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 Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:34 pm
"Mommy!! Mommy!!!" A small voice cried out happily as he tugged on his mother's hand, leading her forward down a path that lead to an open air market by the sea. Today was so pleasant, surprisingly so for early February, and with that noted, Alome decided that the house hold could do with some fresh food, rather than the stuff bought in bulk by her father!
"What is it, Feli?" She smiled at her little bundle of pasta. Yes, pasta. So much pasta... She shuddered a bit, the memories of pasta induced chaos...
"Mama, we get wrust! Roman Loved Wrust!" The sound of him refering to the life that he had before he arrived here in Gaia simply broke her heart... And The once Butterfly girl couldn't help but give into his requests.
"Fine sweetie.. we'll get some.."
After a few minutes of walking around in the rather balmy weather, She and her young ward took a seat on the edge of the docks, taking a break from shopping to take part in a mini snack break of mini crab cakes and spiced cider.
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:46 am
"Well, heytha. Iffit issn my fav'it pair of lil mama and ques'tiny tot." came a friendly voice from behind them. Hopping up into a more visible section of the docks, Xanatos seemed his usual cheerful self, albeit dressed in more browns, tans and brassy colors than when they'd first seen him. Today he seemed to have been in the middle of working on something, wearing thick dark stained gloves, one boot, and a long scarf that had a few splotches on it.
"Wot bringssa two'f'ya out here today?" the boy leaned on the edge of one of the support poles to grin at them. He had a good work ethic for someone so young, and yet his playfulness and general easy demeanor showed his youth and inexperience in some ways.
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Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:41 pm
"Misser Sanny!!" Feli all but exploded with excitement as he recognized the weird boy from the party, his mouth full of the treats his mother bought for him. He bounced up and down in Alome's lap, urging her to get up and converse with the ship captain.
Alome more than happily complied, having found something interesting in the boy before her. She stood, her basket remaining next to where she sat, and her baby in her arms.
"We decided it was nice enough to visit the market. After all, everyone brings such exotic things to our town from overseas... A little exploring would do us some good!" She shifted Feli to her hip, holding onto him, for he still reached out, making grasping hands at the much older male. "I think this look suits you much more than that thing you wore at the dance. "
"You so durty! Why?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:16 pm
Xanatos stretched a bit, looking down at his attire, "Eh, iss more me, but iss nawtapproprit for a pahty." he explained, gesturing at all of the stains and rips. "S'jus workin clothes."
At Feli's question, his eye lit up. "Ah! I was workin on th' Tarantella!" he gestured almost grandly and nearly fell over, having to grab one of the dock poles to ready himself. "Woop, fah'got wer I was"
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Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:34 pm
Alome laughed. "You're quite right! Though it looks so much more comfortable than silly formal wear. I always judge clothes by what I can do in them." She blushed a bit, realizing she had made just a bit of a dirty joke, but doubted anyone got it but here. Either way she was amused by the other.
"Misser!! Be careful!" The little pasta loving child cried out, rushing over to grab on of his pant legs after the boy had already restablized himself.
"oooh..." The ship was something to gawk after. "You're so young, but you already have your own ship? I suppose ladies aren't allowed on it. Since I think we were posed as bad luck at some point, weren't we?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 2:55 pm
Xanny nodded, surprisingly having missed the dirtier aspects of the joke, mostly because he was concentrating on not falling off the dock. "Yeah, cahn't pahty een wehrkin boots an' cahn't wehrkin in heelsannaballgawn. 'nlessats yer job batta don' know too many people wot have tha sorta job nyway."
He stood up properly and smiled down at Feli as the tot grabbed onto his pantleg. Kneeling down, he pat the boy's head. "S'realleh goohd offya tatryin 'elp me kiddo, though aye dunnae ifye shouldda tryin holdonto someone fallin who weighs somachmorenye. Aye coulda pulldja down too!"
The redhead rolled his eyes at the bad luck statement, "Eh, she's a ladeh erself ye could say, 'n my Tarantella issa proud oneatat. Ye sh'd come seea"
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:08 pm
"I suppose you're right. " The Butterfly girl seemed to be at a little loss for words, just smiling at the other for now. He was certainly an interesting one, and Feli seemed to take quiet a liking to him. And anyone her little boy liked, she'd like him too. Atleast for now.
"But..." Feli did not like being told he couldn't have helped, and simply hugged the leg a bit tighter, sniffling. "I wann'd help.." His words were soft, but honest. The guy seemed like he needed to be helped, how, he didn't know, he was a bit useless himself, but he wouldn't give up!
"Oh don't be like that sweetie... He is right you know.. Then how would I feel, knowing that I lost both my friend and my baby..?" Alome reached down, scooping up her little boy and holding him on her hip. He seemed a bit upset at being pulled away, but gave in, hugging his mama close, nuzzling her shoulder just a bit.
"Well, if that's the case.. Do you mind letting us see her now? I'm sure that will cheer this little one right up."
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:14 pm
Xanny chuckled some, "Ah I wouldn go thaaaaaa far - s'jussa shart drop innta th'wata 'n ayma preety g'd swimmah - weeda jus' gahttn wet. Iss jus' na' good fera lilun such's 'im te get s'soaked." the boy explained, standing once more to pat the tip of Feli's nose with one finger. "Ye's a righ' lil 'ero but d'n't overdo it, k? Ye gotta leave some 'eroin to me, a'righ?"
At her request he blinked a bit and nervously shifted his shoulders, "A'righ, bu' she's not upta mush jus' ye. Still gettin her bones all puttagetha b'fore we dresserup all preety." he explained and immediately headed to the edge of the dock once more to climb down onto a lower platform under it. "Ye gotta step jusso. Ye may wanna go to the stairs n'steada climbin down this way. Migh be awkward t'do, speshly holdin the lil'un."
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:25 pm
"A hero..? No no no, I'm cannon fodder. Dat what Germany said." A small, sad smile reached his lips as he thought fondly of his best friend.. He wondered what ever happened to him.. He quickly shook his head, squeezing his new mother.
"That is very true. Perhaps, when he gets a bit bigger, I'll teach him how to swim." She watched him as he hopped down, and she frowned, just a bit. If she hadn't made that mistake before, she could have just flown up to the top of the ship.. Near immediately and expression of regret and sadness found it's way onto her face, and Feli picked up on it immediately.
"Mama, it kay.. We can go dis way, kay mama..?" He whispered to her, petting her cheek and pointing to the stairs that Xanny had mentioned before. He hated seeing his mama like this, it happened far too often..
Alome quickly smiled, nodding and walking over to the stairs. It was a little steep, but she safely made it down to the bottom, flashing the boy before her a small grin, as she approached him. The door was a much like a trap door, and she made a bit of a face.
"This door has stairs too, right?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:38 pm
"No we jus gotta jump an hopta nawt break our legs, s'a bit li'roulette, innit?" he said with a smile before heading down into the trap door.
In a moment, he poked his head up again, "Jus' kiddin. The'sa 'l'vata."
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:43 pm
"MISSER XANNY!!" Feli cried out, as the boy jumped into the door. Alome immediately ran over, looking over the edge, and her head almost collided with the other, resulting in her stumbling backwards a bit.
"Haha, very funny." She said sarcastically, squeezing the boy who was panicking in her arms. She sat down, letting herself slip down onto the platform where Xanny was, making sure her dress didn't rise up, and holding Feli securely. This didn't seem the safest thing to do... But.. She was curious.
"You're going to end up giving Feli a heartattack before the days over, then I'd have to kill you." She joked, poking the captain in his side.
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:48 pm
The elevator, it seemed, was glass and not too far down from the edge of the trap door, so they could get in safely before it was lowered. "Ey ey, d'ye really think ay'd put s'mthin' so dang'ris down he' then invite ye in?" he inquired, pulling the trapdoor closed and pushing the button to lower the box they were in, seemingly made of metal and a clear plastic.
"Feli w'rries t'much for me." he said with a grin, monitoring how far down they got - since this elevator had levels - and pointing out the side as he did. "Tha's mah baby," he finally said, indicating the metal hull that was being formed, several bulky robots pounding the metal into shape.
"S'ah said, still in progress." he explained, lowing the elevator to the bottom and opening the door for them, "Ye can look around if ye like, just stay outta the way offa robots."
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 3:54 pm
"I cn't help but worry when you do dan'gress things!" He shifted a bit in his mothers arms to better see Xanny, giving him a fake glare. Soon enough, as the elevator began to drop, his eyes widened in amazement at the workings. "It's robots, mama!"
"I can see that, little one.." She whispered, quite amazed herself at the workings in the shop. They zipped back and forth, between the hull, and their work tables, seemingly unaware of anything else around them.
"How did you make so many robots?" Alome asked. Secretly, she was a bit intimidated by the workings, standing rather close to Xanny's side. The only other 'robot' she'd ever met was Irae, but he was nice and fleshy.. These things... Not quite...
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:04 pm
"Ay, they's robots. Nice fellas too, help me lots." Xanny explained, gesturing at the bulky ones doing lifting, skinny ones doing minor maintenance and such.
Xanatos blinked at both of them for a few, "Ye mean aye di'n' tell ye?" he smacked himself in the forehead a bit and shook his head, "Silly me. Ay'm a tehknohmansa." he gestured a bit as he said this, as if technomancer were one of the most commonly used terms ever. "'ere, lemme show ye."
He dashed over to a desk and picked up a broken tool. As he did, it glowed gold in his hands, and the damaged kinks started unbending and he was able to remake the threads inside, screwing the head back on. "Ye see? Aye feex theengs."
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Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:13 pm
"Oh... I see! Since you're one of Darcy's kids, you have some power. We both do as well." She smiled at the tool in his hands. Fixing Technology, hmm? "I can heal living things through singing.. Sounds Cliche, but that's what I do. And little Feli here can do something too, can't you?"
The baby nodded, holding his hand up.
"Oooh!!! You can do taht! You know what Feli can do? Feli does this!"
"N-no, wait Feli!! You'll make a-"
It was too late.. With a wave of his tiny hand, a mini storm of pasta came out of now where with a soft pop, and landed straight ontop of the captian's head.
"See..? PAAAASTAAA!!" He cried happily, clapping in excitement. Oh how he did love the pasta.
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