7th Joke - At Least Someone Is Laughing [Action | Multi]

[xochipilli_cursed]

[[Aaron has been laying low since the little note incident. Though even that worry was shelved in light of a few new problems.

First his drone sister gave him his Christmas gift. It was a picture of two little kids. Fraternal twins, a brother and sister. Aaron is not pleased with this gift but tucks it away in a journal he bought for himself. He'll spend a day in his room calling out of school sick.

Second issue came after he got a card in the mail. All it said was, "Ha, ha, ha!" Since then Aaron hasn't slept well. That would explain the bags under his eyes and drifting off during the day at least.

Of course third was Percy. He went to visit him and found him acting strange. People had told Aaron about droning but this was his first real experience that hit home.]]

[[You might catch him during one of the following over the next few days.]]

A)
[[Aaron is awake anyways. Before the sun rises he is out delivering gifts. Certain people will find little wrapped presents that say "From: Aaron" on them. Merry Belated X-mas miss_enma_ai, dodo_master, evers_hacker, hungry_monster, generose, and doastheromansdo!]]
((Tag for your gift! If not I'll get you later.))

B)
[[Aaron goes to class. He'll probably fall asleep in several of his classes at some point. Any student feel nice enough to wake him up before the teacher catches him? Any teachers notice?]]

C)
[[He doesn't stick around between classes to hang out like he usually would. He heads straight for his next class and tries to keep conversations short.]]

D)
[[Aaron is at work at the bowling alley. Every now and then he'd find a place to hide and try to just rest his eyes a moment. Not even five minutes later he'll awake with a start and get back to work. He seems far too stressed out for this job.]]

E)
[[Aaron is stalking Percy Jackson. Not approaching him, just watching him and unsure what to do. Just kind of hoping Percy will snap out of this and everything will go back to how it was.]]

F)
[[Aaron is out at night trying to do anything other than stopping and falling asleep. He'll be jogging down the streets, exploring the park, and generally keeping mobile for as long as he can before having to give up and return home.]]

Comments

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[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

[Ai is out for a walk.]

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[Will almost jog by. Aaron isn't too aware of his surroundings. Though at the last moment he'll slow to a stop and offer a forced smile. He was actually happy to see her.]]

"Oh hi Ai."

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

[She looks over.]

Hello.

[There is a pause.]

Thank you for the present.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[She was a much needed distraction.]]

"Did you like it? It was a little tricky but I tried my best."

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

I did.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"Good. I was kind of worried you might still be mad about that letter. But I think that blew over easily enough..."

[[He also went out at night stealing them but that's not the point.]]

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

I should have trusted you.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"...

Hey, want to walk with me?"

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

Alright.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[Walking with her he pulls out a small journal from his pack. Pulling out the picture of the twins and handing it to her. They are about her age.]]

"I didn't tell you about them yet."

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

[She looks at the picture closely. Waiting for him to continue.]

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"Their my cousins. When I was little they were picking on me and I pushed the boy there..."

[[He cut off there. He was tired, but that picture was nagging at him. He was giving himself a moment to finish.]]

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

[Waits]

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"He tripped and stumbled into the road and got hit by a car.

I told you bad things happened to people around me. One misstep and they die. I don't think I actually believed it before then."

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

Accidents happen.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but they're fatal when you're around me..."

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

Fatal accidents are not uncommon.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"They're not that common either.

I got that picture back as a gift from Lucy. I also accidentally got a something else back in the mail."

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

What is it?

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"I can't sleep. Every time I dream, I dream of laughter. It's mocking me again.

I think bad things might start to happen again. Nothing's happened yet but it did take a bit before."

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

Bad things always happen here.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, but before this they weren't my fault.

I don't want to bring more bad with me here. I was going to avoid the mail, I should have paid more attention."

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

It is only your fault if you are in control of it.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

"It's also my fault if I don't do what I can to stop it."

[miss-enma-ai.livejournal.com]

You believe that?