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futurology2015-10-26 05:18 pm
digophelia) wrote in futurology2015-10-26 05:18 pm
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[ If it sounds like Alice is daycare, there's a good reason for it. She looks a little tired and very confused. There's a good number of children around her and one decides to plop themselves on her lap.
Oh. Okay. Fine. Deep breaths. ]
Hello, there. Can you stand, just for a minute? It shan't take long, then you can sit in my lap all you want.
[ She shoos him along. Alice heaves a deep sigh, holding her face.] ]
For a small minute, I thought I was back in London. Possibly because I have been around a large number of children, this many, with same limited resources.
I suppose my question is, is there a particular reason why I came back to over a dozen or so children? Not that I mind it, although I wouldn't be opposed to having a bigger space.
[ Yes, when did this happen? Alice has forgotten some tidbits of that fight, after all. ]
Oh. Okay. Fine. Deep breaths. ]
Hello, there. Can you stand, just for a minute? It shan't take long, then you can sit in my lap all you want.
[ She shoos him along. Alice heaves a deep sigh, holding her face.] ]
For a small minute, I thought I was back in London. Possibly because I have been around a large number of children, this many, with same limited resources.
I suppose my question is, is there a particular reason why I came back to over a dozen or so children? Not that I mind it, although I wouldn't be opposed to having a bigger space.
[ Yes, when did this happen? Alice has forgotten some tidbits of that fight, after all. ]
username: levi
[ come on. they're kids, but they're not that clueless. ]
And what do the brats have to say for themselves?
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[ In the midst of several loud children, she says this. She's far too used to being around children, that she tunes out the shrieking and playing, even the little boy that plops himself down on her lap, sucking his thumb. ]
It's a mixed response, really. I've been told a sheep haired man guided them here and that he has long limbs, like a spider. Nothing solid, other than apparently this was a lovely room and this is where they should go to stay safe.
[ f u ban ]
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[ that is, he's not explicitly trying to be insulting, but it won't really matter either way. though it seems like she's just fond of them in general, or she's already bonded with these kids in such a short time. he doesn't know about this spider-limbed guy, but... ]
It doesn't exactly look like they were given the wrong info.
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[ After running into Ban, Gilgamesh, and Gin, how can anyone say other wise. She seems to nearly laugh at his next statement. ]
Well, maybe. Perhaps. It's better than adult watches over them than have them running up and don the streets. Unfortunately, time is an issue.
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[ and considering he's two out of three for knowing those guys, calling them brats would be taking it lightly. not that it's any less applicable. ]
You have somewhere to go?
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[ They're brats, they're obnoxious, and Alice wishes she stopped running into two of them, save Gin. ]
I do, yes, but I don't know how long they can stay here.
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[ even if that kind of makes it sound like he's referring to more than just calling some other adults a few names, but whatever, it gets his point across just fine. in the case of the kids, they had to come from somewhere around here, didn't they? ]
How about returning them?
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[ Then again, she's very cynical and doesn't think much of the people around her, save a few. But now, after speaking to Ban and Harry, Alice is formulating a plan. Thank god. ]
They are going to be returned, the ones who have a home. The misguided soul who took in stragglers wasn't sure whether or not they had homes. Thank goodness there will be help, aside from that idiot.
[ A pause, as she looks around. ]
Need I remind any other adult that it takes a great amount of patience and time to round up children, especially when they're excited.
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[ though he doesn't sound very enthused, even if it's a note that means very little towards such a perpetually flat voice. too much time spent reigning in adults of that very nature, perhaps. children seem a far more pleasant cry from that job.
which, speaking of, he was going to accept it as that and offer help should they come crawling back to her doorstep, but there's something in particular that catches his attention. ]
What will you do with the orphans?
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Unfortunately, they will have to be taken to the authorities, as someone suggested to me. There should be some institute around here, I hope, that cares for orphans.
[ And that hurts the most, that she has to turn her back on them -- or so she feels. ]
That is all I can do, at the moment.
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No. There's something more you can do. You fight with the rest of us to put this place back together.
[ granted, there's no determining the difference they might make. he won't soon forget Anwick. but it's things like that that might steel his own choices. ]
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[ Even for all of her anger and knife fighting, Alice still believes herself to be lacking in skills. She grimaces. ]
I don't even know where to begin to contribute to this mess. Still, it wouldn't be right to see to their welfare, before anything, even if it's only for tonight.
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and if it's for anyone else's sake, he's pretty goddamned certain that he doesn't care about any technicalities ALASTAIR has left out. ]
What's the harm in one night? [ he scoffs. ] It's not up to me. And if it were, I'd tell you the only way drawing swords ever brought peace is by sending all the naysayers to the grave. Our task's not so simple that we can solve it in a blink. I don't think a single one of us knows what we're doing.
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[ She had to hit the ground running after ten years in the asylum. Her employment options for an unmarried woman were certainly limited. ]
But being a nanny is something I know very well. I'm sorry that it may deviate from our mission currently. You're right, there is no harm in one night and other nights, if needed. In addition to bringing back the sun, we can help the villagers, too. So, why not start out with the youngest ones? I would hope that taking care of children will put me in good terms with the adults.
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[ he agrees, and he thinks she's doing fine, for that matter. ]
They might not know very much about the situation, but if we're going to help this world out, then we've got to take care of the people here too, to the best of our ability.
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[ God, did anyone in London ever? ]
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What kind of meatheads have you gotten used to?
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The underbelly of London. Odette is a little like it, actually, just a little cleaner.
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[ but that's not a surprise. most of them have probably never heard of each others' homes. if it's like Odette, though, ]
Sounds to me like everyone's always got something more important on their minds. [ or so they think. ]
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[ There's thieves, oddballs, children, a giant red man, and Alice, herself, a former mental patient. She's amused with it, almost. ]
Yet, we've managed so far. For now.
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We're not doing so bad. All that can be expected for this directionless mob of freaks. I meant back in London. [ though it's no less true here, he supposes. maybe it's too kind of him to ascribe the selfish agendas to something bigger going on in their world. ]
Someone told me about it early on, how they observed that so many of us came from ruin. I know how it is. Desperation breeds that sort of thing.
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[ Alice is mostly saying this to herself. ]
Come from ruin? Literal or metaphorical? Or both?