Memoir 1 [spoiler][quote]"Hey, Daddy!" [i]The scientist looked up from his notebook, as he could hear the rapid light footsteps coming up behind him, as the voice of a young girl called out. Immediately recognising the child behind him as his daughter, he stopped scribbling notes from the specimen that was floating in the tank. Slotting the pencil into the notebook’s binder, he turned his head to see sapphire blue eyes staring up into his jade green ones, the child’s eyes seemingly lit up by a cheerful spark. Today, Mion’s hair was neatly combed, extending it into neat, silky strands that almost reached her legs, while two hairclips were placed on the left side of her hair. She wore a white sleeveless dress that reached down to her hips, the skirt widening out. On her feet were a pair of simple white shoes, and socks. The father wore a lab coat that had brown accents around his collar, sleeves and hem. The article of clothing was unbuttoned, showing that he was wearing a simple white dress shirt underneath, along with blue jeans and brown leather shoes. On the left side of his lab coat was a name etched onto the breast pocket: Evan. As soon as Evan turned his body to her direction, the sprightly girl went forward and embraced his abdomen with a light-tackle hug, which made the scientist almost take a step back to balance himself. With a gleeful smile, Mion nuzzled her head against his body, letting out a content sigh.[/i] "Oh, hey there Mion. You know, you should at least tie your hair when you're in the laboratory. It could catch some unwanted chemicals, you know." [i]The scientist chuckled, as he raised a hand to pat the girl's head. This earned him a muffled giggle, from her burying her face into his chest. Mion eventually unwrapped her arms from Evan, backing off while his hand was lifted from the girl’s hair.[/i] “I know. It’s just that I saw you bringing something into the lab today. I was excited as to what plant it was, so I decided to come see!” “Quite the curious one, aren't you?” [i]Evan said jokingly. Of course, both of them were standing in a laboratory, with various kinds of equipment and plants scattered around the place. There were multiple tanks lined up next to each other, which Evan was studying the plant of interest from. Some of those tanks contained a chlorophyll green liquid, the said liquid having a special chemical to accelerate ageing of the specimens so that any changes could be observed over the period of just an hour. And plus, various plant pots were either placed on shelves, or placed near the corners and tables of the room. Most of them had unique traits, such as one which had flowers that seemed to emit a faint blue glow and a plant that had a cannon-like shape, able to spit out seeds at the velocity of a stone’s throw.[/i] “You know, I may need a little helper today.” [i]The scientist said, as he crouched down to the girl’s height. His voice was also lowered slightly, so that he wasn't speaking too loud.[/i] “Hm? What is it you want me to help with?” [i]Placing her hands behind her back, she angled her head slightly in a inquisitive manner.[/i] “Well… to tell you the truth, I remember bringing five seeds down, but one of them has gone missing. I suspect that I might have dropped one somewhere, which is a bit unfortunate…” [i]He trailed off, awkwardly. What he got was a giggle from Mion.[/i] “Eheheheh, you’re so silly…” [i]She playfully teased. Evan chuckled.[/i] “Yeah, I sometimes make mistakes. So do me a favour here… You go find me the seed I’ve lost, and I’ll give you a reward. Sound good?” [i]Upon the mention of a reward, Mion brightened up, almost bounding in joy.[/i]“Really? You’ll get me something?!” [i]She excitedly said.[/i]“Okay! I’ll do it!” “Good girl. Well, if you don’t mind me, I’ll have to go back and take some more notes on this new plant. I have a few seeds over there, to show you what they look like. Be sure to bring it back to me, okay?” [i]To show her the seeds, he pointed at a table that had dissection tools, along with some brown, pebble-sized objects sitting on there, one of them cut open, its contents carefully extracted. Once she saw what they looked like, she turned back to her father and nodded in acknowledgment.[/i] “Okay!” [i]While Mion went to search for the seed, Evan grinned as she rushed off, standing up and resuming his observations of the plant, sketching on his notepad again. Mion stooped high and low as she perambulated the lab, stepping over the various wires and tubes that lead to the machine. It was a rather easy task: just find a brown, pebble-sized seed. Among the white of the lab, something brown could be easy to find. After all, she did have a eye for details. Then, under a table, which was stacked with papers and notes, was the seed. Sighting the hidden object among a large panorama, she immediately jogged over to it, the light patter of footsteps resounding throughout the mostly spacious lab. Of course, what happened next didn’t really need any thought. As she reached the table, Mion went down onto her hands and knees, crawling under the table. Grabbing the pebble-sized seed, she felt it fit perfectly into the palm of her hand. Back-pedalling so that she wouldn’t bump her head against the table, she slowly pushed herself up, turning to Evan as she raised the seed into the air and jumping like she had won a prize.[/i] “Daddy, look! I found it!” [i]She cheered, getting his attention. The scientist slotted his pencil into the notebook, finishing his experimentation and examination for the day. Seeing the girl bound up and down in joy, he grinned, placing his notebook on a nearby table before walking over to her. Mion stopped celebrating, as she skipped over to her father, stopping three feet away from him and holding out the seed with both hands.[/i] “Ah, nice job Mion.” [i]Evan congratulated, as he carefully took the seed from her hands. Mion giggled from the praise he was giving her, then her hands were held together, begging in a cute manner as she stared up to her father with bambi eyes.[/i] “So? My reward?” [i]The blondette excitedly whispered, being unable to hold her excitement for much longer. Evan chuckled, seeing her acting like this.[/i] “Alright, alright. No need to get so hyper. Come on, close your eyes, I’ve got a surprise.” [i]It was a command which Mion quickly obeyed, shutting her eyes as she placed her hands behind her back, slightly tilting her head downwards. She started thinking about what she would get. Maybe something nice and sweet, like chocolates? Nothing seemed to happen for a few seconds, during the time she was closing her eyes. She felt something being placed on her head, but there wasn’t anything else she could feel or hear.[/i] “Alright, you can open your eyes now.” [i]Evan announced. When Mion opened her eyes, she expected something to be in front of her. But there was nothing, only her father standing in front of her with a grin. She was about to open her mouth to question about her reward, until she caught a reflection of herself from one of the empty tanks in the background. A plant sprouted on her hair, two leaves and a stem protruding out from it.[/i] “Wha- Daddy!” [i]Mion yelled out, her expression turned into one of surprise and confusion. She placed her hands on her hair, trying to search around for the source of the seed. The scientist started laughing, from the way Mion reacted. He’d have to go and get something for her sometime later, as she wouldn’t take kindly to that.[/i][/quote][/spoiler]