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.]

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[kinship]

[Ah, so he gets sick, that must be hard on her.]

You should enjoy the time you have here together.

[sunnysnakeup.livejournal.com]

[She talks about it more here in Mayfield than she does at home, surprisingly. Still, she nods and smiles at Cain]

Y-yeah! H-he was being himself b-back when all that mess ha-happened recently. I'm really happy, I have l-lots of nice people around me here, s-so I'm not as scared as when I arrived.

[kinship]

Good, you should try not to be scared.

[He gives her another reassuring smile.]

Focus on the good things here, instead of the bad.

[sunnysnakeup.livejournal.com]

[She nods again]

C-can you play what you w-were? It sounded r-really pretty.

[And she's going to try to figure the keys out by the sheet music and your movements; watch out, Cain]

[kinship]

Of course, I'd love to.

[And he starts to play again.]

[sunnysnakeup.livejournal.com]

[Sunny is a good audience, staying quiet as he plays, although she can't help but swing her feet a bit. She seems to glance between the sheet and the piano sometimes, though, and will wait for him to stop.]

[kinship]

[He is only doing simple exercises, repeating himself over and over until he is flawless before moving onto the next one.]

[sunnysnakeup.livejournal.com]

[Sunny seems fine with that, and when he pauses for a moment she speaks]

Y-you like to be p-perfect?

[kinship]

There's no point moving on to the next step, without fully understanding the first one.

[sunnysnakeup.livejournal.com]

T-that's not always true. S-sometimes you have to have t-them all together t-to understand.

[Of course, she isn't entirely sure how different piano is compared to programming, but this is what she's usually done]

[kinship]

Sometimes.

[He nods in agreement, but...]

Even when you start learning, though, you have to understand the basics first.

[sunnysnakeup.livejournal.com]

T-that's true. C-can I come listen to you play s-sometimes?

[kinship]

Anytime you want, miss... Ah, I'm sorry, we haven't even introduced ourselves.

I'm Cain.

[sunnysnakeup.livejournal.com]

My name's Sunny. I-it's nice to meet you Cain!

[kinship]

It's nice to meet you too, Miss Sunny.

[sunnysnakeup.livejournal.com]

[Sunny smiles and carefully slides off the seat]

I s-should get going back. T-thank you for l-letting me listen.

[kinship]

You're welcome to any time you would like, I'll see you again soon.