the other stressing things, frowning at the names above some of the shadowy people. And the speech bubbles... the speech bubbles weren't surprising. She knew some of the things people said about her friend. She tapped her foot rapidly under the table. She was supposed to say something nice about Ash's art, right? Well... Margaret didn't like it that much. It made her think, sure, but about things she absolutely did not want to think about. And it was confusing, like...why were Upstead and Cambridge's names on there? But she didn't know any technical art words, so she couldn't compliment her friend's skill, either. But she couldn't tell her she hated it, not when Ash had shown it to her. It felt like reading someone's diary and saying, no I don't like it, your thoughts are bad, or something. And that wasn't right. So...Margaret kept her mouth shut, and passed the drawing back over. Ash wasn't even looking at Mamie, not at the moment anyway. But she had known the girl for three years, and she knew that Mamie got quiet when she was uncomfortable or scared. So after the silence had stretched on for a while, she DID look up. "You don't like it," she said thoughtfully. It was a question, but it also wasn't. Kinda an... invitation? For elaboration? Ash didn't really care if anyone else liked it or not. Objectively, it was well done. And also... the art wasn't exactly meant to be liked. Maybe the goal was to make people uncomfortable. If every wizard in the world hated the piece, then it would probably be a success. That was how it worked. Because if it made people uncomfortable, they had to think about it. They had to think about what made them uncomfortable about it. Which was the point. Anyway, Mamie still wasn't talking, which meant that she was definitely worried, uncomfortable, or guilty. Or something else like that. It was up to Ash to figure out which one.