Silly idea got stuck in my head. I had to write a short scene to let it out.
Blossom Apartments, Ottawa, Ontario
November 26, 2016
"I want to be an actress when I grow up!"
Rob smiled. Last week, Chibi-Usa wanted to grow up to be a nurse. The week before, she wanted to be Prime Minister... until Rei pointed out that Usagi was going to be Queen, so she'd be working for her mother. "Why an actress?"
"Because I can pretend to be everything I want to grow up to be," she replied matter-of-factly.
"That makes sense. But some actresses do specialize in particular kinds of roles."
Minako turned from her conversation with Niiko to look at Rob and Chibi-Usa. "That's called 'typecasting'," she commented.
"Hey, maybe I want to be typecast!" Chibi-Usa shot back. "I have the right name for it."
Rob was puzzled by her remark - what happened to being able to play any role? Niiko didn't seem to know what Chibi-Usa was talking about either, although it was difficult at the best of times to guess how Niiko reacted to things. Minako, on the other hand, seemed to know exactly what she was talking about. "In that case, I'll help you learn how to act, but you'll need to get somebody else to help you with the martial arts."
"Makoto-oneesan could help me there."
"If you ask her politely, maybe she would," Rob replied.
"Oh, Niiko finally understands, Niiko says. Niiko can help teach you how to use a pistol, Niiko offers in friendship."
Chibi-Usa grinned. "Yeah, that'll help. Thanks, Niiko-neesan!"
"I'm not that much older than you are, Niiko complains under her breath."
Then it hit Rob. He was so used to thinking of her as "Chibi-Usa" that he'd all but forgotten her name was "Usagi Chiba" ... or, in English, Bunny. Of course she had the right name to become an actress specializing in martial-arts movies. "If that's what you want to do with your life, I'm sure that we'll all support you. Just remember that it'll take a lot of work to succeed."
"I'm not lazy like my mother was when she was my age," Chibi-Usa replied.
Blossom Apartments, Ottawa, Ontario
November 26, 2016
"I want to be an actress when I grow up!"
Rob smiled. Last week, Chibi-Usa wanted to grow up to be a nurse. The week before, she wanted to be Prime Minister... until Rei pointed out that Usagi was going to be Queen, so she'd be working for her mother. "Why an actress?"
"Because I can pretend to be everything I want to grow up to be," she replied matter-of-factly.
"That makes sense. But some actresses do specialize in particular kinds of roles."
Minako turned from her conversation with Niiko to look at Rob and Chibi-Usa. "That's called 'typecasting'," she commented.
"Hey, maybe I want to be typecast!" Chibi-Usa shot back. "I have the right name for it."
Rob was puzzled by her remark - what happened to being able to play any role? Niiko didn't seem to know what Chibi-Usa was talking about either, although it was difficult at the best of times to guess how Niiko reacted to things. Minako, on the other hand, seemed to know exactly what she was talking about. "In that case, I'll help you learn how to act, but you'll need to get somebody else to help you with the martial arts."
"Makoto-oneesan could help me there."
"If you ask her politely, maybe she would," Rob replied.
"Oh, Niiko finally understands, Niiko says. Niiko can help teach you how to use a pistol, Niiko offers in friendship."
Chibi-Usa grinned. "Yeah, that'll help. Thanks, Niiko-neesan!"
"I'm not that much older than you are, Niiko complains under her breath."
Then it hit Rob. He was so used to thinking of her as "Chibi-Usa" that he'd all but forgotten her name was "Usagi Chiba" ... or, in English, Bunny. Of course she had the right name to become an actress specializing in martial-arts movies. "If that's what you want to do with your life, I'm sure that we'll all support you. Just remember that it'll take a lot of work to succeed."
"I'm not lazy like my mother was when she was my age," Chibi-Usa replied.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown
Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
- unknown