026 // action // CHORES FOR EVERYONE

[principal_mouse]

[Looks like the last remnants of the snow is finally melting. However, there is still a bit of slush left clinging to the sidewalks and trees.

Huh. This morning you find a bucket and shovel next to your door... attached to it a note:]

Thanks for volunteering to help clean up the school!

Happy Shoveling!

- The Academy Staff

[You don't ever

Comments

[hoooly_ship]

... yyyyyyyeah.

No.

[tuff2bagod]

[Miguel has gone even more out of his way to avoid Tulio since their spat in the botanical garden. So when he catches sight of Tulio on his way out the door, he doesn't say a word. Just glances at the shovel and bucket, reads the note, grabs them both, and heads out, grateful for the excuse to leave the room for the day and stay out of Tulio's hair.]

[oftheblacksand]

[Sees bucket.

Sees note.

Takes both and sets it outside of Aladdin's door instead. Now he has two; One for himself, and one for that flea-ridden monkey of his.

There. Spring cleaning finished.]

[merelyaladdin]

[Aladdin emerged from his room a short time later, his hair tousled from the night's sleep and Abu yawning widely as he perched on his shoulder.

He almost tripped over the bucket, his face creasing into a frowned as he read the note.]

Don't look at me like that, Abu. I didn't volunteer for anything!

[oftheblacksand]

[&hearts]

[a_talking_dug]

[Dug is chewing on a broomstick.

That's what it's there for, right?]

[cowboy_newsie]

[Jack grins when he sees the dog-- he hadn't known you could bring pets. Reaching down, he moves to try and tug the shovel out of his mouth.]

C'mere, boy, give it here--

[a_talking_dug]

[OH BOY. Someone wants to play!

This is Dug's stick, Jack. You cannot has.

He growls playfully, tugging back.]

[cowboy_newsie]

[He laughs, tugging even harder in return, playing along.]

[slap_me_thrice]

[Gibbs is out sleeping on his shovel shoveling already, actually. Slowly. Looking from left to right nervously, as though someone--or some THING--might jump him any minute.]

[a_talking_dug]

[LIKE A TALKING DOG, MAYBE?

Hi, Gibbs. Dug is staring at you.]

[slap_me_thrice]

[And Gibbs is staring at Dug.]

[a_talking_dug]

Hi.

[kisstheprince]

[Eric nearly kicked the bucket by accident as he was leaving for a class]

Oh! ... huh. When did I...?

[He shrugs as he picks it up.]

Oh well! Hey, Max! Let's go clean up the quad!

[And off goes a hard-working Prince and his loyal mutt. 83]

[alwaysaxefirst]

[Astrid's out cleaning already, and when she spots Eric shovelling slush up nearby, she doesn't take too much notice at first.

SLUUUCK! Before she has some of that disgusting muck sprayed onto her socks, that is. Thanks, Max.

Oh well. Fairly unconcerned, Astrid goes back to shovelling, shooing the dog and his offending paws away.]

[kisstheprince]

[Max didn't mean to, and the only way he can apologize in his very doggy-manner is to bound up to her and pant excitedly at her 'shooing' gestures.

Because after all, if he looks adorable enough she'll pet him and all will be forgiven!]

[alwaysaxefirst]

[Oh, come on. Yes, he's kinda cute, but Astrid isn't about to admit that... not that there's anyone but that other guy nearby... ah, what the heck.

Leaning down, she smiles a little and scratches Max under the chin.]

It's cool. Just don't do it again, okay? There are better ways to get a girls attention.