Event: Questions and Answers

[animusmods]

Characters: NPCs, open
Setting: cafeteria, after lunch, June 11 & 12
Format: starting in prose
Summary: Some of the tower administration answers questions characters may have about their situation.
Warnings: possible language, possible violence

There is a small, hastily-constructed stage at the head of the cafeteria. While it's empty now, it's obvious there's room for two people to sit and answer questions in front of microphones. After dinner, the collared cafeteria workers silently clear away all food to prepare. Until the session begins, everyone is left to talk amongst themselves.

Comments

[misstates.livejournal.com]

Go figure that America would have the same traits as a child. "Definitely," she says, grinning at the tongue poking, "The oatmeal is awful. I think they make it with human bones. I'm supposed to be working in the kitchen, so I'm gonna talk to them about letting me make some real food."

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

Molly is American, therefor America is a wonderful representation of her people. She sticks out her tongue, "Yuck! Oatmeal is sooo gross!" she gasps and lowers her voice, "Really?! Whose bones??"

If there is one thing Molly can do, it's bounce quickly between emotions. With a grin she exclaims, "Can I have some too!!"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

"It really is," America grumbles, then whispers consiprationally: "Okay, so I don't really know but it seems like the kind of thing these creeps would do, right?"

"Oh totally! You seem really cool, so it's no problem. What's your name?"

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

Molly's eyes widened, "But I ate that! I don't like bones, I mean I don't think I like bones because I've never had them before but now I've had them in the oatmeal and it was yuck so I don't like bones." Amazingly, that was said all in one breath.

"YEAH! I'm soo cool cuz I'ma superhero! My code name is Princess Powerful but I don't think you're a bad guy so I can tell you my real name, it's Molly Hayes! Who are you!"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

"No one likes eating bones. Except for dogs."

The oatmeal conspiracy all but flew out of America's mind when she head the word 'superhero'. "No way!! Are you serious?" Her eyes light up, "What're your superpowers?" No questioning; America had always known there were real life superheroes protecting the world out there!!!

"... you're a good superhero... right?"

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

Molly is downright offended at her accusation, "OF COURSE I'M A GOOD SUPERHERO!," but she gets over it quickly, "I'm a mutant with super strength! And I know lotsa other superheroes and we save LA lots!"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

America puts her hands up. "Hey! Relax! You gotta make sure of these things, okay?" She's beaming now. "Super strength? Then you're kinda like me! Only I'm not a mutant, I'm a country!"

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

She narrows her eyes at her for a moment but then nods, "You're right! You gotta make sure cuz sometimes people say that they're good but they're not." Molly beams right back at her, "How strong are you!!"

There's a long pause, "Country? Oh! I think I met one before. Or a few. They're the people with weird names! Is your name weird too?"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, exactly! Bad guys always say they're the good guys, but then they'll kidnap you and stuff." She's seen enough superhero films. "Just like what's happening here!" Huff. "I'm pretty strong. What's the heaviest thing you can lift?"

"Yeah? My name's America. Or Amelia Jones! We both have secret names then, only I gotta use my human name!"

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

"Some bed guys pretend to be good guys and then they tell things to the bad guys and side when them when you're going to fight the bad guys but the good guys always wins but it hurts because you thought he was good and he was your friend but he wasn't, kinda like your family," Molly didn't realize how much she had admitted right there, besides they were just talking casually about bad guys pretending to be good guys, right?

"I can liiiiift," she stares at the ceiling trying to remember, "I lifted a truck once! Not the biiiiiig trucks," she spreads her arms wide, "but the trucks that are more like cars and people drive them when they have lotsa kids!"

She laughs a bit, "You're a reverse superhero!"

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[misstates.livejournal.com]

She just listens.

"... that sucks. A lot." She kinda wants to give her a hug. She probably shouldn't, though.

2/2

[misstates.livejournal.com]

"... you lifted it while it had kids in it?" America asks, a pout settling on her face. "I mean... I could do that if I trained more... probably..." She's too busy sulking to hear the 'reverse superhero' comment.

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

Molly shrugs it off, she doesn't want to think about it. She shakes her head, "Nuh uh, there were no people in it. And training it boring! You can train while you fight people and hafta lift more things!"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

She manages to stop pouting for a few moments. "Yeah! I guess it's good you're here, we can team up and get out of this stupid place, right?"

"Or at the very least we can beat them up until they serve burgers for breakfast."

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

"Burgers for breakfast sounds sooo cool!! We should do that!"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

"If I have some burgers in me I'm way stronger!"

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

"Like Popeye and spinach!?"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

She wrinkles her nose up. "I guess. But yuck, not spinach! That's a million times worse than oatmeal."

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

Molly crinkles her nose as well, "Yuck, you're right!"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

There's a short silence. "I should thank you for protecting LA! That's a totally cool thing to do..."

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

Molly grins, "Someone needs to protect LA from the adults!"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

America scratches her head. "The adults? Whaddya mean?"

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

She blinked, "All bad guys are adults?"

[misstates.livejournal.com]

"... I guess they are. That's so weird. There's no kid baddies?"

[princesspowaful.livejournal.com]

"Nope! Well... some! But it's because of adults!"