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Chivy Darrell ([personal profile] lostandfinder) wrote in [community profile] windandstorm2009-10-02 08:28 pm
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first encounter ; 0 days

If there were any luck in the world, Chivason would have been sound asleep by now. He'd had a wonderful dinner — courtesy of sweet, old Mrs. Jann — and he'd eaten enough to be pleasantly drowsy, and then some. To cap it all off, she'd offered him a bed (a bed) and tucked him in as only a grandmother could. He didn't really have much to worry about, still having a few valuables tucked away in his knapsack, enough to cover a few weeks even if she decided to change her mind about letting him stay free-of-charge, and he certainly hadn't been here long enough to need to think about moving on.

Whatever the reason, though, he stayed in bed long enough to need to roll over half a dozen times before he finally gave up. Carefully tucking the blanket back under the pillow, he snagged his knapsack and tiptoed outside. He let his mind drift as he walked, hoping it would help him relax enough to actually sleep. He had liked his last stop, even gone so far as to make a few friends. He should have known better than to try helping Lia find her necklace. She was too excited when she asked him if he would walk with her. He scoffed softly at himself— then tripped, tried to catch himself, and faceplanted in the dirt.
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polarization: (〉 i'm dreaming away)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-01 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
The boy hemmed and hawed before eventually pouting and looking past Neal to see the two of them. His interest piqued at Sefton, and he walked over until he was perhaps half a foot away and pointed directly at him. "He dunn't look so good!"

Sefton sluggishly cracked open an eye in response and gave the boy a halfhearted glare. Carefully, he picked his feet up and curled his legs against his chest, not seeming worried about whether Neal would mind that he got his shoes on the furniture or not.
polarization: (〉 it may seem like a crush)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-01 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
The child spent a moment looking between all three of them before reaching out and patting Sefton on the leg. Sefton jerked back, seemingly more out of instinct than true worry. The kid, however, seemed oblivious to it, and grinned. "Good! The doc helps ev'rybody feel better!"
polarization: (〉 i played with your heart)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-01 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Right! I'm Randy," he chirped. When Sefton seemed all too happy to go back to ignoring the world, he pouted and turned to Chivy. "It's very nice to meet you!"
polarization: (〉 'cause to lose all my senses)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-01 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Prickly?" Randy turned to face Sefton once again, squinting. He didn't see any prickles!
polarization: (〉 i'm not that innocent)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-01 03:39 am (UTC)(link)
"Like the guy in town?" he asked in wonder. "I saw him grow his hair into spikeys like on a cactus an' it was really cool!" To demonstrate, he brought his hands up against his head and extended all of his fingers as if they were the so-called 'spikeys'.
polarization: (〉 'cause to lose all my senses)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-01 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wh-why?" Randy asked, surprised. His hands remained in their spikey position, which made him look very silly like that.
polarization: (〉 but it doesn't mean that i'm serious)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-01 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Considering this, the kid turned back to Sefton. Stalking over, one large footstep at a time, he brought his hand down on Sefton's arm and shook it. "Hey, Seffon—"

Sefton jerked back before Randy could finish his sentence. It seemed he wasn't quite asleep as he had been pretending to be. He pulled his arm back, forcing Randy to let go, and take a step back in surprise and confusion. Sefton almost looked like his heart had leapt up into his throat, and for a moment, he simply stared at the child who stared back. Then, he licked his lips and quietly said, "What?"
polarization: (〉 can't you see i'm a fool?)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-02 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Randy simply stared at Sefton, large eyes looking at him as if trying to discern his innermost secrets. That, or make him feel guilty. Sefton avoided this tactic by looking away, "I said 'What?'"
polarization: (〉 oops i did it again)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-08 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Sefton turned to Chivy and narrowed his eyes. Not in annoyance (yet), but in confusion. "Answer?"
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[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-08 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ask what...?" Sefton turned back to the boy, who seemed to have gathered his courage again.

Puffing out his chest, Randy asked, "Why are you cool, Seffon?"

For a moment, all he could do was stare in confusion.
polarization: (〉 but it doesn't mean that i'm serious)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-08 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um..." Sefton squinted at Randy, then looked over to Neal. "Did he just... ask...?" Shaking his head, he turned back to the child. "I... what makes you think I'm cool?"

"Well, Chivy said you'd get real mad if I said you were cool," Randy explained. "But then why would'jya get mad if it wasn't true? Being cool is cool! So... I wanna know why you're cool."

Sefton rubbed his first two fingers against his temple. "I'm not."

"But you gotta be!" Randy refuted. "Like that guy in town who can turn his hair into spikeys! You're prickly like that, right?"

The rubbing stopped and Sefton narrowed his eyes toward Randy. "The... guy who can turn his hair into spikeys?" That sounded suspiciously like...

"Yeah! Like this!" Randy repeated his imitation of the man's hair.
polarization: (〉 i'm dreaming away)

[personal profile] polarization 2009-11-08 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Sefton turned his disapproving gaze toward Chivy before turning back to Randy with a sigh. "I'm not like that."

"But... Chivy said..."

"Then Chivy is wrong," he said with a little more oomph than strictly necessary. He seemed to enjoy getting to say that.

"But..."

Sefton closed his eyes and returned to his almost-sleeping position. "Not cool."

Randy pouted and crossed his arms. It looked as though he would not let a simple refute deter his beliefs.