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

[controlledvariable]

You sure? You're totally allowed to get me back.

[Please actually don't she's cried way too much in the last couple of months.]

[vaccination]

I'd stomp on your foot, but I don't think that would make you cry as much as kill the moment.

[controlledvariable]

Not sure if it'd kill the moment, but I'd definitely have to give you a noogie, so...

[Is it worth it?]

[vaccination]

You sound like you want to give me a noogie. I don't like that.

[controlledvariable]

[Instead of saying anything, she just wiggles her fingers threateningly at Ellie's head.]

[vaccination]

I'm not above biting, I hope you know.

[Except she would never bite Steph.]

[controlledvariable]

[She pulls her hand back and makes a sound that might just be an eep! as if she's terribly concerned about Ellie biting her.

And then, without missing a beat:]

Hey, what do you want for Christmas?

[Steph...]

[vaccination]

[She's in the middle of a laugh about that little squeak when she's caught off guard.]

What?

[It is October, Steph. What are you doing.]

[controlledvariable]

[Ellie you're adorable.]

I'm going on a mission to December in 2010, probably the week before Christmas, so I figured I'd get people presents.

[She already has a couple things in mind for Ellie, but she can ask, too.]

[vaccination]

Surprise me?

[This is a lot of pressure for a girl that doesn't really know what she's missing out on.]

[controlledvariable]

Okay.

[Ellie has no idea.]

There anything else you'd like me to grab for you, presents aside? Food items can be requested too.

[vaccination]

How about your favourite candy?

[controlledvariable]

[HMMMMM

She seems to consider that very seriously for long moments.

Finally:]

I think I can do that.

[vaccination]

And I guess whatever else you think I'll like. Haven't led me wrong so far.

[controlledvariable]

That's giving me a lot of free reign.

[But she looks way too pleased with herself.]

It's gonna be the best early-Christmas ever.

[Ellie you're gonna get so much stuff.]

[vaccination]

Why an early-Christmas, though?

[At least she kinda knows how that's supposed to be. It's the holiday that made people super fucking depressed in the QZ, and sometimes the schools would be able to scrounge together something for the younger kids.]