[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]

[She wouldn't quite be pissed — but she'd hardly be surprised, so she appreciates the fast transition.]

I have tried some donuts, but there are so many, I still have not tried them all.

Do you eat them a lot?

[realists]

I pretend I don't, but I do. Probably once a day. There is a shop between my job and my home so I can't be blamed.

[shoplifter]

Then you are obviously a good 'role model', as they say.

I'll have to eat at least one a day now.

[realists]

[ jyn is for sure a good role model. her leadership clearly never helped bring about a suicide mission or anything. ]

You should. Eat dessert first. When you die you don't want to be sad you didn't eat that entire chocolate cake by yourself.

But brush your teeth and floss.

[shoplifter]

I will. But I do not have to worry about cavities or bad gums, that is damage that heals very quickly.

[realists]

Is it now?

Does healing keep your breath from being rancid from food stuck between your teeth too?

[ BRUSH YOUR TEETH ]

[shoplifter]

I said I would brush, you are such an adult about things.






You could always turn bad breath into a defensive power, though.

[realists]

How dare you call me an adult. Take that back.

[ FULL OFFENSE, LAURA. ]

[shoplifter]

I am very sorry, you have been infected with adult.

Que Dios se apiade de tu alma.

[realists]

I didn't become Queen of paintball to become an adult, that's rubbish.

[shoplifter]

??? Queen of paintball? What is paintball?

[realists]

Blasters but instead of plasma bolts it's harmless paint pellets that explode on contact and if you get hit, you "die".

There was a huge game and I won.

[ hell fuckin' yeah she did. ]

[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?

[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.

[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?

[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]

[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

[realists]

When do you get out of school?

[ ok maybe no skipping school. ]

[shoplifter]

Whenever I feel like it.

[realists]

What time does school end?

[shoplifter]

[s i g h]

three.

[There, are you happy?]

[realists]

Alright.

I'll figure out a day off and pick you up at noon.

Doesn't count as a missed day that way

[shoplifter]

It's just school anyway.
But I will wait for a day from you, then.

[realists]

[ finger guns ]

Deal.