princess maker - sensitIV

[idolpro]

[ When you insert the key and open the door, you'll find yourself in a humble cottage, in what seems to be the living room specifically. There are several doors, but a specific one catches your eye: simple in its decoration, the door has a cute little wooden plaque with flowers carved into it. Though the door is closed, you can see through it—as if it's somewhat transparent.

A wooden cradle sits in the room beyond, which is otherwise plain. Inside, a baby sleeps peacefully. When she stirs, calling for her parent, you are there to cradle her back to sleep. ]

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[ Slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby coos pleasantly, giggling jovially when you (presumably) make faces at her; she tries to pick herself up and falls over, but she does not cry; a disagreement between you and her lead to a thoughtful discussion; the young girl carries a large laundry basket to do chores; she buys a pet bird, looking so proud for having earned the money all by herself; then the wall becomes opaque. ]

[ In the middle of the open doorway, a young girl the age of 10 stands, smiling at you. A bird with beautiful plumage rests on her shoulder.

This is your daughter. You tried your best to rear her, and she's been good to you. You know she is capable of anything if she puts her mind to it - even becoming a princess. But you also know it's not easy to become a princess - she'll have to work hard, and she's capable of it but you'll have to guide her hand, most certainly. Better she become a princess than go off to war, though; you could not stand to see your baby girl die on the battlefield. Whether she actually becomes a princess or not . . . well, that's up to fate, isn't it? All you can do is try your best. ]

Comments

ROUND 1 MORAL DILEMMA

[idolpro]

1

[idolpro]

You find yourself in a moral dilemma. . . Your daughter seems to have found the wine cabinet, and she's enjoying herself with abandon while also cleaning your liquor supply out. While she seems to be enjoying herself in the evenings, she is also beginning to forget her own tasks.

What do you do?

DECISION

[idolpro]

Re: DECISION

[mycaringheart]

[Lavender specifically will pull Aster Hela aside for a discussion about alcohol, its effects, and the importance of drinking in moderation, most definitely not neglecting to mention that her age lowers her tolerance and that will make her sick and that's a bad thing.

In general, sensitIV will allow her to drink under supervision and in moderation, as a reward for completing her tasks for a given day.]

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[mycaringheart]

[oh dear

she's going to get herself sick like that]

Um...

Re: DISCUSSION

[bevoted]

... isn't she just ten years old?

Re: DISCUSSION

[artificialinelegance]

Man, she's got the right fuckin' idea.

2

[idolpro]

Your daughter takes to her lessons about temperance well, learning that vices are okay as long as one is reasonable and has proper supervision. The rewards system seems to work out well for her, too, except --

Well, she gets a bit too used to it, and this causes problems at school. They don't reward her for everything good she does, of course, but she seems to think they should. And she's thrown tantrums because WHY WON'T THE MEAN TEACHERS GIVE HER WHAT SHE DESERVES FOR BEING A GOOD GIRL????

Needless to say, her teachers aren't pleased. And other students have taken to making fun of her for it, which has had a negative effect on her mood. What do you do?

DECISION

[idolpro]

Re: DECISION

[bevoted]

[ guess he's going to be the one to take their daughter aside and explain some things to her.

like how she can't expect everyone to praise her and give her what she wants for every little thing, that sometimes some basic things are just expected. and sometimes people just won't acknowledge her efforts at all, but that doesn't mean she shouldn't make the effort anyways. sometimes the world is just unfair or uncaring...

but in BETTER NEWS they're enrolling her in RUGBY and BALLET! so she can make friends and learn how to work together with other people, and feel like she's doing something really worthy of praise! ]

Re: DECISION

[idolpro]

Your daughter's temperament is now meek!

Your daughter's alignment is now neutral-good!

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bevoted]

[ ... are we just petting her head every time she does something good, why can't the teachers do that too good girls should get head pets i mean-- ]

How... do you tell a little girl that the world is unfair?

Re: DISCUSSION

[kimaris]

I think we need to teach her the varying levels of fair, first.

Re: DISCUSSION

[mycaringheart]

A difficult question, to be sure...

[he's thinking

gosh it would be so useful right now if he remembered more about his own education, wouldn't it, golly gee maybe he should actually buy memories more than once in a blue moon...]

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgottenmercy]

...that is, ah, difficult.

Re: DISCUSSION

[kimaris]

Aster. Come here for a moment.

[ He's sitting somewhere. And patting the spot beside him. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bevoted]

Aster Hela, I want to ask you something.

3

[idolpro]

Aster Hela becomes a STAR JOCK YEAHHH! A hero of the rugby field, a graceful beauty on the stage -- still, she's very quiet and withdrawn. Some see her as a doormat, or at least would if her skills didn't make her so intimidating. She doesn't get ordered around very much, but she's still more than willing to do anything for anyone without actually expecting anything in return. She's maybe a little unhappy about it, but, well...the world is just unfair like that, anyway?

She enjoys what she does, at least, and is glad to have the friends and family she does and things that she's good at to keep her busy. However, she's doing so much outside of school that her grades start to slip -- several of her classes, particularly the maths and sciences, she starts to do poorly at -- a teacher comes to you one day to inform you that she's on the brink of failure.

What do you do?

DECISION

[idolpro]

Re: DECISION

[forgottenmercy]

make her promise to not overdo it, get a tutor + additional tutoring/help from persephone, try to encourage her self-confidence

DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bevoted]

[ ... he didn't mean to make her a pushover.

did they really mess up... ]

Do you think we can afford a private tutor for her...?

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgottenmercy]

...ah, Aster? May I, ah, ask you a question?