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savingthrows) wrote2021-09-03 07:43 pm
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Hello, hello, hello! Just checking in, seeing how you're doing now that we're all back on this station, eh. Like a bit of a house-call, only there's no house. Just the station. And the call.
Anywho — I'll be around, just message me when you get this!
Anywho — I'll be around, just message me when you get this!
[ The day after leaving this care package with her, Bucky will find a response. A folded note with very rough, childlike handwriting on it. The note is placed carefully atop a single walkie talkie. It's a different make and model than the one Eleven has - but they can attune to the same frequency, that's what matters. The supply drop finally got her a second one.
She still doesn't like the earpieces.
The note reads: ]
Dear Bucky
You don't have to check for rain inside, silly.
If it's important, I forgive you, because you didn't lie.
Thank you for giving a promise. I know it's a thing you can't ever break.
You can say hi on the walkie talkie, when you're lonely. But you have to say "come in" and "over". I can teach you if you don't know how.
.-- . / -.-. .- -. / .- .-.. ... --- / -- --- .-. ... .
Eleven
She still doesn't like the earpieces.
The note reads: ]
Dear Bucky
You don't have to check for rain inside, silly.
If it's important, I forgive you, because you didn't lie.
Thank you for giving a promise. I know it's a thing you can't ever break.
You can say hi on the walkie talkie, when you're lonely. But you have to say "come in" and "over". I can teach you if you don't know how.
.-- . / -.-. .- -. / .- .-.. ... --- / -- --- .-. ... .
Eleven
Hi.
[ She says it a little slowly, like always, as if she's hesitant. But it sounds like she's smiling. ]
I got this. Do you need me?
[ She says it a little slowly, like always, as if she's hesitant. But it sounds like she's smiling. ]
I got this. Do you need me?
I'm okay.
[ Softly. She's as okay as she'll ever be, here. Still largely uncomfortable with her surroundings. She misses the colourful and soft fabrics all over the Collective in comparison to the sterile halls on the station. ]
I have pillows and blankets. In my fort. Bucky made waffles.
[ He had to check on the rain and couldn't make them fresh with her, but they're frozen so she can eat them anytime. It's almost as good. Adults never have time. ]
[ Softly. She's as okay as she'll ever be, here. Still largely uncomfortable with her surroundings. She misses the colourful and soft fabrics all over the Collective in comparison to the sterile halls on the station. ]
I have pillows and blankets. In my fort. Bucky made waffles.
[ He had to check on the rain and couldn't make them fresh with her, but they're frozen so she can eat them anytime. It's almost as good. Adults never have time. ]
[Well. Guess who's going to start carrying a walkie talkie with him from here on out. He might need to see if he can rope Tony in to making some kind of a case for it, considering what he gets up to on missions. But for now, he keeps it clipped to his side. When he's not using it, of course.]
Hey, Eleven. This is Bucky. Come in.
[Because what use is having a radio if you don't use it?]
Hey, Eleven. This is Bucky. Come in.
[Because what use is having a radio if you don't use it?]
This is Eleven. You didn't say over.
[ The answer comes immediately. And while Bucky cannot see the eye roll, it somehow transfers through the walkie talkie. Clearly, he's a rookie at this and she has to teach him. This is why Bucky is under her protection. He needs so much help. ]
Over.
[ The answer comes immediately. And while Bucky cannot see the eye roll, it somehow transfers through the walkie talkie. Clearly, he's a rookie at this and she has to teach him. This is why Bucky is under her protection. He needs so much help. ]
Over.
[ She might even believe him. Eleven's world can be simple like that - corrected by someone she likes? Eleven will accept that, adapt, and learn from them. Someone she doesn't like? Eleven will reject what they're saying, because they're a stupid mouthbreather. Obviously. ]
No. Jam-bah-...
[ She tries, slow and concentrated, but the word's too different and she didn't quite manage to pick it up. There's a soft huff, a small noise that's like the little brother of frustration. Eleven doesn't like not knowing words. Doesn't like not knowing things. ]
Is it. Jam? But more?
No. Jam-bah-...
[ She tries, slow and concentrated, but the word's too different and she didn't quite manage to pick it up. There's a soft huff, a small noise that's like the little brother of frustration. Eleven doesn't like not knowing words. Doesn't like not knowing things. ]
Is it. Jam? But more?
Jam. Buh. Ly. Uh.
[It's a kneejerk response to sound it out slowly. A bittersweet memory of helping Becca with her homework all those years ago is the cause.]
It's a rice dish, with meat and vegetables. It's pretty good.
[And a better choice than living off of waffles all week.]
[It's a kneejerk response to sound it out slowly. A bittersweet memory of helping Becca with her homework all those years ago is the cause.]
It's a rice dish, with meat and vegetables. It's pretty good.
[And a better choice than living off of waffles all week.]
Jam. Buh. Ly. Uh. Jambalaya.
[ And she repeats it, sounds it out for herself. The result sounds a little more like jambulayuh than the actual word, but it's close enough. She nods to herself, satisfied.
But then... ]
It sounds healthy.
[ Unconvinced. She knows healthy food - Hopper's attempts at vegetables are horrid. And back at the lab... she doesn't want to think about that, honestly.
And then a small gasp. She completely forgot - Mike would slap his forehead for her poor form on the walkie talkie. ]
Over.
[ And she repeats it, sounds it out for herself. The result sounds a little more like jambulayuh than the actual word, but it's close enough. She nods to herself, satisfied.
But then... ]
It sounds healthy.
[ Unconvinced. She knows healthy food - Hopper's attempts at vegetables are horrid. And back at the lab... she doesn't want to think about that, honestly.
And then a small gasp. She completely forgot - Mike would slap his forehead for her poor form on the walkie talkie. ]
Over.
Okay. I trust you.
[ It almost sounds like a warning. Don't you go feeding her soggy vegetables now, Bucky Barnes. She will be cross with you if you do that. ]
Yes. No rain today? Over.
[ And that makes her happy. She's taken a shine to Bucky. ]
[ It almost sounds like a warning. Don't you go feeding her soggy vegetables now, Bucky Barnes. She will be cross with you if you do that. ]
Yes. No rain today? Over.
[ And that makes her happy. She's taken a shine to Bucky. ]
[ Shouldn't have given her clothed, Bucky. Shouldn't have fed her. Shouldn't have been kind. Now she's a little duckling, content to follow you around. Life is hard like that. ]
You said. You had to check on rain. For the waffles. That something was important? Over.
[ What even is a raincheck, anyway. ]
You said. You had to check on rain. For the waffles. That something was important? Over.
[ What even is a raincheck, anyway. ]
Oh.
[Okay, no. That has him smiling to himself. He should know just how literal she takes things by now.]
A rain check is kind of like a promise to do something later.
[Though also-]
A friend of mine needed some help. But spending time with you is important to me too. Over.
[Okay, no. That has him smiling to himself. He should know just how literal she takes things by now.]
A rain check is kind of like a promise to do something later.
[Though also-]
A friend of mine needed some help. But spending time with you is important to me too. Over.
[ Idioms are hard, but his explanation helps immensely. So Eleven nods, even though Bucky can't see it. ]
A rain check is a promise. To do something later.
[ She parrots him - and just like that, she adds it to her list of truths about the world. Congratulations Bucky - you have influence over this child. ]
Friends are important. [ Sage wisdom. ] I understand. If you want. I'll protect your friends, too.
A rain check is a promise. To do something later.
[ She parrots him - and just like that, she adds it to her list of truths about the world. Congratulations Bucky - you have influence over this child. ]
Friends are important. [ Sage wisdom. ] I understand. If you want. I'll protect your friends, too.
[Eleven is still out as Christmas approaches. Clara isn't going to leave her out of the festivities, however. She leaves a wrapped gift at Eleven's bedside table in the infirmary. Whenever she wakes up, it'll be there to open.
Inside is a big bag of sweets that she made herself, a stuffed little dragon, and a little jack o lantern made out of orange clay. It's face is almost a perfect replica of the pumpkin Eleven had carved back around Halloween.
There's also a note beneath the items in the box.
Here are a few things I hope make you feel like a fourteen year old girl that's getting to enjoy all the excitement life in space has to offer. I know so many experiences here are your first, and things must seem so overwhelming sometimes. But please never forget that I'm always here to help guide you if you need it. Sorry I wasn't able to make Halloween absolutely perfect, but if you wake up in time to enjoy Christmas I'll make sure to share every wonderful aspect of it with you.
- Clara]
Inside is a big bag of sweets that she made herself, a stuffed little dragon, and a little jack o lantern made out of orange clay. It's face is almost a perfect replica of the pumpkin Eleven had carved back around Halloween.
There's also a note beneath the items in the box.
Here are a few things I hope make you feel like a fourteen year old girl that's getting to enjoy all the excitement life in space has to offer. I know so many experiences here are your first, and things must seem so overwhelming sometimes. But please never forget that I'm always here to help guide you if you need it. Sorry I wasn't able to make Halloween absolutely perfect, but if you wake up in time to enjoy Christmas I'll make sure to share every wonderful aspect of it with you.
- Clara]
Hey! Let's, like... have a sleepover. Or something.
[She doesn't super used to uttering these words.
But, y'know. She's learning that having friends around your age is nice. So.]
[She doesn't super used to uttering these words.
But, y'know. She's learning that having friends around your age is nice. So.]
[ The voice message starts, but there's no voice at first, just soft breathing. Then, tentative - and quite clearly unsure: ]
You want to have a sleepover. With... me?
[ Eleven has only ever been on one sleepover, with Max, who was already her friend and therefore had a reason to want Eleven around. Ziggy is cool, though, and from everything Eleven has learned about kids it's that she herself is not cool, and therefore someone like Ziggy probably wouldn't want to do popular kid activities like sleepovers and 'hanging', whatever that means. ]
You want to have a sleepover. With... me?
[ Eleven has only ever been on one sleepover, with Max, who was already her friend and therefore had a reason to want Eleven around. Ziggy is cool, though, and from everything Eleven has learned about kids it's that she herself is not cool, and therefore someone like Ziggy probably wouldn't want to do popular kid activities like sleepovers and 'hanging', whatever that means. ]
Well. Yeah!
Is that such a bad thing? The whole... 'wanting to sleep over' idea?
[She's not that unpleasant to be around, is she? That people think she'd totally begrudge something she's offering up herself? Granted, she used to think sleepovers were kinda lame, but... Character growth! You love to see it!]
Is that such a bad thing? The whole... 'wanting to sleep over' idea?
[She's not that unpleasant to be around, is she? That people think she'd totally begrudge something she's offering up herself? Granted, she used to think sleepovers were kinda lame, but... Character growth! You love to see it!]
No! I like it.
[ A quick assurance. Oh, this is going so very well, isn't it just. Eleven bites her lips for a moment, a gesture utterly lost on voice alone, then admits: ]
I only went. To one. Before. So... I would like that, just. Don't know the rules. I didn't think... you would want to.
[ A quick assurance. Oh, this is going so very well, isn't it just. Eleven bites her lips for a moment, a gesture utterly lost on voice alone, then admits: ]
I only went. To one. Before. So... I would like that, just. Don't know the rules. I didn't think... you would want to.
[Oh, the confused little side-eye here.]
Why wouldn't I want to? You're not sick or something are you?
Because I'd still risk getting the flu if it means not having a boring night by myself again.
Why wouldn't I want to? You're not sick or something are you?
Because I'd still risk getting the flu if it means not having a boring night by myself again.
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