wolfishsurvivalist | ✖ anxiety attack: 007 ✖

[A. Phone | Filtered from Herr Major]

Hey guys, I know this is going to sound fairly unusual but I have a couple requests to make. There's a few new kids in town, really young, and I just want to make sure they'll be safe if things go completely insane around here. Also there's a girl who needs protection from her house's father, and I wanted to know if anyone would be willing to let her stay with them. I have a nasty feeling that her assigned dad might come looking to drag her back, and from what I know he's a pretty nasty guy in a fight. So if anyone is willing to let her stay with them, if he finds out she's not coming back save to avoid droning, things might get ugly.

I just want to know she'll be safe. Unfortunately this guy could easily wipe out everyone at my house, and I don't want to promise her I'll keep her safe only to fail miserably. This is a really risky request, and she'll need someone to go with her when she stops back in at her assigned house to avoid droning.

Please, if anyone's willing to take me up on this, I need to find someplace safer for her immediately.

[B. Streets: Early evening]

[Mika is limping a little less today, leaning on her cane only a little as she hobbles down the sidewalk with a huge basket in hand. It's a picnic basket. Whatever's in it is covered with a cloth, and despite her cryptic phone call earlier, she seems to be particularly cheerful, humming softly and her tail wagging as she makes her way down the street.]

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That makes sense, I guess. [considering that the unmanned AIs needed more than a couple of missiles to take down. sigh.] I've only just gotten here; I definitely don't have the equipment needed to take something on like that, but I'll admit that I do have experience with robots - just none quite on the scale of an actual cyborg.

Who is this guy? I'd like to inquire more about him from other sources.

I've only been here two months or so, but even still, I'm not exactly a fighter. I'm lucky I haven't been killed yet.

The only name I know him by is the Major. I don't know if he has another name or what. I'm sorry I can't be more helpful.

Luck might not have much to do with it; just because you don't know how to pick up a weapon doesn't mean you aren't resourceful.

No, that's good enough for now. I'll look into it, see what I can do.

Um - what about the other kids? Do you know their names?

I guess so, but it never feels like I'm helping. But thank you.

You mean Nanako and Cain? They're good kids, Nanako's six and Cain's ten. They'll be all right, they're in a house with Cain's brother and a girl he knows from home, so I'm not too worried about them. It's just that with the way things go around here, Abel and Esther might need some extra help looking out for them.

Don't underestimate yourself. Just bringing this to our attention is helping. Like I told this other guy, there's a time and a place for everything.

I wouldn't mind. [feels like he does enough babysitting at home with grown adults. kids should be no big deal at all.] I haven't met any of those people yet; hope they won't object to me shoving my fat head into things.

[he pauses, curiously.]

I'm Kaz, by the way. I don't think I've gotten your name yet, miss - ?

Mm. [She nods even if he can't see it, her tail wagging.]

Well, I did say that I'd be asking around to have other people looking out for the kids, so technically they've been warned.

[She huffs softly before answering.]

It's Mika. Mika Whitepaws.

Good to know. I have some other things to take care of first, but I'll try to talk to 'em when I get the chance. [and by other things, he means "hunt down my best friend and beat (http://dividesheaven.livejournal.com/1526.html?thread=22006#t22006) some sense into him".]

Pretty name~ I don't hear a lot of those very often.

Okay, thanks Kaz. I really appreciate it.

It's nothing special, really. [T-tailwags at the compliment though.]

But I think so. I bet your weekends here are so busy, too.

[don't fall into his trap, Mika.]

If you mean by busy trying not to die, then yeah.

[Ah-ha-ha flirting? With Mika? Unpossible. She doesn't believe people would bother so she doesn't notice.]

[sadly, Kaz is selectively obliviousness when it comes to matters like these. this is almost too perfect.]

Keeping your morale up is just as important, so you shouldn't forget that.

...Say! You wouldn't happen to be busy this weekend would you? I'd love to see what you guys do to keep busy when it's calm here.

[Ohhh if he only knew what he'd be getting into with this one.]

I guess so....

Well, if things don't completely explode into full-on madhouse levels then okay, I could show you around. There isn't really much to do, though.

Ha, now what did I tell you about keeping optimistic? [he sure is. nothing can go wrong with this scenario.]

Hmm... How about Friday? I think I'd definitely want to see what this place has in terms of food. I haven't been in America for years; it's been so long since I've had a cheeseburger.

Um. [Sadly Mika lives a life where things are sure to spiral into complete madness as soon as things start looking up again.]

Friday? I don't think I have anything happening then, and I do know a decent diner...

[likewise, the only things he can count on to keep happening no matter where he's at are the following: number one, finding a cute girl who's nice enough to humor him for a little while, and number two, being rejected by said cute girl the moment everything looks like it's about to work out.

such is life in Kaz's world.]

Great! [wow, didn't expect that to work...] S-So...around six or seven?

[Sadly Mika is halfway onto the crazy train from trauma, so it's probably in his best interests to look elsewhere for cute girls because this one is a bundle of mental issues.]

Either is fine, I guess?

[Also she still has yet to realize she's just agreed to what he considers a date.]

Well, okay. Six, then.

[oh gosh, he's so happy right now he doesn't even know how to express it. he's been having an awful day so far so this definitely makes up for it.]

U-Uh... [deep, deep breath.] Thankyouverymuch!

[a-ah. that sounded weird.]

Oh, erm. Sorry?

Edited 2011-09-15 21:42 (UTC)

Okay.

You're...welcome? [A beat, she only sounds unsure because of the sudden and unexpected apology.]

Why are you apologizing? Everybody needs to get caught up on what's going on around here when they first arrive.

Call it a force of habit...! [yeah, nice going, idiot. so help him, if he screws this up...] You're right, though. Having fun is important, too. I was told that peace is pretty short-lived here, so we should soak up as much of it as we can.

I guess so, but don't hurt yourself, all right?

[Over-excited puppy...]

But yeah, it usually is. I wouldn't be surprised if something happens within the next few days.

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