the half pint...
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 Loki:... weee.... candy striper box!! *rips up plastic*
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 Loki: Outfit... hm, 'papers'... better put those away for safe keeping. Hello? Anyone under there? |
 ??: Oh shit... I'm blind!! Loki: *blinku* er... hang on a second... I'll just, er, find your eyes... ??: Find my eyes? Find my eyes? I thought it was just dark because I was bloody wrapped in cotton and shut in a box for weeks... and now... eep... Loki: Okay okay, jeeze, calm down... you'll be right as reign in a second... ah, here's the other one. (It'd rolled under your blanket...)
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 ??: I can see, and I can see I'm bald and naked! ... and you're taking photos of me in this condition. oh my god where the hell have I landed? Loki: Well... wait a bloody minute would you?! Impatient imp. These packages are fiddly...
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 ??: Getting better... but still naked here!! Loki: Yes, I can see that, you little twerp... you come barging in here quite unanounced, forgive me that I'm not quite prepared here. And you haven't even introduced yourself yet!
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 ??: :P I'm Darnell. I'm here to see my brother... where is he? Loki: ...? Your brother? Who's you're brother? Darnell: You have more the one of us staying here? Loki: Yes...! Although, by your accent... I'm guessing your brother is Hale, right? Darnell: *nods* He's here then... thank god for that. Loki: Er, yeah. He's here. I don't think he's expecting you though. None of us are... Darnell: Well bully for him. Where is he? Loki: Uhm, I'll just go see if I can find him...
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 Aiden: So then I told him that he could just stuff it you know? I mean, could you imagine Mr Smithson doing something like that? Urgh. Hale: Mmm. But he was always a little odd. Loki (away): Hale, are you here? |
 Aiden: Out here girl! Loki: -_- Don't call me that... boy. Ew. Hale, are you smoking again? Hale: I'm well outside you know. Loki: *grudgingly* Yes, I suppose so... Anyway, listen, somebody's turned up to talk to you.
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 Darnell: Havelock? Hale: ... What the... Dart? What are you doing here?! Aiden: Jeebus. It's a halfling.
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 Darnell: Well, I... di... Hale, are you smoking? Hale: *snorts* No, I'm just holding the cigarette for atmosphere. Darnell: Oh my god, I can't believe you're smoking!! Just wait til Mum hears about this! Hale: Oh, for crying out - Darnell, would you focus for a bloody moment and tell me what the hell you're doing in Australia? Aiden: This half pint is yours, Hale? Hale: I told you about him. He's my kid brother.
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 Darnell: Didn't you get Mum's letter? Hale: What letter? I haven't heard a word from Mum - or you I might add - since last year.
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 Darnell: She wrote you! Explaining about her job and how Father couldn't take me, and you didn't reply and Father told her it was just fine, so I came and I can't go back now - whatdoyou mean you haven't heard from her since last year?! Aiden: *sniggering* Hale, are you sure this kid is related to you? He talks. A lot. Loki: Shut up Aiden, he looks scared!
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 Sass: Hey now, what's with all the yelling? We could hear you guys upstairs! Kitori: ... is everything all right? ... Hale, who is your visitor? Hale: *frowns* This is my brother, Darnell. He's decided to visit, without any warning.
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 Kitori: Hello there Darnell. My name is Kitori. So you're going to be staying with us a while? Darnell: Well, I mean, I was - my Mum wrote here, to tell Hale that he had to look after me. Mum got this job, and she's travelling all over Europe all the time now and Father is too busy to look after me too, and... Sass: Hey Dart, it's okay, slow down. We can figure something out, I'm sure. Darnell: Dart? Do I know you?
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 Sass: No, but I do know your brother. He does talk of you on occasion. Darnell: Hale, you've got a girlfriend... living with you?! Aiden: *laughs hysterically* Sass: ?! Kid, I ain't no girl. Darnell: .... @)#*($&^!!! Kitori: Oh my...
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 Darnell: ohmygod, ohmygod... *rocking* Loki: Well... this is going well... ^^; Aiden: Breathe kid. Kitori: Oh dear... Darnell? Darnell, are you okay? Darnell: Okay?! OKAY?!? I've arrived in a wierd country to realise my brother didn't know I was coming, doesn't want me here, smokes, and to top it off, I suddenly find out he's queer! And with a guy who wears skirts!!
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 Hale: *unimpressed* Darnell. I never took you for a biggot. Darnell: *pouting* I'm not!! But...but the last time I saw you, you were straight! Hale: And you know that how? Sass: ... I look good in skirts.
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 Hale: tch. And who said I don't want you here? Just because I don't know what the hell is going on doesn't mean I'm going to throw you out on your ear, you twit. Sass: Yeah kiddo, Hale isn't that mean. You are his kid brother, after all. Kitori: Of course you can stay here, Darnell. There's plenty of room, and it'll be nice to have someone like you around. ^_^
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 Aiden: Don't look at him like that, Kit. He's not some random stray you can just pick up and 'adopt' you know. He's a... a half pint. And Hale's brother to boot. Kitori: He's a boy. And he looks like he needs someone to look after him. I don't see why it can't be us. And you know, he, er, kind of looks like you Aiden...
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 Hale: ... you can stay, for now. And I'll see if I can't straighten things out. But don't be a bother, okay? Darnell: Me? ^_^ Hale: *rolls eyes* Yeah, you. Don't even bother with those looks, kiddo. You better behave yourself. Sass: What, like you do yourself Hale? *grin* Hale: Which of course has nothing to do with you or anything, right Doll? Darnell: *gags* Spare me. No wonder you don't talk to Mum.
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 Darnell: And you should stop smoking you know. I'm a minor and stuff. You're meant to be looking after me now! Hale: Joy. Another person to harp on at me at that. Loki: ^__^ hehehe. It's good to have you Darnell.
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