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 Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:34 am
Silas giggled and leaned down to kiss at the baby's knuckles. He'd never seen such little hands!
"Hai, Fuddy! I Sy!"
Jesse looked to his son a moment, smiling fondly, and then turned back to the woman before him.
...and he sighed heavily.
"Love..." he murmured and blushed, half-smiling. Aww, the poor lonely hopeless romantic.
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 8:53 pm
Kibarango giggled when his knuckles were kissed, waving his arms around and wiggling his fingers. He liked that! That was very nice! Brown eyes blinked up at Silas as he spoke, responding with a pleasant squeak. People seemed to like it when he squeaked at them, and the rat baby had learned to perpetuate the behaviour. Though he did not recognize the words or what the Sin'aeis was saying, he seemed to be in a good mood, which meant that Kiba would also be in a good mood. The rat baby could always be happy if someone else was happy.
The vixen caught the smile that the man gave the boy, causing her own lips to curl upwards at the ends. A seafaring man, no doubt, but perhaps this one knew a bit more about how to behave than the regulars that often swaggered into her stall. "Love? Alright, let's have a look." Gyp's fingers idly traced a few lines, tilting her head when she traced a broken line that spanned horizontally across the top of his palm. "Love life hasn't been kind to you, sir. Lost someone important along the way. But the future looks bright. Got some upward lines, which means happiness," the soothsayer traced the lines as she spoke, "Nothing a touch of romance can't fix." She flashed him a toothy grin. "Anything else, sir?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:14 am
Silas gave an excited giggle and pet the baby's face and belly through his sling. How adorable! He'd never heard anything make that kind of sound before, not except for Dada's horrible diseased fuzzies! This one didn't seem diseased, though!
"Ka' I hoooowd him?" the toddler asked, looking to the woman.
Jesse half-grinned and shook his head.
"No thanks, ma'am." He offered her a few extra coins, a strange smile splitting his face. He knew the image he usually projected, so he was trying damn hard to break it.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:25 pm
Diseased? Not yet at least. One day, he would have to undergo the Rite of the Birthing Plague, and perhaps then Silas would see him as closer to the diseased rats his father had. But for now, Kibarango was just a cute, chubby rat baby, who squeaked and giggled.
Gyp gave Jesse a nod, the coins sliding easily down the sleeve of her robe. Not a bad day. Two good fortunes given out to a strange man and a very nice boy. The vixen turned her attention back to Silas, nodding slowly at his question. "'course you can, so long as you be gentle. Have a seat on this stool here, and put your arms out like this," she demonstrated, before carefully setting the rat baby in his sling in Silas's arms.
Kibarango made a soft "oooooh" noise, staring up at Silas. Now he could see him much better!
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:10 pm
Oh, it was very likely the boy wouldn't care then anyway.
"Hiii~" Silas cooed, hooking his feet in one of the rings so as to not fall. He began to sing to the baby, a soft low song he sometimes heard the men at camp singing. Had he not known it in simple phonetics, it likely would not have been baby-proper, but 'yoh hoh a pawwot's life fo' mee' was barely inappropriate.
Jesse moved to stand behind his son, who looked back, laughed, and turned back to the baby. Ah, now that was a kid brought up right!
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:41 pm
Gyp moved to give the toddler some room, staying close enough only to be able to grab for the rat baby if the boy decided to drop him. Not that she thought he would do it on purpose, but he could always lose his balance. Bantu would not be very pleased with her if she brought the boss's son back after dropping him on the floor.
Kibarango fell silent at the song, brown eyes watching Silas intently. He'd never been sung to before, and it was very interesting to listen to. The rat baby found he liked it very much. All of the words meant nothing to Kiba, and so the fact that Silas was singing like a toddler didn't faze him in the slightest. He would peep occasionally at Silas whenever he sang a part the baby liked, giggling sometimes at the funny sounds Silas made.
"You guys from around here?" The vixen asked, fiddling with one of her gold earrings. Kiba seemed to really like the boy, and she wanted to know if she could arrange some future meetings between them.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:20 pm
Silas ended up holding the baby to his chest, laughing and snorgling the little ball of fur and flesh. He adores this baby...he was everything the toddler liked rolled up into one squeaking, peeping little being! He wanted to take him back. Maybe he could trade his bunny plush! It was just as cute, and even more fuzzy!
"We're from everywhere," Jesse shrugged, smiling to the woman, "Always Gaia, though...usually the mainland. We hit the Isle every few weeks, though." Huh. Why did she care?
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:26 pm
It seemed the laughter was contagious. The rat baby began giggling and squeaking in earnest as he was snorgled, flailing his chubby little arms around happily. Wheee this was fun! Who know this red boy could be so entertaining? He hiccupped a few times during his giggles, but seemed to be enjoying himself all the same.
"Everywhere?" Gyp repeated, smirking inwardly. Aha, so he had been a pirate or some sort. A sea faring man at the very least. It was nice to know that she hadn't lost her touch. He may be a nice man, but he was still someone of the sea. They were quite different than those of the forest. "You visit all over the coast then? How often do you come back near here?"
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:31 pm
This only made Silas laugh harder, and tears began to sprig from his wide toddler eyes.
"Oh, pretty often, and even then we wander during the day..."
"DADA, I KEE' FUDDY?!"
Jesse chuckled.
"No, Little Man, I don't think they'd like that."
"Awwwww..."
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:42 pm
Kibarango's giggles changed into soft churrs at the sight of the tears, reaching a little pink hand over to touch them. Hmmm.... He frowned a little in concentration, as though trying to figure out what was coming out of Silas's eyes. The rat baby gave the boy a small pat on the cheek with his outstretched palm, clicking his teeth together in a brux.
Gyp laughed out loud at the boy's question, her jewellery jangling as she did so. "Eh, I don't think his mother would be too happy if I told her that I gave her little one away. She loves him very much. But you can come visit him whenever you like. I'm pretty much always here." She grinned widely at the two of them.
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 4:46 pm
Sy grinned and kissed his Fuzzy on the nose.
"Okay! Dada, we come bat?"
"Mmhm! Of course," Jesse grinned to the toddler and then turned back to the woman, "Thanks. The little man could always use more friends."
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 5:23 pm
They would come back? Excellent. Bantu would be pleased that she found a suitable friend for the child. There really weren't any exemplary youths back home at Bramble Manor, especially ones that would handle a baby with the carefulness it deserved. Twitch and Spark were okay, but they weren't children anymore. It was nice for Kiba to have a friend he could grow up with.
Gyp gave a soft chuckle at Jesse's comment, only nodding her head. "Anything to keep good kids together." She carefully took the rat baby from Silas, Kiba's eyes remaining on the toddler even as he was moved. He opened and closed his pink fingers at Silas, before yawning widely. The ratling seemed quite pleased with himself, though getting a little on the tired side.
"Come back and see us any time."
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