[when the feed clicks, the only thing one can see is the top of a child's head - forehead, little brown bangs, and perhaps the hint of a brown eye over the top of a counter if she attempts to stand on her tipey toes
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[you know, at first she's excited. like really excited, because this was mainly a post to find her mommy and daddy, so it must be one of them who was responding. and it was a man's voice, so it must be her father. the blond hair is familiar, too and for a moment she smiles and scrabbles for the forge...!]
[but he's too young. and the hair is too long.]
[a momentary flicker of disappointment across her features. but she's a child, and at the moment she's still resilient, and moves to the next line of thought.]
[that must be it...! because she doesn't exactly remember being kidnapped...]
- oh, it's okay because Miss Shirley is taking good care of me! She's taking care of a lot of us, so it's like school and a slumberparty all at once! Isn't that cool?
Shit, they got you too. You don't even know who I am, do you?
[....and then a pause as he considers that this might be better for him. at least she won't try to flash him this way.]
All right, let's just get this straight. You're not going home and your parents ain't here, and neither's that twerp brother of yours. Now what's the last thing you remember?
- oh! Oh, you used a bad word! I'm going to tell Miss Shirley -!!
[obviously he doesn't like hummingbirds. 8| only nice people get to like hummingbirds and he's not a nice person. potty mouth.]
[her little cheeks puffed up defiantly, but...]
Th - they won't?
[they deflate. followed by her whole body, little shoulders dropping and eyes widening.]
W - what do you mean they won't? I want - I want to go home!
[NO YOUR QUESTION WILL NOT BE ANSWERED UNTIL AFTER SHE FREAKS OUT A BIT. this is the first time someone's said...that. everyone at the clinic had been all smiles and hair ruffles and "soon"'s... but theoretically, "soon" would have been a few days ago]
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What's wrong?
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I - Miss Shirley, I think I broke something...!
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[ someone in this place can fix whatever it is. ]
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[tugging on the older woman's sleeve, the little brunette makes to drag her back toward the kitchen.]
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[but that kid looks more-than-vaguely familiar, so "broken" or not, he decides to try a response]
Minatsuki? Is that you?
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[but he's too young. and the hair is too long.]
[a momentary flicker of disappointment across her features. but she's a child, and at the moment she's still resilient, and moves to the next line of thought.]
How did you know my name?
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[nodnod.]
But it's okay now.
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[that must be it...! because she doesn't exactly remember being kidnapped...]
- oh, it's okay because Miss Shirley is taking good care of me! She's taking care of a lot of us, so it's like school and a slumberparty all at once! Isn't that cool?
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[oh, goddamn. this is a thing.]
H--... no way.
Hummingbird?
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[HERE. HAVE A BIT OF A SMILE.]
Do you like hummingbirds?
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Do I look like I like hummingbirds?
Shit, they got you too. You don't even know who I am, do you?
[....and then a pause as he considers that this might be better for him. at least she won't try to flash him this way.]
All right, let's just get this straight. You're not going home and your parents ain't here, and neither's that twerp brother of yours. Now what's the last thing you remember?
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[obviously he doesn't like hummingbirds. 8| only nice people get to like hummingbirds and he's not a nice person. potty mouth.]
[her little cheeks puffed up defiantly, but...]
Th - they won't?
[they deflate. followed by her whole body, little shoulders dropping and eyes widening.]
W - what do you mean they won't? I want - I want to go home!
[NO YOUR QUESTION WILL NOT BE ANSWERED UNTIL AFTER SHE FREAKS OUT A BIT. this is the first time someone's said...that. everyone at the clinic had been all smiles and hair ruffles and "soon"'s... but theoretically, "soon" would have been a few days ago]
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