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Aʟɪᴄᴇ Pʟᴇᴀsᴀɴᴄᴇ Lɪᴅᴅᴇʟʟ ([personal profile] digophelia) wrote in [community profile] eachdraidh2015-05-31 08:22 pm

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[ It's evening, about nine or ten or so, which means it's the bed time of the children and the children should be asleep. At least now, Alice can finally take a break, plopping herself down. ]

Hello. I suppose I should introduce myself for those who don't know me -- my name is Alice Liddell of the Unseelie court, and I've been here for almost two years now, next month. Forgive me, I haven't slept well in a few weeks, so my thoughts may be a bit scattered.

[ God, she's forgotten how awkward this is. Alice clears her throat, cupping her hands in her lap. ]

Currently, I oversee a small orphanage in Aghmor, with six children underneath my care. Each of them come from Dorchadas, a few of them have lost fathers in the siege. One girl has lost an arm due to- well. I won't get into that. Anyway, there are more orphaned children and I am unfortunately very limited in my resources. In Whitechapel, London, I was the only caregiver to 18 children, so when I created this orphanage, it was my intent to take a small number, so that I wouldn't be overwhelmed.

What is on the coast is frightening the natives here in Ahgmor; while I do have volunteers, I want to expand what I do. The six children are an oddity here, aside from their traumas -- they know how to read, write, and possess a basic knowledge of arithmetic. In addition, they're learning skills to help them grow as adults and set an example to other children. I've worked very hard to ensure that they recover, mentally and physically.

I want to continue doing this, I want to teach more children, I want to continue what my father would have done. I understand what is coming and what lies on the coast. May this be a reminder to use what we have to stop the Void and save each and every life and world. An absolution--something that will spare everything, though, I can't think of that now, I still have to think about the simplest things, for the sake of these children.

I want to ask my fellow travelers to help spread aid once again. I may be force to move once again, to pick up what I made and chose a location further out of harm's way. Should I find more like-minded individuals outside of the natives I've grown to know or Erik Lehnsherr, I hope to grow another establishment in which children can learn and have a safe haven.

[ She's normally not this meek; Alice eventually sighs into her hands, as the exhaustion mounts on her. ]

Anyway- I should also mention I would not be opposed to additional help. If anything, I could use a few days to myself, half of it to catch up on sleep.

[ That was such a stupid choice on her part, she'll admit to that much. ]

Well, they're all in bed. Hopefully.
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[personal profile] fulminants 2015-06-06 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I think I can help right there. So, clothes, money, food and company. I'll be sure to bring along some toys, too.

I'm Johnny, by the way. Johnny Storm.
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[personal profile] fulminants 2015-06-07 01:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He gives her a lopsided, warm grin -- oh, that's cute. ]

Why, thank you. Just call me Johnny; Mr. Storm was my dad. [ Well, Dr., but whatever. ] How many of them do you have, anyway? It sounds tiring if you have to take care of all of them on your own.
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[personal profile] fulminants 2015-06-08 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoa, those are crazy active ages. How do you even manage?
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[personal profile] fulminants 2015-06-12 02:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well hey, I'll take them off your hands for a few hours too, if you like. Nothing drains the energy quicker than tag. Probably also eagle.
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[personal profile] fulminants 2015-06-13 10:30 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, games I played when I was little. I'm assuming you've got a pretty big back garden, right?

Tag's when one person chases all the other people. That one person's called 'It', and they stay the chaser until they manage to catch someone else and tag them as 'It'. And so the game continues.

Eagle's pretty cute, really. One of them becomes the mother hen, and the other protects the others, her chicks, from the eagle, whose duty is to catch all the little chicks.