26th Teddy Bear [HORRIFYING ACCIDENTAL VIDEO!!!]

[asobouyo]

[What a pleasant day... The birds are chirping, the breeze is gentle, the sun is sunny—

CHILDREN ARE SCREAMING D8]

KYAAAAA, PAPA, MAMA!!

[What, that isn't a normal Elicia post? The journal is practically flung across the kid's room as the sound of panicked footfalls rush around the general vicinity. There's the thud of an apple, as it rolls into view in the screen, and then a teary cry of disbelief soon after. PANIC PANIIIIC!!]

Was it s'pposed to fall out?! It's gone! The apple took my tooth! My whole tooth!

[It's really gone! One of her bottom incisors is gone! Now her smile isn't as toothy! What should she do?!]

I-I'll ask the tooth fairy to put it back! She'll put it back!

[The camera is angled, but it at least picks up a pigtailed little girl rushing to her bed and stuffing the little white tooth hastily under her pillow. And then she sits anxiously at her bedside, watching and waiting, waiting...! She checks it, only to find it's still there! Okay, maybe she just needs to wait a little more! ... IT'S STILL THERE. D':

/SCREAM

She finally addresses the journal itself, cheeks red.]

How do I put back a tooth?!

((sort of babysitting heh, but I should be able to go tag-crazy in 1-2 hours 8D))

Comments

[contentedly]

[Crouching down to eye-level now.] Did it really? All by itself?

[Her face is so solemn.] Let's see the spot.

[asobouyo]

[She opens her mouth and shows Gracia the spot; it's a little red, but it's not to bad; of course, she has to try and talk while she shows it.]

It felt kinda funny and wiggily before, b-but I didn't know it was gonna fall out! I thought it'd just get better...! A-and then I bit my apple and it got stuck in my apple...!

[contentedly]

[Oh honey. Why so cute? It makes correcting you so hard sometimes. Gracia peers at the small reddish spot and then nods.] Hmm. It looks okay.

So once the tooth came out, what did you decide to do?

[Scream and stay in your room instead of coming to find them when you weren't being attacked? Give your father (and your mother) a heart attack? Just be glad Mama doesn't know about the journal entry yet, young miss.]

[asobouyo]

I... ummm, I got scared. [DON'T YOU SEE, MAMA, IT WAS PROBABLY MY FAULT. I WASN'T TOOTH-STRONG ENOUGH.] I didn't know if it was s'pposed to come out, a-and I didn't want to get in trouble!

[contentedly]

Is that why you didn't tell us you had a loose tooth? Because you thought you'd get in trouble?

[Just still that calm, gentle questioning.]

[asobouyo]

[...

n-nod

DAMMIT MOM YOU'RE SO INTUITIVE :(]

[contentedly]

[...that's not good.]

Why did you think that you'd get in trouble?

[asobouyo]

B-because... I didn't know if it was s'pposed to fall out, a-and I was scared it was 'cause I wasn't taking as good of care of them like you say I should...!

[contentedly]

[Oh, honey. Gracia reaches out and smoothes some of her daughter's hair, a sign that this interrogation is nearly over.]

Next time, don't be afraid to ask. Never be afraid to talk to us, Elicia. If we'd known, we could have celebrated. [A small smile.] Getting ready to lose your first baby tooth is a special thing.

[asobouyo]

It's... special?

[W-well, if that's true, then she's game for being honest about teeth. :'|]

Is it because the tooth fairy'll give me something for losing it?

[contentedly]

It's a sign that you're growing up.

[asobouyo]

Growing up? Even getting taller? I really wanna get taller, mama, so I can reach everything! [Seriously, these little noddle arms aren't doing anything for me.]

[contentedly]

[Gracia laughs.] Don't rush, Elicia. You'll be as tall as me, soon enough. Maybe even taller!

[asobouyo]

Taller? But you're so much bigger than me!!

Is it 'cause I might get being tall from papa?

[BECAUSE BEING TALL WOULD BE SO COOL]

[contentedly]

It's because I've had so much more time to grow. [Kiss on her daughter's head.] And you will too.

[Standing up and offering a hand.] Come on, let's go rinse out your mouth and make sure the space stays clean.

[asobouyo]

Alright!!

[ZOOOOM~! At least she's not screaming and running in circles in a mad panic anymore. 3:^)

Good job, mama.]