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[sparkling_by]

[BEHOLD: a GREAT adventurer, carried around on a sofa pretty much miraculously supported by two very lazy mules. Our Illustrious Leader (here present) has clearly been handling a map held dutifully upside down and now he's pointing ridiculously!]

Ahooooooooy! Loyal minions! Random Followers! Token animaaaals! Childreeeeeeeen!

Daddy sees a

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[heliolatrous]

[ THIS IS THE WORST WAGON EVER ]

There's no way this is going to work.

[sparkling_by]

Young Luca over there is quite clean. On his hands and on the back of his neck and behind his ears - he's cleaner than pure water. So, please don't say anything insulting.

[heliolatrous]

If he's human, he's dirty.

[sparkling_by]

[ Stares down quietly for a moment, teeth worrying over his lower lip, biting in. He opens his mouth to say something, before just slamming it shut - once, twice... ]

...is it all right for you, then? Staying with people you find so disgusting?

[heliolatrous]

[ ... ]

I don't have any choice, do I?

[sparkling_by]

[ not missing a single beat. ]

You can take the map and go on your own.

[heliolatrous]

Don't be stupid, you'll just get lost.

[sparkling_by]

Not at all! Daddy can follow the rainbow.

[heliolatrous]

Like I said, don't be stupid.

[sparkling_by]

Then we can copy it down on another sheet of paper, and we'll each have one, and you can go, hmmm?

[ Arms. Crossed. ]

[heliolatrous]

What I'm saying is, I don't need your stupid map.

[ Floating away now :I ]

[sparkling_by]

[ He did it. He actually did it. He's a little boy, alone, provoked, and likely to get lost, or maimed, or killed, or - ]

Bring back flowers!

[ - they'll go find him in an hour. ]

[heliolatrous]

I'm not bringing you anything!

[ If they call for him, he'll appear. ]

[heldourfate]

Well, that attitude's not going to help! [Here is a Vanille all up in your business.]

[heliolatrous]

Neither is him telling us where to go!

[heldourfate]

Do you know the way?