Plushie

Date/Timing: 8 January 2019
Setting: Rec room, The Shed; Vaucluse, NSW, Australia
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Chuck climbs into an easy chair in a Rec room and shoves on her headphones. "AGNIS?"
""Yes, Officer?""
Chuck digs yarn from her pocket. "Cue an audio book, please."
""Do you have specific title in mind?""
"Anything that'll make me feel—" Chuck's throat closes and her eyes burn. She shakes her head.
""Loading,"" says AGNIS gently?
Chuck drapes her braid loosely around her neck.
A soothing voice fills her ears.
Chuck sighs, huddles, weaves some purple around her fingers.
"Hey, Rapunzel," greets the stringier Jones brother, crouching to eye level on her left, /just at the edge of her personal space.
Chuck ties off some green.
"Aww ... feelin' down 'cause your widdle drop bear left you for another man?" says the stockier Jones, plunking down on the arm of her chair.
Chuck adds in some yellow.
"We got you a li'l something to keep you company through those lonely Alaskan nights."
She bestows upon him a contemptuous eye flick and microscopic frown.
Left Jones waggles a plush bear with oversized fangs and ridiculously fluffy ears.
Chuck smothers a smile, grabs the plushie—it's just the right size tucked under her arm—and returns to her exercises.
"You think it's cute."
Chuck rolls her eyes.
"You know, Jack, the old Rapunzel'd never think a teddy bear's cute—"
Left Jones hisses, flaps.
"—so what d'you wanna bet hanging out with the nerds's made her soft?"
Chuck's first punch connects with Right Jones' chin and sends him reeling to the floor. In an instant she's got his arm pinned with a knee and an elbow in his brother's face as soon as he tries to pull her off.
Then someone's got her by /both arms and's towing her out of the room. She squirms and growls, /finally gets a look—
Vos, expression flickering between admiration and frustration.
Chuck huffs, and lets--
A Jones shouts, ""Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your guard!""
Chuck whips around--
Drop bear lands in her arms.
"Fuck you, Scarface!" And lets Vos drags them back to the sim.
Go, Team DriftSci! arc: (Hypothetical) | Pons Made of Garbage | A Distinct Lack of Caffeine | Highest | Grooming | Plushie | Interface | Safe | Sync | Cake | Aye, Aye, AGNIS | Exclusion | Jockeying | Sleepytime | Go, Team DriftSci! | Go! | Up | Rubber and Glue | (Go Over) 
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