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 Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:00 am
Locale: Water Land Aquariums
Characters in play: Quinn & Kailani Welcome to Water Land!
Quinn drags Kale to Water Land. What adventures shall they find?
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 12:10 pm
SEPARATE BEDS FOR ALL
F I N A L L Y Quint was shoved out of the house and sent here and there and everywhere and then he wasn't allowed to go into the room he and Kay shared by the end of it all and they were both forced to sleep in the living room in sleeping bags which annoyed the Shark-boy to some degree since Kay inevitably found his way over near him where he inevitably flopped on Quint who had no choice but to retort with a nice sharp chomp to whatever body part presented itself.
Then they would wrestle, Kay would be shoved off, and after about the third or fourth time Quinn had gotten the distinct impression that it was very much on purpose which made the wrestling get much rougher until the two just fell asleep midst one trying to keep the other away from vital parts. Not that they would kill each other but it was a just in case sort of matter, there was a lot of sharp teeth flying around. Undoubtedly when Kale and Switch woke up before them and snuck about they made sure the boys were very much alive just in case.
Morning came and soon enough and they were both pulled awake by their innards demanding various things like usage of the bathroom and then the food that was currently being cooked in the kitchen by Kale. After a quick wrestling and race to the restroom they were soon at the table and eating. Kale watched the boys with some idle amusement as he ate with them. Kale preferred food cooked by Switch but he would make-do with food cooked by himself. Switch was currently putting the finishing touches to the surprise they had been working on for the boys. They couldn't give them separate rooms but they could give them separate beds.
After breakfast Quinn wanted a shower and fidgeted, "Can we go into our room yet?"
Kale was about to say they couldn't when Switch popped her head in and waved for the boys to follow her which they did. Kale got up and trailed after them.
Switch pushed open the door for the big reveal and both boys wandered in and stared at their new room.
"WOAH IT'S CLEAN...Where'd you put my stuff?" Kay called out happily and followed it up by, "WOO TWO BEDS! ...Damnit can't sleep with Quinny anymore..." which he accentuated with a mock pout which earned Kay a glare from his brother.
"About damn time," Quinn grumbled after his attention returned to the room itself. He wandered toward the bed closest to the window and pointed at it. "Dibs."
Kay pouted a bit for real this time, "Damn it. Alright fine."
Quinn looked pleased, "Good," he replied and began to wander about and look for where they put his clothes so he could take the shower. Kale and Switch were mildly pleased by the reaction at least neither of them hated it.
Kay got his retribution by flushing the toilet while Quinn was in the shower... 
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:03 am
Locale: Zoo Aquarium
Characters in play: Quinn & Victoria Under the Sea
Quinn finds himself being trash talked by a shark and goes to find a way to destroy it for its blasphemy but ends up getting sidetracked by Victoria.
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 1:04 am
Locale: Wherever the Boys Go
Characters in play: Quinn & Kay Let Us Do Stuff
A fit of boredom makes Quinn go to Kay for entertainment.
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:45 am
JOURNAL ENTRY
Q U I N T ' S T H O U G H T S Dear Journal,
Girls are weird.
I don't know what to do with them or about them except a couple of them were okay. Victoria kind of confuses me a lot and I am not sure what the Hell her deal is but I can tell you one thing: She could be trouble.
Then again I could be paranoid but I don't know something about her just makes me feel...weird not sure if it is good or bad. I just know that is how I feel and I would kind of prefer not feeling that way.
Kay on the other hand I guess is pretty cool by me for an annoying twit. I forced him to spend time with me though he didn't really fight too hard about it I just don't know how I am going to hide a couple of the things we did from Mom and Dad. Not that I think they'd be upset or something...I just don't think they thought we'd go out and do that sorta thing. Haha.
Showed them what I'm capable of!
...Not sure if that's a victory or just something stupid Kay talked me into...
....Kay talks me into a lot of things.
..b*****d.
xxxx
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:48 am
WHEN DID YOU...!?
C A N ' T L E A V E Y O U A L O N E ! The dark skinned man had wandered from room to room and demanded dirty clothes so that he could properly sort and do laundry. For Kay he had to stand and wait while the strange young man picked up articles of clothing - all pants - and sniffed them for freshness. Once that was sorted Kale remarked how different Kay's side of the room looked from Quint's. Kay's side was Chaos Incarnate while Quint's side was still as neat as the first day the room was redecorated to suit the needs of having two beds in it. Kay laughed and wandered out possibly to just wander or just to bother his mother at the shop.
After waving Kay off Kale went to the bathroom where Quint was getting ready to bathe instead of barging in the dark skinned man knocked on the door and raised an eyebrow as a clatter was heard followed by a lot of cursing and chaos before the door opened a bit and pupil-less blue eyes stared up at his guardian.
"Having a bit of trouble in there?" Kale asked as he tried to peer in beyond the crack and was unsuccessful at the attempt because Quint's reaction was to close the door a little more to allow less of a view. He raised an eyebrow at this behavior but shrugged, "Give me your dirty clothes kiddo, doin' the laundry and I want to at least have them sorted so all I have to do is put them in the washer after you're done."
Quint furrowed his brow, shut the door, and went about gathering his clothes. In the rush to get them gathered and out to his guardian when the toweled boy opened the door and thrust out the dirty clothes he had used the arm that was covered in gauze and with some blood spotting on its surface.
Kale widened his eyes at the view of it and reached out and grabbed at the arm and pulled it toward him. Quint let out a sound of displeasure and dropped the clothes out of surprise, his pupil-less eyes widening a bit as he tried to pull away. Kale's grasp remained firm as he exclaimed, "What happened! Did you get hurt?! When did you get hurt?" Kale fretted as he moved to peel back the gauze only to reveal a black profile-view silhouette of a mermaid upon his son's upper arm and his mouth had fallen open and hung slack in surprise. "H-How did you...W-When?!" Kale finally asked when at least the beginnings of his wits started to return.
The young gray-haired boy yanked his arm out of his Father's grasp and turned his back to him as he tried to refasten the gauze for a few more moments. Slowly the answers came, "I got it the other day. The guy was drunk and we talked him into doing it even though I don't even look eighteen."
The answer only seemed bewildered and amazed, as the tattoo looked nice for a drunken artist doing it. He reached up and ruffled his already messy hair, "Why!?"
Quint blinked and thought back on it and simply said, "Kay told me to do it."
Kale sighed a bit and pinched the bridge of his nose just above his glasses, "And if Kay told you to jump off a bridge would you do that?"
The shark-boy stared at his guardian in manner that could only be described as incredulous before retorted, "No, I'd shove the b*****d off first and laugh while he fell into the shallow water and flailed about." At least Quinn was kind enough to ponder the fact that the bridge was low and the water was shallow. He didn't want to kill his brother after all, just maim him from time to time.
He let out a choked sound that sounded like shock and laughter, a short surprised guffaw. Kale sighed and shook his head as he knelt to gather the dropped clothes and held them to his chest, "Does your mother know?"
"Not yet. Waiting for it to heal," Quinn said as his hands moved to hold up the towel that was now threatening to slip and fall.
"I see. Well. If it gets infected come to us and we'll get you help." Kale replied with a small sigh as he started to leave.
Quinn watched after his Father a few moments, "Can I get some piercings?"
"...I'll think about it." Kale replied.
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:49 am
PIERCED!
W I T H P E R M I S S I O N "What do you mean no?!" Quint persisted as he trailed after his Father upon the sidewalk. He had brought the subject of getting piercings done yet again and now it was a firm and definite 'no' instead of a 'I'll think about it'.
"I mean no. You guys won't tell us where you got that tattoo done so there is no deal," Kale said in a prim tone which was amazing for someone like him who often ran around pleasing everyone and trying to keep everyone happy. The dark man was being very firm upon the subject as he kept a hold of the brown grocery sack.
Quint huffed and crossed his arms over his chest as he stalked after his Guardian when a thought occurred to him, "If you don't go with me and give me permission I'll ask Kay to help," he said in a smug tone.
Kale stopped suddenly and hugged onto the sack of groceries and turned his head slowly to stare at his son with wide amethyst eyes. He had no way to fight against that logic. He couldn't keep them away from each other they lived in the same house! He couldn't keep an eye on them all the time and even if he could he was certain the two would figure out how to sneak out. The 'wait until you're older' trick wouldn't exactly fly here either, not when your child had sharp pointy teeth and Kale was admittedly a little afraid of those. Tek hurt but since he heard Kay cry out from one of Quint's bites? Kale wasn't in a rush to risk that. Then again he knew Kay would respect his wishes if he told him not to let Quinn get the piercings and would possibly even help prevent Quint from doing so.
...But Kay and Kale were only two people and even with Switch on the case it would become a hassle. Though young Quint was persistent and knew what he wanted and seemed very determined to get the work done. Plus the boy already had a tattoo which Kale was still rather confused about how it came about or why but who was he going to question the goings on of a boy and his brother? He began walking again and Quint began to follow again both silent.
Quint was about to give up on the whole idea all together and if Kale had known that he probably would have remained quiet but alas the amethyst eyed man was no mind reader especially when it came to his son. Kale let out a deep sigh, "Fine. What all did you want."
The shark-toothed boy blinked and stared up at Kale, "Just a couple of ear piercings and an eyebrow one," Quint said honestly as he shuffled along behind his Guardian.
Kale flinched a bit and sighed deeply, "Those are gonna hurt you know."
Quint shrugged as he walked along, "No worse than the tattoo and that barely hurt at all," he reasoned back as he jumped onto the opportunity.
The man let out another sigh as he nodded a bit, "Switch isn't going to like this," he murmured with a bit of a furrow to his brow as he paused and gazed about his surroundings thoughtfully before he decided the order of the day. He decided first they would get the groceries home and then go get some holes in his son and so they did just that.
Kale chose the place which was reputably clean and with known professionals that didn't get drunk on the job and Quint sat in the chair and steeled himself to get his space invaded and to have holes placed upon his person. After a bit of chatter about the proper care and cleaning of his newly acquired piercings the father and son pair left discussing various things, mostly about how Quint wasn't going to be able to come to Kale for any favors for a long, long time. If anything Quint now owed Kale at least a couple of favors.
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:14 am
JOURNAL ENTRY
Q U I N T ' S T H O U G H T S Dear Journal,
It felt like pulling teeth trying to get Dad to agree to let me have some piercings done, but I got 'em. The tattoo is healing up pretty nice and I just hope my body doesn't suddenly decide to have some sort of issue with the new piercings I got. I think I'll be okay, though.
Kay is talking about getting his tongue pierced now but I am not sure how serious he is about it, he's threatening to drag me along for the fun of it. I wonder what all is involved with a tongue piercing? I just know I don't want anyone going in my mouth and putting a needle in my tongue. It was hard enough letting them at my eyebrow or any part of me and not want to bite their face off.
Either way I am not sure Mom is too pleased with the fact that I have a tattoo much less the fact that I have some shiny new earrings and brow piercing, but it just felt right to get it done, y'know? It made me feel like I was just a step closer to growing up and catching up with my brain. I feel so stupid in this body and I don't know if anyone understands that. I think Kay might have a glimmer of it but...
I mean I have moments where I'm playful and s**t but they are very rare and I guess it depends on my mood. Maybe I am kinda imbalanced? Is there something wrong with me? I wouldn't doubt it.
I want to get new clothes and stuff, too. Maybe I can talk Dad into that much so long as it isn't getting a new piercing or tattoo. Haha.
Kay is snoring, ******** lazy a**.
Can't concentrate anymore, bye.
xxxx
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:15 am
W H A T I S T H I S ?
N E W T A L E N T ! It started with one of those weird things that he couldn't quite pinpoint. No matter how many turns or routes he took away from home he was always aware of which direction home was and he didn't have to worry about having to find his way back. He even tried to do whatever he could to disorient himself and purposely get lost but he was aware of it all the same. Quint passed it off as just simply knowing where home was and it was just as simple as that. He always knew where North was it tugged at him like a giant magnet with its energy that he could suddenly feel and he wasn't sure why this was so but it was.
He was sitting at the kitchen eating his lunch in privacy and quietude which was a rare thing indeed and he was enjoying it but suddenly the awareness seemed to grow exponentially to deal with the people that were present in the household including himself. There was Switch who was in the living room with Kay. Already he could tell the difference in the electromagnetic energy they put off at least in a broad sense. Kay had the same one Quint had somehow and then of course Tek was also there and his was vastly different despite the fact that he currently rested on top of Switch it did nothing to mask it.
Quint put his sandwich down and furrowed his brow a bit and gazed about himself. He sensed two 'energies' in the household coming from the bedroom that his parents shared. He quietly got up and made his way to the source and peeked into the bedroom where only Kale laid napping. Why the dark skinned man had two fields of energy he couldn't quite discern but certainly Mother was aware of it she knew everything there was about him right?
It wasn't until now that he had become rather aware how little he knew about his Guardian. He wandered closer to the bed and sat next to the figure on the bed and stared for a long moment and for some reason this didn't seem to cause the dark skinned man to even stir. Quint tilted his head to the side for a moment before he reached and grasped Kale's hand for a moment. This man was his adopted Father but grudgingly he shared him with everyone in the household. Quint smirked slightly as he let go of the man's hand. Sooner or later he would have to grow up and leave and let Switch take care of the possible plural Kales. One day he'd figure out the mysteries behind his parent but for now he wanted to go for a walk and see how this all worked.
He got up and walked out of the room and then eventually out of the door with little explanation to others and went for a walk. He didn't feel like talking or explaining what was going on. It was bad enough that he was dealing with something new and unexplored perhaps later he would tell Kay about what was going on or even Kale and eventually, sooner or later, it would get back to Switch. For now he actually went and mingled amongst the public around him sensing and got to know the difference between each and every feel of electromagnetic energy each species of being gave out. It was almost as if each one held signal letting him know where they were within a certain radius of him. Quint smirked a bit, yes; it would make it hard for people to sneak up on him unless he was really not paying attention for some reason. He liked this; he could use it to his advantage and make it work for him. Now he just needed to figure out how to use it in a manner that made it useful to him. Thus far he didn't need it to hunt or to do anything of that nature, perhaps it would come to him one day.
Quint shoved his hands into his pockets as he turned and made his way back home. He would need to think this over, ponder it thoroughly...
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:16 am
JOURNAL ENTRY
Q U I N T ' S T H O U G H T S Dear Journal,
I don't know what's going on but I can suddenly notice something different about people at least the energy they put off...? I don't know if that is how I would describe it but, yeah. Started the other day when I couldn't seem to get lost no matter how many turns I took and stuff I could always just find my way back home. I guess that'll be really useful for later but I don't know...It isn't really what is bothering me.
It is the fact that Dad seemed to give off two different types of that energy. Does everyone know about this? Is this why he goes away now and again? Does he live another life outside of us with another family? I hope not...I would have to kick his a** to get him to remember where he belongs.
Plus, it'd hurt Mom if it was like that.
Not that I know a lot about her or him but I know it'd hurt her for sure. Not ... that I care.
...Okay so I care enough to not like seeing her sad or crying. It isn't like she's a total b***h or anything. At least she isn't to me or any one else in the house. Sure she seems a bit high strung sometimes but that doesn't mean I don't care.
Tek I guess is okay by me.
Kay...Well Kay and I get into mischief together I guess. He manages to get me to do stuff most others wouldn't be able to get me to do, is that such a bad thing? It might get me in big trouble one day if I am not careful...
...I'll be sure to take him down with me. Heh.
xxxx
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 9:12 pm
Locale: Sweet Delicacies
Characters in play: Quinn & Mrrh Bittersweet
Quinn goes to a candy store and meets Mrrh. Uh oh? : D
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 11:29 pm
Locale: Ice Cream Parlor
Characters in play: Quinn, Roxy, & Mrrh I sing for ice cream!
Quinn craves ice cream and thus he goes to the place where it can be gotten. He meets Mrrh once again along with Roxy!
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 7:53 am
Growth Prompt:
Quint seems to be adjusting to Family life as well as can be expected, considering that this is his second home. But, his suspicions that everything isn't as bright and cheery as it should be are proving slowly to be true. The puzzling double energies that his Guardian exhibits is becoming rather worrisome...and it seems something is about to happen very shortly. What does Quint do when confronted with finding the answers to this particular puzzle, and what happens when the situation takes a turn for the worst?
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:01 am
IT IS A MYSTERY...
T O E V E R Y O N E . . . ? ==============
**THERE IS SOME BLOOD AND VIOLENCE IN THIS ENTRY**
============== Quint had been observing Kale over the past couple of weeks, the Shark-boy couldn't help it, the man was acting gradually more withdrawn and quiet as the days went by. Kale would often seem distracted or stare into space while in middle of conversation. Switch also acted a bit off and distressed, she'd often stare at Kale with worry and become a little clingier with his Guardian than usual. Quint wondered if this had something to do with what Kale had talked to him about some weeks ago but he wasn't certain just yet.
Today Kale had suddenly stopped doing the dishes and turned to stare at Quint with odd distant eyes that were somehow unfamiliar. The second energy that the boy sensed in his Guardian became stronger and more dominant. The dark man wandered past his charge and scribbled out a quick note and then gazed at Quint once more as he said, "Don't follow me."
Then Kale left.
Quint stared after his Guardian with a furrowed brow and hesitated a moment or two. Usually, he listened at least to Kale but this was far too much for him. What if something happened to the man that was supposed to be bonded to him? The man that by all rights belonged to him since the day he came out of the Jaws in the seemingly distant past. In a way, though Quint hated to admit it, the boy depended upon Kale for at least a portion of his survival and owed him somewhat in parts of his ... birth. Fingertips restlessly tapped at the table he sat at in the kitchen suddenly he stalked after the man with grim determination. By no means did Quint intend on letting Kale know that he was being tailed at the moment.
Anyone that came home that day would find the abode empty with a sink full of half washed dishes in cold water with the bubbles that once brimmed in it dissolved into what could only be described as half-hearted foam.
Kale hadn't gone far, thankfully, it made it that much easier for Quint to sense and thus follow the dark man as he moved through the streets gradually going into the darker parts of the city. For a while Kale did nothing of interest except for talk to a couple of shady looking people, smooth out some of the messy hair to make it look neat and so much unlike ... Kale. It almost looked as if the man was transforming before Quint's eyes. The Shark boy was careful to pick hiding places that he could duck behind and shadowy points where he could cower and watch. It was a little thrilling; he had to admit, to spy on his Guardian. He had every right to do so in his mind, after all that man belong to him and Switch (most of all), it was his duty to look after him just as Kale looked after Quint sometimes.
It was hard to escape the notice of not only his target but also of the people that were around in general. He felt more than a few hungry eyes upon him as if gauging how much weakness he had and what they could take from him. Quint ignored the gazes and did his best to seem like it would be far too much work to take him on, mostly just keeping his lips parted to show the rows upon rows of sharp teeth that he had in his mouth did the trick. Not many wanted to tangle with him when they saw that. Quint was not fond of being thought of as prey it made his skin crawl unpleasantly.
Quietly he trailed after Kale and noted after a while that the man seemed to be 'hunting' now. The way he gazed at people as he went along was not the normal friendly way the dark man usually gazed at others or even the loving way he gazed at Switch that almost made Quint want to wretch out of just pure childishness at such displays of affection. Quint was obviously not the sort for public displays of affection at least not at this point.
After a while Kale seemed to focus on one individual in particular which was much larger and stronger than most of the others the man had been eyeing. The dark man and the larger figure, which was also male, were talking quietly together about something that Quint could only hear parts of. Something about a product or another that Kale had to offer. It was like watching a drug deal go down in person instead of on television. It was surreal in a way and soon the pair wandered into a nearby alley to finish the transaction it seemed and Quint trailed after them feeling troubled.
Was this the real Kale?
Quint hid behind a dumpster and watched as this supposed deal went down. It soon became very apparent that there would be no goods exchanging place as Kale's face twisted and became vaguely demonic looking with odd dual fangs and glowing amethyst eyes. The larger man uttered a loud, 'WHAT THE ********!?' and tried to retreat only to be grabbed by this new disturbing Kale and a tussle ensued. The longer the fight took the more it was obvious that the prey was now overpowering the predator and it was obvious that unless something was done Kale was going to end up seriously hurt.
The Shark-boy deliberated from his spot until he saw blood spatter from his Guardian's lips and onto the ground nearby. Demonic looking or not that was still Kale and that was his Kale. The Kale that needed to make it back home in one piece or else there was a certain blue haired woman that would be most distraught. Quint clenched his fist as he stepped from behind the hiding spot and parted his lips to call out and found only a squeak exiting his throat out of fear. The boy felt frustration at his inability to act and during this he felt eyes upon him. Quint stared back into the glowing gaze of the man that was being beaten.
"I told you...not to follow," he croaked and let out a gasp when another hit to his gut knocked the air out of him. The large man peered back and frowned. <********, now I gotta take care of the kid..." he murmured in distaste as he turned back to the man he was dealing with at the moment before he knelt and got a large rock to bash the skull. Damn b*****d lied to him! Now he was going to pay.
Quint was about to respond but then the large man began to add more weapons into his arsenal and...The boy snapped into action as he suddenly ran and then leapt onto the larger man's back and bit on whatever he could. First he bit the bicep and blood filled his mouth filling him with an odd sort of sensation that was close to a deepening hunger and need. Quint moved his biting and latching on, eventually, to the neck despite the flailing and cursing and eventually...
...Everything turned into a blur the next thing he knew he stood over a husk with excess blood that was not entirely his, pouring out of his slacked jaw as he panted and knelt nearby. Quint felt nauseous and an odd pain at his nose at some point it had been hit to get him to let go or so he figured. He reached up to grip his hair with a small frown and he felt the amethyst colored eyes of the being that currently possessed his Guardian's body.
"I told you not to follow me for a reason," the man said sternly as he wiped the blood off on the husk's shirt.
"If I didn't then you'd be dead," Quint retorted shakily as he looked everywhere but this Kale's face, "who...the hell are you? Why are you...in his body?"
The man smirked and shrugged as he picked up Kale's glasses which had fallen off during the whole ordeal. Luckily they remained unbroken and were tucked away, "I am Parasite. I guess telling you to forget I exist would be pointless," he said thoughtfully as he stared at the boy once more with his arms crossed over his chest.
"..It would...I..." Quint murmured as he shakily stood back onto his feet and finally stared at Parasite, "I should tell Mom."
Parasite shook his head, "She'll tell Him before we're ready if you do that. They tell each other everything. It might make him go insane or something worse."
Quint boggled a bit and shook his head, "What is worse than this s**t? What is worse than being batshit insane? I just helped you kill a damned grown man...I think..."
The man sighed as he reached up and scratched at the bridge of his nose, "Trust me there are worse things, I just can't tell you what right now...Tell you what. You tell her you saw us wandering but that he is okay. Nothing happened. I am going to take a couple of days to heal and...He'll come home early. Deal?"
The boy frowned and stared in disbelief, "But...what about..what just happened...I.."
"You were protecting Kale. You did what was right. He would have done the same, very touching," He laughed a bit as he nudged the husk dispassionately with a toe of his shoe, "I'll take care of this. You take care of stuff at home. Sooner or later things will all come to light and who knows? We'll all be a happy family," Parasite grinned as leaned and picked up the husk of man.
"...I like how you included yourself as if we'd accept you," Quint grumbled softly as he turned to stalk back toward home occasionally bumping into things as he walked.
Parasite stared after him and called out, "Remember, don't tell her ... yet."
"Whatever..."
When Quint got home he washed up and passed out into bed earlier than the rest of the household. He didn't even come down for dinner. He couldn't bare to see Switch's face because he knew that she would know that Kale would be gone for a while and not only that...Quint knew where Kale was and what was going on. Quint wasn't ready to look at Switch and feed her half-truths.
It just wasn't his way...Now he would have to force himself to do so to possibly protect his Guardian somehow that he could not understand. None of it made sense.
What utter bullshit...
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Posted: Thu May 13, 2010 7:06 am
LOWDOWN...
G R O W T H & F U N K He still hadn't talked to Switch. He wanted to talk to Switch, he needed to talk to Switch but he didn't know how to talk to her about these things that have been crawling about in his mind. All of them dealing with his Guardian. He didn't want to upset her and usually he wouldn't care -- that is if she wasn't considered family -- but he did. He cared about the people that had come to appear in his life and it gave him the (slightly) uncomfortable need to make sure that nothing happens to them and that they all are 'alright'. The desire to shield them from hurt even if he is powerless to stop it.
Quint wouldn't admit to any of these feelings or thoughts out loud but he loved them at least most of them. He wasn't certain how to feel about Tek other than a distant sort of 'you're there' mentality since Switch or Kay (very rarely Kale) generally took care of him. Sometimes Quint noticed Tek staring at him and it made the Shark-boy a little uneasy but not because he felt threatened but he did feel judged and by a baby no less. Quint wasn't sure what to make of that.
All this aside he still wasn't ready to deal with all of this just yet mostly because along with all that particular weight upon his shoulders there was something else irking him as well. He felt restless, (more) irritable, and just generally uncomfortable in his skin. The only thing that lessened these feelings was a good long soak in the bathtub with some sort of saltwater concoction that he found on the internet and was able to do on his own without asking for help monetarily or otherwise. Sometimes he submersed himself completely and just lay in the water with his eyes closed. More than once Switch checked on him when he was in the tub too long which would make him sit up suddenly and call out assurances at the cracked door.
At least she didn't barge in like Kay did.
One afternoon Quint went to bed rather early and slept straight through the next day only to wake up the in the morning and not realizing he had a gap where he was missing an entire day. He sat up and ran his hand through his hair and noted that the length felt different and stared down at his pajama pants and noted...They were a lot shorter and uncomfortably tight in some areas. He got up and began to move through the bedroom to head to the bedroom only to be met with Switch who stared ... up at him with wide eyes and shocked expression. That was enough to answer at least a good percentage of Quint's questions as he uttered a light "Good morning," in a deeper tone and moved past her to the bathroom because he really needed to use the facilities.
"Y-You know you slept all of yesterday, right?" Switch called after him.
Quint paused in the entry way and scratched at his un-pierced brow, "Well ******** that's real inconvenient," he gazed back Switch as he swayed a little in his stance. He was real damn hungry, "Hey mom? Can you make me some breakfast...? Uhhmm.. Please? Pancakes sound real good."
Switch blinked before she nodded a bit and wandered to the kitchen after she collected Tek while Quint took care of business in the bathroom and got dressed before he went to the kitchen for his breakfast.
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