asobouyo | 23rd Teddy Bear [Voice/Action]

[Elicia's been confused. Very confused. And it certainly didn't make it better than Sanji was gone, and that her family vanished from their 'home', and that now as she sits in her room with all her things, she wonders—wonders if they were all really that upset. After all, what's wrong with having lots of family here? Why did they all seem to be so sad, or angry, or bitter? She found papa here, where she'd otherwise've never seen him again. And then, she had sisters and a brother, and more uncles and more grandpas and even a great grandpa.

... Why don't any of you like that? What's wrong with having your old family and your new family?

She wondered if that's why big sis Nami was away. She wondered if that's why big bro Sanji was suddenly gone (ah, if only she understood the problems with why they're gone, each so very different and yet justifiable). She wondered if they were mad. Mad at her, maybe? Because she lied, even when she didn't mean to? Is that why Xion left in the early morning, and then Miya soon after? Is that why they all just walked away, like knowing it was fake was suddenly a reason to forget all the good, happy things they did?

I love you all! Why'd you go? What'd I do wrong?

She walks on her knees across her room, now back with papa (and what a relief, to have papa back, though she's still a little confused why he was granpapa), and picks up a piece of paper and draws it all out: the mikan festival, her papa's silly orange outfit, big bro Sanji caught up in his fatherly, brotherly ways, Sheena and Alexei and Zoro and everyone. She was so happy that day. That wasn't fake, she promises. She promises it wasn't fake! Even if they got a little confused about who was who, it was all real, and she really did love them all! And even if it's over and people remember things, she still loves you all!

That's all that matters!]

[Voice]

U-um...

[the buzz of silence, for a few seconds]

It's all real funny... Everything's real funny... B-but—!!

[another pause, like she's thinking, really thinking.

When she speaks up again, there's a determined, watery noise in her tone.]

But why's that mean it's gotta all go away? How come we can't have both? What's wrong with being families still?! I know it was just make pretend, b-but it wasn't! Don't all go away and not wanna be family no more... 'Cause p—'cause papa says you don't gotta be from the same family to be a real family! You don't! So please, still be my family here...

I want you guys to stay my family... Please, pretty please... 'cause I know me and papa want you to. 'Cause you're still my family, even if you don't wanna be mine...!

[another pause—she's full of them, it seems]

... Is it okay if I put my pictures on my wall, from when we picked fruits?

[Later on after school—what a lonely, quiet day it seemed, today—she sits in front of her real house, watching just how much this place seemed to be effected. It was sad. It was so sad, to see everyone so sad. She had to do something, something to make it happy! But what should she do? There's gotta be... something fun. Something that'd make people smile, like before! When she played giant robo!

Aha! Mama always said that when you give compliments, people feel better about themselves!

So she pulls out her New Feathers Stand and sits at it, except with a new sign (...proooobably with a little help from a certain papa. Judging by the spelling.):]

"FREE COMPLIMENTS!"

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It's better when we are a family willingly and not because an experiment, though. Because the experiments end, after all, but this doesn't have to. or at least it's more difficult for it to.

[Like people leaving and returning without memories, or not returning. But that doesn't mean they have to stop being friends or whatever.]

That's 'cause family's are the most important thing! We'd be real lonely if we didn't have them!

That's true. I suppose this experiment wasn't that bad after all.

I liked it! It gave us a pretty place full of trees with fruits on it, too!

The festival was fun too, even if the reasons for it weren't out of our own will. I would like if everyone got together and organized another one next year or something, a general festival at least.

I liked the festival lots! We should have one all the time...

[giggle]

Ones with lots of flowers!

[Laughing.]

But don't you think it would get boring if we had a festival every day? It's better if it's something occasional, isn't it? That way it's more special.

I agree with that there should be one with lots of flowers, and fireworks too, those were cool.

The fireworks were so so pretty, huh?? We can get a whoooole rainbow of pretty colors for the next one! D'you really really think we can find more for then?

I don't see why we couldn't, I'm sure fireworks have been used before the festival. And if not we could just ask for them, after all the things they do to us giving us pretty fireworks shouldn't be a problem to them.

Okay—but only if we're real super careful we don't start a fire! That'd be bad, right, bro?

[ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES.]

It would be terrible! With the forest and all the fire would spread wildly and quickly and we don't really have many ways to put it out. That giant wolf in the forest would be angry and people could get hurt.

We will ask dad to deal with the fireworks then, better leave those things to adults, right?

[Did he just talk about Hughes as "dad"? Yes, he did, he wants to die from embarrassment but it's Elicia's fault for calling him bro.]

[Funny thing, she doesn't even notice. It's only natural he's your dad, if you're my bro, amirite?]

I don't wanna make the big wolf mad! We can let all the adults do it, 'cause they know how fire works a lot better, right?

[Completely right, he noticed but only for a moment and she doesn't seem to mind so... Rolling with it.]

They better know it. They are the ones who are always "don't let children work with fire" and such, if they cause a mess we will scold them really hard for it!

Yeah! And we'll make them have detention for not being good adults!

And make them write fifty times "I will be a responsible adult when dealing with fire"! Or maybe it would be better a hundred times?

Hmmm... they might hurt their arms if they write toooo much! I think 50's just right!

Okay, fifty times then. If they do it again it will make a hundred times anyway, that should serve to make them be more careful next time! No one wants to write that much, right?

Yeah! It takes fooooreeeeever to write that many words! That's a lot of letters!

[Laughing here, you're sooo adorable Elicia.]

It's incredible to think that some people are capable of writing books full of words and letters in a very little time, isn't it?

Yeah! I can't even write a whole sentence that good! I have to copy the letters... They must be real real smart!

Aw, but I'm sure Elicia-chan is really smart too! I bet soon enough you will be able to write a whole sentence without any problems.

You really think so? If I practice a lot, I'll be as good as papa and the others?

Not as good, I bet you'll be even better, Elicia-chan!

[HELL YEAH]

Okay! I'll try my best to be a real good speller! And then I'll write a lot!

A lot? How much is that?

Re: [Voice]

asobouyo - 2011-05-15 08:35 (UTC) - Expand