byakkoyagirl | ✯ Alternate Universe Session ✯ [Action for house/Written]

[This morning when Paprika woke up, she was not welcomed to the comfortable feeling of her bed, the light buzz of an alarm clock ringing at 6am and the generally feeling someone gets when they wake from a good night rest. Instead she is welcomed by rocks, trees, patches of grass and so on. And the sound of the birds cawing wakes her up around 5:30am. To her surprise, she is out in the middle of the woods. What's worse - she has no recollection of ever going into the woods.]

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[It takes her about an hour to get back to Community House 2, where she quietly enters the house using a spare key. The "spare key" being a window against the wall of the 5th apartment room, which was convienently opened enough for her to push it up and climb into her bedroom. It's not being a bedroom intruder if you actually live in the house, right? She would enter through the door, but couldn't find her key once she arrived.

She silently showers, dries off, dresses herself in a new change of clothes and goes to the kitchen to start breakfast for the two other mouths. Hope you boys like scrambled eggs, toast and orange juice, made by your dear sweet mother. And try not to wonder why mom never came home last night either.]

[Written in the afternoon - Filtered from Luke and Asch 100%]

Okay everyone, it's time to play a game. The game is called "Who left Paprika in the middle of the woods last night without her permission". All you have to do is say the name of the jerkface who left me in the woods at night.

C'mon, don't be shy. I just want to know why I woke up in the woods this morning, instead of my significantly more comfortable bed. It's okay, I don't bite. ~~Much.~~

[...]

Also, can someone make me a new key for my house?

[ooc: tags come in the morning after I wake up and go to my classes]

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They'll probably hear about the shifts from the buzz around the village, but I don't want to worry them anymore than they already may be. No need to learn mom was stuck in the woods for the entire night. Not like I'm hurt, so it's fine.

Thanks. Any idea where I can get a new key?

Check in at the smithy?

Or you might ask Winry - Buffy's always going on about how good she is at little projects like that.

Sounds like a plan. I'll have to borrow one of my son's key so it can get replicated.

Is everything normal at the school by the way?

I was just about the only teacher late. Several of the students have made their way over.

Normal enough, for a Shift.

Wow you really got to step up bro. How are you going to look being the only one late, even on a shift day.

Don't sweat it too much. One late day never kills someone.

It might kill me, this close to the festival.

But no, you're right. Unnecessary griping can set a worse example than being late, I suppose.

We can't have you dying then. Maybe you should stay in that clinic to avoid death!

Yeah. That is totally what I was getting at. You know, and you not being a worrywart like always.

Yes, well. Just imagine the state I'd be in without Frederic. I certainly have been.

I'll be fine, Paprika.

As a clinical psychologist, I try not to think what the mental state of a person would be if 'so and so' happened. I deal with the present and the future, not the 'could be' and 'would have been'.

I believe you. You look out for everyone you care about, but sometimes you overwork yourself and forget about yourself. Don't forget that you need a break too sometimes.

Yes, yes, you're the logical one and always have been. Rub it in some more, why don't you?

And I don't forget. I just [...] sometimes choose to ignore.

I would be glad to do that, but I think you have better things to worry about than me showing off how amazing I am!

Then stop choosing to ignore it and pay attention! If you keep worrying about everyone I'll have to spend all my time worrying about you. And I already have two kids to worry about on top of that!!

Under those conditions, I suppose I at least have to try. I certainly don't want to put myself on par with Luke and Asch in contributing to the stress in your lief.

They aren't that bad. Asch keeps to himself and Luke occupies his time well. I just wish they would get along better. Maybe it's my fault or something I don't know.

It's not.

If anything, it sounds as though your real problem is that they're siblings.

Well, they just have to deal with it. I gave birth to them and that's just that. Ugh even though their dad always encouraged them to get along too. I'm sure they'll grow out of it eventually. Hopefully.

What about your kids? No problems there, right?

Vivi seems to be enjoying herself well enough with Robert. Ami is so busy that I'm amazed she's had time to work on the boat at all. Vash is spending all of his time fawning over his Vivi and making a fool of himself. And Amelia seems happy enough with her new boyfriend, although none of us can figure outw hy.

Kind of scary how your son got hitched with a girl that has the same name as one of his sisters. There's probably a psychological reason for it, but I won't worry you.

You just don't understand girls and how they get attracted to men.

I appreciate that. Really we just...try not to think about it. It does make identifying family problematic, though. [Giles normally finds himself using terms like "big Vivi" and "little Vivi", or "our Vivi" and "your Vivi", which sound impossibly silly but have proven helpful.]

I'll be the first to admit that I don't understand girls. And I certainly don't understand how she's attracted to this particular man.

You'll get use to it in time, I'm sure. Everyone is happy, so that's all that matters.

He might just be a really nice guy with a tough exterior? I mean, hey looks aren't everything!

Or he might be, in Vash's words, a jerk.

How are we supposed to tell the difference?

You can't tell the difference really. You just need to trust your daughter. There's a fine line between someone being a jerk and just being of different tongue.

And Legato has crossed it on multiple occasions.

[...] I do trust Amelia. I just don't like him.

You're just being protective I think. All parents are and men are especially protective over their daughters. Just look at Sanji for a perfect case of protective father syndrome. You're starting to catch it too.

...I did give Michelangelo a bit of a hard time at first, didn't I?

S-So I don't think it's a matter of "starting", no.

Oh, so you admit you're one of those types! At least you're honest about it.

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