[Log] An Odd Owner for an Odd Egg; OPEN

[vowlyball]

Who: Bokuto, his hatched Odd Egg, and YOU
What: Who put this guy in charge of another living creature, he can barely take care of himself. Please send help or an adult.
Where: Around the Home Tree
When: After his Egg Hatched idk
Other: TBD

[1] Home; the Study: What Does it Eat
[In all eighteen years of his life, Bokuto had never been allowed to have a pet. For one thing, his home had never had room for his boisterousness and his siblings, much less any animals. For another, he would barely have time to take care of one, and even though Bokuto had spent as much time as anyone else pouring over cute dog or cat or owl pictures, he could concede it was probably a bad idea to get a pet.

The little moss thing that had came out of the egg, while weird, definitely seemed to be pet-like. So Bokuto was going to do his best to be a good owner, even if it meant trying to make sense of the mostly blank books in the study. After about a minute or two of furtive, noisy page flipping, he was going to toss his head back, gripping it in despair.]

What does moss eat?!


[2] Home; Outside: Putting on the Ritz
[Okay so Bokuto doesn’t know much about moss or pets or what exactly he should do to be a good pet owner, but pets like walks right? And the little thing has legs, so he’s just going to be outside, a few steps away from the little moss ball looking thing with legs, calling towards it.]

Here Ace! Come here!

[Though if he caught anyone watching, he’d beam up at them proudly.]

Hey, hey, hey! Do you have a leash?

[Because clearly this was normal and the right way to do things.]

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[If you are trying to say that his voice was beautiful and like a siren's, bless you I-Pin. If you're trying to say his voice was stupidly loud, it's rude but true.

Ace toddled over into Bokuto's waiting arms as Bokuto glanced up, grinning as he recognized the speaker, even if the first few words out of her mouth seemed unintelligible.]

Hey, hey, I-Pin! [The question, while phrased a little less ideally than he would like, didn't seem to offend him in the least. He held out the little moss balls creature happily.] His name is Ace! He came out of an egg and I'm taking care of him! You want to hold him?

[Girls liked holding cute and not at all gross looking things right?]

[controlledfajing]

[ His voice was like Ryohei's, so, a combination of extremely loud but oddly welcoming.

When Bokuto came closer, the little mossy creature wiggling in his arms, I-Pin unconsciously backed away from him. Despite her general panic and freaked-out-ness, she forced herself to smile a little bit, not wanting to upset Bokuto, as she shook her head. ]

No, no... He looks happier with you anyway.

[ Her eyes flicked back and forth from Bokuto to Ace. ]

...Why is he only legs right now?

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[He'll take it.

He paused a few feet from her when she took that step back, frowning slightly. Maybe as he was now, Ace wasn't cute enough? That was just fine, Bokuto liked him well enough anyway, beaming when I-Pin said he looked happier with him. How could she tell was not a question he would ever ask, and that was probably for the best.]

Thanks! I've never had a pet before so I've been trying to be a good owner.

[The question however, made him shrug, and he looked down at Ace to give him a comforting pat on the head (?).]

Dunno. Maybe this is what he's supposed to look like? Or maybe it's because he's a baby.

[controlledfajing]

This... is your first pet? Isn't that a little...

[ She was going to say that it was a bad idea that his first pet was a thing of nightmares. Who knew if it was high maintenance? Or would grow up violent. But, she decided against saying anything. He was happy and was trying, and that was what mattered. Hopefully. ]

Can he see anything? What does he eat?

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Oh yeah he's little now, but I'm sure he'll grow to be big and strong one day!

[You know, because they said that pets took after their owners and Bokuto was definitely big and strong.

At the rest of the questions, Bokuto lifted Ace up a bit more so that he was eye level, frowning.]

Dunno. Probably? He seems to be able to follow me around. Right now I've been feeding him scraps from the kitchen and making sure he gets enough sunlight. He looks like a plant right? So maybe he just needs what any plant needs.

[controlledfajing]

[ There was no mistaking that Ace (maybe, I-Pin thought to herself, if she kept referring to the little creature by name she'd become less terrified of it) was a plant. But, at the same time, it obviously wasn't just a plant. She crossed her arms, tilting her head to the side as she tried to look at Ace at a different angle. ]

I mean, that's not a bad idea. But, you never know with this place. Have you asked around town about what Ace might need? He may need more than just scraps.

[ Okay, but now, she was really curious. ]

...How does he eat?

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Oh! That's a good idea! I'll do that as soon as we're done with our walk.

[Which apparently was what had been going on before he'd been interrupted.

The second question made him frown slightly, and he set Ace back down to wander around near his feet as he hemmed and hawed, trying to find a suitable answer. Then finally, he opened his eyes, grinning widely.]

No idea! But you can watch him next time if you want! Maybe we can figure it out.

[Bokuto no.]

[controlledfajing]

Is that why you were looking for a leash? I'm sure there are some ropes in the house.

[ Wait. What. ]

Bokuto-senpai, you've never watched him eat? What, did you throw just the scraps on the ground and look away?

[ That was a joke, Bokuto. Please, say no. ]

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[That got a small frown out of Bokuto, and he canted his head to the side in consideration.]

A rope just feels wrong...

[That question made Bokuto look up at her, gaze distant and uncomprehending.]

Well there's a difference between seeing something happen and understanding what happened.

[Bokuto did a lot of the former and just a little bit of the latter.]

[controlledfajing]

Hmm... Well, I don't know if they have any nice leashes around here. You could walk with him to town to check. Or, you can teach him to walk next to you without a leash!

[ Why, Bokuto, somehow, you just made complete sense. ]

I... Hm, well, you're absolutely right. We could try right now, I have some water, and maybe Ace is thirsty right now.

[ She picked up her canteen leaning against the tree and unscrewed the top. About to move closer to Ace, her nerves got the best of her and quickly handed the drink to Bokuto. ]

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Oh! Good idea. Hey Ace, are you thirsty?

[The little moss ball didn't seem to hear, seemingly content wandering around Bokuto's feet, occasionally venturing near to I-Pin as if scooping her out before turning around.

He took the canteen from her with a grateful grin, before squatting down next to his pet, pouring some water into his hand and holding out.]

Here Ace, here!

[The little moss ball wandered up to him and one minute there was definitely water and then the next, none.

Bokuto looked up at I-Pin as if to say 'see?'.]

It's the same with food.

[controlledfajing]

[ Ace scurrying around her feet, made her take a few steps back. He was cute, in a way, she guessed. But, she was still slightly skeeved out. As she watched Ace drink, she tilted in her head in confusion, before kneeling down next to the both of them. ]

...What? How did he...? Do it again!

[ This time, she leaned in closer, pure curiosity trumping over any fear. ]

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[Bokuto shot I-Pin a grin as she settled down next to them, pleased that she seemed to be warming up to his pet.

He did it a few more times, each time the water disappearing just as quickly as it had the first time.

However, perhaps I-Pin would notice that somewhere in that mess of mossy fur, was a mouth.]

Weird huh?

[controlledfajing]

[ The closer she looked, she finally noticed something was rustling in Ace's face (?). Maybe the little thing did have a mouth, after all. Steeling herself, she was tempted to try to give Ace some water. ]

It is weird... I think he may have a mouth, but I'm not sure. [ A pause. ] Can... Can I try giving him some water?

[ Hopefully Ace needed a lot of water with how much they were hydrating him. ]

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Are you sure?

[Even though Bokuto was totally head over heels for Ace, he could understand that not everyone would be enamored with a creature that looked like a mossy pair of balls with legs. Also, I-Pin wasn't going to have to take Ace out to the bathroom multiple times after he drank his weight in water.

Still, it was her canteen, so Bokuto handed it back to her obligingly.]

[controlledfajing]

[ First rule of having a pet: people will want to play with your mossy balls, but it's up to you to take care of them. How did Ace relieve his bladder (?) anyway?

I-Pin took the container from Bokuto, and gave a determined nod, despite being squeamish about Ace. No guts, no glory. ]

Y-yeah. [ She poured a small amount of water into her hand and held out her palm to the creature. ] C-come here, Ace.

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[Omg lmao.

Bokuto clapped an encouraging hand onto I-Pin's shoulder, settling down next to her to watch as Ace toddled over to her. He seemed as fearless as his owner, because without much other encouragement, he was sticking his mossy ball shaped face (?) into her hands, the water gone rather quickly. However there might have been a weird brush of something that felt mouth-like, or at least something not as furry as the rest of him.]

So? What do you think?

[Bokuto asked somewhere by her shoulder, peering down between I-Pin and his pet thoughtfully.]

[controlledfajing]

[ The moment Ace planted his face into her hand, a shudder coursed through her body. As tamed as the little moss ball was, the fuzzy texture of his body was odd. What caught her attention was the tingle of something against her skin.

Was that...?

She gave Ace a soft ruffle on the top of his head-body. ]

I... think he has a mouth? I felt it, but I don't think he has teeth.

[ Speaking of which... ]

Bokuto-senpai, how do you know Ace is a 'he,' anyway?

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Really? Cool!

[He scooped Ace up, parting his moss a bit as best he could, but nothing jumped out of him. Well, he'd look for it later. The question however, made Bokuto glance back over to I-Pin, expression deadly serious.]

A mother always knows.

[Bokuto please.]

Plus look at him! Doesn't he look pretty manly!

[controlledfajing]

[ She canted her head to the side--as if an angle change would give a perspective shift of the moss ball--and stared at Ace. Pulling back, she crossed her arms and gave Bokuto a stern look. ]

...Well, he could look manly now but when he grows up, you might find out Ace is actually a she!

[ I-Pin, don't bring your past into this. ]