sticksandbones | kidnapping sun mommy

Who: Beat, Felicity, Josh going lmao
What: Moving Sun Mommy from the Burnt Village to the Grove
When: Morning of the 11th
Where: Burnt Village/Grove
Warnings: watching a dog swear and wrestle with a statue

[With Livios question still on his mind, and the day after the Grove Attack - and wondering if maybe the complete statue may have helped a little and plus he just doesn't like her alone out there - Beat is going to set out to the North to the Burnt Village, avoiding the memory of sinkholes and vines (which he may shiba scream at) and go about... well.

Kidnapping Beiwe.

He has to bulk up to do it, he's strong but he's never kidnapped a stone statue before, and frankly, she's tall. It prolly looks fucking ridiculous when he waddles his way back into the Grove with the top half, because she's about six fucking feet, and while he's nearing nine in his bulked up mode, she's... fucking heavy. And unwieldy. And her base may be dragging a little on the ground between his legs, as he pants and carries her like a toddler dragging a cat. Or a dog dragging it's favorite bed.

He will stop to rest at one point at the grove to village cross-over point, tail wagging enthusiastically as he puts his elbow on her head and rests there for a moment. He's talking amiably to her though, around his panting!]

Don' worry, I'll getchu set up right here an' you'll look awesome, yo. Jus'- jus' gotta get you there. Damn, yo. Yer heavy. UH, not sayin' it rudely, like bein' bulky is good to be!! But, bruh... Oogh I think I need water...

[Help.]

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... It's not your fault. I'm very charming.

( no she isn't. well. she is. but that has nothing to do with it at all and they both know it. )

Where were you hoping to bring her?

[It certainly is not that, unfortunately. If anything, it's him that's the charming one, which is the whole problem. Alas!]

I'm not entirely sure. Back to the Grove proper, but the exact positioning is still up for debate, I think.

[From the leather bag looped over his shoulder and hanging at his hip, a tiny pink nose emerges, snuffling the air. A moment later, a tiny voice follows, a brief but surprised exclamation of "Oh!".]

Mm. Probably the courtyard around the well, for now?

( still, this is heavy even for her magic, so she'd rather get moving. but after only a few steps, there's another unfamiliar voice and she has to pause and investigate-

... that sure is a baby. )

... Hm?

[From the distance the two can hear the sound of Beat bellowing like a god damned bull on fire, followed by what sounds like a bunch of stone just casually being ripped apart from more stone.

Followed by a very loud pissed off: IT WAS SCREWED ON?!

He'll be a bit longer don't worry.]

[... well. Something just got wrecked. Hopefully it wasn't part of the pedestal. Josh throws a quick glance back in the direction of the burned village, but doesn't say anything otherwise. He'll find out sooner or later.]

It's as good a spot as any. It can always be moved again later if we find a better spot.

[But the tiny voice catches his attention now, and he looks down. ... ah. Someone has awakened.]

Hmm. Feeling better, there?

"A little... What is that?"

[The rest of the face emerges from the leather bag. It's a tiny white hedgehog.]

( calling back, voice carrying- )

AS OPPOSED TO WHAT?

(

anyways. she's here to be a boss bitch, yes, but that is a wholeass baby and she is immediately charmed- except...

huh.

she's a powerful witch but she isn't a "commune with animals" sort, most of the time. she's not supposed to understand the baby. if she wasn't so focused on moving the statue with care, she would lean in to investigate. )

Who's your friend?

[That is, indeed, a wholeass baby! In fact, now that the hedgehog is out of the bag (literally and figuratively) Josh will just go ahead and reach down to pull the little guy all the way out. He is being gently cupped in both hands, curled on his back like someone comfy in a beanbag chair.

But, you know, a hedgehog.]

This is Revati. He was here to greet me when I first showed up. He's a little sick, though, so I figured I'd bring him with me.

[Revati's nose twitches, and his expression is alert, but otherwise he doesn't seem to move much. He never seems to move much.

But he's looking right at Fel.]

"Ah. A star..."

He's not a normal hedgehog, is he? He feels different. Not even like the plantimals...

( curious! and adorable. a little sick, huh? it does feel a little... weak. but it looks like he's in good hands, they can keep going-

wait what. felicity freezes, looking right a revati, eyes wide. )

... Whatch'a mean there, bud?

Not in the slightest.

[But is he going to elaborate? Absolutely not. Enjoy that.

The little hedgehog snuffles his nose against the air, but closes his eyes. Almost like he's settling in for a nap. He's still weakened, and even being this active is exhausting.]

"You... You are a star, aren't you? You feel... mm."

Well. Isn't that interesting? I didn't know you could understand him.

Neither did I. That... usually isn't a thing? Ghosts and spirits, sure, but... even animal spirits tend to be a bit harder to understand. Not... like this...

( her voice trails off and she glances away for a moment, because things are starting to click into place. she's always known she isn't human but- she'd always thought it was just her magic. one more thing marking her as different. )

... A star, huh. It would make sense.

[Unfortunately, the little hedgehog will not be offering more insight into that. His tiny little chest rises and falls, but the energy needed to speak is just not there. Poor little guy is wiped out.

Josh gently rubs Revati's cheek with the side of his thumb, then moves to tuck him safely back into the satchel. Take a nap, buddy.]

Well, congratulations on your diagnosis. We should probably have our life-changing revelations as we walk, though. That statue won't go anywhere otherwise.

[Josh you could at least help-- no. No he won't. His offer to help was extended to Beat, and it was vehemently refused and then someone else's offer was accepted instead, so he is rescinding it entirely. He's a petty bastard.]

Besides. I'm sure Beat will come back from the burned village aaaany second now. It wouldn't do to have a pedestal with no statue, hm?

[Look at that, Josh isn't wrong. The pedestal isn't as large as the statue was so Beat has less troubles moving it and he can be seen walking it back up the path.

It's intact! In fact! It looks like it was the ground it was on that lost the battle with staying together, judging from the little juts of clumped up rock that are pointing from the corners, still clinging to the screws that had been screwed into it.

Beat's huffing a little, trying to hurry to catch up, and seems surprised they haven't moved at all.]

Y'all di'nt gotta wait!

kidnapping sun mommy

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