4th Hat Flip [Voice/Action]

[immamartillo]

[Voice]

[ When he speaks to the journal, Firo's voice is hurried and aggravated. This mess is all his fault, and even he's not dense enough to avoid realizing that. ]

Hey, has anybody seen a kid around here? He's about 12 or 13; messy brown hair, kinda short. He wears this blue.... dres-, uh, coat thing. If you see him, tell him to stay right where he is and I'll come find him.

[ There's another grumble of frustration, and he lowers his voice. ]

And if anybody touches him I'll make you pay, ya hear me?

[ Given his worried state (and Firo's general lack of intimidation skill) it doesn't sound as threatening as he would have wanted it to. ]

[Action]

[ Firo has to admit that losing Seto once again pretty much takes the cake in failures he's had. This has to be the fourth or fifth time the kid has managed to slip out on Firo. Kind of sad for someone whose job used to rely on being observational.

He leaves Community Building 3 and runs toward the village, angrily berating himself under his breath. It's gotten into his head that something terrible could happen to Seto, and it'll be all his fault. Whether or not Seto gets hurt, Firo's not doing his job as brother too well. 

Perhaps he's run straight into you, as Firo tends to do. Or maybe you just want to know what's up with the weirdo running through town. ]

Comments

[action!]

[immamartillo]

[ Firo shakes his head, sighing. ]

Well, I hope your brattiness doesn't rub off on him...

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

My brattiness...?

<sub>[he wanted to get angry, but then he thought that maybe he shouldn't and instead...

he made a really hurt look.]</sub>

[action!]

[immamartillo]

[ Firo pauses and looks at Mao apprehensively, almost feeling guilty... ]

What?

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

_{[making a really sad face.]}

You probably think I'm annoying, don't you?

_{[just how much of this is fake and how much is true... that only Mao knows.]}

[action!]

[immamartillo]

Hey...

[ He shrugs uncomfortably. How'd they get from joking around to this? Oh, right, Firo was as an insensitive jerk again. ]

Well, like I said, you act kinda bratty sometimes but you're not annoyin'...

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

But I still act bratty, huh?

_{[and that isn't a good thing. C'mon Firo, apologize!]}

[action!]

[immamartillo]

Well, yeah, but...

[ Okay, he's starting to get it now. ]

Look, I'm sorry, okay? You're not that bad.

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

Really?

_{[said with the saddest faces ever.]}

[action!]

[immamartillo]

Yes! I wasn't kiddin' that time, I promise.

[ Please stop looking so sad. ]

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

...If you say so.

_{[alright he'll stop now.]}

[action!]

[immamartillo]

[ Firo watches Mao for a moment, then laughs softly, hoping that the trouble is past. ]

So you're done sulkin'?

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

Sulking? What do you mean? I wasn't sulking at all~ _{[yup it's all in the past.]}

[action!]

[immamartillo]

Oh? Then what would ya call it?

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

Hm~ I would call it... "making Firo realize that sometimes you have to watch what you're saying, because you might hurt someone's feelings".

[action!]

[immamartillo]

Hey!

[ He stares at Mao, indignant. But he does kind of have a point... ]

I wasn't that mean...

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

You were.

[action!]

[immamartillo]

I already apologized, didn't I?

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

Did you~?

_{[just teasing]}

[action!]

[immamartillo]

I definitely did! Not doin' it again.

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

Hey, I was only joking, you know?

[action!]

[immamartillo]

[ He reaches over and ruffles Mao's hair. ]

You better be.

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

_[chuckles.]

Or what~?

[action!]

[immamartillo]

I'm not gonna threaten a little kid.

[action!]

[blazing_heart]

...I'm not a little kid.

[action!]

[immamartillo]

Yeah? Then what are you?

[ ...Wait, isn't this how that mess started in the first place. ]