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Kay Faraday ([personal profile] little_thief) wrote2010-10-08 04:49 pm

Case 38: Turnabout Grounding

[It's Friday afternoon, and Kay's already planning out what she's going to do this wekeend.  Maybe some softball practice at the park, going out for burgers and a movie with her boyfriend, just generally hanging around town... typical teenager type stuff.  She comes happily bouncing on home, only to run into Tlachtga's drone waiting for her at the door.  Arms folded, foot tapping impatiently on the floor, and looking none too pleased with her oldest daughter.]

"Oh, h... hi.  Um... mom.  What's up?"

"What's up?  What's up?  This is 'what's up,' young lady!"  [And the drone holds up the box of condoms Kay had gotten from Ema for her big night with Yamamoto up on Makeout Point.  Kay immediately shrinks back, knowing exactly what kind of talk she's about to get.]  "I found these in your sock drawer while I was cleaning!  Where did you get them?"

"I... I'm just holding onto them for a friend!  They're not mine, I swear!"

"Uh-huh."  [DRONESTAAAAAAAARE.]

"O-okay... so, uh... yeah.  They are mine.  But shouldn't you be happy that I'm using protection and being safe about it?"

"Happy?  Happy?  My daughter is going around doing... indecent things! - with strange boys, and I should be happy?  Who's this guy anyway, Kay?  I've never even met him!  You won't even introduce him to me, and I'm supposed to be happy for you?"

"Well... maybe this is why I haven't introduced him!  Maybe I knew you'd just freak out like this!"

"Kay Elizabeth Crawford!"  [Yeah, her middle name isn't even Elizabeth at all, but the drone mom seems to be saying it with such conviction...]  "Don't you dare speak to me that way!  Go to your room."

"...What?"

"You heard me, young lady.  Go to your room.  You're grounded.  I'm very disappointed in you, Kay."

"You're grounding me?  You can't do that!"

"I can, and I am.  Now march."

[The drone points to the stairs.  Kay just storms up them in a huff.]

[Phone; standard non-drone, non-Grady, non-Mayor filter]

"This sucks!  My drone mom just grounded me!  Can you believe it?  I'm practically an adult myself, and she tells me to go to my room!  I'm not even allowed out of the house until the weekend's over!"

[Action - after the phone conversations]

[Anyone passing by 337 Brady will see a certain Thief of Truth attempting to stealth her way out of her room through the window.  She's trying to climb into the tree growing in the front yard just next to her window, hoping she can jump, make it into the branches, and then climb her way down and to freedom.  It's a couple of feet from the window to the tree, though, and it looks a little risky.  Feel free to ask her what the heck she's doing or try to help her get out of the house in a less immediately dangerous way.]

((OOC: Just make it clear in your first comment whether you're replying to the phone or the action stuff.))

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
A drone, huh? [He thought so but had to check..]

Can't you just ignore her and walk out anyway? [Yeah....totally ignored his drone dad every time he got 'grounded' for coming in late at night]

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Well....it worked for me with Ichabod.

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Looks at the tree again, as if trying to gauge the distance just in case.]

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh shit, she's not going to, is she?] W-wait a sec, Kay! Why don't I go inside and distract your 'mom'?

1/3

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
No! She'll think you're the guy I had sex with!

3/3

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh... forget the last thing I said, okay?

2/3

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[What the....hell did she just say?]

3/3

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yeah....he's not sure how to respond to that]

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 09:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Um, don't tell anyone, okay? I mean, it was with my boyfriend and I'm not really embarrassed about it or anything, but it's just that it's kinda private, y'know? It's not the kind of thing you just go around telling people, like just walking up and going 'oh, hey, what's up, I had some pretty good sex last night' or something - it's really awkward, and nobody probably wants to hear about it anyway, right? Right! So, uh... just forget I said anything!

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Right....[Realises that must have been why she was grounded....]

Uh....well, you shouldn't try and jump onto that tree....do you have a rope or something? [He realises that she probably doesn't, but it's worth a shot]

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
No, but I was thinking maybe I could tie my bedsheets into one and escape that way!

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
All right! You get the rope ready, and I'll keep watch! ['You don't need a reason to help people' instincts kicking in]

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Got it! Be back in a few!"

[And Kay disappears into her room to start knotting her bedsheets into a crude rope. When she comes back with it, it's not quite long enough to reach the ground, but it's close enough that she could jump down once she gets to the bottom.]

"Okay! Almost ready!"

[Pushes her bed over toward the window, tying one end to the bedpost and tossing the rope out the window.]

"If I fall, catch me, okay?"

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nods] I think the coast is clear! [Watches her, ready to make sure that he can catch her if she slips or the rope breaks]

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay! Here I come!"

[Kay starts shimmying down the rope, again unintentionally providing Zidane with awesome cheesecake since she's wearing the same usual short skirt. But of course, this isn't even running through her mind right now. She just wants to get out of the house.]

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Has his arms out....hey, she's wearing that short skirt, again. And it's giving him a nice view...]

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[And of course, Kay's foot slips about halfway down the rope.]

"Ack!"

[She's left hanging there swinging back and forth on the rope, desperately kicking her legs and trying to regain some solid ground against the side of the house.]

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[And even that is going to snap him out of his perverted staring]

YIKES! KAY! [Makes sure he is right under her in case she falls]

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"I don't think I can hold on, Zidane!"

[slipping further down]

"Catch me!"

[...and she falls]

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[And he quickly moves so he can catch her because like hell he's going to let her land on the ground and break anything]

[identity profile] thief-of-truth.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kay does her best to land in a position that isn't going to get either of them seriously injured. She wasn't very high up, so they'll probably both walk away from this without any broken bones or anything. She does roll off of Zidane as soon as she can, though, sitting there on the grass and rubbing her butt.]

"Owwww..."

Herp derp. Wrong icon in previous comment. Never mind.

[identity profile] ohlookboobs.livejournal.com 2010-10-08 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's fallen over but he's fine, too. A bit sore, but..] Oww...geez, are you all right? [Rubbing his head]

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