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bakerstreet2013-07-27 12:55 pm
yohko) wrote in bakerstreet2013-07-27 12:55 pm
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Cheer Up!: the meme.
The Cheer Up Meme!
Your character is having a bad day (or week, or month, or year, or life). They're in a funk and it's obvious to anyone that comes across them. What's there to do? Why, cheer them up, of course!
Does your character welcome it? Do they know this strange benefactor trying to make them feel better? Will their efforts work? No matter:
Your character is having a bad day (or week, or month, or year, or life). They're in a funk and it's obvious to anyone that comes across them. What's there to do? Why, cheer them up, of course!
Does your character welcome it? Do they know this strange benefactor trying to make them feel better? Will their efforts work? No matter:
It's time to turn that frown upside down.
How this works:
→ Leave a comment with the usual information in the subject line: character name, fandom. Any preferences, including what you don't want, should be included as well. For added effect, use their woobie/sadclown/depressed/h+c icons.
→ Congratulations, your character is being cheered up by whoever tags them!
→ Tag around. Please please tag around.
→ Feel free to roll RNG (1-9) if you cannot come up with "methods" of your own.
→ Have fun, and be excellent to each other!
→ Leave a comment with the usual information in the subject line: character name, fandom. Any preferences, including what you don't want, should be included as well. For added effect, use their woobie/sadclown/depressed/h+c icons.
→ Congratulations, your character is being cheered up by whoever tags them!
→ Tag around. Please please tag around.
→ Feel free to roll RNG (1-9) if you cannot come up with "methods" of your own.
→ Have fun, and be excellent to each other!
- 1 — A hug! (You looked like you could use one.)
- 2 — Compliments! (A boost in your self-esteem is a boost for...justice?)
- 3 — Food! (I'll go get the cheesecake.)
- 4 — Joke! (Haven't you heard of the healing power of laughter?)
- 5 — Adventure! (Get your shoes and jacket, we're getting out of here.)
- 6 — Puppies/kitties/foxes/bunnies/etc.! (Because who can turn down an animal?)
- 7 — Drinks! (Nothing like a beer to wash down that sorrow.)
- 8 — Games! (Shut up and jump rope.)
- 9 — Fuck da police. (In other words, the random/whatever option.)
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but right now, he just really, honestly, doesn't want to do it. ]
... I'm sorry, I don't think I'm anyone to look up to. I've only been doing this for a year, and when you think about it, all my cases were won through sheer dumb luck. [ and in the end, the one person he wanted to protect the most, he... ]
... Your friend's probably better off finding a better role model.
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No, Mr. Wright. Your cases were won through logic and evidence that lead to the truth, not dumb luck. You defended all of those innocent people when no one else would, and in the end the real bad guy went to jail. How is that dumb luck?
[ Poor Phoenix. Trucy's not at all liking where this conversation is going, and it's obvious that she's going to need to try harder. ]
Don't be like that. You are amazing, and I can't think of a better role model to have than you, either. You really need to give yourself more credit. Polly isn't the only one who thinks you're awesome, either -- I do, too. You remind me of my daddy.
weeeh cute trucy can he adopt you anyway
[ but he doesn't want to keep going down this line of conversation, if he can help it. no reason to depress this well-meaning girl he doesn't even know. ] Your dad, huh?
he can if he wants to~
[ She does, too, but that's a story for another time.
She perks up a bit and nods her head at him. ]
Mm'hmm. You're a lot alike, actually. From what I can remember of him, anyways... he disappeared about seven years ago. He was a magician, too... so was my mommy. But both of them are gone now.
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[ clunkily: ] I'm sorry.
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[ Well... pretty famous at some of the local clubs around town, at least. But still, that's famous in her eyes. ]
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we all grieve differently, whether it's because someone has disappeared or moved away or died. You just have to be strong, right? Instead of thinking about them not being here or what could have happened to them, I think about all of the good things that we did together, and that's enough for me.
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well-- he appreciates the thought, at least. ]
You're a really strong girl, aren't you? If only it worked that way for everyone.
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[ She simply smiles again, looking up at the cloudy sky. It's pouring rain, and she's almost positive by now the stupid bus isn't going to show up at all. ]
But it's like I said, everyone has to grieve their losses in their own way and find their own inner strength. That's just my way of coping with it... Polly's in the same situation, I think. He just won't talk about it.
[ Tearing her gaze away from the sky, she glances up at the poor attorney again. ]
You know what? I don't think the bus is going to show up at all at this rate. Why don't I walk you back to your office?
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[ She blinks, and then smiles wearily. ]
No parents, remember? I work and make my own money, so I also make my own set of rules. I can walk home after dropping you off.
sorry for late!!
oh, well.] Here's a better idea-- why don't I walk you home, instead?
No worries, take your time! <3
That would be way out of your way, though. Besides, you need to get dried off -- you still look a little wet from earlier. I walk a lot at night, getting home from work and all, so I promise I'll be okay! It's you who I'm worried about.
<3!
he gets up, hands in his coat pockets, and gives her a small smile. ] Well, lead the way, then.
Poor Phoenix. No matter what he does or where he goes he always ends up babysitting.
Getting up, she sighs as well and holds the umbrella a little higher to accommodate his height. ]
Well, okay... if you're sure. I don't live that far away, which is fortunate.
[ And thus, she begins to walk down the street. For the first time since she'd arrived at the bus stop, she's realizing just how eerie it looks outside -- it's getting dark, the streetlamps are on. There's not a car in sight, and with the heavy rain there's a light fog. It's almost like something out of a horror movie. ]
I wonder how long this rain will last... I've got a show later on tonight.
it's in his BLOOD
Really? [ he sounds a bit surprised. well, not that she had any reason to be lying about the magician thing. especially with that outfit. ] Where is it?
BEING PHOENIX IS SUFFERING
[ She's not going to mention that they have no idea she's living on her own, that the things she's signed to even work there were all forged signatures that she'd done personally.
She won't mention, either, that she's worked the system -- there's not an orphanage or social worker that realizes that she's not living with an adult, and as far as she's concerned, they'll never catch her.
There's some things she's not proud of doing, but they're necessity, in her opinion. Survival of the fittest and all that. ]
aw he likes it
[ he's clearly getting pretty worked up over this, for someone he just met. the thought of people taking advantage of a kid like her, who has no one else... it's beyond upsetting. it's wrong. ]
he's just adorable and needs all of the hugs ever.
[ She shrugs again, not seeming to mind the situation. ]
I've been working there for years, and it's just kind of always been like this... and it's okay. Like I said, it gets the rent paid, and that's all that matters at this point! Besides, someday I'm going to be a master magician. I'll have my own show in Vegas and everything, then I won't have to worry about working for tips. And then I can buy Polly a car and he won't have to ride his bike to court!
as does his daughter ;;;;;
-- Wait, he rides his bike to court?
BEST FAMILY ;_;
She can't help the smile that spreads across her lips, and she nods. ]
Yep! He can't afford a car... we don't get a whole lot of cases. But someday we will! Polly's an amazing attorney, and I think once he finds the right firm to work for, he'll do wonders!
this is all making me strangely emotional
[ a wistful expression crosses his face- ]
If he has you, I think he'll be fine.
me toooo ;;
[ She grins up at Phoenix, looking oh so happy to hear that. ]
Do you think so~? I wish he thought the same way as you, Mr. Wright. I tell him that all the time, but he just doesn't listen!