asobouyo | 4th Teddy Bear [Action][Forward-dated to daytime]

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4th Teddy Bear [Action][Forward-dated to daytime]

[A relatively normal day, so far. Elicia'd been coloring up pictures of pirates (fire-breathing lions were soooo last week) and was generally relaxing in her new setting. Lots of new friends and happy times! But as she finished up Mr. Pirate's peg-leg, she happened to notice, by chance, something out the apartment's windows...

A small bird limping across the grass outside!

Well, leaving it certainly wouldn't do... It'll only take a second to go see and it's close by, so it'sokay!—besides, it looks like it could rain in a little bit... She has to make sure the little critter wasn't stuck out during a drizzle...

So Elicia leaves the apartment and rushes down the stairs, slip-on shoes click-clacking all the way. She can see the bird in the distance trying to flap a mangled wing, and runs toward it... which is, in hindsight, a bad idea, because it just darts into the brush. She continues for a few seconds until she's in a little clearing, where soft frenzied chirps meet her ears.

A tree! Over there~!

She climbs its jutting roots and looks into a hole to find baby birds, all chirping and fat... like their mama? Aaah, but that means mama bird was missing! Was it really the one she'd chased earlier? Well, she'll just sit and admire the babies for now while waiting for any sign of said mama birdy, whenever you feel like bumping into her.]

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[First off, that bird doesn't look very happy to see anyone. 8[ It's linefacing at us.

And expert tree climber or no, papa isn't the only one who's gonna get a heart attack from seeing this scene. Sanji slows to a stop on his way past the apartment and...]

Elicia-chan? [Young lady, what do you think you're doing?]

[Heeeey, Sanji! Elicia teeters on the edge of a flimsy-looking branch and waves at you. It totally even bends a little under her weight. Feel better? :3c]

Hi, Big Brother! Wanna see baby birdies??

[Yes, much better. And you can tell from the stricken expression just how much better he feels. DX]

Sh--

I mean... ah, yes, I would! So just stay right there! [calm laugh really] I'm coming over.

[Child, please do not move as Sanji double times it over there]

[But Sanji, I'd never want to give you a heart attack and/or terrify you. Scout's honor. :|b]

Oooh, okay! I still gotta find the mam—

[WHOOPS THERE GOES THAT BRANCH! Elicia teeters and rolls forward like a rolly-polly, falling! Better add a little extra to that double-time.]

[Never have we been so glad for shounen speed.

Did you blink? Because Sanji is right there and catching her and busy having that damn heart attack.]

Elicia-chan, are you alright?! [D8 Did you scrape something during the fall? Did all the blood rush to your head too quickly? Does Sanji need to kick the tree's ass for not being stable enough?]

[Shounen speed is quite impressive! Elicia holds onto his shirt for a minute, blinking, because she didn't even have time to panic at her tumble ~~save for a totally girly yelp~~. And then she smiles and seems totally fine with the long-passed PERILS OF FALLING FROM TREES!!]

I'm okay!

I was just looking at the baby birdies... I chased the mama birdy and she led me here, but now she's gone and I can't find which way she went...

[At least one of them has recovered. Sanji's still wrapping his head around what she's saying]

Baby birds? In the tree? [They're close enough that he can peek for himself - the wonders of being tall - and indeed, he sees a nestful of plump chicks screaming for food and their mother.]

Well, she might not come while you're sitting here. Maybe she wants to be with her kids alone.

Yeah, four of them! I followed their tweeting over here.

[She frowns, looking distressed.]

But the mama bird had a hurt wing, and she couldn't fly at all; I was following her over here and then I lost her...

Aaaah. [Alright, a hurt bird and a disgruntled one are two very different things.]

Do you know which way she went?

[She looks around, a hand over her mouth and and the other on her elbow, like a wife wondering where her child hid the car keys. ~~Certainly not a trait snagged from her mother.~~]

I followed her here, and then she just—

"Poof'd!"

And she was gone!

[Oh now, Sanji can't have a distressed little girl on his hands. And thankfully he's already got an idea on what to do.]

I bet she's nearby, actually. Here. [He sets Elicia down before gently pulling on her hand.] Let's go watch from a distance, alright? She might come out and then we can try to help her.

[Holds his hand happily and looks up.]

You're gonna help me find her, Sanji? Thanks a lot! The baby birdies'll think you're so cool!

[Huuuuuuuuge grin] Anything for my cute Elicia-chwan and her friends!

[He doesn't lead her out that far - just to some nearby bushes, adjacent to the tree. They're not even out of sight. But sure enough, after a few silent moments, a tiny, tiny figure of feathers comes hopping out as best it can for the tree, twittering in displeasure. Probably from the smell of humans on her lawn]

Oi, look. Is that her?

[whisperin'~]

O-oh, yeah! That's the one—the one with the grumpy face!

[AND TOTAL WORRY SOON AFTER!]

Oooh, b-big bro, look at her wing! It looks like it hurts so much...

Maah maaah, just wait a sec. Stay here, I'm gonna go get her.

[Ten years of training; all the blood, sweat, hearts and tears; nearly being drowned on a daily basis; suffering multiple concussions from kicks to the head.

All for this very moment. 8|

He actually doesn't need to use most of his speed - the bird's injured, for christ's sake, and by the time Sanji has scooped the poor critter up, she nearly forgets to chirp in dismay. Seriously, what the hell just happened?

While she's figuring that out, Sanji tosses a grin over his shoulder and nods for Elicia to come out, gently gripping the bird in his grasp and mindful of the wing]

[She scoots a few steps forward.

Then a few more.

And a few more.

This is an awe-tastic moment here.]

Awwww, she's so cute~! Hahaha, and really fat! Maybe she's been eating some of your pie~!

I hope not, even if it's delicious. Pie's not the best diet for birds.

[The bird is still chirping in distress, so time to finish this nice and easy. He bends down enough so Elicia can see what he does - there's a warm light from his hand, see, glowing a faint blue. By the time he pulls his hand back, the mama bird utters another irritated peep and flies straight away, heading for the nest hidden inside the trunk]

All better!

[She's just... in awe for a moment. So much so that she can only whisper.]

...W-was that... alchemy?

[He's heard the term a few times before, and shakes his head with a smile]

No, not alchemy. See, there are spirits here, and if they like you enough, they'll teach you some tricks.

[As he demonstrates by pulling moisture out of the air until a tiny pool of it floats above his hand.]

Waaaaaa! Maybe they'll teach me something cool, too! [She runs her hands through the water, mesmerized in that silly child's way.]

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