video | SUPER TOUGH

[throwsdown]

Who: Takeshi
Broadcast: Fleetwide!
Action: Marsiva!
When: NOW!!!

[Takeshi wakes up with bad cotton mouth and a moment where forgets things -- forgets he was in a jungle last he saw, forgets the Tranquility had crashed, forgets that the people he saw as parents were long-since gone. He rolls tiredly, his baggy (now perfectly mended) sweater dragging on one hand, the sleeve still a bit too long. First thing he does is try to grab a glass of water that would have been on the desk in his room. Aboard an entirely different ship. A ship that no longer exists in space.

He blinks wide awake, sitting up straight.

The first thing he notices is that he's barefoot.

The second thing he notices is that his powersuit is gone. He pulls his sweater practically over his head in his haste, gasping aloud at the pale belly and its pal, the belly button, that greets him -- it' gone! It's gone, it's gone, it's gone! Where? When? Who, how? He looks around wildly, anxious. Was he... kidnapped? All over again? No... it couldn't be.

It's like when they kidnapped humans, on earth. But hopefully less blood.

There were people trying to kidnap them off the Tranquility, too. He remembers that.

Summoning his courage, he does what he learned from his adoptive mother. He bullshits, live on camera, at the screen. He's familiar with how network devices work enough, after all. He knows everyone should be able to see this. He puts on his most serious expression, which is admittedly pretty good for someone who is the size of a five-year-old.]

The person who kidnapped me.... they'd better show their face!

I-if you try to mess with me... I'll... I'll...

I'll kick your fucking ass!!

[Thank his adoptive parents and weird uncle for the choice of words. He puffs out his chest, making a fist. But really, he's kind of scared. Like, a lot scared. He only went without his special superhero powersuit when he broked his leg fighting in the ship before. He couldn't wear it over the cast, then. But now... now he's just... he's normal. He's not a good teammate. He's not good at fighting like this. And it's...

Terrifying.

But he'll keep a straight, determined face. He won't let them know he's scared.

He used to always show how scared he was, when he was living with his real mom. But not no more.

Even if he doesn't have his strength and speed... He's a fighter. He'll... He'll figure out something!]

If you're aliens... then... then my dad'll come find you, too!

And then we'll both kick your ass!

[... Anyone on the Marsiva, feel free to see him peeking around the corner to suspiciously watch you just about anywhere on the ship. That, or find him making himself a peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwich in the kitchens. All that threatening made his nerves convert to hunger.]

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[resnipstance]

... What, as opposed to if they were humans?

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[throwsdown]

[!!!!

You look okay. No bloody teeth or claws. Good.

But even so...! He can't let his guard down!]

Because my dad kicks aliens in the butts, that's why, and only baddest of bad aliens kidnap people!

I know, because I sawl it before! I fought 'em too!

[resnipstance]

What, and you think a bad human's never kidnapped an alien before?

[namisan]

I'll give you ten points for sheer guts, kid.

[How old are you, anyway?? Jeez. They take em younger every week.]

[throwsdown]

!!!!

I made points?! Doe that means I can get out if I make enough?

[... did she say guts, tho

he touches his stomach, mildly confused]

[namisan]

[...well look, if you were older she'd have rolled with that and snarked but she gets the impression you're serious]

It's a figure of speech, kid. Sorry. Though I guess if you get popular enough they might send you home.

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[reek]

[...You know, he can actually respect this kid. And that's a first because he doesn't respect anyone here. ]

Bold words for such a little lad. A shame they fall upon deaf ears.

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[throwsdown]

How come? Do the aliens here not have ears?

[PRAY TELL, WHY WOULD THEY NOT LISTEN.]

Or do I gotta be louder?

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[reek]

[ He doesn't actually know what an alien is. But this child amuses him. Dance, puppet. Dance. ]

Yes, you should be louder. And more vulgar. They'll be sure to hear then.

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[girlverine]

[Laura figures out Takeshi is following her maybe thirty seconds after he starts. When you could smell people approaching, it made things a lot easier. Young, judging from his footfalls, frightened from his smell and his heart rate. A child, probably. She doesn't say anything, not at first, just continues her quiet exploring of the Marvisa, looking in various rooms, pausing sometimes when she thinks she hears other people nearby.]

[Finally when she's found another of those large viewports and is looking out it does she turn to peer directly at the corner he is hiding behind.]

I know you are there.

Action:

[throwsdown]

[Takeshi freezes for a moment, surprised. He needs to practice being sneaky.

But what should he do now...? His dad never ran away. He doesn't want to, either. Even if Heather would have told him to run as fast as he could... He steps out, hands fists at his sides, and he stares evenly at her. Frightened, but just slightly. Just at the thought that he's not sure what kind of person she is yet.

... Quick, Takeshi, think of a reply. A tough one.]

And I know you're there!

[He points at where she is, serious as sin.]

Action:

[girlverine]

[A child, as she had suspected. Younger than she would have thought though, but then, who knew why whomever had kidnapped them wanted them. Perhaps younger was better, really. But she didn't know what to do with him pointing at her like that, since...yes. Of course he had. He had been following her. Ugh. Confusing children.]

[Instead she just ignored his hand, studying him instead. He didn't seem dangerous, but people might have said the same thing about her, and how wrong they would have been...]

Why were you following me?

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[geonomy]

[WHOA that is a mouth on that tiny child.]

H-Hey, it's okay! We're on your side, promise! We're all fine!

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[throwsdown]

[no need to stammer buddy be brave]

How do I know you're not a bad person saying that to a kid, because youre bad and that's what bad people do?

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[geonomy]

[Man how else are you supposed to react when you hear a tiny voice drop the f-bomb I mean wow]

Because I'm not bad! I'm one of the good guys.

[He'll give a big smile instead.]

My name's Clay Terran. What's yours?

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[ino]

[ Holy crap. They just keep getting younger ...

She'll respond in a reassuring tone, though the swearing is, uh ... making her smile just a little bit. It's kind of cute. ]

Hey ... it's okay. You don't need to kick anyone's ass. You're going to be just fine.

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[throwsdown]

I was on a big planet and now I'm in space again, so that means somebody prob'ly needs to be throwed into a wall.

[Except he's worried because he's not strong without his suit, how's he supposed to throw anyone without this suit??]

Who kidnapped us??

[He is a little too used to this now, Ino.

... Weirdly. ]

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[ino]

Well, you're not wrong. And I'm sure that they'll definitely get thrown into a wall once we can find out where they are.

[ Yeah, it is a little concerning how this doesn't seem like as big of a deal as it should be. Like. Why isn't he crying? Hmm. ]

They go by "Atroma". We don't know very much about them, yet.

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[eyeforaneye]

[ ... ]

It's smarter to stop and think before you default to violence. You may end up picking fights that you regret, or pushing people away that could be helpful allies to you or your relatives.

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[throwsdown]

[video]

[throwsdown]

You're a creepy-looking person!

Did you kidnap me, or are you a creepy-looking person they kidnapped?

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[survivalistcookbook]

I don't think the people who kidnapped us are going to showing their faces any time soon.

[Eugene probably shouldn't be grinning so much, but this kid is amazing, and if he's going to see a kid in this kind of situation, he'd rather see them yelling than crying any day.

Besides, it's not his first encounter with a raging pipsqueak. At least this one doesn't have a shotgun.]

Which is too bad, since I think a lot of us would like to see them get an ass-kicking.

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[throwsdown]

[He huffs, puffing out his cheeks with a sigh.

But he's calm. Calmer, anyway. He's gotta make sense of all this.]

Then we just gotta find them, if they won't come here to us.

Is there a jump drive on the ship? Maybe they're hiding somewhere around there!

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[diplomacme]

[ Her first reaction is to comment on the 'alien' part, but it seems like Ahsoka has that covered.

Instead, she decides to try to help, hopefully calm him down a bit. Because if he isn't scared, she'll eat her headpiece. ]

You and your dad must be good fighters.

[ Distract him, have him focus on something better. ]

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[throwsdown]

[Oh man, A+ distraction!]

My dad's one of the best. My -- my earth dad! He's a superhero.

I call him Muscle Rider. And he wins against whoever he throws down.