8th Smile

[keep_smiling]

[Action A, 1670 Nelson: It's just another bright, cheery Mayfield afternoon when your local Smile Junkie goes to grab the mail and sees two boxes for him. How exciting! Not bothering to wait, he opens one right there. He lets out a thrilled "Yes!" and runs back to the porch to sit down and immediately play his Gameboy Advance. Looks like he left the other box in the open mailbox. Care to check out what's going on?]

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[Action B: Hardware store, then back to 1670 Nelson: Looks like Elmer is stocking up on supplies. Planks of wood, nails, paint, things like that. He'll be bringing them home in his car and dumping them on the front lawn near that nice, big maple tree in the yard. Soon, he's sawing, hammering and nailing things to the tree. Seems like a treehouse is underway! Elmer cheerfully hums and sings to himself as he works. So serene, so happy. Feel free to interrupt. He might even flag you down as you walk by.]

Oi! Are you busy? Can you hold on to this for a moment?

Comments

action b

[cursedtolive]

[It's another day of Czeslaw wandering the city. This time he's checking out the residential streets again, thinking about the hint Charles gave him about some houses having unique features to remember the streets by.

Well, he doesn't see Elmer at first (he doesn't exactly stand out, appearance wise, like Isaac and Miria do), but he definitely hears his voice.]

Hold wha--?

[....!!!!

???]

[keep_smiling]

[Not to mention that Elmer makes the perfect drone when looking him over. Smiling like he does.]

[Elmer's holding some 2x4s he's cut to nal to the tree, to act as a ladder.]

Perfect! Now if you just--

...

Czes? Czes! I didn't know you were here now, too!

[cursedtolive]

[? ?? ?! ??!] Elmer?

[Czes stands stupefied for seconds. Now this is another face he hadn't seen in over two hundred years, but he's also a man he thought about just days before. Elmer C. Albatross...]

Y-you were here too?

[keep_smiling]

[And as far as Elmer knows, he was hanging out with Czes just a few months ago. Of course, that doesn't dampen his cheer upon seeing his friend.]

I've been here for a bit now, yeah. A few months. I had no idea you were here! Where are you living? Did anyone else get brought along? Maiza, or Sylvie?

[snacklist]

[He had just been passing by, and hadn't expected to suddenly find himself with planks of wood in his arms.]

Ah--! Um, no... I mean I'm not busy, I can hold these.

[keep_smiling]

Brilliant! You look strong, and I need someone taller! You can hand off materials up here. [Elmer starts to climb up the tree.] I know this place can be dangerous, but isn't walking around in armor a bit much? It's got to be hot in there.

[snacklist]

[That just gets a nervous sort of chuckle in return.]

I'm not too hot, really. It's... really well ventilated.

[keep_smiling]

Ha, I suppose it would have to be, eh? No sense overheating during battle! That would end things rather quickly.

[Up he goes, to the first set of branches. Not too far up.] This should be good! Maple trees are good for this sort of thing, eh? Nice and sturdy.

A

[logic_and_magic]

[Yeah, this is enough to garner his curiosity. As Crown is walking by he just see's the man run back to his porch leaving the mailbox open and a package inside. Did he miss it or something? Pulling it out, he walks to porch.]
Excuse me sir, you left this in your mailbox.

[keep_smiling]

[The box is about the size of a shoebox, and is light. It's addressed to Mr. Elmer C. Albatross. The man in question turns around, after he was about to sit down and pop a game into the handheld.]

Eh? Did I?

[logic_and_magic]

Yes, you did.

[He extends it out towards him. Are you going to take it or what?]

B

[gezellig]

[He's almost always at the hardware store to get something for the house, or for the garden. When he spots Elmer, he'll at least give the other a slight wave.]

[keep_smiling]

[Have a cheerful wave back! Elmer's currently choosing between bright paint colors. He grabs one in each hand and holds them up.]

What do you think - red, or yellow?

B - Somewhere between the store and Nelson

[redwhiteandhero]

Hey neighbor! Buildin' somethin'?

[keep_smiling]

[Elmer manages a wave best he can with the bags he's carrying.]

Hi there! Sure am - a tree house.

[redwhiteandhero]

A tree house! Sounds like fun.

B)

[begintheoperation]

[Fran is walking by when Elmer waves her down. She walks over, looking over the ongoing construction]

Yes? What can I help you with?

[keep_smiling]

[He hands her off a paint can, smiling brightly. The treehouse is looking rather complete at this point.] Hand this up to me once I get up there?

[begintheoperation]

[Fran nods and takes the can, holding it up to him when he reaches where he wants to be.]

Action A | 1670 Nelson

[grumpiest_tree]

[Groot is walking by when he hears a shout. Glancing over, he sees Elmer fiddling with something on the porch. Normally he doesn't stick his twigs in others business, but the thing he has looks like some kind of computer PDA, and he can't help but curious. He's about to ask when he notices the other package left behind.]

...You do know you have another package besides that one, yes?

[keep_smiling]

[Elmer, nose-deep in Gameboy Advance fun times, looks up in surprise, not hearing Groot at first.]

Ah, did I? So I did! Thanks, mate. I never thought I'd get two things.

[grumpiest_tree]

Sometimes they do that, give more than one at a time. I was told it's like a reward for surviving what the town puts us through, but sometimes they give a bonus along with that.

I recently received two letters myself. Though I am not inclined to test what they seemed to have restored to me just yet...

Action B (Why did this take so long to get to?! DX Sorry.)

[genkibot]

[Someone asking for help? Tachikoma loves helping!]

Sure! I'm not busy at all!

sorry for the delay! :C

[keep_smiling]

[Oh god talking robot TALKING ROBOT]

Yes! Great! Thank you! I need someone to help me carry all this paint over here from the garage.

Pff, it's okay, how many of mine have you sat through? >.>

[genkibot]

I can do that!

[Tachikoma will coast over to the cans and begin gathering them up, hanging multiple ones on each arm before safely taking them over to the garage.]