Apple Picking?

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

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[Apple picking was apple picking.  A relaxing day under the sun enjoying the fruits of nature and communing with the peace and tranquility that accompanied the rural surroundings.  Surely nothing could go wrong on such a simple chore.  After a day spent in such a leisurely manner, Palom flips on his gadget-thingy late one night to announce excitedly into the feed.]

Guys, guys!  They paid us to eat apples.  [Pick was the more technically correct word there, but he wasn't particular.] 

Look at all the stuff I got!  [The video will pan out to a bag of apples, two boxes of doughnuts (one already empty), and a gallon of apple cider.  Palom's face reinserts itself with an expression of excitement and a sprinkling of doughnut dust around his lips.]  And they're not even done!  She wants me to come back tomorrow because I was the best helper anyone could ever possibly ask for!

[Actually, she'd said something about 'a good effort' but again.  Words.]   And she said for me to bring all of my friends!  I don't have any friends, so I'm asking all of you instead!  And she says when we're done, or even if we just wanna take a break, the farm has hay rides and corn mazes and bonfires and pumpkin carving, and I don't know what any of those are except bonfires those are neat but it sounds like a lotta fun!  You should all come with me later this week!

Also I ate the most delicious food I ever had in my life; what are doughnuts and why didn't I know these existed?

[action for Porom]
[Wherever Porom is, Palom will announce his presence with a flying leap.]

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiis!  I've got something for you!

((OoC: So yeah!  I was thinking of starting a small log with apple picking and hay rides and all that typical fun autumn stuff and throwing it up tomorrow night; this is the IC announcement!  You don't have to post here to post in the log later.  And it's just for fun and games and that sort of thing!  I hope this is OK, mods!))

Comments

[normal-anomaly.livejournal.com]

Oh, so you were one of the other people who took that job.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was me! Were you there? I don't think I saw you there. That was a lot of fun, right?

[That might be because Palom was too busy tearing around the orchard sampling one fruit from every tree.]

[normal-anomaly.livejournal.com]

Not really.

Because I happened to be doing the job PROPERLY.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

...Why not? Don't you like apples? I didn't remember if I liked them until I tried a few, but now I know I like the Gala ones the best!

[normal-anomaly.livejournal.com]

That's not it.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Oh. Well. You should try to have fun when you're doing things! You always look really unhappy when I talk to you.

[Pattern recognition skills, Palom.]

[normal-anomaly.livejournal.com]

But this is only the second time we've talked to each other.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Yeah! And you looked unhappy both times. So that's every!

You should cheer up. If we're gonna be stuck here, we might as well try to enjoy it.

[cantlearnbreak]

[ Porom had just gotten done getting ready for work picking apples when Palom leaps at her. ]

Eek! Palom, don't do that!

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Look!

[In his hand is a bright, shiny anemoi gem.]

See? It's for you!

[cantlearnbreak]

Ah...! [ Her anger changes to shock. ] For me? Where did you get it?

[ she reaches to take it ] Thank you so much! Are you sure? You need your memories too!

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

He gave me two! I already handed mine in!

[cantlearnbreak]

Oh! Who did?

[ SO GLAD!! ] Have you remembered anything yet?

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

I remembered...

[drumroll, please!]

You!

[flying tackle, please! ...was anyone surprised?]

We were... in school! There was an old man teaching us! It was really boring, but I remembered you!

[cantlearnbreak]

[ She's all too glad to hug him back, even if his tackles are a bit on the rough side. ] That's wonderful! That's so great, Palom!

Oh--! Mr. Petrov gave me an anemoi the other day and I turned it in. I was meaning to tell you, I remembered something else just earlier today.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

[Notice how Palom has been cleverly avoiding answering who gave him stuff. He doesn't actually remember. But wait! Petrov sounds familiar...]

Oh! He gave me one, too, but I was saving it for later. Did you remember how really amazing I am?

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[sp8dersona.livejournal.com]

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

[Getting the hang of talking into some weird plastic thing - check.
Getting the hang of keeping your face in the screen of some weird plastic thing - check.
Getting the hang of pushing buttons and spelling on some weird plastic thing - ...uh.]

whtho wdoianswr thiswhosthis!3/?

[...]

[audio, feel free to continue texting]
Who's that?! And how do you know my name?! ...Thanks for getting the title right, though. With a few extra 'i's.

[sp8dersona.livejournal.com]

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Hey, you must be the goat... no, zombie... -- Uh. Hold on. Troll?

[Short attention span.]

Yeah! Vriska, right?

[Pause.]

This... is all the evidence I've got! You have to... get to know all the suspects! And collect evidence! And if it's not useful, you can eat it!

[sp8dersona.livejournal.com]

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

...I have the most delicious evidence. So there.

And it's barely been two or three days. I can't be expected to keep working all the time; I have three suspects already, don't I?

[sp8dersona.livejournal.com]

[a-civil-service.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, Palom, and that you've found a way to spend your time here. I have to work, so I wouldn't be able to attend myself, but I hope you and those who accompany you will have a good time at the farm.

[Yuri Petrov, go and have fun somewhere? Unheard of.]

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks again, Mr. ...Petrov!

[He remembered! That was an accomplishment.]

And you have to work? What do you have to do?