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 Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 10:36 pm
 It didn't take long for Momo to start pacing. he chewed on his nails, biting them down to the quick before finding something to tinker with. Logically he knew it had taken them some time between the horse and the house, and doing a double trip meant that it would take Hal twice as long, but still he worried. it was dangerous during the day, it was even worse at night. that added to the fact that the horses' bodies would have attracted predators and Momo had more than enough to worry about. a noice drew his attention to their unexpected guest and he stared as the boy began to move. he sat up and rubbed his eyes, giving Momo a chance to pull down his sleeves and put on his gloves before his arm was seen. it was habit, he covered it whenever there was someone around, he didn't like being stared at. he put the pot back on the flame to heat and smiled a little, staying well back to show the boy he didn't mean any harm, "hello," he said softly, sitting down on the other side of the room, "good to see you up, you worried me there for a bit. how are you feeling? thirsty?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:20 pm
 The sound of a human voice startled the child, looking over at Momo with wide eyes. A human? Someone else? "H-Hungry." came the soft response, watching the man move with cautious, glancing around the house as his back was turned. "Where... Where am I?"
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Your Missing Period Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:27 pm
Momo had the meat from earlier, and the water was boiling so he poured some of it out into the second mug and brought the meat and drink to the boy, "i'm Momo, and you're in a house that me and my friend are taking refuge in for the time being. my friend's going to go get some more food, so you eat as much as you like, ok?" he put the meat and the mug by the boy before moving away again, "don't let your dog get it, though. he's yours, isn't he?" he nodded to the maned wolf, hoping he was right.
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:37 pm
 "Thank you." The child murmured, taking the food that smelled really good and staring at it. It looked a little funny, but he'd eaten worse so he slowly began to eat, ignoring Momo and offering some of the food. Luckily the canine ignored it, only giving it a sniff before resting his head on the floor. "Yea. His name is Hal." He reached and pet the dog with his handless limb, Hal rolling onto his side and accepting the petting. "He's named after my dad. His name was Harold but Mom always called him Hal."
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Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 11:43 pm
Momo snorted and covered his mouth, trying to not laugh. the dog was named hal? hilarious! "You might not believe me, but my friend's name is Hal too. he should be back soon, left a while ago..." he glanced at the door, as if that would somehow bring Hal back quicker. "we found you just as the dust storm hit, what were you doing all alone? were your seperated from your mother by those horses?" by the way the boy spoke, he guessed that his father had passed already.
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 2:50 pm
"Hrmmr?" The boy asked, hearing this man's friend was named Hal as well. he swallowed what was in his mouth, about to ask a question but silenced, the other asking first. "Hal ran off without me." he murmured. "I was sleeping in a small building and when I woke up he wasn't there." The child had worried that the dog had just upped and left him too. "Me and Mom have been separated for a while... she disappeared with Dad." And looked at his food before taking another bite of it. "So where did your Hal go?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:36 pm
Momo looked at the dog in surprise, "actually, Hal might have saved your life. he was being chased by horned horses, meat eating horses i might add. if he upped and left, and is this clingy to you now, i think he might have lead them away from you. if we hadn't come across them, he would have probably sacrificed his life for yours." he smiled a reached over to pat the dog's head, "you have a loyal companion here, my friend."he smiled and sat back, "actually, right now you are eating one of those horses. we didn't take much of it's meat because we don't have a very good way of storing it, but since you came along we are going to need more supplies. my Hal went back to the sight of the kill and is getting us more."
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:48 pm
"Really?" he looked back down at the animal, smiling and using placing his food on the ground before petting the beast properly with his hand. "You saved my life, Hal. You're such a good boy." he hugged the large canine with a smile. "Thank you." He let go, grabbing his bit of meat and eating the rest of it, offering the last bite to Hal who took it. "Horse doesn't taste so bad. I eat whatever Hal throws up." and swallowed the food. "Do... you have anything to drink?" he looked up, licking his fingers of the grease of horse meat before wiping them on his sweater. "How long will he take? Isn't it cold outside?" It was warm by the fire, at least.
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 10:53 pm
Momo pushed the tea closer to the boy, "Drink that, it will warm you up." he smiled and settled back, "i don't know when he will be back, but i hope it will be soon. cold doesn't both Hal that much, he will be fine." he thought about what the boy had told him so far. his parents were both gone and his primary caretaker was a dog. a very good, and amazingly caring dog, but a dog all the same. his broke his heart as he looked the boy over, he couldn't help but wonder how long he would have survived even if dog-Hal hadn't been forced to lead the horses away. "i didn't catch your name? it's ok if you don't want to tell me, though. i understand."
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:01 pm
"Oh. Thank you." he took the cup, taking a sip and flinching, realizing it was hot. Hal sat up immediately and sniffed at the boy's burnt lips, licking them better before flopping on his lap this time, tail giving a wag before he dozed again. "Is he wearing lots of clothes? Doesn't he get hot during the day?" he blew on the drink before taking a sip. It was bitter, but it was really warm. Warm was good. "Oh. I'm Malcom." he said, "What's yours again?"
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:10 pm
"I'm Momo, nice to meet you Malcom. i think you will understand about my Hal better when he gets here." he looked the boy over and nodded, "Malcom? i know we just met, but i was wondering, if you have no one else would you mind traveling with us? we wouldn't mind adding you and Hal to our little group and it would be safer for all of us to stick together. would that be ok with you?" he didn't want to leave this boy alone. dog-Hal might have been doing an alright job taking care of him so far, but there were things that a dog just couldn't do. "you can think about it, if you want. you don't have to choose now, and even of we travel for a while and you don't like it, it doesn't mean you have to stay."
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:22 pm
"Hi Momo. You have a silly name." he chuckled, taking another sip of the tea before listening. Hearing the request though had Malcom's face turn surprised. "Really? You'll take us both?" he questioned. "Hal's really good at finding food in the ground! and whenever he sleeps we sleep! And--!" he paused as he burned his arm on the cup, looking at it before his smile fell. "And I don't have another hand. I mean, I can do stuff without it! But Mom and Dad said that the horses would get me..." and he'd had more than once occasion with an animal to know his parents weren't afraid of abandoning him "But I'll do really good! I'll come with you and show you guys how useful I am!" The door slammed open, Malcom jumping and turning. And there was the android, covered in a mix of blood and dirt and carrying ribs over his shoulder and two thick horse legs under his arm. "We will have to rinse this off. Unfortunately the other horses must have circled back for the carcass we found had been nearly stripped. I had to find a new one. None of my internal processors were damaged and my filters have absorbed majority of the radiation I've inhaled while in that storm. My need for a new filter is at the suggesting stage." and dumped the meet on the ground. "I will need to be washed again. I apologize, Monoki."
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:34 pm
Momo had been about to show Malcom his arm, knowing it might help the boy understand his lack of a hand was ok when the door opened. he looked at the blood covered android and breathed a sigh of relief, "thank god you're back!" he hurried to Hal and helped take the meat to the remains of the couch, laying them there for now. "it's ok, you don't have to apologize, i'm just glad you are back." he looked over Hal to make sure he wasn't wounded in any way, "Hal, this is Malcom. he woke up while you were gone, Malcom, this is Hal." he was getting their wash cloth wet and starting to wipe down Hal as he spoke, wanting to get the blood off as soon as possible.
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Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2013 11:55 pm
"I am sorry that retrieving food took so long, Monoki. I wasn't aware as to how quickly the unicorns devoured their meat, let alone their own kind. I had not expected that, but anything to survive I imagine. Correct?" at the introductions he looked over, smiling before catching the fear on the boy's face. "Malcom?" "I-is that your blood?" "This? Oh, no. This is unicorn blood. I do not bleed." "What?" "I'm an android, we're not human." Malcom stared, confused before that little flicker of fear entered his eyes again. "But.. you look human." With a funny body, but his face was human.
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Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2013 12:07 am
Momo quickly moved between Malcom and Hal, "it's ok, he's not going to hurt you," he said quickly. the hatred and fear of technology was still prevalent, even after all these years. "he's my friend, my father build him and he's been with me all of my life. he won't hurt anyone, ok?" he moved out of the way and started to clean Hal again, "he saved you life, too. you breathed in a lot of toxins and he cleared out your lungs for you. without that, you would have died from air poisoning."
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It didn't take long for Momo to start pacing. he chewed on his nails, biting them down to the quick before finding something to tinker with. Logically he knew it had taken them some time between the horse and the house, and doing a double trip meant that it would take Hal twice as long, but still he worried. it was dangerous during the day, it was even worse at night. that added to the fact that the horses' bodies would have attracted predators and Momo had more than enough to worry about. a noice drew his attention to their unexpected guest and he stared as the boy began to move. he sat up and rubbed his eyes, giving Momo a chance to pull down his sleeves and put on his gloves before his arm was seen. it was habit, he covered it whenever there was someone around, he didn't like being stared at. he put the pot back on the flame to heat and smiled a little, staying well back to show the boy he didn't mean any harm, "hello," he said softly, sitting down on the other side of the room, "good to see you up, you worried me there for a bit. how are you feeling? thirsty?" 
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