action; phone (forward dated to Monday!)

[cursedtolive]

{ACTION} Mayfield Elementary; before class
[Despite seeing and hearing some things he didn't want to encounter during the trip into the void, Czeslaw has been attending school without missing a day. Dressed in a white shirt with a tie (fixed to be straight by his drone mother) and jacket but missing his usual hat, Czes makes his way on campus, arriving a little bit early.

He bumps shoulders with people sometimes, uttering a small "sorry" whenever he does. But if he sees a face he recognizes, he looks up with the best smile he could plaster on his face.]

Hi... good morning! How's it going?

{ACTION} Stone Street; afternoon
[Czeslaw received something in the mail after coming home from school. It was just an envelope with a card inside, but what's important to Czes is what is dran on the card. It's a two-panel comic, a simple picture of a human with a wound in the first panel; the human's wound is healed in the second. He looks at it for a couple of seconds before he pales and nearly drops it, turning white and running inside the house.]

{PHONE} filtered to Firo Prochainezo
Firo! Hey Firo, can I talk to you?

[First he calls Firo, because this is the guy he was living with back home. First he's got to call Firo and see if he's still alive and around, and tell him what happened. He already tried to see if the mail wasn't joking, and sure enough it was real. The cut on his lip he bit down on it earlier healed in seconds.]

Not over the phone, though -- I can come to to your house or meet you anywhere, but I need to talk to you!

{ACTION} Nelson Street; nighttime
[Czes was also going to try calling Elmer C. Albatross but instead he runs. He remembers that Elmer lived on Nelson Street, so he runs as fast as he can to that street, hoping he'll find the house. But it's the one with the treehouse, right?

He's running so fast he might crash right into a passerby, saying "Sorry!" and hoping he won't get pulled into a conversation.]

Comments

[Action]

[foundafamily]

[It takes him a moment to realize he should be offended.]

H-hey! What're you goin' and sayin' that for?!

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

Well, I just assumed so, y'know?

[Action]

[foundafamily]

Y-you shouldn't assume things like that!

[Does he really seem so dim? Don't answer that.]

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

Well, I also assumed you'd say there's more things we can do with the time it'll take me to tell you everything.

[Action]

[foundafamily]

...There probably is. So we can skip it, but because of the time it'd take, okay?

[And not because it'd strain his poor brain. :(]

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

[You poor man. Okay he'll agree to that for you.]

Sure.

We can skip it.

[Action]

[foundafamily]

Thanks.

[Wait, wasn't he trying to do Czes a favor by not prying into his life? Oh well.]

You wanna stay on the swings or do somethin' else?

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

We can do something else if you wanna. I don't mind either way!

[Action]

[foundafamily]

[He doesn't want to end Czes's fun. His fear of getting caught doing something childish doesn't trump his desire to win the kid over this time, so he decides to suck it up.]

...Wanna see who can swing the highest?

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

... That's not fair!

You have longer legs!

[Action]

[foundafamily]

[He laughs.]

I'll give you a push and then run back to my swing.

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

[He gives him the darkest but most obviously joking look]

I do not need your pity...

[Action]

[foundafamily]

[He looks almost startled, but then he laughs.]

Maybe not, but you could use a boost, am I right?

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

It wouldn't be a real victory if I got help from the opponent! I'll be fine!

[Action]

[foundafamily]

[He shakes his head, still chuckling.]

Suit yourself. You ready to go?

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

Yeah I am! [He adjusts his seat no the swing, grip tight.] Are you?

[Action]

[foundafamily]

Yeah.

3... 2... 1!

[And he pushes off--not too hard because he'd like to give Czes a fighting chance.]

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

[Don't you dare take pity on him!!!!! Although he isn't going to waste this chance, either, and he kicks off with all his might!!!

It still doesn't get him very far.]

[Action]

[foundafamily]

[Firo glances back to watch Czes, choking back a laugh at the kid's lift off. The action costs him some height, though, so maybe Czes can still make it!]

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

[He sends Firo a look because WOW. SO RUDE. But he still takes advantage of the height Firo lost, doing his best to keep kicking.]

[Action]

[foundafamily]

[That look just makes Firo laugh again as he turns away from Czes to swing higher. He's actually kind of enjoying himself.

He isn't yet as high as he can go, so Czes still has a chance to win!]

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

[He's kicking, he's kicking high! He tells himself not to get too into it though. It's a kid thing, don't throw a fit if Firo does better, it's just a kid thing-- but it's so fun.]

[Action]

[foundafamily]

[Firo looks back at Czes, grinning.]

You ready to give it up?

[Action]

[cursedtolive]

Of course not! [He's reaching his maximum height, though.] Are you?

[Action]

[foundafamily]

Glad to hear it. And not in your dreams.

[He's lost a bit of height looking back at Czes, and now he'll have to regain it. He decides to just try and maintain his current level. Czes can have the win; maybe it'll make him happy.]