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]

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.

1/2

[asobouyo]

Oh, I—

[asobouyo]

[She pauses.]

...Maybe I should ask papa first...

[You know, before giving out her address. 8|]

[seiriald]

[Elicia, you're so responsible~.]

You should, it's important that your daddy knows who you friends are so that they can come over and play more often.

[asobouyo]

Mmhm! Yeah! I like when friends get to come over and play, so I'm gonna tell him about Ms. Kaori~! He'll definitely let you visit, 'cause you're nice!

[seiriald]

Thank you, Miss Elicia! I'll make sure to come as often as I can!