2nd floor Common Room, Saturday Morning

[crimson_sister]

Lucille had found a strange little creature in her cupboard this morning, and trying to throw it out it had bit her. She had glared at it, aiming a kick before it slunk out of the room.

That was the reason why Mary Poppins was currently cleaning the 2nd floor common room. Now, wasn't this place a mess? That was easily sorted out however. With singing and enthusiasm Miss Poppins set out on this endeavour, snapping her fingers at every messy pile in the room, making it return to its proper place. At least that was what she thought.

A robin feathering his nest

Has very little time to rest

While gathering his bits of twine and twig...

Now, why not open the window and let the little robin in?

[Open. No, there is no cleaning actually happening by finger snapping, and there is only a draft from the window, no robin.]

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[dwarvenswagger]

Thorin had been looking for breakfast and had found... this.

Which was a thing.

A thing that was happening.

"What."

[crimson_sister]

Oh, look, someone was here to help.

In every job that must be done
There is an element of fun
You find the fun and snap!
The job's a game

She knew how to encourage people.

[dwarvenswagger]

"Lucille, are you well?" She was just so lucky that he didn't know how to film things.

[crimson_sister]

She might try and murder him later.

"Of course I am well," Mary Poppins replied, ignoring that he called her Lucille. He must be mistaking her for someone else.

"Don't you think some tidying up is needed here? The children here must be quite messy."

[dwarvenswagger]

She'd try to murder him no matter what, don't front.

Thorin looked around the room. "Yes. Perhaps they should clean up after themselves."

He would have none of your cheerful attempts at forcing him to pick up after other people.

[crimson_sister]

Yes, well, but now she had yet another reason.

"But as you are here you can help," Mary Poppins said. It wasn't a suggestion.

[dwarvenswagger]

"I didn't make the mess." And he was a Dwarf and could take stubbornness to new levels here.

[crimson_sister]

Mary Poppins reached out to pat this cheek. "Sometimes we just have to help."

[dwarvenswagger]

And now Thorin was traumatized. Mary Poppins, why?!

"...help who exactly?"

[crimson_sister]

But he needed some encouragement!

"Whoever created the mess, of course. Think of how surprised they will be."

[dwarvenswagger]

He needed to escape this horrible event!

"I would rather not."

It was probably a mess from that llama kid."

[crimson_sister]

"Oh, you are a stubborn boy," Mary Poppins said cheerfully. "Haven't you heard?"

A Spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
The medicine go down-wown
The medicine go down
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
In a most delightful way

[dwarvenswagger]

"I thought Men didn't break into song." Because this was a first for him.

Here at least. It was normal back home. Because Tolkien.

[crimson_sister]

"Don't be silly, I'm a lady," Mary Poppins told him, assuming he was trying to be funny. "Are you refusing to sing?"

[dwarvenswagger]

"Yes? Oh, it pained him to say that.

[crimson_sister]

"Then you will have to clean better," Mary Poppins said, trying to poke him on the nose.

[dwarvenswagger]

"How exactly do you propose to make me?"

Because his stubbornness. It was magical.

[crimson_sister]

That was a good question though. Mary Poppins usually relied on her contagious cheerfulness.

"I suppose I will have to let you stand there with your arms crossed until you understand how silly that is."

Good luck, Miss Poppins.

[dwarvenswagger]

"..." Yeah, consider Thorin confused. "And that is it?

[crimson_sister]

This was when Mary Poppins took a walk around the room, snapping her fingers at messy piles and smiling knowingly at Thorin.

[dwarvenswagger]

"Why are you snapping?" Was the snapping meant to do something? Did she think she as a Wizard of some sort?

[crimson_sister]

"Do you think trying to be funny is a good excuse not to help?" Miss Poppins said, still cheerful.

Because obviously he could see what the snapping of fingers did.

[dwarvenswagger]

"Lucille, perhaps you would like to sit down?" Thorin suggested after a moment of trying to figure out how he'd been funny.

Because everything was crazy.

[crimson_sister]

"Why should I sit down?" Mary Poppins replied, ignoring that he was using the wrong name. Perhaps he mistook her for someone else. "I am here to look after the children after all."

[dwarvenswagger]

"You don't seem... well." Because Lucille and children were a bad mix if you asked Thorin.

A very bad mix.