Written for: theonlyspl
Prompt: Kelly + discovery
Spoilers: Pre-series background on Kelly. Beyond that, everything we learned in these 10 episodes is up for grabs.
Warnings: No standard warnings apply.
A/N: I really wasn't sure what was going to come of this prompt, but I'm glad I trusted my muses, because I really like how this piece worked out. I love that Kelly now has a history of exploring and getting into the thick of it, regardless of the danger inherent.
Dedication: This is part of a series of stories to thank the phenomenal creative team of Damien, both in front of and behind the camera.
Series: Part 7 of the #666foryou series
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The first time she got lost, she was four years old. Simone was barely two and still having some trouble with her balance while walking, or she'd have gotten lost, as well. When their mother finally found her, Kelly threw the mother of all temper tantrums at being pulled away from her "yookins". Once she'd calmed down at home, she took crayons to paper to document what had been discovered. Her mother was so intrigued by the level of detail, even at that tender age, that she went out the very next day and bought several large drawing pads for Kelly to keep her various stories together.
As she grew older, her drawing and writing improved, and she progressed to composition books. Given the right subjects for her "yookins" - a term the family continued to use for sentimental reasons - she could fill a book in a week, between her ideas, her research, and the early drafts of her articles.
Even into adulthood, Kelly continued to wander off exploring. It was no surprise that she went into journalism as she did, but her mother and sister didn't exactly celebrate the types of stories that she began to cover around the world. When she died, Simone found a way to get all of Kelly's old notebooks, minus the one burned by the Yoruba priest. It meant she could keep the spirit of Kelly's "yookins" alive, no matter what.