[closed] who's babysitting who here

[ilves]

WHO: Lalli, Renne, and Ken
WHERE: The CASTLE
WHEN: The, uh, latter half of the event?? 1/22-ish? Time is fake.
WHAT: Two children and a scout walk into a castle...
WARNINGS: There's a big, scary monster chasing them... because it wants to eat them, so, you know.

[KIDS! They're Lalli's worst enemy, honestly, but while he does shoot these two weirdos a Look as he approaches this wall of thorns... well. He has other things to worry about, like, say, the friend currently passed the heck out in his room back in Bluo? Yeah, that's definitely a concern; it's why Lalli is here, staring up at these ugly plants as he wonders what could possibly be on the other side. Something clearly wanted people to follow the vines to this particular location, but... why...

...And how is he going to get past them to find out? This is probably where he should ask the people nearest to him if they've any ideas (or tell them to hurry back where it's safe), but no—he simply pulls the knife from his belt and starts, like, carefully cutting through one, all while making sure to avoid those pesky thorns. He's trying to see how durable they are, you see, even though he probably looks a little... dumb. His magic is no help here?? Help him out, kiddos.]

Comments

[rasure]

[heyo what up.

That is to say that Renne is more following the vines out of curiosity than anything; this seems like a great chance to check out the woods while not seeming overeager or unlike a child.

So here she is, casually stepping over the vines with dainty steps, and...there he is. Chopping at vines with a tiny knife. Oh dear.]

Oh...! It's Mister Kitty Cat. [...] And he has a single claw, now. How cute! ♪

[stophamatime]

[ Of course there's a dog at Ken's heels, and of course he's gotta bark once at Renne's words, as if to say to r u kidding me, where's the fun in chasing this guy.

Ken is more concerned with the problem at hand, but also with Lalli's solution kind of sucking. ]

We've gotta be able to do it faster than that.

[ilves]

[Damn, y'all, but this isn't his master plan? There's value in finding out just how tough these vines really are!! If he can easily cut them with a knife—which is working fairly well so far—then maybe he can think of other ways to slash them apart.

But does Lalli say this? No, because 1) talking is an unnecessary pain and 2) that girl is an absolute menace. He pauses his vine-cutting mission long enough to shoot her an extra special glare. He remembers you, girl! He remembers—oh, wait. Right. The last time he saw her, she had... some sort of blade...]

I'm not a cat. [Like, just getting that out of the way before he hops back from the vines and turns to fully face her. See these gestures he's making? Vaguely scythe-shaped ones?] Where's your... weapon? The weird knife.

[He does not know what a scythe is, so please, be gentle. And also keep that dog away from him, because he's eyeing Koromaru very distrustfully. Dogs are infected beasts where he comes from? He's never seen a healthy one up close...]

[rasure]

[Puppy!

Renne's immediately more invested in Koromaru than either Ken or Lalli, crouching to offer the doggo her hand to sniff at.]

Mmm... but you're doing such a good job with it! One vine at a time. You'll make it through soooomeday!

[A pause.]

Maybe everyone in the town will be cursed and gone by then, but at least you're trying.

[stophamatime]

[ Ken ain't even insulted, he thinks it's pretty obvious that Koromaru is The Best Dog ever and all. (And Koromaru is sniffing that hand and wagging, so he seems to be just fine with Renne.)

Although Koromaru probably has a better tool to get them through the world's nastiest shrubbery than Ken does, now that he considers it. He's got his spear and all, yes, but - ]

Probably quicker to burn a path in.

[ Of course one of the children is the first one to suggest they kill it with fire. Of course. ]

[ilves]

[Yep, it's official: Lalli hates this rude little girl. He's over here trying to remain focused on the task at instead of, you know, wasting time worrying about his sick friend, but thanks for making him consider that possibility, Renne! Just stay over there with that worrying beast, please, and accept this look of intense scorn.

...Which gives way to a very unimpressed look indeed as he shifts his attention over to Ken. Is this little firebug related to Emil...]

Fire spreads. [Duh.] And how would you start it?

[Like, he wants past these vines, but he doesn't want to burn down half the forest in the process. Children!!]

[rasure]

[omg.

Renne looks at Ken with an arched eyebrow, a little intrigued despite herself. A kid willing to fling himself into arson first thing is probably not a normal child.

For now, though, Koromaru is super cute and wagging his tail and she's content to keep petting him instead of being even remotely helpful. Sorry guys. Give her another couple of comments, maybe.]

[stophamatime]

Koromaru can do it.

[ Yeah, he's not just talking about starting a fire, he's talking about a dog starting a fire. #jrpg life

Koromaru wags and barks once. Yes! Yes, he can do it! He will start such a good fire because he is a good boy! :D ]

[ilves]

[Lalli's eyes slide over to the strange beast, brow furrowing as he tries to piece together how it is supposed to start a fire, before he takes in a nice, deep breath—and lets it right back out in a huff. These kids aren't just terrible? They're weird.

So back to the vines he turns, trying to use his knife to see if it's possible to, like, wedge them apart. This is the best team of all time? Stellar communication, buckaroos.]

[rasure]

[Yeah... she just lets Lalli pry at the vines for a bit, before she pats Koromaru's head once more and stands with a sigh.]

Well, I wouldn't want to make the puppy work hard... he's a dog! Dogs deserve to take it easy.

Soooo...

[She reaches out a hand, facing the vines, and in her hand appears her stupid, large purple scythe.]

Move.

[Whether he moves or not, she's slicing--though even if he doesn't, it'll just barely miss him and slice through vines instead.]

[stophamatime]

[ That sure is another way to do it.

And that was...actually kind of awesome? ]

[ilves]

[Thanks for the warning, you punk!! Lalli looks back her way just in time to leap over to the side, and if he really was a cat... well, you bet your ass he'd be all fluffed up right about now. He looks fit to be tied—

—until, of course, he sees the opening she managed to clear. Ah. He blinks at it for a moment, surprised, before tucking his knife back into its sheathe and darting right through it.]

Stay back.

[That's called right back over his shoulder, but they're not... of course they're not. Come catch him struggling to push open the humongous front door to this humongous castle, because Lalli is a noodle and his life is Suffering.]

[rasure]

[Of course they're not. Renne rests her scythe on her shoulder, flashes Ken an amused smile, and then casually hops over some of the sliced up thorny vines to follow Lalli.

Naturally.]

Hmmm... you're really, reaaaally bad at getting into castles, aren't you, kitty cat?