#〖 ★ lulu adamson 〗

[asinfinitum]

She's a little nervous, maybe a bit afraid despite all she's been through. This was someone new, someone she hadn't been around before. Certainly, she's gone to school and everything... but people weren't that nice most of the time.

Lulu backs up a little, nervous. "Wh-what do you... want with me...?"

@bxd-kxrma || starter call

[interwovenrhapsody]

"Would it be bad to want to learn how to defend myself...?"

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Though she wasn't as tall as the majority here, it was still easier to navigate around people. Quickly, without missing a beat, she would go around to find somewhere to eat. Well, if she had the money to, at least.

Zenny nor USD was taken here, she suspected, so she was kind of out of luck on getting food. So, she stopped at one of the ramen stands she found, staring at it for a moment. Noting someone nearby, she glanced over.

"Do you know if this place'll let me do the dishes for a bowl of ramen?" She asked, a bit of nervousness in her stance. "I.. don't have money..."

As if on cue, her stomach growled at that and she looked embarrassed.

@thuganomxcs

[interwovenrhapsody]

"So, you know what happened? I got adopted. The guy called himself 'Goku', and then I was a part of his family."

".....What do you do in a family? I'm lost."

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"OKAY, THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. WHOEVER IS DOING THIS-" she's not able to finish because RiCO covers her mouth and drags her away before she can finish her sentence.

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"Okay, wow, now it's too bright."

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"Wow, this place is in eternal darkness."

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"I saw a man become some sort of... weird mutation thing... calling itself 'God'.... I'm going to be sick..." She's only thirteen and that takes the cake of "horrors that are undefined."

"......I'm just glad he's dead...."

[interwovenrhapsody]

"I-I know he would've..." She said, finally coming out from behind the corner. "They... Mom and Dad, I mean... They told me about how you saved Dad from a heart virus... S-so I wanted to thank you p-personally!"

Lulu didn't know if that was too forward of her. Fidgeting with the hem of her shirt, she waited for a moment before speaking again.

"I-if it weren't for you, Dad... wouldn't have been able to adopt me. S-so I'm really grateful for the chance. Th-thank you very much, mister." She bowed a little in gratitude before standing up straight.

"Um... I'm Lulu. Lulu Adamson... I-is there a name... I-I can call you by, mister...?"

unprompted / always accepting / @interwovenrhapsody

[ Lulu ] She peeks her head around the corner, not sure of this.. strange person she'd been hearing about. "E-excuse me... B-but is it... true you helped... save my dad?" The nervousness was about ten times worse than usual, but she was making an effort to interact.

Trunks heard a rather timid voice, turning to spot someone that was trying to get his attention. His eyes scan her before he patiently listens to what she wants to tell him, whilst his mind cannot exactly pinpoint the EXACT person she was talking about, he does remember saving a few people here and there from certain disasters and having a daughter of one of those individuals come and thank him personally? It set his heart afloat.

“Don’t worry about it, I’m sure he would have done the same for me if the roles were reversed. How’s your father by the way? Is he still okay? If there’s anything else I can do for either of you please don’t hesitate to ask me alright?”

[interwovenrhapsody]

"...Excuse me." It was with caution that she approached, unsure of what was going on... or where she was. According to her only two friends, this wasn't a game of any sort. So... a whole other world?

"Could you... explain to me where I am? I'm kind of lost..."

@fctedivided

[asinfinitum]

TAGS - IN CHARACTER PART 4

[interwovenrhapsody]

"I know it seems like an odd question but I am curious. How did you find your way out here?" He's seen plenty passing through the forest in his time, but sometimes the question feels warranted. Was she just a curious traveler?

(Roan to Lulu)

"....I just found myself here without any explanation." That was mostly true, given she didn't know exactly how she'd gotten here in the first place. Perhaps something had gone wrong and dropped her off here. Who knew?

"I'm sorry if I'm trespassing..."

[interwovenrhapsody]

It was okay to consider herself an orphan because her mother easily gave her up? She did have a nice family now, but she was striving to not be a disappointment to them. Even though her new mother told her to take breaks during studying to "be a kid", she couldn't. And her new brothers were.. well, one was off doing his own thing and the other brother she had was two years younger than she was, and yet...

Had so much more freedom and energy.

Unlike her. Who had no freedom and little energy.

The hand on her shoulder made her jump, made her take a defensive stance. But she wasn't capable of doing any harm to anyone who wished harm on her without a Hunter Program installed.. But this person wasn't going to harm her. No, she was...

Just overreacting.

"N-no... I've been... lucky." She shook her head in denial, letting it sit there for a few moments before biting her lip a little. "....Yeah. I.. I never knew my mother hated me so much. I did everything to get her attention and.. it didn't work. She.. just hated me. I don't even know why..."

It was the first time she talked about it. First time she ever said anything about it. Though she wanted to curl into herself, she resisted the urge and..

....Oh, the other wanted to hug her?

"...sure," came the dulled response. Lulu didn't know what a hug was. Her grandparents had doted on her, sure, but she never did learn what a hug was from anyone. What did a hug mean? "...Hugs are... strange, so please don't... get upset if I don't like a hug..."

Because never having one in her life meant that she wasn't able to understand what it meant.

@interwovenrhapsody Continued.

She’s seen this before, a lot of different kids came and went from her orphanage because of various reasons. Typically, the worst cases were the ones of unwanted children and from what she could guess, that’s what Lulu was. “It’s ok. You can consider yourself to be whatever you’d like.” Karma’s voice was soft, caring. The reasoning of herself becoming an orphan wasn’t the same, but in the end, they all were connected one way or another.

A very careful hand is placed on Lulu’s shoulder, just a mild reassurance as Karma spoke easily, as if trying not to scare the girl. “You’ve had a really hard life, haven’t you?” It was ok to confront the truth sometimes, and if Karma would be the catalyst, she would be ok with that.

“Can I give you a hug?” Permission, that’s what always was needed in these cases. Karma had no problem with keeping a distance if needed, or providing support and comfort. Life wasn’t fair to them, she knew it all too well and sometimes, the smallest of comforts can go a mile.

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"You know what actually is the worst part about all of this? I'll never get to be a detective in the future. My dreams... have been crushed."

She just headpats him. Pat. Pat.

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“Lulu! I brought you some food! Wanna have lunch with me?”

"F-food? Ah, sure... I don't mind having lunch with you.." Though she still would feel bad if she ate too much. "H-how much lunch did you bring...?"

[interwovenrhapsody]

“Always happy to meet another Orphan, my names Karma it’s nice to meet you!” To Lulu cause she deserves a friend

Another... Orphan? Well, technically speaking, Lulu did qualify as an orphan given she was... easily given up. "...Good to meet you, too, Miss Karma. My... my name's Lulu. Though..."

"...does being given up for adoption at thirteen make me an orphan...?"