[ CLOSED ] the dawn is opening

[godshattering]

Who: Claude and various
When: September, October, November
Where: Cadens, Libertas, the Horizon
What: Catch all
Warnings: None currently, will add/mark as needed


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[takeatrip]

[Following silly trains of thought is something Jayden occasionally enjoys himself, so he's neither going to judge nor cares to stop Claude from doing so. He even considers commenting on whether the cacti's spines would slow down swans or, if the cacti are large enough and the spines are sparse enough, if swans wouldn't be bothered, but it seems it's time for the actual play. Oh no. He's somehow not at all ready for this despite all the clues leading up to that it's going to happen.

But although he takes off running with Claude, that's as much of a lead as he's going to follow; he's not going to be doing any yelling, but thankfully it seems Claude's acting is appreciated enough by the children that Jayden is getting away with being a bit more lackluster. He does do his best to keep a straight face, at least, figuring laughing wouldn't be appreciated in such a serious scene.

Things, of course, mostly devolve into chaos from this point, with the cacti and swan kids giving chase and other children screaming and scattering, apparently pretending to also be in the monsters' paths, although a few soon return with toy weapons and begin to bravely battle the threats.]

it's a wrap!

[godshattering]

[ It might be serious, at least to the kids, but there's a sort of joyfulness to being chased by a paper swan that Claude can't entirely discount even if it might upend the play. Just a little bit. Or a lot when it seems that's all that's needed to really get things going.

Jayden takes off running with him, and that's enough to get some laughter out of him in between going right back to being Panicked with a capital P for the full effect up until their brave rescuers arrive with their weapons clutched in hand. One cacti falls first, and then another - though the second one might be because the costume prevented the child inside from seeing she was walking right into a table but with no harm done if the muffled giggles from inside the cactus suit are anything to go by - and the swan's vanquished next.

All that's left is playing up gratitude over their rescue, something which Claude also does with great enthusiasm as it takes a while for the room to restore to any kind of order while they put things back to where they came from post a round of applause from the adults who watched the play go on, and when there's a tug on his hand and a little boy requests they come back for their play tomorrow too it's time for one more grin to Jayden. They can't really say no to that, can they? ]