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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

Dude, LJ ate my comment ><

[evil-for-fun.livejournal.com]

[Since it's pretty easy to guess that one of the two girls he's partnered with got the egg, Kotaro is just going to be standing by the sidelines, waiting to find his partners~]

[greaterdays.livejournal.com]

[And Nanako appears, cradling the egg.]

Here it is, Kotaro-kun!

[evil-for-fun.livejournal.com]

[Alright, egg! Not very exciting though..]

How are we gonna take care of it..?

[pinkbedwetter.livejournal.com]

[And here's Chibi-Usa! She's still pretty new to this whole school thing, so she may seem a little timid. That aside, she loves playing with dolls. Eggs shouldn't be too different, right? ... Right?]

...

[greaterdays.livejournal.com]

Um.... [She ponders.] First she needs a name!

[evil-for-fun.livejournal.com]

...It's a she? How can you tell?

[Totally took that too seriously, but he notices Chibi-Usa standing there. That must be their other partner! He'll smile over at her and wave.]

[pinkbedwetter.livejournal.com]

[She looks startled for a moment, but that quickly turns into an anxious smile. Then she waves back. The kids in this village are all really nice!]

[greaterdays.livejournal.com]

Well, it's round and cute. So it's probably a she. [she'd just given it the first gender that came to mind, really. She smiles at Chibi-usa as well.]

Do you have a name idea?

[evil-for-fun.livejournal.com]

That makes sense. [He'll shake his head at the question though. He didn't know any girls besides ONE back home, and so he'll just look back over at Chibi-Usa.]

What about you?

[pinkbedwetter.livejournal.com]

Uhm...

[She thinks for a moment. She's a bit afraid of suggesting something stupid, so she'll play on the safe side for now.]

I think... It should be something that sounds nice. And meaningful.

[greaterdays.livejournal.com]

How about Tama-chan? Since she's an egg...

[evil-for-fun.livejournal.com]

That works for me.

[pinkbedwetter.livejournal.com]

Yes! It sounds cute!

[greaterdays.livejournal.com]

Okay then, it's settled.

[Now the question is what to do next...]

[evil-for-fun.livejournal.com]

Okay!

Now how do we take care of it??

[pinkbedwetter.livejournal.com]

Uhm... babies need love to grow big and strong. And we should read her bedtime stories, too.

[greaterdays.livejournal.com]

And make her some cute clothes.

[evil-for-fun.livejournal.com]

...You think it's gonna hatch?

[pinkbedwetter.livejournal.com]

Even if it doesn't, a baby needs clothes. Can eggs wear diapers, though?

[greaterdays.livejournal.com]

Maybe a really small one?

[evil-for-fun.livejournal.com]

I don't think an egg would need one though...

[pinkbedwetter.livejournal.com]

But the Professor said we have to pretend she's our baby.

[greaterdays.livejournal.com]

We can pretend she needs diapers.