Case 38: Turnabout Grounding
Oct. 8th, 2010 04:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
little_thief[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.))
"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.))
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Date: 2010-10-12 04:09 am (UTC)I mean, I remember when my mom freaked out about my homemade flea circus when I was little and threw it out. I was pretty mad and thought she completely overreacted, but that's just how things are. Parents try to raise their kids so sometimes they do stuff that the kids don't think is fair.
It's kinda odd with how things are around here, what with someone not actually your mom or a drone or whatever, but it's still the same concept, right? I guess drones can be weird around here, so I'm willing to take your word on this, but I've run into angry teens before while on the force, and this kinda sounds like that too."
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Date: 2010-10-12 10:55 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-10-12 10:54 pm (UTC)[Gumshoe notices they're still standing under a window with a bedsheet rope hanging from it. This might not be good...]
"So, um, let's go grab a snack or something and you can talk about it or vent all you want while we figure out what to do next, okay? Don't want to make any more rash and possibly dangerous decisions, right?"
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Date: 2010-10-13 01:59 am (UTC)[Getting a little defensive!]
(Let's make a cafe talk log if Gumshoe drags you there!!)
Date: 2010-10-13 03:05 pm (UTC)Besides, this thing with your drone mom and how you were working at that cafe makes me feel like I don't know what's going on with you at all. And I feel bad 'cause you're a friend, you know?
I'll take the flak from your mom for you sneaking out while we talk. I'll think of something, so let's go!"
[Gumshoe looks so earnest! Look at that smile! How can you say no?]
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Date: 2010-10-13 03:40 pm (UTC)[rubs her elbow a little]
"Yeah, I guess so. I never turn down a free meal, y'know?"