❄ tenth reminder

[echidna]

[ action ; 1338 benny ; morning ]

[ so the previous day you likely noticed that Jade was a happy, cheerful drone! fortunately, today she is back to her normal self, up bright and early and just a little confused, all things considered. but for now, she's settled herself down at the breakfast table, humming and working at a bowl of cereal.

everything seems pretty normal, save for the pair of dog ears she's now sporting. ]

[ phone ]

Hi Mayfield, it's Jade! [ wow she sounds super excited! breeeeathe! ] I have so much to tell you!

I went home! I'm not really sure how, or if that kind of thing happens a lot but I went home and I don't think I remembered being here or what but it's really weird! I'm also not sure why I'm back but I guess I'm kind of glad because now I can tell everyone-- or maybe I'm not supposed to say anything! Does anyone know anything about that, I mean, I don't want to spoil anything for my friends who don't know what's going to happen.

Timelines are getting kind of difficult to keep track of, maybe I should make a list.

Anyway, does this going home thing happen a lot? Because I keep getting pulled out at kind of inconvenient times!

[ action ; around mayfield ]

[ Jade is quite active around Mayfield today, once again having donned her girl scouts uniform, but without the wagon of cookies in tow. She's chopped some holes into her hat to accommodate her newly regained ears, and is approaching just about everyone, be they girl or otherwise, with the intention of recruitment. ]

Hi, did you know that you look like you would make an excellent girl scout?

Comments

[echidna]

I don't know, there's always room to improve.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

There isn't for me.

[Just glaring at you, Jade.

He's a monster, and he really doubts he can be any better than he already is.]

This conversation is stupid. You don't even know anything about me, so I don't get why you think you could judge if there could be improvement or not.

[echidna]

Wait, I don't mean it like that!

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Okay, so how do you mean it?

[You're talking to a hyper-paranoid, self-loathing near sociopath Jade. Have fun.]

[echidna]

I wasn't saying you're a bad person.

[ oh that sounds pretty familiar. welp. :Y ]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

You should.

Whatever.

Still, you don't see the problem of asking boys to be in girlscouts? I mean, how am I even supposed to wear that stupid uniform?

[Sure does, doesn't it? Enjoy.]

[echidna]

The uniform is not stupid, it's cute! I'm sure they would have one in your size.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

I'm not wearing a girl's uniform.

[echidna]

It's not a girl's uniform, it's just a uniform! This one is only a girl's uniform becuase it's mine, and I am a girl. If you had one it would be a boy's uniform.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Except even the boy's uniform is pretty girly.

...Do I have to wear the uniform?

[echidna]

Hey, the uniform is very important.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and so are the clothes they put prisoners in. It reminds them they're just a number now.

No uniform or no go.

[echidna]

Fiiiiine, I guess we could make an exception.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Oh. Well shit. He wasn't expecting you to actually go with his demand. Now he's kind of caught. He gives a false start to try and find some way to object, and falls flat before simply harumphing.]

...I don't work well with others.

You're better off not recruiting everyone you see.

[And now he's going to try and leave.]

[echidna]

Maybe being in girl scouts could help you get better at it!

[ yeah she's just gonna...follow you... ]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[Yeah. He is just...facepalming before turning back on Jade.]

I don't want to work well with others.

I don't want to be around others, especially right now.

I just want to be left alone.

[echidna]

But you said-- [ frowning. but. ] Um, are you okay?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

[He says a lot of things. Its kind of a crapshoot when he actually means any of it.]

Yeah. I'm fine.

Just tired.

[echidna]

[ She's actually a little hesitant to press the issue... ]

Are you sure?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Completely.

What's up with the ears?

[Time to change discussions.]

[echidna]

If you're sure... [ but surprisingly enough, she doesn't press it further. ]

I regained them this morning.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

So, what, you're part dog or something?

[echidna]

No, I'm still all human, just with dog ears.

[ as far as she knows. ]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

So you were born with them or something than?

[Which, really, wouldn't be too weird as far as the things he's seen.]

[echidna]

Nope! Actually, I went home yesterday, and that's when I got them. Then I regained them when I got back here.