45th PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[voice, public]
Sorry to bother everyone.  This is Lucas.  Um.  I've been thinking...

Halloween is coming up pretty soon, right?  And we know by now to expect... if not bad, then at least... not-so-good things on holidays.  We can all celebrate for real whenever the town is done playing games with us, but for now, I think we should consider preparing

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[Action] I hope this is alright

[guitarslaying]

[Unfortunately Lucas your trip to the store isn't going to go as peacefully as you'd like. See, there's a woman who's kind of filled her cart to the brim with cooking supplies and food and all the kinds of crap you'd go to a store for.

This wouldn't be a problem if she hadn't also decided to sit in the cart and propel it along stupidly fast by pushing a broom handle against the floor to speed her travels. She's just turned the corner when she notices there's a teen in the aisle.]

HEY MAKE WAY!

[And she'll proceed to slow her approach by slamming the broom handle against one of the racks of groceries. It knocks crap to the ground like no one's business, but hey she manages to get the cart to come to a stop before it plows into Lucas

Completely fine!

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas rides on a walking tea table. Shopping cart boats were totally cool with him. He'll just stare for a little bit as he pushes himself back as far against the aisle as he possibly can, only to have her stop right before him, anyway.]

Oh! Sorry about that...

[Because apologizing for getting in the way was his kind of thing.]

Um. But I'm not sure what you mean.

[guitarslaying]

Cake.

[And she points at it with her broomstick, as if to emphasize the point.]

[a_gentle_boy]

Oh!

[And he glances at it like he wasn't the one who picked it.]

It's... my birthday. Sometime. Eventually. I'm not exactly sure.

[guitarslaying]

Eh, I wouldn't worry about it.

[She hefts the broomstick over her shoulders, laying back in her cart against her groceries.]

We all grow older each day of every year, so I guess you could decide to have your birthday any day you want.

[a_gentle_boy]

It was more... the spirit of the thing. I'm not going to announce it and ask for presents or anything.

[guitarslaying]

Huh?

Why not?

[a_gentle_boy]

...Well. I don't really need anything, so. I don't want to bother my friends.

[guitarslaying]

Yeah? Way I see it your birthday is the one day you can bother whoever however much you want. Kinda seems a waste to throw that away.

[a_gentle_boy]

Oh, but I don't ever want to bother anyone if I can help it. It's best if people don't have to worry about me.

[You are talking to your polar opposite here, Haruko. A halo would appear over his head if there were room for it next to the cans of tomato soup.]

[guitarslaying]

[She's starting to gather that. She just stares blankly before leaning in towards Lucas, proceeding to poke him in the head if she lets him. And, from there, to start moving her hand around his head and face, poking and prodding as if to make sure the kid in front of her is real.]

[a_gentle_boy]

Ah -- What are you... -- P-Please stop!

[Lucas would throw his hands up, but they're busy holding a cake.]

[guitarslaying]

[For the record, at the moment Haruko appears to have enough decency to at least do that. She just stares at Lucas from her mighty shopping cart ship for a moment before speaking again.]

Hmph.

You'd be invisible if you could, wouldn't you kid?

[a_gentle_boy]

Invisible?

[He blinks for a few moments. And takes the pause to slowly back away a few steps, too.]

No, I love getting to know people. I just don't like having them make a fuss over me.

[guitarslaying]

Ever think they maybe wanna make a fuss over you because they care?

[a_gentle_boy]

I know that's why. But... I care, too, right? So it's a bit like, I care enough that I don't need them to show that they care because I already know they do.