Accidental Video 010

[usskickass]

[A small, slightly stocky child in a dress sits against a wall in one of the hallways. It's clear she doesn't know she's being recorded. Soft, pitiful sniffles can be heard. If her damp face is any indication, she's been crying for a while.

For how upset she is, she's being awfully quiet about it.

The girl rubs her nose on the collar of her dress and scuffs her shoes on the floor.]

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[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[Luckily Beiste didn't swing. That would've been silly!

She tosses the ball back.]

It's okay!

[last-liar.livejournal.com]

[Yuu catches it and tries again. This one is the right height but will probably hit her in the arm or side if she's not fast enough.]

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[She's gonna hit it! She's gonna hit it! She's--]

Ow!

[The surprise of being hit knocks her off balance and down she goes, her pretty dress covered in mud when she falls flat on her butt.]

Oops...

[last-liar.livejournal.com]

Sorry! [Yuu runs over to check on her.] Sorry! Are you okay?

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[She's about to say yes, she really is.

But then she realizes how her mom is going to react when she sees the mud on her dress and she just--]

Oh no, my dress, oh no oh no oh--

[Wait...Her mom?

Her mom isn't here.]

...Oh.

[last-liar.livejournal.com]

Oh...it got pretty messy. Do you want to go back inside so you can change?

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[She shakes her head and gets to her feet.]

I was scared my mom would be mad. But she's not here, so...

[It's difficult not to tear up at that.]

[last-liar.livejournal.com]

[Yuu looks at her, then smiles.] It's okay. Both my best friends lost their moms a long time ago. [Was it a long time ago? ...Eh, not the point.] It turned out okay for them.

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[Nodnod.]

I'm usually bigger. It'll be okay...

[last-liar.livejournal.com]

[Yuu nods. Since she's on her feet, he runs to get the ball.] Want to keep playing?

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[She doesn't like feeling sad anyway.]

[last-liar.livejournal.com]

Okay. I promise I won't hit you this time.

[He throws again and it's good this time!]

[usskickass.livejournal.com]

[And she swings! But it's a little early and she misses.]

Aww, okay, lemme get it!

[She's cheering up already! She tosses the ball back with a smile.]

[last-liar.livejournal.com]

[This will go on back and forth until she hits it.]