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Post by clouds just clouds on Mar 22, 2016 20:41:13 GMT -8
Robert stared at his brother for a few heartbeats. Gods, gods, he yearned to. He didn't act like it, but he missed his brother more than anything. And with their parents gone, the world just seemed like a smelly, lonely, hairy armpit out to get him. Sighing through his nose, Robert said, "You want me to work for that?" He pointed towards Alec.
Sitting up straighter, Alec breathed through his nose. "Who says I would hire you?"
"Well, not you and anyone else on this damn planet," Robert snapped back. He shook his head and said, "But, I... I would like to be with my brother, Cole-"
"I would never not hire you," Alec said immediately, his voice soft. "Not if Patch wants you there. It would be great to have more help."
Robert nodded and peered at Patch, with a wry smile that didn't quite reach his eyes. "You sure you want me to stick around, Pat?"
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Post by Dina Doo on Mar 23, 2016 8:27:16 GMT -8
"If I wasn't sure, I wouldn't have offered," Patch mused. His smile fell away. "You just have to promise to stop being such a dick to Alec. And the people here. And don't give Kenneth more reason to kill you because he really can." Dina isn't sure if Patch or Alec were aware of Robert knocking Kenneth out, but Patch would probably get a kick out of that. Or feel even more anxious around Kenneth. If that were possible. A light smile curled his lips. "Other than that, I wouldn't mind having you around."
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Post by clouds just clouds on Mar 23, 2016 11:53:09 GMT -8
"Kenneth, as in, the ass back there?" Robbie jammed his thumb towards the direction of the passed out ketsuki. "The one I just knocked out with my wrench?" A smirk curled Robert's lips and he said. "Fine. I'll... try to not be as much as a dick as I usually am." He paused and said, "I can't promise anything, though. But... Pat, you mentioned some friends?" (Optional : ) "Do you mind if I meet them?" As a responsible (jealous) big brother, Robert wanted to see who Patch had as friends. Friends. Huh.
"Good luck," Alec muttered underneath his breath.
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Post by Dina Doo on Mar 23, 2016 12:07:19 GMT -8
Patch dared a glance over in Kenneth's direction and saw the unconscious ketsuki and perhaps Scott as well. He stifled a groan as he turned back to his brother, pressing a hand to his temple. "Gods above, he's going to kill me when he wakes up," the human mumbled under his breath. His hand fell away as Patch processed his brother's words. "Oh.. Meet them? Now? You have to meet them now?"
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Post by clouds just clouds on Mar 23, 2016 14:46:22 GMT -8
"Not if I have anything to do with it," Robert smiled and he said, "We don't have to go around and meet them. But it's going to take about fifteen to twenty minutes for the food to get out here, and I frankly don't want to be sitting here and telling you how much shit I've been through. It'll just get you down." A smirk twitched his lips. "Plus, I want to know who you see as a friend."
Kasimir made his way towards his poor, poor foolish friend. Worry creased his eyes as he made his way over to Scott and Kenneth. "Mm, Hiro told me what happened. Poor Kenneth. He was actually trying to be helpful for once." With a soft smile, he crouched beside Kenneth and gently ran a hand over his hair.
"He'll be fine," Scott said softly.
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Post by Dina Doo on Mar 24, 2016 8:42:50 GMT -8
Patch breathed out a sigh before he stood. "Alright, fine. If we can find them in this sea of people." He glanced down at Alec. "Did you want to come with us or stay in case your food comes when we're gone?" If that happened, Patch doubted there would be anything left. Just an empty plate. Then he'd have to buy more- Gods, since when had he become such a downer? "I'll see if we can find Seth first."
It was almost as if Kenneth was able to sense Kasimir's presence because a moment later, the unconscious ketsuki started to rouse. It didn't take long for him to rouse completely. This wasn't the first time he had been knocked unconscious. Kenneth pushed himself out, only to fail at biting back a hiss of pain when a fresh wave of pain shot through his already aching head. It was then he decided that moving around was a bad idea. "Can you believe my uncle thinks I should be nice to these little urchins?" He growled weakly.
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Post by clouds just clouds on Mar 24, 2016 19:16:31 GMT -8
"You two can go," Alec waved them on. "I'll hold down the fort. And I promise I'll wait for you to come back before I start eating." He smiled slightly, and perhaps seemed a little too relieved to be freed of Robbie's presence.
Instead of saying anything to Alec, the older human sighed and shifted up onto his feet. He smiled at his brother and perhaps grabbed his hand to squeeze it lightly. "Thank you." He paused a moment before asking, "Who is Seth?"
If anyone is curious, Seth probably is sitting on the ground while his lunch/breakfast awaits him on the table next to him, but he's too busy playing with little Milo to really bother. He had fatigue lined in his face, because kids aren't perfect, and Milo probably didn't sleep well the previous night at all. "I don't understand why you have so much energy," Seth yawned as his son pulled on his arms, and used them to lean back without falling. The toddler laughed fiercely and threw himself back into his father's hold with a breathless, "Hi."
A smile pulled Kasimir's lips and he knew better than to laugh at out to add more noise to Kenneth's headache. Instead he laughed under his breath--something he learned by waking up next to his son with sensitive hearing--and wiped another hand over his friend's hair. "I am not sure if you realize or not," he spoke softly, "but the man you were trying to drag back to everyone else was a stranger." A soundless laugh left Kasimir. "Right when you're being helpful too, poor, poor you, dear friend. Would you like me to carry you to a room?"
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Post by Dina Doo on Mar 24, 2016 20:29:05 GMT -8
"Seth's a niyol from Era," Patch explained. "He used to run a gang too. Apparently he was trying to find and kill his brother, but ended up becoming friends with him again." He shrugged. "I don't know. I try not to press these issues. Even though I was there." Perhaps it hadn't taken long to locate Seth, especially if Milo had been running about. Suddenly feeling sheepish, the human made his way over to his friend. "Hey, Seth?" Patch said, trying not to sound so meek. "Sorry to interrupt, but my brother, Robbie here, wanted to meet you."
"No," the stubborn ketsuki growled. "I'm fine here. Every time I move, it just hurts more." His pain was evident in the way the poor ketsuki clenched his jaw. He closed his eyes tightly for a moment as he struggled to adjust to the light, even though it was hardly any lighter than it had been before. "So it wasn't Patch? It looked just like him, Kasimir."
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Post by clouds just clouds on Mar 24, 2016 21:13:30 GMT -8
Despite himself, Robert couldn't help but laugh. He managed to calm most of it, though, when he saw Seth. And perhaps, almost immediately, Robert could see why a man like this attracted his brother. With a softened chin and belly, the man looked near harmless. Especially with his shirt which was inside-out, and hair that was a complete mess. Robert held out a hand in front of the man's face. "Hey, nice to meet you."
"Oh," Seth blinked at the hand in front of him and quickly took it to shake it. "Um. Hi-" His brows came together and he squinted at Robbie, before glancing over at Patch. "Damn. You two look a lot alike. You have a brother? When'd that happen?" He let out a long sigh when Milo flung from him to cling onto Patch's leg. "Hey, hey, now. You're only allowed to abuse your father."
Milo giggled and reached both his hands up to Patch. "Hi, hi..."
Kasimir shared a look with Scott and smirked lightly. "Well, it was his brother. Close enough, then. Though, I doubt that Alec is into polyamory." He couldn't contain his smirk. "Kenny," he said, very softly. "You won't be moving any time soon. If you like, I can run off to go get Alec, or your son, who is right here Kenneth, can give you something for the pain."
A deep, fiery blush scorched deeply onto Scott's cheeks. Your son. He swallowed and desperately tried to keep his voice even when he said, "I can give you something for the pain--but are you nauseous right now, Kenneth? Or m-maybe," his voice faltered for a moment, and he cleared his throat. "You're going to need some rest. And I'm... not sure if you want to be flaunting that bruise of yours."
"Don't worry," Kasimir purred. "You're still very pretty."
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Post by Dina Doo on Mar 25, 2016 10:20:27 GMT -8
Patch was, of course, very hesitant at the prospect of lifting a child. Instead, he went to take both of Milo's hands into his own, smiling down at the toddler. "Hey, Milo." He turned his attention back to Seth. "Well, it happened before I was born because he's older than me. Remember how Jeremiah and his bro were sort of hiding? Think of it like that. But yeah, I should have told you guys." Sadness pinched at the edges of his features. "Sorry for not telling you guys earlier."
"If you could just knock me out again, that'd be great." To Scott, he mumbled. "I'm always feeling nauseous, but there's an extra layer of dizziness today." Not to mention his wounded pride, but there was no reason for him to mention that. Kenneth finally found the strength to crack open his eyes, his slitted gaze turning to Scott. Despite his pain, one could perhaps see his features soften slightly. "How bad does it look?"
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