treasurehunts | 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

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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Huh? Oh, I'm Renton. Renton Thurston.

So your name is Chosokabe, Aniki? I didn't know that...

Renton. Got it. Nice to meet'cha or... see ya again. Whichever.

But ya didn't know my last name? Funny. [a slight chuckle] But yeah. Chosokabe Motochika, Oniwakako from Shikoku. Remember the name, it'll be even more well-known in a little while.

I didn't know your name at all. When we met, you just told me to call you Aniki.

But, uh... I don't think that's gonna be the case here, Aniki.

... yeah, that's not too surprisin'. [ . . . and well. okay. he has a question-] Was I any good...?

[because he has his doubts]

Huh? Why not?

[He blinks.]

Any good at what?

... Because I don't think Shikoku is anywhere near here.

Well... y'know. Bein' an aniki.

[a-awkward shrug. HE'S STILL LEARNING AT THIS POINT SHUT UP]

... they took me that far?

[... D'awwww—

He grins.]

Of course. You're an awesome aniki, Aniki!

[... And then he smiles sheepishly.]

... Try 'a different world' kind of far.

[..... s-scoff! He looks away and snorts but... yeah, he's grinning.]

H-Hah! You're exaggeratin', ain't ya? Well ah... [cough] Thanks anyway, kid. 'ppreciate it. I'll do my best to keep up the good work...

But uh... how's that exactly possible?

Not at all! Sure, you kind of tease me a lot, but... you've always been really friendly, and you even saved my life once!

[... He shrugs. Being pulled into different worlds isn't exactly new for him, so he never bothered to question it, oops.]

I don't really know, but that's how it is.

.... well what were ya gettin' in trouble for anyway, runt?

[despite the nickname, he actually looks pretty concerned. It's more difficult for him to stay neutral than when he's older.]

Huh. Weird. So... what, I'm stuck here? Minato's stuck here?

... This might sound weird, but there were these mutant fish...

Yeah. Kind of, I guess.

['Until you return to your proper ages', but he's not sure if he should say that—]

...

This place officially sucks ass.

Who do I have to beat up to get us all out of here?

... I don't think beating anyone up will help, Aniki.

That's a loser's attitude, Renton.

I just don't think that beating things up is really a good solution to things.

Still sounds like a loser's mentality to me.

... Can I take back what I said about you being a good aniki?

... well that seems kinda petty.

And saying that not liking to beat people up is a loser's mentality is kind of stupid, Aniki.

[???]

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.

So you're saying you should act on impulse when you don't understand the full situation?

What is there to understand when there are people being mistreated?

[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.

Find out where the assholes are.

Kick their asses.

Done.

... Yeah, you're not gonna get very far with that.

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