31st Teddy Bear [Backdated to Friday | Action/Video]

[asobouyo]

[Action]

[Life goes on.

And for Elicia, losing quite a few loved ones in such a short time-frame hasn't entirely exhausted her youthful determination. She has a super hero to look out for her papa. And she has Jack's special compass. The last few days she's been outside her school with said magical device, pacing back and forth, watching the small needle turn and turn with no set destination. It's what she's doing today, pacing and watching it never stop. They weren't here. The people see was waiting for, that is. It's what she wanted most, and 'cause they're not here the compass says no.

Well, she'd just try again tomorrow!]

[Video]



[... it's been a long time since she really tried to talk to everyone. She smiles big for the camera.]

Hey! Today I read a really good book; it was called the Swan Princess! I didn't know some of the words, but I knew mooost of them... It must feel really funny to change into animals and stuff. But the worst is getting turned into a frog! 'Cause you'd be all slimy and green and tiny! And you'd have to get a kiss, even though you're a frog...

But I'd kiss a frog! I-if it meant helping someone change back, I'd do it! ... Maybe on the cheek!

Definitely on the cheek!

And if it was a prince maybe he'd give me a cool crown for helping him!

[Siiigh. That sounds so cool.]

I wouldn't kiss a big lion, though, because they like to scratch! Unless they say they're friendly. But I don't know anyone who knows a friendly lion...

Comments

[godbent]

No, no. Those sorts of things... would be weird.

[asobouyo]

It would be? Why's that?

[godbent]

It just... would. Come on, I'd rather be the Prime Minister or something.

[Actually it's more that "Queen" and "Princess" feel a lot more awkward when you've met in passing people who, well, are one of those. That and the last event comes to mind...]

[asobouyo]

... What's a prime minister?

[godbent]

The leader of ... oh, right. [...] Do you know what elected is?

[asobouyo]

Um... is that like when lightning hits you?

[godbent]

No, that's electrocuted. Election is something else.

[asobouyo]

Oh! What's it about?

[godbent]

It's... uh. Well, where I'm from- hey you wanna sit somewhere? [She waves for a bench, heading on over there]

[asobouyo]

[OH]

Okay! [Lemme just skip over and sit on this bench here near the school. That's sort of her original plan, anyway. :|a] Is elections from your world? Like Haikus??

[godbent]

You know what haikus are? [Mildly surprised, actually]

[asobouyo]

W-well, yeah! You told me what they were!

1/2

[godbent]

I did? [Thinking... thinking... oh, right. No- she sort of remembers this but she can't put the time or the place. That's interesting.]

[godbent]

...Either way, elections are different. Where I'm from, and in a lot of places on Earth, people get into office because other people vote for the- you know what voting is, right?

[asobouyo]

Oh! That's when everyone decides on something, right?

[godbent]

Yeah. Together - you vote and the most votes win.

[asobouyo]

Oooh! I understand that! When I first started school, we voted on some stuff, too.

[godbent]

Well in my country, we pick the leaders of the nation like that.

[asobouyo]

Oooooh! I understand now!

S'that what you were talking about earlier? Is that what a prime miniature does?

[godbent]

The Prime Minister's sort of like... the leader over all the leaders? Except the Emperor, but the Emperor's a different thing entirely.

[asobouyo]

Oh! I know someone who's gonna be a emperor!

[godbent]

You do-?

[asobouyo]

Mhmm! He's from my world!

His name is Ling!

[godbent]

...Oh right, that guy.

[asobouyo]

Yeah! He's gonna be emperor! You know Mr. Ling??