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[silverworld]

Now, I'd like to announce our new school project. You will be graded for this, of course, but most of all it is a learning experience. All the practical knowledge you gain may very well be put to use in the future. You see...

[She reaches down to pick up a small basket, placing it on the desk before her. What's inside the basket, you wonder? It's eggs. A lot of them. They aren't boiled or anything of the sort.]

For an entire week, you all will be proud parents. These [she indicates the eggs again.] will be your frail, loved children. You may name them, dress them or even try to feed them. As long as your child is still in one piece next Thursday, you pass the project. Of course, one can never become a parent on their own, which is why I've taken the liberty of assigning you all a partner. Both of you will have to cooperate and take it in turns to care for your baby. That is the trick behind parenting, after all. Stella, already being a proud mother herself, is exempt from the project and will be giving a guest lecture early next week.

When I call your names, you will come forth and take one 'child' out of the basket. Once you've all had your turn, I'd like you to take a while to get to know your partner better and make some agreements on the ways you feel this project should be handled.

Ages 6-12:
Kotaro, Chibi-Usa, Nanako
Klonoa, Hanyuu
WW Link, Kyrie
(Saku)Bo, Hikari "Kari"
Yamato "Matt", Rika
Taichi "Tai", Lymle
Takuya, Vivi Aislinn

Ages 13-16:
Simon, Yuzuhira, Hotaru
Karol, Anise
Florian, Shiki
Genis, Kairi
Riku, Seles
Roxas, Shirley
Raenef, Rena
Caesar, Usagi
Sora, Tear
Svein, Rachel
Tom Riddle, Ted

Ages 17-23:
Haruki, Hermoine
Harry, Yuzu
Draco, Charlotte
Atsuro, Terra
Minato, Colette
Alphonse, Uriko
Ryoji, Hero
Sonic, Mitsuru
Souji, Ramirez
Yosuke, Akihiko
Vyse, Estelle
Lloyd, Celes
Stahn, Kinon

Any questions? If not, feel free to start planning child care with your partner. You have fifteen minutes.


[[OOC: The pairings were randomly selected by me, mostly according to age. Whenever there was a third person left in one of the categories, they'd be placed with one of the younger couples in that same category. If I forgot your character, or you see any mistakes, let me know!]]

Comments

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

[There's a smile on Tom's face - or is that a smirk? - as he addresses Ted.]

Ted, is it?

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Are you Tom?

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

Indeed, I am. A pleasure to formally meet you.

Now, do you have any ideas on how to take care of this? [The egg is held up for Ted to see.]

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Um... Thanks. You too.

I've taken care of cats, dogs, fishes, even beavers... but I've never taken care of an egg.

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

Neither have I, but I doubt it will prove difficult.

We could simply keep it in a safe location the entire week. Perhaps create a bed for it and let it stay there.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Do you think that'll be enough?

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

As long as we take turns keeping it, I do. Perhaps we should switch daily, handing it over to the other in the morning. Where is it that you live?

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Sounds good to me. We're probably going to have to name it too, huh?

Top floor of the 5th Community Building.

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

Probably. Ideas?

I'm on the third.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Uh... [Ponder. Ponder. Poooonder.]

Aldo.

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

Aldo? [He really shouldn't have expected anything better from someone named Ted.] Why Aldo?

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

It was the first name I could think of.

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

We're not going to name our "child" the first name you can think of.

[There's a bit of a pause before.] How about Salazar? [Real original, Tom.]

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a lizard's name!

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

It's a snake's. [Ted gets a look that says "I won't ever forgive you for getting those two mixed up."] Although not a literal one.

Your turn to try and think of something better.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

[Shrugs, not bothered. He could care less about it being a lizard or a snake or a komodo dragon.]

Lazlo? Gremio? Pahn? Cleo? [Because there is no way in hell he's naming an egg after his best friend.]

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

[Where the hell does this guy get his names?]

I take it you're just rattling off whatever comes to mind?

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

I am not! They're names of people I know.

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

Your world's names are rather... unusual compared to mine.

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

I think they're perfectly fine names.

... We could always go with Caesar. Either that that, I've got nothing. [No, he does not want to name the egg after a guy who needs to stop teasing him, but he figured with a name like Salazar, Tom might appreciate that kind of name better.]

[hereisariddle.livejournal.com]

Not Caesar. [Reminds him of a darker, more Muggle time in his life, and he can't have that.]

What do you think of Clovis?

[300yrswandering.livejournal.com]

Sure, that works.