text; un: leslie

[foundfamilies]

Name: Leslie
Date: Octeuril 28
Format: text (and photo).

[ “On the back of the device, inlaid in the curve, is a small camera of a fairly decent quality, which allows for sepia-toned videos and photos to be taken and saved on and off the network.”

The Watches are truly a marvel. Despite a lack of anything similar in her home world, Leslie has been slowly growing accustomed to their functions. But she does occasionally make mistakes. For example, saving a photo on the network rather than off the network.

The photo seems to be a closeup of a wall where two somewhat wobbly chalk lines have been drawn one above the other. The lower line is surrounded by a smudge: the remnants of other chalk lines drawn and erased on the same spot. To one side, slightly out of focus, is a very magnified version of a fountain pen and Leslie’s hand holding it inside the shot. Assuming a standard fountain pen size, the chalk lines seem to be between 1-2 cm apart, or around half an inch.

Leslie adds a couple of notes onto the image. For her own use, she thinks, not realizing that she just published the photo to the network. ]

Aguril 23 - Octeuril 28
My growth spurt is finally here!

[ It seems that Leslie has been measuring her own height against a wall:specifically, a patch of wall normally hidden behind her dresser to make it harder for anyone to find out about what has been up until now a very stalled record of growth. She’d been in the habit of checking her height very frequently, but even without experiencing the attack on Dorchacht or the hunt for Morgana personally, there have been too many stressful events for her to remember to do so over the past couple of months, with the benefit that her finally arrived growth seeming a little more dramatic. A little. ]

Remember to find out which foods promote faster growth to accelerate the change.

How to casually let people know I’m growing:
1.

[ The list is empty. She could not brainstorm a way to brag about this small change in height in a way that isn’t embarrassing before saving the picture in what she thought was off the network. She thinks she can get to it later. ]

Comments

text; un: feal

[noblegarnet]

[Later, when Ferran starts losing height, he will very possibly be jealous. For now, though:]

Mention things you can reach now? Talk about clothes being too short and needing/buying new ones?

[foundfamilies]

[Leslie will be absolutely destroying all of the fae. Remember when you used to go in this direction? But currently, the one being destroyed is Leslie as she discovers that someone has commented on what she thought was going to be a private picture that maybe at most she might show one or two people.]

I think I would have to be very picky to think my clothes are too short already. I'm not sure if I can find anything I can reach either just yet...but maybe in a few months if things speed up from here.

That is, they would have been good ideas if this hadn't ended up on the network.

[noblegarnet]

[So cruel... stealing their hard-earned inches...]

I can think of worse things to post by accident. And you could always exaggerate for fun.

[If this person is the age to want to brag about getting taller, they're probably young enough that others will go along with it.]

un: ozymandias

[fulgency]

Oh ho? What is this?

I can scarcely believe my eyes that you have grown so much in such a short period of time! [Ozymandias laughs, clearly delighted by this wonderful news.] We shall have to celebrate such a monumental achievement!

But what would be the most appropriate way...? [He hums thoughtfully and is quiet for... Well, for him it's a short period of time, but for anyone else, it was probably more or less no time at all.] Ah! I think I know just the thing. Something that not any of your tutors would be capable of teaching you: I shall teach you to summon one of the young sphinxes you tend to at the cafe. Let me know when you intend to stop by and I shall have a plethora of snacks available to you while I offer you my instruction! You shall only grow ever the taller!

FATHER YOU'RE EMBARRASSING MEEEE

[foundfamilies]

[Were this just about anyone else, she might suspect them of laughing at her, but you can't fake this level of sincerity.]

[It's still overwhelming, though, and so the first sound coming from her end is a high-pitched "mmmmm" somewhat like a quietly boiling kettle. There's a short pause before she actually speaks.]

It's not as big of a deal as that....

[THIS IS A LIE IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HER.]

Is it really okay to teach me how to summon the young sphinxes? I didn't know you were going to teach anyone how to do that.

NONSENSE!!

[fulgency]

[Ozymandias scoffs when she dismisses it as not that big of a deal.]

Nonsense! No matter what heights you manage to reach, they are worthy of celebration!

[Although he does not say as much right now, she is dear to Ozymandias. So even if it is mere centimeters, he shall mark the occasion as he deems appropriate with unbridled enthusiasm.]

Your assumption regarding my sphinxes is at least partially correct. I have no intention of disgracing my long-held bond with their progenitor by allowing simply anyone to summon them. However, those that are dear to me, they are more than worthy of learning such a spell.

And you most of all. I have watched over how you have cared for the little ones at the cafe. I know that you shall not abuse them or this spell.

text, un: hector

[petcromancer]

having occasional meat or fish in your diet should help keep you growing, as well as beans and nuts

[Hector is basing this off of studies Dracula did on 'making peasants taste better and last longer', but he's assuming the science was sound and the basic principles are more universally applicable.]

[foundfamilies]

[She's glad to have Mr. Hector who knows many things for very innocent reasons. She's also starting to get used to the idea that the world is going to know that she was excited enough about a small change to take a picture. It's still embarrassing, though.]

I have been eating some meat and fish. Maybe I should eat more. I have not been eating beans and nuts, though. Thank you, Mr. Hector.

text; un: zzzap

[killuwatt]

posting it for everyone to see is one way to casually let people know you're growing LOL

what if I grabbed your arms and someone else grabbed your ankles and we just kinda pulled like taffy? worth a shot

[foundfamilies]

[If she knew what LOL meant, she probably would be very huffy and telling him that there's no need to be mean. But without that indicator, she can't quite tell he's poking fun instead of being sincere about it.]

That wasn't my intent. What does LOL mean?

I think that all I would get from something like that is sore arms.

text; un: styx

[tothemetal]

you could ask people if they moved stuff around in the house cause everything looks a little bit closer :)

[foundfamilies]

I see. I haven't actually noticed anything like that yet, but I have thought I grew because of people who were losing height before. Maybe if my housemates don't see this, I can try that. I don't think any of them use the network very often.

text; un: scenarios

[silentsavant]

What you posted on accident is not nearly as embarrassing as what some people have posted on purpose.

Congratulations on your growth spurt.

[foundfamilies]

I can't think of any myself, but I don't use my Watch very often. I'll trust you. Why would they choose to put it there if they thought it was embarrassing, though?

Thank you. [If this were voice, the thanks would be muffled through hands trying to hide her blushing face, but text means she can give a much more controlled response.]

text, username: Hresvelg

[unyieldingmarch]

I'm glad for you, Leslie.
Congratulations.

[foundfamilies]

[If Edelgard is in the house, she might hear a short “Ah!” from Leslie when she discovers that her housemates will not be unaware of her level of excitement and plans to hint around at her height at them. How embarrassing.]

Thank you, Lady Edelgard.

[A pause, and then she adds:]

Is it okay that I have been drawing on the wall?
I think it can come out.

[A rare case of Leslie not asking permission before doing something.]

text; un: ursamajor

[beariot]

The old wisdom where I come from was always that milk helps kids grow taller.

But I'm hardly a biologist.

[foundfamilies]

Milk, huh.
Maybe I can put a little more into my tea when I am drinking that.

What’s a biologist?

text | un: juzahyodo

[sneaksweet]

It's milk that's supposed to make you grow faster. And protein. Chicken and stuff like that.

[That's supposed to be for muscles, but growth is growth(?)]

[foundfamilies]

[Leslie also wants to get real buff, so that’s fine.]

By stuff like that, do you mean other meats and fish?
That would be two people who have said milk, and two who have said meat. I will have to change my diet with these in mind.

text; un: eisner

[hegemonwings]

[ oh. adorable. ]

Shall we celebrate?

[ not like byleth really needs an excuse to treat leslie to something, but still. ]

[foundfamilies]

[ if byleth is in the right part of the house, she might be able to hear a groan and the squeak of a bed being compressed coming from leslie’s room. she dropped back on her bed with her hands over her face as she comes to terms with the fact that, when she leaves her room, the entire household is going to know. people have told her that it’s not embarrassing, but it feels like it is. the actual response comes a few moments later. ]

I don’t know if it’s as big of an event as that. Though Mr. Ozymandias has also talked about celebrating it as well.

text; un: prince

[chefalier]

You probably heard this already, but milk. However, in any diet, it's important to get enough nutrients to keep on maintaining that growth.

Eggs, chicken, leafy greens, salmon. Heck, even beans. It's all about keeping that balance.

text; un: kaede

[long_live_the_queen]

after my horns started growing into antlers I started liking mushrooms. never cared about them before

something something helping bones grow I guess

text; un: kor

[spirialink]

[All Kor sees here is a child being excited over her growth spurt. He's happy for this mystery child, who wouldn't be happy to see they're growing taller? He remembers how excited he was when he hit his growth spurts.]

Are you measuring yourself against the wall? That's cool, I remember when Gramps was doing that for me as a kid.