Nexus. Subdivision and Mall Fun Park. Moving Day

[dens_extra_pups]

Aoife: *wanders over to see what's happening there where Reggie's playing with a waggon in front of a townhouse in the subdivision. Has a chirpy baby plant sleeping in the front of her jacket, and no other kids today since her two little purple kids decided to go play with their little purple friend, and the big fuzzy cat kid seems to have snuck off to the shrimp dimension again*

Kanae: *efficient as ever, has been up since before it was light, making sure every box is neatly labeled and all belongings are carefully packed*

Aoife: *goes over and leans on the side of the waggon and watches, waiting for someone to come out and explain what's up. Can hear Violet and Nika squealing and laughing all the way from Den's house down the street*

Chiharu: *coming out with a couple boxes, is going slow because she can barely see around them*

Aoife: *quickly sets Twip down in a safe place, and then hurries over* Need a hand?

Chiharu: That'd be great, thanks! *trying to keep the box on top from falling*

Aoife: *uses a few grey green sparkles to help her get the box, then turns to bring it to the waggon* What's going on?

Chiharu: *looks at Aoife over the glasses that are sliding down her nose* *Her auburn bangs are falling in her face slightly as she makes sure the sleeves of her favorite Union Jack sweatshirt don't fall over her hands* We're moving to be closer to work.

Aoife: *as she carefully pushes the box through the open end of the waggon she gives the slightly shorter woman an incredulous look* You mean you're moving into the Mall hotel?

Chiharu: *headshake* Not my work, Kanae, Takuma, and Genji's.

Aoife: Yeah, but they work at the Mall too. *takes Chiharu's box and puts it into the waggon too*

Chiharu: They also have the food stand for Rock 'N Ride nights.

Aoife: *snerks and pushes hair out of her eyes* Chiharu, Rock 'N Ride happens at the amusement park, which is at the Mall.

Chiharu: ... It is? *hasn't really ventured out too far from the stand or the shop*

Aoife: Yup. *grins at her, eyes dancing and green with amusement*

Chiharu: Huh... *attention going to the door, where Genji is helping Takuma move a heavier box than the ones Chiharu had*

Genji: *moving slowly, so as not to trip Takuma up*

Aoife: *thoughtful look, and then sparkles surround the box, which now weighs less*

Genji: *confused blurt*

Takuma: *looks around the side of the box, brows raising slightly*

Aoife: I heard you wishing it was a little lighter. Hurry up, huh? I can't hold it up forever.

Takuma: *small nod, quietly urges Genji to hurry*

Genji: *chuckles and picks up the pace. The two men soon have the box loaded safely*

Aoife: *lets the sparkles fade* You guys are moving to the hotel?

Genji: No. We've got a machiya we're moving to.

Aoife: *quirks a brow and heads for the townhouse, thinking to help haul more boxes* What's a machiya?

Takuma: It's a type of residence that often held a storefront of some sort in much of Japan's history, especially in Tokyo... *will describe the building and its features*

Aoife: *as she steps into the townhouse* ...So you mean it's right in the amusement park? There are houses in the fun park now?

Genji: *as he follows* Yup. *grin*

Kanae: *leaning out of one of the doors to see who Genji and Takuma are talking to, nods a greeting to Aoife and ducks back in to finish with the box he was working on*

Aoife: And there are only windows on the front and the back of a long skinny space? Without any real rooms but the shop? What do you want me to carry next?

Genji: Yeah. And there's a garden in between the shop and the living area.

Kanae: If you would, please grab the box with the dishes?

Aoife: *glances around* Which one is it?

Genji: Here. *moving to lead the way to the kitchen area* I'll get the pots and pans.

Aoife: How many dishes do you guys have? I just remembered the honking pile of pretty thrift store dishes Den's got.

Genji: *shrugs* Enough that we each have a place setting, and if we have company over, we have place settings for them, too.

Aoife: *looks at little wooden dish box with relief* I can carry this with no problem. *pats George as he beeps*

Genji: *chuckles* 'Haru and Takuma made the box. *will get the basket with the pots and pans*

Aoife: It's nice. *grabs one soft cotton rope handle in each hand and lifts it up, then looks around* I can carry something else, if you set it on top of here.

Genji: *sets the basket down, gets the bundle of cloth placemats that Chiharu made and sets it on top of the dishes* We've already given all the food in the fridge to the neighbors.

Aoife: It could have lasted on the trip to the mall. *quirks a brow, and then turns with her now completed load to walk toward the door*

Genji: *shrug* It's kind of a family tradition... *basket back in hand, will follow Aoife*

Takuma: *carrying a box of books, will let Aoife and Genji go through the door first*

Aoife: Leaving on a good note? *nods to Takuma, and then looks at the plushie that just got added to her load* Somebody too important to pack?

Genji: That too. *chuckles* It's just good manners to share with neighbors.

Takuma: He was behind the bookshelf.

Aoife: So who's the Thundercracker fan? *chuckles at the little soft ragSeeker*

Takuma: *chuckles quietly* Chiharu. She's been tearing her room apart for weeks trying to find him.

Aoife: *carefully carefully down the front steps* Nobody thought to ask for help?

Genji: We didn't want anyone stumbling on where I hid her birthday gift. Kanae knew where Thundercracker was the entire time.

Aoife: *snort* You think a Guardian Fae would have ratted out birthday presents? *grins as she nears the waggon and sees Chiharu turning away from it*

Genji: *one shoulder shrug* *laughs as Chiharu squeals and scampers over*

Chiharu: You found TC!!!

Aoife: *laughs* Just remember he's sitting on the dishes.

Chiharu: *will gank the ragSeeker and scoot back inside to get more stuff*

Genji: *soft chuckle* I'm just glad our reality ending didn't mess with her too badly.

Aoife: *sighs and walks over to lift the dish box into the waggon and then jump up to slide things toward the front* Survivors seem to be the ones able to take it.

Takuma: *will wait to hand Aoife the box of books* *quietly* There's so much that happened when the reality ended...

Aoife: *seriously, as she comes back for the books* I know. I was one of the Travellers searching for Exiles.

Takuma: *surprised expression is a go, even as he surrenders the books to Aoife*

Aoife: *slight smile* Charlie likes to save as many people as he can. Always. Even though he knows the Big Boss doesn't let anyone get lost in the end unless they want to.

Genji: *small nod* *sets the basket with the pots and pans in the waggon* Charlie can't be in all places at once, so that's why he asks Travellers for help, right?

Aoife: Yeah. He's only human, despite what some people try to say. And we work for him. Like a police force, of sorts.

Genji: *chuckles* I kind of figured, after meeting Mirden for the first time.

Aoife: *grins* When did you see her last? *moves the pots and pans box to the right place, then looks over and meeps as she sees the book shelf coming down the front steps. Hands up and sparkles in place!*

Genji: A few days ago. She and her husband were on their way to the Black Dog. *attention going to the bookshelf, hurries over to try and help keep the beautifully carved hardwood unit from falling*

Aoife: *snerks even as she concentrates on lightening the heavy wooden piece of furniture* So she's over the headache that Kimahri gave her?

Genji: *as Takuma also hurries to help with the bookshelf* Yeah. She mentioned Kimahri and Jenny have a son now.

Aoife: Yup. And I got formally asked to be one of his aunties. *then squeaks as Tarantulus steps past her and just picks the bookshelf up*

Genji: Ack!

Takuma: *startled sound, falls on his butt*

raptor: *nearly twenty foot tall, with strong and muscular arms and a pretty brown and tan design on her body. Uses those strong arms to gently pick Takuma up and set him on his feet* *soft sounds*

Takuma: *surprised squeak*

Tarantulus: *calmly* Betty won't hurt you.

Betty: *soft whistle, and then noses Genji in greeting before straightening up and going to see if Master needs help with the thingie*

Genji: Hi, Betty. *chuckles and patpats Takuma's shoulder before moving to show Tarantulus where to put the bookshelf*

Takuma: What is that??

Aoife: *snerks as she jumps out of the waggon and heads over to the surprised man* It's a shoulder angel.

Takuma: ... Shoulder angel?

Aoife: *eyes sparkling green with laughter* Yup. *isn't she just so helpful?*

Genji: *chuckles* I'll get you a book about 'em, Takuma.

Betty: *carefully steps over Aoife and the two men on her way to the front door. Trills and calls softly through the door, showing her hands to say that she can carry something*

Aoife: *watches this. Randomly* They come from a world where bouncer is the most respected of police jobs.

Genji: ... *looks to Kanae as the green-haired man brings a couple more boxes of books out* I want one.

Betty: *reaches down and takes both boxes of books, making soft clicking sounds as she does so*

Kanae: ... Bouncers are the police force? *gives Genji a quiet look, which is ignored by the blue-haired man*

Aoife: Part of it. *watches Betty carry the book boxes to the waggon*

Betty: *offers boxes to the man on the waggon, after chirping at Master*

Tarantulus: *chuckles softly*

Genji: Thanks. *will get the first box and put it where it won't be in the way before coming back to get the second*

Betty: *gives them most carefully, and then goes back to the front door and looks expectantly at the man with green hair*

Aoife: *snerk*

Kanae: ... *heads back inside to get more boxes*

Tarantulus: *snickering now*

Chiharu: Genji, where would we keep one of those? They're huge!

Aoife: Besides, didn't you guys pay Aria to find you a pet? I heard you talking about it to Den the other day in between the running around and raving and waving baseball bats.

Genji: *blink* Oh, yeah.

Takuma: *amused headshake, will go help Kanae and Betty with the books*

Chiharu: *rolls her eyes and goes to give Reggie scritches*

Reggie: *soft sounds for Chiharu. Shows her the rope and asks if it's time to help her up on his back and then pull the waggon*

Chiharu: No, not quite yet, Reggie. *more scritchies though*

Reggie: *happy sounds*

Aoife: *over at the other end of the waggon* I didn't hear how you wound up with the dinos, Optimus. *glances at Genji, hinting that he might like to hear the story too*

Genji: *will frown at Tarantulus* Optimus?

Tarantulus: *to Genji* I'll explain some other time. *to Aoife* Blame the Brainstorm from Mama Yau's reality.

Aoife: *blinks, and then gives Tarantulus a stink eye* Why aren't you wearing your own name?

Tarantulus: *very sheepish expression*

Genji: Forget the story about the dinos for now. *leaning forward and grinning* I wanna hear his story.

Aoife: *softly, as she reads Tarantulus* It's not ready yet for telling. You'll have to settle for the dinosaur one.

Genji: Aww. Alright.

Tarantulus: The Brainstorm from one of the realities where Cybertronians are just now finding out about gender felt Showtime and I needed assistants. In his reality, on his homeworld, bouncers have companion animals called 'Shoulder Angels'. *will help Genji reposition the box of books that Betty just loaded*

Betty: *trill. Quizzical head tilt. Do you want me, Master?*

Tarantulus: *clicks* Go help with the boxes, Betty.

Betty: *bobs her head and goes*

Aoife: That's the world where bouncers are respected cops.

Genji: ... Gotcha.

Tarantulus: The Kae Yau from that reality likes to come to the Black Dog on occasion.

Aoife: Have you talked to her? *looks quizzically at the soft doll that Chiharu has brought over to show her*

Tarantulus: Sometimes. She's more difficult to understand than Hormah.

Chiharu: *quite proud of the doll she sewed out of the worn-out pieces of her uncles' shirts*

Aoife: *soft touch for the doll as she listens to Chiharu talk, but then glances up at Tarantulus* Did you make the translator shut up or something?

Tarantulus: ... You can do that?

Aoife: It's just like the AV field. *hugs Chiharu and tells her that her doll is beautiful*

Tarantulus: ... Huh.

Aoife: Anyway. Tell the rest of the story. *watches Betty put more things on the waggon*

Tarantulus: Well, Brainstorm went back to his reality, and the next time he showed up, he had Betty and Don with him, and wouldn't take "No, thank you" for an answer. Dahlia and Tarop-tim are happy, and Showtime's been trying to find the right sort of harness... *moves boxes*

Genji: Huh. Sounds like a fun guy.

Tarantulus: For a definition of 'fun'. He can give Ratchet a run for his energon.

Aoife: *cheesy grin. Likes Ratchets from the kind of reality that Tarantulus comes from*

Tarantulus: *pokes self in audio out of habit* *small nod as he listens to whoever just called him*

Aoife: You have to go?

Betty: *what? Nothing else to carry? Gathers up the men and brings them to the waggon*

Takuma: *startled sound*

Kanae: What the?!

Genji: *jaw drops, and then he's laughing*

Tarantulus: *to Aoife* Yes. Showtime's friend showed up at the Mall, in need of medical attention.

Aoife: *frowns and absently watches men put into the waggon* You need any help?

Tarantulus: *considering* We might. Showtime's doing what she can... *trails off* *blink* Never mind. Showtime called the WakeJumper by the Lost Highway.

Aoife: *sigh of relief* He's good. And there are probably already Ratchets at the 'Dog. *slight grin* And if there aren't you can get Hormah.

Tarantulus: Desinex will be alright. *small nod, will move to help Chiharu into the waggon*

Kanae: *trying to exit the waggon*

Aoife: *nods, then looks at Chiharu as the girl protests being set in the waggon*

Betty: *quizzical cluck sound. Why are peoples coming out of the waggon? Their stuff is here*

Chiharu: We're supposed to ride in the seats on Reggie's saddle.

Reggie: *looks and asks. Is it time now?*

Tarantulus: Oh. *chuckles* *to Betty* They're riding with Reggie.

Betty: *chrrrr. Wants to know who that is, Master*

Tarantulus: *clicks and moves to lead Betty over to Reggie so they can meet*

Betty: Whrrrrr. *sniff* *looks at Master. Do I need to grapple with this one like the one this morning?*

Reggie: *meanwhile is making friendly little sounds and touching her with the end of his nose*

Tarantulus: Betty, this is Reggie. He's a friendly.

Betty: *friend? Kisses Reggie as taught when she was new and cute*

Reggie: *happy sound. Likes kisses*

Betty: *then winces and rubs the scrape that ended her grappling match with Sparky this morning*

Aoife: She's hurt?

Tarantulus: *moving to inspect the scrape* She and Sparky tussled this morning.

Aoife: Sparky? Was she fetching people again?

Tarantulus: Yes. Betty hit her for it, and then tried to throw her out, even with the size difference. Then Requiem told Sparky to fetch Betty, and they wrestled until the scrape happened. It shocked them both.

Chiharu: Ohhhh. *hug for Betty's leg*

Tarantulus: A medic already tended to the scrape. She'll be fine in a few days.

Betty: *gives the girl a kissie, and then looks at Master*

Aoife: How are the eggs?

Tarantulus: *chuckles* They complain when Betty dampens them. Dahlia's taken to carrying the pod around.

Chiharu: ... Dampen?

Aoife: Eggs can dry out, so the mother puts just a little bit of water on them.

Tarantulus: They're close to hatching.

Genji: Ooo, cool. *grin*

Aoife: What are you going to do with six giant dinos?

Betty: *turns head sideways and looks at the sky with one eye. Where giant dinos?*

Tarantulus: The eggs, once they've hatched, will go to the Nexus pet shop.

Aoife: *thinks about that* Probably a good idea. They're nice, but they're big.

Betty: *looks around again and trills. Where big?*

Tarantulus: *nods and clicks to Betty*

Betty: *clicks back, and then says that she wants to go back to the Black Dog. Babies and mate are there*

Tarantulus: We'd better get back. Don's with the kids, and Betty doesn't like being away for too long.

Aoife: Okay. See you. *grin*

Genji: See ya around, Tarantulus.

Tarantulus: Likewise, Genji.

Chiharu: *one more hug for Betty's leg*

Betty: *croooon. Nuzzle. Thinks she likes cute little people made of the same stuff dinos are*

Tarantulus: C'mon, Betty. Let's get back. *will start walking back toward the Black Dog*

Aoife: *watches the tall bot and his tall companion go, then turns to Kanae* So you're going for a mammoth ride?

Kanae: So it would seem.

Aoife: *snerk* You sound so excited. *watches Genji and Chiharu get helped aboard the mammoth's side carriers*

Reggie: *calls softly to the other two men*

Takuma: *slight start, but hurries to where Reggie can help him*

Genji: C'moooon, Kanae!

Kanae: *pinches the bridge of his nose* Even after all this time, he still knows how to whine in the most irritating ways.

Aoife: *chuckles and watches them lifted up to their seats, then hops up and sits on the tailgate of the waggon as the pinto mammoth starts to pull it toward the mall*


few minutes later


Reggie: *right through the front door of the mall, to the shock of a few visitors. A few. Most don't even notice. Trots along toward the fun park*

Aoife: *slips up along the side of the waggon and hangs over it to call to Genji as they enter the fun park* So now which way?

Genji: It's just over there. *points to the shop*

Aoife: *follows his finger and spots the low building with its backside nestled toward the clear wall that encloses the fun park* *frowns slightly as she hears a cellphone ringing from the far leftmost unit* Do you mean the one that's ringing 'Music Box Dancer'?

Genji: Yup. *grin*

Aoife: *measures the machiya with her eyes, then looks up toward him* It's a lot smaller than your old place.

Genji: It's bigger than the place we had in Ohju City.

Takuma: Genji's right... It is bigger.

Kanae: It's all on the same floor, so it's roomier than where we were living before.

Aoife: *turns and scans the machiya again* Part of the floor is dirt. The garden Genji mentioned... and the kitchen?

Takuma: Yes.

Aoife: I don't sense any fridge in the kitchen.

Kanae: You're sitting on it.

Aoife: *looks down and realizes she's sitting on a big camping icebox* Really?

Genji: It's easier to get what we'll need each morning.

Aoife: Right. My fiancé says that people do that where he comes from. *then notices something else in the waggon now that she's looking* Is this a roll of flexible solar panel?

Takuma: *nods* Yes. The roof is at an optimal angle for solar panels.

Aoife: *points to something else* And these are portable LED lights. And... *pauses with her hand on a prettily decorated small cardboard box* ...LED paperclips?

Kanae: They can be clipped to a battery and provide light.

Aoife: *blinks, and then starts laughing* Where did you get that idea?

Genji: Den told us about them. She was told about it by a friend of hers.

Aoife: How will you get them into the right place to use?

Chiharu: I've got a lot of those photo holders that have the clips on the end, the ones shaped sorta like trees.

Aoife: *glances at her to see if she can pick up an image of what the older girl is thinking of*

Reggie: *stops in front of the shop and talks softly to the phone as it starts to ring again*

Aoife: *quiet chuckle as she only gets an image of Chiharu's hopes for lunch* Not sure what you mean, Chiharu. It was holos where I came from, and the paper pictures I have now are in frames.

Chiharu: I'll get them out when we've got everything unloaded from the waggon.

Aoife: *hops out of the waggon* Need a hand with the unloading?

Reggie: *gonna help peoples down now?*

Genji: It'll go quicker with help. *thanks Reggie as the mammoth sets him on the ground*

Aoife: Okay. *grabs a box and goes over to wait by the door*

Reggie: *helps other peoples down, and then uses the end of his trunk to give Chiharu a kissie*

Chiharu: *surprised sound*

Reggie: *happy little sound, and then reaches into the bigger of the two bags he's carrying hanging from his tusks and offers her a tiny Reggie doll carved of wood and covered in sheep wool*

Chiharu: Awww!

Aoife: *chuckles* Looks like he's giving you the deluxe ride.

Reggie: *meanwhile, has turned to his waggon and is using his trunk and tusks to very carefully lift that heavy book shelf*

Kanae and Takuma: *helping with that*

Genji: *getting some of the heavy items*

Reggie: *so careful. He's strong, but tusks and a trunk are just a tiny bit awkward for picking up big wooden bookcases. Gets it, though, and then turns to bring it over to the door where Aoife is waiting, making happy sounds as he goes*

Chiharu: *hurries to open the door*

Aoife: *steps inside and walks through the shop, then sets the box to one side on the raised hardwood floor* Guys, if you put a rug over here, you won't have to carry the bookcase as far. You can slide it over to where you want it.

Chiharu: *scoots to get a rug*

Reggie: *waiting to see what he should do now*

Aoife: *helps Chiharu get the rug spread out* Okay, you'll have to carry it across the courtyard, but I'll help. Chiharu, quick, get another rug for the main room.

Genji: *helping Kanae and Takuma get the bookshelf situated on the rug*

Kanae: *nods to show he heard you, Aoife*

Aoife: *grins as the bookshelf skids easily across the highly polished wooden floor* Good thing you don't have the tatami down yet.

Chiharu: *hurrying to get a second rug*

Genji: No kidding. *chuckles*

Aoife: *starts the sparkles up as the bookshelf reaches the edge of the courtyard* Okay, it's light enough to lift.

Genji, Takuma, and Kanae: *wait for Chiharu to scoot past with a second rug, then they're lifting the bookshelf together*

Aoife: *face sets with concentration as she uses the sparkles to lift, but she also reaches back with her hands to help spread that second rug out*

Genji: *cheerfully encouraging Kanae and Takuma, knows they're not as physically strong as he is... nor are they as high of phase of Generator as he is, but together, they're a force to be reckoned with*

Aoife: Steady... steady. Okay, let her down.

Genji: *waiting until Kanae and Takuma have set their end down to lower his end of the heavy bookcase*

Aoife: *lets go after they have, the sparkles dissipating. Then turns to look toward the wall that connects to the neighbouring house in the row* You're going to connect it to those tracks on the wall, right? That lift thing sitting on the floor?

Genji: Yup. So we can clean behind and underneath it easily.

Aoife: *chuckles* Guess it'll save dropped pens and stuff. Starts pushing the bookcase toward its intended home, lightly and playfully shouldering Chiharu as the girl also pushes*

Chiharu: *thrrpt, continues to help*

Kanae: *amusedly* Well, since you two are doing our job for us, we'll get the rest of the boxes.

Aoife: *snerk* *quietly, as the bookcase slides slowly but easily toward its new home* Are they always that fun?

Chiharu: *softly* Kanae's always sarcastic like that.

Aoife: *snerks, and then makes a little green spring snake jump out of the box that Kanae just opened to see what was ringing in it* *to Chiharu* Okay, I'll lift the bookcase, you push it into place. *sparkles: GO*

Chiharu: *as Kanae lets out a startled curse, she's pushing the bookshelf into place* He totally deserved that.

Genji: *hurrying out to see what happened*

Aoife: *rotten chuckle as she goes to one side of the bookcase to fasten one of the catches meant to hold it in place*

Takuma: *can hear Genji laughing about something, will go check on what's going on outside*

Chiharu: *will move to get the other catch*

Aoife: *in response to surface thoughts that she's picked up from most the family members from time to time* You guys are really getting a live animal for a pet? *sparkles the dust off the floor, and then goes to pick up a rolled tatami mat*

Chiharu: Yeah. We filled out a form at Aria's pet shop.

Aoife: *brings the mat back and puts it down* But what for?

Chiharu: We never got to have pets back home.

Aoife: *crinkles her forehead at the girl, then catches Twip as he PINpoints into her arms* Live, non-sentient animals just make messes.

Chiharu: *dry amusement* Live, sentient beings make messes too.

Aoife: You can kick their afts and make them clean up their messes.

Chiharu: Genji put Kanae's quip about any pet we get needing to be able to help clean up messes on the form.

Aoife: *doubtfully* I've never heard of a non-sentient organic pet able to do that. *then turns her head as 'Music Box Dancer' starts again* Genji! You're ringing again!

Genji: Getting it! *hurrying into the shop part of the residence*

Aria: *sounds a bit impatient when he replies* //Genji, you have first claim, so I need to know if you want the green one or the brown one. Sister and Brother are waiting to bring the one you don't choose home.//

Genji: ... *thinks quickly* Green. I'll be down to your store in a bit.

Aria: //No need. I gave him a map to your new house. He'll be there in a few minutes.//

Genji: ... Alright then. I'll meet him halfway.

Aria: *laughs* //His name is Jones.// *hangs up*

Genji: *out the door, cell phone getting tucked into a pocket*

Aoife: *blinks and puts down the boxes she was carrying, then starts to laugh*

Twip: *chirps cheerfully at laughing Mama*

George: *beep?*

Chiharu: Genji is such a dork.

Aoife: Wait till you see the pet. *more laughter as she goes to get a paper screen*

Chiharu: *curious now, even as she moves to help get books*


meanwhile


Genji: *carefully working his way through the pre-lunch crowd, looking for Jones* *very polite as he apologizes for bumping into people* *is distracted by the smell of popcorn mingling with the smell of the sakura growing by the machiya, and the music from the rides and games*

something: *just as he steps through one of the doors between the fun park and the mall proper arms are going around him from the side, and a soft trill is asking him questions*

Genji: *blinks and looks* Jones?

Jones: *happy chirp. Is a green raptor with bright, quizzical hazel eyes. He has a dark stripe down his back, some dark stripes around the end of his tail, a man's bowler hat on his head, and a broom strapped to his back* *lifts hands* [Know hand talk?]

Genji: *sheepish* I don't... I think Kanae and Chiharu do, though.

Jones: *tilts his head and makes a little sound that means he thinks your answer is strange, Genji* [But you understanded that? You answered.]

Genji: There's a translation field that translates languages.

Jones: *ponders that reply, then perks and chirps* [Then you do understand.]

Genji: Sort of. I don't know sign language myself.

Jones: *reaches up and takes off his hat, then takes out a little book with hands as dexterous as a human's. Offers book to Genji*

Genji: Oh, thanks. *will accept the book* Let's get home so you can meet the rest of the family.

book: *carefully written on the front cover in old fashioned copperplate writing: "How To Talk To Your Pet Raptor"*

Jones: *looks at a tiny picture pinned inside his hat, then puts the hat back on and chirps quietly and happily* [I come. Thank you!]

Genji: *chuckles as he reads the title of the book. Looks to Jones* Chiharu is going to be so excited. *will move to lead the way through the lunchtime crowd, explaining about the machiya and what the family does for a living to the lizard*

((written with random_xtras))