Tenth birdsong (Expedition post)

[fly_little_bird]

[Anyone on the expedition may or may not notice something has gone missing. Didn't you just put that down and turn away for an instant? It's gone, now. Why? Rue's feeling mischievous and watching people looking for their missing things from her vantage point in the nearest tree is just funny.

Innocent as can be, she swings her feet a little, bouncing Timcanpy on her knee and singing softly to him. Timcanpy was slowly learning the songs she'd been singing and starts singing along with her, mimicking her voice. She giggles and pets the little guy]

You'll have lots of stuff to show Allen when we get home, won't you?

((OOC: Open post for the expedition-goers!! (Though everyone is welcome to hear her over the journal). For those on the expedition - feel free to notice something missing, notice the adorable duo up in one of the trees or just, well, go about your business. Threadjacking encouraged!))

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[wilder]

[While Zelos helped set up camp, he noticed something was missing. He thought he just misplaced it at first- until he realized he NEVER misplaces this very very very important item. So now he's coming out to address people and is VERY DISPLEASED]

Okay! Which one of you took my hairbrush?!

[fly_little_bird]

[Rue holds up a finger to shush Timcanpy and tries not to giggle watching Zelos]

[wilder]

[Tim of course, complies with a big toothy grin of deviousness]

[Zelos meanwhile is oblivious to the delinquents in the tree so he's just making noise down here]

Seriously guys! It's not something you can borrow- I need it!

[psych0p0mps]

[Meanwhile, Aradia looks up from making a fire. Yeah, that sounds like a reasonable thing to be doing.]

Are you sure you packed it?

[hedonic]

[ Echidna, though she has yet to reveal her presence to the expeditioners, has been tagging along hidden up til now. The whole thing intrigues her, but she does prefer to travel alone. Which is why she's surprised to see a kid and a giant bug of some sort near her territory.

She raises an eyebrow, and with a slip of her hand, the aforementioned comb seems to appear in her palm, which she holds out to the girl. She then holds another finger to her lips. ]

[whichwayyoulean]

[Just looking up from whatever rock he's sat on to play his guitar and giving you a LOOK buddy]

...You seriously doubted my ability to survive out here when you're whining about a hairbrush?

[ino]

[glancing over, as she's ... sitting in front of her own tent, brushing her own hair ...] Your hairbrush is missing?

[wilder]

[EYES THAT BRUSH...okay it's not his; stand down]

Yeaaah! It was in my bag and now it's not!

[ninjainviolet]

[Sheena, meanwhile, had been taking care of Onyx. She had seen to her food and was currently running a pair of curry combs over her coat. Hearing Zelos, she turned, and managing to keep a perfectly straight face, held one up.]

You can borrow these when I'm done.

[wilder]

[Sees that and omg drama queen face and whine]

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenaaaa!

[persequor]

[ Arya isn't missing anything: 1) Because the only thing of value is her sword and she even sleeps with it and 2) Nymeria makes for an excellent thief deterrent unless they don't value life or limb.

Nymeria notices Rue, which draws Arya's attention. She could care less about the other girl, but she does recognize Timcanpy. She frowns, ]

Why do you have Tim?

[fly_little_bird]

[She looks down with a smile]

Allen asked me to help keep him company.

[persequor]

Allen did? [ The disbelief is audible. ]

[whichwayyoulean]

[It's lucky for the Once-ler he didn't have much time (read: none) to pack personal items. He's been strumming something on his guitar, something with no real tune in particular, staring at the trees. They had to go to a place with TREES, didn't they?

...Oh and there's a kid up in one with a...]

What the heck is that?

[fly_little_bird]

[It takes her a moment to realize he's talking to her. What? She was distracted playing with Tim. She looks down and smiles]

This is Timcanpy. He's my friend. He can record things so he's recording everything we see out here. He can sing, too.

[whichwayyoulean]

So he's...like a living camera? Weird. How does he even work all the way out here.

[cyan_maid]

[Is someone singing? Jane just barely hears it, and, ever curious, she follows the sound to the tree nearby and looks up at you.]

Gosh, how did you get up so high?

[fly_little_bird]

[She grins]

I climbed!

[cyan_maid]

Well you've climbed awfully high! Aren't you scared?

[perfectisnteasy]

[still can't figure out how this sleep thing is supposed to work. he's going through the things Flynn brought for him, listening to the sounds of everyone settling down - and as he starts to put them back into the backpack he scrounged up for himself, he notices something...

... the little gold keychain that he had clipped to the bottom of one strap for safekeeping is missing]

HEY! ... Bit?

[and he'll start combing through the grass, frowning. no no no no don't be lost, Bit, you aren't alive out here, that is NOT COOL]

[fly_little_bird]

[Rue looks down, blinking. Bit? Is that a pet? It doesn't occur to her that he might be talking about, you know, a KEYCHAIN.]

[perfectisnteasy]

... Awh, man, no...

[he's getting pretty visibly agitated about it, too, rifling through the bag again ... double-checking the straps ...

you know.

where the keychain was]

[moonlightmagician]

[ She may be good at sneaking up on people but Kaito is an internationally wanted jewel thief. He can tell when he's in danger or recognize that feeling that someone is close by. He doesn't know where, but a little bait won't hurt anything. ]

[ He pulls a chocolate bar out of his jacket and starts to open it before throwing his voice like the true ventriloquist he is ]

Oi! Kuroba, come over here a minute, I found something!

[ ...Why did he use Hakuba's voice? ]

Ah, sure!

[ He sets the candy down and moves away, making it seem like he's gone farther than he really has. ]

[fly_little_bird]

[waitwhat? She stops and looks around. She only saw one person where is that other voice coming from?

Huh.

Oh, hey, is that candy?

She looks around again before approaching it]

[moonlightmagician]

[ It is candy! Wonderful, delicious, chocolate candy! ]

[ It's just laying there... unguarded... ]

[ You know you want it... ]

[ Meanwhile, Kaito isn't actually that far away at all as he stays crouched behind a tree, unmoving and silent as he puts the thieving skills he was born with to use. ]