open | all I want is the moon upon a stick

[vaccination]

Date & Time: October 10th onwards.
Location: Around the base.
Characters: Ellie and you.
Summary: Ellie's hangin' around, totally over this moon business.
Warnings: Swearing.



a. the cafeteria
[Ellie sits at one of the tables in the cafeteria, a pyramid of upside-down cups stacked in front of her. It's certainly not the sturdiest of structures, but she's spent some time on it, and she's vaguely proud of her accomplishment. They only clattered to the floor once or twice.

Now that she's done, she leans back and slides down a few inches in her seat. Well. That killed twenty minutes.

She reaches out a hand to slowly nudge one of the cups at the bottom corner of her pyramid. That might be loud if she keeps going.]

b. the observatory
[Space is cool. It kind of makes her feel like she's falling when she looks out the window or through any screens, but she keeps coming back to the observatory to do just that. She's not sure if she likes that feeling or not. The wasteland where Exsilium once was is still visible, but Ellie doesn't seem to pay it much mind right now. She's lying on her back on the floor, sneakers propped up against a wall, comic book held over her face.

Every now and then she makes some sort of noise. This comic is so intense.]

Comments

[originalgaangster]

Yeah, I get that. I mean, no one was gonna believe me. What was I supposed to do, look crazy?

[ A shrug. ]

Never thought I'd miss the city though, sheesh. Being stuck here is worse.

[vaccination]

[She shrugs back at him. Maybe. Someone had to believe it, right?]

Yeah. Never thought I'd miss all that rain and gloom.

[originalgaangster]

Just give me some real snow. Or some sunlight! Sunlight wouldn't be bad!

[vaccination]

I'll pass on snow, but sunlight would be nice.

[originalgaangster]

I miss snow. It reminds me of home.

[ Sigh. ]

But even the rain would be better than being stuck inside this box.

[vaccination]

[Snow and winter just reminds her of things she'd rather forget. She sighs, too.]

It'd be nice to live somewhere green.

[originalgaangster]

You'd love the Earth Kingdom.

[ Sokka smiles. ]

Lots of trees and fields and forests. And big farms. It was gorgeous. Plus the national color is green. Perfect for you.

[ He laughs at that, falling easily into gentle teasing of the younger girl. ]

[vaccination]

Maybe we can raid them for shrubs and shit.

[Teasing right back.]

[originalgaangster]

Why not? We can plant a whole Earth Kingdom garden and have parties where we talk about great rocks are or something.

[ Sokka grins. ]

...I got a sister about your age.

[vaccination]

I'm fourteen. How old are you?

[originalgaangster]

Seventeen.

[ Sokka shrugs. ]

[vaccination]

Oh. You don't really look it.

[Not that she knows anyone that age specifically.]

[originalgaangster]

Really?

[ Sokka totally looks it. And a little bit malnourished. But ouch his pride. ]

You sure?

[vaccination]

I would have pegged you for my age. Not that it really matters.

sorry for the lateness

[originalgaangster]

What?! No way! I don't look that young! I even stopped shaving!

[ There may be a few tiny hairs sprouting on his chain, barely enough for stubble, really. ]

no worries 8)

[vaccination]

Do you even NEED to shave?

[originalgaangster]

Uh, yeah. I'm a guy, aren't I?

[ No he doesn't, unless he lets it go for a couple weeks. ]

[vaccination]

That doesn't mean anything. [Not until you hit puberty, and even then...]