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that_oldsaying

Room 202, Saturday Afternoon

Jul 18, 2015 16:57

There were an awful lot of fairy tales where the princess just had to wait and wait and wait and eventually things would happen and everything would be better. Alluka did not truly believe in fairy tales, though she wanted to, rather desperately, but she had a lot of practice with the waiting part ( Read more... )

where: room 202, who: mabel o/, who: big brother anders

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rhymeswithtable July 18 2015, 22:28:26 UTC

Mabel had been a bird all week. All week. And now she was herself again, which was great, except that she was more twitchy than usual and now she was looking for something to do with her hands. She hadn't had hands for a while, after all!

Which was why she had a bag full of Play-Doh slung over her shoulder and a grin on her face as she came knocking at Alluka's door.

"Hey! Anybody home?"

that_oldsaying July 18 2015, 22:32:53 UTC

Alluka flinched at the sound of the door, having been caught off guard. At home, no one knocked. Either the door was shut or it was opened, but no one ever knocked.

She wasn't home--she knew that--but for a moment (or, well, longer than a moment) she'd forgotten that other people could find her.

Getting to her feet, Alluka took her bunny with her to answer the door. She cracked it open and peered out.

"Hi, Mabel," she said, smiling though it felt a little funny to do so.

rhymeswithtable July 18 2015, 22:39:03 UTC

"Hi!" Here, Alluka. Have some chirpy, chirpy Mabel! "It's been a while! All of this animal transformation stuff that the island does is for the birds."

That was terrible, Mabel. Terrible.

"I come bearing gifts, though! Would you like some company?"

that_oldsaying July 18 2015, 22:44:42 UTC

Yes! No! Or--well, Alluka wasn't really sure, but she opened the door wider.

"You were an animal?" she asked, fascinated. "Was it a lot of fun?"

What sort of animal would she be, if she were one?

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not_every_mage July 19 2015, 00:47:12 UTC

Anders was a bit at loose ends, and realized it had been a few weeks since he spoke to his little sister.

This seemed like an excellent time to remedy that. Besides, Alluka was usually happy: Maybe she'd cheer him up somehow.

He tapped on her door. "Alluka, are you home?"

that_oldsaying July 19 2015, 00:56:50 UTC

She was not particularly cheerful today, but if there was anything that would make her happier it was getting to talk to a brother that she loved.

And Anders hadn't made her wait nearly as long as Killua did!

This time, she answered the door more quickly, and with a smile. "Anders!" she said. "You're here to see me?"

not_every_mage July 19 2015, 01:07:53 UTC

"I'm here to see you," Anders confirmed, smiling back. "You and the stuffed rabbit, but you're more interesting to talk to. How have you been?"

that_oldsaying July 19 2015, 01:11:06 UTC

"Okay," she said, letting him into her room. It wasn't totally a lie, since she'd been perfectly okay in her room. Just the fact that she wasn't leaving it much was probably a not okay thing. "I have a giraffe and a panda now too. My panda talks."

She skipped over to her bed. "Say hi!"

Her panda obligingly waved her arms around and said, "Hi hi!"

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