[ Izuku asks if he's okay, and well, no, he isn't. He isn't okay in the slightest. He conceals it decently by acting friendly, but his nerves are very much wrecked from being here in a strange place without anyone he knows. Fortunately, Izuku and everyone else seems nice, so that is helping immensely. Being isolated on an island his whole life he really doesn't have a concept of meeting new people. ]
Erm.. if I could be frank.. [ It's better to be true to yourself, he knows that much.. so he'll be honest. ]
Oh yeah, I've arrived in a lot of places without knowing what the everfuck is happening. It's just kind of how I've accepted things. It doesn't mean I completely like it, but this place is different than any dream bubble I've been in.. so that makes me think it's something else.. um.
It's kind of worrisome since I was doing something important where I was.. everyone has been very nice to me though. You're even pretty nice! [ wow.. ]
I've seen a lot of bizarre things in my life but nothing quite like this. Such a good kitty! Are you ready to fly up into the sky with me, bucko? I'll go carefully, I swear on it. [ He settles the cat on his shoulder again and give Ichimatsu a brief smile, supporting the feline right under his tush. ]
Don't fret too much. [ With that, he'll drift a few inches off of the ground and out of the water to head upwards. ]
I can't imagine what kind of traditions your family might have if it's anything like Dirk's taste. [ there he goes agaaaaain bringing him up. It can't be helped. Dirk is his best pal even after everything and he's completely oblivious to Dave's version of him. ]
But oh.. I already notice that you both enjoy drawing. I really cannot wait to see what you've cooked up here like I've said. I wish I could be artistic like that, but I suppose my strength is more in story telling. [ He's an imaginative guy even if his communication and comprehensive skills are shitty. ]
You bet I did! It was a gift for my birthday, actually. That way I felt like I could beef myself up for our session.. I wanted to be really good! There was nobody else to scrum with back on my island so I had to improvise until I got my sparring bot. Really ace fella even if he can be a pain in the ass; he even ripped his uranium heart out to me so I could finish your present.
It's precisely like that. I'm actually surprised it came along with me. I think I'd be ears deep in horse shit if it hadn't. I have a conglomerate of things with me that could be helpful, and food is one of them.
I wish I would have stowed away more assault rifles and flintlocks, but I think I'll be fine with what I have. [ assault... rifles.. ]
[Nyanko meows again without words, happy to settle on Jake's shoulder and go for a ride, and Ichimatsu tries not to look too anxious about letting his son get flown out of a well by a half-naked kid with a weird cockney accent. He waits as patiently as a cat father can, tugging on the hem of his hoodie absently as Jake and Nyanko shrink the farther toward the mouth of the well they get.]
Once I had a piece of my entire house with me! The mechanics back home are very convenient but I don't think I can just up and out captchalogue something here.
[ He rambles on for a bit and then comments on the next question. ]
I thought as much as well, but it doesn't seem to be the case. Did you find a laptop here as well? [ It was weird. Jake found his in this exact house so he figures he is supposed to stay here. ]
Oh, yeah. What's more, I don't know why, but I feel like this is a good house otherwise? For me? I don't know. If you want it to yourself, you can call dibs!
[ Of course, he's especially careful with this cat. Jake is pretty dense but he can tell that Nyanko is dear to the weird, short Japanese man. He reaches the top in no time and carefully sets the cat down before bending over with his hands on his knees. ]
Great job! I'm going to go fetch your master now. Don't you go skirting off or anything! Tally-ho!
[ With that, Jake jumps into the well, stopping himself from hitting the ground to float in the air and land delicately at the bottom of the well in front of Ichimatsu. ]
Righty. Um. Now for the hard part. [ Is Ichimatsu too heavy for him? We'll find out, but probably not. ]
That sounds both really cool and really intense all at once. So Liv Tyler has a fight bot's heart? That makes more sense in this case. [Hm.] It is a little weird to think about how both you and Jade grew up on your islands alone. At least there's a ton of people here. I bet you could find sparring partners, too! Guren set up a group of us to match up and train while we're here.
[Nyanko is appreciative of his ride to safety, curling a quick figure-eight around one of Jake's ankles and sitting neatly near the well to wait for him to return again with Ichimatsu.]
[Ichimatsu, who upon Jake's return looks solidly uncomfortable with the idea, and shuffles backward a step or two, looking at the walls.]
...on second thought just let me rot, I've probably had worse.
Great! Phew, glad to get that over. Meeting new people really isn't my every day forte— not as if I don't enjoy making acquaintances but it was nigh impossible from whence I came. I grew up on an empty island. [ oh this explains so much... he rambles on, however; ]
From what I gather, appearing out of plumb nowhere in bumfuck nowhere isn't a usual occurrence for most people but I'm rather familiar with being all sorts of brain jumbled and going places that I don't really give a hoot about, um.
Something about this place is different though. Typically I remain in my usual universe but a different dimension if you will. It's very hard to tell because of all the new people here.. we aren't from the same kind of world it sounds like!
I say, you're quite.. one the biggest party poopers I've met! Not as if I've met many fellas anywhoodles. Actually, you and my pal Strider might would get along in the pooping aspect. Um, okay. I wouldn't give up hope just yet; your pussy is swell and I'm sure he's happiest with you! Now, then, onto important business..
[ now then.. he's just gonna inch a little further and if Ichimatsu will allow it, bend over and scoop him up bridal style. ]
[IN THE POOPING ASPECT. He's actually a little too stunned by his wording and the sheer weirdness of how he talks to recoil again, so Jake can scoop him right up. Though he squawks a moment later, he curls inward so he doesn't have any wayward flailing limbs.]
I'm not a party pooper, I'm a pessimistic realist, but I'm not gonna argue with a kid that's flying me out of a well. [You just did, though.]
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