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[tomodachi]

in person? rock phone? coconut messages? smoke signals? however you wanna get in touch with him goes here

items that I should be keeping better track of whoops
choco charm
a package of dried fruit
a hammer
a whistle
a first aid kit
various shiny-looking rocks
some flowers Ren decorated his bag with

Comments

mid july istone

[catpiper]

Crow! Can you hear my voice?

[Because she has something important to tell him and it's vital he finds out right now immediately.]

[tomodachi]

[Well this sure is a sudden istone message we're getting here.]

Ren? Yeah, I can hear you... what is it?

[catpiper]

I made a treasure pile for you at the beach.

[VITAL! IMPORTANT! INFORMATION!]

[tomodachi]

Whoa, seriously?! Hang on, I'm coming over there right now!!

[this information was so vital that he absolutely had to drop what he had been doing and is now racing to meet her at the beach]

[catpiper]

I'm at the safe beach-the one we play on. Don't go to the scary ones.

[AKA, don't head to wherever wandering centipuppies are. Chara took care of a bunch of them awhile back, but they're always lurking. Just head to the usual spot, please and thank you.]

[tomodachi]

Yeah yeah, I know! I'll be there in a second!

[For once, Crow actually does listen to the instructions given, and will arrive at the beach that they usually play on. Where are you at, Ren?]

[catpiper]

[She's over here!! With her arms in the air like a dingus!! Look at her and the stupid amount of shells she has piled behind her feet.]

Crow!

[tomodachi]

There you are!

[Waves back frantically!!]

What'cha got to show me?

[catpiper]

[She sidesteps away from her freaking awesome shell and rock pile and motions towards it!!! Isn't it beautiful?]

It's pirate treasure.

[tomodachi]

[Crow is gonna pick up and inspect one of the shells here, grinning at the sparkle of it in the sun as he claps a hand on Ten's shoulder.]

Excellent work, first mate Ren! You did great finding this stuff!

[catpiper]

[Hell yeah. She spins on her heel, poking at the one of the shells with her foot.]

Do you want to hide it, Captain Crow?

[tomodachi]

Of course! But... hmm, where to hide it...

[catpiper]

Behind a tree?

[It'll be hard to hide this slew of treasure from those weird, thieving animals that roam the area. They'll have to choose a spot carefully.]

By the temple?

[tomodachi]

Behind a tree would be too easy for someone to find... the temple though, that's not a bad idea...

[catpiper]

Okay, Captain. Let's take it there.

[Because she's already grabbing handfuls with her grubby heathen fingers.]

[tomodachi]

Hang on, let's use our bags or something to make it easier to carry all these to our next hiding spot.

[... Do they even have room in their bags for more garbage treasure to carry, though?]

[catpiper]

[That's a great idea. She drops the handful to the ground, slides the bag off her back and notes that-

Well, there's so much in there. There's enough for a couple handfuls if she shoves it against the sides. Maybe in her shoes and lunchbox that never seems to hold food in it. That's it though. It'll take a few trips to get all these dumb rocks to the temple.]

Do you have more room?

[tomodachi]

Let me check...

[Crow removes and opens his own bag here, which is... pretty full of stuff too, um.]

I could maybe move some of this to my pockets to make more room?

[How much you wanna bet that his pockets are full of garbage too though...]

[catpiper]

[This is. Yeah, this is a problem? This is definitely a problem and the solution is-]

I'll go find ESP kitty. He can help us carry this stuff.

[tomodachi]

... Why is he called that, again?

[Has anyone ever explained ESP to Crow before.]

[catpiper]

Because that's what Murasaki-chan calls him. That's his name.

[ESP will continue to be a mystery forevermore.]

[tomodachi]

Huh... that's kind of a weird name.

[... Says the guy who named his pet bird "Quartermaster" here.]

[catpiper]

It's a good name. Murasaki-chan did a good job.

[tomodachi]

Yeah, well, "Murasaki-chan" is an odd name too.

[catpiper]

I named him-he's a purple cat, so that's why.

[FIGHT HER CROW]

It's a good name.

[tomodachi]

[Oh. Well then.]

If you say so.

[catpiper]

[Now that the naming issue has been settled!!! CROW!!]

Okay, you guard the treasure-I'll go find him.

[tomodachi]

[Look, now that he knows she named him that, it's fine!]

Alright. I'm counting on you.

[catpiper]

[Off she goes into ye olde wilderness!! Don't get into any trouble while she's gone, run if something's spooky, use your iStone for all danger sightings.

Not that he has to wait long. The good thing about Ren is that a cat is never far behind. It takes only a few minutes for her to call this good boy out of the woods and appear from the brush, cat in tow.

Now how this tiny creature is going to help them haul rocks? A mystery. But they could always use his kitty insight.]

I found him!

[tomodachi]

Great!

[... wait]

How's he going to help carry all that, though?

[catpiper]

[GOOD. Q.

A q she answers by simply placing a single pebble on his back. It's a good plan, up until the cat takes one step forward, and it falls off.]

He's a good boy. He'll find a way to help.

[tomodachi]

... Maybe I should get Quartermaster to help too.

[speaking of which, the bird pokes its head out from the depth of his scarf. did someone say our name?]

[catpiper]

[Thank everything ESP has phoenix experience with Hot Boi or this story could've ended with the battle of the century-an adorable precious incredible cat versus firebird.]

We can put the rocks in a leaf and Quartermaster can fly away with them.

[tomodachi]

Oh yeah, that's a great idea!

[kids, no it's not...]

[catpiper]

[Hell yeah it's the best idea.]

Okay, I'll go find a good leaf. You stay here.