-Overflow- for 016 | The Good Old Days

[godsoffortune]

Who: Everyone!
What: Ageswapping
When: July 15-17
Where: Everywhere
Summary: A breach in the space-time continuum is messing things up.

Continuing from HERE!

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> Gojyo

[sweetdeath]

(( from here))

Okay.

[Kidnapped is a scary thought, too, but at least he's got somebody to stick close to. Asato's trying to take extra-big steps to keep up with the older boy, nodding earnestly. The building's nearby, and it looks like somebody's left the sliding paper and bamboo-frame door on this side slightly ajar.]

Wanna check inside? Maybe somebody knows where we are.

[erogappa]

[ Kidnapped is definitely scary, but it's not like they're little kids or anything! Gojyo's pretty sure that he's got to be ten or twelve, which is pretty darn grown up. ]

Okay. [ But then he puts a hand on Asato's shoulder to hold him still. ] Wait, one thing first.

[ And he runs back to the tree in the corner and returns with a wicked looking length of branch, stripping the last green leaves off it as he comes. ]

Stay behind me, okay?

[ Club raised, he's ready for whatever's lurking behind that paper door. ]

[sweetdeath]

Don't hurt anybody!

[He grabs Gojyo's sleeve, though not on the arm that's holding the club, just in case he does need to protect them. Asato's not sure if anybody's inside or if they might be kidnappers or what, but he knows for certain he doesn't want to see anybody get hit.

But he especially doesn't want Gojyo to get hurt, because he's been nice.]

[erogappa]

[ He shakes off Asato's grip with a glare, but stops short of pushing the other boy away. ]

I won't, so long as they don't try to hurt us first!

[ Seriously, kid, it's for defense. They're kids on their own -- they have to be smart or they could get into some real trouble.

And, well, if there's anyone just inside the door they've certainly heard by now that Gojyo's armed. So without any further hesitation he charges forward, yanking the door to the side and leaping into the room, club held high.

Nobody. Good. ]

It's safe!

[sweetdeath]

[Asato stumbles back as Gojyo jumps into the room, but then dashes after him, even before he's declared it safe (it's probably safe, right? Maybe? He couldn't hear anybody inside, anyway.)

The room has polished wood floors and a flower arrangement and scroll in an alcove built into the wall; it looks really nice. Fancy, with a ton of space, like a palace or a big shrine. If they get caught in here, they might be in a lot of trouble, Asato thinks, and swallows any more objections to Gojyo's stick.]

What're you looking for?

[erogappa]

[ It's shiny and what little stuff there is looks expensive, but it's so plain. Gojyo barely gives the contents of the room half a glance before he's heading off towards the nearest doorway. ]

Food.

[ So come on, keep up, willya? ]

There's got to be a kitchen in here, right?

[ But the sliding door he's found is just for storage. And the next one is a smaller room, but just as plain and polished as the first. What kind of a boring house is this? ]

[sweetdeath]

Maybe in the back?

[That's where kitchens usually are in regular houses. Asato's not sure about fancy houses, but he points anyway from where he's sticking close to Gojyo's side like a wide-eyed shadow.]