✪ Fourth Star: Shroomfield ✈

[undying_heroism]

[That morning started out like any other. Wake up, brush teeth, comb hair into a fabulous 'do', and head down for breakfast. Black coffee and maybe some pancakes?

Like always, Alfred's drone wife would follow the request without question, except today she decided to add in an extra ingredient. After all, when wild mushrooms popped up, of course

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general store!!

[battymadam]

[ooooops she just got nearly tripped on. And from that, a ... very heartfelt apology, um. A little weird, but Foster reaches up and pats Alfred on the arm]

It's all right, dearie! Just be more careful next time.

[undying_heroism]

[the image he sees is a haggard little girl patting him on the arm and telling him this]

. . . I will. I promise.

God, I promise this will never happen again.

[battymadam]

[wow, bumping into people is SERIOUS BUSINESS.

Or is it?]

What's the matter, Alfred? I'm not hurt or anything.

keywords too

[undying_heroism]

Everything! The. . . the economy's in shambles. So many people are out of jobs. .

[battymadam]

[it doesn't register at first what he's talking about. After all, he's so young! He can't possibly have memories of the great depression so it doesn't cross her mind.]

What? But this is Mayfield, everyone has a job...

... horsefeathers, you ate the mushrooms, didn't you!?

[undying_heroism]

What. . .?