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[sylphid]

Who: Fie Claussell & You
Broadcast: Yes, fleetwide
Action: On the Wonderduck if you'd like
When: April 9, mid-afternoon

[Random rumors showing up on the network? You know the drill by now.]

Allen, Fie, Zaveid, Theon, Shiro, Adalwolfe, Fenris, and Kaworu are all related and part of a secret family that must remain unknown to all outsiders. The white hair is the key...


[A little while later, the lone female of the newly formed clan appears on the broadcast, green eyes blinking in mild puzzlement.]

So... when's the next family reunion? We've got a lot of catching up to do if I haven't met over half of you. I can bring something. A casserole? Is that normal?

[Humorous pondering aside, Fie does actually have a reason for the broadcast.]

I wanted to know who's in charge of the gardens on the Iskaulit, or who I ask about helping out. Or if anyone is. Should I just start working there? [That's more words than she uses most of the time.]

... My name's Fie, if it matters.

Comments

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[paraclete]

Interesting theory. [Here he is, in all his grey sheep glory.] I don't resemble any of my kin, though, so the reasoning falls flat.

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[sylphid]

But you make such a good grandpa.

[Hello to you too.]

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[paraclete]

[Well, that could legitimately his heart pitter patter just a bit. But he's as mellow as ever when he smiles about it.]

I suppose that's how everything starts. One generation after the other.

[...]

A family is good, [which, yeah, that's obvious, but,] so this rumor is a kind one. Just unfounded.

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[sylphid]

I guess so.

[Fie shrugs.] It can still be fun.

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[paraclete]

Yeah, maybe it can be. So: a casserole. What else do you propose?

[He can't exactly Google "family activities" right now, so...]

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[sylphid]

Uh, that one wasn't serious. I've got no idea how to make a casserole. [Fie scratches her cheek, thinking.] There could be something else I'd be okay bringing.

I have no idea how these things work. Back home, family meant something different to me.

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[paraclete]

To me as well. I was surprised to hear anything like this.

[He feels very tentative—] Do you think it's terrible? [—but he sounds more confident than that.]

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[sylphid]

Do I think what's terrible?

[This guy's confusing as heck, but she doesn't dislike him. As shown by her actually asking him to clarify.]

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[paraclete]

[The clarification sits in his mouth for a moment before he says it, but when he does say it, it sounds encouraging.] Being put into a family. [The encouragement is for Fie and himself both.]

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[sylphid]

[He can see her thinking, actually considering it. Eventually, she shakes her head.]

No, I don't. I was sort of dropped into ones before, and they ended for the better in the end. Maybe something like that will happen here.

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[paraclete]

[Glancing downward, he could seem almost bashful, almost cowed.] I see. That's nice. [If not also terrifying.

His eyes flick back up to the camera.]

There are many opportunities, here. I don't know anyone who can say what might happen. Not for you, not for me. But that's nice.

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[sylphid]

It'd be boring if someone always knew what'd happen.

[She pauses, considering before asking.] So... should I try making a casserole?

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[paraclete]

[Kaworu breathes out a laugh, and the sound is mostly pleasant, but it's an awful lot like a sigh at the end of a day.] Maybe a little bit exciting, at least. [But that evening exhale grows more lively when he watches her ask her question.

...] Any endeavor is a wonderful thing, but doesn't it sound fun?