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SpaceSalt

Backwoods Prophet

PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:51 am


>>Journal entry: Home grown lesson

"This is silly," Cecilia huffed, crossing her arms as her little legs swayed in the chair she was sitting in. she watched her guardian leaf through several book and look up, exasperated as she blew a strand of dark hair from her face.

"It's not silly, you have a lot to learn... you little monster," Vanhi replied, mumbling that last part under her breath.

"Well I don't need to learn my ABCs, I know that already," Cece said and nodded a bit to confirm this. It was true, in language she excelled but she had no idea how to add, subtract, or even count past ten, and morality was another big issue.

"Math," Vanhi stated and was answered with an uninterested shrug. letting out a sigh and lowering her head a bit she tried to think of how to make the little girl. "You can't count past ten."

"Well... How am I supposed to know eleven and twelve go in between there and the teens! It doesn't make sense. It should be one-teen and two-teen."

"And you need to know how to add and subtract."

"Why?"

"So you can learn to divide and multiply."

"Why?"

"So..." Vanhi stopped the interrogation and bit her lip, thinking. "So that when we go shopping you don't get ripped off."

Cecilia suddenly perked up, her interest piqued. So maybe all this number mumbo jumbo was useful after all. "Okay, so... counting and stuff."

"Just remember it's eleven and twelve after ten and you'll be fine," Vanhi said, holding out a small velvet bag and dumping out several small valued, foreign coins onto the table. Cece suddenly said up straight, staring at the varying metals of all shapes and sizes and colors. "Okay, adding," Vanhi said, dealing out five coins in a row in front of Cecilia and giving her a moment to count them. "How many do you have right now?"

"Five."

"Good. Now if I give you two more..." She said, sliding too more coins and adding them to the row, giving her another second to count.

"I have 7!"

"Good," Vanhi said, giving a rare, warm smile that her little spawn was actually learning something. "Now subtracting's a little different. If I tak three coins from your seven, then--"

"Gimme back my money!" Cecilia suddenly shrieked as Vanhi started sliding coins away.

"Wait-- OW!" The poor guardian barely had time to explain before the girl's hammer slammed down on her fingers. "I thought I hid that!"

"Ouh oh..." Cece said, pursing her lips as she looked at the angry woman's face and suddenly took off down the hallway, hammer firmly in hand.

"Get back here!" Vanhi shouted, chasing after her. Maybe subtraction should wait for another day.
PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:23 pm


>>Journal Entry: Musings from a new mommy.
[[Written in Vanhi's point of view]]

I do recall, vaguely, picking up this blue eyed child from the lab and thinking she was such an innocent doll, and that surely we would live happily and quietly.

I have since abandoned such a notion and come to realize that I should've been more educated in psychological warfare before attempting such a dangerous venture as child rearing. I don't consider Cecilia a bad child in the least, no. She is, however, very testy, impulsive, rude and self centered (though personal experience has taught me most children are self centered and she will hopefully grow out of that, along with her other negative problems.)

She's also violent.

I have never been forced to use my left hand for writing but since she crushed my fingers in a fit of rage with that insufferable hammer, I decided I have no choice.

With all these being an issue in our daily interaction, I honestly did give giving up serious consideration.

And now I feel horrid to the core for doing so, even if it was early in our relationship.

Cecilia's a greedy little thing, but I know there's more then enough redeeming qualities and to be honest, she's smart as a whip. I've watched her with other children and although she does come off as a bit arrogant, in many ways I saw a lonely little girl who didn't know how to make friends, though luckily she seems to have found a big sister figure in Marcy.

And if I didn't have a tinge of hope before, tonight she did share something with me. Most probably aren't as fascinated by a sweet looking child offering them a cookie out of a pile but when it's Cecilia, it's a bloody miracle.

I honestly think we'll be all right, even as I look at that sleeping, angelic face and know she'd probably smash my other hand if I startled her. And I honestly, truly love this little girl.

...Even if she is the most spoiled brat in the universe.


-Van

SpaceSalt

Backwoods Prophet


sevenofsevenmule
Captain

PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:35 am


It would be on a Saturday that you open your mail box (if you have one) and notice there is a rather thick envelope stuffed in there. There is no postage stamp and a very vague return address. But you recognize the font and the company's name. 'Seven of Seven Inc' scrawled in majestic font across the upper left hand corner. As you open it, you may strangely find yourself drawn to the letter, there is a mass of notes inside. They read as follows:

Letter
Congratulations! You have managed to succeed in raising your child. (IE: Not killing him or her or getting killed yourself. Haha we kid of course.) We would like an update from you on the following:

Guardians Name:
Child's Name:
Sin:
Virtue:
Gender:
Current Attitude:
Likes:
Dislikes:
Any abnormal growths: (if any, example: Feathers molting, horns growing larger, scars )
Current hair style:
Current clothing preferences:
Dominant celestial trait: (The sin or virtue)

Please summarize in your own words how difficult or easy it was taking care of your child. Did you manage to care for them in a kindly fashion? Or were you forced to discipline them?
As well do not be alarmed if you suddenly find your child achieving a massive growth spurt in the next little while. We are finding that the children from our facility have strange growing patterns and are rather unpredictable. Although please let us know if anything unexpected occurs.

Sincerely the technicians from Seven of Seven Inc.

Ps. Please just leave your letter back in your mail box one you have completed it our courier will pick it up.

Thank you.



You would notice the letter seems overly friendly...strange since the scientist were so ...cold before.

(Just take the from Guardians name to Dominant Celestial trait and pm it to the mule, the summarization doesn't have to be long just have fun with it.)
 
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