audio & action @L.Mills forward dated to April 8th

[thestoriesarereal]

[The audio turns on to the sound of silence for the first few seconds before Lucy asks her question.]

If you could have one wish, what would you wish for? Not like...money or anything. Not for powers, but what would you really wish for?

[Because it's her birthday, and she wasn't really in the mood to celebrate. Of course, she'll wish for her family to be okay, for them to remember and come here so they could meet Victor. But...would that be a waste of a wish? Sure, wishes were powerful, but she was in another world, and she didn't think they would be strong enough to pull her family from one realm to the next...

Or, maybe she's just over thinking things. Maybe she just wants to talk and not think about her birthday.]


[ooc: Lucy's birthday is on April 8th, so here's her birthday post! She won't say it's her birthday, not yet anyway. Either way, this post can double as action too. So have fun!]

Comments

[thestoriesarereal]

Are you going to casually ask him, or like...say it's doctor's orders? Because if he works a lot, he might only say yes to the last one. [SO. INNOCENT.]

I'd like to help take care of him...so yes?

[jolting]

You think so? I bet if I asked him the right way, he'll say "yes" even without it being doctor's orders.

[he beams] Between the two of us, he'll be in excellent care. Even better than a hospital.

[thestoriesarereal]

What's 'the right way' to ask him that? I still say it's doctor's orders so he doesn't fight you on it.

[She nods] And he'll have company with the little chick. I made him--her? A nest and they seem to like it.

[jolting]

Well, I just want him to know I want him with us whether or not it's doctor's orders. So I'd ask as his boyfriend, see?

Hm, haven't thought of a name yet, eh? I'll help you with it when I get home.

[thestoriesarereal]

Oh... [Well now there's a small grin on her face.] Yes, that'll work so much better.

I can't think of anything except Peep, because that's what they've been doing whenever they're hungry.

[jolting]

That sounds like a good name for a bird.

[thestoriesarereal]

Peep? I don’t know....I mean, it could get confusing. Like, “who is peeping? Peep, that’s who. Peep keeps peeping.”

So maybe something else...and not Phoenix cause that’s cliched.

[jolting]

That's a good point. Any other famous birds you'd want to take inspiration from?

[thestoriesarereal]

Not...really? [Thinking...thinking.] Not Iago. The chick isn't a parrot or anything.

[jolting]

Yeah, I wouldn't name it after a betrayer anyway. If we're doing Shakespeare, go with something like Horatio or Caius.

[thestoriesarereal]

Well, there's also a kid's show about Aladdin and it had a talking parrot named Iago. He's...annoying and the chick isn't annoying.

Horatio has a good sound to it...but..what if it's a girl? I don't think she may like that.

[jolting]

Aladdin. Huh, I feel like I've heard that name somewhere in town.

Another good point. Maybe a gender neutral name, then.

[thestoriesarereal]

It's not a common name, and it's from another story, but I don't know if it's ...you know, like one of ours. [From the Enchanted Realm or a different one.]

Mmmhmm..so.....maybe Sam? Or...no...it'll come to mind, soon enough.

[jolting]

A lot of people showed up from the Land of Untold Stories. Maybe he was one of them. I honestly lost track after King Arthur and his court arrived in town.

Yeah, we'll think of a good name.

[thestoriesarereal]

Maybe? Wait...King Arthur? The King Arthur? I think Henry mentioned this story once....with Camelot? You got to meet him?

[Victor, she loves you so much right now.]

Yeah, we will! Or...we could call the chick...Doctor? No...that's a title.

[jolting]

Kind of. He and his court were in town, so I saw them at check-ups.

That might get confusing, since we have me and Doctor Whale already.

[thestoriesarereal]

Oh...so you didn't get to hear them tell any tales?

[Okay, fair point.]

Okay, then something else...we'll figure it out.

[jolting]

If they were swapping stories, it wasn't around me.

We will.

[thestoriesarereal]

They were probably busy with knight stuff then? I don't know.

In the mean time...have you asked Jim yet?

[jolting]

Probably.

[he chuckles] I'll ask him next time I see him. Which will probably be soon.

[thestoriesarereal]

Keep me updated? Please?

[jolting]

I will. [and he may be sneakily getting her a present on his way home] And I'll be home soon. If you want anything special for dinner, let me know.

[thestoriesarereal]

Nothing special. Just something we could cook together--and Jim, if he says yes.

I'll see you soon, I love you, Papa.

[jolting]

Okay. I'll think of something we can all do together, and that'll be special enough.

Love you too, Lucy.

[thestoriesarereal]

It's already special because you and Jim will be there.

[She'll wait at home, waiting for him to come back first or Jim. Either way she hasn't really said that it's her birthday.]