+1 tiny invisible child

[nerdeology]

Who: Mikleo, OTA
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Huntress, Iskaulit
When: Now-ish!



( video; )

[The communicator comes on with a shaking motion, revealing a captain-sized bedroom decorated with various nerdery; those who've been there will recognize it as Mikleo's. That fact is fully cemented when the camera zeros in on Sorey, asleep on the bed with the sheets half-kicked. The communicator is juggled around, then back again, zooming in and out as if being played with by someone who doesn't know what they're doing. It's quiet for a long moment until at last a voice speaks up- young, maybe six or seven, sounding incredulous and very confused.]

How long... did I sleep...

[Sorey stirs then, and the voice yelps quietly and rolls off the bed, communicator turning off in the process.]


( action; huntress )

[There's a little boy wandering cautiously through the halls, poking into rooms if the door is unlocked, gawking at just about everything he sees. He'll be initially shy around strangers, especially any non-seraph and extra especially around humans, but he's a curious sort, so expect to be grilled for information once you prove to be harmless.]


( action; iskaulit )

[At some point he'll make his way over to the other ship, courtesy of one of his shipmates, and that's when the exploring really begins. He'll get into everything he possibly can in this place- every open and available room, every nook and cranny, even the accessible vents, here and there. He's in the library (oh, the library), the garden, the interfaith center, his water room. He's clearly not afraid to poke around unknown places, either.

Just like on the Huntress, the presence of others will make him wary, and humans (or those who carry some malevolence) will get double-caution out of him, but curiosity won't kill this cat. That's the idea, anyway.

Sorey's probably nearby, being the hovery-protective sort that he is, but that's mostly so any malevolence doesn't cause a problem. Mikleo's no longer protected through the sub lord pact, after all.

He may also be accompanied by a baby pengyon, toddling along behind him. Just because.]


((ooc: so yeah mikleo's de-aged for a while, thanks to an augment glitch! he's invisible on camera and his permissions for seeing him in person are here! by now he should be visible to his whole crew. ))

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action.

[airily]

[ As soon as Zaveid sees the video feed and hears the familiar voice he's up and moving, stepping around and away from the greenery of his room. It doesn't take too long for him to push himself forward, and by the time he's outside it's easy to spot Mikleo poking his nose in, peeking around here and there. ]

... Hey.

[ ... Why do they always find him? These damn kids... At least this isn't going to be forever (he hopes). ]

action; iskaulit

[searingedgelord]

[Velvet is spending some time in the garden, because she is sick of being cooped up on the Red Fish, but she hasn't really been in the mood to socialize much. The garden seemed like a good place to hang out, since it's quiet but also a decent change of scenery.

She is understandably surprised to see a baby malak there, though. Especially considering his resemblence to Mikleo. But she's pretty sure Mikleo is not that small. Or shouldn't be that small.

So she's also very confused.]

Uh...you lost?

action iskaulit

[bythewaves]

[ He's left the ... weird noise making things alone, and gone to the garden, to tend to their little glow tree, which is growing very well, Maglor is pleased to note.

There's no running water, as such, to draw Mikleo, but there's a voice very like one, singing of rain and streams, and the song breaks as Maglor looks up at a familiar presence ]

Hello?

[ .............Is that a tiny Mikleo.... ]

action - huntress

[monolike]

[Sorey stirs a little at that first flurry of activity, but the guy's tired and he can be a pretty heavy sleeper when he wants to be (which is a lot of the time). Mikleo manages to slip out without him even noticing much, and when he wakes up to see him gone he just assumes he'd gone on ahead with his day.

Sorey rolls out of their bed and rummages around for his clothes, mentally checking to see where everyone is. Edna's got that hesitantly far-off feeling, but not like Lailah's, so she's probably on her ship. Dezel and Zaveid are still there, and Mikleo-

Mikleo.

Sorey drops his pants, blue shirt only halfway buttoned. He searches frantically for that thread that'll lead him to Mikleo and comes up empty. It's like before, before Galahad, before Lailah and Mikleo made the pact but that can't- That can't be, she's not here to break the pact, and if he'd gone home he would just feel far away so what could have-]

No- [Sorey gasps, vision blurring as he goes tearing out of the captain's quarters still half-dressed.] No- Mikleo! Mikleo!

[The only other time he'd felt this kind of emptiness was when Mikleo was dead.]

[nerdeology]

[He'd wandered close to this particular room because it smells earthy, more natural than the others, and a glance inside reveals why- it's full of plants. He hadn't expected that. A second cursory glance around and his eyes meet Zaveid's- immediately he goes still, like he's been caught in the act, though he hasn't done anything wrong. He scoots back a step or two, hesitant, since the man is a stranger, but... he feels... wait.]

Hey... you're a seraph, too.

[Thank goodness. If there are other seraphim here, maybe they've just moved from Elysia to somewhere new?]

[nerdeology]

[Something about this place feels... weird, all of a sudden. Wrong, almost, though in a way he can't really quantify. He's about to explore the area further to find out why, but the voice calls out and he jumps, darting away to hide behind a shrubbery not even big enough to conceal his whole body. It's better than nothing, though, and as soon as he's tucked away he pokes his head up to see who it was.

A lady... she doesn't feel like a seraph, but she doesn't feel human, either. She feels... kind of sick, actually. It's scary, and it takes him a long moment to respond.]

...I-I'm not lost... is this your place?

[If he's trespassed into someone else's domain, Gramps will have his head.]

[searingedgelord]

[She stays where she is for the time being. He seems kind of shy and cautious, and she doesn't really want to spook him.]

No. I don't think it belongs to anyone in particular.

[Not that she knows of, anyway.]

[nerdeology]

[The singing is definitely what caught his attention, so he'd paused near the entrance to the garden and plopped down in the grass to listen quietly. He jumps a bit when Maglor calls out, but he doesn't run and hide. Singing is sort of a new thing- he hears it so rarely, and it sounded nice. Someone who sings like that can't be a bad person, surely.]

Um... hello.

[He can't help being shy, though.]

[bythewaves]

[ Oh no it is and he is adorable ... wait. Does Sorey know? ]

Hello. [ He smiles and pats the ground next to him invitingly but does not get up ]

I'm Maglor. Where are your carers, little one?

[nerdeology]

[Mikleo's done plenty of wandering through the ship by then, (im)patiently waiting for Sorey to wake up. He's returned to the room a couple of times to check on him since he'd first awoken himself, and during one of those trips he'd met the mysterious little rainbow bird who kept peeping and nuzzling at him, so he let it follow him around for a while.

He's in the middle of feeding it chunks of dried brine shrimp from the kitchen (and scolding it for snapping, like the bossy body he is) when he hears someone calling his name. Whoa, he sounds pretty panicked...]

Umm... I'm over here!

[Wait. Waaaaaait. Is that what Sorey sounds like, now!?]

[nerdeology]

Oh... okay.

[Well, she's not yelling at him or trying to attack... feeling slightly less threatened, he doesn't duck back out of sight again.]

Is it okay if I'm here?

[nerdeology]

[Mikleo's brows furrow. Carers... what, like Gramps? Or the others?]

I don't know... I can't find them anywhere. I went looking, but Sorey says they're not here.

action;

[sylphystia]

[Well now. He's not expecting some kid to crawl up on top of the boxes he's sleeping on, so he's just as surprised as Mikleo is. The voice is younger and slightly familiar due to the memories he's seen, but the wind tells him what he needs to know.

That's what he gets for dozing off. Zaveid really is a terrible influence.]

Are you--

[The wind tickles at the boy's hair just to make sure.]

Oh, hell. [WAIT, SHIT, he shouldn't be cursing in front of kids.] Where's Sorey?

[bythewaves]

[ oh good he doesn't need to go running for Sorey ... hopefully... ]

And does Sorey know where you are? I am sure he is right, if he says so.

[nerdeology]

Ah-

[Another seraph- that was totally seraphic wind! He'd gone and stumbled into the poor guy while he was sleeping. Mikleo backs off at once, his expression somewhat apologetic, but there's a sliver of crankiness as well, as he claps a hand over his mouth.]

Don't cuss! Gramps'll smack you if he catches you saying that.

[You know, wherever he is.]

[nerdeology]

Uh-huh, he's around. He said he was going to an interfaith center- he showed me the room.

[Why is this guy so concerned about what Sorey thinks?? He doesn't need a babysitter, and Sorey isn't one, that's for sure.]

[searingedgelord]

[She shrugs.]

If you want to stay, I won't stop you.

[She doesn't mind that he's there. She doesn't know how much he might be bothered by her malevolence, though.]

[bythewaves]

[ Oh good ]

Ah, that is a nice peaceful place to be although I suppose it might be a little boring, if one was curious. And what are you investigating?

[sylphystia]

[That's definitely Mikleo. A mixture of politeness and also sheer audacity. Couldn't be anyone else.]

He wouldn't dare smack me. I'm an adult. [Funny how his maturity is reduced to like five when he's around a kid though.] Did you just wake up here?

[He uncurls from his place atop the boxes. He'll want to deposit Mikleo back into the arms of his keeper. Unless Sorey is also tiny... and then...

Gods. Zaveid and Dezel are not fit to be babysitters, and he's not sure Edna is any more qualified than they are.]

[nerdeology]

It's not that boring, but I wanted to look at the rest of this place, too. I'm exploring all over.

[Since he's apparently not in trouble for being here, he climbs back to his feet and ventures closer, examining more of the room. Is that a glowing tree??]

[nerdeology]

[Mikleo huffs quietly and plops back down on the nearest box, legs kicking.]

Uh-huh. I must've been asleep for years and years, because this isn't Elysia, and Sorey grew up without me.

[He's kind of pouting about it, in fact. What nerve! He wanted to be there, and now Sorey's definitely taller.]

[nerdeology]

Mm, all right.

[He stays like that for a long moment, glancing from her, to the door, to the garden around them, then back again. This continues a couple of times before he finally blurts out,]

Are you sick?

[searingedgelord]

[She blinks a little at the question, then tilts her head.]

No. Do I look sick?

[nerdeology]

No... but you feel it.

[Bit by bit, she seems less scary, though it still feels pretty uncomfortable to get near her. He pats his chest, echoing her headtilt.]

Right here- like it hurts.

[sylphystia]

[Dezel lets himself down right next to Mikleo, though of course not taking up his personal space. He's not Zaveid, but he's still fiercely protective of kids even though he knows he's terrible with them. Seeing Mikleo so small reminds him of a couple things: a tiny Rose peering at him from behind Brad's legs, and maybe even himself...

He adjusts his hat and looks away.]

Humans always do that. But you're still his partner-- being a little shorter won't change that.

[So Sorey's still properly adultish, that's good...]

Besides, you're the perfect height to kick his shins if he starts acting stupid.