Tan is hugged, he returns it lightly and nuzzles his head a little against Nolles from his seat on the bench.
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."
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Nolles, as usual, just gently cuddles Tan back, lightly ruffling the boy's hair in order to comfort him...
And, at the same time, a storm is brewing in his mind.
...I'm going to kill that wretch once I see him lay another finger on Tan.
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Tan lets out a small giggle, less energetic and cuddles a little bit. Then Tan just looks to the side and picks up the gameboy, checking it was okay before sliding it behind his back and making it disappear.
edited 18th Feb '17 4:10:45 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."
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H-hey, Nolles starts, still cuddling Tan tightly as he thinks.
If... you ever end up facing your brothers again, maybe you should... erm, keep your stuff in the hotel room. Just to keep them from getting it easily.
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Tan accept the continuing cuddle though he wasn't returning it much, still the boy was very warm regardless in his fluffy hoodie.
He on his whiteboard goes ahead and writes some more. "It's okay. They don't normally come here. He just really angry with me." He responds holding and sign and shrugging with a forced smile over a conflicted frown.
edited 18th Feb '17 4:20:42 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."
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W-well, I'm not going to risk it. If you ever end up meeting your brothers again, well, you should just hide your stuff in your room...
Nolles cuddles Tan more tightly and ruffles his hair, before looking around.
W-well... how about we get something for you? What do you want to have for now?
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Tan shakes his head. "I can't just runaway from them. Sometimes they need me. Or I need them for stuff." On the topic of getting him something, he just shrugs with a non-committal frown.
Tan for once not responding with a giggle.
edited 18th Feb '17 4:32:53 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."
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If they need you... then they s-shouldn't be giving you bruises and taking your stuff, then!
Nolles' eyebrows furrow a little as he tries thinking of something to cheer Tan up, his big brother instinct practically going into overload.
F-from what I know, hurting each other isn't a thing that siblings do...
Then, he just lets out a sigh, realising just how angry he's getting by now, dark thoughts brewing in his mind, which he tries to push away. At the same time, he absent-mindedly pets Tan.
Hmm... what kind of toy do you want to get or something...?
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"Tes only slapped me once and took a few things. The cat-doll, bag of cookies, my heellys and a couple of photographs I took and it's camera." He writes back with a strong look.
Tan then starts writing some more. "He was upset with me. I did thing's he didn't like."
Tan is pet which makes his smile a little but still not really giggle. To the last question he shrug's a little. "I dunno. Maybe we can just go for a walk." He seems to take a while to write this, like he was searching for something else himself to do.
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."
The Vagrant
Well, what things did you do that he didn't like? Maybe you can try avoiding that altogether so that you don't get your stuff taken away... Nolles mutters, just standing up and looking at Tan... and he proceeds to try and carry the boy up, smiling as a new idea pops up in his mind.
M-maybe we can spend some time in the park?
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Tan is suddenly picked up and carried, his just does limp in Nolles arms though does continue to write and turn to the whiteboard so Nolles can read. "Tes no like me hanging out with people here. I'm suppose to be in our world doing- well stuff."
Tan then shakes his head greatly at the second suggestion. "Maybe somewhere else. Like amusement place instead with the rides? Tes had his stuff in the park."
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."
The Vagrant
That's just mean, though... what, you can't play with others? You're a kid...
Then, seeing Tan's suggestion, he smiles and nods. Ensuring that he's got a good hold on the boy, he then heads towards the amusement park instead, landing at the entrance and smiling brightly as he lets the kid down.
W-well, here we are! Which ride do you want to go first?
A raven can be seen flying around the park, looking for any signs of people.
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Tan is put down, the lights blinking on his sneakers brightly though it didn't draw his attention right now. He looked around and shrugs a little. "I never been to one before. Do you know what's fun?" He writes a reply looking around, everything seeming interesting to him.
At the park, a limousine was parked on the grass randomly.
edited 18th Feb '17 5:04:09 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."
The Vagrant
I... w-well, maybe something tame like a carousel, where you just... kind of spin around while riding horses. Or how about bumper cars?
The raven lands on the limousine... and then obnoxiously begins to tap the roof repeatedly with its beak.
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Something something smithy
A woman seems to be observing the limo from afar. Anyone looking at her might notice a few cracks in her face, although they are not obvious.
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Tan looks a little confused but nods before writing a quick message. "Last one sounds fun. What is it?" He asks curiously.
Part of the roof slides open allowing the limousine to be flown into.
Inside the limousine, a kid somewhere around 11 or 12 is laying on a large luxury sofa inside. Pink cap, blue hair, pink short-sleeved jacket and yellow shirt and blue shorts as well as pink saddles. He peaked up from lounging and seemingly playing on an X-box with a flat-screen TV on the wall as he laid back inside the vehicle which seemed to have a lot of stuff in it, and be bigger on the inside.
"Bird, no, so who are you?" They casually questioned, not looking at the bird but just playing their game.
edited 18th Feb '17 5:15:20 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."
There's a small and a large drone flying around the area as they spot the limo... and anyone near it.
(My God... that fight at the forest? That would have wrecked an air force. Never knew that Oca guy was THIS powerful!)
(I see what that monkey tailed woman meant by wanting to fight somebody strong. Nothing I make can survive against that.)
(Hmph.)
edited 18th Feb '17 5:17:52 PM by ironcommando
...eheh
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That? It's a game where... you ride cars that are surrounded with soft bumpers and then crash into one another. I-it's pretty fun.
The raven indeed flies into the limo, before making a loud caw at the boy, and then preening its feathers.
edited 18th Feb '17 5:19:04 PM by SymeSynth
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The woman notices the drone, and a few blocks shaped like a T appear near her. She seems to be cautious of the drones.
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Tan nods and looks around and shrugs to Nolles going over and taking his hand shrugging again, clearly having no idea what the game looked like or where it was so wanting to be shown where to go.
Inside the limo the boy stared at the raven as it didn't reply to him, sighing and pausing his game and looking over. "Can you speak. If not, are you smart enough? If I magic you to speak, you smart enough to have something interesting? Peck once for yes, twice for no."
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."Seeing the T shaped blocks, the smaller drone "speaks" up in a friendly tone to try to defuse the situation.
"Hello there! I'm Evan, speaking via radio to this drone... which I made outta thin air!"
Mari gives an annoyed sigh as she hears Evan boast.
The bigger drone speaks with the voice of a Japanese woman. Friendly and with an accent showing that English might not be her first language.
"Good day! I am Mari, speaking from this drone."
...eheh
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Nolles smiles brightly, and he soon leads Tan to where the bumper cars are, grinning.
M-maybe we can have some cotton candy after this!
The raven caws again, and then approaches the kid... before flying over to land on his head, sitting down comfortably on it.
"You know, you're an interesting one," it speaks out, tilting its head and looking at the game the boy is playing.
"Though I would really, really appreciate it if you stopped with the bullying.''
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The T-blocks... Embed themselves in the ground, upside down.
"Hmph... I suppose you are here to try and break me... Well too bad!"
Wait... Break?
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Tan nods brightly at the suggestion from Nolles as they approached the bumper cards, him looking around at them a little confused but with a awe-stuck smile at seeing the ride. Excited to play, likely anything with or against Nolles. The nearby height-restriction sign didn't seem to necessarily agree. It's hard to tell from a distance if Tan is at/above the line or not.
He looked to Nolles for instructions if he should go and climb in or do something.
Tes in the car bats at the bird to try and get it off his cap. It seems like the boy was simply playing some football game on the X-box, which as said, he paused.
"Stop with what?" He replies rather annoyed. "Who even are you, bird?"
edited 18th Feb '17 5:37:29 PM by darkdestinysoul
"After time adrift among open stars, along tides of light and through shoals of dust, I will return to where I began."
...
Nolles nods, a brief glimmer of pure hate visible on his face, which soon softens into another look of concern. Then, he proceeds to give Tan a tight hug.
I'm sorry to hear that...
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