Inspiration in Familiar Faces

Nyota sat criss-crossed applesauce on her bed, her large sketch pad laid propped up on her lap as she worked on her latest piece for her art class. She was just finishing up the second out the three of her charcoal drawings that her teacher assigned to class. They were not due for an entire week but Nyota had other shit to do and she actually liked doing her art homework. She can't really claim the same for her other class. With one last smudge Nyota holds up the image of her latest masterpiece: a charcoal rendition of her favorite Star Trek themed lamp that her friend James got her a long time ago. Okey so her work was amateurish but damn it was she proud to make something semi-decent. Content, she rips the large piece of paper and lays it just next to drawing of the school fountain that she completed earlier. Now that she drew both a place and a thing... all that was left was to draw a person.

This was where she hit a bit of snag... she didn't really know all that many people. While she entertained the idea of going around and demanding someone to model for her, in the end she thought it was better to draw someone that she at least knew. Her friend James was the first person that came to mind but... she would have to call his ass over. Sure he would be happy to sit still she drew out his features but... why bother him when he could bother her new roommate Sky? They got along pretty well, making a solid go impression on her even if he did sort of force his way into the dorm. Well assuming he wasn't doing anything... maybe she could ask him to be her muse of sorts?

"Yo Sky? Got a moment?" hollered Nyota, her turning to look for Sky whom she assumed was somewhere in the room with her.

@Sky5372

"Okey so I have this art project and I am thinking of having you be my model for the last part of my last sketch." spoke up Nyota, turning her head to Sky whom she knew was looking over her shoulder. At this point she was quite used to him suddenly appearing right next to her.

"Assuming that your okey with that. You don't need to strip or anything that. I just need to you to... I dunno. Sit on the table there while I do my work from the couch. Will that work for you? I might have you sit there for... a hour or so." said Nyota, giving Sky a tentative hand gesture as she was unsure how long it would take for her to finish the portrait.

"Sweet!" cheered Nyota as she collected her sketch pad and tools under her arm. Once she has everything, she gives Sky an affirmative nod. "Okey yeah, just get comfortable and hold that pose for me" stated Nyota, pleased that she had a willing participant to work with.

As she stands midway between Sky and her bed, she squints and ponders. She strafes a few paces to her right, then to her left, before going left again. She stop, moves forward one step. She appears to be considering things before she nods to herself. Now that she had her spot, she walked over to the nearby chair tucked under her personal dorm desk and drags it along by hooking the chair leg with her right foot. She does this until she has the chair in the desired spot and proceeds to rest her tush on the seat. She opens her large sketch pad to a free page and rests it on her lap while she sets the sticks of charcoal along the spine of the sketch pad. She looks to Sky, her gazing studying her subject, then looks down to her pad. Nyota picks up a piece of charcoal and makes her first stroke.

As she draws, Nyota says nothing... making only a few mumbles and grunts under her breath as works on her art. Her eyes were mostly glued to the paper she is working save for a few stealing glances at Sky for reference.

Nyota could hear as Sky was standing up, which was probably her queue to finish up. She had gotten pretty far with her drawing so she didn't really need him to continue sitting as he was probably stiff from holding still for so long. As she looked up she that Sky was approaching, probably curious as her progress. She finished up smudging line on the drawing of Sky's face so that it blends in more with the shadows before she twists the sketch pad to him for him to see.

"Far enough I reckon. Still want to work out some of the details but I think its coming out alright. But we could both use a break. Starting to get a cramp on my drawing hand" spoke up Nyota as she sets the illustration next to her on the couch. "But I am almost finished so I wont have you sitting there for... however long I had you sitting there."

Nyota pauses, then pulled out her phone to check the time, looking surprised as it has already been an hour. "Woah... an hour already? Didn't feel that long."

"Errr... you want to go all the down to a cafe?" questioned Nyota. When she had suggested a break, she was expecting a break 10 minutes tops. Walking down to the local cafe, order drinks, and then walking back was going to be longer than she intended. Normally she didn't like to take too long of breaks while drawing or painting as it messed with her... mojo... or whatever what one calls their creative drive. But... going to the to the cafe gave her the excuse to get a pumpkin spice latte so... hell might as well just go along with it.

"Ah... you know what. Sure. I could use some caffeine flowing through my veins anyway." Having given her answer, she pushes off her seat and comes to stand. She wastes not time as she wanders over the door, waiting for Sky to join her.

"Ready when you are partener."