010 Omens of Crusnik

[kinship]

[A: Elementary School (OPEN)]

[What is that sound floating out over the playground at lunch? It's piano music, just basic tunes being repeated over and over again from the open window of the music room. Cain has retired there to study the books that Charles gave him, tireless in his pursuit of being the very best at whatever task was set to him.

Every time he makes a mistake, he repeats that part of the piece over and over again until it's flawless. Anyone at all is free to hear his attempts or tell him to shut up.]

[B: Around Town (OPEN)]

[Tis the season, and all that... It's Cain's first Christmas where he'll actually get to celebrate, instead of watching all the colonists exchange presents while never being part of it himself. He's been saving all the pocket money that his drone not!mother had been giving him (until she got replaced yesterday), as well as the money he got for doing odd-jobs for his friends. So now he's out and about shopping for gifts.

Do you work in any of the stores? Then this blond haired boy might just be peering over the counter with a bright smile. Are you wandering down the street aimlessly? Feel free to bump into Cain as he carries a stack of boxes too high to see over... because clearly that's just asking for trouble.]

[C: Phone (OPEN)]

[Did you order a rousing pep talk by a ten year old today, Mayfield? No... shame, because it's coming anyway.]

Christmas is coming soon... Maybe you celebrate something else in your world, or maybe you don't celebrate anything at all, but here... I think they'll have Christmas. I don't know if anything will happen, but...

Even if it does, and even if it hurts us, we can't let it break us. We have to keep our eyes forward, and we have to stick together. As long as we look out for each other, then we can change the future to whatever we want.

[D: Home (Locked to Housemates)]

[It seemed like he was the first one home, which was a little odd after the drone!Esther housewife who had always been there to welcome him in and tell him to do his homework before dinner. Which, consequently, led to the thought that there was no dinner... Astha didn't seem the type to make a meal for the family based on what he had seen, Rachel had already shown she believed cooking beneath her, and he didn't want to die so Abel was out.

Therefore, whenever anyone else gets home, they might find the youngest non-drone member of the household stood on a chair by the stove. He's pouring over one of the recipes Esther had left behind, not being allowed to go and find any more of his own, and is carefully adding things to a big bubbling pot.]

Comments

C

[noluckduck]

It's fuckin' Suburbsville from what I've seen so far. They'll have Christmas and it's gonna be way too homey and sweet.

C

[kinship]

...You weren't here for Thanksgiving.

B - /tags you with somebody who's not Clark gasp

[poisonivyforyou.livejournal.com]

[Flowers aren't the usual Christmas present so Ivy doubts Cain will be getting any, unless it's for decoration. She still has to try.]

See anything you like, little one?

B - OMG WHAT IS THIS SCANDAL! huhu

[kinship]

[Giving her a bright smile, he plucked out some mistletoe from the display.]

This is traditional, right?

A - Hope this works since she's not interrupting

[sunnysnakeup.livejournal.com]

[She's not here to tell you to shut up, but she is curious about the music, so have a little head poking around the music room door to listen as you play Abel. She's going to try to be quiet, but most likely there will be small noises indicating someone else outside the room.]

Of course :) But he's Cain, not Abel, hope that's still okay

[kinship]

[It takes him a little while, but eventually Cain notices the small noises coming from outside and turns his head to look.]

Hello?

C

[byakkoyagirl]

Spirited words. I wonder how many will remember them.

[kinship]

I hope enough to make a difference.

We need to work together, instead of struggling alone.

D;

[custodismundi.livejournal.com]

[there's the quiet sound of the front door opening, creaking ajar before shutting again. oh, it looks like Papa Abel is home-- but he's not headed for the kitchen, it seems. those shuffling footsteps are moving for the master bedroom, instead. DO YOU WANT TO BUG HIM OR WAIT FOR HIM TO COME BACK OUT? surely he'd be interested in dinner sooner than later.]

[kinship]

[Why, right now, of course!

Cain hops off the chair and hurries up the stairs, catching him just as he's about to go into the bedroom.]

Abel!

Action ☆ B

[withavividheart.livejournal.com]

[ Someone else is eager to celebrate Christmas. Even if it's a bit strange without Nanoha there to join her, Vivio is determined to make the very best of the holiday. Any lonely sulking that might have been tempting her is lost when she spots Cain. ]

Oh? Cain~! Hey! [ And runs up next to him ]

8)

[kinship]

[He turns when he hears himself being called, lighting up when he sees who it is.]

Vivio! What are you doing out here?

B

[forgottenmagia]

Ah, do you need help with that, dear?

B

[kinship]

[Ah.

He tilts his head when he sees someone approaching, giving her a smile.]

Are you sure it wouldn't be too much trouble, miss?

A.

[thunder-ace.livejournal.com]

[Fate had been doing some work in her classroom during the beginning of the lunch period, and was now on her way out. She pauses, though, when she hears the sound of music drifting through the halls, and goes to investigate!

When she reaches the music room, she just stands there, listening. After Cain finishes, she claps a few times.]

A.

[kinship]

[AH!

He hadn't been expecting an audience, and the clapping takes him by surprise. He gives a highly undignified squawk and almost falls off the seat.

Oops.]

b. and I can edit/delete if it isn't okay!

[eveningcalm]

[And a preoccupied Izumo manages to meet the stack of boxes face to face, bumping into it--and Cain--and ending up flustered on her butt on the sidewalk. Fun times.]

Whoa--watch it!

it's more than okay! 8)

[kinship]

[Cain wobbles... and wobbles... and then falls backwards with his boxes tumbling all over the place.]

OH! Oh... sorry, I'm sorry.

Around Town

[bunnyblitz.livejournal.com]

[Barnaby had been out doing a little Christmas shopping of his own (he had kids now and felt the strange need to buy them lots of useless things) when he almost literally bumped in to Cain. He catches the packages as best as he can.]

My apologies I didn't see you there.

[Wait he knows this person kind of.]

I believe we've met, haven't we?

[kinship]

[It's okay, Cain is only small even for ten so it's easy to miss him walking along.

He gives a small cry of surprise as his packages fall forwards into poor Barnaby, giving him a bit of a flustered smile.]

...Yes, in the library when you first arrived?

B

[heardeadpe0ple.livejournal.com]

[She was told she can be a helpful robot! So helpful she will be.]

Let me help you with those boxes. I don't want you to hurt yourself! Don't worry about being any trouble. I want to help!

Re: B

[kinship]

[Sadly, he only remembers human skipping Aradia, so he has no idea this is the same girl. He wasn't expecting to see a robot in the mid-50s, so he gapes for a moment before smiling.]

Thank you very much, are you sure?

C

[normality]

That's right. Even if this town decided to do something, we can't let it ruin our Christmas, right? We'll just need to do our best to have a good holiday all the same.

C

[kinship]

Right.

I knew you would understand, Mikiya.

elementary school,

[koyo]

( ( Curious as to who is playing, Spain follows the sound of the piano. All of that time living with Austria in the past has taught him not to interrupt a musician in the middle of practice so he waits beside the doorway quietly, waiting for a chance to comment. ) )

elementary school FOREVERRRR,

[kinship]

[It takes another fifteen minutes for him to be satisfied, but eventually Cain turns around and starts in surprise.]

--Oh! I didn't realise anyone was there.

B

[ninetailservant.livejournal.com]

[While Ran wasn't exactly wandering around aimlessly, there was in fact a yellow fox sitting in the entrance to a bakery. She watches Cain walk, her eyes glittering with intelligence.]

B

[kinship]

[Of all the things Cain had been expecting to see, a fox was not one of them... He pauses in his trek along the street and shifts the boxes in his arms to get a closer look.]

B

[gezellighe.livejournal.com]

[He's stocking shelves again. It's really all he does around here sometimes.]

. . . back for a lozenge?

B

[kinship]

[Assuming this is after he's seen Abel, as he'd definitely be running to the pharmacy then, Cain doesn't smile at Holland for once. He looks pale and frightened, and there are still flecks of blood on his hands.]

No, I need bandages and antiseptic, do you have those?

B!

[ex_seventh238]

[It's late afternoon in uptown when she'll cross Cain on the streets, carrying a plastic bag herself of assorted supplies like rags, sponges, a box of... tea? and various other goods. In contrast to the last time however, she's not wearing her glasses, and dressed in her habit.]

Oh, good afternoon, Cain! --Ah, that's... a lot that you're carrying. Do you need help?

[kinship]

[He almost doesn't recognise her for a moment, before doing a small double take and smiling.]

Are you sure it's not too much trouble, Miss Ciel?

A yeaaah

[encored]

[there is now a one-man audience in the form of a chiropteran perched on the window sill, looking on with a muted sort of curiosity as Cain practises. very methodical, very precise.

he wonders to himself if Cain could master the art of melodic emotional expression with the same attention to technical detail.]

wooo /brofist

[kinship]

[He is very careful and very precise in everything he does, only looking up when the piece was perfect in every way.]

...Ah! I didn't realise anyone was there.