[It's sweet. It's very silly, but sweet, and most lullabies don't make sense. The song itself is also almost hypnotically soothing. By the end, Martin is almost drifting off, but snaps back awake when he nearly spills his tea in his lap.]
W-woah! That's... well, it's really effective. God, that must have had you out like a light.
[It's definitely soothing. Fern's the one singing it and even by the end he looks like he's about to nod off. What stops him is nearly dropping the music box.]
Uh - [Geez, good job Fern, way to nearly break the thing.] - yeah, one hundred percent guaranteed to put rowdy puppies to sleep.
[The memories that are coming back to him make Fern relax a little, and he looks down at the music box.]
Hah, yeah. It was only for a little while, though. Dogs grow up a lot faster than humans, so Jake grew out of it real quick. Jermaine was always a lot quieter. And then mom and dad died when I was still too young to get into any real trouble. I could barely even use a toy sword right, I mostly just bonked stuff with it.
[He offers a little wave and an attempt at a friendly smile. He really shouldn't have said anything at all. Excellent work, Mr. Blackwood. Now the nice grass kid thinks you're a weirdo and a creep. Wonderful.
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W-woah! That's... well, it's really effective. God, that must have had you out like a light.
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Uh - [Geez, good job Fern, way to nearly break the thing.] - yeah, one hundred percent guaranteed to put rowdy puppies to sleep.
[And adult humans, apparently.]
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Were you and your brother rowdy growing up? I can imagine that made things hard sometimes. Driving your parents up the walls, I mean.
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Hah, yeah. It was only for a little while, though. Dogs grow up a lot faster than humans, so Jake grew out of it real quick. Jermaine was always a lot quieter. And then mom and dad died when I was still too young to get into any real trouble. I could barely even use a toy sword right, I mostly just bonked stuff with it.
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Your- you lost both sets of your parents when you were still just a toddler? But... did your brothers raise- Oh, god! They're still alive, right?
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Wh... of course they are. Jake and I moved out to the Tree Fort after mom and dad died. Jermaine did his own thing.
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Jake took good care of you, right?
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Of course he did. He did a great job.
[Fern is going to shove the music box back into his bag.]
I think I'm gonna go.
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O-oh. Right. Sorry, um. Yeah. It-it seems like he did a really good job raising you. You're... a good kid, Fern. Thanks for coming.
[Is he, though? Martin knows vanishingly few children from home.]
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[He offers a little wave and an attempt at a friendly smile. He really shouldn't have said anything at all. Excellent work, Mr. Blackwood. Now the nice grass kid thinks you're a weirdo and a creep. Wonderful.
Maybe he'll drown his sorrows in tea.]