forum Heyo!// rp with FanficFanatic

Started January 25, 2021 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Darius was paying attention, using the dishes as progress markers of sorts as to where Mara was.
"Me too."

(sorry it took so long to post this. work sucked today.)

Mara promptly finished the second pocket and slid down the rope. “Ok. I think it's done. Just have to test it.” she said once she landed and holding the tail end. She smiled a little and walked it over to the other side of the hole, opening the curtain to see how it looked.

(It's fine I get it!)

Darius leaned forward some as Mara opened the curtain, nodding.
"It looks good," He finally concluded, hand on his chin.

Mara smiled at the approval and tied the curtain open using a loose knot so she could just pull it to let it fall back. “I think this will work good enough. Might not fool too many people but it should give me enough chance to hide or you to come up with something.” she said thoughtfully.

"Mm, that's a good thing. We might need all the time we can get." Darius let out a soft sigh. "Even with me not having many friends, they seem to turn up when we need them the least."

Mara nodded, her smile dropping slightly. “Yeah…How many do you have? Especially who drop in like… like your last one?” she asked.

"Three," Darius said. "Though he is the worst of the bunch. The second one, she at least knocks first."

“And the third?” Mara asked, a little relieved that they would have a warning with at least one of Darius’s friends.

"It really depends on their mood. Sometimes they knock, and sometimes they're climbing in through an open window…" Darius chuckled weakly at the memory.

“They?” Mara echoed in confusion. She had never heard of a single person being referred to as a “they”… Maybe it was because of her lack of experience with others. Her parents didn't have a lot of visitors when she lived with them and Darius and James had been the only other big people she interacted with.

"Oh, uh…" Oh lord, how did Darius explain this?
"Well… some people don't feel comfortable being called 'he' or 'she,' so they go by, well, 'they.'"

Mara nodded a little understanding the… meaning but still confused. “So… your friend is… neither?” she said slowly trying to understand. “Or prefers to be called neither?”

"They're… okay, how about this- their mind's gender doesn't match their body's gender. So, they go by them because it makes them feel like the two match." Darius was floundering a bit, but he was genuinely trying.

“Ah!” Mara nodded, seeming to understand that a little better. Besides, she did notice how difficult this topic was for Darius to explain. “I think I get it now.”

"Okay then," Darius smiled some when Mara said he was getting it, letting out a soft breath of relief.

Mara smiled back a little. This friend sounded very interesting and she found herself wondering if she might be able to see them sometime… without them seeing her of course. She wasn't ready for that.

Darius moved to sit down again, humming some.
"So, what shall we do now? Is there anything else we need to do to prepare for if someone shows up?"

“I don't know.” Mara shrugged as she walked over to where her hook was still hanging. “I can't think of anything else to do for this.” she admitted, giving the cord a slight tug before whipping the slack upwards. The action caused the hook to jump from the anchored position and drop back down to the tiny girl, who caught it with years of practice.

"Well, this should be good then," Darius said. He was a bit, alright perhaps a lot, impressed by Mara's hook work.
"I think it'll go a lot smoother next time."

“I think so too.” Mara agreed with a smile as she started wrapping her cord back into a neat loop.

"And hopefully there won't be any more of you getting spotted." Darius shook his head some, looking up at Mara.

Mara nodded a little at that. “Unless I want to be seen. Normally, I'm very good at that.” she told him with a small laugh.

"Yes, you are," Darius said, laughing some. "Until some blockhead comes busting through your living room wall."

Mara couldn't help but laugh at his choice of words and nodded. “Yeah. I guess that's true.”

Darius was glad Mara had found his joke funny, folding his legs.
"And that shouldn't be happening any time soon, seeing as there isn't much wall left to break."