Event Eleven.

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"Four ducks on a pond, A grass-bank beyond, A blue sky of spring, White clouds on the wing; What a little thing To remember for years -- To remember with tears!"

he day is normal. It's a bit chillier than it's been, the nip of fall in the air, but as the new people in the Town settle in... things have gotten peaceful. And yet. When everyone goes out to greet their neighbors, to hug their friends, to shake hands or make eye contact or who knows what -- they'll realize very, very quickly that nothing about today is normal at all, actually. Hopefully nobody minds a little extra sharing today. Welcome to Awash's eleventh event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to start your own posts or logs for this event as well. If there are any questions, please ask them here. Thank you!

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[withwisdom]

[ ...... ]

Pft- ahaaha! [ oh no! wait wait-- ] Sorry, sorry!

[ that was oddly adorable? and the bags slouch off her body as she chuckles at the memory, clanging together as they thud onto the ground while she gets this out of her system. ]

My, you were an adorable thing. That Duke really got you there.

[allweather]

[oH NO SHE'S LAUGHING!! And she dropped her bags... Reim stoops feebly to pick one up, which is an herculean effort, but he manages to lift one single bag just to be helpful and keep his hands busy while she laughs at his childhood woe.

Aha...]

Yes, I— I suppose he did. And he has plenty of times since... should he turn up here, I will give him your compliments.

[withwisdom]

Oh, don't sour. He was just teasing you! The same as I am now.

[ poor reim. she quickly kneels down so she can grab the other bag to accompany him, but their eyes meet again as she rises up from the ground with it. ]

--

[ the memory is rather short, but it's going to make up for her teasing reim pretty quickly.

in it zelda is about eight, wearing a royal blue dress befitting her status with silly headpiece to go with it, being led down a castle-walled hall by the hand with a maid. it seems like something is going on in the main hall from the sound and zelda's nerves are frayed with both curiosity and faint shyness.

in the large hall a gathering has come together, everyone dressed as fancy royals would, though a good number of them are men in military uniform. they turn to her when she arrives and together call out "Happy birthday, Princess!" with a round of cheer and applause.

zelda grins, elated at the unexpected surprise! even without reading her thoughts, the feelings welling up inside her give the sensation that she hasn't really had much to celebrate for a long time. she thanks everyone with surprising eloquence for her age, though clearly bashful and shy about these proceedings.

aaand then a man jumps out from the crowd with a loud roar, wearing this mask - to which zelda meets with a terrified scream of horror before she turns heel and books it for the door while the adults laugh. the masked man gives chase to her, his roars fake and stupid but so very real to her child mind. the memory ends there. ]

[allweather]

[Oh-- a little princess! That seems to make total sense, he should have guessed. Now it's his turn to casually cover his mouth and look to the side, stifling a chuckle and pretending he isn't. Good gracious.]

I— I hope you had a pleasant birthday, in the end.

[withwisdom]

[ urk! ]

Don't - don't laugh. That mask is crafted to be very convincing... to the child mind.

[ it was really scary at the time! of course now she just watches the flashback and feels completely embarrassed at the whole incident. the court jester thought he was being so funny! ]

[allweather]

Of course! Of course. I wouldn't— [AHEM] I would never laugh at you.

[He's so innocent, not smiling at all. No ma'am.] It was very... realistic?

[withwisdom]

[ would a wholesome man like reim ever lie? possibly. ]

Let's... just call it even. Ok. Forget you ever saw that and I'll forget your massive brow.

[allweather]

[Surely not!!!!]

That's fair. I can't seem to recall what it is I'd seen, all of a sudden.