Post Eight: Advertizing?

[witchofthechalk]

[England has given her an idea and so there is another sign set up outside the house with a sign that reads

Tiffany Aching: Witch
-Disputes settled
-Help with problems
-Midwifery
-General witching

Fresh Cheese for sale

 

Tiffany is sitting on the lawn with her pointed hat on as she reads a book. It appears to be a history text book and she's making notes in a notebook to the side.]

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[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

He says that because he cares about me, he'll worry about me. And because of that I'll be a distraction to him.

For whatever reason he thinks I'm helpless.

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

[Al knows how that is, worrying about Winry when she's been used as a hostage against him and Ed more than once... but that's not going to stop him from caring about her and treating her as a very dear friend.]

Well... What can you do to show that you're not helpless? Because I don't think you are. [He smiles kindly.]

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Thanks.
[She smiles back]

I'm not sure. It's just like...he refuses to see anything else. He's increadibly stubborn.

[She sighs]

I was thinking about trying to figure out more about Jane Smith, but I don't think I'm going to tell him. He'd just try to lock me in my room.

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

Jane Smith? Who's that?

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

The little girl who somehow ended the monster thing. I don't know how she did it, but she apparently has some power over the town.

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

... The monster thing? [Al doesn't remember any of it, sorry, Tiffany! He just knows that he disappeared.]

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

Oh that's right. You were gone for most of it.

Well we recived reports that various people had been murdered and there was a list of suspects. A few days later more people were "murdered", and we had a new list of suspects. Though...some of us stayed on the list. People started to get strange notes about some people having been replaced and there were monsters pretending to be them that were attacking people.

They were showing the murdered people on the television sets. But no one could find the bodies...just the blood. Everytime people vanished, another suspect list came up and a few of us were always on it.

People started to hunt down and kill those people on the list. More clues came and people vanished. ....Sophie was killed and England was even more paranoid....because I was a suspect on all the lists.

And then...one morning we woke up to the little girl saying that boys were silly and that this had gone on too long. And....everyone was back...

[And she's pretty sure it was the most horrible thing she's ever been through. Which is saying a lot]

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

[For what it's worth, he was worried about you a lot when he saw you on the list as well before he disappeared... but he doesn't remember that either.]

[He listens silently as she explains, not speaking even after she stops talking, a thoughtful look on his face, trying not to let any upset show - Sophie was killed? Tiffany was a suspect for murder?]

... And you think this Jane Smith might have something to do with how strange England is acting?

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

No...not really.

I'm thinking about asking America, or Canada about England. I think Sophie's worried about him too.

But he got much worse after the event...

I just want to know more about this girl. I'm only a bit older then her. I'm sure I could become friends with her. That way we could get more information as to the people with power in this town.

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

Aah. I hope things work out...

... If you're going to try and get to know this girl and she really is that powerful, it's not something you should do on your own...

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

....so do I. He's nice. Even if he does treat me as a child.

....It's an acceptable risk if it means we can figure out a way to get out of here.

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

[Al thinks about it for another moment, then decides...] Then let me help you. Let's work together. [He grins a little.] Two are better than one. [That way he can make sure she doesn't get hurt... or at least try and protect her should things go bad.]

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

[Everyone is always trying to protect her. However Tiffany see's the logic in this and nodds]

I suppose so. It would be safer with two people.

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

[There's a difference between wanting to protect someone because they can't do anything and wanting to protect someone even though they can do something, because you care about them, Al feels. Everyone helps out in their own way.]

Right.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

[Tiffany will appreciate this. Because so far most people have been thinking the former.]

I was thinking that I could try to be freinds with her.

Even if I have to...well act like a drone to do it. That way I could get her to think we're friends and then maybe I would be able to find out more information about what she's able to do.

What do you think?

[kimitoaruiteku.livejournal.com]

That could work... If she really does have a lot of power over the town though, she might... know if you're really droned or not... I'd say just try and be yourself first, see if that works. [He gives her an encouraging look.] You're friendly enough to pull it off well.

[the-wee-big-hag.livejournal.com]

[Laughs a bit at that last thing]

I suppose that's true. She might know....