video. username: ilikehorses

[shoplifter]

[There is a mildly anxious child on the feed, sitting on the edge of the community building roof as she munches down on some potato chips; this child's diet is 1000% on point. But more importantly, she flashes the video feed several stories below toward some of the trees. The little accent is full of confusion:]

They are dying. What are they sick with?

Shouldn't someone do something to save them? ¿Dónde está el jardinero?

[Seriously, nobody seems concerned about the leaves all falling off. Or them turning odd colors.]

Comments

video;

[potentialed]

[ He'll get to her diet later. Right now: ]

There's nothing wrong with the trees. This is their natural course. The leaves change color, they fall, new ones grow in the spring.

video: un: arcarius

[angelic_archer]

[Alec looks at the trees, then the girl who seems to be alternating between worrying and eating potato chips.]

Why do you think the trees are dying?

video;

[shoplifter]

I don't understand. Why don't they just keep the leaves they have?

["sounds fake but ok"]

video;

[shoplifter]

[What better way is there to worry than over potato chips?]

Mira, look -- the floor is covered with leaves.

If our hair falls out so quickly, we're sick, aren't we?

voice; @star.lord

[nostalgiabomb]

[ hey look it’s ya boi Star-Lord, frowning at the screen. He’ll totally address the tree thing, but there are more important things to ask. Such as, ]

So, do you, like, naturally find yourself drawn to high places?

[ Like a cat?

Because he’s pretty sure the first time they talked, she was hanging out on a wall. ]

voice; @star.lord

[shoplifter]

[Oh, look, it's my boi.]

I like being above everyone else.

[That's a normal child response.]

... Don't you enjoy high places? You are a star lord, sí?

[tempredmental]

That's normal for trees. They do it every year and then new leaves grow back in the spring.

Have you ever seen fall before?

[shoplifter]

[She shakes her head.]

I didn't see a lot of trees.

... Is that what it is called? When trees bald. They call it -- 'fall'?

[potentialed]

Because the tree itself needs to conserve water so it can survive in the winter and sustaining the leaves during that time would take up more water than it has to give. When the weather is less severe, it will allow for the tree to grow the leaves back when spring rolls around.

[ Adding: ]

You also need to eat something more substantial than chips.

[shoplifter]

[Oh. Well, in that case, she entirely understands; it's a matter of survival, then.

Also:]


No I don't.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ You know, that’s not the answer he expected, but he guesses it makes sense. ]

... Okay.

[ Slowly, like he’s not sure if he should accept that answer, or press for clarification. Thankfully, she interrupts that train of thought, and he snorts out a laugh. ]

Liking high places is different from liking space. I mean, like, jumping in puddles isn’t really the same as liking the ocean, right?

[potentialed]

[ KID. ]

Yes, you do. You're still growing, you need fruits and vegetables and vitamins. Less Pringles and chips in general.

[shoplifter]

... More fruits and vegetables, more pringles and chips.

[Seems like a good idea. She shoves a handful in her mouth to chew dramatically.]

text; un: retribution

[enblightened]

The trees rest through the colder weather, then give new growth when it stops being as cold. Think of it as sleeping.

[shoplifter]

But aren't you above everyone when you're in a ship, looking down at a planet?

[Space is still a mysterious subject for her, okay.]

[potentialed]

[ It's way too soon for him to be getting a headache. He squints at her chewing, ]

You know, you could at least stop doing that when you're talking to people.

[nostalgiabomb]

Not— exactly. I mean, well, technically yes, because yeah, you’re above everyone, sort of, but—

[ How can he succinctly describe the wonders of space travel to someone with almost no frame of reference for it?

... Badly, probably. ]

What’s the highest place you’ve ever been?

[video]

[scoutsniper]

You've never seen autumn before, huh?

[shoplifter]

[chew chew chew]

Why?

[()`-`()]

[shoplifter]

[She gives the roof's edge a nice pat-pat-pat.]

...

I can try to go higher, though.

text;

[shoplifter]

Why do we not do that, though?

Why the trees?

[video]

[shoplifter]

[She looks... mildly confused by the word 'autumn', actually. Because what is autumn.]

I didn't see outside until -- recently.

[potentialed]

Because it's rude.

[ ノಠ_ಠノ ]

[nostalgiabomb]

No.

[ And the answer is near immediate, and if he were on camera, Laura would be treated to the way he sort of jolts at that answer. ]

No. Nah. You’re good there. Don’t go any higher.

[ A pause, and he briefly throws himself off the track of his own line of thought. ]

You didn’t actually climb up there, did you? You at least used the stairs, right?

[ voice ]

[dothelokimotion]

Global warming.

Blame the humans, it's their fault.