From: keleborn	Date: 09/24/2007 18:38:06

*blinks at you from the far end of the corridor* *tries to process the idea of there being someone else his height around here, whoever you are. GIRL.*

*involuntarily scrunches up his face a little* Hi hi?

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/24/2007 18:41:19

*sees you and marches in your direction with great purpose*

*pays extra close attention to her legs and how long they are and where they are so she doesn't trip and fall in front of a BOY*

*reaches you* *imperiously* Where's the candy?

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/24/2007 18:45:18

*scrunches his face up a lot* Candy? I dunno. *comes back with an absolutely brilliant retort* Prolly in da candy store.

Who're you? *has a fleeting thought of that squirming chocolate overlord his grandfather kept insisting was named Galadriel* *nah...*

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/24/2007 18:48:03

Prolly in da candy store.

*without missing a beat* We're going there then. Now.

*marches off without waiting for a reply* *pauses and sees you are not following* *how dare you!* Come on, Celeborn.

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/24/2007 18:56:06

*what just happened there?*

*thinks you do rather sound like you know what you're talking about*

*hurries to catch up with you* 'm not s'posed ta go outta da house wiffout a grown-up.

*is clearly conflicted as he imagines the alluring candy store next door to the palace (well, "next door" in Kid Want, but more like "two miles away" in Real Life)*

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/24/2007 19:00:53

*keeps on walking along rapidly, knowing full well your desire will overcome your concerns*

You're with me. That's good enough. I go out alone alllll the time.

*pauses as they near the door* *looks at you suspiciously* What're you? Scared?

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/24/2007 19:07:07

*defiantly* Scared?! Nuh-uh. *will totally protect you with his hollering life if it comes to that, icky GIRL fair maiden*

*puffs out his chest and marches straight toward you to beat you through the door* Uh. I think iss dattaway. *points in entirely the wrong direction, slightly confused about the sweetshop's mysterious failure to manifest itself in the neighborhood immediately*

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/25/2007 09:40:20

*walks as fast as her tiny little legs will allow to make sure you don't get it in your head that you're leading this expedition*

*momentarily falters when she sees all the people and cars and other stuff* *doesn't remember it being this big and scary before*

*forges onward anyway, lest you think she is the coward*

*as an afterthought* HURRY.

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/25/2007 09:46:35

*dutifully carries on*

HURRY.

*a bit grumpily* Dintcher grampa (*is not too familiar with the concept of "mother"*) ever tell ya t' say puh-lease?

*stops now and then only briefly to gauge his surroundings* *thinks they probably should have been there by now*

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/25/2007 09:50:29

tell ya t' say puh-lease

*looks over at you* *thoughtfully* No.

*keeps a weathered eye out for a candy store, or a candy store in disguise, or just a stranger to take candy from*

...

...

*suspiciously* Do you reeeeeeally know where the candy is?

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/25/2007 10:02:43

No.

*fairly scandalized* Hmph.

*in the grand tradition of those many men infamous for their missing ask-for-directions programming* Well I thought it was dis way...? Maybe if we dus' walk a li'l bit more?

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/25/2007 10:19:53

*sighs* I bet it was the other way.

*knew she shouldn't have trusted you to direct*

Well. Okay. *keeps walking, though reluctantly* *is getting sort of tired* Don't your grampa take you to the candy store all the time? SO SHOULDN'T YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS?

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/25/2007 10:24:31

*confidently, or not at all, really* No no no. Keep going.

*blinks* No. Unclelwë makes peoples bring lotsa candy to da house. Dey come wif Aunt Melon's medicine too.

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/25/2007 10:28:01

Unclelwë makes peoples bring lotsa candy to da house.

*stops dead in her tracks* *stares at you*

*very, very quietly* There was candy at the house?

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/25/2007 10:32:57

*stops walking too, albeit several steps behind you* Oh. Oops! Uh-huh. Prolly.

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/25/2007 10:37:16

*for a split-second looks like she might scream or shout or hit you or something*

*instead looks around at the slum neighborhood surrounding them*

Where're we?

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/25/2007 10:54:56

*swallows hard* Dunno. We could call Unclelwë to come get us?

*conveniently omits the parts about not actually having a phone or being allowed to use one, or knowing anyone's phone number, for that matter*

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/25/2007 10:58:07

*looks around some more*

*sees a man huddled in a cardboard box sitting near by* *marches over* 'Scuse me! Where's the candy store?

*tries to ignore the smell and the very strong feeling that she shouldn't trust people who live in cardboard boxes*

	From: aromez	Date: 09/25/2007 11:14:46

*wanders down the street, looking for something to do*

*spots the two of you standing alone and talking to a stranger*

*knows two things:

1.) kids shouldn't be out alone
2.) kids shouldn't talk to strangers*

*assumes that if you are violating these two rules, you must not have any parents to teach you better* *...hey*

*wanders over and addresses you in a friendly booming voice*

Goodafternoon small children!

	From: nerwende	Date: 09/25/2007 11:15:57

*was just in the process of being thoroughly creeped out by the homeless man*

*jumps at the sound of your voice and latches onto Celeborn's hand without thinking*

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/25/2007 11:18:54

*doesn't quite know what to make of your hand in his* *so will just leave it there for the time being*

*works his mouth for a few seconds with no sound emerging*

*eventually finds something like courage to address Oromë* Hi? We're maybe lost?

	From: aromez	Date: 09/25/2007 11:21:18

*tries talking to you the way he would talk to animals* *because kids are more or less animals, right?*

I see that. But it's okay because I'm here to take you home! *offers you a manly handshake* I'm Oromë! What's your name, little fella?

	From: keleborn	Date: 09/25/2007 11:30:13

*reaches for your hand meekly after a moment of hesitation*

Celeborrroowwwwwwwwww!! *extracts his fingers in a hurry*