13th Teddy Bear [Mallynapped//Early Afternoon]

[asobouyo]

[The feed had started out with Elicia sitting on the couch, showing off different drawings for the day, bringing up the idea of camping—about maybe sleeping over at Winry's house. But soon the peace is lost when something off camera forces open the front door. There's the muffled noise of Hughes—calling out something, something that one can't make out too well, but it's fairly obvious what it's about when Elicia jumps off the couch and runs into her room, journal hanging open in her one hand.

Noises of metal clashing against metal, quieted when Elicia closes her door and does what her father tells her; she hides in her closet, hugging the journal until it's just a black video screen.

...Quiet.

And then footsteps. But they seem heavy.]

...Papa...?

[The door is pulled open and a robotic hand juts across the video screen, grabbing Elicia before the still rolling journal finally falls and flips shut.]

Comments

[mikangirl.livejournal.com]

[What is this, national kidnapping day? But this one makes her feel the worst of the lot. At least the others can defend themselves.

She's going to go see if she can rouse a healthy Straw Hat to go check on Hughes. And feel like shit for the rest of the day. ;;]

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

[Sanji, for once, is not in the kitchen. He's not even in his room. He's in the living room, on the couch, eyes closed and a smoke taking the edge off his nerves.

... It's safe to say he hasn't heard what happened]

[mikangirl.livejournal.com]

[And just. Leaning against the kitchen doorway, arms folded, because ... well, this is difficult.]

Sanji-kun.

[oda-hates-me.livejournal.com]

... [He turns, slowly. The expression on his face is a patient type of pensive, because he can tell she didn't come here to give him good news.]

Yes, Nami-san?

[stilldontgotit.livejournal.com]

[Oh, dude. Not cool.

Mallynaps are bad as-is, but to kidnap a small child? Yeah, Riku's pissed right about now, but there's not much he can do.

Well, except wait for her return and hope for the best.]

[goldenglasses]

[What is with today!? It seemed like he had only just gotten back from finding Wolfwood's cross when another woman had been taken and now this? Well... guess there was only one thing he could do now.

March up the couple floors between the room and check on Hughes. It's like they're having a party. A really, really crappy one. Like a party that ran out of chips AND dip too soon. Only worse.]

[idkmybffroy.livejournal.com]

[ Well. Hughes will manage to rouse himself, bruised and still a little on the disoriented side, and make the dead man's march to his daughter's closet in a couple of minutes.

Where he will promptly hit his knees and opt to stay for a while. There's nothing better to clear the head than the fact that Elicia is not there.

...

This can't be happening. ]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

[Chilled to the bone by the noises, Winry leaves before the feed even ends. She's out the door and to the apartment that the Hughes' live in. She knows no amount of running will be able to get her there in time to help - even if it did, she'd be useless - but she has to be there. She knows she'll find the place a mess. Winry knows. But it doesn't stop her. The only point at which she slows her pace is when she approaches the threshold of the place.

Slowly steps through the apartment, and calls out to see if anyone is still arond.] Hello?

[idkmybffroy.livejournal.com]

[ Well, that's Winry. And he should probably get up to answer her, shouldn't he. Maybe leave the apartment.

Crime scene.

Apartment.

He'll be standing up when she gets to the bedroom. ]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Mr. Hughes... [The place is a mess. The usual. Elicia isn't here. They got her. It's awful. It happens. She's just a child! No exceptions. Winry hates this place. She hates it! But right now... Hughes probably hates it more. She takes at step toward him.]

[derek-bliss.livejournal.com]

[He sees it.

And there is a low, angry growl that sounds over the journals before he shuts his.]

[seiriald]

[That did not sound good. That did not sound good at all. That's the third incident she's heard over the journal today that could only be trouble. But... this is Elicia. What's going on that she sounded so scared?

Kaori will be wandering about CH4 blindly, wondering just what the hell was going on. She needed to find Elicia, needed to protect her...]

[idkmybffroy.livejournal.com]

[ If she's still wandering about after, ah. A while. She may just run into Hughes as he does pretty much the same thing. ]

[seiriald]

[And run into him she does. Almost literally. While Kaori will stiffen slightly at being close to another Human, she'll recognize that something about him is similar to Elicia, and it's probably not physical resemblance since she can't see them anyway.]

Ah... [What does she say? Kaori can't know for sure that Hughes has a connection to Elicia.]

[idkmybffroy.livejournal.com]

[ Default apologetic half-smile is a go. ]

My apologies. [ ...doesn't seem familiar. ] Are you lost?

[deathsdoctor]

...

[...

...

... quietly closing his journal now.

...

Good luck.]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara hardly knows you, Elica. But you are a child. And this infuriates her beyond belief.

...it takes her a moment. But eventually, she'll be able to quietly close the journal. And go out to practice. She is determined that when the opportunity arises to bring retribution or move them towards liberty - she'll take it.]

[not-klonoa.livejournal.com]

[Oh, yeah, Luceti, go ahead...just make her week one hell of a lot better.]

Elicia...!

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Selphie stares at her journal as the droids arms reach across and grab Elicia. She wants to shout at her to run away but knows it's useless to say anything. Instead she'll call out to the other half of the Hughes family.]

Maes, you listening? Are you okay?

[idkmybffroy.livejournal.com]

[ It'll take him a couple of hours to get back to you, Selphie. Sorry ;A; ]

...I'm fine.

[boomchucka.livejournal.com]

[Hughes don't lie, it isn't fair. Besides, your daughter just got kidnapped and Selphie thinks you're anything but fine.]

You don't sound fine...

[idkmybffroy.livejournal.com]

I think that if I sounded fine, I wouldn't be. [ And there is almost humor in that. You know him too well orz ]

[corrinesbell]

Elicia!

[shouting never solves anything but...sometimes it helps the rest of them]

[loyalotter.livejournal.com]

[ W-what?! A child is getting caught in this? How horrible are these people?! But Hermione will wait it out and be there to help when Elicia gets back. ]

[esper-flight.livejournal.com]

No! Elicia....

[Poor child. She sighs heavily, despising the Malnosso more than ever.]