A post through time! [ACTION is backdated] [BBS is current!]

[redcinemareel]

[ACTION] Backdated to Fisherman's Horizon


[After about an hour of going through her room, Grell is carrying out a box full of various items. Stuffed animals, drawings, and other memories of her son who was taken away by Time Compression. Her current path will take her outside of Garden, and hopefully someplace where she can burn things quietly. Feel free to bump into her, because she doesn't care who she bowls over in her trek.

She may or may not be in a good mood. Again.]


[BBS] Current Day

For those of us who have been here for over three years, who is considering becoming a naturalized citizen? Do keep in mind it may entail being covered in tomatoes once in a while. If lucky.


-Grell ♥

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[Action]

[fierybluebird]

[TACKLES. OH HELL NO.]

Don't even THINK about it, Kitten!

[redcinemareel]

OOF--!! [Thoroughly tackled, and all the contents topple to the floor, along with Grell. She tries to shove his face away.]

Get off!

[fierybluebird]

NO! ARE YOU INSANE?!

[espio]

[Seeing Marco move like that, Espio had to follow. See, at the moment Espio wouldn't normally bother with Grell more than a passing comment or greeting, but um... Grell. He saw those things too. And he's not impressed.

He hops from his nearby ledge to the ground, and picks up one of the items.

What are you doing?

[redcinemareel]

[Grell couldn't help but grin a bit at that response from Marco before grabbing his shirt.]

Sanity is relative! [And she flings him to the side. He's gonna owe her new knee socks if he keeps tackling her! She goes over to her fallen box and begins to put back the items that fell out, like that pokemon plushie.]

What does it look like I'm doing? I know you're brighter than that!

[BBS]

[espio]

I'm not surprised it was Balamb that offered us citizenship first. They have more exposure to off-worlders than anywhere else, after all. But when you consider that it wasn't long ago Esthar threw out a bill that would just give us rights, it's an interesting move to make.

I wonder if going with it would really make much of a difference, though? The way things are at the moment, if any of us who qualify do decide to become citizens, I think only Balamb would actually consider us citizens of Balamb.

[redcinemareel]

It's probably a ploy to reintroduce that bill, or at the least, make a new one.

Truth be told, I'm not sure any one of us would want to live anywhere else besides Balamb, anyway.

[espio]

Maybe.

And I guess that's true. I like Balamb. There's no big cities like the ones I'm used to, but it's practically home at this point.

[redcinemareel]

What I'm curious about is what benefits we would receive as naturalized citizens. If we're allowed to vote, then I know a certain foul-mouthed person who needs to go.

[espio]

Getting the vote doesn't mean you can eject anyone from wherever.

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[thatched]

[he had been wandering by the room, looking for a Marco, and found a Grell instead, eyeing the things she's taking out--feeling a small pang like a dagger in his heart. Must be related to Toby... Still, he smiles softly and leans in the doorway]

Hey, sweetheart. Need help?

[redcinemareel]

[Grell looks over her shoulder from her crouched position on the floor, seeing Thatch in the doorway. She stands and sighs with a shake of her head.]

I'm just about done, but your offer is appreciated.

[thatched]

[he picks up a stuffed animal of some kind that had been left behind and rubs a thumb over the softness of it]

Heard he was a good kid. He live here with you guys?

[redcinemareel]

He was, yes. [Grell folds her arms, watching him with the stuffed animal. It was one of those fire-type bird pokemon she couldn't remember the name of.] He lived in his own room.

[thatched]

We should find a way to honor him. [he sets the stuffed toy on a nearby shelf, propping it up so it stays upright] Maybe with flowers if we can keep the great blue pigeon from rolling in them.

BBS

[fierybluebird]

I'm kind of curious to what responsibilities or repercussions vs. incentives it might entail. Tomatoes aside, because I find those a benefit, quite frankly.

- Marco

[redcinemareel]

As am I. I won't be making any final decisions without more information. I Hope they don't expect to dangle candy in front of us and get the reaction they predict.

[fierybluebird]

Let's just say, I'm suspicious. Even if they mean it as a gesture of good will, I've never heard of such a thing in my world.

Maybe it's a tax thing.

[redcinemareel]

If they wanted to do that, then they surely don't need to offer us citizenship!

[fierybluebird]

Percentage tax on income earnings, rather than on bought goods.

[gotgreedy]

Hey there, flamehair.

[Greed's hanging out at the entrance to Garden, offering a grin.]

Thanks for your help back there. Too bad I didn't get it, but better the world stay in one piece for the later taking than becoming sole owner of a pile of space dust, I guess.

[redcinemareel]

[Now that's a new one. Grell blinks and looks to Greed, who looked like his usual self.]

The pleasure was all mine~! Perhaps you'll have the advantage of planning ahead next time.

Won't you be a dear and give me a helping hand? [See what she did there?]

[gotgreedy]

I figured I'd needed to one way or the other, but first, I have to ask what you're doing.

[As casually as he makes this sound, there's a certain amount of underlying tension. Greed's not stupid, he can put "omnicidally bad mood" and "box of mementos" together and get four...]

[redcinemareel]

I'm simply doing a bit of cleaning. [Gosh, Greed, stop looking into everything and take the box.]

[gotgreedy]

Cleaning out memories, huh?

[Nope, he's even more tense now, because after that little display in the battle, he expects that opposing her is going to lead to shocking ultraviolence. But if he's right...]