Kids only, fools

[levelshift]

WHO: Damian as Robin (brat), Accelerator (levelshift), and any kids in Etraya! No adults allowed (except Willa because she owns the place).
WHEN: End of June, post-mission 3.
WHERE: Ramsey Farm.
WHAT: A head count and meet and greet for all the kids 15 and under. Adults enter at their own risk.
NOTES\WARNINGS: None right now, will update as needed.


[Ramsey Farm! It's a cute, quaint little area that Robin and Accelerator have temporarily decided on for their plans to support the kids that are stuck here in Etraya. The area is welcoming, with a cozy farmhouse surrounded by flowers and a chicken coop and a vegetable garden out back. A little goat can also be found wandering around.

Come meet your fellow children, come hassle these nerds who are trying to kid wrangle, or come pet one very large fluffy boy named Goliath.]

Comments

Accelerator | OTA

[levelshift]

[It's so strange being out in what's basically the countryside, or at least the Etrayan equivalent of that. Having spent nearly his entire life in a crowded city, this isn't something Accelerator is used to or comfortable with. But they went with this option, and objectively he understands it's a good choice, so he's sucking it up and dealing with it.

He's sitting on the steps of the front porch, his crutch leaned up against the railing next to himself, as he scrolls through a smartphone looking a bit irritated. However, when someone wanders by he stops whatever he's doing and looks up. Socialization is definitely not his strong suit, but this is a situation that demands he do his best.]

Yo.

[redheadcarrier]

Hey.

[ Her response is casual and she brushes her hair over her shoulder. ]

You look like you're having so much fun.

[ Yes, she's here to taunt him. ]

[levelshift]

[Asuka is going to Asuka, so while he sighs he isn't really that annoyed.]

Farms aren't really my style.

[redheadcarrier]

Can't say they're mine, either.

[ She folds her arms with a little huff. ]

But here we are. Just remember it was your idea.

[levelshift]

It's temporary. We're going to figure out somewhere better.

[He shrugs.]

Anyways, you showed up, so this wasn't a complete failure.

[He appreciates that, really.]

[redheadcarrier]

Oh, glad to know I'm on your list of success markers.

[ She's going to gloat over that, too. ]

[levelshift]

[Ugh, brat!! He scowls back at her.]

You're under fifteen, so yeah. And if there are any other kids you know who are reluctant about this kind of thing, you can help out and talk to them about it.

[Since she's on the older end of the age limit and all.]

Asuka Soryu | ota

[redheadcarrier]

[ Asuka shows up, despite any thoughts she might have about how much of a good idea this is (or isn't). She's more used to an urban area than any kind of rural or farm kind of thing, but she pokes around all the same.

She be found watching chickens, peering at flowers, or just settled on the front porch. She's a little muted, honestly. She's not quite sure why - the frantic activity of one month bleeding into another. Maybe she's just tired. ]

How loud do you think they'd let us be?

[ Not that she's planning on being loud (yet). ]

I guess no one is going to be here to tell us to stop, anyway. No adults. And no one else is really in charge, huh?

[brat]

( she's settled on the front porch when robin finds her. his steps are silent, eerily so, up until he's only a few steps behind her when he does press his boots down against the floor a little harder so she can hear him approaching. there's no need to startle anyone.

and once he's close enough, he crouches down low beside her, watching the chickens make their way across the grassy area in front of them. )

It's not as if there were volume restrictions anywhere else here either.

[redheadcarrier]

[ She glances up at him, her arms wrapped around her knees where she's half sitting. ]

Yeah, but there's always someone telling you to be quiet or to sit still or to do what you're told.

[ She snorts. ]

Guess that's not a problem anymore.

[brat]

Was that a problem in the apartment building?

( how loud is she, to have people telling her to be quiet. )

[redheadcarrier]

Nah. Was just speaking in general.

[ She purses her lips. ]

It's an adult thing.

[brat]

( he supposes that's true. damian has been told to sit still and do as he's told often, even if he generally opts not to listen to that advice. he has better things to do. )

As long as you're not disturbing the farm animals, you'll be fine.

[redheadcarrier]

Don't worry about that. I'm not gonna harass 'em.

[ She blows out a little huff of breath. ]

I wouldn't know what to do with them anyway.

[shoplifter]

[Laura raises her eyebrows at the question.]

Loud?

Like — screaming? [That's the only rowdiness she's really used to. She recollections the excited laughter of the mutant children around the campfire and adds another possibility:] Laughing?

[redheadcarrier]

...yeah, I guess. A lot of adults get pissed off if you make too much noise.

[ She shrugs. That's her experience anyway. ]

They tell you to shut up and sit down. That kinda thing.

[shoplifter]

If they say that, just hit them.

[ah]

[redheadcarrier]

[ Asuka actually laughs aloud. ]

You know what? That's not a bad idea. I'll try that next time. How's that usually work?

[shoplifter]

It doesn't always stop them from talking, but at least they'll have a better reason to complain.

willa — ota

[infirmiere]

[ the token adult is there, she just genuinely does not care what the youths are up to. one of them will call her if someone is bleeding or sick or dying, that was pretty much her only rule. and don't break her records.

if they are in the kitchen, she just moves around them, if they are in the living room, she just moves around them, if they are in her room (which has a blue door with her name painted on it,) then she will ask them to leave but otherwise she just does farm stuff. feeding and disparaging the chickens ("i'll fucking eat you, cordelia, don't tempt me",) planting or harvesting veggies, digging a well, digging a small pond, stopping the goat from eating her veggies, etc. ]

[levelshift]

[Accelerator hasn't exactly talked to Willa. There was the whole getting permission from her thing, but that was Robin's idea so he was fine with letting him take the lead on that. He's poked around the farm a bit, mostly outside and a few common areas inside, and tried to keep to himself but he knows he should at least make an attempt to get a better idea of her, if only for any kids that show up.

So he approaches her when she's feeding the chickens, eyeing them briefly before trying to ignore them. Not because chickens are uncool, but because he's really terrible when it comes to animals.]

Pretty fucking generous of you to be letting us do this.

[infirmiere]

It's really not. Generous would be if I fed you lot as well.

[ but no, she is not built for making breakfast for ten children. she is barely built for making breakfast for herself. there is always cereal.

one of the chicken clucks at her peevishly. ]

God, I fucking hate these things.

[levelshift]

[He raises an eyebrow, both at her and at the chicken.]

Then why do you have them?

[Why would anyone put themselves through this.]

[infirmiere]

They're useful. [ which is an admission she makes begrudgingly. ] I like eggs and when I finally snap, they'll make a very lovely chicken dinner.

[ that isn't the only reason, but her sentimental longing for her best friend/her husband's soulmate, who got the farm in the first place, is not really the kind of nonsense teenagers want to hear. ]

[levelshift]

................................

[Accelerator was raised in the most advanced city in his world, having barely spent any time outside of it. Plus, he's a teenager whose meal preferences are konbinis, fast food and chain restaurants.]

You could just get both from the convenience store that's here.

[The appeal of fresh eggs and chicken is beyond him.]