107/topping out ceremony

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**Anilaia (17) has posed:**
About one and a half month after the start of the construction, the whole house Anilaia had planned to be the prototype of a new kind of housing for lower Palanquin was closing in to finish. It hadn't been only the building time that had drawn it out, actually the building itself had been just a matter of 3 weeks of stacking clay bricks and connecting them with mortar made with a consideravle ammount of rice to increase its strength. It was the clearing of the area that had taken most of the time, and then the bticks had to be made in the way Anilaia demanded. But now, the whole building stood there in all its pride, the white chalked front gleaming in the early morning light. Anilaia had put on one of her more festive robes, the bright red fabric of it drawing attention to her as she stood between the archs that would offer the fore owners to offer some of their goods in front of the building without having them get wet.

    "Today, we came here to watch the first house of the new lower Palanquin to be finished. This capstone here, cut from marble and inlayed with the silver crest of the city, shall show to everyone that this is the face of the future city, a paramount of its stability - and no sooner the house shall fall apart than the capstone! Dear Palanquir, please give me a hand to make this come true, to inspire the whole town for greatness. And now, let's hoist this up to the place it shall rest!" Anilaia herself moves to one of the long ropes that lead up to a crane hoist and then down to a massive marble disk that is about 10 inch thick and has a diameter of a human hight. "All together, for the City!"

**Oro (45) has posed:**
And a crowd of citizens rushes in to help Anilaia, accompanied by ear-deafening cheer. Musicians play their songs, people dance and rejoice while the capstone is moving.

 Amongst the crowd stands Oro, easy to spot thanks to his leaf-green robes that almost seem to gleam under the sunlight. He doesn't help with the rope pulling, but does approach nevertheless to watch.

**Anilaia (17) has posed:**
Anilaia pulls in unison with the others, and with united power, the white disk with the gleaming inlay moves up along the side, well secured in the ropes. Up, on the height of the fthird floor, the bricklayers have readied themselves to push it into the circular depression helf free for it in the wall, one of them gesturing how much is still needed. "One more pull!" Anilaia cheers those at her cable up, and just a short time later, the cheers from the crowd and the jubilating men and women on the construction tells her they did it. The mortar behind the marble plate will dry in time, and until then, it is helt in tightly by several thick steel nails, pressing it against the drying cement.

**Oro (45) has posed:**
Oro is visibly impressed by the whole display, even claps at the end once the disk is in place. Not that one hears his clapping, the crowd goes wild at the same moment and begins to fiercely revel. This gives Oro the chance to slide past the people to approach Anilaia proper, comming to a halt just a few steps away from her. "Miss Anilaia." He speaks and follows with a bow. "Congratulations on your finished project."

**Anilaia (17) has posed:**
Anilaia dusts of her hands at a towel as the party begins to go its way, people looking at the building and the lower floors that are on display for today. "Ahh, Mister Oro... it is a pleasure to see you again. So, here we stand, the house errected. I had to replace the aquaeduct with a pump for the time until I can construct it. But until then, you have all the water you need for your trees, on the turning of a pump. It is not permanent flowing water, but the best I could manage without the Aquaeduct." she explains as she shakes some hands and moves slowly towards the stairs.

**Oro (45) has posed:**
Oro begins to follow after her, nodding on the way. "I see. Well, having a pump is no issue as long as the water is fresh and drinkable. I may hire a sorcerer for a more elegant solution. In time that is." Oro offers Anilaia a smile before sliding his hands into the sleeves of his robes. "I am ready for the tour Miss Anilaia. Show me your work."

**Anilaia (17) has posed:**
Leading up the stairs, Anilaia shows the levels of housing below with a short gesture or two, then she leads up to the upper two levels. "And here, behind this door is your future residence.." she explains, opening the door with a key she promptly hands to him. "I tried to make large rooms, and there is no decorative floor in yet, so you might decide on what you would like to cover it. The pump is over there." She points to a construction from copper and brass, a large iron cogwheel with a crank allowing to power it "Just turn the weheel to get water, and with the valve you can pump it to the rooftop water."

**Oro (45) has posed:**
Oro walks around the rooms of his new residence, closely inspecting every nook and cranny. At times, he mumbles to himself while taking mental notes. "Yeah, this works great. Good job Anilaia." Oro mentions while walking towards the pump. After inspect it for a few moments, he turns and nods. "Fantastic indeed. Now show me the garden?"

**Anilaia (17) has posed:**
Anilaia leads away from the main way up, towards a second stair leading to the second level and then another to the garden, which is at the moment mainly boxes filled with soil and a larger water basain. "The water is here already, but the flowers and trees you want will still have to grow. Though I advise against any tree larger than orange or something, because the huge trees will eventually try to break the roof."

**Oro (45) has posed:**
Oro walks around the crates of dirt and earth, looking quite happy at first. Until Anilaia mentions the roof breaking. "Oh..." Which immediately dims Oro's spirits. "I wanted to plant an eastern tower tree to have it coil around the leg of the statue... I guess that won't be happening after all." But all it takes is a shrug for Oro to move on. "No matter. It's a beginning. Now I just need to fulfill my end of the contract and we are set."

**Anilaia (17) has posed:**
Anilaia says, "That tree might get its place next to the house..." Anilaia ponders, looking over the space that had been cleared for the project. "Mabye once the main streets have been layed. Then the rest of the construction might commence much faster, allowing to free the space for a park that is centered around this tree you mentioned. But that will take decades to even reach the statue looming above, but them it could become a suburb of its own."

**Oro (45) has posed:**
"Well, the tower trees tend to grow very rapidly, depending on the conditions." Oro notes while joining Anilaia. He too begins to survey the area, trying to follow Anilaia's gaze. "But it would need proper care for it to do so. Making it coil around the statue will require some work too. We will have to perforare the stone slightly to give the tree room to grow into. But yeah..." Oro then turns and begins to head towards the crates of dirt. "I have to take care of the smaller garden first before worrying about the tree."

**Anilaia (17) has posed:**
"Comes time, comes growth. But with this, I will leave you to your garden - and your garden to you. Talk to me if you decided on some floor cover other than the sheer wood." Anilaia explains with a smile, then begins to move to the exit again.

**Oro (45) has posed:**
"Don't forget to actually use the services I owe you Anilaia." Oro mentions while following after Anilaia to open the door for her. "And thanks. You did your job well."