-31 [written/voice]

[fortunefail]

[Elsewhere, nine-year old Yuan is still hiding out in one of the caves with lil' Raine and lil' Pronyma. He took on the role of guardian, seeing as he's a bit older and male. Awww, ain't that cute? Jushirou Ukitake may or may not be there as well. But Yuan doesn't really trust him either way, so... Yeah.

He got bored, though, so he's decided to practice his writing and ABC skillz. It's extremely squiggly, childish handwriting]

A. B. C. E... D. E.


[voice]

What comes next? Uhm... D, E...

Comments

[action]

[wise_maiden]

Ummm...

Like... how do you mean...?

[action]

[fortunefail]

Are mothers... nicer than fathers?

[action]

[wise_maiden]

O-oh... I think both are nice...! W-well, Mama gets mad at me sometimes, and she can be really scary when she's mad...! But she always takes care of me... and she always says she loves me lots, so its okay.

You don't have a Mother...?

[action]

[fortunefail]

[shakes his head slowly. Nope, not according to his mun. Random Elven woman was probably executed, or something.]

[action]

[wise_maiden]

O-oh...

I'm sorry... does that make you sad? I can't imagine not having my Mama...

[action]

[fortunefail]

I... don't know. I don't know what it's like to have a mother, so I'm not really sad. But lots of other people do, so I think maybe... I'm jealous.

[action]

[wise_maiden]

O-oh...

I-if they find us, maybe you could come with us! Then my Mother could be yours too.

[action]

[fortunefail]

R-really?


[stepmother or mother-in-law? XD]

[action]

[wise_maiden]

Y-yeah! It'll be fun!

[action]

[fortunefail]

[He smiles brightly. Screw becoming a Sylvarant soldier. He'll be adopted into the Sage family! ... And ultimately end up in Sylvarant again anyway. Thank you, Virginia.]

I'd like that.

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[Plans foiled! But having a big brother around would probably help with the abandoned with an infant thing. Imagine how well that would go.]

You'll like Mama! She's a really good cook. A-and... Papa isn't like most humans, so he'll like you too.

[action]

[fortunefail]

[Genis would be constantly picked on by Yuan later on. But okay. =D]

He'll like me? Really? That's... That's great!

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[And Genis would probably pick up the attitude... wait... he already has an attitude as it is...]

Really...!

[action]

[fortunefail]

[as if Mithos the would-be little brother isn't bad enough. XD]

... Wanna help me with my homework?

[action]

[wise_maiden]

Sure...! How do you need me to help?

[action]

[fortunefail]

Ask me a word, and I'll try to spell it.

[action]

[wise_maiden]

Okay... ummm...

[she shifts her position a little, as sitting all the way up is still painful]

Spell... 'Apple'!

[action]

[fortunefail]

Uhm...

[he puts the pen to the paper, thinks for a few moments, then starts to write;]

"Appel"

[holds it up]

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[looks over at the book after he starts writing, then shakes her head a little]

That's close, but not right. Do you want to try again?

[action]

[fortunefail]

[he nods vigorously]

Yes. I'll get it right this time! I promise!

[stares at the word for a few seconds, then writes down his second attempt;]

"Apple"

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[smiles and starts to clap--but that hurts, so she winces in the attempt and just nods]

You did it that time.

Umm... how about... 'bird'?

[action]

[fortunefail]

[he starts writing again;]

"Bu"

[stops and frowns. Then, he scratches it out hastily and tries again;]

"Bird"

[holds it up]

[action]

[wise_maiden]

That's right, too.

Try... umm. "House".

[action]

[fortunefail]

That one's tough...

[he tries anyway. Hmmm;]

"Howse"

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[reads it, and shakes her head a little]

Close... it's not a "w".