vatheon | one lost little bookworm

Who: bitty Ruca and all of you
What: a little boy wandering around
When: afternoon
Style: I'll match
Status: OPEN

The first thing that Ruca noticed when he woke up this morning was that it was not his room and that he was all alone. He didn't remember how he got there and so he couldn't help but panic. Why was he here? He could think only of two explanations: either it was a dream or someone kidnapped him. After a moment, he was convinced that it was the second one and that only scared him more.

But no, he couldn't just shake in fear and wait! He had to be brave just like the person from his dreams! Thinking that way the boy left the room as quietly as possible and – after making sure that really no one was around - quickly ran outside the building.

Once he saw where he was, it took him a while to stop himself from staring at the unfamiliar surroundings. The place seemed unfriendly to him with all the strangers around, but the boy made his mind already and he repeated to himself that he isn't afraid at all. He needed to find a way to go back home. He needed to go back to his mother and father. Surely they were both worried about him.

And so, the child started walking around, hoping that he would find a way to return home.

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[Another sniffle. He's trying not to cry, but it hurt. He wishes mommy or daddy was there to kiss it better and give him a hug. But they're not... Just this other kid.]

'M Lloyd. I'm lookin' for daddy an' mommy.

_{[Meanwhile Ruca feels even worse. What is he supposed to do? He himself cries a lot but he doesn't know what to do when someone else is crying around him.]}

Lloyd... I can help you look, okay?

[Lloyd stops sniffling, looking up in surprise and hope.]

You will?

Yeah!

_{[Even though he is lost too.]}

So don't worry, okay?

O-okay.

[It's not much as reassurances go, but it's enough for Lloyd. He reaches out for Ruca's hand.]

An' you won't leave me neither, p'omise?

_{[He takes Lloyd's hand in his.]}

I promise.

[Squeezing Ruca's hand as much as bitty little fingers can.]

Wh-where do we look firs'?

_{[Good question. Where to look first...]}

Maybe... there? _{[He points to a random direction. Well, they need to check everywhere, so they might as well start from there!]}

[This is all very sound logic to Lloyd!]

Yeah, let's look there!

[He tugs Ruca straight forward with him!]

_{[Oh, good. Ruca is glad that the boy agrees with him.

Especially that he himself isn't too sure about anything.]}

[Lloyd unashamedly drags Ruca along, head twisting around as he searches all around the strange city they're in. He even looks up a few times, as though he thinks there's a chance that one of his parents might be in the sky.]

_{[Ruca watches the boy, then frowns a little bit.]</sub

Maybe... we should try to look somewhere else?}

[Lloyd is willing to go along with this plan, since they're not having much luck just yet. Only problem is...]

But where? I don't know this place.

_{[Ruca doesn't know it either.]}

We... just have to ask around.

Ask...?

[Well, that's easy enough to do and-

Oooh, what's that smell? Lloyd turns, sniffing the air, stomach gurgling. There. That building's the one that smells like food.]

How 'bout we ask in there?

_{[Ruca can also smell that and that remind him that he's also a little hungry.]}

...We can try.

[Lloyd doesn't even need a second prompting to head straight for the bakery. Oooh, bread and pies and pastries and cookies and all sorts of things that look good to eat! Enough things to distract him from his quest for his parents, at least for the moment.]

Can I have some, p'eeeaase?

[Well, what do you know? Saying please works. The baker chuckles and gives him a whole sweet bun!]

Yay! Thank you!

one lost little bookworm

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