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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.)]

Comments

[predivine.livejournal.com]

[... The thing is talking.

alsklaslasd THE THING IS TALKING.

Hi guys, have a 7-year-old staring at the screen (kindly ignore the specks of dried blood on his face and far more than specks on his clothing—), eyes wide because alskajlsdas what is this.]

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

[ . . . oh. it's another kid.

so he manages a friendly grin for you.]

Hey, sport. What's up?

[predivine.livejournal.com]

[alskalsjlasd IT'S TALKING AGAIN.]

A-Aah—!

[Just. Dropping the SFC in surprise—]

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

[WHOA-]

Hey hey, settle down, kiddo. S'fine. Ain't nothin' gonna hurt ya.

[predivine.livejournal.com]

[Okay, um. It's talking. Someone is talking to him.

... Wait. Someone is talking to him.]

I-If you think that being friendly will make me trust you, then you're stupid!

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

[ . . . ]

Alright.

But guess who might be a little stupider for denyin' help when it's being offered to him? C'mon kid, we're in the same boat. If I harm ya, yer free to do the same thing back, alright?

No need to be so suspicious.

[predivine.livejournal.com]

I'm not falling for that. You—you people are all the same!

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

... What're you then?

Are you the same as everyone like you?

I've got a brain and a heartbeat.

We could be the same by those standards too.

[predivine.livejournal.com]

I'm not a stupid human like you. I'm... a monster.

[... That's what everyone calls him, after all. Monster. Abomination. Demon. Devil child.

He doesn't know what he is, so he has nothing to call himself but those names.]

B-But if you plan on hunting me down, don't even try. I'll kill you first!

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

... you ain't no monster, kiddo. I think I fit that title better than a runt like yourself.

[a small grin]

But alright, alright. I have no plans to hunt ya down or be killed. But stupid human's gonna go get lunch. Have you managed to feed yourself yet?

[predivine.livejournal.com]

... That's not what everyone else says.

[LINEFACE]

That's none of your—

[... Whoops, stomach growling.

He lives on the streets, okay. He doesn't exactly eat (in the conventional sense) properly.]

[teeniki.livejournal.com]

Then everyone else needs to re-evaluate the situation.

... [that gets him to laugh]

Alright then. How 'bout lunch between two not-really-monsters? And a truce so we don't kill each other over our meal. Sounds alright?

[predivine.livejournal.com]

But it's always been like that.

[...]

How do I know you won't try to poison me?

[... Yes, he's still convinced that you're going to kill him.]

[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[HAVE SOME STARING BACK.

(´・_・`)

(´・_・`)

(´・_・`)]

...?

[predivine.livejournal.com]

[WELL HAVE SOME MORE STARING BACK.

... Or rather, glaring, because even if you're a kid, Minato, you're still human and he refuses to trust you. :|

B|

B|

B|]

[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[Oh okay. He doesn't seem to bothered though.

...]

Hi.

[predivine.livejournal.com]

[Still glaring.

He's silent for a moment, before speaking—]

... Just another stupid human.

[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[No wait Tiir don't--

Sob this kid is like a sponge still.

He takes that in quietly and then sort of...droops.]

...Oh.

[predivine.livejournal.com]

[PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT HIS FEELINGS WHY SHOULD HE CARE ABOUT YOURS. :|]

... That's it? 'Oh'?

[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[HE'S SIX GIVE HIM A BREAK.

and it's pretty clear he doesn't really get it. He has to work through that one for a second and then...]

...Yes...?

[predivine.livejournal.com]

[HE'S SEVEN. YOUR POINT?

And for a while, he stares, before scoffing.]

... You're just like how I was.

[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[They're both messed up brats?

...

...???]

Oh...

Um.

What do you mean?

[predivine.livejournal.com]

[... Fair enough.]

You're too weak. If you don't stand up for yourself, then people will just continue to hurt you.

[... Wait why is he telling a human this.

Oh well.]

Well, they'll probably hurt you anyway. But maybe not you, since you're human...

[hideallnoise.livejournal.com]

[...oh.

Ouch.

Um.

...]

Sorry.

[That's what you say when you've made someone else mad, right?]

[predivine.livejournal.com]

Don't apologize. I bet you don't even mean it.

[...]

But that's how people are.