a ding dang mingle

[endsjustified]

WHO: anyone
WHERE: anywhere
WHEN: Day 9, morning through to late afternoon

[well there's still new landmarks to explore, new teammates (and new ragged individuals) to meet. occasional gunfire's been resounding through the woods sometimes, scaring birds up into the air and sending wandering pygmidillos in the meadow askitter.

what are you up to this fine day?]

Comments

[mykidisthebest]

From Red. Apparently he's sort of known for giving out weird tasks, so don't feel obligated. I just need someone to confess a truth to me.

[beathollow]

Oh yes. He had me drop Coda on people for a sewing kit once. ... Coda had fun with it, at least.

... I don't mind, I suppose. I don't think I have many secrets or things that I lie about.

( GIRL YOU ARE LIKE THE BIGGEST LIAR ON CLOVER MISS "I'M GONNA ACT LIKE I'M PERFECTLY FINE ALWAYS FOREVER" )

[mykidisthebest]

Well, if there's a question you don't want to answer you can just say so. That counts as truthful, after all. I'm gonna use my skill, is that fine?

[activates zone of truth]

[beathollow]

Okay.

( ... even if the cat ears flatten a little. she might be a bit nervous. )

[mykidisthebest]

[she's a nice, sweet girl, so he really doesn't want to give her a difficult question at all. but since she has amnesia...his options are limited to things here, mostly]

Let's see...You've been here a little over a week, right? How are you doing?

[beathollow]

Terribly, to be frank. But there's no time to dwell on it. It's not what's needed of me.

( ............................ so that probably wasn't an answer he'd like to hear )

[mykidisthebest]

Ah.

[it is not a great answer to hear from an amnesiac teenager]

I know it's not exactly my place to say, but you don't have to push yourself like that. It's better to get it out of your system than to bottle it up.

[beathollow]

I let my distress effect things once and things got so strained we couldn't satisfy the powers that be here and got impaled.




No.

( i am so sorry for her )

[mykidisthebest]

That's not your fault, that's this place's fault. If it's easier to keep it inside, then that's one thing. But you shouldn't try to shoulder that kind of responsibility on your own. You're still young. It's fine to scream and cry and be as upset as you want.

[beathollow]

I can't be a liability to Clover again. ... If nothing changes... I don't know.

[mykidisthebest]

What "liability"? You're a kid, there's no such thing as you being a liability. You're already dealing with this situation better than most people would!