originally posted in:The New Dojo
[i]Pan ran around the colosseum that held all of the fights going on. Her face had her signature smile on it as she hopped, skipped, and laughed. While all of this was going on you noticed Artemis running with her hair down, wearing a white duster, black tank top, and dark jeans. Artemis seemed to be chasing Pan.[/i]
[b]Artemis:[/b] "Pan, slow down!"
[b]Pan:[/b] "You can't catch me!"
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[i]Pan continues to laugh as Artemis rolls her eyes in annoyance at Pan's antics.[/i] [b]Artemis:[/b] "We were coming out of the arena because a fight just ended and Pan did what Pan does best and did something stupid. I've been chasing her for the past ten minutes." [i]Pan 'boops' Grant on the nose and giggles.[/i]
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[b]Well... She booped me on the helmet. I slide the helmet off, smiling. Wasn't really possible for me to stay mad at her for very long. I switch from just holding her to actually hugging her, smiling even brighter.[/b] "You make me so goddamn happy, you know that, right Pan? For how crazy you are, you're a goddamn amazing daughter."
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Edited by Stitch: 11/16/2016 4:17:20 AM[i]Pan hugs back as Artemis rolls her eyes again and sighs.[/i] [b]Pan:[/b] "Thank you, father!" [b] Artemis: [/b]"You do realize you're positively reinforcing bad behavior, right?"
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"Oh, you think I'm not gonna punish her? You're dead wrong. You better believe I'm punishing her. It's what parents do." [b]I hug her tighter. Now she couldn't run away again.[/b] "Now that I have trapped her, we can go back without incident."
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[i]Pan squirms to no avail.[/i] [b]Pan: [/b]"You tricked me!" [b]Artemis:[/b] "Punishment only works if done immediately after the bad behavior."
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"Nah Pan. I didn't trick ya. All that stuff was true. And Artemis, you don't know how we do punishment back in Shady Sands. It's very effective."
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[b]Pan:[/b] "I want to be free!" [b]Artemis:[/b] "With a childlike mind, Pan needs punishment soon after the bad behavior or she won't be able to connect the punishment and bad behavior. Pan, you do realize you can teleport, right?" [i]Pan vanishes and reappears in front of you with a smile.[/i] [b]Pan:[/b] "Thanks, Arty!" [b] Artemis:[/b] "I told you not to call me that."
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"Why... Would you tell her that? Pan. Don't run around in the arena like that again, or I'll actually punish you on the spot, got it?
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[i]Artemis shrugs.[/i] [b][i]Artemis:[/i] [/b]"I want you to see how hard it is to parent Pan....I find it amusing." [i]Pan starts to wonder off.[/i]
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[b]I immediately walk after her, putting a hand on her shoulder.[/b] "Come on, Pan. I can't let you stay here. The fights are about to get announced again."
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[b]Pan:[/b] "Oh?! I'm a ref so I should get going! C'mon Arty!" [i]Pan grabs Artemis' hand and starts sprinting towards the arena.[/i] [b]Artemis:[/b] "I told you not to call me that!"
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"No, I know you're a ref, but they're just announcing the fights. They're not happening yet. They're announcing who won." [b]I go after them.[/b]
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[i]Pan continues to pull Artemis along.[/i] [b]Artemis:[/b] "No, really. She's an official ref." [b]Pan:[/b] "I'm getting paid in candy!"
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"I know she's a ref. The next fights aren't for another day. They're just announcing the winners for the ones that finished. And Pan would already know, she's a ref."
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[i]Pan stops running and releases Artemis who, because of the momentum, goes flying several feet and lands on her face.[/i] [b] Pan:[/b] "Oh, yeah." [b]Artemis:[/b] "Ow...."
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[b]I walk over, and try to help Artemis up.[/b] "Listen kiddos, I know you guys are friends an all, but ya gotta stop doing stupid shit. That was mostly directed towards Pan, by the way."
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Edited by Stitch: 11/16/2016 5:04:38 AM[i]Artemis stands up, holding her bleeding nose. She seemed angry for obvious reasons.[/i] [b]Artemis:[/b] "Doing stupid sh*t?! She's the one being a complete dumb*ss!" [i]Pan had already started to skip away.[/i] [b]Artemis:[/b] "Aaaaand there she goes...."
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"Goddammit." [b]I go after her again.[/b]
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[i]Artemis slowly follows as Pan skips around the crowd, singing a tune.[/i] [b]Pan:[/b] "~I'm free as a bird!~"
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[b]Well, she would've been, ha d I not, yet again, put my hand on her shoulder.[/b]
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[i]Pan giggles as she puts a hand on Grant's shoulder. She continued to sing, but louder. Her voice was actually really good. The crowd definitely appreciated it.[/i] [b]Pan:[/b] "~If I leave here tomorrow Would you still remember me For I must be travelin' on now There's too many places I got to see!~"
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[b]I smile as I simply listen. I very slowly begin to guide her out of the arena, almost unnoticeably so.[/b]
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[b]Pan:[/b] "~If I stay here with you girl Things just couldn't be the same 'Cause I'm as free as a bird now And this bird you cannot change Oh oh oh oh oh oh And the bird you cannot change And this bird you cannot change Lord knows, I can't change!~" [i] A guitar formed in Pan's arms and she started to play. Artemis followed and nodded her head to the music.[/i] [spoiler]Here's the song if ya didn't know what it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgkYN3QjD5M[/spoiler]
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[b]I kept leading her slightly to the exit, hopefully she'd be too busy with her music to notice.[/b]
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[i]Pan didn't notice as she continued playing and singing. Artemis followed along, knowing what Grant was trying to do.[/i]