Elicia Hughes

[When the video starts up, Elicia seems unfathomably happy. Unfathomably!! Under one protective forearm she has an eerily familiar doll in hand. What, you don't own a Chopper doll? But anyway!! Important things are afoot!]

Guess what, guess what! I had a cool dream! It was the coolest! [in case the first cool didn't sink in] I was jumping all through the sky, and I was jumping through all the trees and I had a really cool sword! But there was this mean kid and he was like 'humans are mean! I don't like you!!'

[STOMPING A FOOT DOWN, GRAH!!]

But then all of a sudden a cool superhero in armor flew in and kicked him in the butt! Pow!

[she runs in a circle before ending with a bad-ass little girl kick to the air. HIYAH!!]

And big sis Nami was there, and she was asking where she put her clothes 'cause she lost them, and uncle Law was there! He told me not to spin my cool sword in circles 'cause that's dangerous, and I didn't wanna get in trouble by papa anyway, and then I was on a boat with Uncle Jack and Mr. Archie, and we were looking for gold! We found a box of treasure so big, it didn't even fit on the boat, so Uncle Jack was pretty grumpy the whole way back.

It was a lot of fun, 'specially when I got to go swimming with the mermaids! They had really long, pretty hair.

[...

Right. :|a

Oh! So anyway. On to other exciting matters!]

Umm, there's new people again, huh? Hi, New Feather people! I'm Elicia, and I've been here for one whole year! Big sis says that's really true! I'm sorry I didn't have any cookies on my stand, but we ran out of eggs and we gotta go to the store. But you're all invited to my nextest birthday, so you can definitely have some cookies there.

[So just wait a whole year. Seems legit.]

Um...! That's all, I think! Maybe I should ask a neat question... [Lots of people seem to do that. It's clearly in-fashion.]

What's your favorite animal?

((ooc: time, where did you go ;;. Replies in the morn! Sorry about that!))

( The Inner Introspection of a Confused Child )

[Voice]

U-um...

[the buzz of silence, for a few seconds]

It's all real funny... Everything's real funny... B-but—!!

[another pause, like she's thinking, really thinking.

When she speaks up again, there's a determined, watery noise in her tone.]

But why's that mean it's gotta all go away? How come we can't have both? What's wrong with being families still?! I know it was just make pretend, b-but it wasn't! Don't all go away and not wanna be family no more... 'Cause p—'cause papa says you don't gotta be from the same family to be a real family! You don't! So please, still be my family here...

I want you guys to stay my family... Please, pretty please... 'cause I know me and papa want you to. 'Cause you're still my family, even if you don't wanna be mine...!

[another pause—she's full of them, it seems]

... Is it okay if I put my pictures on my wall, from when we picked fruits?


[Later on after school—what a lonely, quiet day it seemed, today—she sits in front of her real house, watching just how much this place seemed to be effected. It was sad. It was so sad, to see everyone so sad. She had to do something, something to make it happy! But what should she do? There's gotta be... something fun. Something that'd make people smile, like before! When she played giant robo!

Aha! Mama always said that when you give compliments, people feel better about themselves!

So she pulls out her New Feathers Stand and sits at it, except with a new sign (...proooobably with a little help from a certain papa. Judging by the spelling.):]

"FREE COMPLIMENTS!"

[The feed had started out with Elicia sitting on the couch, showing off different drawings for the day, bringing up the idea of camping—about maybe sleeping over at Winry's house. But soon the peace is lost when something off camera forces open the front door. There's the muffled noise of Hughes—calling out something, something that one can't make out too well, but it's fairly obvious what it's about when Elicia jumps off the couch and runs into her room, journal hanging open in her one hand.

Noises of metal clashing against metal, quieted when Elicia closes her door and does what her father tells her; she hides in her closet, hugging the journal until it's just a black video screen.

...Quiet.

And then footsteps. But they seem heavy.]

...Papa...?

[The door is pulled open and a robotic hand juts across the video screen, grabbing Elicia before the still rolling journal finally falls and flips shut.]

[Audio]

[Pat. Pat. Pat!

The sounds of hands slapping paper happens a few times, as well as a young voice speaking to herself—and then scribble noises, like the usual sounds of drawing. She huffs when nothing happens, because that's the very opposite of what she was hoping for...]

...Awwww... the letter 'R' isn't alive either...

[There's a few scrip-scruff sounds of knees shuffling across the ground, toward the journal, and it's back in her hands, though she hadn't realized it'd been on for a few minutes prior.]

It's getting really cold! Everyone should get lots of blankies, for when it snows!

[a pause]

It'll snow, right? It snows sometimes at home, and it's cold here, too, so it's just gotta! Then we can make a fat happy snowman, and maybe some cool snow angels... But I get sad sometimes, because all the flowers go away when it's really cold outside. They must not be warm enough, huh?

[Action]

[Elicia will be at the school like usual at the sane time of the day, when everything's settled and kids will start getting out soon; maybe a few are already running about in wait for their parents. She's found herself the nearest pole and is currently... tying a... rope around it? Huh. Strange. Feel free to pester her about what she's doing.

Or, if your character is so willing, after school she's returned to playing outside of her and her papa's apartment room (Building 4, Floor 6). Buuut she's not in as good a mood—the reason may be obvious when you look down at her feet to discover a deflated bouncy ball, no longer round or bouncy. :(

A stray nail must have popped it! Or maybe she accidentally stepped on it instead of kicked it! Or maybe the aliens came down and denied her some happy fun times.

Whatever the case, Elicia is officially the Luxo Jr. of Luceti.]



[ooc: replying to tags tomorrow morn'! ^^]

[Elicia's sitting curled up on the couch with a blanket pulled up close to her head, looking a little worried. Because lord, it's a scary world out there right now, what with this fog and all that.]

It's getting really scary outside... A-and there are voices! I hope they're okay....!

[She stops abruptly, listening and suddenly hearing—w-was it?! It sounded just like her, and she was calling for help—The journal falls off the couch face down, and the audio continues on as her footsteps pitter-pattered further and further off. She couldn't just leave mama out there! She sounded so scared...!]

Mama!! Mama's in the fog! Somebody help her—she's screaming—!!

[And the front door of the apartment hits the wall loudly on her way out.]




[ooc: papa will stop her, don't worry! All video replies are dated for a little bit later in-gamewise; if your character wants to come in a little later, they can see the other replies Elicia gave some people. <:^)]

[Elicia's looking chipper and happy, as usual~! A little groggy, like someone who's ready to nap, but smiling.]

I keep having a bad dream. But mama told me before it wasn't real, so I shouldn't let it make me worried! Dreams are just imaginary. They don't do anything when you wake up, so you definitely shouldn't be scared of them, okay?? [Her, trying to mother other Luceti people? Perish the thought! She looks up to recollect her thoughts for the day, and nods excitedly.] I heard about Halloween! That sounds like lots of fun! Does anyone wanna' go trick-or-tricking? Kirimi wants to go! Chibi-usa, do you?

We can get candy~! I think it's cool! You go to people's houses and ask nicely for it!

[And then the smile lowers and she looks nervously at her feet, hugging Shiro, the teddy bear Honey had kindly helped her name.]

C-can someone... tell Sanji I hope he gets better? I'm sending lots and lots of cards for him!

[And yes, there is construction paper and tape and crayons all around her. Be expected to be overwhelmed at the box of stuff she's sending your way, Strawhats.

She looks determinedly at the camera, face a pout. Her voice is lower. Because this is a grave command she is about to issue:]

Make sure he doesn't smoke any cigarettes! They're bad for you!

[And she shuts off the feed~]

[Before any important/srs bsns goes on for dear little Elicia, she must first say something very crucial to the very foundation of Luceti life—something so very important, that her canon's plot would seem insignificant compared to what she was about to utter, than no possible revelation can possibly upstage—]

Hey, what kinds of stuff is at the bakery~? Is there lots of cakes and doughnuts?

[...Nevermind then. Have Elicia looking curiously into the camera with a signature 'what's thiiis button do?' smile.]

O-oh! I gotta' use my manners, though. I'm Elicia and I'm five! [a curtsy? but of course!] I go to big kid school... Is there a big kid school here? I really want to learn how to count to 100 and how read big people's books! Like the kind mama has that don't have any pictures. Those have lots of words, too...

[And after that wonderful little beam of curiosity, she's hanging out in the halls of CH4 Floor 6, near her and her father's room! What's she doing all crouched down? Good question! There's a bunch of papers taped to the walls! And on those papers? Giant dragons and jungles and scribbles that may or may not be a lion. She's busy putting up more pictures of scenery to complete this wonderful collage. Judging by the inside of the apartment, she's also taped a few pictures up in there as well...!]



[ooc: going to sleep, but I'll be up in a few to reply! ^^]