Fifty Sixth Summons:

[shallbeavenged]

[Phone]

Does anyone want to play marbles?


[Action:

A. Ai is ...a little nervous, standing outside Sluggers house. Knocks on the door. She can actually remember not to randomly appear in peoples houses. ...sometimes.

B. In the park, by the fountain, making a paper boat armada. One of them seems to be on fire as it sails the seas of the fountain.

C. Sitting on the grass in the park. A black cat is sleeping next to her and she's throwing  a ball for a dog to retrieve.]

Comments

A

[strike_you_out]

[A few seconds later, the knob twists and the door opens. Slugger answers with a nod of his head and a quick glance behind Ai as if expecting to see someone watching from behind her.]

Ai, come in. [He steps aside holding the door open.]

[shallbeavenged]

[She'll walk in, briefly looking over her shoulder to see if there was someone there. Before turning back to look at him.]

Hello.

[strike_you_out]

[There's nothing out there but a few errant red spider lilies. Closing the door, Slugger turns to her and soon forgets about the Major and his spies.]

Hi. [He takes a shy step closer to kiss her cheek.]

[shallbeavenged]

[She smiles slightly as he does so. And when he leans back she'll get on with one of the reasons she's here. the other, just to visit.]

....Can I ask you something?

[strike_you_out]

[Slugger wipes the stupid look off his face as he re-adjusts his cap.]

Sure.

[shallbeavenged]

[Slight pause because how do I be human.]

....will you go to the prom with me?

phone

[bloodypacifism]

"Play" marbles...? What do you mean by that?

[She does know what marbles are, but not any of their practical uses, oops.]

[shallbeavenged]

You play games with them.

[Phone]

[then_there_were_none]

[There is one (1) excited little kid on the line.]

Oh, oh, you have marbles? I want to play!

[Phone]

[shallbeavenged]

[Yay.]

Alright. Do you want to come here? Or somewhere else?

[Phone]

[then_there_were_none]

I'll go there!

[What is stranger danger for 500]

Where is your house?

[Phone]

[shallbeavenged]

[Something Ai has yet to figure out as well.]

1451 Mitchell Road

[Phone->Action]

[then_there_were_none]

[A delighted noise!]

I'll be there soon!

[...and she is! Relatively. She got lost a few times, and asked one drone where that place was but avoided all the rest because they bothered her.

But she finds what she thinks is the right door eventually! ...and can't quite reach the knocker, so she kind of...braces the batlike wings on her back against the sides and clambers up so she can.

Doorbells? What?]

[shallbeavenged]

[Well a knock on the door so she opens it.....small girl.]

Hello.

B

[enpatsushakugannouchite]

Pretty awesome boat, that. [ Shana points to the blazing one. ]

[shallbeavenged]

[She nods.]

They're fun to make.

[enpatsushakugannouchite]

Do you fold 'em up then? Got any more paper?

[shallbeavenged]

[She nods and points over to the side.]

[enpatsushakugannouchite]

[ Shana promptly folds one up and sets it afire, sending it into the pond as well like a tiny little fireship. ]

[shallbeavenged]

[All the fire ships.]

How have you been?

[She hasn't seen you in a while, and that's normal conversation right.]

C

[hell_wheel]

[One thing Wanyudo has done a lot since coming here is walk.

Now he's walking through the park, though it's doubtful that's a coincidence.

Walking over and noticing her two pets.]

You have some nice friends there.

[Petting the dog as he approaches.]

[shallbeavenged]

[She nods]

Someone was handing out cats door to door a few years ago. And Scout gave me the dog as a Christmas present.

[hell_wheel]

That was kind of him.

I never knew you liked pets?

[Though he seems more amused than confused. Pleased by this little turn of events.

Petting the dog still.]

[shallbeavenged]

I grew fond of them.

[hell_wheel]

[Just smiling, somewhat pleased by this.

It means it wasn't all just bad for her here. Even the little things matter.]

What are their names?