This is not the fortune you seek (Mall Peeps)

[Nimrod]

OOC: For those who were in the mall when Nim got the fortune cookies

Nimrod had gone to the mall, settling beside the two blondes and a dark haired woman. Well there were other people there but he cuddled up to the blondes. Then he was offered a treat.

Nimrod stared at the fortune cookies, he put one in his mouth then pulled out the paper, then blinked. Alex/Nice Lady telling him not to eat the paper, it was his fortune. He looked at the paper, “You’re fortune is in another cookie..” he read. He blinked, “Okay..” he said, getting out another cookie. He cracked it open, taking out the paper then ate the cookie. “You will die alone and poorly dressed..” he sniffled. “It is being mean!” he stated, cracking another cookie. “Ignore previous fortunes..”

He glared at the cookies, but took out another one that said. “Oops…wrong cookie.” At least the cookies were good, the little papers were really annoying and well mean. He took out another one and blinked. “About time I got out of that cookie..” these things were weird. He looked around, these things might be evil. The paper within, not the cookie of course. They were yummy. He ate another one, “An alien of some sort will appear before you shortly.”

“Eep!” Nim said, hiding down low. “Aliens are coming!” he looked at the others. “Who make these things? How they know that aliens are coming?” he asked. He munched on another cookie, forgetting about the paper at first but pulled it out before he managed to eat it too. His eyes widened. He jumped over to them, “Look!” he said, the cookie said “Help! I’m being held prisoner in a Chinese bakery!”

“We got to help this fortune person. Where’s the nearest bakery?” Nim asked, he took another cookie, he couldn’t stop eating them but when he saw this fortune he started to cry. “The end is near…and it is all your fault.” He pushed the rest of the cookies away. “These are evil…fortune cookies are bad.” He went behind the fish tank to sob.

[Alexandrea]

In the beginning, Alexandrea just smiled. Amused at the fun Nimrod was having with the fortune cookies. Then her smile faded as Nimmy seemed to grow more and more agitated. She realized they were joke fortunes soon enough and actually chuckled a bit when her friend expressed concern over a poor helpless captured fortune writer in a bakery.

But when the man who was more like a child began to weep, Alexandrea was no longer amused. She picked up the last fortune that Nimrod had opened and read it, then followed him behind the fish tank, sitting beside him and pulling him into a hug.

"Shhhh..." She whispered, as she rubbed his back. "It's just a silly Joke, Nimmy. The world is not ending and even if it was? It would not be your fault!"

She rocked the man-child back and forth; making soothing noises as she did so, and vowing to never bring Nimrod any more fortune cookies.

"Nimmy, the cookies are just meant for fun, not to be taken seriously. Do you understand?"

[Kira]

Dave looked at the fortune's that Nim was getting. Man these were some fucked up ones. "I think he'd be fine with some normal ones, these joke ones are...eh." he said. He nudged Kira, they didn't know the man all that well. Had taken care of him when he had a fever and such but... "Hum something..."

Kira glared at Dave, she didn't want to be pulled into this. She wasn't one to baby someone, it wasn't in her nature and she had no idea how to react to the man being upset over the papers. At least Lexy was here to comfort the man. Dave nudged her again, harder this time. "Stop it." she hissed She crossed her arms, closing her eyes for a moment. Humming a soothing song, combining with her powers it should do the trick.

"Course now I want Chinese.." Kira said, she didn't like the cookies but she did love Chinese food. She tossed the man the star burst flavors she didn't care for, which was their arrangement.

"Hey if the humming don't work, can always turn into a cat." Dave suggested.

Kira glared at him, "Hum no." she said.

[Nimrod]

Nim started to calm down, he snuggled into Alex, he enjoyed any affection he could get considering he never got it before in his life. He nodded, rubbing at his eyes. “Okay..” he said softly. He closed his eyes, listening to the humming and felt even more relaxed. He heard the star bursts hit the floor which made him open his eyes and grab them. He opened one and put it in his mouth. He smiled a little, he ate a couple more. He hugged Alex then flung himself over and hugged Kira too. “You guys are awesome.” He said.

[Alexandrea]

The magic of Kira's voice seemed to do the trick and soon enough the smoothing sound of her friend's humming had lulled Nimrod into a calmer state. Alexandrea often wondered bout her strange childlike friend. What sort of life had the poor man led that had left him so fragile? She was curious but unless he brought it up and wanted to share, Alex wouldn't ask or poke around in his memories to try and find out. She nodded at the other blonde's comment that fortune cookies in the future would probably be alright, so long as Alex made sure that the fortunes inside would be good one. It gave her an idea, and she smiled. She loved to cook, so she would make fortune cookies her self for Nimmy, and put inside fortunes that would be just for him, to make him smile. Little affirmations like, 'You are a wonderful person' and 'The best is yet to come'. Those sorts of things.

Laughing as the manchild hugged her and then Kira and gobbled down the candies as quickly as he could, she shook her head in amazement. Just as quickly as he had gotten so upset, Nimrod had manged to bounce back and was happy. She almost envied his innocent childlike nature.


"You are pretty darn awesome yourself, Nimmy." Alexandrea said and she meant it. "Hey would you like to go to a fair when the weather gets nicer? I bet the Silverlight Fairgrounds has cotton candy... have you ever had that?"

Alex had only been there once, for a gathering of the pretend Royal Court, but it looked like a place that someone who was young at heart would get some real enjoyment out of.

[Kira]

Kira stiffened when the man hugged her, if it had been anyone else they might have been hit or pushed away but it was hard to even get upset with this one. He was...too innocent. She looked to the other two for help of getting the man to stop touching her.

Dave was too far amused be it to say anything or distract the man from Kira.

When was Lexy brought up a fair and Cotton Candy, she was sure that would distract the man from hugging. "Fair...never been to one of those.." she said softly, she had a feeling neither did Nimmy. He seemed sheltered or something. But since his reaction to when he was sick and brought up going to a doctor and he freaked out, it had to have been a forced sheltered life. One with bad doctors it would seem.

"Should take you to an amusement park where they have roller coasters, I bet you'd love those considering your like of speed on your motorcycle." Dave said.

Kira grinned, "I you might be right about that.." she said, wondering where the nearest park that had any decent coasters would be at.

[Nimrod]

“Fair?” Nim said, he shook his head. “I’ve never been..” he said, “That’s a place to have fun right?” he added, his eyes lit up. “Cotton Candy! Oh that’s sugar and sweet! When can we go?!” he said excitedly, unable to keep still now. “We all go together right?” he asked. He wondered if he could get anyone else to come with them.

[Alexandrea]

"Well than you really need to come too, Kira." Alexandrea almost whispered to her friend when she heard that her Kiwi hadn't ever been to a fair before.

"We'll all go Nimmy. You and Kira, Dave and me. And Snow and Mike should come too. And I bet that the Silverlight fairgrounds has rides but I don't recall seeing a Rollar Coaster when I was there there last. Aren't you friends with the owner though, Nims? Robert Pratt? I know you are. Maybe he'll be kind enough to give us a tour if he has time. We should ask."

Alex smiled warmly at the man and gave his arm a quick rub. "It'll be fun, you'll see. I bet you really like it there."

She relaxed, glad that the fortune cookies had been forgotten and her sweet but seemingly simple friend had calmed down and was in better spirits.

"Is there anyone else you would like to come with us, Nimmy? The winter will be gone before we know it and it's never to soon to start planning for the nice weather!"

As soon as Alexandrea said the words, she bit her tongue but kept smiling. Hoping that Nimrod wouldn't want to bring Wingbag along...

[Kira]

Kira wondered if giving him cotton candy was such a great idea. He maybe old but he seems able to get as hyper as a kid on sugar. Not that she knew anything about that sort of thing, it was something she saw on TV. She nodded to Lexy, she wouldn't mind seeing what a fair was like. She knew there were many things she had yet to experience, seemingly like this man.

Lexy started to name off people and she wasn't sure who they were. More humans? Must be friends of Nimmy. She had a feeling that these were the same humans that Windy was friends with. There would be no fun to be had if he was there.

Dave did know those humans and that Windy was part of that group, he didn't say anything not wanting to remind Nim of that. He didn't want to see that man again. His stomach growled, "Oops.." he muttered, he didn't eat lunch now that he thought of it.

Kira looked over at him. She sure didn't miss that sound coming from her own stomach. "Maybe someone else has been thinking too much of Chinese food.." she mused.

Dave grinned, "It didn't help me being hungry..."