A Story and a Song...

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Who: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne (smallspot ) and anyone who wants to run into a cute little kid.
Where:  An open grassy area near Building One.
When:  8-19, in the afternoon
Format: Starting in prose, but please use whatever you want to reply!
Summary:   There are a lot of fun ways to spend a warm afternoon, though, for a bitty knight the best way to spend it is...training!  Oh, and sometimes stopping to sing songs to his 'family.'
Warnings: Cuteness?

For once Diarmuid is using his cloak as something other than a blanket.  Right now, he is carefully spreading it out on the grass so that he can set his new toys on it.  With him are three small stuffed animals he got at the end of the festival--two adult swans and a baby one.

"Here is the father swan," Diarmuid carefully sets the first of the adult swans onto the cloak--the one he has picked to represent his foster father, Aengus.  He then sets the other adult swan next to the first, this one representing his foster mother, Caer, "And here is the mother swan!  And here is the baby swan who isn't lost anymore!"  The boy sets the baby swan in front of the two adults and then jumps up and claps his hands happily.

"Now the whole family is together again!  Watch me, Father!  Watch me, Mother!  I'll show you what everyone has been teaching me while I've been away!"  The boy bows to the toys and then picks his practice sword up off the ground.  He takes a few steps away before starting to practice the new sword moves he's been taught by Suzaku and some of the others who have offered to train him.

He knows that the toys aren't really his family, of course, but over the last few days he's been more homesick than usual and talking to them like they are helps for some reason.  Once he's practiced for a while, Diarmuid will sit down by the toys for a rest and to sing some happy songs to his 'family.'  After a few songs, he will jump up and start practicing again.  Diarmuid isn't really paying attention to anything going on around him, but he will be happy to talk to anyone who approaches him and be even happier should anyone decide they want to train along with him.

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[beforetights]

[He gets back into position.]

Ready, set, go!

[This time, he handles the move rather well, even if he still spins twice at the end.]

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid follows along, doing the move as well. He wobbles a little, but that is more because he is watching how his friend does, than because he screws up. Once they are both done, he claps, jumping up and down happily.]

You did much better that time! Lets try it again to see if you can get it just right this time!

[beforetights]

[He nods eagerly.]

And you were great too! I'm sure we'll succeed completely this time!

[And he tries to do it again, but trips and falls on his face.]

...But I think I have to stop being dizzy first.

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid nods and sits down next to where his friend has fallen.]

It makes me dizzy sometimes too! That is why I have to stop and rest. But it's a fun move. Spinning, spinning! I wonder what Suzaku will teach me next!

[beforetights]

Maybe it will be more spinning! With different weapons. Just imagine being some sort of sword tornado!

[smallspot]

Will I be a sword tornado when I can use both of my swords together?

[There is an excited twinkle in Diarmuid's eyes.]

Just think what that move would be like with two swords!

[beforetights]

It would be really cool! Spinning and spinning and hacking up your enemies!

[smallspot]

Yes, but you would get dizzy after a while...

[Diarmuid falls quiet, thinking for a moment.]

I should ask Suzaku if there is a trick to keep you from getting dizzy!

[beforetights]

And I'll ask Sir Wing and Sir Deadlock. Once we know, we'll never have to be scared of getting dizzy ever again.

[smallspot]

Oh! Good idea! They are up high a lot so they might know the secret too.

[Diarmuid claps his hands excitedly.]

Do you think Lord Wing or Deadlock would like to learn the kick?

[beforetights]

[Cu Chulainn also claps.]

I bet they would if they don't already know it. I need to teach them the moonwalk too. So we can all practice dancing and fighting together.

[smallspot]

Maybe we should plan a picnic! We can all get together and learn stuff!

[Diarmuid gives his friend a hopeful look.]

Do you think you can get Deadlock to come? I am sure Lord Wing would come!

[beforetights]

I think I can.

[He scratches his head.]

What would people eat for picnics?

[smallspot]

That is a good question!

[Diarmuid falls silent a few moments, thinking. Then his eyes light up.]

Maybe we can get more of those sandwiches? And some candy! Sweet things are always good!

[beforetights]

[He nods eagerly.]

Yes, you still need to take me to district three so we can get lots of candy.

[smallspot]

That's right! We need to do that soon! Why don't we go once we find out if Lord Wing and Deadlock will come to the picnic? That way we can get--

[Diarmuid pauses and frowns.]

That's right. Lord Wing says they don't eat the same stuff we do. We need to ask them what they do eat so we can get something for them. It won't be a very good picnic if they don't have anything to eat!

[beforetights]

That's true. What do you think a robot eats?

[He closes his eyes, trying to think.]

[smallspot]

I have no idea, but I do know they have their own kind of sweets. Lord Wing told me he likes them!

[Diarmuid giggles.]

I wonder what robot candy is like...

[beforetights]

It must be really big. Because they're really big. Maybe even as big as the two of us standing on each other. That would be a biiiig candy.

[smallspot]

[Diarmuid nods, eyes getting wide as he tries to imagine candy that big.]

How long do you think it would take someone our size to eat a piece?

[beforetights]

It depends on what candy. I think it would take a looooong time if it was a hard candy. Because then we can't bite it. We can only lick it.

[smallspot]

What if it was gummi candy? Do you think we could bounce up and down on it?

[Diarmuid giggles imagining what it would be like.]

It would be fun!

[beforetights]

[He claps his hands at that though.]

We could bounce on it until we're hungry, then eat some of it, and then bounce some more!

What if it was chocolate?

[smallspot]

If it was chocolate, you would eat it all because it's your favorite!

[Diarmuid grins at his friend.]

But I might eat all the gummi so...

[beforetights]

[He giggles.]

I guess that's true. I'd eat it all and then I'd get a big tummy.

[He holds his hands out to demonstrate.]