The Stargazing Meme

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the stargazing meme

oo1. comment with your characters
make sure to put names, series, & preferences somewhere!
you can use < ! > sans the spaces to make the comment "blank"
oo2. reply to others in character
oo3. use the rng and enter 1-10
oo4. play out what happens—anything goes!
oo5. profit? oh yeah!

prompts

one → meteor shower you just saw a falling star! and another! make a wish!
two → aliens what was that? was that really? omg no way a ufo!
three → lunar eclipse you've been sitting out for hours, waiting for this. it's so cool!
four → comet does it move fast or slow? either way, it's amazing.
five → full moon the moon is so huge! just don't look too long, it's really bright too.
six → star dust anything can happen in space. make up your own plot!
seven → solar eclipse this might be happening in the middle of the day!
eight → planet sighting is that a new star? nope, just a neighbor in the solar system!
nine → constellations do you know the stories behind these odd patterns?
ten → deep space normal stargazing isn't that much fun. you got a telescope!

Comments

THAT'S OKAY WE AREN'T RACISTS

[chaosbound]

You what?

[ okay, merida, that there is something even he has to marvel at. ]

How'd you even manage something like that?

....WOULDN'T THAT BE PLANETIST????

[myownhand]

Well, my mum tried t'get me t'marry one of the sons of the three other clans and I didn't want to. She wouldn't listen t'me-- so I followed th'wisps and met a witch who gave me an enchanted cake which she said would change my fate.


It ended up turnin' my mother into a bear.

[....did you follow that Jack? She said it kind of quickly.]

SAME DIFFERENCE

[chaosbound]

[ Buh-wha? ]

Whoa, whoa, slow down. All I caught from that was something about getting married and a cake and a bear.

[myownhand]

[And that is how you summarize Brave. She takes a deep breath and starts over.]

My mother tried t'get me to choose from one of three suitors, to marry them. I tried t'tell her I wasn't ready t'get married, but she wouldn't listen t'me. [She rolls her eyes] She was caught up in traditions and "it's what I've been preparing you for". So... I ran off and found the will-o'-the-wisps in the wood and followed 'em. They led me t'a witch's cottage and she gave me an enchanted cake for my mother to eat. One t'change my mother, t'change my fate.

It turned my mother into a bear. And I had t'change her back.

[chaosbound]

... Huh.

[ okay, so he's seen his fair share of kids rebelling against their parents, and it's not always pretty, but jack's pretty sure he's never come across anything this bad before. he's not too excited about the air of seriousness that's fallen, though, and so - ]

D'you think the cake might've been for your would-be husband instead? Maybe the old witch'd got her spells muddled up. Whatever the case, though, 'm glad to hear that's cleared up for you.

[myownhand]

No. [She bites her lip a bit sheepishly] It was definitely for m'mum. I was th'one bein' foolish. I should've made more of an effort t'talk t'her.

[Then she smiles up at Jack.] We both've learned to try and listen t'one another more. She's still wants me t'get married, but at least she's willin' t'wait for me t'be ready.

[That cheeky grin returns.] But yeah, after that, I definitely believed in magic. Maybe that's why I can see you now.

[chaosbound]

Maybe. [ he considers it for a moment; it's not completely unsound, but there's a niggling suspicion at the back of his mind that there is more to it that he's just not been privy to yet. ]

-- For what it's worth, you're not the only one who's got trouble seeing eye-to-eye with their parents. Fights happen all the time, though I can tell you for a fact that most of these kids I've seen haven't ever wound up getting their mothers turned into bears. [ a wink, then he continues. ] Still, these things happen. Sure sounds to me like you'd gotten a good ending to that story.

[myownhand]

[Her eyes turn from him, up to the sky. She watches the moon shining over head and her face takes on a more solemn expression.]

Yes, I was fortunate. [That moment when she didn't think her mother wasn't coming back still haunts her.] I'm glad that it all worked out the way it did.

[And that's the end of that. She's not sure she's ready to discuss that small portion of her life so readily yet.

Instead she just pulls some hair from her face an manages a smile]

So, I guess this makes me your first friend in a while, doesn't it?

[chaosbound]

That's right. [ he considers the number of conversations he's had that weren't one-sided, and the fact that he can barely even recall over a handful is more than mildly depressing, but he takes a breath, smiles over it. ] -- Well, I guess you're more accurately my only friend, so far.

[myownhand]

[A moment of quiet a she considers that. While she didn't exactly have a large amount of people whom she considered friends-- she definitely couldn't imagine not being able to talk with anyone.]

Well, who knows. Maybe more and more people'll be able t'see you, like I can.

[In the back of her mind she's trying to think of people who she could tell-- rather, people who she could tell and would believe her. Even after the bear incident, many of the people within her kingdom were happier not thinking that there had been such direct magic involved. Or that the bear who had tormented their kingdom had once been a prince.

Maybe it was just easier for them to think of it like a fairy tale.]

[chaosbound]

Hey, it just might turn out that way if y'told more people about me. [ that was how he'd gotten his name around, hadn't it? granted, it wasn't quite a success, since most of the world's population who vaguely knew of him didn't invest much belief into that knowledge, but it was better than nothing. now, though, he might have a chance to change things. ]

It'd have the greatest effect on kids, I think. The grown-ups usually have too much on their minds.

[myownhand]

I'll try it. My brothers'll believe anythin' I tell em'. [At least with a bribe of dessert or the like.

Though...] Maybe my mum too. She's th'one who believes in magic. And-- [A bit of laughter] Well I did turn her into a bear.


[Suddenly she's still, chewing on her bottom lip]

Though, maybe that wouldn't be a good idea. If she hears I'm hanging around with a boy....

[Not to say her mother was just waiting for her to find some nice boy to settle down with...

But yes, her mother was waiting for her to find some nice boy to settle down with.]

[chaosbound]

You do that. I'll be waitin' for the good news.

[ - and here the sudden change in attitude has him curious. ]

What, are you not supposed to?

[myownhand]

I told you my mum wanted me t'get married. She'll probably get th'wrong idea.

[Just a groan because her mother is ridiculous.]

SNEAKS BACK IN HERE

[chaosbound]

[ it takes a moment to process, but once it does properly jack finds himself caught between wave after wave of uncontrollable laughter, shoulders shaking.

after a bit he catches his breath, and then: ] But it's nothing like that!

/KICKS OUT.

[myownhand]

[She just looks up a bit bewildered at him, but still smiling]

You haven't met m'mum properly yet, have you?

L E A V E S

[chaosbound]

Nope. Think I've probably seen her around, though.

[ a brief pause. ]

Meeting her isn't that trying an experience, is it?

/TAPES RIGHT HERE.

[myownhand]

It will be if she thinks you're a viable suitor.

[She's teasing.

Kind of.

SHE REALLY HOPES.]

[chaosbound]

[ let it not be said that he isn't a curious fella, okay. ]

So what exactly qualifies a guy as one, then?

[myownhand]

Anyone who looks t'be my age. Someone my mom'd get along with. And maybe someone I'd get along with too.

[Though that was questionable at first. But now her mother seemed much happier just letting Merida decide who she would get along with.]

I'm tellin' you, Jack. She'd get th'wrong idea.

[chaosbound]

You sure she doesn't actually mean friends? Doesn't sound like your mom's got much of a standard for future son-in-laws, really.

[myownhand]

[A bit of a laugh]

Well, it's not like I have many friends my age in the first place. I guess bein' a princess intimidates them.

[chaosbound]

[ and here his grin softens, because it certainly sounds familiar. part of it, anyway. ]

Ah. Well - m'not a princess, obviously - [ a chuckle ] - but I think I can relate.

[myownhand]

[Excuse her as she snickers imagining you in a crown and dress.]

I don't know, you'd probably manage th'look better than me.

[chaosbound]

Heh, think I've gotta pass. Dresses aren't quite as aerodynamic as I'd like.