38th Teddy Bear [Video]

[asobouyo]

 [This is Elicia, looking ashamed, puffing out her cheeks; whelp, she dun did it. She stole. She committed a crime and would surely be locked up in the tunnels for life, grow a beard, make friends with the rats there. Yes. Especially with the discovery of the bag of goods in her closet. For a week she ate nervously at dinner, stopped her mom from putting clothes away before hiding the bag further back, under some blankets. She paced by the door, hand on chin, brow furrowed. She tossed and turned, dreaming of the stolen things hopping out to confront her. Awake in a cold sweat, pleading with the stars to unburden her from this paaaaaain. 

HER SHAME WAS STRONG AND HER HEART HEAVY.

So here she is.]

Um... A while ago, I... took some people's things. I-I didn't mean to! I don't know why I did it--I thought I was a really cool thief who stole for good reasons! But I guess I wasn't really and it was all in my head... I have all the stuff still, though. Right here!

[She lets the camera pan over all the things she's stolen. Yep, look at all that stuff.]

I snuck out and took these, a-and I feel real bad about it. But if you come over, I can give it back! Mama and papa says that's the right thing to do, always, to give back anything you take...

I'm sorry! Really, really, really, really sorry! I'll make it up to everyone, I promise!

((ooc: stuff stolen is here for reference! thanks for all the volunteers you can still sign up for that if you wanna and then reply to this post, if it interests you and you thought you missed out. |D))

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[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

[Ami, at least, sounds sympathetic.]

Listen close, Elicia. You're sorry, and you won't do it again, right? And you're giving everything back now that everything is back to normal.

People might be a little upset they lost their things, but as long as they have them back, they should understand.

[Voice]

[asobouyo]

Are you sure...? What if they don't wanna be my friend anymore...?

[voice]

[redjacketthief]

[There's a soft chuckle that preceeds Lupin's reply over the audio feeds--he's amused, terribly so.]

Sweetie, there's nothing wrong with thinking that you're a cool thief who steals for good reasons.

[voice] 1/2

[asobouyo]

W-well.... It was good reasons...

[voice]

[asobouyo]

B-but stealing's still not right or nice! 'Specially cus I took some things that people would have been really sad to lose...!

[Voice]

[howsmashing]

[This is DISGUSTINGLY CUTE. =|]

Hmph. Why apologize if ya givin' it back anyway. [S'not like anyone is gonna be mad at you anyway. Look at those baby!cheeks. No one's gonna be mad at baby!cheeks.]

[Voice]

[asobouyo]

[she puffs out them baby!cheeks, looking distraught]

Because I still took them, a-and it's good manners to apologize for something you did wrong! Right...?

voice;

[bravelad]

[ B A W W W W. We're all thinking it. ]

O- oh, I'm sure there won't be many residents who are upset. [ Not with that face it being a Shift and all. ] If I might... it would be for the best if I retrieved our compass, whenever your earliest convenience is.

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[asobouyo]

Oh!!! Your compass—I got it right here, so I can give it back whenever you want it! I'll even clean the glass so it's really clean, that way I helped a little!

[voice]

[bloodybishie]

Is... is that my circlet? [He thought he'd lost that. Tore his apartment apart. Almost put out a "lost" announcement on the journals. It's kind of important to him.]

[voice]

[asobouyo]

[oh christ don't cry elicia, hang in there...!

IT'S OKAY I'M TOUGH AND DOING WHAT'S RIGHT]

Y-yeah, it might be; I'm really sorry that I took it! I knew I was stealing, but I thought I was a thief so it was normal then....

[goldenglasses]

Ah, so you're the dastardly thief that took my book!

[asobouyo]

[oh gosh 'dastardly'

she just looks so sad at that man]

I know... I'm really sorry. I'd never really steal your flower books, Mr. Vash! I know how much you like them!

[all7seas]

Stole things, did you? Ha! [Guess who thinks you're STILL really cool for your thieving, Elicia?]

Giving BACK, though....dunno.

[asobouyo]

Of course I gotta' give it back, Cap'n Uncle Jack! These're all things that are really important to people! It's like if someone took the wind-up mouse papa got for my birthday! Or took your compass!

[godbent]

[...You know seeing Brack there she's concerned, but less that Elicia stole it (she only just noticed he was missing on the day the experiment ended) but more about what she might have seen or heard while she was stealing him]

...Hey, when were you in my house?

[asobouyo]

.... U-um... I went in through the window! It wasn't closed...

[A-ahaha.... :|]

[moremoremore]

[It's that kid...]

Hey, kid. Finders keepers.

[asobouyo]

That's not a very good thing... Everyone has stuff they wanna' keep forever that no one should ever steal!

...


'Sides, everything I took, people found it first! Right??

[voice]

[ofwesternwinds]

[D'awww, who could possibly get mad at--Wait.

... is that his Radar sitting among that hoard of stuff? For the last week it'd been missing; Rudy checked everywhere he could, but the tool was nowhere to be found. No matter where he looked. But he assumed he just misplaced it; the possibility of someone having stolen it was the last thing on his mind.]

Is that my Radar? [How did she even get a hold of it??]

[voice]

[asobouyo]

.... Maybe.

[I'M SORRY OKAY]

[corrinesbell]

You can keep the teacups, okay? Call it a present.

[asobouyo]

.... But Miss Sheena, I don't think I deserve to have them.

I took them from your shop...

[Voice]

[tailasoldastime]

[To suddenly find his precious mirror on the journal, clear as day, after nearly tearing up his entire house looking for the thing... oh he just knew that someone broke in and stole it. From the way everything was knocked around, how could he not tell? But what surprises him most is that this is a little girl. There was definitely an experiment going on, but he still wouldn't expect that from a little girl.

But she still took it... and after finally discovering the culprit, anger is trying to get the best of him. He responds somewhat darkly, but hesitantly to maintain some control.]

... So you're the one who did it.

[Voice]

[asobouyo]

[that is

the scariest voice on the journal]

I-I'm sorry! I didn't know I wasn't a thief... I cleaned it and made sure it looked really nice for when I give it back!

I'm really sorry!

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[happyends]

E-.. Elicia-chan.. [ she sounds a little worried, but she's trying to turn her tone more reassuring-like. ]

Don't worry about it, okay..? I'm sure nobody at all is mad at you..!

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[asobouyo]

They should be, though. I took their stuff... they were probably really scared that they lost it forever...

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[handmotions]

You apologized already. It'll be okay.

As long as you realized what was wrong you won't make the same mistake again.

[His voice is somewhat gentle and he doesn't want to be mean to kids. ]

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[asobouyo]

I know it's wrong, definitely! I dunno why I did all that...

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[relictusdeus]

[The hellion doesn't usually bother with children but he's feeling particularly malicious today - - which likely means he has struggled with self-loathing, is deeply sullen, and is coping in one of the ways he knows best; by making others feel miserable.

With a gentle, wan smile, he addresses her:]

Oh, my dear girl... I'm afraid 'tis not quite so easy. You have been most wicked... and to ask forgiveness is to demand so very much of those whom you have hurt.

[He splays his hand across his chest.]

But bless your heart for trying to make amends. After all... you say you meant not to cause any harm.

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[asobouyo]

But—but they said they forgive me! If I didn't mean to do it and I really really feel bad, then I'm forgiven... [She leans forward, frowning deeply, troubled.] I'm not wicked! It was just a shift... I'm a good girl!

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[contentedly]

[Gracia smiles at Elicia.]

All done?

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[asobouyo]

[She rubs her arm, nodding after a moment. She did good, right?]

I apologized to everyone! Lots, that way they knew I was real sorry...

[Even if one was a bit... tense.............

She may have some trouble forgetting it, but. But she did good, she thinks.]

[voice]

[i_am_not_cute]

[WHAT HEY those are the training weights she just got from Kotetsu on her birthday!!! YOU LITTLE SNEAK HDU --

-- okay no Pao-Lin's mostly just perplexed. It's not like she doesn't have other training weights, after all. But those ones that Tiger got her were pretty damn snazzy.]

When did you take my training weights?

[...Elicia might not know what those are by name alone. OR MAYBE SHE DOES. SHE'S A SMART KID.]

[voice]

[asobouyo]

U-um. I think you left your door unlocked that day...

[BLUSH GOD I FEEL LIKE SUCH A CRIMINAL]

[video]

[brokethefourthwall]

Oh hey! I was wondering where my saddlebags went!

[Not that she minds it going missing. She honestly thought she just misplaced them.]

[video]

[asobouyo]

... You're not mad at me?

[You're like. All smiley and stuff. You're not even mad.

WHY AREN'T YOU MAD.]