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There's a stray kid wandering around the city today, a lanky young boy - when did he even get here? He looks lost, baffled, and more than a little wary and scared. He shouldn't be here! This place is grey, it's ugly, and more than anything, it's not his home.

Every so often, he stops and looks in shop windows as he passes them. Toy shops and craft shops, mostly. Trying to pretend like he isn't looking at that stuff, though; he's going to be a man about it! He doesn't need the cute stuff! He doesn't need to look at the singing flowers, or the weird bunnies or that stuff, either...
(Fooling no-one.)

In time, he can be found seated on a bench in the park, fiddling around with a bracelet that he's not sure how he got. Okay, it's very pretty, but - ]

Video:

- Ah! What's this doing? 'Recording' - huh?

[Poke, poke. The transmission flicks off, then shortly on again, with a slightly less surprised looking kid.]

Uh ... hi...

I can talk to people on here, right? Um... so [nervously, he almost mutters-] ...has anyone seen my parents? Their names are Hayao and Aiko Tatsumi... Ma? Dad? Are you here too? I'm - I'm in the park and I'm not sure where everything is... where am I?

((OOC: Yes, Kanji's been de-aged. Enjoy your temporary bitty with issues.))

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[Maribelle stops dead in her tracks, her eyes narrowing at yet another child here. Alone, at that! That won't do at all. She strides up to the boy and looks at him, eyes narrowing as she takes in how very small he is.

Then her face softens.]

Oh, my stars and garters, are you really here all by yourself?

Edited 2014-08-31 00:45 (UTC)

[Adachi had a doughnut hanging from his mouth and a coffee in his hand as he headed down the street, keeping an eye out for the strange and unusual like a good member of the City Patrol should. Of course, he got treated to that almost right away on his shift when he saw the little Japanese kid pining over a toy shop display. Geeze, those damn gods pulled in another pipsqueak? This was so not right on several levels.]

Hey there, kiddo.

[He knelt down so he was at the boy's level, offering him a faint smile.]

D'ya just show up here?

I haven't seen your parents, but I'll find them!

[Keeping to his word, Minato finally left his room and is now on patrol. He's not exactly happy today, but with how unreadable his expressions are, it's hard to tell how.

When he sees the kid, there's barely any reaction from him. A slight raise in his eyes, and a light concern in his face as he realizes the boy is alone. He approaches the kid listening to the flowers, not saying anything but his presence alone should get his attention.]

[Is that a wolf sniffing curiously at him? Yes, that is a wolf sniffing curiously at him. Sorry, Kanji, his human's busy getting their rations.]

Grey Wind, to me, [comes the impatient call, and the wolf turns away to trot back up to Robb, dressed in a grey shirt and blue trousers, a sword hanging from his belt. He bends down to ruffle Grey Wind's fur, tell him to stay, all right, before drawing himself up again to walk over to the boy.]

He'll not hurt you. [It's almost automatic, by now, to assure someone that, no, the deadly direwolf following him around won't hurt them. He crouches down to meet the boy's gaze, gives him a polite smile.] Have you only just arrived?

Edited (html fail oops) 2014-08-31 06:18 (UTC)

[Is that... another child? Oh, dear, this couldn't be good...

After briefly pausing to note that he is indeed playing around with a Traveler's bracelet (Freyr's colors, even...) she walks up to him, putting on the brightest smile she can manage.]

Hello! Did you just arrive here?

Edited 2014-08-31 09:20 (UTC)

[What's this lady looking at him like that for? He gives all the annoyed look a young face can for a moment, before giving her a slightly shy and nervous nod on that question. Don't be mad?]

Mmm...

[Adult help? Well... this guy seems nice enough? Right? Still, he's a little shy as he nods at the question.]

Um, I don't know how...

[It's one big blur. He was - at home, right? And then, and then... things got fuzzy.]

Pretty sad, isn't it? Even for a shortage. Ha, but I guess you can't blame people for caring more about other stuff.

[Why does Yosuke bother approaching the little boy peering into a particularly dilapidated shop window when he has other places to be? It's not because he's noticed the bracelet just yet. If pressed, he'd say that something about the sight inexplicably made him feel bad - and heck, talking to a lost kid was a kind of welcoming, wasn't it? He's practically still on the job.]

Whatcha looking for? Oh, yeah, where are your parents?

[Poor kid looked like a nervous wreck. He almost felt bad for him, but luckily he knew how to get a kid to calm down. Adachi reached into his jacket pocket, pulling out his badge and flipping it open for the kid to see, before handing it to him.]

Hey, it's okay. I'm a cop, see? I'll help you.

Yeah? Y-you will?

[A look of hope crosses onto the kid's face.]

[Eep! No, no, he's not going to be scared of the wolf, he's going to be a man about this...
Not working. (Nice fur, though.) He just stares at it, nervous, until its owner approaches.]

I - I think so? I was at home, and then things were weird...

[It takes him a moment to realise that there is someone else there - but spotting that he has company has him looking over a little nervously. Hi?]

[A girl? Even if she is a few years older than him... Aw, man. She's probably just going to say the same as the rest of them. But she did ask a question, so... a little wary, he nods as a reply.]

Ah-!

[He opens his mouth, closes it - after all, he can't admit to what he was looking for, probably going to get laughed at again...
But the second question just gets him looking down in worry.]

...I don't know...

You don't? [Hmm. The kid doesn't seem to talkative as far as kids go, but that's understandable. Still, the worry is catching.] Okay... Where'd you last see them? How about we go look?

[A cop? Here? He nods again hesitantly, but - it's a good sign, at least.]

Thank you, mister!

[Nodding, here, but it's a restrained one-]

They were at home, in the shop...

[See, at least the little kids could appreciate how hard he worked for a living. Adachi couldn't help but smile, still letting him hold his badge.]

I'll try to explain what's going on, but why don't you tell me your name first?

The shop? ...Not this store, right?

[Just in case, he peers through the grimy window himself. One or two customers are milling around behind the display even as the city goes to hell outside, but none of them look quite the right age to be the parents of a kid this old.]

[He shakes his head wildly.]

No! It's - it's at home... and I [mutter, mutter] dunno how to get there.

[He's looking at the badge, quite taken with it. Never seen one close up before, after all.]

Uh, okay!

[And a little shyly, still-]

'S Kanji.

[Yosuke opens his mouth to ask where he lives, but quickly shuts it. That's definitely a weird way for a kid to describe just getting lost. It's setting off more alarm bells in his head than he thinks he's equipped to handle. And, more importantly, it sounds a little bit like -]

Wait, you... [In a sudden, impulsive movement, he reaches for the boy's other wrist.] Hey, can I see that?

Whoa-!

[He starts back a little before he realises what this person's asking - oh. Okay. He raises his arm to show the bracelet off.]

... Sure enough, you've got one too.

[Leaning back again, he allows himself a sigh. Oh boy, this is going to suck.] Um, how should I put this? I've got good news and bad news...

[The bad news is, if the world ends first, you're never going to see your family again! Ugh, jeez, that's awful. Scratch that.]

A-Actually, let's go with something else. What're your parents' names? Maybe we can ask if someone's seen them.

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