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Prince Sidon ([personal profile] in_sidon_we_trust) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2018-11-14 04:37 pm

Fourth Floor Common Room; Wednesday Afternoon [11/14].

Even though he knew it was just a silly school assignment, one that truthfully didn't have any bearing on anything of any real significance in the world, Sidon couldn't help finding himself wholly dedicated to his little robot baby for Ethics class. Perhaps it was just what happened when you were the product of a war-torn world; his memories of the Calamity were fuzzy, it was true, but there was no denying that he's lost a great deal. All of Hyrule had, and they'd spent decades just trying to rebuild. So new life was precious; every new soul made the hope for the future that much stronger. So he took it seriously, even if he knew deep down it wasn't real. It made him feel better, like he was doing something good, anyway.

Besides, he'd kind of grown a little fond of little Steelquake Hazelburp Gentletoes the Third from the moment he discovered she wouldn't potentially kill him from electrical shock. And in the last twenty four hours, she had quickly become the most spoiled robot baby probably to ever be assigned to a student at this school. He couldn't help it! He wanted to make sure her every little need was met (and not just because the wailing sound they made was really quite terrible). And it wouldn't all be a waste, either, since he planned to ask Miss Syndulla and Mr. Jarrus if they knew of any places on the mainland where he could donate all of Steelquake's things once the assignment was over, so they could then go to another child who might be in need.

He's even taken some time to study up on how humans raised their children, generally, which was a rather broad category, it turned out! But, since he was the parent here, he wanted to make sure she had a good solid Zora upbringing in their short time together, too. And that meant being reared communally, which was why they were going to be spending their time in the common room today, where could set down some blankets and pillows for Steelquake, surrounding her with many of the toys he'd picked up for her, especially the stuffed animals, especially all the ocean themed ones, the fish and the sharks and octopi and crabs, and he certainly hoped Steelquake would have a great love for stories, because stories was what she was getting, eagerly and boldly told with the sea critters dancing in front of her as they became the actors for the marvelous tales he was weaving.

And though it obviously kept her quiet and entertained, it was pretty clear which one of them was enjoying it more.

Spoiler alert: it wasn't Steelquake Hazelburp Gentletoes the Third.

[[fun fact: if you look up the word 'extra' in a Hylian dictionary, it just takes you to a big ol' picture of this guy. Open common room is open!]]
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[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm pretty sure she sees me," Vette countered. Because that was a perfectly reasonable counter-argument. Probably helped along with the fact that the baby's eyes had been locked on her ever since it noticed she was there. "She's not a puppy, her eyes are open and they work and everything."

Also: Robot.
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[personal profile] bookbeltof_love 2018-11-15 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Psh, as if Nina was going to understand robots.

Nina shrugged, not the slightest bit apologetic.

"Maybe she likes you????? I mean, she's Sidon's baby for the week and he likes you!!!!!!!!!"

Nina was sometimes terrible.
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[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
"Okay, but Sidon likes everyone," Vette protested, a little more quietly, her cheeks going hot. "And Steelquake isn't Sidon!"
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[personal profile] bookbeltof_love 2018-11-15 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
"He doesn't like everyone as much as he likes you," Nina said, in a sing-song sort of voice. "But, like, he has great taste???????? And I bet the baby thinks so too!!!!!!!!!!"

Nina thought Vette was pretty awesome, so.
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[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Vette... flailed. And attempted to hide behind the stuffed octopus.

"You're being silly now," she accused, shaking her head and ducking down a little bit. "Come on, stop that."
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[personal profile] bookbeltof_love 2018-11-15 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not the one hiding behind a stuffed toy," Nina pointed out reasonably, as she dramatically flopped onto a couch. "Besides, like, you live with me???????? I am always silly!!!!!!!!!!"

This was patently untrue.

Though Vette was likely the only person on the island to really know some of how untrue it could be.
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[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Lies," Vette said immediately. "I live with you."

And she knew that the things coming out of Nina's mouth were more often than not either more serious than they seemed, or intended as a cover for something else.

She knew the feeling.
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[personal profile] bookbeltof_love 2018-11-15 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Nina grinned at Vette.

"You have no proof of anything!!!!!!!!!!"
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[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah," Vette replied, sticking her tongue out at Nina for a moment, "and I'm pretty sure that's entirely not an accident, either."
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[personal profile] bookbeltof_love 2018-11-15 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Nina, quite naturally, stuck her own tongue out at Vette in response.

It was totally not on accident that there was no proof of anything.

"I," she said cheerfully, "have no idea what you're talking about????? Vette, I wouldn't lie to you!!!!!!!!!"

And she hadn't. She'd just... kept things from her.
Edited 2018-11-15 02:34 (UTC)
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[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
And was occasionally not silly, don't forget!

"No, I suppose you wouldn't," Vette replied, resisting the urge to playfully thump her with an octopus anyway. "You're too busy being super earnest to be a liar."
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[personal profile] bookbeltof_love 2018-11-15 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
"There's nothing wrong with being earnest!!!!!!!!" Nina protested, though Vette hadn't said it was an insult. "It makes things easier, if I just say what I'm thinking!!!!!!!"

... Ish?
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[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, until it breaks my head." Vette waved the toy at her anyway. "I think you're doing that on purpose."
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[personal profile] bookbeltof_love 2018-11-15 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
"Someone needs to say these things to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Nina pushed herself into a sitting position, primly rearranging her skirts.

"But," she continued, "I suppose, as a gesture of good faith, I could tell you one secret!!!!"
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[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 03:02 am (UTC)(link)
"I woudn't say no to one secret," Vette replied, intrigued. "Okay, I'm all ears. What kind of secret?"
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[personal profile] bookbeltof_love 2018-11-15 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly, this was probably not a secret to be shared in a common room, but it was one that she could share and if the squirrels heard, well, they already knew about it.

And she probably should've told Vette a good while ago.

"Weeeeeeeeell," Nina said, setting her shoulders. "I might, like, um, like someone??????"
chirpchirpchirp: (Sly)

[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
"You miiiiight, might you?"

Nina! Here you had come to beat the stuffing out of Vette with a pillow because of a trip to the mall where she hadn't even interacted with Sidon, and you liked someone?

You buttface!
bookbeltof_love: (mistakes were made)

[personal profile] bookbeltof_love 2018-11-15 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It wasn't Nina's fault that Vette wasn't as on top of that sort of thing as Nina was!

"Like, maybe???????" she tried. "I mean, it isn't the world changing love of my life???????"

At least, it certainly didn't feel like that? Not at all the way her books put it as.
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[personal profile] chirpchirpchirp 2018-11-15 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"I... don't think 'world changing love of your life' stuff is necessarily the sort of thing that you'd know this soon anyway," Vette volunteered, tilting her head at Nina thoughtfully, and then reaching forward to poke her with the octopus plushie. "So, spilllll. Who is it?"