003 Falling Leaves

[kinships]

[Phone and Action (Albright Lane) Open to all]

[Cain is outside his house, raking the red and golden leaves that have fallen into a large pile, he has pulled the phone out of the door with him as far as the cable will stretch, holding rake in one hand and balancing the phone awkwardly in the other as he works.]Falling leaves are so strange, it's

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[benevolentstar]

[Esther is laughing at this derpiness.] You're never going to clear the lawn that way.

forever;

[kinships]

[Rolling over and sitting up, with a leaf stuck in blond hair, he grinned.]

I'll clear it up afterwards, Miss Esther, I promise.

[benevolentstar]

Don't worry about that. [She hadn't expected for anyone to actually take care of it anyways.]

It's fine.

[kinships]

I wouldn't leave it a mess, honestly. I don't mind clearing it all away.

[benevolentstar]

Would you like some help?

[kinships]

I'd love some help, Miss Esther, thanks!

[benevolentstar]

[Brb looking for a rake!] Any time. We should all work hard together, right?

[kinships]

Right!

That's the way the best families work, together.

[benevolentstar]

Mhmm. [Her smile wanes a little.] My Lady Mother and I always worked on projects like these together when I was little.

[kinships]

That must have been really nice. Will you tell me about her?

[benevolentstar]

Oh... sure. [She's caught off guard by the question.] My Lady Mother took me in when she was a teenager herself. You would never know it since she was always so wise and kind. She made everything look effortless and always saw the best in people.

[kinships]

That sounds like someone I know back home.

[His big sister, of course!]