Save the Earth Testrun

[allformii_ko]

((OOC: Human responses will come from talk_like_a for icon purposes!))

[A]

[You're minding your own business, probably in a park, when a cat comes bounding by intent on some prey. A stray, maybe? But she's an awfully pretty one...

Well, it probably doesn't matter, right?]

Stop wiggling!

[--Wait. Did that cat just talk?]

[B]



[There's a young girl staring at the street with interest as the various cars pass by. But despite being at a crosswalk, she hasn't actually hit the button.

Instead, she darts out into the traffic, causing an uproar of horns and squealing tires. If your character is fast enough, they might be able to catch her before she gets hurt...!]

[C]



[You were probably in the middle of explaining something on the network when this girl chimes in, looking puzzled.]

What's a _____?

[It doesn't even have to be a particularly difficult or complicated word. Rather, it seems this girl isn't all that familiar with certain basic human concepts...]

Comments

[trainwrecking]

You... you mean those lines? The crosswalk lines?

[He points to said crosswalk, which is now adorned with a few new skid marks.]

[allformii_ko]

Duh.

[Gosh don't humans even know their own signals?]

[trainwrecking]

[Don't snap at her, don't... don't do it...]

Yeah, uh... That means it's okay to cross there when it's safe to do so! You need to press the button and wait for the signal. It's not always okay to cross.

[allformii_ko]

...

What button?

[trainwrecking]

Right... Okay, these lines indicate a pedestrian crosswalk. You're right, this is where you should cross.

[He points down at the button underneath the lit-up sign, which currently has an image of an open-faced, taut hand.]

But you should press this before you walk.

[allformii_ko]

[Headtiiiiilt.]

What's a pedestrian?

[trainwrecking]

[That would be a fair question--

--If she were maybe ten years younger. Isn't she a high school student..?]

Uh... A pedestrian is someone who is traveling on foot near the roads. So if we're walking to wherever we're going, that makes us pedestrians. If we were driving, we would be... drivers.

[allformii_ko]

So if I'm on foot I have to push the button.

[Hm.]

What if there's no button?

[trainwrecking]

Some might be automatic. Oh, that's another thing-- You should pay attention to the lit-up sign. See how that one over there is a hand?

[He'll go ahead and push the button now.]

That means you should wait. It's-- a hand saying "wait."

[allformii_ko]

[Jiiiii...]

But I want to walk.

[trainwrecking]

And I'd like it if we got there in one piece, so let's wait a minute.

[Just like that, the hand turns into a slightly hunched walking man.]

[allformii_ko]

[She watches the light change, and then looks at Otonashi almost... expectantly?]

You go first.

[trainwrecking]

You follow after me. Closely behind. It won't stay clear forever.

[But he obliges and takes the first few steps out into the crosswalk. The cars slow to a crawl before stopping completely behind the lines, giving passage.]

[allformii_ko]

[She follows, but just because he said that, she leaves a few steps between them. Instead of, you know, practically holding onto his shirt on the way over or something.

As they pass by the cars, she actually glares at a few of them warily.]

[trainwrecking]

[He looks over his shoulder just to be sure she's with him. As they near the other side, he points out the sign which is now flashing.]

That means we should hurry. The cars are going to get the okay signal to go soon.

[allformii_ko]

Then hurry!

[She's following, so it's not like she can go any faster unless you do first!]

[trainwrecking]

Oi, I'm trying to show you..! Besides, we still have twenty seconds. If we were on the other side, it means we should cross quickly.

[And he's arriving at the other side with time to spare. All seems fine!]

[allformii_ko]

[The crosswalk has been conquered! She turns to look at the lights for a second longer before making a face, sticking her tongue out at the lined street.

...She's a mature one, this kid.]

[trainwrecking]

It wasn't actually their fault... You probably scared those drivers too.

[He doubts that he is the only one who didn't particularly want to deal with the splatter of a girl on their windshield.]

[allformii_ko]

But my teacher said they're supposed to stop! And they're loud and stinky!

I hate them!

[trainwrecking]

Okay they are loud and stinky, but-- we just went over why they didn't stop...

You do understand. R-right..?

[allformii_ko]

Next time, I'll have Fune walk in front.

[Fune knows tons of things. So maybe she'll understand how these dumb lights work, too!]

[trainwrecking]

Fune? Ah, I mean yeah, take an escort at least, but... You could do this by yourself now, couldn't you?

[MIIKO PLEASE.]

[allformii_ko]

I don't like it.

[So she won't do it and you can't make her.]

[trainwrecking]

Seriously..? It wasn't that bad...