Event Log - Malnosso World

[lucetimods]

Who: Everybody!
What: A field trip for the entirety of Luceti!
When: October 27th, until the end of November 2nd
Where: The Happiest Place on the Moon, Malnosso World!
Summary: So you remember all those times Luceti was transformed into Luceti Land? Welcome to Malnosso World, Luceti Land's bigger, cooler brother. Be sure to keep all hands inside the rides at all times, and refer to your map if you get lost. Trust me, you'll get lost.
Rating: F for Fun!

Comments

[dancing_flames]

[Ellie does look decidedly lost. So lost, in fact, that Shuda stops to watch her for a moment, trying to see if she was looking for someone or just wandering around aimlessly. He has a bit of a soft spot for kids, not that he'll ever admit it out loud.

After she makes a couple of circles, just staring at all of the games and their prizes, he finally decides to approach her.]

So did you lose someone, or did they lose you?

[scootch]

[Good thing she's used to hanging around scary-looking, torn-up dudes.]

Would you believe "neither"? I'm just checking the place out.

[dancing_flames]

[A good thing indeed. As entertaining as it may be, it does get a little tiring scaring people away without even trying.]

Let me guess: it's your first time at one of these.

[scootch]

First time, yeah. I know, it's obvious.

[No shame in taking joy in new things, right?]

[dancing_flames]

Nothing wrong with that. There are plenty of people here from worlds who don't even have anything remotely like this. You aren't the only one who is amazed, that's for sure.

[He gives a little smile.]

You fit right in.

[scootch]

Good to know, I guess. [She shrugs. She's not that concerned about it.] What about you? You look pretty comfortable here.

[dancing_flames]

Do I?

[He looks almost surprised for a moment before he smirks.]

Heh. Guess I really am going soft.

[scootch]

Oh, sorry, is that an insult to your manly pride? Should I tell you all about how rugged and scary you are instead?

[Yes, great idea, Ellie, sass the big guy with the scary-looking scars.]

[dancing_flames]

That would be a lot more effective if I didn't get that all the time. It sort of comes with the territory.

[Scary-looking scars + reputation as a former general of an organization not exactly known for being nice = people tending to be scared of him.]

[scootch]

Well, if going soft is a requirement for liking this kind of place, sign me up.

[dancing_flames]

[Okay, that strikes a bit of a chord of sympathy within him, and his expression softens the tiniest amount.]

I'm Shuda. You?

[scootch]

Ellie. Nice to meet you.

[Gosh, but everyone's so nice here. It's still weirding her out.]

[dancing_flames]

Same to you.

[Then, because she does seem to be rather on the young side:]

Don't take this the wrong way, but just how old are you?

[And no, he does not mean it like that.]

[scootch]

[She quirks a brow at that. How else is she supposed to take that? Geez.]

I'm fourteen... why?

[dancing_flames]

[HE IS THIRTY-ONE AND HAS A GIRLFRIEND, OKAY.]

Just wondering. I'm playing babysitter to a pair of seventeen-year-olds myself, except I have no idea where they ran off to right now.

[scootch]

Isn't seventeen a little old to worry about babysitting? I bet they ditched you.

[She was running around on her own when she was like eight okay.]

[dancing_flames]

[Utterly deadpan.]

You'd be surprised by what they can get into.

[scootch]

...Well, just let them get into trouble, then. Isn't that how kids learn?

[Sure worked for her.]

[dancing_flames]

Is that how you learned?

[He sounds amused.]

[scootch]

Mayyyybe.

[For better or for worse, anyway.]

[dancing_flames]

[See this look, Ellie? This is the look you're getting right now.]

[scootch]

[Ooh, how intimidating. Pff.]

What? It's not that big of a deal! Everyone does it that way at least once.

[dancing_flames]

Guess you've got a point. But some people do it that way more than others, and those are usually the ones who are the worst at it.

[scootch]

Eh, that's okay, too. If you're shit at it, you just learn the biggest lessons.

[dancing_flames]

[Shuda just looks at her for a moment, one eyebrow going up...

... and then he snorts.]

That's one way of putting it.