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[luckyfooted]

[Barnaby's a mixture of many emotions. Torn and confused and upset, it's all summarized itself into a deep scowl etched on his face and movements fighting the urge to rush by being strained and controlled. He's trying his best to keep calm, but he is definitely not happyAfter realizing that he can't just leave through the way he came, he's decided

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[traust]

[ i'll just say papa and dooder live in the apartments or something. kaede's quickly skimming over the grocery list in hand.... father is useless. she nearly makes it out of the complex area or something before almost running into bahnaby in the middle of the sidewalk???????? ]

A-Ah..! Sorry!

[luckyfooted]

[And Barnaby freezes at the bump. He was staring around like a crazy that he didn't realize he was walking into someone as well.]

No, it's my fault. I should have been watching more carefully

[Wait a minute.]

You're--

[Kotetsu's daughter. Barnaby still remembers when he rescued her from the disaster at her ice skating competition. And as much as he wants to ask about her dad, he... kind of can't... Stupid old man and his stupid secrets.

...but what's she doing here?

He ends up just kind of staring at her. Like an idiot.]

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[traust]

[ oh, is that.............. i-iyaaaaa

sokey kill me ]

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[traust]

[ KYAAAAAAA ] Barnaby?!

[luckyfooted]

[...oh right, she was a fan, wasn't she? Biting back urge to sigh... He gives her a slightly forced smile and kneels in front of her.]

Hello.

[traust]

[ omgomgomgogmogm what do. unknowingly crumples the list in her hand and fidgets with the end of her shirt ahhhhhh ] U-Um, did you just get here?

[ do you see the sparkles and moe in her eyes uguugug ]

[luckyfooted]

[So spaaarkly. He's... kind of torn. She's so cute buy why is she fangirling DOESN'T SHE KNOW EVERYTHING IS GOING WRONG RIGHT NO--

...oh right, she doesn't live in Stern Bild.]

Do you know where we are? This isn't Stern Bild at all, I'm sure of that.

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[toratetsu]

[just as Kaede had been leaving Kotetsu realized not only had he forgotten to put something on that grocery list but also realized that he had just nearly missed the opportunity of a lifetime- shopping with Kaede. and who could turn that down? quickly running out the apartment they'd been assigned and running as fast as he could to catch up with her, he finally managed to catch sight of the very familiar tiny pony-tailed figure]

KAAAA~E--

[toratetsu]

--de?

[except who was that mysterious man talking to his daughter

mysterious man

in all black

talking to his innocent precious harmless little babby daughter]

[toratetsu]

[MUST DESTROY MYSTERIOUS MAN IN BLACK WITH FABULOUS HAIR]

KAEDEEEEEE!!

[traust]

[ turns around all blushu ] Dad! I found Barnaby!!

[luckyfooted]

[Oh thank god you came here on time, old man. Barnaby looks over her shoulder. What's he screaming about? ]

[toratetsu]

[whoa whoa whoa skidding to a halt as soon as he's close enough] What? Bar--

[looking mysterious man in black up and down, then up... and that hair, and those glasses, and that slightly douche-y face]

...Bunny?!

[traust]

Dad, it's Barnaby. Not Bunny! [ YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH ]

[luckyfooted]

[Srsly, old man, get it right. Barnaby stands up and pats her head.]

Thank you.

[And then he glances at Kotetsu. Is it pretend tiem?]

So you're her father? Perhaps you can help me.

[toratetsu]

Barnaby, Bunny, it's pretty much the same thing! Don't get so caught up in little differences. [waving him off, he'll call you whatever he wants]

--ah, yeah, this is my daughter Kaede! This meeting is happening a little differently than I'd hoped it would but better sooner than later right? Haha... and, about that help... uh, got a paper and pencil with ya? It's kind of a lot. And don't worry about it making sense, it just gets weirder the further along I go. And then when you think it can't get more worse, it does! How about that?