Job 12 :: The Blindsided Job [Audio/Action] {Forward dated to the 27th and 28th}

[shadedsunlight]

[Maybe Ginia should have checked her horoscope, seen if there was anything about bad luck and future kidnappings. As it stands, Sunday turns into a bad morning when her usual morning run with Odin turns into a chase across the village as droids come to drag her away. Her only bit of relief is Odin, after barking and attempting to chew on droid legs

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[arcanaxxii]

G-Ginia? [Oh wow -- she can't help but widen her eyes for a split second as her mouth makes an 'O' before speaking again.]

. . . Stories... Which kinds do you like? I know of a few.

voice ;

[shadedsunlight]

Yes, hello. Um... sorry, who is this? Sorry, I can't see the pictures and I'm not good at identifying voices.

Anything really. I'll be happy with any kind of story.

voice ; asdkfjd so sorry.

[arcanaxxii]

--oh! It's -- [pauuse...] Minako.

I haven't been reading much since I've came here, but... What do you think about taking turns? I'd love to hear the stories form where you came from, too.

voice ; No worries. <3

[shadedsunlight]

Oh! Hi there, Minako!

Sure, I think we can do that. Mind starting out?

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[arcanaxxii]

No problem!

All right, hm... I had a friend back home who wrote his own story, actually. [there's a distinct beat as she pauses in memory.] Have you ever heard of "The Pink Alligator"?

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[shadedsunlight]

The Pink Alligator? I don't believe I have.

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[arcanaxxii]

-- okay, then!

[She breathes in deeply before continuing.] The main character as you guessed it is the pink alligator. He had a friend -- his only friend, his best friend -- the bird. They were really happy together for the longest time, but one day, [. . .] the alligator made a mistake.

[Her tone takes a noticeable drop, as if trying to add to the story.] ... He ate his friend on accident.

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[shadedsunlight]

[Ginia listens.... and then what.] ...That poor bird.

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[arcanaxxii]

[yeah what even. :|a but it's the first story that came to mind!!]

... Mm. The alligator felt really bad -- and he wanted to punish himself by forsaking his own happiness. The story was about to end there, too.

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[shadedsunlight]

Minako, your friends write some interesting stories.

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[arcanaxxii]

[She laughs a little quietly.]

... but it was a children's book, so naturally it couldn't end with a hanger like that. In the end, the alligator tried to live his life to the fullest -- for both himself and the bird. He truly did feel bad, and his friend wouldn't have wanted him to be upset for the rest of his life.

It's a simple story, but the moral was outlined really clearly.

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[shadedsunlight]

It is, and I think it's a little sweet. I wonder if that book is somewhere in the library here?

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[arcanaxxii]

He had plans of publishing it, but...

I haven't seen it since he first handed me the complete manuscript. I'll definitely take look sometime though, because who knows? Maybe books from the future make their way in here too. Luceti's surprising like that.

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[shadedsunlight]

If people can come from varying timelines, why not items?

[A small pause before Ginia laughs quietly.]

I suppose it's my turn to offer a story.

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[arcanaxxii]

True enough! And yeah, I'd love to hear what you have in mind -- it's been a while since I've listened to a story.

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[shadedsunlight]

Well, this is a true story from my childhood. I was home-schooled as a child and a very avid reader. I'd often spend hours reading away in my room. I was ten, out of books to read, and both my parents were busy with work and my siblings were off at school, so I decided I would take the bus to the library by myself and check out some books.