25th Teddy Bear [Voice/Action][TWO DAYS]

[asobouyo]

[[Nighttime; June 23rd]]

[Elicia had had a tough week.

Shuffle, shuffle—the sound of turning blankets and small feet moving back and forth through them. She's been rolling in her sleep for a few minutes now, flipping her hidden journal into a little book tepee, while it records the buzzing air and soft incoherent murmurings of a child dreaming. They're not happy dreams, after a while, and it takes but a moment before she's wide awake and horrified and crawling under her blankets with her mouth in a shaky near-crying line. The journal. That's right.

She reaches over and opens it up all the way, unable to see anything in the dark. Her voice is watery and lined with a sort of innocent, hurt desperation when she speaks.]

[Voice]

Please tell me a story. I wanna hear stories, if anyone... wants to talk... I like them a lot. I—I promise I'll go back to sleep, but I just wanna hear one...

[Pretty, pretty please...

But despite stories, sometime in the night, she rises up from her bed and patter-pitters quickly into her parents' room. Scary, they're too scary—and they could be real. Because she's seen scary real things like it before. And the last thing she wanted was a blue-eyed woman slowly creaking out of her closet, like she kept imagining, over and over and over again...]

[[Daytime; June 24th]]


[It was a cold snap, today. Elicia wore her poofy pink jacket for the occasion. Truth be told, she's had a very tiring night of trying to sleep, and she'd failed at it fairly well. There were a mesh-up of things. Scary things. She didn't want to draw any of them, so she decided on focusing her attention to playing. By the end of her short-lived playtime outside, she's laying on her arm on the front steps of her house, the fake pink sword Law gave her still clamped in her hand.

A good nap. There was nothing scary... Just good. That was important. It's a good thing children bounce back well enough, even if only for a while, because she's got a content air about her later on in the day. Anyone who wants to visit, now's a great time to; she'll be drawing funny circles all over the ground outside with a stick. Clapping her hands and smacking them. And nothing happens. :|

But she sure as hell is pretending something's happening.]



Bam!! Now you can't stand against my dirt alchemy!! [throws dirt up with her hands at her big teddy bear >:^(

HA, screw you, teddy, you've got dirt on your head!]

You'd better give up soon, or else I'll have to use my water attack next!!

[AND THEN YOU'LL BE MUDDY!!!]

((ooc: Just make it clear which day you're replying to and all that. I have faith in you. |Db))

Comments

NIGHT...TIME...I HAVE SO MANY TAGS STILL BUT BUT BUT

[shoutsgeronimo.livejournal.com]

Ooh, terrible late for a little thing like you to be awake. Had a bad dream, Elicia?

BUT YOU LOVE THE BITTIES

[asobouyo]

[To lie or not to lie.]

... Yeah.

[So lying didn't work out so well. But!!]

B-but I'm not scared! I wasn't scared, I just wanted to hear nice stories so I had something to get rid of the bad ones in my dreams!

[I'M REALLY BRAVE, OKAY. ;;]

['Nother one for storytime?]

[stungunning]

Oh my, aren't you very sleepy? It's a long time past my bedtime, you must be very grown up to be awake this late!

Are you alright?

[Of course ;;]

[asobouyo]

[speedily] I'm okay!

I just... I couldn't fall asleep, that's all. So maybe a story'd help me.

[Because stories make it easier to drift to sleep, right?]

[During the day 8|]

[mikangirl.livejournal.com]

[Antisocial Nami is as antisocial as they come this week. But. Elicia went through a lot, and while Nami knows she's not really responsible for it, she knows she's the best person to try and make things a little easier...and she should probably speak to Hughes as well. Both before Noel comes back. So for your sake, kiddo, she will smile today. B|

...not quite expecting to find a snoozing Elicia on the front steps, though.]

Re: [During the day 8|]

[asobouyo]

[Yep, she's totally knocked out. The only movement is a little twitch in her facade, before she murmurs drowsily about... a robot? It's hard to be entirely sure, but whatever it is, it's definitely not an everyday adventure going on in her mind. :|a]

[Voice]

[fabrecation]

[Luke's still in the clinic, and he's still bored out of his mind. Thankfully, he should be getting out soon... Only to look forward to more bed rest at his apartment. Man...

But... huh. Elicia's asking for stories... He can guess at the reason, too. He'd always wanted to do the same thing when he got bad dreams.]

I can think of a few good stories. My caretakers used to tell them to me when I had trouble sleeping. [Guy, Natalia, the maids... heh, he even remembers one of the knights reading to him a few times.]

Re: [Voice]

[asobouyo]

Ooh... I like good stories. Can you tell me one of them?

[I'm eager to hang on your every story-telling word, Luke. :(]

They have to be good, if they helped you sleep!

[Voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

There's a story they tell in my world. Would you like to hear it?

Re: [Voice]

[asobouyo]

I'd love to hear a story, yeah! What kinda' story is it?

[STORY TIME] - placeholder until after work. :|b

[chiisaichou.livejournal.com]

[That is the sound of a frightened child. A frightened child Miyabi knows personally, and cherishes as her little sister. Her heart aches the moment she hears her desperate cry, and she can't find it in herself to turn down such an offer. She wonders just what kind of nightmare the girl had, and can guess one a few things. Mmn...she frowns, wanting badly to go to her side, but...a story would be good enough, right?

For now, maybe.]

I know a good story, little sister. It's a good one, about how the rabbit got all the way up to the moon. Would you like to hear it?

Re: [STORY TIME] :|b !!!

[asobouyo]

A rabbit got to the moon? But rabbits can't jump that high! Can they?

[Action - Night of the 23rd] This okay?

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

[Instead of replying via journal Winry walks out of her room, and over to Elicia's. Den is at her heels, but she's not concerned with him right now. Right now it's Elicia. The blond knocks softy three times on the little girl's door, and whispers.]

Elicia?

Re: [Action - Night of the 23rd] NO NEVER >:^C

[asobouyo]

[WHIMPER OH GOD

She scurries further under the blanket, and then doesn't budge an inch.]

... Who is it?

[Voice - Night of the 23rd]

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie's been prone to some bad dreams herself lately so when she hears little Elicia's having the same problem, she tip toes out of her room and settles herself down into the overstuffed easy chair in the living room.]

There's a story my Matron used to read to me when I couldn't sleep. Did you want to hear it, Elicia?

Re: [Voice - Night of the 23rd]

[asobouyo]

... Y-yeah. Yeah, I wanna hear it! Any story's good!





As long as it isn't really, really scary.

[night time | June 23]

[all7seas]

[Well, she has caught the attention of a wakeful pirate.]

Ah, bitty pirate. What about a song? They're also helpful on troubled nights...

Re: [night time | June 23]

[asobouyo]

I like songs...

[She pulls the blankets close, voice low.]

Do you know a lot of songs, 'cause you're a pirate?

[action | Daytime]

[simplestgift]

[Kennedy meanders by while Elicia is playing, sitting on the stoop of house 29 and resting while watching her. It has only been two days since he was released from the clinic, and this is the longest walk he's taken since being discharged. It feels good, but he wishes he hadn't gone for quite so long now. Still, watching Elicia is therapeutic and he is loath to interrupt her, especially when he's not really supposed to do much physical stuff for the next four weeks.]

Re: [action | Daytime]

[asobouyo]

[Well, action time is among us! She runs back and claps her hands together, touching the strange circle in the dirt—and nothing happens. BUT. She makes a crackily ZZZZsch noise and pretends things happen, which is close enough.]

Now I know uncle's fire, so you'd better not move, 'cause it's pretty strong!!

[SNAP SNAP FINGER SNAP >:^U]

[Voice/23rd, Night-time]

[eidolon-soul.livejournal.com]

[Someone else has had horrible luck with sleeping, despite really, really needing it. Her voice is soft, exhausted yet concerned.]

...Elicia? What's wrong, sweetheart?

Re: [Voice/23rd, Night-time]

[asobouyo]

N-nothing! I just wanted... to hear some bedtime stories. That's all...

[I'm not scared. I'm brave!]

[Action/Daytime, 24th]

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

[Terra pauses in her walk through the town, when she spots Elicia laying down. At first, she can't help but wonder if the little girl is hurt and rushes over...only to see that she's just sleeping. D'awww. Terra can't help but smile, and checks to see if she's warm/comfortable enough.]

Re: [Action/Daytime, 24th]

[asobouyo]

[Nice and comfy! Well, maybe just a little chilled; she shivers a little, murmuring something incoherently under her breath. Probably asking her mom for a blanket or something. 8|]

[ just sayin' ]

[idkmybffroy.livejournal.com]

[ YOU CAN SLEEP IN OUR ROOM FOREVER, ELICIA. ]

Re: [ just sayin' ]

[asobouyo]

[OH GOOD because she's climbing over you and scurrying into the middle of the sheets with great speed.]

[deathsdoctor]

[He's... just going to sit over here and watch you play with that sword before your nap, alright?



And maybe give you some tips on how to use it.]

[asobouyo]

[Well right now she's a fighter warrior who holds her sword improperly. Sue her, she's five. She takes the time to cut at the air, as if training, but we all know how long that would last, before she runs around yelling at imaginary villains.

TAKE THAT, TREE >:^C]

[Voice]

[black-onslaught.livejournal.com]

[hgnnngh, why is he offering this. He doesn't even know this girl. But she sounded like she could really use something like this. Maybe even Ragna could use telling a story.]

If you're looking for a story, then maybe I've got one for you.

Re: [Voice]

[asobouyo]

You do? [She curls herself into even more of a ball in the dark, holding the journal close.] What kinda' story?

voice

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

Stories, huh? You got anything specific in mind?

[Riku could probably tell a thing or two, of course.]

Re: voice

[asobouyo]

[Oh! Mr. Riku...!]

I like any stories, but I 'specially like good endings... I don't like sad ones.

[Night time; the 23rd]

[jollygreenjerk.livejournal.com]

[D'aaw you're that lady's daughter aren't you? Okay, the Hulk'll help you out.]

Hmm. I have one.

Once upon a time there was the Hulk. And the Hulk was THE STRONGEST ONE THERE IS! So the military came after Hulk. And then other ugly stupid men came after him too.

So he SMASHED 'EM ALL! [The end.]

Re: [Night time; the 23rd]

[asobouyo]

...







That's a really bad story. You don't tell them a lot, do you?

[Voice; June 23rd, night]

[lostinmyway]

Oh, I'd love to tell you a story. [...Although she's really bad at it. Be warned, Elicia.]

Once upon a time.... Hmm.

Re: [Voice; June 23rd, night]

[asobouyo]

[It's Miss Grune! Howdy, Miss Grune.]

'Hmm'?

24th 8|

[alightlikefate.livejournal.com]

[Heyyy little kid. Guess there really are children in this town. He was starting to wonder. But what the heck are you doing?]

>8|

[asobouyo]

[FIGHTING EVIL, THAT'S WHAT.

With my mighty pink sword.]

Hey!

[Suddenly, an Elicia, all up in your grill. Better be prepared for social-ness, kid.]

Whatcha' doing?

[Voice/Nighttime] /placeholder, NOW WITH 100% LESS FAIL ON MY PART :|b

[lezareno_prez]

[... oh, that voice. You're breaking his heart, Elicia, please don't sound so sad. :(]

Of course... what kind of stories are your favorite?

Re: [Voice/Nighttime] \o/

[asobouyo]

I like... I like fairytales...! Stories with heroes, and mean ol' bad guys, and pretty princesses, and all kinds of things like that!

Night of the 23rd

[returninghope.livejournal.com]

[Zan'nen doesn't really say much in response. He wasn't going to bother her with details, or worrying. Instead, he hopes straight into a bedtime story. It was easier sometimes if people complied with requests when you were scared. It was easier to be 'brave' that way, wasn't it Elicia?]

A long time ago, in a place not very far away at at, there lived a small family of deer. Deer by themselves, are beautiful delicate creatures that live in the shadows of the woods, but just like us, they often dream of being something very different than they are.

One particular deer, fell in love with the dances of the fireflies at night. [Oh by the gods, he didn't remember this story being that girly.]

Re: Night of the 23rd

[asobouyo]

[... you had her at 'deer']

Oooh... I like fireflies, too. They're really pretty at night...

[Action] /REMEMBERS

[flicker-flash.livejournal.com]

[That. Is a small child playing at sword fighting. WIN.

...for the purposes of not hurting a kid half her height, Katie won't draw her actual real sword, okay. But she'll just be crouched over here avidly watching you. |Db For now.]

Re: [Action] \o/

[asobouyo]

[Don't mind me, just stopping evil-doers over here. :|b]

HYA!! Take that! And that! You can't beat my strong sword—it was made by the strongest fighter ever!