SPOILER!!: The two + Nigel
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Originally Posted by
Holmesian Feline
Nigel wasn't entirely sure how he had gotten to where he was now, working as a game handler for the street festival. Sure he had been allowed to help plan it out as a shopkeeper of the street and warned of it taking back near his shop at the north end but had that meant he had to help? All he had done was offer to supply the plimpys for the game since he knew a good place to get the supplies from and next thing he knew, he was roped into working the booth.
Maybe he should have made his intern handle it in his stead?
The tall, lanky shopkeeper was dressed casually, not that he dressed up much, watching over the crowds as they meandered through the festival. The man waiting for just who might be his first customers much like his usual wait for first summer visitors to the apothecary. First there was a woman dragging a man up to the booth. Then two teenage boys. Next another couple, younger than the first and obviously teens as well. Finally there was a man in a suit that seemed to be eyeing the whole set-up like a mathematician. Now all he had to do was figure who was going to go after the bowls.
"Okay...so who is playing?" Nigel asked the gathered crowd as he made his presence known. A set of three balls in his hand to hand to the first player with stacks for the rest of them.
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Originally Posted by
emjay
Brynn was so super excited that her mom not only let her come to the festival today, but she let her go off with Bart and Luc alone while she did whatever moms do, because apparently Luc was a responsible teenager. And that meant he was supposed to look after them. It also meant that he was slightly intimidating to the young girl, simply for the fact that he was a teenager. She kept a bit closer to Bart while she stole several quick glances at Luc as they walked and twirled a lock of red hair nervously around her finger.
But where was Bart going now? Brynn looked up as he ran off ahead and she quickened her pace to keep up with him, slowing as he did, her brown eyes falling over the game they had stopped in front of. "Oh, neat.." she finally said after she took in the surroundings and decided she understood the premise of the game. Nodding to Bart's words, she said, "You go first, then it's my turn!" She wondered what you won if you got the ball in the bowl.. one of those fishy thingies or some other prize?
As Bart went up to take his turn, she hung back by Luc, her finger now pulling that lock of hair towards her mouth so she could nervously chew on it. After a moment, she pulled it back out of her mouth, turning wide brown eyes up at Luc as he spoke to her and she nodded. "Oh, yeah.. I wanna get some candy too.. Do you think I have enough?" She pulled out a handful of silver and bronze coins from her pocket and held them out in her palm for the teenager to see. She wasn't completely sure.. Quote:
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Bazinga
Bart grinned as the other two finally caught up.
"Took you two long enough." Crickey were all London people slow, but he didn't mind these two. No these two were cool people so he would wait on them. Plus Brynny was the youngest so she was allowed to be slow.
"No one saw Mum and Charely right? I don't need them following us around." He knew they were here somewhere keeping a little eye on things, but he hated seeing the two together. This
friendship seemed to be going on for a few months now. Things were not looking good to Bart.
Bart gave the other two looks,
"Sure.. sure I'll go first then Brynny if she wants. We will save Luc for last." because Luc was two years older so he probably would show them up, no need to show them up right from the start.
"You two understand this game right?" He himself had never played this one, but he wouldn't let on that he hadn't. Turning to the man as he asked who was first Bart threw his hand up,
"I am.. " he pulled out his money, how much was it to play again.
Looking back at Luc and Brynny as he heard them say about candy,
"I'd rather have popcorn and some food if they have it. You know mum will flip if she sees me with candy." He could hear his mother already and he still wasn't sure if she actually put the tracking charm on him the last time he went off alone and got himself some ice cream, or if she had just threatened it. Either way he probably should just avoid the candy area.
"I'll go with you guys though.. maybe like one piece wouldn't hurt. You know try it out for Brynny make sure it isn't trick candy." There... that was his excuse to his mum if caught. Speaking of trick candy
"Hey Luc if I buy some candy for Mum and Charely think you could give it to Charely for me?" So he could put the puking pasties in with the candy of course .
Turning back to the man with the game he waited holding his money. He was ready to show everyone he could do this.
The Norwegian-born leapling, Luc, merely tightened his lip. Did this Barty boy here forget how slow
HE was during their first top secret mission?! Of course, he did. He was eleven, right? He won't remember that kind of stuff, and lucky for him the three-year-old teenager didn't hold grudges. Hehe. "
Oh no, we're good. I made sure of that." He glanced around, just incase you know. A good spy never gets caught, at least not without doing extra, extra precautions. Luc only saw some weird suited man, oh wow his teeth were shiny. It made him think of his cousin Wade, he would probably just stare at that shinyness. Luc fought the urge to giggle at that. He remembered from Durmstrang that real boys don't giggle.. Wait, was that man talking to the bowls? Hm. He didn't know bowls could hear.
Suddenly there was a tall skinny man, like a giant noodle to Luc approaching them. Oh, he must run this. Luc KNEW there was something fishy about this place. "
Oh yeah, yeah you two go first, I'll keep a lookout until it's my turn." As in, watching them play whilst occasionally looking out for the Vicky lady and his Uncle Charely.. oh and that man with the shiny teeth.
Do you think he like, uses his teeth to blind the people? That was tempting to ask. Maybe, they could recruit him if it was true.. Anyways. They still had some matters to discuss, like how Bart wasn't allowed to have candy. "
Well, your mom isn't here Barty, so as long as she doesn't see you eat the candy or have it, then you're fine." That made sense to Luc. "
Then we could get some drinks to wash down the candy breath."
Luc now had to bend down a little to see Brynn's money in her tiny, tiny hands. This was a little sad for Luc. He was growing taller, and knew eventually his favorite task of hiding under the bed would be impossible at this rate. He fought the urge to wibble. "
That seems fine, but I got lots of money so I can help you get more." See, their mission had to be done FAST and there was no need to have any kind of delays. Barty here knew this, and was already a couple steps ahead in planning as he asked about giving the candy. "
Yeah, I can definitely do that." Luc could see how weird it must be to give an older man you hardly knew candy. So he was happy to oblige.