forum Alien Stuff/ One on One

Started July 23, 2019 by @Shadow_Knight group

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Abby laughed at Caleb’s throw, picking up the piece of food. ”You still need to work on your aim. By the way;” She smirked and silently mouthed ’I ship it’ before taking another bite of her snack.

Caleb glared at Abby before remembering that is what he did when he saw Abby being like this. He looked at her for a bit longer before smirking and touching Adar's ear.
Adar sat up quickly after that and slightly leaned into it.
Nyt chuckled and she ate a batter bun. "Yes. Next time please aim for Abby." She joked.

Abby smiled at the gesture, genuinely happy for her friend. She originally had every intention of teasing for a while, and she still would, but for now, the score was even. ”Caleb can actually throw pretty good but he can't hit a tree in the forest.” she replied, leaning back contentedly against Nyt.

"Hey! That takes skill excuse you!" Caleb said abruptly pulling his hand away, cause Adar to snap out of it.
"Well improve it!" Nyt said as wacked him with her tail.

Abby laughed again. ”Maybe so, but that kind of skill isn't going to win you any Robin Hood awards.” Caleb and her had always had a teasing brother/sister type of relationship since they were kids. And now adding Nyt to the mix…

"Do I need to be Robin hood? No!" He said as he threw a pillow at her.
"What's Robin Hood?" Adar asked, confused.
Nyt caught the pillow and promptly sent it sailing back at him, hitting him smack in the face. "Rest Caleb. You're injured." Nyt said with a smirk.

Abby squeaked in surprise as the pillow headed for her before Nyt caught it and chuckled as Caleb got hit. ”You’d better listen to her, Caleb. She can be quite the mother hen when you're injured. She barely let me walk while my leg was healing.” She looked at Adar before explaining. ”Robin Hood was a legendary archer and thief in Medieval England. There’s all kinds of stories about him. He was a hero to many people and some would say he still is.”

Nyt gave a firm nod at Abby's comment.
Caleb huffed and laid back. "If you think about it we are kinda like Robin Hood!" Caleb said.
"What made him a hero?" Adar asked.

”His sense of justice and his thievery.” Abby explained. ”There was a corrupt prince and sheriff that were taking money from the people, making them more than broke. Robin Hood stole that money and gave it back to the people who needed it. But I don't see how we're like him.” she admitted looking to Caleb.

"Legends surround us, we live in the woods and we were almost killed, like Robin Hood." Caleb said as he ticked each reason off on his fingers.
"Wait. You said he was a thief but also a hero. Isn't thievery though as bad in your culture?" Adar asked, confused.

Abby smiled as Caleb made his list. ”Ok. Now, I get it.” Her smile turned pensive at Adar’s question. ”Yes, stealing is a crime But the Prince and the Sheriff were abusing their power of authority over the people. The whole country was suffering because of them. So Robin Hood decided to do something about it and take back what was already being stolen ”legally” and gave it back to the people it belonged to. And by doing that he also gave the people hope.”

"Oh! So it was okay to steal because the people they were stealing from were being worse, am I correct?" Adar said.
"We can be merry men!" Caleb shouted.
"What's merry men?" Nyt asked, getting confused with all these new terms getting thrown at her.

”Yes, that's right.” she answered before she cracked up at Caleb’s suggestion, really wanting to make a joke about him in tights, but she held back… for now. ”Merry Men is a reference to Robin Hood’s team of fellow ”criminals”. We are going to see if we can find a book or something for you two.”

"Oh! What would we be if you are merry men?" Adar asked.

Abby hummed thoughtfully. ”Well if you wanted; you could be merry men too. Or you could be the people we help.” she smirked, ”One thing’s for sure: I call dibs on Robin Hood!”

"Definitely! Before you, the merry men were just people living in the woods." Caleb said, grinning from ear to ear.
Adar just let it sink in. "But without the stealing right?" He asked.

”Aw… Thanks, Caleb.” She smiled. ”Yeah, we can skip the stealing part. We’ll just stick to collecting, like you and Nyt have already been doing.” Abby suggested.

"Wait! If you guys were still alive we were technically stealing." Adar said.
A look of realization washed over Nyt's face. "Adar's right. We were technically stealing. I hadn't thought of that."

”Not really.” Abby reasoned. ”The stuff you found had been abandoned for a long time, I’m sure. Chances are the original owners are dead.” she shrugged. ”You didn't steal anything.”

"I mean, technically but you guys should have it and not us." Nyt pointed out as Adar nodded his head.
"Most of that stuff is kinda useless but I wouldn't mind having some of those comics," Caleb said with a smile.

”Nerd.” Abby smiled before turning to Nyt. ”You may be right about that, but I know you worked hard to get all of that stuff. Honestly, there’s not much that would be that useful to people… And until we get to a point where a majority of people aren’t scared anymore, I definitely don't want to people to get any of the weapons that you have stored.”

"Well, it's just going to sit in my garage if you guys don't want it. And I think we can agree to keep the weapons away." Nyt explained.
"Does that mean I can have the comic books?" Caleb asked, eager.

”I’m not gonna talk you out of this if you're sure about it.” Abby sighed. ”But I still want you to keep something you found that you like. For all the hard work you went through to get everything, you deserve something nice.” she insisted.

"Oh I'll keep a few things! I just want to give most of it back to you. And yes, Caleb. You can have the comic books." Nyt said.
Caleb pumped his fists in the air. "Yes!"
"What's a comic book?" Adar asked.

Abby chuckled, shaking her head a little. ”Since Caleb can't get up to show you, I can bring a couple in from Nyt’s shed.” she offered.