plotted starter for @graspingstarsβ !
Gorouβs forgetting something.
βCourse, he doesnβt know what. Whole point of forgetting is that you canβt remember. At least, he thinks? Is that how it works? Is he forgetting how forgetting works? Golly gosh, he doesnβt know! Ainβt that funny?
A - at least heΒ DOES know that whateverβs bothering himβs important! He can tell by the tummy ache heβs been getting all day. Only happens if he had plans!Β βCus plans are kinda spooky. Almost as spooky as (he shudders) bad doughnuts.
Β β¦.βSpecially if those plans expected something big outta him.Β
Well, either way, he ainβt gonna figure out whatβs missing if heβs feeling worse than a arma-thingy on a whatsit-way! As he paces by the only road leading into Red.wood Run, he pauses to take a bite of the sour cream cake doughnut heβs been carrying. He relaxes instantly.
Whew, thatβs better!Β Now, about what heβs missingβ¦
Gosh - itβs a real headscratcher. In that Gorou literally takes his hat off and scratches at his fluffy orange curls as he tries to come up with the answer. But the thing with answers is that they can be just so darn hard to find. Hard enough to give you an even worse tummy ache, if you arenβt careful! Heck, you could even get one for your head, so he hears! And gee, he didnβt want that. So, upbeat from his tag-a-long snack, Gorou justβ¦ gives up thinking about it. With a smile, he just shrugs it off.Β
Aw, well - guess heβll never know what he forgot! And thatβs okay! Least heβs got a doughnut.Β
Content, he doesnβt hear the squealing hiss of a big yellow bus coming to a stop in Redwoodβs sad excuse for a parking lot behind him.
Molly canβt say sheβs too excited for this field trip. First of all, her dad is the chaperone, which means things are kinda destined to go wrong one way or another. And second, field trips make her... anxious now? Afraid? It feels like thereβs a sick feeling in her stomach, and all she can do is stare out at the window as trees fly pass the bus. She hopes things turn out okay, at the very least. Not perfect, just okay. No fighting, no Epithet stealing, nothing. Just normal.
But her hopes seem to die just a bit as she sees the state of the area theyβre in. All broken down, empty-- hey, donβt criminals linger around here? is whispered between classmates. Regardless, nothing will change if she just stays here, so she gets up and follows the kids outside. Apparently someone is going to lead them around? Something like that, she wasnβt paying too much attention.
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