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Chōsokabe Motochika [ 長宗我部 元親 ] ([personal profile] treasurehunts) wrote2011-11-20 09:37 am

video → four

[The feed clicks on to a pirate sitting cross-legged with a child on his lap. Surely neither of those two looks familiar. Nope. Not at all.

But the [livejournal.com profile] lunateclock is quiet, hands in his lap and peering up at the [livejournal.com profile] treasurehunted instead of paying any attention to the camera at the moment.

Motochika, on the other hand, is... actually not that attentive as he looks to the camera with a slight frown. Tilting his head, he almost yawns--]


Alright, I'm gonna say my piece once and once alone. Somebody went and thought it'd be a bright idea to abduct the Little Demon of Shikoku. I'll go ahead and applaud ya for gettin' this far, but there's hell t'pay for it! Bring me back home before I get real angry! Tch. I'm pretty pissed as is.

How 'bout you, Minato? 'cept yer not allowed to use the word I just used.
[and he spares the time to glance down at Minato

The child's insta-reaction is to nod! But then he pauses mid nod and thinks about it for a moment. Angry...? No, he's not really angry. So have a quiet shake of his head instead. :O]


You're not helping me at all, kiddo. [sigh. he's cracking his neck once before wrapping an arm around Minato to keep a hold on him before changing the angle of the SFC.]  By the way, I found 'im by the mutated coral- ... which you should probably get looked at before it turns into a problem, y'know.

Anyway. Let me know if he's yours? I mean, I won't give him up to anyone - what kind of ass treats a child so lightly like that? But if ya can help me find his guardians, I'd appreciate it. 'til then, he's in the custody of Chosokabe Motochika and I'll keep 'im safe 'til his folks claim him. [Resting his chin on top of Minato's head-] Is that cool with you, Minato?

[Oh. There's a chin on his head. guess that means he has to talk. It's quiet, but hey, the kid has a voice!]

...Kay.

Hah! [His arm retracts as he ruffles Minato's hair with a big grin. Then he nods at the SFC.] There! Ya heard it yerself. I've got dibs until one of ya proves yerself to me, alright? Or you can just hand over the map to the exit and we'll be on our way and I'll find his home myself. Up to you!

[ooc: Motochika & Minato have both been aged down to 17 and 6, respectively! [livejournal.com profile] teeniki & [livejournal.com profile] hideallnoise might be used to do some tagging, too. You'll get separate threads with them but Motochika might choose to intervene to be over-protective. (Also chances of Motochika letting go of Minato are slim. Like. So slim they're non-existent. Be careful, he's not against biting.)]

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
... oh.

Well that's swell.

[weirdo]

What's yer name anyway?

[identity profile] heroistics.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:09 pm (UTC)(link)
... Can I take back what I said about you being a good aniki?

[identity profile] loyalhand.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He respects his

elders. ]


Saito Hajime, third captain of the Shinsengumi.

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Then do you know why you're called a monster?

Nice to meet'cha, Tiir. Where are you right now? Minato and I'll go to get'cha.

[identity profile] cabintwerp.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[You know what Aniki needs? More twerps!]

Hey mister, are you... a pirate?

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
... well that seems kinda petty.

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[aniki always needs more twerps.

... but that's pretty adorable so it gets a grin out of him. Okay, sport. He'll play the rough and tough pirate for you.]


And what if I am, runt?

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh! Then it's nice to meet'cha, Hajime. [respect with other males what is that] It hard bein' a captain?

[identity profile] cabintwerp.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh gosh oh gosh oh gosh, just wait until he could tell his mom.]

Awesome. Do you have any treasure?

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Well I sure do have a stash waitin' for me back home!

[which probably isn't a lie. lol klepto.]

You interested in a pirate's life then, sport?

[identity profile] predivine.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
... Because I ate a woman from the inside, I think. That's how I was born. And I don't think humans hear the things that I do. My eyes glow red sometimes too.

[His thoughts are a bit disorganized, because... he doesn't really know. No one's ever explained why, so he's just had to piece things together himself.]

And I've always been a lot stronger than everyone else, but I didn't know that until they tried to kill me. But none of them could beat me.

[He just. Glances around.]

I don't know.

[identity profile] heroistics.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
And saying that not liking to beat people up is a loser's mentality is kind of stupid, Aniki.

[identity profile] cabintwerp.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
When I grow up I'm gonna go into space and find all of Captain's Flint's treasures and give them to mom and see everything.

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[.... pfff. That's. Too endearing. Even if he doesn't know what it means to 'go into space'.]

Ahhhh! Ya don't say. Well I'm sure that'd make your ma real happy. You got my support! Let me know if ya ever need a hand with that, alright? I think I know a thing or two about the plunderin' game.

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[???]

Hell're you talkin' about? If they ain't lettin' us go yet when we're all complainin', what're we supposed to do? If negotiation ain't possible, the only way to do it is force. Because otherwise, you've got tots like Minato here being abducted and that's just an asshole move.

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ . . . oh. He blinks once. Before nodding faintly.]

... then I'm sorry, Tiir. You're right. That's different. We aren't the same. But you're not a monster for any of those reasons.

[Admittedly he was initially repulsed by the idea of eating a woman from the inside - thinking that's probably Tiir's mother - but at the same time... it wasn't intentional, from the looks of things. He hears things, but it's not like he's making the effort for it. And if his eyes glow red, that probably wasn't his own intention either, right?

If he's stronger... then he's feared. If he does off things, then he's feared. And if he's feared, then he's a threat and people try to remove him - Motochika can understand that much from the flicks of blood dotting his person.

But that's no reason to call him a monster when he doesn't know any better. It's a rude kind of misunderstanding and it repulses him to some degree. But all he can do is just shake his head slightly.]


It's just too bad that others don't understand... but hey, if we can get along, then that just goes to show it's possible, right? Let's show 'em that you ain't no monster.

[but there's just a chuckle after that]

Move the thing in your hands around a bit. I'll try to find ya from yer surroundings.

[identity profile] dystopiadreams.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
*Little iccle 7 year old Selphie is gazing with big wide eyes into the screen, before tapping on it hard*

HULLO?? HULLO! CAN YOU HEAR ME?!

[identity profile] heroistics.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
So you're saying you should act on impulse when you don't understand the full situation?

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
What is there to understand when there are people being mistreated?

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[.... oh lord. He blinks.]

Loud and clear, missy. You can turn it down a little.

[identity profile] predivine.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
... You mean it?

[All right, doing what he says and moving it around.]

Like this...?

[identity profile] dystopiadreams.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
You are in the box!

*Maybe a bit quieter, but she's laughing lots*

You and the little boy!

*So she waves real hard, just to be sure that he really can see and hear her*

[identity profile] teeniki.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't lie. I've got a policy against underhandedness.

[weirdest pirate code ever but just roll with it-

and he nods]


Yep. Alright, Minato and I'll be there in a sec. Stay on the line, will ya?

[identity profile] heroistics.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[He looks away for a moment, a flicker of grief passing through his face (thinking of that dying girl—).]

Good intentions don't always equal good results. Moving recklessly can just get more people hurt.

At least think of a plan first.

[identity profile] predivine.livejournal.com 2011-11-20 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
... I'll still kill you if you try anything.

[But he doesn't sound as sure as he was moments ago.]

On the line? You mean... keep talking to this thing?

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