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[treasurehunts]

[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 lunateclock is quiet, hands in his lap and peering up at the 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! teeniki & 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.)]

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[immortalityact.livejournal.com]

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[Mitsuru reaches out to the camera almost instinctively.]

Minato! What happened to you?

[She's now glaring at the camera.]

You! One eyed man, what have you done to him?!

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

[... crap, he's getting Bossy Lady Vibes from her. Those are vibes he has bad memories of, so he'll play nice for now.

Straightening a bit, he'll meet her glare with an even gaze.]

I found him, figured out he was lost, and that's about it.

Mind changin' your tone, ma'am? Thinkin' we're all in the same disoriented boat here.

[immortalityact.livejournal.com]

[Her eyes don't change. Yes, you're being nice Motochika but firstly, it's Minato. Secondly, he's a kid. Thirdly, this is her motherly instinct kicking in.]

Hmph. You cannot simply claim a child indefinitely because he is lost. I know him, though he is... smaller than I last recall.

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

[... Oooohhh. He's staring to piece it together now. That gets a small nod from him. But he has a point to make first.]

... would you have rather I left him alone? He's kinda quiet in case you haven't noticed.

[A tilt of his head before he shrugs.]

But I ain't lookin' for thanks for finding him or anythin', miss, I'm lookin' for his guardians. If you know him, would you mind helpin' me look for them? Because much as I appreciate yer concern for the kid... no offense to ya, but I've got have my fair amount of suspicions on handin' him over too.

[immortalityact.livejournal.com]

[Mitsuru's just going to ignore the point about leaving him alone because any reasonable person would simply stay with the boy rather than actually claiming him, for a start. Which is what he's doing.]

... I am his guardian. The boy has no parents, as they died in an accident.

[Her eyes soften as she peers at Minato. Aigis, Ryoji... all of that comes to mind now.]

My name is Mitsuru Kirijo.

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

... [a minor pause before he sighs. he knew that, but-]

Nice to meet'cha, Miss Kirijo. ... really. Pleasure's all mine.

But I'm afraid I can't hand 'im over to ya. Doesn't sit right with me to pass this kid off from person to person. If he's not goin' off to an adult he knows, what's the need of passin' him to another stranger? It just don't sound healthy.

.... Think you could help me look after him, though?

[Essentially opening up the line of communication that if she still doesn't trust him... there is an option.]

[immortalityact.livejournal.com]

Pleasure to meet you as well.

[ She's used to these historical figures now, sob this is what meeting Yukimura does to you. She takes a deep breath, deep breath. It is Minato, so she will make the effort. Mitsuru will refrain from saying that she's seen Minato's future and she isn't a random stranger... but that in itself is a slightly scary though.]

Where are you located?

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

Ahh, a clearin' with some benches lined around a walkway.

[so the park-]

By the way, I hate to ask but you got any cash to spare? S'probably about time to feed 'im but my pockets are empty and I don't have a fishin' rod to catch anything. I'll pay ya back in full... somehow.

[What's unsaid is that he'd honestly normally just steal something but 1) it doesn't look like the people he could afford to be stolen from, 2) it'd be a bad thing to teach minato, and 3) she'd probably just distrust him more if he said that.]

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[immortalityact.livejournal.com]

[She nods and without another word, closes the feed. What does happen is that in 5 minutes, there is Mitsuru walking through the park. Spotting Motochika and Minato with ease, she makes her way over with her arms crossed.]

Mitsuru Kirijo. We have spoken previously.

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[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[/spams Kimi

I mean.

When she shows up, Minato's still in Motochika's lap, staring down curiously at the SFC still despite the conversations having ended by then.

So he blinks up at her voice, somewhat surprised; he hadn't realized she was there.

And then he waves, because that's what you do when there's someone there, right?]

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[teeniki.livejournal.com]

[He was actually just watching Minato... watch the SFC. It was mildly entertaining, despite what you may think.

So his grin doesn't falter at all when she arrives and he nods to her in acknowledgement.]

Yo.

[immortalityact.livejournal.com]

In this city, you don't actually have to pay for anything. At least, not that I can think of. Not yet. Food is surely in the bounds of which you don't have to pay for.

[But her attention turns to Motochika. Because she needs a moment to fully comprehend this situation - a Chosokabe Motochika - probably from the same crazy place as Sanada Yukimura - is holding her friend who is suddenly a little child - in his arms.

Because Mitsuru is a calm and analytical person, she's just going to stand straight and ]

You said that you were Chosokabe Motochika. Forgive my skepticism but aren't you a little too young to be a Sengoku daimyo?

[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[!!!!

o-oh that's loud.

What happened to him....?

??]

Um. I...dunno.

[did something happen to him...?]

[immortalityact.livejournal.com]

Minato Arisato.

[She feels really bad because this is Minato, when Death got sealed into him by Aigis. Which was the fault of the Kirijo Group.]

You're a child now... are you alright?

[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[Sure, sure, he's fine. He's got aniki and he knows that his parents aren't coming so at least that's a step up from what he was expecting.

so you get a nod.]

Aniki said he'd stay.

[So he's not alone then.]

[immortalityact.livejournal.com]

Do you want to come with me? All your things are back at the dorm.

[She just wants to hug you and give you some milk and cookies, okay?]

Or we can stay here with... "aniki".

[When was Chosokabe Motochika a big brother figure all of a sudden? This wasn't in the history books.]

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[teeniki.livejournal.com]

[Motochika's been listening in on this and as Minato is silent for a bit as he always tends to be, he rests his chin on Minato's head and gets his word in edge-wise.]

... yeah. Hey Minato, I don't wanna go and take your options from you once they're becomin' clearer and all.

Do you want me to drop ya off with her? Or you can stay with me if that's what ya want. I'll miss yer company and all-

But it's your choice.

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[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[....choices what are those.

As much as he can remember it's more "this is where you're going now" "this is who you're staying with now" and while they both make the choice clear and easy to understand, it makes him pause.

...

...]

...um.

[Passive indecisive child--but then, with a mind as much a mess as his can be sometimes, it's not so surprising.

In the end though, he trusts Aniki, but he likes Mitsuru already. So his answer is not really an answer at all.]

I don't want to leave.

[Because he doesn't like when he has to leave. But--]

Can she stay?

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[teeniki.livejournal.com]

[... he blinks before aiming a grin to Mitsuru.]

Well I dunno.

Can she?

I sure wouldn't mind that either.

[immortalityact.livejournal.com]

... Alright, I'll stay.

[Mitsuru looks at them both appraisingly. But mostly looking rather steely eyed at Motochika. Minato looked 6. Motochika looked 16. Neither was any good especially since they were both probably much older. She sweeps a lock of her away from her eyes and sighs.]

What a day. And it's not over yet.

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[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[She'll staaaay.

Then he's pretty much content. A nod and he tilts his head questioningly at her comment, but he doesn't have anything to add to the conversation per se--he'd just like to see the nice lady who seems to have taken care of him before (?).]

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[teeniki.livejournal.com]

Heh. Then thank ya so kindly, Kirijo-san. Means a lot to both of us.

[A chuckle.]

And now that that's settled, y'know where we're at. See ya in a bit.

[A slight wave of his hand and then he ends the feed.]