Bright Star Children's Home (Open, Just For Fun)
By
Arashi,
Posted on: 2006-08-30 09:10 in Roleplaying
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"So three more humans, an elf, and a demon. I'm sure you will all fit in wonderfully. Now, what exactly are your ages? I'm fairly sure none of you are above ten, but I have been accused of being a bad judge of age before."
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"I'm young enough to be here, but old enough to make my own decisions, thank you very much." Claude scowled.
"I-I'm seven, sir.." Ozell volunteered.
Anarhis grinned. "And I am exactly--" He blinked as he found himself cut off by the rising wails from upstairs. "..Oh, dear..."
Essex hurried into the boys' room, and flicked on the lights.
She sighed.
"Everyone settle down." she said calmly, tapping a button on her buster. A slight magical dampening feeling occurred a moment later, and the illusions dissolved, leaving the children back in their normal clothing.
"Honestly, if you all don't get some sleep, you're going to be miserable tomorrow," she said with a little smile.
Then, her eyes fell on Devin's "bed."
"....?"
Hurrying over, she pulled down the 'walls' in disgust and unwrapped him from the blankets.
"Devin, will you come and speak with me a little before you go to bed? I'd like to talk to you."
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In the meantime, Rosalind had hopped out of bed once again and run over to Magda.
"I dunno what you did, fairy kid." she muttered, her ears perked. "But if you can make the boys cry like that, you're okay with me!"
Japancakes.
Art - Theme 005 - Seeking Solace
Jarrod continued his sniffling until Essex's suppression field, in which case he quickly quieted down. He looked around at the room he had woken up, and quickly settled down sheepishly into his own bed, pulling up the covers up and over his form, entirely covering himself--despite all the thick leather he was wearing.
He quickly switched to another song to drowse himself to sleep, and to shut out all of the other noise.
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Devin quickly clutched at his doll next to him and stood up on the bed entirely, saluting up at Essex.
"Y...yes, miss Essex? Wh...wha...what can I d-d-do for you?"
Essex took Devin's hand and led him out of the room gently.
The house was huge - full of rooms for the children to play with. But there were a few rooms that Essex and Archlich had mostly to themselves.
One of these was a small reading room that was obviously Essex's bedroom - except the android did not sleep. Her recharge pod was off in the corner, but the rest of the room was full of books, art supplies, and a pair of computers.
The overall affect of the room was very calming - fabric hanging everywhere decoratively, and cushions and beanbag chairs on the ground. Essex sat Devin down on a cushion and knelt opposite him.
"...What has been going on in the room, Devin?" she asked. "It seems like everyone is getting upset. And why on earth were you restrained like that?"
Japancakes.
Art - Theme 005 - Seeking Solace
Experiment was worried for a while after the hallucination disappeared... Well, a few moments before he went back to sleep again. Apparently, he was already tired as it was.
"So... Can we come in?" Kip arched an eyebrow up at Archlich, "Or-"
"Or is there something else you need to know?" Sarah slaped her hand over Kip's mouth.
She knew her friend all-too-well. Kip was about to say something nasty. He had a knack for that, among other things, at far too young an age.
My Stories
Look at that. A full-grown woman pulling off pigtails. Her crazy is off the charts.
Magda giggled at Rosie, and shifted into her tiny kitten form, licking Rosie on the tip of the nose, then shifted back.
"'twere just an illusion. Th' boys be pink now!" here she fell over giggling merrily, the bells ringing out almost loudly.
-@Wenchette
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[Insert long list of alts and only ONE level 50 after alll this time]
Devin shifted on the cushion as he made himself comfortable. Just for a few seconds...the screaming voices in his mind quieted down in this area. He sighed happily as he enjoyed the peace in his mind--even if just for a few moments, he was no longer tormented by the voices in his head.
"...aah. We've been...trying to sleep...mostly. Mostly. The...the zombie boy, though, has been...tormenting the hooded boy, though. He's...he's a...he's a bad boy. A very...very bad boy. He just...wants to...wants to hurt others. Can...can I...can I...can I punish him? HehahEHhahEHEHahahhahaaaa..." He shook his head to regain his grip on what little sanity he had left. "...and...and then...the fairy girl came in...and she...turned into a demon...and...started whispering to me to...kill people. That it...it...it was right. But but but but it isn't, is it, Miss Essex? Killing...killing...murdering slaughtering gore gore gore gore so hungry for BLOOD killing...killing is wrong, isn't it?"
He momentarily paused to regain his grip once again, shaking his head slowly as he clutched at his doll. "...as...as...as for why I was like that, I wanted...I wanted..." He slowly extended his arms out to her, holding out the limp rag doll. "...I just...wanted...Veronica to sleep with the girls, as...she...she...she...should. Instead of sleeping...in...the boys room...where she would get teased. I...refused to go...into my own bed...until...she...got her own, first."
"I see...." Essex said quietly, thinking.
Devin was very disturbed, this was obvious. Isolating him would detach him even further from the other children - he would learn right and wrong best by observing his peers. But it wouldn't do to leave him unattended...
"...Devin..." the caretaker said, leaning forward a little. "Thank you for telling me about Blightlord bullying Burning. You're right; bullying is wrong. But you mustn't punish him - that is my and Archlich's job, you see. We will take care of it."
She smiled to Devin in gentle encouragement.
"And you should listen to yourself..." she said with a calm nod. "You're right - killing people is wrong - very wrong. Life is precious....and we should do what we can to preserve life, not destroy it." Essex's smile broadened a little. "You said you wanted to be a doctor, right? I think that's wonderful - though you mustn't go around operating until you have a license."
She sat back after that, and thought.
"And about Veronica...If you like, I will make sure she can sleep either in the girls' room or in my room. But keep in mind, if she stays in the girls room, you won't be allowed in until the morning. Is that all right with you?"
Essex thought a moment.
"Though, if you'd rather have her with the girls...I believe I know someone who would take care of her very well while you are asleep. But you would have to meet her and say OK first...."
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Rosie gaped a moment. "You turned 'em PINK?" she whispered harshly. "That is AWESOME. Maggie, I'm glad you're on our team."
The little were-human gave her a thumbs-up, grinning.
"I was gonna have a secret meeting in the treehouse tonight, but...I'm so tired. We'll have to do it in the morning." she yawned.
Japancakes.
Art - Theme 005 - Seeking Solace
Mags grinned and yawned widely, stretching like a kitten, from her head to her litle tail, and nodded, turning around in her rose, and laying down.
"Peace o'th Mother be wi' ya, Rosie."
-@Wenchette
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[Insert long list of alts and only ONE level 50 after alll this time]
Devin nodded vigorously. "I...I...I wan-n-n-n-na be a doctor...and...and help people. People...hurt...a lot. I want...t...t...to take away...their hurts. Make them...feel...all...ehehhahahehhehe...better. All...better."
He then extended his arms out to hold the doll over at her. "...if...if you...if you wouldn't mind...I'd feel...better if Veronica stayed...stayed...with you. The other girls...might...tease her for...being locked in with the boys. And...I don't want her...teased."
Essex looked down at the doll in Devin's hands.
"...Of course." she said, taking Veronica gently and cradling the doll. "I will take good care of her, and make sure she gets plenty of sleep."
Smiling at Devin a little, she stood. "And you should do the same, Devin. A doctor must have plenty of rest, or he won't be able to do his job..."
Japancakes.
Art - Theme 005 - Seeking Solace
Devin said nothing, simply standing up fully and saluting, then heading off with his head held high, though with his usual occaisional stumble every now and then.
When he crawled into bed, he soon went right to sleep.
And tonight, for just once, he wasn't plagued by his constant nightmares.
Burning, already fighting back his fear from that horrifying stare, now found himself leaping into the air and hovering for a few moments before crashing down to the ground.
He was... PINK!
Blightlord watched in small amusement as a fresh batch of tears and near hysterics began. This child was so easily broken. The illusion found no hold on him, the aura of power around him, though masked from beings such as Archlich, had made sure of that.
Arc ID: 475246, "Bringing a Lord to Power"
"I'm only a simple man trying to cling to my tomorrow. Every day. By any means necessary."
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