[video] Happy Birthday, Laura!

[shoplifter]

[Laura has not really been on the network much, since the kidnappings had happened. She had been scarce in general; just because she was held captive all her life, after all, did not make it any easier to be thrust back into that terrible sort of world. But now she's back and has at least had some time to try and heal from those nasty little metaphoricalwounds, chewing on her pencil thoughtfully before lowering it and smiling a little from where she sits at a table in the community housing..]

I am twelve now... I have never had a birthday before, so I am not sure what to do other than to say so; since I have been here for a year now, I have decided that August is my birth month.

[She grins a bit, rather impish.]

And since I do not have the exact day, I guess every day in August will have to be my birthday. Gracias.

[LAURA NO—

Oh, the feed ended on that note.

Guess August is National Laura Month, so sorry.]

Comments

[shoplifter]

It sounds like a training exercise.
I would much rather get shot with paint than bullets, though. They sound much more harmless. Only bruising, yes?

[shoplifter]

There would definitely need to be signs put up.

[realists]

[ BULLETS, THOSE ARE GARBAGE. saw had used tiny little flechettes at the massacre at arane's palace on inusagi -- tiny little durasteel darts that ripped through imperial armor and innocent flesh all the same, ripping people apart like ribbons.

wow, jyn, how 'bout you stop thinking about that. ]

Only bruising, yes. It's a game. The only think hurt is dignity.

[volitaunt]

Why was he climbing a tree?

[winscenario]

As long as they abide by them. [ Tilting his head. ] Would you?

[shoplifter]

[It's cool, Jyn, she thinks about that stuff a lot.

It's important to remember how things kill people, so she can use if it she has to, to protect herself.]

That would be easy, I don't bruise.
Can you teach me? I already know how to use normal guns. Is it any different?

[shoplifter]

In order to get his wooden doll. I made him work for it.

[Poor Finn.]

[shoplifter]

If it meant the difference between getting presents or not? Sí.

[winscenario]

[ Jim grins and chuckles. ] Smart girl, aren't you?

Might work for your birthday, but I don't know if Santa will fall for that trick. Just saying.

[realists]

[ jyn immediately wants to teach laura to play paintball. right this second. time to skip school, laura!

be cool, jyn. ]

I WILL TEACH YOU, YES.

[ for. fuck's. sake. jynnifer. ]

[shoplifter]

Someone said that if you do not handle them at their worst, you do not deserve them at their best.

Santa is included.

[shoplifter]

[Why is your text all caps, she is confused.

But atta girl, Jynnifer.]

I'M GLAD, I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN
WHEN CAN WE BEGIN THE PAINT SHOOTING

[winscenario]

So now you're saying Santa doesn't deserve you?

I thought we were talking about you deserving gifts.

[shoplifter]

If I have you guys, I do not need Santa or his presents.

If he doesn't bother talking to me, he doesn't truly know me anyway.

[volitaunt]

Nothing wrong with that. A little struggle is good for the soul.

[ That's something his grandad used to say that Poe has never really agreed with, but hey. It works here. ]

[realists]

When do you get out of school?

[ ok maybe no skipping school. ]

[winscenario]

[ He huffs, amused. Sounds like something he’d say when he was her age. ]

Well... guess I can’t argue with you there. Besides, you should be good because it’s the right thing to do, not because some chubby old man might give you gifts.

[shoplifter]

Exactly. It builds character.

And so does falling on your ass.

Are you an expect tree climber?

[shoplifter]

Whenever I feel like it.

[shoplifter]

[Well man, when you put it that way santa seems very nefarious.]

... I've been trying. To do the right things to do.

It's harder than it looks, sometimes.

[winscenario]

[ Santa's weird as hell, that's always been Jim's opinion. But he'd never tell a kid that if they happen to believe in him!! ]

Yeah. But it does get easier with time, for what it's worth. Practice makes perfect.

[volitaunt]

Used to be. It's been a while since I've had time to go tree climbing.

[shoplifter]

Then you may be the next tree-climbing target, at some point.

[realists]

What time does school end?

[volitaunt]

I accept the challenge.