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[aididitmyway]

WHO: Clover + Friends of Clover
WHERE: Clover
WHEN: Day 17/18

[we won!!! we did it clover. somehow. despite rolling for everything and then roasting biscuit's crush on tart]

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FOUNTAIN

[aididitmyway]

OPEN TO CROSS-TEAM CR!

[beathollow]

( the coin drops. what follows...

a much, much younger sonata is in bed, flushed feverish and coughing as she clings to her rabbit. a storybook with two rabbits lies beside her, well loved, as her mother steps in-

"How do you feel, ▌▀▅▕▜▕?"

"M-Mommy... I'm... Okay..."

it's followed by a harsh cough and her mother's face falls as she crouches beside the low bed.

"Oh, you poor thing... Just try and take it easy, okay? Hm... Your fever seems to have gone up, too. Would you mind taking off your pajamas, dear? I'd like to get you cleaned up and into some new ones."

sonata nods and complies, and is quickly changed-

"Mommy... I'm sorry... I know you were really busy with the neighborhood association and everything..."

mom smiles softly, petting her hair.

"Hehe. Oh, honey, your being sick takes priority over all of that. Your job is to get as much rest as you can today, so that once you're all better, you'll be able to show us all that beautiful smile of yours."

"Okay..."

"Oh, that reminds me. Our neighbors gave us some apples. You may be sick, but I'm sure they'll still taste just as good. Would you like me to make some apple sauce for you, dear? Or just cut them into slices?"

the little girl is quiet for a moment, before she makes a soft request:

"Bunnies..."

"Huh?"

"Bunnies... Make them look like bunnies."

"Hehe. You really love bunnies, don't you, ▌▀▅▕▜▕? Just one moment, dear." and so she steps out, just long enough to fetch a plate, knife and an apple. it's a brilliant red. sitting back down, she works quietly for her child to watch. "There we are."

"Thank you..."

"Can you sit up? You don't have to if you don't think you can."

The illness has really, visibly taken a lot out of the girl.

"Maybe... I don't know."

"Then why don't we do this...? Open up for the airplane..."

sonata does as told.

"Mmm... They're yummy. Thank you, Mommy..."

"Hehe. You're very welcome. Now, Mommy needs to go hoist the laundry on the patio, so try to get some sleep, okay, honey?"

as she gets up, sonata moves, giving the woman some pause.

"Um- Mommy?"

"Yes, dear?"

"Can you stay and hold my hand...? Until I fall asleep...?"

"Hehe. My, aren't we full of demands today. Of course, dear. Now, lie down for me, and take my hand..."

sonata happily settles back into bed, holding her mother's hand and giggling softly as if this is the best thing she could ever have. her mother smiles fondly, warmly- not at all like the cold-eyed woman she is now.

sonata stares at the water, oddly stiff. )

Re: OPEN TO CROSS-TEAM CR!

[finalbows]

<sub>[ Angel Devil has a good eye, for books. Especially for one he's seen before, already.
...

After this, he has... an eye out for something extra in his now-daily perusal of the library.

But that comes later. Today, Angel Devil has already been faced with the sight of Zidane, at perhaps just this age, hail and healthy and calling something big brother he shouldn't with his resilient, stubborn heart that was growing up even then like a boundless weed in a barren land.

He could never understand him. They would never understand each other.

aren't we full of demands today?

But Sonata he could understand.
Comforting words hardly come to a creature like him. But what's far easier is, ]</sub>

Bunnies? Ah-ha-ha.......!
...Like that's so hard. Even I could do that, and I hardly even submit to hold a knife most days.

Re: OPEN TO CROSS-TEAM CR!

[beathollow]

( angel devil's voice makes sonata jolt, like she'd forgotten the rest of the pasture even exists- before she turns to face him, she shifts to wipe her eyes on the jacket she's wearing today. )

I don't... It feels so strange, seeing her like this. ... I've always been jealous of Rose's apples, though, I must admit.

Re: OPEN TO CROSS-TEAM CR!

[catposting]

[ watching from the rec room roof, not hiding his presence, but not interrupting either. what's her body language? does she remain standing there? ]

Re: OPEN TO CROSS-TEAM CR!

[beathollow]

( it's.... still. but his keen eyes probably can see that her hands are balled up into fists, tight enough that her nails are cutting into her palms. they're shaking. her face might come off as expressionless if not for the slow mix of disgust and fury and... something else, slowly crossing over as she processes it.

she doesn't move. not yet. )

Re: OPEN TO CROSS-TEAM CR!

[endsjustified]

[he really does not tend to approach people at the fountain about their memories even if he observes them, but he does remember the dream. watching Sonata's back...it really was more literal than it needed to be, wasn't it?

he'll come up.]

Are you all right?

Re: OPEN TO CROSS-TEAM CR!

[beathollow]

( sonata jolts, cattail poofing up even more than it already is- for a moment it's clear she's about to smile and lie but she hesitates, and her shoulders fall... )

I... no. ... How much did you see...?

cube call to off-beat~

[strateelgic]

[Pond Fiend doesn't do this often, but he's trying it a couple times today. So here's a happy little cube-fiend floating near his bro.]

Hello! I hope I'm not interrupting anything.

[capreelcious]

[ Oh snap, a small Pond Fiend! What a pleasant surprise. ]

Oh, hiiii! I forgot we could do that~. You're so tiny~!

[ He chuckles, before going back to what he was doing. Swish goes another basketball into the hoop. ]

You're not interrupting, I'm just shootin' hoops. What're you doin'?

[strateelgic]

Am I a cute little cube?

[He kind of wants to see himself. But then he has to rein in his amusement for a more serious discussion.]

I just wanted to check in with you and ask if you'd seen all the new birds recently. The swallow looking ones?

[capreelcious]

Hehe, totally~.

[ Floyd hums in thought. ]

Hmm... I don't think I have- I just kinda beelined it for the gym and didn't bother lookin' around for 'em. What're they like?

[ Because animals here sure are... They Sure Are. ]

KITCHEN STOCK

[beathollow]

( by which i mean, catch sonata in the kitchen, bringing in some new groceries.


yes, you read that right.

beyond the jars of cream that she's placing in the fridge, she's also brought over the wrapped gatordog and pigmadillo meats from prior hunting trips, all of them still dated and pretty fresh! as well as foraged vegetables, things from the community garden, and whatever off-beat's brought in, he's living his best life. ... buuuut they also have... a gift from daffodil that she's going through. and that includes

- 3.5 lbs of white rice
- 2 1.5 oz bars of milk chocolate
- 64 lbs of yellow corn on the cob
- 1.5 bars of dark chocolate
- 1.5 lbs of ground coffee (Wolfram Brand)
- 1 bar of white chocolate.

she is very impressed! and taking stock of everything. and putting up her tea set and the jars of tea leaves. )

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[aididitmyway]

Sonata!

We don't have to walk there every morning anymore.

Re: KITCHEN STOCK

[aididitmyway]

What are we supposed to do with all this corn, though.

Re: KITCHEN STOCK

[beathollow]

... I'm not sure. I was going to ask Beat when he got up. --Oh, we have some chocoalte, too! I'd like to mix some with the cream so I'll be able to have it.

Re: KITCHEN STOCK

[aididitmyway]

I doubt anyone's going to say no to you for that. But! We have rice now, so maybe we can make something from home as a treat?

[adorabrawler]

—Wait. Do I spy rice in that pile.

[beathollow]

You certainly do! Biscuit brought us all of this. Isn't it amazing!

[afineknight]

[ speaking of roasting biscuit—

there's a knock at the barn on day 18 as the newest Daffodil stops by again after dropping off supplies with Biscuit earlier! ]

[lullabyonacloudynight]

[(Since the other kids seem to be checking out the kitchen or smth) Cacophonie will open the door.]

...Good evening.

[*It's probably not quite evening yet.]

[afineknight]

Hello, my friend!

[ He waves. ]

I am Crois of Daffodil. I was here earlier delivering supplies with Biscuit.

[lullabyonacloudynight]

[Was there a game?? Cacophonie was, predictably, asleep, and thus he is unaware of all changes and new developments as usual.

At some point he might be staring at any new doors very obviously wondering if they're new or if his memory is bad or if he's just hallucinating, y'know, the usual options.]

[beathollow]

Good morning, Cacophonie. We have a kitchen now.

( making tea! is it actually morning? who knows- )

[lullabyonacloudynight]

[Cacophonie would not be caught dead awake in the morning (unless compelled by game happenings) so it's almost certainly later in the day.]

...it can't be said that the sheep aren't working hard to accommodate us, but they really work fast.