kinship | 010 Omens of Crusnik

[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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Shall I treat you to a meal at the bakery as well, then? I shan't have one sibling complaining about unfair treatment if I can help it.

...Not the bakery, I can't stand sweet food, but I wouldn't say no to some fish or a hot dog at the diner!

Oh, truly? [why does he sound more surprised by that than anything else thus far...] ...Well, to each their own.

However, I find the diner quite foul and refuse to subject myself to the scent of it long enough to purchase you anything. You ought to visit later for dinner instead. [he almost adds that Abel should come along as well but whoops the last time they ran into each other wasn't exactly great.]

I would very much like that, thank you.

[And he fully intends to visit for dinner, except Abel is going to go and get his kidney ripped out like an idiot and he'll forget... poor Charles will get stood up by a ten year old.]

[his life is misery!!]

Think nothing of it. The more people I can direct away from the diner, the better. [whoop he's grabbing the music book again while standing up from the bench, seemingly looking for something.]

[Watching Charles mess with the music book, Cain raised a brow curiously.]

Lost something?

No, I'm just looking for something.

[after flipping through a few more pages, he sets the book aside and moseys over to the rack to look through a few more. eventually he finds what he's looking for and sets the new book back on the stand. it appears to be a drone teacher's copy, more advanced than the beginners books, and is open to a page with Chopin's Nocturne for piano and violin.]

You might enjoy this more than the simple songs and exercises when you move past them.

[Looking over the new music that Charles had provided him with, he tried out the first few notes slowly and carefully.]

How does it feel to watch your pupil progress, oh great and wise teacher?

[oh, he looks fairly amused... whether it's because of the silly title or something else entirely is unclear.]

It's certainly impressive, I'll give you that. At this rate, you won't need someone to teach you for long.

Nonsense! What would I do without my teacher? I'd fall apart for sure.

You oughtn't give so much credit to one who has only provided the books. I'd go so far as to say even that much you could have accomplished on your own.

You're doing yourself a disservice, Just Charles! I would have never touched the keys of a piano without you.

Well, a small introduction is all one needs, correct? You could fair well on your own without a doubt.

[and just because he is so curious...] Have I doomed myself to such an unfortunate name?

[Cain reaches over and lays a commiserating hand on Charles' shoulder.]

You shouldn't be so negative about your name, I think Just Charles is a lovely name.

At least one of us enjoys it, yes? [it's okay Cain maybe one day you'll be able to come up with a nickname that he deems suitable....

that day is just likely off in the distant future.]

You can enjoy my name instead, if you like? Cain Knightlord is pretty cool, don't you agree?

[Because having the same surname as his twin brother would just be ludicrous.]

[he doesn't even remember Abel's surname well enough to catch a difference just yet, how sad.]

It has some class, if you're willing to stretch a compliment. [shh he secretly likes it...]

It's much better than Abel Nightroad, don't you think?

[He pretends to preen.]

[oh. welp, there's a decent reminder of their differing last names! his head moves to one side as a brow arches, amused by the claim.]

I would say they're roughly on par. Biblical names tend to hold an element of grace in general, and while road isn't as grand as lord, they sound equally lyrical, do they not?

[He's only teasing, but his chest puffs out with mock pride at being called grander than his brother.]

It's even better when you think that I'm Knight with a K, and he's only Night with an N.

It does add something refreshing. A knight then, are you? [even in jest, he seems to find it pretty funny to share a title with someone like that.]

Pray tell, have you a reason for the difference?

They're just the names we were given, that's all.

[Because they're not even from the same country, let alone anything else. Cain only actually met his own twin when he was eight.]

Are you from a place without the traditional surnames? [he doesn't sound too curious about the subject though, living in a 'family' himself in which only two shared a last name.]

They're quite nice, at any rate. Whoever chose them had fine taste. [if not a bit too over-the-top in the biblical reference department...]

We are, actually... our family is just a little unconventional.

[He grins, before gesturing to his friend.]

But however majestic our names, they will never compare to 'Just Charles'.

It does bear something of a commanding note, yes? [oh, the sarcasm. he doesn't sound annoyed over it, at least.]

I do fear you may develop an inferiority complex simply by having to speak such a grand name too often, so for your own sake you ought to use it sparingly.

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