12th Teddy Bear [Accidental Video/Action]

[asobouyo]

[Standing outside the school like a champ is Elicia, with her journal dropped to the side to catch her in the screen—she looks very focused, and her gloved hands are raised up like she's about to open an old Egyptian tomb. After a moment, she speaks in a commanding voice:]

Miss Na-la of the healing! My name is Elicia Hughes! It's spelled E-L-I-C-I-A! I'm five years old. [...an addendum] And I can count to 16!

U-um, I wrote you a letter, so— [she fiddles with her winter coat and unfolds a big blue piece of construction paper] —here! I'll read it...

Hi... Miss Nala! How are you today? I'm okay, but I really really really... wanna learn how to fix people's owies. Sometimes I hit my toe or get a cut, so I know it can hurt! So I wanna make sure... I can help if people get hurt, too. A-and I'm doing really good in school, so I'll be good for you, if you show me how!

[She looks up from the paper.]

I like helping people. I think you do, too! So let's be friends, okay...?

Comments

[seiriald]

Really? You're so nice, Miss Elicia!

[asobouyo]

[Aaaaaa, compliments~~]

Thank you!

What's your name?

[seiriald]

[Adorable child she has no trouble sharing her name with you.] My name is Kaori, it's nice to meet you!

[asobouyo]

Kaoooori... That's a really pretty name...!

[seiriald]

You think so? [But it seems so plain to her.] Yours is pretty too, Miss Elicia..

[asobouyo]

[Eeee, compliment~~]

Are you new here, Ms. Kaori? I haven't seen you before!

[seiriald]

I got here a month ago! [And since so much stuff can only be read she's having a little trouble adjusting.]

[asobouyo]

A month?! That's a lot of days!

Are you doing okay, Miss Kaori? Do you get to live by yourself?

[seiriald]

I live by myself, but I'm okay, I'm still learning a lot of things.

[asobouyo]

Ooooh, me, too! I'm learning how to read and count real high in school!

[seiriald]

That's so lucky, what else are you learning? [Kaori has never been to a real school, nope.]

[asobouyo]

I learned that mama lions don't have a mane, but papa lions do! I learned about all kinds of different animals!

[seiriald]

Lion? [She's heard of them but she's never actually seen one.] Do you have a favorite animal, Miss Elicia?

[asobouyo]

Mmm, I don't think I do! I like all kinda of animals... but I guess I draw kitties and puppies the most, so maybe that's my favorites!

[seiriald]

Kitties are adorable! [She wants one so badly here.] But I guess kitties and puppies are adorable.

[asobouyo]

Yeah, adorable! I hope I'll get to have one someday, too! A fluffy kitty that likes pets~!

[seiriald]

Maybe you should ask for one for Christmas?

[asobouyo]

Christmas!!

That's that big neat thing where people give out lots of gifts, right?

[She's heard off and on about it for a little while—from school and the general buzz of people around her. But she's never gotten to really truly experience it.]

[seiriald]

Yup! You give each other presents and drink hot chocolate and give each other hugs and just be happy together! Have you never experienced it before, Elicia?

[asobouyo]

Oooh, like presents on your birthday! I got a big teddy bear, once; he's here, too—a big white teddy!

[seiriald]

Yup, just like that! What's your teddy's name, Elicia?

[asobouyo]

Someone helped me name it—Shiro-chan! It's kinda long, but I like that name a lot! Don't you?

[Yeah, she's still a liiittle confused about '-chan', but Sanji uses it, and he says it means good things, so she'll take his word for it!]

[seiriald]

It's cute! [Nevermind that she knows two people with a similar name - one of whom would likely gut her if he heard that.]

I have a stuffed animal, too, he's a bunny and he's white!

[asobouyo]

Aaaaa, we should have them meet! What's his name??

[BUNNIES ARE SO COOL!]

[seiriald]

His name is Baku! If you tell me where you live I'll bring him over sometime.