vatheon | Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place

Who: Gamzee & Mrs Brisby
Where: At Mrs B's home
When: Morning
Style: Action
Status: Closed

[Gamzee scrambles over the last few cobble-stones, jumping over the cracks between them, still tasting the potion in his mouth. Lily had made it for him a few weeks backs after an offhand comment of his, and goddamn, he was going to have to thank her so much. Bake her a pie. Bake her a thousand fuckin' pies. He should've done this forever ago, except even he gets that there was too much shit going down recently, really for these kinda miracles. But now it is that right fuckin' time, and his chest is feeling all sorts of fluttery warm at what he knows he is going to do in a few, and it really helps keeping him motivated, cause damn this hood is fuckin' huge if you are magic fuckin' tiny.

He rounds the last corner to Mrs. Brisby's house, putting his hands to his mouth already to call for her. And the moment she opens that door, he breaks out into a dead run, flinging out his skinny little --really little now-- arms to wrap them around her neck, laughing when he feels her whiskers tickle against his cheek, and fuck, she is so soft and warm and squeeze-hug-able.]

Mama!

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[Mrs. Brisby had slowly started to get used to expecting the unexpected. Everything in Vatheon was amazingly unpredictable, and always blew her mind away. When something starts bursting into her home, she's almost willing to say that she's prepared for it, already knowing her escape route.

But before she can bolt, she sees a strangely familiar appearance rushing at her, and suddenly, she's embraced. It's really shocking, and her mind is racing before she slowly realizes just who and what this is. It clicks, after a couple seconds, and she asks in dumbfounded shock...]

...Gamzee?

[He just laughs, rubbing his cheek against her fur, leaving swaths of grey paint on her, no doubt. Yeah, he'll start answering questions when he gets over how really fuckin' awesome this is.]

You are so motherfuckin' soft.

[See, so happy he is even forgetting to mind his language around her.]

Gamzee, watch your mouth.

[Mrs. Brisby laughs, lightheartedly, and finally hugs him back, squeezing him tight.]

Unbelievable... Gamzee, how did you do this? This is wonderful!

Sorry, sorry!

[He is so excited though that he hardly sounds sorry at all. He pulls back a little so he can look at her, all shining eyes and smudged paint.]

Lily! Sister done made it happen all for me. Made it happen so I could lay my hugs all on my best blue bro, and now she did went and made it happen for you.

Gamzee, this is lovely. Are you going to be like this for long?

A day. She weren't all like real sure cause she ain't ever done tried it on a brother what like me before.

[He laughs then, impulsively leaning in to rub his face against the front of her snout.]

Don't mind. Got my miracle.

[Mrs. Brisby happily nuzzles back, excited despite herself.]

This... yes, if I were to describe anything here as miraculous, it would be this.

I can see your hive now. I ain't ever even laid eyebulb on the inside of a squeakbeast hive before.

[There are so many things they can do now! Today is awesome.]

Yes. Oh, I'm so happy. Would you like to sit with me for tea? I can heat something up pretty quickly!

Sure. I dig tea.

[He was friends with Nepeta. Being friends with her, you either learned to like tea or... well, you just learned to like tea. Who could say no to those sad kitty eyes when she chose to use them?]

Wonderful, wonderful. Here, take a seat, Gamzee.

[She has thimbles for chairs and a piece of plastic balanced on top of a pair of spools for a table.

Brisby does have a more realistic fireplace, surrounded by brick and with a normal pot hanging over it. Mrs. Brisby takes the pot off, replaces it with a kettle filled with water to boil.]

And that will be ready in a few minutes.

[Yes, he will take a seat in just a moment, right now he is just going to stare at her house. It just so... it's bitchtits amazing is what it is. Her chairs are those lil' finger-helmets and, nope, he just gotta spin around some, trying to take in all the other amazing things in this house.]

Woah.

"Whoa"? Come, come on now, don't be rude and gawk!

Ain't all trying to be rude none! Just... woah. I ain't ever saw a place like this. It's amazing. I didn't know squeakbeasts done did have hives like this.

Well, I wouldn't call it a hive, since it's only me here... but yes. You just have to make do with what you can find, you know?

I get, I get. And you ain't need other peeps to make it all like a hive. I never had other bros hanging out at my old hive.

[And now he is going to be a polite little motherfucker and sit his ass down on the thimble. Oh man, this is so cool.]

Really? I thought a hive was a home for bugs, like bees.

[She finishes boiling the water, and gets out a pair of cups. She pours the water into each cup after adding the ground tea leaves.]

Would you like honey in your tea, Gamzee?

[well, they sorta are like space bugs, after all!]

Really? Huh. That just all be what we always called them. I ain't really be knowing much about bees. Sollux were the brother to go to for that.

[He just nods in response to the honey question. Food is food, drink is drink, and he will eat and drink it all.]

[She goes over to the cupboard, which instead of having a door simply had a curtain. Inside were a couple "human"-sized jars, and though they were very small jars for humans, they were quite large for Mrs. Brisby! Flour, honey, salt, and water.

She hopped up onto the side of the honey jar, lifting the wax lid a bit and using a spoon to scoop honey out and into a bowl. Hopping down, she carried the bowl to the table.]

Here you go, Gamzee. Use as much as you like.

[He just watches the proceedings, round-eyed and amazed. This was all so amazing. Man, who could even say they ever got a chance to visit the inside of a squeakbeast house and watch how they lived. He hadn't even known they had kitchens! Fuck, man. Fuckin' amazing miracles.

He snaps out of it when she brings the bowl to the table, giving her a smile.]

Thanks, momma.

So! Tell me about your day, Gamzee.

[The most polite! Even if this was something they usually did every day anyway, having him sitting at her table and sharing tea just made it more special.]

Ain't all done nothing yet, but take that wicked drink, and feel the magic to be coming to visit you.

[He smiles a little.]

It's the best day.

This is a pretty wonderful thing! I won't forget this... this is very special.

Won't either. Not as long as I all kick it around in this world.

[Which will be a very long time. Cause he is either getting send home without the choice to remember --weh-- or staying here forever and always remembering this throughout his very long life time.]

Yes... I won't forget.

[Even if she goes home! Because Secret of NIMH 2 doesn't exist so there can be a happy ending anyway.]

Ain't a woman alive that could take my mama's place

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How did I lose this???

Seriously!!

Re: Seriously!!

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