♙ 8

[howruthless]

Who: Tess Mercer and YOU
What: Avoiding the babies.
When: Wednesday, May 23.
Where: In town.
Rating: PG-TBD
Notes: Prose or actionspam welcome. Open to all. Also, just because Tess is avoiding the babies doesn't mean you shouldn't inflict them on her.



Tess tried not to panic. She tried not to freak out at the number of children that just appeared out of nowhere. She wasn't entirely prepared for THIS kind of castle event. Danger, potential violence? That she can handle. Children?

They were a little out of her wheelhouse. At least at this canon point.

She holed herself up in Watchtower for the first few days, not really bothering to travel anywhere between there and her room unless she had to. But after three days of nothing but cameras and monitors, she decided some fresh air might do her good and tried to escape to town.

What happened on the way, however, was anyone's guess.

Comments

[bonniewitch]

Bonnie wasn't given any children and if she was being honest, she was glad about it. She knew that looking after one would be difficult, especially since she didn't have any experience with babysitting in the first place. Besides, she had Litwick to take care of and sometimes the little pokemon could be a handful.

She was currently in town, mainly for some window shopping, but if she saw something she liked, Bonnie was going to get it for herself. She didn't have to go into work until later, so she had a few hours free to spend however she liked.

[howruthless]

Tess was wandering through town with a cup of coffee in her hand, when she spots the girl window shopping and made her way closer.

"That'd be a nice color on you."

[bonniewitch]

She turns away from looking at a purple sweater in the window to address the woman who had spoken to her. Bonnie didn't recognise her but she offers her a smile.

"You think? Thanks. I'm just looking at things I might buy for myself though."

[howruthless]

"I do. It would compliment your skin tone well."

[bonniewitch]

"Maybe I should get it." She says before offering her a hand. "I'm Bonnie. Bonnie Bennett. It's nice to meet you."

[howruthless]

"Tess Mercer," she replied, shaking her hand. "Nice to meet you as well."

[bonniewitch]

"Do you go shopping often, Tess?" Bonnie asked, a bit curious about it. "I just haven't seen you in the town before."

[howruthless]

"Shopping, no, but I do have some business in town, so I come out here often enough."

[bonniewitch]

"Do you own a business or do you have a job in somewhere in the town?"

[howruthless]

"I'm starting a school, actually. Or, I am with my business partners. At the old Hammer mansion?"

[bonniewitch]

"I haven't heard of the mansion before. What kind of classes or subjects will be taught after you set it up?"

[howruthless]

"We're still working that out. Mostly, we're gearing it towards residents who want to expand their knowledge in general -- about other races in the castle, the types of magic -- things that will allow them to protect themselves better."

[bonniewitch]

Bonnie fell silent when she spoke, interested in what she had to say about the school. The classes could be relevant to her after all.

"I think that's a great idea. There's a lot that I don't know about other kinds of magic or even other people."

[howruthless]

"We're hoping that a lot of people will be about to both teach and learn from it. Education is our strongest tool, really. It'd be the best to help protect us during extreme losses."

[bonniewitch]

"It's a wonder no one seemed to come up with it before. Something like that would really help the people here." It made sense to her. "When you do get up and running, will you be announcing it via the castle network?"

[howruthless]

"We'll make a point of publicizing the classes. It would be terrible if there were no turnout after all."

[bonniewitch]

"Sounds great. I'll be sure to keep an eye out for it then."

[howruthless]

"Good. I hope you'll attend."

[bonniewitch]

"Yeah, there's a high chance that I will."

[howruthless]

"Excellent." She paused, before extending her hand. "It was nice meeting you, Bonnie."

[bonniewitch]

Bonnie took the accepted hand and shook it politely, offering her a smile. "It was lovely to meet you, Tess. Good luck with everything."

[howruthless]

"You as well." She released her hand, before starting to move past her. "I still recommend getting that top."

[bonniewitch]

"Okay, thanks. I think I will," Bonnie called after her before glancing at the store window again.