a fun and happy afternoon

[jokesonthem]

Who: Reim Lunettes (pro tank driver), Sharon Rainsworth (expert dainty lady), with later appearances by scared little dolls girls and Xerxes Break
When: Sept. 7, a little before the toys turn back into toys.
Where: Baseball diamond!
Summary: Reim picks up Sharon in a tank and then weird stuff with dolls happens.
Warnings: Eventually Emily might be terrifying.

There are things, since the impromptu kidnapping, that Reim would not have imagined he would have to deal with again. One of them is getting back into the Big Metal Death Machine (née toy tank) Break had picked him up in and left on the Phantomhive-Trancy lawn, but a new arrival called him out of the blue and he feels a passionate need to get to her very quickly.

The tank may be slow, but it's faster than he could hope to be with the largest of his wounds from home still plaguing him, and he's seen what's happening in the city; to his lament, he's going to need something that can crush other things with little pretense. Which is why he fumbles his way into the tank, and--

lurches back and forth for twenty minutes while he relearns which levers make it move properly. His driving training has been limited, and he isn't going to drag Break out of his sad pile of blankets to put him back in this thing. He suspects the three of them might make the trip back a little cramped, anyway.

The point being, while it takes a laughable amount of time, Reim (and tank) eventually rumble into the baseball diamond (he is very mindful of pedestrians and only sacrifices two trash bins!) and stop, some distance away from where he can see Sharon in the viewfinder.

He climbs out of the top without falling in the dirt and hurries over to her, calling out as he approaches, "Sharon!"

Comments

[maddeninghatter]

[ HALP

Sharon is being particularly sweet right now, which means when the fan hits the little shit... ]

Yes, milady.

[ As if this weren't bad enough, with Sharon and Reim hanging onto him from either side, Break can feel a full-on blush rising in his cheeks. ]

[jokesonthem]

[Reim squeezes his shoulder, a convivial vice grip for his very best friend.

And cheerfully (as cheerful as acid), to Sharon:]

I'll ask someone to prepare a room. [what if they actually asked the little lord's permission... nah] Xerxes will show you where tea is taken.

[He will catch up, but he needs to micromanage some room prep before his brain explodes.]

[veryuseful]

[Sharon beams up at Break. Look, Reim has everything planned out. He is so much better at organizing than you will ever be. Would you have even thought to ask the little earl and then ignore the idea? Nope.]

Thank you, Reim. Let's go, Xerxes.

[Tug tug. Tell her where to go.]

[maddeninghatter]

[ Reim's "cheerful" voice is infinitely scarier than his angry one. Urk!

Okay. Okay. He'll go with Sharon, even though her "cheerful beaming" contains its own terrors. ]

Yes, milady. The drawing room is just 'round the corner and down the stairs.

[ This tugging feels awfully insistent! He's going, he's going. ]

[jokesonthem]

[And Reim takes his cue to move away and see about arranging a room to perfection. Sharon is going to love it, because if she doesn't, he is probably going to collapse in a heap and not get up.

Don't wreck anything in his absence, please and thank you.]

[veryuseful]

[Someone has to be "cheerful" to break up the angst and manpain that has permeated the room. Sharon gives Reim a little wave as he goes. Here's another note for your notebook though: get Sharon another paper fan to hit Break with, please and thanks.]

Wonderful.

[And they're off!]

1/2

[maddeninghatter]

[ ...hang on. Is she... is she leading him along? Like a blind man??? He would struggle, but he knows it's no good. ]

Er, right. Well. Er.

I think you'll be quite comfortable here. The master of the house is...

2/2

[maddeninghatter]

[ He'll regret this later, but... he won't be led! ]

...precisely the sort of young boy milady prefers, ohohohoho! ♥