004 Sniffles

[kinship]

[A: EVERYWHERE IN MAYFIELD (Action; open)]

[Cain had risen early and left a note for his for his family on the side: GOING OUT. BACK LATER. CAIN. So now there was a small ten-year-old boy, muffled up in a scarf and coat, knocking on every door. He sounds bunged up with a cold, but he's smiling enthusiastically at whoever answers. Could it be you?!]

Good morning! Do you need any odd-jobs doing? Or any chores? I'm trying to raise some money for a present for my family.

[B: Phone and Home]

[After a long day, Cain is sat at home with a blanket around himself and several packages by his side (presents for the family) on the couch. He's shivering and sniffing, he's never been ill before so this is a new experience on him and he's not sure what to do with it. While he's waiting for his family to come back home, he picks up the phone to ask for advice.]

What are you supposed to feel like when you have a cold? What do you do to make it better?

Comments

A

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

What's a cold?

A

[kinship]

It's like a sickness, it makes you feel all fuzzy and ill.

[He smiles at the stranger, not outwardly showing he thought it was weird he didn't even know what a cold was.]

Don't worry, it's not dangerous.

1/2

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

Oh! I know just the cure for that!

Wait just a moment, okay?

[goes back in]

2/2

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

[annnnd returns with....a hamburger

one that is promptly plopped on Cain's head]

There you go!

dksvcnsdk america is so cute what

[kinship]

[Guess what Cain has NEVER EATEN BEFORE in his life? Hamburger would be the right guess.

Giggling, he fishes the food off his head and takes an experimental bite.]

Thanks, sir. Mm, it's nice.

a cute nice guy--it's even in his song!

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

Isn't it though?

Hamburgers are the best! Don't let anything anyone else say tell you otherwise!

8)

[kinship]

I've never had one before...

[Not as good as fish, but he's too polite to say otherwise.]

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

Dude, seriously?!

Haha! Well, better late than never! I love the stuff. I could eat it tirelessly day in and day out!

So, if you're ever in the mood for a burger, just ask! Cause these are both tasty AND can cure ANYTHING! The blues, the cold, anything you can think of!

[kinship]

Seriously!

They weren't on the menu where I lived before, and I don't think they were considered nutritional enough for us to have.

But it really did taste good.

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

If you only think of nutritional value of food, you'll never have fun eating, you know?

[kinship]

That sounds like some very good advice, Mr..?

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

Jones!

But call me Al.

"Mr. Jones is my father after all."

[laughs at how ironic it is in how it really doesn't apply to him at all granted he doesn't have any parents]

I also answer to "HERO"!

[kinship]

[He can't help giggling at that, even if it is a little rude.]

It's nice to meet you, Al Hero. My name is Cain Knightlord.

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

Pleasure's all mine!

Knightlord, huh? Your name's pretty cool. Sounds like it belongs in a computer game or something.

[kinship]

Thanks, I guess it is a pretty cool name.

Hey, would you say Knightlord or Nightroad is cooler?

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm.

Well, knightlord sounds kind of redundant you know? Like are you a knight? Or are you a lord?

But nightroad is like a rockstar name. You can just imagine someone on stage "ANNNND PRESENTING-----NIGHTROOOOOOOOAD!"

[kinship]

...

[Darn. He gives a slightly exaggerated pout.]

The last thing my brother is, is a rock star.

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

That's your brother's name?

Haha. Your parents sure tried to give you guys epic names.

[kinship]

There's four of us.

[Skilfully avoiding the subject of parents.]

Abel Nightroad, Cain Knightlord - with a K, Seth Nightlord - with an N, and Lilith Sahl.

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

Why do you all have different last names?

[kinship]

We were all named by different people...

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but if you're all siblings shouldn't your last names be the same at least?

[kinship]

We're not blood related; well, except Abel and me, we're twins. We're sort of adopted to one another.

[undying-heroism.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooooooh.

Okay, that makes more sense now.

Well! Aren't you lucky to have such a big family?

[kinship]

[He's not so sure four would qualify as a big family, but he smiles politely.]

I'm very lucky, my family is everything to me.