[closed] It's raining children, hallelujah

[muscovy]

CHARACTERS: Muscovy & Rey
LOCATION: Somewhere in a corner of the camp
WARNINGS: ...children falling out of trees?
SUMMARY: Muscovy is trying to build a treehome. He isn't particularly successful. Rey offers an alternative. But first she needs to find out about his aspirations...


It's a beautiful day. Humid, but no rain, and there's been no signs of any threat recently. Just perfect weather for a stroll around the camp.

Just watch out for falling children while you walk under those threes, they'll plummet down with a scream of warning but still very, very quickly. Try to not have them hit your head.

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[muscovy]

...Well, now that is great. If he lives with Rey and Rey is considered an adult and has a reputation (whatever she means with that, exactly, but from context it probably means that people will think twice before crossing her) that means that telling people that he belongs to her will be quite useful and protective.

So he nods earnestly; he will help Rey to protect her reputation, even if that means that he can't tell people that she is nice.

"There is no chance of you not catching it?" Because as useful as that suggestion sounds, he'd really rather not see the harp break. Not only for the emotional value - Maglor got it for him and taught him how to play it - but also for the practical value. He heavily doubts that it can be replaced on this planet.

[circumitus]

One can always consider having a guardian who is over a century old and can control fire to be quite useful and protective.

Yes.

"That's right. Have been able to make things move without needing to touch them, which helps with getting things up and down the treehouse. You don't need to worry about it dropping and breaking."

Just one more tally on the board of Things That Are Quite Useful And Protective when you're friends with Rey.

[muscovy]

"Have you always been able to do that?" Considering that he hasn't always been able to create things from nothing (and that would then return to nothing) but he's starting to be able to do bigger things like that now, and for longer, too.

He'll get on climbing the tree in a moment, but he is curious now. What Rey can do sounds even more useful, maybe he could try to learn that, too...

[circumitus]

"No," she says decisively. "Learned how to do that sort of thing here."

Just like other weird psychic things she's been subjected to in this place. Some of them useful, others just end up complicating her life even more. But being able to control things' movement with her mind? That's pretty damned useful.

[muscovy]

"Then I can learn it too!" Being fairly short, it should be fairly useful for reaching things that he cannot reach by himself. "How do you do it?

The new place to stay is good, but this is a lot less ambiguous. More useful powers!

[circumitus]

"Suppose so, if that's something you'd like to learn. Can teach you how once we get settled in. It's fairly easy once you get the hang of it."

Despite being a busybody recently, Rey still makes time for stuff like that, especially if it's for a friend. And there are so few that she actually considers as such. At least, Muscovy is sort of a friend. She thinks.

[muscovy]

He nods, smiling cheerfully - that sounds lieka great prospect, learning how to get things out of high places and places that feel down to a place where he can't reach them anymore, and things like that. And, well, maybe there are additional uses for it.

With that, he'll turn and start to climb the tree. It takes a bit, but eventually he vanishes in the lower branches and shows up a moment later with the harp. "I will throw it now, yes?"

[circumitus]

There are plenty of advantages to it, Rey must admit. While she may not be that small, being able to lift things from one place to another has proven useful when she had been constructing the tree dome. It's pretty awesome, would recommend.

She stands aside and watches as Muscovy climbs upward, arms out and ready in the event that he slips and falls again. When it makes it up to the top, she nods. "Yes," she confirms. "Just drop it. Won't let it break, promise."

And Rey takes her promises seriously.

[muscovy]

And the harp drops down.

It isn't all that large - small enough to be reasonably handled and carried around by Muscovy, but still roughly half his size - but still heavy enough.

Muscovy will reappear a bit later with his backpack and carefully climb down the side of the tree. He still isn't the most skilled climber, but he's gotten a lot better since they arrived here.

[circumitus]

There is no flashy theatrics. No wave of the hand or gesticulation. But as the harp falls down, something does change.

It slows down, continuing its descent until it falls into Rey's open hands. She's holding it by the time Muscovy returns with the rest of his things, and there's a slight hint of a rare smile.

"Told you it wouldn't drop," she says lightly before she starts heading towards home. She can always go check in on the camp later.

[muscovy]

He smiles back up at her and if she keeps carrying the harp, he'll reach up to take her free hand while they walk. She's nice and warm and while there is no good reason to hold her hand there also is no good reason not to.

[circumitus]

The unexpected contact almost makes her jump, but then Rey looks down as if to remind herself that it's only Muscovy, and it isn't like she's never experienced this kind of physical interaction before. So her limp right hand moves to wrap her fingers around his, giving it a squeeze as she guides the boy into the jungle.

For once, she feels like things are all right.