[Seeing he's still a little stuck, she flips to a new page and begins a new drawing. This one simple and with easy to follow steps. She draws two printed 'y's, a smaller one just above a larger one, making sure he can see.]
Just copy what I'm doing.
[She will slowly try to lead him through the steps]
Well, I certainly can't lay any claim to sanity. I'm sitting on the floor on the bridge of a ship that apparently isn't real, teaching the man who should probably be my enemy how to draw my favorite flower.
[She doesn't really mind though, she believes what Nobunaga told her should apply to the Captain too. Who he is, not what.]
But, the rose on that page doesn't need roots to be beautiful, Captain. It's beautiful because you drew it.
... I've never seen the roots of a plant. [his eyes stay fixed to the paper.] Adding that to the complexity of creating a living being... I can create things I've only read about. But, not if it's alive.
I would imagine creating something alive out of nothing is a near impossible feat. You'd have to have a deep understanding of everything about it, from how it breaths, to how it walks, to how the heart beats. Not to mention the functions of intelligence and the brain.
[Not even the Creator could make something alive from nothing. He had to start small and build his way up.]
But, this is simply a sketch on a piece of paper and you can draw anything you like. If the rose isn't to your liking, I can show you how to draw something else.
[Valdis starts drawing the lines one at a time, giving him basic instructions and showing him how she creates each part. She goes slowly to give him time to get it just how he wants it before moving on to the next step.]
[he once again pays rapt attention... which certainly doesn't make him any better at drawing it, but. it looks vaguely like a really lumpy english muffin.]
[She glances over at the now cold latte and pastry she had left in front of the door. It's a little odd that he's chosen to spend time with her instead of eating the sweets she had brought him, but she's not complaining.]
I can leave this sketchbook with you if you want to keep drawing. I can get another from Sundries.
[It's basically new, just the beginning of the sketch of the Captain with Skulduggery and a few silly drawings of the ship, so he's welcome to it.]
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[which isn't "no" by any stretch of the imagination.]
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[She tears off a piece of paper and hands it to him along with her extra pen.]
This isn't really much different, it just takes practice and a slightly different skill set.
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[he does take the pen and paper. places the paper down on the floor. smooths it out. begins staring intently at it.
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Just copy what I'm doing.
[She will slowly try to lead him through the steps]
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You're making fun of me.
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[Someone important.]
I do apologize if I have offended you, it was not my intent.
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[She doesn't really mind though, she believes what Nobunaga told her should apply to the Captain too. Who he is, not what.]
But, the rose on that page doesn't need roots to be beautiful, Captain. It's beautiful because you drew it.
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... I've never seen the roots of a plant. [his eyes stay fixed to the paper.] Adding that to the complexity of creating a living being... I can create things I've only read about. But, not if it's alive.
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[Not even the Creator could make something alive from nothing. He had to start small and build his way up.]
But, this is simply a sketch on a piece of paper and you can draw anything you like. If the rose isn't to your liking, I can show you how to draw something else.
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[At least he's interested in continuing. She quickly thinks through what simple things she can show him. Anything living is out of the question.]
I can show you how to draw a sailboat, or perhaps a house? Unless there is something specific you want to draw?
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[Valdis starts drawing the lines one at a time, giving him basic instructions and showing him how she creates each part. She goes slowly to give him time to get it just how he wants it before moving on to the next step.]
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That looks great!
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[She's had a lot of time to learn how to draw well, her own beginning sketches weren't great either.]
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[She glances over at the now cold latte and pastry she had left in front of the door. It's a little odd that he's chosen to spend time with her instead of eating the sweets she had brought him, but she's not complaining.]
I can leave this sketchbook with you if you want to keep drawing. I can get another from Sundries.
[It's basically new, just the beginning of the sketch of the Captain with Skulduggery and a few silly drawings of the ship, so he's welcome to it.]