003 ~*~ A call to... arms?

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Phone, calls to: Holland, Shiki Tohno, and Taiwan ]
Hi! I hope I'm not catching you at a bad time, but I'm wondering if you wanted to come up this Saturday to help with the gardening? I think one final push, and we'll all be done!

I'll be preparing a big dinner as thanks for coming out, so any time you can spare would be great~


[ Action : 340 Brady Lane ]
[ Speaking of dinner, Meiling knocked on the other bedroom door, calling in for its occupant. ] Miss Patchouli, dinner is ready!

((ooc: No open portion this time around, but please use this as a chance to call or show up randomly at the house if needed!))

Comments

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

That's fine. Who else is going to be there?

[not_so_great_wall]

Besides us? Holland and Taiwan. Maybe Reaver -- but he doesn't really like manual labor, so he might just be there for the food.

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

Can't say I've met any of them.

[not_so_great_wall]

Taiwan won Prom Queen just the other day! [ So surely you've at least heard of her. Also, that is totally a relevant accomplishment to mention in this context. ]

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

Hm? I wasn't paying attention to that because it was pretty stupid.

[not_so_great_wall]

Mm. [ Quietly. ] I think that whole night was kind of a bad idea. Not for everyone else, but--

...I think she's mad at me. [ No, she hasn't asked why she had been sulking, but with the timing, what else could it be? ]

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

What happened?

[not_so_great_wall]

She won't eat. She hasn't come out of her room. It's like... everything I touch is just not good enough.

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

Just drag her out?

[not_so_great_wall]

That doesn't always work! Last time we dragged her anywhere, this happened.

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

I'll talk to her then.

[not_so_great_wall]

No, don't!

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

Why not?

[not_so_great_wall]

You can't--

[ She pauses, shuffling as she looks around. Then she puts her hand over the receiver and whispers. ] I don't want her to know I'm talking to anyone about this. I don't know how she'll react.

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

....I'm going to talk to her.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Firmly. ] No. I...

If it's my fault, I'm the one who needs to take responsibility.

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

I think you're being an idiot.

[not_so_great_wall]

It's too late for that. [ Frowning. ] I never should've gone through with that plan.

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

This is why you're an idiot, idiot! Will you shut up with that regret stuff!

[not_so_great_wall]

How else am I supposed to own up to my mistake?

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

You can't do it because you didn't make a mistake, moron.

[not_so_great_wall]

Yes I did! She said she didn't want to go and I made her go.

--and she didn't even enjoy herself!

[artwithknives.livejournal.com]

Don't do it. I'm telling you.

[not_so_great_wall]

[ Ugh, this would be so much easier in person. Not having body language here made it difficult for her to get her feelings across, she felt. ] I... have to go. I need to finish dinner, and make sure she eats. Please excuse me.