towerofanimus | There were wires all around, electrical sounds

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[ou] rabbit walter

There were wires all around, electrical sounds

Characters: Rabbit and Open!
Setting: Lagoon, forest, and then rampaging around the dormitory.
When: Anywhere from midday to midnight
Format: Prose/action it's whatever you please
Summary: Rabbit has gotten bored and went exploring. Unfortunately he gets so bored that he's forced to take drastic action in the form of loud accordion sounds on the dorm floor.
Warnings: Rabbit is his own warning.

Lagoon

It was pretty here, he'd admit that. Pretty enough to bask in the sun and play in the sand but not nearly pretty enough to even attempt to play in the water. The robot knew his own weaknesses. He settled for hurling large rocks into the crystal clear lagoon waters, or skipping stones, before building a massive sand castle in the sands of the beach and rampaging through it. He cared exactly just enough about his clothes to carefully hang them from a branch before happily making a massive mess out of the pristine beach. The Spine would have had a fit to see his brother prancing around with no pants on, but it wasn't as if there were any parts to hide persay. Then again, a lady showing up might actually earn the shameless robot's embarrassment.

Forest

Not half bad. He hadn't been in a forest in a long time, and it was kind of interesting to be in one again. Clothed this time, and attempting to climb up the bigger, thicker looking trees. He knew damn well the little ones would never be able to support his copper frame. Humming show tunes and generally being loud and childish in the forest, at the very least he was keeping it to a wild, wooded area rather than a place where people might actually be attempting to rest. Anyone approaching the robot here would probably get talked to death, as he was fast running out of patience for this place, as massive as it was. He enjoyed attention after all, exploring only fun if there was someone else to do it with.

Dorms

Well he'd lost it.

He'd returned to the dorms with exactly zero things to do and not enough of the attention he so craved. He was used to people! Lights! Action! Music! Brothers to tease! And so far he hadn't met anyone he knew at all so... Well apparently everyone must suffer.

He'd taken to roaming the halls, a horrible honking accompanying him. He'd gotten the accordion out and was pretty much abusing the poor thing, pressing every key imaginable and rapidly expanding and contracting it, mad mechanical giggles and whirrs filling the hallway, which would occasionally break out into full out laughter and a few lines of garbled music.

He was so bored!

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Oh... Oh kid.

The smile vanished from his face, and he knelt again, staring at her.

".... Ya d-d-died?"

Yotsuba nodded, her smile completly gone at this point.

"I did! Two bad people found me, a boy with short green hair and a girl with loong white hair..and the girl beat Yotsuba up until she died!"

Well... Looked like Rabbit had something to do now. His eyes narrowed.

"O-O-Oh really?" Well that... he wasn't going to sit well with that. He reached out, attempting to gather the little girl right up to him and give her a (gentle) but firm hug.

"A-a-ain't no one gonna hurtcha ever a-a-again, sweetheart. I pro-pro-promise. Not with ol' Rabbit around."

Yotsuba was about to give Rabbit a cry of 'Really!' when he gathered her up into a hug. While Yotsuba wasn't really expecting it, Yotsuba always liked hugs, so she returned it.

At the promise, Yotsuba..smiled a little. Rabbit's promise sounded a lot like Red's. He really was a good person!

"Really?! Thank you! I don't want people to worry..and Daddy would be sad if I wasn't here when he finally got here!"

It did, of course, occur to him that it was strange that someone could die and then get better from it. That just... well it didn't happen. She must have slipped into a coma or something. Coming back from death was just a little bit much for him to fathom.

But she seemed happy with the hug, and that was what was important. He patted her back, puffing out a short burst of steam.

"Re-really really. Yer dad sure w-w-would be sad if he didn't fi-find his little girl in one piece when he gets here. I'll ma-ma-make sure he finds ya okay, kiddo. I promise. An' I never ever ever break my promises."

Oh, she did die, Rabbit. If asked, she would explain how death worked here to him. Whether that would make him feel better or worse was up to Rabbit, but Yotsuba knew that she wasn't in a coma.

Yotsuba smiled as Rabbit patted her back and let out a puff of steam. The pat felt nice..but those puffs of steam really were interesting. If only she could make them..

"He would be! Daddy needs my help sometimes, so he would be sad if I wasn't here..thank you! I'll re..remember that!"

He wouldn't quite be sure what to make of that. Death was usually pretty final. Hearing that it wasn't the end here might just make him more reckless. He was going to have a few words with whoever was behind the murder of a child.

Well if it was cold enough he could demonstrate how to puff steam.

"Tha-tha-that's right he does. You'll be here fer him an' I'll b-b-be here fer you. That's wha-wha-what a family does."

Usually. Here in Animus, things were different, usually for the worse. However, Yotsuba wouldn't mind him having a few words with her murderers..if he could find whoever had killed her.

..Knowing the Tower, it might be cold enough to do that eventually. However, while Yotsuba was smiling, she was a bit puzzled by something.

"Right..but are you part of my family now?"

Oh he was going to have words if he found them. Maybe with his fists. Killing anyone was usually taboo but a little girl was just in an whole different dimension of no.

"I'm insta-sta-statin' myself as honorary bi-bi-big brother. Everyone needs a brother!"

It was pretty terrible, but it did have one good consequence: Yotsuba was looking into ways where she could defend herself. She was having some success, but she was hoping to improve it.

"Oh, alright then! I've never had a big brother before..but I know what they are!"

It was a shame she even had to learn how to defend herself. She was only a little kid, she should have been learning her alphabet, not how to take someone in a fight.

"Good! We-we-well ya got one now! An' I-I-I'm the best big brother there is too."

Actually, she was a bit too young for school..but yes, ideally, that's what she should have been doing. However, Animus was not the ideal spot for children.

"Alright then! I'm lucky that I have the best big brother then!"

Still. He'd do his best to make it a little more child friendly, she certainly didn't deserve to get hurt again.

"Yer r-r-right ya are! Alright ki-ki-kiddo, let's go an' see where yer su-su-supposed ta be. It's ge-gettin' a bit late."

She didn't, and nor did any of the other children that resided here. There was a school in place..but Yotsuba wasn't aware of it, sadly.

"Oh..but I'm not sleepy!"

All children fight against bedtime. This is a universal constant, Rabbit.

Not that Rabbit would have made her go to school. Or do anything really, but any place where she'd be safe would be good enough for Rabbit.

"Yer no-no-not? S-s-sure is late, kiddo. Ya sure ya ain't sleepy?"

She had to at least be a little tired. She was a little kid, she couldn't be awake for too long, right?

It would be good enough for Yotsuba too, to be honest. For a moment, Yotsuba yawned before quickly breaking it off and replying.

"..Maybe a little. Do you know the way back?"

Oh, he saw that yawn. He smiled, reaching down to ruffle her hair again. He didn't have to sleep, he didn't have to worry about it. But humans needed it. That much he did know.

"Ya d-d-don't know the way ba-back?"

Yotsuba laughed a little at that hair ruffle, and looked up, a plate catching her attention. She didn't know the names, but she did understand that this was the third floor.

"Oh! Yotsuba knows now! I have to go up a floor."

"We-we-well good! We'll g-g-go up a level! C'mon, kiddo, lets go visit yer room." He started off again, pausing to see if she was coming along. He certainly didn't want to forget her after all.

"Alright then! Let's go!~"

Quickly, Yotsuba ran after Rabbit, holding onto his hand when she got close enough. You didn't let go of a family member's hand when you were walking with them! At least, that's what Daddy had told her a long time ago.

He held onto her hand carefully, but firmly, his stride slow and heavy. It wouldn't be too hard for her to keep up with him at all. Funny, he didn't get to hold hands very often, especially not a child's hand. New experience really.

"I'll te-te-tell ya another story when we get there too."

Yotsuba had never held the hand of a robot either, but that was the joy in living for her. There were always new experiences, so most of every day was an adventure.

"Really?! I love stories!"

There really wasn't much to hold on to. His hand was skeletal and thin, but strong. Clothed in a silk glove to keep any sharp ends from catching anywhere. He couldn't really feel much other than a faint pressure in his hand, but it was enough to remind him to keep his grip gentle.

"I can te-tell! This one is a-a-about a suspender man who played the banjo. Be-be-best banjo player in the whole wide world."

Even if it wasn't much, it was still something, and Yotsuba really didn't mind that it was thin or that he couldn't feel much of her.]

"Oh..I don't know what a banjo or suspenders are..but I know what boxer man is! Daddy used to do the boxer man dance all the time!"

And something was always better than nothing at all.

"A ba-ba-banjo is like a guitar. Only round an' smaller. An' suspenders..." He messed with his jacket, popping a few buttons off and tugging the cloth away to show off his shirt under it. And there were suspenders, right under that!

"Hold yer pants up! Ju-ju-just like a belt. A boxer man, huh? So wha-what's that?"