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#Post#: 400--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: MissM Date: April 29, 2013, 7:03 pm
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Zinnia Natter
They continued walking, but slower now. She wasn't sure if he
fully understood what she was trying to say, but she hoped he
did. He at least deserves a chance to live a life without a
cloud over his past that he couldn't tell anyone without going
to jail and potentially dying over.
"And, if you were serious about your question earlier today,
before Chevy and Phoenix and all off them showed up, 'If someone
wants to really change how they've been before, what do you
think is a good way to go about changing themselves?' My advice
would be to let the past be the past. Some things will always
effect you, yes. But they shouldn't rule you." He smiled a
little at that. "And of course it will take time. But if you're
serious about wanting to change... you have to let go of the
past. Especially if it is because of the past that you want to
change."
They finally reached her front door, and she opened it, stepping
inside the door frame and then turning back around to Yukito. He
was wearing a small, sad smile.
"I understand what you're trying to say, Zinnia. And..thank
you."
She wasn't sure what to do, so she smiled back, a little morose
herself at the thought of their imminent parting. "You're
welcome."
After a tiny but perceptible pause, Yukito reached out and
touched her arm reassuringly, giving a small bow as the Japanese
were wont to do. He said, "Well, goodnight," and wandered back
toward his street without looking back.
"Goodnight..." she finally managed to squeak out, but only after
he was well out of earshot. She wished that there was someone to
walk him home. He looked so lonely. She remembered what it felt
like, to have nothing and no-one to depend on but the people who
brought her food and water and kept her alive while she was
captive. But she'd burst their bubble and run, so to speak. He
still hadn't been able to even feel normal, let alone be free of
his own personal demons.
She walked into the house, shutting the door behind her, only to
realize she still had Yukito's jacket on.
Well, I guess it's a laundry night...
She checked the pockets for bits of paper, money, etc., making
sure that his stuff was in a neat pile before she checked the
washing instructions...and then threw it in the pile with the
rest of the clothes that needed washing, and started a load. She
would have to give it back first thing tomorrow or she'd
forget....
Zinnia has left the Street Side.
#Post#: 412--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: GGJ5 Date: April 30, 2013, 9:00 pm
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ooc: Planned interaction for Zinnia/Erin, set during Yukito's
trip to New York (I believe. Correct if I am wrong!) BIC:
Erin Spenser
Erin was happy to have an opportunity to talk with Zinnia a bit
more one-on-one. She had no problem with big groups, at all. It
was just that Zinnia was so quiet, and Erin felt she could
hardly get to know her inside big groups. And she also liked the
idea of going to "check on" Mae-chan... though, really, Erin
just wanted to play with the kitty. Though kitties need to be
played with... so I guess it's kind of the same!
There had been some talk somewhere about Zinnia taking care of
Mae-chan, especially since Dr. Ramsey would never allow Yukito a
pet. (He didn't even allow him human companions, practically...
why would he allow a cute, furry ball of warmth? It would melt
his icy form....) Really, Erin wanted to keep Mae-chan. Partly
to help Yukito, and partly because she really wanted her own
warm ball of fuzz. And the pictures of Mae-chan made her look so
sweet!
She wasn't going to get a pet, either, any time soon. It was
kind of a huge bummer.
But she also was walking around with millions of dollars' worth
of Enhancement in her lungs, so really, she should be so fixed
on those little things. But... I kinda am. I guess that makes me
a spoiled brat.... Yay?
Glancing around her impatiently, Erin's eyes fell on Zinnia and
the negative thoughts fell aside for the moment. She raised her
hand in an excited wave. "Hey!"
#Post#: 413--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: MissM Date: April 30, 2013, 10:09 pm
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Zinnia Natter
She was waiting for Erin on the sidewalk, a little nervous. She
hadn't had much one-on-one interaction with Erin, really. But
she seemed to be a bubbly, bright person.
Which was the complete opposite of herself, if she was going to
be honest. She wondered how it would go...
Finally she saw Erin waving at her, so she stood up and walked
over.
"Hey!" Erin called.
"Hey yourself." she replied when they were a little closer,
smiling, nervousness falling away for the moment. She let Erin's
happiness envelop her and shoved all her negative thoughts in a
back drawer in her mind. They could stay there for a while. She
was determined not to be depressed. She'd already almost cried
in front of Yukito, AND Reese...
"How was your day at school?" It seemed like a safe topic to
start with.
#Post#: 427--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: GGJ5 Date: May 3, 2013, 10:18 pm
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Erin Spenser
"Hey!" Erin called. Zinnia had apparently been waiting for her.
She was probably the kind of person who always showed up a
little early, Erin thought. That was okay, as long as she didn't
mind Erin coming a bit late instead.
"Hey yourself." Zinnia gave a little smile. She was so shy, but
she seemed like she could be so confident and commanding if she
wanted-- when she wanted. The contrast was kind of cute, though
Erin knew Zinnia wouldn't appreciate that at all. She might not
know her well yet, but Erin knew enough to be sure Zinnia did
not want to be 'cute' in any way. In that way at least she was
quite commanding.
It didn't take Erin long to cross the few yards to meet Zinnia
on the sidewalk. "How was your day at school?" Zinnia asked as
Erin slowed her pace to match Zinnia's.
"Over, thank god," Erin quickly responded, making her face just
a little overdramatic. Then she laughed. "Seriously, the only
thing good about it is the people I get to be with. And I like
it even better when I get to be with my people outside of
school!" She skipped ahead a bit, then turned to look at Zinnia
again. "And it's especially good when there's cute kitties
involved, too! For real, add an animal to anything and it
magically becomes, like, 80% more awesome."
Full of too much energy to slow down much, Erin turned to
walking backwards in front of Zinnia so she could walk and talk
face-to-face at the same time. "Have you gotten to meet Mae-chan
yet? I've just sene pictures, but she looks soooo sweet! It
always makes me wish I could have a pet...or a whole bunch of
them, like a farm! Ha, could you imagine me on a farm, though?
'How do you get the milk out? I have to do WHAT?'" She laughed
aloud at her own joke.
#Post#: 433--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: MissM Date: May 4, 2013, 12:14 pm
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Zinnia Natter
"Hey yourself." Zinnia gave a little smile as Erin crossed the
distance between them. "How was your day at school?" Zinnia
asked as Erin slowed her pace.
"Over, thank god," Erin quickly responded, her face showing what
Zinnia hoped was slightly exaggerated emotion. Then Erin
laughed. "Seriously, the only thing good about it is the people
I get to be with. And I like it even better when I get to be
with my people outside of school!" She skipped ahead, then
turned to look at Zinnia again. "And it's especially good when
there's cute kitties involved, too! For real, add an animal to
anything and it magically becomes, like, 80% more awesome."
Zinnia gave a short laugh at that, smiling a little more. At
least we share THAT in common... thank goodness... Erin had far
too much energy for her liking, although since she didn't really
have to take part it was fine with her.
"I agree, animals make things more fun." She hoped that
eventually Erin's bubbliness would affect her--happiness was
hard to come by for her, and if she could at least feel more
cheery by the end she would view their activity as a success.
She tried to walk a little faster, knowing that Erin would be
impatient if she was too slow, although she probably wouldn't
show it.
Erin switched to walking backwards in front of Zinnia clearly
wanting to talk face-to-face even though they were walking.
Zinnia admired her bravery, because walking backwards made her
trip over her own feet. But Erin didn't seem to have that
problem.
"Have you gotten to meet Mae-chan yet? I've just sene pictures,
but she looks soooo sweet! It always makes me wish I could have
a pet...or a whole bunch of them, like a farm! Ha, could you
imagine me on a farm, though? 'How do you get the milk out? I
have to do WHAT?'" She laughed aloud at her own joke.
"No, not in person. I've just seen the pictures, too. It makes
me want to adopt my own pets, but my landlord won't let me..."
She frowned, remembering the argument they had been through over
that when she had rescued a bird with a broken wing. He'd been
very vehement that the only pets she was allowed were fish. Not
even a damn turtle. Fish. He'd left in a huff, and checked on
the birds progress every day until she'd let it go back to the
wild, and then told her that if it happened again he'd raise her
rent indefinitely.
"And I don't think I could imagine you on a farm... you have to
wake up early, and its pretty lonely on a farm big enough
because you have to be so far away from everything else, you
know? And even if your house isn't, your chores would take you
pretty far." She shrugged. "I could see you working in the city
though." She smiled. Erin? Farming? The thought made her giggle
a little. "I think you like having company too much for farming,
it's a pretty lonely occupation."
#Post#: 447--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: GGJ5 Date: May 5, 2013, 9:09 pm
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Erin Spenser
"Have you gotten to meet Mae-chan yet? I've just sene pictures,
but she looks soooo sweet! It always makes me wish I could have
a pet...or a whole bunch of them, like a farm! Ha, could you
imagine me on a farm, though? 'How do you get the milk out? I
have to do WHAT?'"
"No, not in person," Zinnia said, her calm response contrasting
starkly against Erin's attitude. For a split second, the worry
rose up again in her that she could turn Zinnia off from being
friends with her by being so.... exuberant. "I've just seen the
pictures, too. It makes me want to adopt my own pets, but my
landlord won't let me..."
Erin shared a frown with Zinnia. "I feel your pain. My parents
have a whole list of reasons why we can't have animals. 'I have
allergies, Erin! Hypoallergenic ones are too expensive! We're
still paying on your Enhancement!'" She rolled her eyes. "Yeah,
well, it's scientifically proven that pets improve your
wellbeing and reduce stress, so maybe they could use a dog or
cat, too!"
"And I don't think I could imagine you on a farm... you have to
wake up early, and its pretty lonely on a farm big enough
because you have to be so far away from everything else, you
know? And even if your house isn't, your chores would take you
pretty far."
Erin laughed. "I know! I'd have no idea what to do on a farm!
But at least all the animals would be there... that'd be cool!"
Zinnia shrugged. "I could see you working in the city though. I
think you like having company too much for farming, it's a
pretty lonely occupation."
Nodding, Erin raised her eyebrows in emphasis. "Definitely not a
fan of the lonely occupation. Like, I have a minor panic attack
when I think I left my phone somewhere!" She turned on her heel
to return to Zinnia's side. "But I bet you could be awesome on a
farm. You don't have to have someone to talk to all the time,
and I bet you work pretty hard for what you want, too. How about
this-- you get the farm, and I will come over to play with the
horses and chickens. Good deal?"
She took a few more steps, then looked back at Zinnia. "Um...
so, do you know how to get there? I wasn't really paying
attention to directions or anything..."
#Post#: 457--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: MissM Date: May 6, 2013, 12:25 am
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Zinnia Natter
"Have you gotten to meet Mae-chan yet? I've just sene pictures,
but she looks soooo sweet! It always makes me wish I could have
a pet...or a whole bunch of them, like a farm! Ha, could you
imagine me on a farm, though? 'How do you get the milk out? I
have to do WHAT?'"
"No, not in person," Zinnia said, hoping her calm didn't bring
down Erin's uppity-ness. She needed to be infected by happiness.
It might help with the nightmares, and she needed a night that
she didn't wake up sweating in fear. "I've just seen the
pictures, too. It makes me want to adopt my own pets, but my
landlord won't let me..." She frowned, remembering past problems
she'd had with the landlord. The poor bird.... It hurt to think
about that incident. She'd come across a bird struggling in the
river, cawing, clearly in pain. It had struck at her when she
had tried to help it out, but as it was her enhanced arm no
damage had been done. She took hold of it's broken wing in one
hand, and lifted it up, her other hand supporting the body. The
bird had calmed down after that. She had been feeding it, later,
and putting it in a small fashioned cage when the landlord had
dropped by unexpectedly, and had had it out with her. She'd
almost been evicted, but had convinced the landlord it wouldn't
happen again. He'd left, muttering, obviously annoyed. And she'd
almost shot him, but knew it would only complicate things. She'd
complained to everyone she could think of, but the landlord had
said the same thing to all his other rentors. It had been a bad
day for Zinnia when she'd let the bird go, because the landlord
took the cage with him and tossed it in the fire in her hearth
before she could stop him.
Erin shared the frown. "I feel your pain. My parents have a
whole list of reasons why we can't have animals. 'I have
allergies, Erin! Hypoallergenic ones are too expensive! We're
still paying on your Enhancement!'" She rolled her eyes. "Yeah,
well, it's scientifically proven that pets improve your
wellbeing and reduce stress, so maybe they could use a dog or
cat, too!"
"And I don't think I could imagine you on a farm... you have to
wake up early, and its pretty lonely on a farm big enough
because you have to be so far away from everything else, you
know? And even if your house isn't, your chores would take you
pretty far." Zinnia grinned a little at the end, trying to
imagine Erin on a farm, and failing.
Erin laughed. "I know! I'd have no idea what to do on a farm!
But at least all the animals would be there... that'd be cool!"
At that, Zinnia giggled a little bit. Erin had no idea about the
pure mess that animals made... but she shrugged. "I could see
you working in the city though. I think you like having company
too much for farming, it's a pretty lonely occupation."
Erin nodded vehemently. "Definitely not a fan of the lonely
occupation. Like, I have a minor panic attack when I think I
left my phone somewhere!" Zinnia knew she would. Erin was a
very social person, and having lots of friends was definitely
something that made her happy. She turned on her heel and
returned to Zinnia's side. "But I bet you could be awesome on a
farm. You don't have to have someone to talk to all the time,
and I bet you work pretty hard for what you want, too. How about
this-- you get the farm, and I will come over to play with the
horses and chickens. Good deal?"
"Sure, Erin. You'll have to keep me up to date with all the
goings on of our friends, too." She smiled, thinking that might
actually be worth pursuing.... Erin, the cheeriest of them all,
bringing her friends and their group over every so often, Zinnia
-and maybe someone else- working the farm... The idea made her
smile, but she knew that even if she wanted to farm, it probably
wouldn't work out the way she was thinking. For one, they all
had Enhancements, and the farm area would probably wreak havoc
on some of the more sensitive ones. Farms weren't exactly the
cleanest places, either... she wrinkled her nose at a sudden
memory of the smell... Gross.
Erin took a few more steps, then looked at Zinnia. "Um... so, do
you know how to get there? I wasn't really paying attention to
directions or anything..."
“Of course I know how to get there... We just... go down a
number of blocks, go left a few, and down one more block and
around the corner. I think. It's that general direction,
anyway.”
Her mind was brought back to the night he had walked her home.
She felt like he hadn't really understood what she'd said, or
that some of it had fallen on deaf ears... She hoped he was OK
with Hal. She knew that she wouldn't have been able to stand
staying in the same place as her captors, but her situation had
been different from Yukito's. And he seemed to at least have
some sort of idea about what he was doing. And he seemed to at
least respect Hal.... She stopped thinking about it, knowing it
would just make her morose for the rest of the trip.
“It shouldn't take too long to get there, anyway. I'm not too
worried. I think we'll be able to tell whose house it is once we
get close enough.” She smiled. “So... How do you deal with your
dad working for the school? Doesn't that get awkward after a
while?”
She didn't know how she would have reacted to that set-up. Hell,
she didn't know how Yukito stood it, let alone Erin... Erin
probably didn't think about it too much, but Zinnia would
probably have changed her name by now, just out of sheer
annoyance.
#Post#: 478--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: GGJ5 Date: May 7, 2013, 9:55 pm
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Erin Spenser
"Um... so, do you know how to get there? I wasn't really paying
attention to directions or anything..."
“Of course I know how to get there... We just... go down a
number of blocks, go left a few, and down one more block and
around the corner. I think. It's that general direction,
anyway.”
Erin shrugged, accepting the directions as gold. "All right.
Sounds good, then."
“It shouldn't take too long to get there, anyway. I'm not too
worried. I think we'll be able to tell whose house it is once we
get close enough.”
"Oh, yeah, that's true. Fancy-Pants house, where the only normal
part is Yukito's room..." Erin made a face, then laughed.
"Seriously! It almost feels like a museum, or one of those
houses that's, you know, on the market or whatever."
“So... How do you deal with your dad working for the school?
Doesn't that get awkward after a while?” Zinnia shifted the
topic back to Erin, and to an awkward one at that. She loved her
dad. She really did. But... he was already nosy. And being in
charge of so many kids' personal crap.... being in the know and
getting paid for it, it had to make people see her differently.
Of course, her dad never, ever shared with her a single thing
from the sessions and interviews. He was an absolutely stickler
for things like that-- all about the code of ethics and all that
jazz. But still, she knew he knew. And it was weird to know he
knew so much about every one of her classmates... Who had a
phobia of bridges... who struggled with anxiety... who was
OCD... who might grow up to be a freaking serial killer....
But Erin didn't share all that. She just shrugged. "Well, he
sort of has this habit of following me to every school I ever
attend, so I guess eventually you get used to it, you know?" She
gave a little laugh. "I mean, don't get me wrong-- it can be
totally awkward, because I know how he can be, all pushy and
prying and probing and stuff. But at least I know he means
well... Can't say the same for everyone." She wrinkled her face
up, an image of Dr. Ramsey popping up in her head. He could be
pushy, too, more than her dad, but... his was definitely not
with the best intentions. Erin had given up thinking that was a
possibility. Not after Yukito's secret. No way.
#Post#: 487--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: MissM Date: May 9, 2013, 9:28 am
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Zinnia Natter
“It shouldn't take too long to get there, anyway. I'm not too
worried. I think we'll be able to tell whose house it is once we
get close enough.”
"Oh, yeah, that's true. Fancy-Pants house, where the only normal
part is Yukito's room..." Erin laughed. "Seriously! It almost
feels like a museum, or one of those houses that's, you know, on
the market or whatever."
Zinnia looked at Erin curiously. She hadn't mentioned having
been there before... If she'd been there, why was she so worried
about directions?
"You've been to the house before?" she asked, genuinely curious
about it. Was there something going on between Erin and Yukito
that they hadn't shared with the public? She watched for Erin's
reaction closely.
“So... How do you deal with your dad working for the school?
Doesn't that get awkward after a while?” Zinnia shifted the
topic.
"Well, he sort of has this habit of following me to every school
I ever attend, so I guess eventually you get used to it, you
know?" She gave a little laugh. "I mean, don't get me wrong-- it
can be totally awkward, because I know how he can be, all pushy
and prying and probing and stuff. But at least I know he means
well... Can't say the same for everyone."
"I couldn't imagine anyone I knew really well working at my
school as a teacher..." Zinnia muttered. "That'd be... awkward,
I guess. But PE isn't such a bad subject..." She trailed off
before she gave anything else about Dox away. As happy and nice
as Erin was, Zinnia just didn't feel so open with her. Not that
she'd have even told Reese much before changing the subject, at
least not about Dox. "At least you and your dad seemed to have
worked out things pretty well."
And if she had to take PE from Dox, she'd give herself away
within the first minutes of the class. She didn't exactly play
sports, but Dox had got her fencing, at least a little bit. She
rubbed her arm, remembering the catastrophe that it had ended
in, and sighed.
"What's the best part of your enhancement? I mean, I know you
can breathe underwater, but... surely it has other benefits.
Right?" They'd only gotten about halfway there, so Zinnia picked
up her pace a little bit. It was hard to be around Erin's bubbly
nature for so long, even though she'd wanted to get to know her
better.
#Post#: 544--------------------------------------------------
Re: Street Side
By: GGJ5 Date: May 25, 2013, 9:21 pm
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Erin Spenser
"You've been to the house before?"
Erin gave a shrug. "Yeah, but it was rainy and dark and I didn't
really pay attention to how we got there," she answered quickly.
"Also I think I came from the opposite way, anyway." At the
time, there had been a lot of other things to think about
besides keeping note of directions. Recognizing the house
wouldn't be hard, though. It might as well have had "HAL'S EVIL
LAIR" stamped on it now, in Erin's opinion.
She wasn't going to let go of her anger against him very easily.
“So... How do you deal with your dad working for the school?
Doesn't that get awkward after a while?”
"Well, he sort of has this habit of following me to every school
I ever attend, so I guess eventually you get used to it, you
know? I mean, don't get me wrong-- it can be totally awkward,
because I know how he can be, all pushy and prying and probing
and stuff. But at least I know he means well... Can't say the
same for everyone."
"I couldn't imagine anyone I knew really well working at my
school as a teacher..." Zinnia muttered. Erin gave a laugh.
"That'd be... awkward, I guess. But PE isn't such a bad
subject..."
"It is pretty awkward, but you just kinda learn to deal with
awkward after a while. Sometimes he can bring me lunch, though,
and that's pretty nice... I'm a sucker for a good deli lunch."
Erin giggled, knowing that her comment probably sounded really
pathetic, but it was funny since it was true... Deli lunches
were perfection. "Who do you know that would teach PE?"
"At least you and your dad seemed to have worked out things
pretty well."
Erin shrugged. "Well... sorta-kinda-not really. I kinda just
learned to tolerate it. Like when you tolerate the heat when
your AC breaks. Who do you know who would teach PE, though?" she
asked again, curiosity piqued. She figured Zinnia just didn't
hear her the first time.
"What's the best part of your enhancement? I mean, I know you
can breathe underwater, but... surely it has other benefits.
Right?"
"Well," Erin started, "It also really helps with breath support.
Since my whole respiratory system is enhanced, it's like I have
automatically enhanced breath support, too, which is the most
perfect thing for singing, and if I ever wanna pick up a brass
or woodwind instrument! Like, bringing ska back, guys...." She
mimed playing a trumpet, making jazzy sound effects to go with
it. "That also makes my voice carry farther and I don't have to
strain it to be heard. Breath support also helps you reach your
ful vocal range, so my higher notes are clearer and my lower
ones are stronger. so, yeah, besides the obvious mermaid
abilities, that's what it can do!"
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