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))

Comments

[asobouyo]

Whatsa' scruple? It sounds like something mama would make for dinner...

[all7seas]

I'll tell you this about scruples: if you don't scruple them in tightly enough, they fall out.

[asobouyo]

Like teeth?!

[all7seas]

Mmhmm! Aye! Or like eyes! Or wooden legs!

[asobouyo]

Then how do I fix that problem?!

[all7seas]

You're Maes and Gracia's girl; for some reason I'm thinkin' you won't HAVE that problem. Of them falling out and such.

[Because clearly they would raise her with a shiny moral compass.]

[asobouyo]

Oh! That's a relief... [A loud PHEW.] What about yours, Mr. Uncle Jack? Are yours safe?

[all7seas]

They're in very safe keeping, I assure you. Buffy's got 'em. Holding onto them for me.

[asobouyo]

Buffy? Mr. Jack, you'd better not be making her look after too many things for you! You gotta' take care of your own things, too!

[all7seas]

Trust me, darling -- I never give her more than she can handle. Mostly.

[asobouyo]

Oh, but Miss Buffy's so tough, she could handle anything I bet!

[all7seas]

Aye. Anything. [Though Jack has his doubts and this subject makes him more than mildly uncomfortable.]

[asobouyo]

Even a giant two-headed radioactive chicken!

[Uncomfortable, what uncomfortable, I see no uncomfortable here.]

[all7seas]

Erm....................aye. One of those. [Buffy would probably...make short work of that, yes.]

[asobouyo]

What about you, Captain Uncle Jack? What kindsa' things have you fought??

[all7seas]

Oh, all of the nastiest denizens of the deep, child. Have you ever heard of the kraken?

[asobouyo]

...

[pardon me while I lean forward a bit]

Kraken??

[all7seas]

Kraken. A giant, slimy, tentacled monster, child, what lurks in the deepest darkest blackest seas!

[asobouyo]

Whoa! That sounds like like a octopus! Does it have suckers on its hands? Can it grab stuff??

[all7seas]

Darling? It grabs all the stuff. And then? Drags it down! To the depths!

[asobouyo]

... To the depths depths?? Like the bottom of the whole ocean?

[all7seas]

The bottom of the ENTIRE ocean! And there? Well. Dark munchings.

[asobouyo]

... E-even boats? Wouldn't it get sick, eating things like that?

[all7seas]

They've been known to regurgitate a skeleton crew at times, aye. Poor buggers.

[asobouyo]

.... S-skeleton crew??

[capn jack what

why-]