Post by Shinku on Jul 23, 2016 16:30:45 GMT -5
On one of the park's many benches Kyou sat down to think. There were a few things about his situation that he felt needed consideration.
His trouble with the World Noble was rather clear and straightforward: The guy was an a*hole and had singled him out for bashing, simply because he had cleared his throat at the wrong time.
And of course the man would not listen to reason, no matter how friendly and submissive Kyou would act. That one was a lost cause and all he could hope for was that tempers would cool down as fast as they had heated up.
The odd reaction of the marines was a lot more puzzling though. It wasn't strange for them to come running at a noble's screams, but... the pink-haired man was fairly sure that one of them had called him a thief. A rather baseless accusation for Kyou hadn't stolen anything...
recently.
The young man respected other people's property since being caught stealing was often more trouble than the stolen good was worth and had only let himself be carried away at times that were already desperate.
Since he couldn't remember stealing anything, he very much suspected that his prosecution had to do with that golden picture frame that had found its way into his hands - or neck.
Had the thief lost it? Or... was Kyou being framed?!
Whether as an accident or not, he was again framed for something he hadn't done so he would better think carefully about his next actions.
Pondering he tapped his forefinger against the bench, while Bruce squeezed out of his pocket and began to explore their surroundings. There were a lot of people to entertain the furry animal, though none of them paid them special attention as they passed from one of the park's attractions to the next.
So the young marine had recognized him due to his clothing... that could be a problem.. Amusement parks were not exactly know for selling clothes... at least not anything that exceeded the usual accessories like animal-ears headbands or the occasional T-shirt with the logo.
"Be quiet Bruce, I'm trying to think." He told the squeaking haggis, annoyed about the ruckus his companion made over a few colourful balloons that a man in an animal costume was selling.
The fingertapping increased in speed as the thinking thickened. By now Kyou simply ignored the haggis by mentally shutting out the sound, for the little furball refused to calm down.
As if the balloons were a newly discovered wonder of the world. To be fair, for the haggis, it likely was.
"I wonder if I can make Bruce fly if I attach enough balloons... Shut up! You're getting distracted. That's not what you should be thinking about right now!"
And yet the haggis was just dam* hard to ignore! The more annoyed he got the harder it was to hold his focus and come to a conclusion...
"Should have left that one on Pikt."
He threw a killing glance at Bruce, but the haggis wasn't looking into his direction, though at least the man in the mascot costume started to withdraw discreetly in order to sell his balloons elsewhere.
"Hmm..."
With rising interest, Kyou watched the man disappear in the crowd. With his costume he was easy to pick out from the visitors, and yet... An idea was starting to form in his mind.
A short time later the pink-haired boy entered through a door labeled with "staff only" and a person wearing a mascot costume came out a few minutes later. It was perhaps a sort of cat or maybe a panda, the costume was designed in a sketchy way that made it hard to tell what animal it was supposed to represent, but it had big eyes and a friendly smile and most of all, stood out by its lack of originality.