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 Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:00 pm
Once again Brisby was strapped into the borrowed stroller, though this time max had decided the destination was the address listed on the note that had come with the panda baby. It was time he found out what exactly the little kid was, as the kid's origins were a mystery. And much as Max loved mysteries, the idea of raising what could possibly an evil alien from mars or somewhere was, honestly, not all that appealing. Cute though the kid was, max was certainly not in a mind for raising what could be an uncontrollable source of destruction.
And so here he was at the... woah. That was a huge mansion.
The former adventurer paused, gaping briefly at the mansion. It was a big place, definitely. Probably the biggest place he'd ever seen.
After gawking at it for a moment, Max turned the stroller down the grounds and pushed it across, hoping that someone would be inside to explain this kid to him. Sure, aside from the fact that he looked like a Panda bear he acted like a normal enough baby. Still, it never hurt to get things answered.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:08 pm
Whenever Max decided to come inside, he would come into contact with something that no poor human needed to come in contact with: A Mignon who was not exactly pleased with her appearance. For once, the girl wasn't wearing her normal makeup and her hair was pulled back, not done up as normal.
What was she doing to not be in her usual take on physical perfection? Had something happened? Had she simply forgot?
Oh, no. She'd came here to practice her staff in a large space. When she tried at her apartment she just knocked things over. So she had came here, and hadn't bothered to dress up before hand. Not that she was unattractive, no... And woe to anyone who would say anything different!
Her sparkling pink staff to one side of her chair, Mignon lounged in the room by the front door, filing her nails.
Okay. So Miggy did have to take her little girl moments in between the moments of WHOO AWSUM FITING.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:19 pm
At approaching the door, Max stopped and knocked. A pause. Nothing. Huh. He tried the door, finding to his surprise that it was unlocked. Odd.
Intruding on someone else's property was never a notion that pleased Max, but the door was open and he wasn't going to leave until he got some bloody answers. Unstrapping Brisby from his stroller, leaving the mode of transport while he carried the half-awake baby inside. he paused just inside the threshold, since he saw that going in any further would be rude.
"Hello?" he called, before spotting a blonde girl in a chair. "Oh. Sorry for intruding, miss... I was wondering if you could provide me with a little assistance."
Well, she looked normal enough from his vantage point. That was... good. Right?
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:25 pm
The nail filing stopped. Mignon slowly rolled her eyes up to look at this new person. Hmph. He had a baby, and was in the mansion, which could lead her to one conclusion:
"Chaco dump a kid on your porch?" She asked, snapping her gum and looking at him. "Looks like he's taking Illesi's ideas now. Good for him."
Ah, she was normal looking. Good thing her ears were hidden. And yellow eyes and sallow skin weren't that glaringly odd. Mignon was, in fact, quite proud of her normal appearance.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:41 pm
Max blinked, startled by the girl's tone of voice and choice of words. Chaco? Probably the figure he had seen outside the window.
"I assume so," he agreed, shifting Brisby. The kid was waking up and making whimpering noises. Hoo boy. best hope the kid didn't get all up in a lather. Max still didn't know how to handle angry baby just yet.
"The note that came with him said that I should come here with any questions. And, well... what in the blazes is he?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:45 pm
Mignon stood, sticking her file into her pocket. "Well, if you got a letter that said to come here, that means he was created by Chaco. He's a Sin'aeis." Walking over, she looked at the baby, raising one eye.
"Looks like a panda. Which would, to me, make me think his element is Bamboo. Have fun finding that for him to eat when he's cranky."
Ah, the joys of dealing with Mignon when she felt self conscious. Bah.
"If you want, I'll give you the down low on what to expect with him. Unless you wanna go find Chaco. Don't know where he is, but they got a bunch of weird rooms here. Just don't find the ones with man eating plants if you don't wanna talk to me."
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:03 pm
Sin'aeis. The name was a new one to Max. Making a mental note of it, he made sure to listen carefully as the girl offered a brief explanation. Okay. Wait, bamboo element? odd, but that would explain the little bamboo embroidery on the kid's blanket.
He didn't have to think twice when the young lady offered the options. he already felt odd enough standing uninvited in the mansion's front hall; he didn't quite feel like wandering all around said mansion. "If you don't mind, that would be really helpful."
Green eyes blinking, Brisby's little head turned, staring at Mignon with only the blank curiosity babies could manage. "Bweh?"
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:12 pm
Oh God, cute baby tugged on the heartstrings. "Beautiful eyes..." She murmured, watching the baby close. Ah, baby. She eyed Max, making sure to hold onto his attention good. She didn't want to have to explain this twice.
"Well. Once upon a time, there was Kingdom. All I've ever heard it called was the Old Kingdom. Stuff happened there, and they had to move one of their breeders to Gaia. That would be Chaco. Now, when Chaco needs to make up a new Sin, he finds a food, and magically bonds a soul to that food item, and it creates a baby. Which kind of brings up the question, is he our father? He denies this."
"Anyway." Mignon gave a wave. "Each Sin has their own unique element. Out of all the ones' I've met, I've only seen two share an element, and they're twins. As well as unique elements, we get special abilities. For example, I can tell lies from the truth and memorize scripts easy."
"Since Chaco's job is to bring back the lost souls, each of us has a job from the old kingdom. For example, I'm an actress. My abilities point me in that direction."
"When your little Panda has been around for a while, undoubtedly you'll find little slips of paper that'll tell you to do things with Pandababy. These are quests, and how a Sin learns their abilities. It's also how we grow."
"There you go, cliff notes for having a Sin baby." Mignon said. "Also, Sin's seem to like their element, the food they were created from. So, Pandaboy will probably like to eat Bamboo a lot. Like a panda."
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:33 pm
Max, naturally, listened intently to every word the girl said, nodding intermittently. Uh huh. Uh huh. Right. good. Easy enough information to keep in mind. Strange stuff, but at least Brisby wasn't some Moon Man or bizarre human/animal experiment. Granted, the actual story was just as strange.
Huh. She was one of them? Odd. Yet Max decided not to press on that matter.
"I understand. Thank you, Miss...?" That's right. he hadn't gotten her name. How impolite.
With interesting new figure out of his baby field of vision, Brisby squirmed, whimpering. Nooo. New thing was gone! Eventually Max had to once again shift his hold on the little pandababy, so that Brisby could now look out and watch. There.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:38 pm
"Mignon." She nodded. "I'm the onion element. And you and the pandababy are...?"
She was short, she couldn't help it, really. Simple, simple Mignon.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:03 am
"Max," he offered, once again changing how he held Brisby so that he could extend a hand for a handshake. "And this little guy here is Brisby."
"Mmph."
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:51 pm
"Don't you 'mmph' me." Mignon laughed at the baby, shaking his hand. "He's cute, and you'll undoubtedly find more people around to talk to. There are a lot of us bouncing around."
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:04 pm
Brisby seemed surprised at the laugh, as the little panda flinched at the sudden noise. It didn't seem to scare him though, as he almost immediately went back to watching and staring at the new thing in front of him.
"Ah. So a lot of Sin'aeis live here or something? Or is it just a general gathering place for you all?"
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:07 pm
"Chaco lives here, and so do babies who don't have homes, or ones who lost their homes." Mignon explained. "But a lot of people come up here for meetings, or to practice or something. Like I came to use the gym for my staff practice."
Mignon carefully reached up to stroke the baby's cheek. Little. And he was cute.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 5:24 pm
Ahh. So at least Brisby would have a place to go to find some friends and play when he was older. That was always good to know. "I see. Well, I suppose that's all the questions I have for now. Thank you very much, Miss Mignon."
Brisby squeaked with infantile glee as his little hands reached up to grab at her fingers as she stroked at her cheek. Ooh!
Max couldn't help but chuckle slightly at Brisby's reaction. "Well, I'm terribly sorry to cut things short, Mignon, but Brisby and I should be heading back home now. Little guy's due for his nap soon. Again, I really appreciate the help."
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