The Dreaded Cooties

[a_gentle_boy]

[voice]
I, um.  I don't feel so well.  . . . How high should a temperature be before you miss school, do you know?. ....... And does anyone know where they sell construction paper?

[action]
[Despite what he announced, Lucas will be wandering around town, hovering around the candy store, the flower store, and the stationery shop.  Children of any gender are encouraged to bother him.]

((Additionally, because it is hard to find the children entries amongst all of the private adult ones, if you want me to respond to your entry, link me here and I'll respond.))

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[Action]

[has-a-name.livejournal.com]

*there's Nanashi (sans her left arm), looking at the candy store too*

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Alas, no palpitations of the soul as she is an adult, but Lucas looks decidedly out of sorts anyway. He starts with a surprise as he notices Nanashi.]

M-Miss Nanashi! Hi!

[The red box he was carrying seems to have mysteriously disappeared. So have his hands. Behind his back. Maybe not so mysterious.]

[has-a-name.livejournal.com]

... hello, Lucas... *waving with her only hand that currently exists* ... did you skip school, too...?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[Alas, I am stupid and always thought Nanashi was an adult but she is not so retract that former sentence and replace it with 'as they have not yet made contact'.]

I, um. Well. Yes. I-I wasn't feeling very well, you see.

[pause]

H-Hold on! What happened to your arm?!

[has-a-name.livejournal.com]

...

... I went to the post office...

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

You -- But why?

[has-a-name.livejournal.com]

... so I could get my internal mana reserves back...

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

You think that's worth losing something so important?

[bullsit.livejournal.com]

Actually, uh, I had the same question. I mean, about the construction paper, not the school, but I guess that is a pretty good question too.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I-It's important, so . . . I, um. I think I'll go out and try to find it, even though . . .

[Lucas trails off a little at this point.]

[bullsit.livejournal.com]

Well, um, I also think that I need extremely copious amounts of, uuuh, glitter. So, I guess what I am saying is that, if you need help looking for it or anything, I would probably not be helpful at all, but I could try, if you want.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh, two people looking is probably definitely better than just one. So, um.

[As long as he didn't ask why.......]

It would be great to have help.

[bullsit.livejournal.com]

Okay then, I will, uh, wander around the human town looking, even if it is probably useless!

. . . Um, and I should probably look for you too.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . The human town?

Oh, my name is Lucas! It's nice to meet you. We can meet in front of the main store if you'd like.

[bullsit.livejournal.com]

Okay, yes, I will use my new legs to get there immediately! This is, uh, actually pretty exciting, okay, bye!

[DIAL

TONE.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Your new . . . ?

[??? But Lucas blinks, hangs up, checks on his own temperature for a moment or two, then heads out. He is by the main store maybe ten minutes later.]

[Action]

[snackaholictank.livejournal.com]

What are you doing?

[Action]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Shiraasan? I-I, um. Nothing.

[Lucas jerks his gaze quickly away from the flower arrangement he had been staring at before blushing at the floor.]

[Action]

[snackaholictank.livejournal.com]

Then why're you blushing?

[She gives him a light shove.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I'm not!

[Yes, he is. Lucas turns his face a little further while radiating red. Then he is shoved.]

S-Shiraasan!?

[snackaholictank.livejournal.com]

You are so blushing.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

[If Lucas was blushing before, he is turning red as a tomato now. He stares openly at her for a few seconds, continuing to stutter incoherently as he gazes upon the beautiful visage of the girl before him. ...Or something like that.]

I-I-I..... u-um. I just . . . .....

D-Do you like sunflowers . . . Shiraasan?

[snackaholictank.livejournal.com]

They're okay. I guess.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

....Really?

[Just OK?]

A-Ah. What's your favorite flower, then?

[roadroller]

Umm... who cares what temperature it is? ♪ If you want a day off, just take it!

[Of course, Rin would have no idea anyway. Human temperature levels are rather different from hers.

Her V-Day post is here if you want in on that instead]