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[Hello everyone! We hope you've been having a good day, that things are going well for you, and that you don't care about the kid that suddenly jumps down from the roof near you without any warning. Because that's exactly what Crow is doing as we speak: all day he's been climbing up onto the roofs of different small houses or trees, and then jumping down, trying to get the wings to work. You see, Crow is restless, and when he's restless, he tends to do...well, stupid things sometimes.

Of course the wings don't work though and he plummets like a stone, but luckily lands right on his feet just fine in most cases, or even if he doesn't land so gracefully, he gets right back up and walks it off. Eventually though he seems to have gotten frustrated.]

What's the point of having wings if they don't even let you fly!?

[If you're going to approach him, be careful about having anything shiny on your person when you do: Crow sometimes has a habit of taking things that don't belong to him as well. ((ooc: Don't worry though, you will get your stuff back if he actually tries to take anything.))]

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There are? Why?

[Somehow, he's kind of surprised by that--then again, it's not like he's ever met a huge number of people who had the same name as someone else before...]

What do you-?

[Oh. He was about to dismiss Crow's question as silly when he recalls the whole empty world thing. Feeling guilty, he shrugs and runs a hand through his hair. It feels like boasting to say his world is so populous; there are probably more Roberts in his world than there are people total in Crow's.]

Well, you know... There's a lotta people and all, and it's just a popular name. Easy to write and pronounce and all that.

Is it? [Robert, huh...he repeats the name to himself a few times as if trying to imagine that many people with that name, but then he shrugs a little.] Sounds kinda dorky.

[Well not really, but he tends to say rude things about any name that isn't his most of the time...]

Dorky? At least it's a normal name!

[He frowns and turns back to the bookshelf, running his finger along the spines until he finds the book he needs and grabs it. He makes a point of not handing it to Crow, since he's immature like that.]

Wh--hey! [There's nothing wrong with our name! Just for that, he'll be attempting to forcibly swipe that book from you rather than having any "finesse" like before when he was picking Firo's pockets.]

Hey!

[Firo does not appreciate that move. He keeps his grip firm on the book and holds it up as he rises on his tiptoes to try and keep it away from Crow. Seeing as how he's not that tall, only several inches over five feet, Crow still might be able to jump for it.]

You could ask first!

[He could, but he won't. (Does he look like the kind of person who bothers to ask for things when he could just take them?) Besides he's mad at Firo now so instead he does in fact try to jump for it and grab it anyway.]

[Firo can't pull it away to keep it out of Crow's hands, and he lets go so that they don't wind up wrecking the book in their squabble. He does, however, try to grab Crow by the front of his shirt; his anger only intensified by the fact that Crow succeeded in wresting the book from him.]

I said to ask!

[There's not enough room with these bookshelves here to jump away from potentially getting grabbed without knocking things over, but the second Firo's hand closes on his shirt--]

Let go of me! [And then like a petulant child he attempts to kick Firo as hard as he can to get him to let go--unless you like pain, you better pray that the kick doesn't connect if it does end up getting him in the shins or something, because it's like getting hit with a foot made of metal rather than a human foot...]

[Firo's used to taking hits from Mr. Yagu, a guy much bigger and he assumes more experienced than Crow, so he doesn't bother letting go.

It's a mistake. Firo can handle pain, but he's so surprised at how much Crow's kick hurts that he lets go and stumbles back.]

Ow! What the hell!?

[For a second, Crow actually looks surprised--but then he's quick to use the opportunity to move back a few feet away out of arms reach, towards the end of the row of bookshelves they're standing by.]

See, that's what'cha get for grabbing me. [But um, he might not have actually fully intended for it to hurt that badly. Not that he's ever realized his own limits.]

[His scowl darkens even more; he's irritated with himself for letting on that the kick hurt. The impact shows well enough with how he doesn't try to shorten the distance between them now that Crow's moved away.]

I was tryin' to talk to you! You can't just swipe things outta people's hands!

[Or their pockets, but Firo still hasn't realized that he has that to be indignant about as well.]

I can do whatever I want. [He's a brat, sorry. Besides, swiping things out of hands is how he met Seto.] Besides, you acted like my name was weird.

[Which...Firo didn't actually say, but he did imply that it wasn't "normal"...]

No, you--That's what got you so worked up?

[Considering the thing's Firo's done to people for commenting on his appearance, he shouldn't sound so surprised. Part of him wants to tell Crow to get over it, but he still retains the hope of them getting along someday so he stops short.]

You coulda' just said somethin' instead of freakin' out on me!

...Well now you know.

[Sorry not sorry. And then he seemingly loses interest in Firo's pain and annoyance as he tucks the movies he was holding under one arm and opens the book he swiped with the other, glancing through it a little.]

[He watches Crow look through the book, scuffing the toe of his shoe on the ground. He manages to hold back his anger, but it soon becomes impatience.]

So what do you think?

[Crow...doesn't answer. Maybe he didn't hear you?

Either that or apparently the book is interesting enough to keep his attention rather than bothering to look up or say anything yet.]

[He steps over to Crow and reaches to shake his shoulder. He's not sure if he should be concerned or just ticked off.]

Hey, you listenin'? I was talkin to you.

[Well that gets his attention, although it amounts to a slight glare as if you just interrupted something before he takes a short step back with a small huff of annoyance.]

What? I was trying to read...

[He frowns back, crossing his arms.]

I was askin' if you liked it so far. If you wanna read it we can take it home with us.

Oh. [...] Well I was planning on taking it back with me anyway.

[Because taking things for the sake of taking them is totally legit.]

...Wait, even if you didn't like it?

[He wonders if that's Crow being strange or if the kid feels obligated to take it.]

You don't hafta read it if you don't want to. It was just an idea.

[It's both...also he actually does like it in this case, as he pulls the book closer to his person. Doesn't stop him from sounding mildly rude about it though.]

Well I can't read it if people are distracting me, obviously.

It was just one question! If it bothers you so much, then learn to focus better.

[Firo doesn't realize that he basically just told Crow to ignore him.]

But now that I've got your attention, are you done here?

Maybe--why, do you have somewhere else to be or something?

[Which is...mildly hypocritical for him to ask considering how much of a hurry Crow always is to leave or get to places he wants to go to...]

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