More angst!

[danceabitch]

[Just outside the forest, four pickies can be seen hopping around cheerfully looking for food. Were someone to not get distracted by the small, strange birds, they might notice that on one side of a nearby tree there is a girl sitting

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[shadow_sinx]

[ A young boy of around the age of nine or ten wanders by, and pauses at the sight of the pickies foraging for scraps along the edge of the woods.

He brightens, unsheathing his sword which he stole from a suit of armor and advancing toward them slowly.

Now these were something he could handle at his skill level! ]

[danceabitch]

[The pickies continue their foraging until Wheat seems to notice the boy heading toward them. With a warning chirp, they all turn to face him. Uh oh, he has a sword. This could be trouble. They begin giving out various calls of distress.

Ahiru, despite her mood, catches that these chirps mean something's wrong and pokes her head around to look at her friends, not glancing up at the smaller Fakir.]

What's wrong?

[shadow_sinx]

[ He too, doesn't notice the girl, as his focus is all on the task ahead.

And without warning, he runs at the little bunch, sword lifted behind him in preparation to strike. ]

[danceabitch]

[The pickies suddenly go still with fright, waiting for the impending blow.

Ahiru, however, finally sees him charging toward them and, not quite sure of what she's doing herself, scrambles from behind the tree and runs toward the birds.]

Hey! What do you think you're doing?!

[shadow_sinx]

[ Mistaking the voice behind him to be another adventurer, he yells out. ]

I SAW 'EM FIRST!

[ And once in range, he brings the blade down - but awkwardly. It's clear he's not used to using a sword. ]

[danceabitch]

[The sword barely grazes Rye, but it's enough to get him riled up and on the offensive. The other three continue to watch carefully as Ahiru tries to dash in the way, calling frantically.]

Don't hurt them! What did they do to you, huh?!

[shadow_sinx]

[ He jumps to the side in order to avoid the oncoming picky. ]

I'm training!

[ Swing. Stumble. Pant. ]

You should stay outta the way so you don't get hurt!

[danceabitch]

[Rye keeps charging at him, and after another blow hits Brioche he also begins attacking. Ahiru is quickly becoming horrified and is desperately trying to get in the way.]

T-training? What are you talking about?! You shouldn't swing that sword around; you're gonna hurt them!

[shadow_sinx]

TRAINING! I'm supposed to fight pickies and things at this level! I'm not strong enough for--

[ He turns a glare to the girl behind him, and nearly drops his sword in surprise, mouth falling open. ]

T-Tutu? What happened to your hair?!

[danceabitch]

F-fight them?! But they're my friends!

[At his exclamation, she nearly falls back in shock.]

QUA-!! T-T-Tutu?! Wh-who said I was Tutu?!

[shadow_sinx]

Friends? They're monsters! Don't start that coddling thing again! We have to fight them if we want to improve our skills!

[ He arches an eyebrow, studying her. ]

...You're not Tutu? But you look like her... even if you're not wearing your acolyte robes. Are you her sister? I didn't know she had a sister.

[danceabitch]

[She frowns defiantly.] They're my friends! And they aren't monsters, they're birds!

N-no, I'm... uhhh, I-I mean... I-I'm Ahiru!

[shadow_sinx]

[ He gives her an incredulous stare. ]

Are you stupid? Or have you really never been out in the fields and forests of Prontera before? They're monsters called pickies! And common monsters, at that.

[ After a moment, he scratches the back of his head awkwardly with his free hand. ]

...They're not your pets, are they?

[danceabitch]

[She gives him a confused stare in return.]

P-Pronta-what? And they can't be monsters! They're really nice to me!

Pets? Umm, I dunno, they're just friends of mine. They follow me everywhere!

[shadow_sinx]

[ His features crease in confusion. ]

You're not from Prontera? What are you doin' all the way out here then? Where in Rune Midgard are you from? ...And what class are you? I've never seen an outfit like that before.

[ He scowls at the mention of 'friends'. ]

Well if they're not your pets, then they're open to training adventurers!

[danceabitch]

O-out where? I've been here for a while now! I don't know what you're talking about at all!

[She frowns a bit, trying to figure things out. He certainly talked strangely. The only person she had ever met that knew what those birds were called and that said things like that was that mean assassin. Maybe they were from the same world?]

Wh-what? But you can't just hurt helpless little birds!