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Yun Lee
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Well, well, Catbug wasn't going to turn down praise if he could help it!
"That's right! I'm the best, the only, Catbug you need concern yourself with! But, I just want to say one thing Bolin!" With that Catbug flew forward and wrapped his tiny arms around Bolin. "That's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me! Ever! I'll make sure we stay the bestest of friends for as long as we're here!"
Catbug may have been eager to befriend everyone but even he knew these things took time. Which is why he'd work hard at making sure all of the people he had approached so far to be his friends were happy as can be! Bolin was already getting a head start on that! Now, if only some people could do the same. Releasing Bolin from his hug, Catbug continued to fly after Lapis. All she needed was a little push and he could help her! Then the two of them would be sitting together swapping stories and looking over their gifts.
Or at least that's what Catbug would have liked to have happened. But sadly, things didn't always go the way you wanted them. Watching as Lapis gave him the cold shoulder, the hybrid's wings began to flutter as Catbug's lip trembled. He could handle being told to go away. He'd just refuse and keep at what he was doing! Which was to be the best friend he could be. But to see Lapis be so subdued when basically telling him to leave her alone hurt the creature's feelings something fierce.
"B-But Lapis! Oof!"
The creature crashed to the ground and rolled until he was nothing more than a whimpering heap on the floor. Pushing himself up until he was sitting on his rear, Catbug watched as Lapis continued into the forest. How come she wanted to be alone so badly? Was it because of something that happened? Catbug wanted to understand but whenever he tried getting close, Lapis kept pushing him away! Even for someone with Catbug's child-like demeanor, he had feelings too! Neglecting them in order to stay away from those who wanted to be your friends hurt the poor creature like you wouldn't believe. More than any fist or foot.
Or gas powered stick but let's not get into that.
Sniffling as he reached for Sir Jeffers, Catbug looked over the stick who thankfully hadn't been damaged in Catbug's crash.
"I-I'm so upset, Sir Jeffers! I wish there was something I could do for Lapis! But she just wants to be by herself and I can only watch! B-but friends should help friends, shouldn't they? What should I do?!" Catbug cried out as he shook the stick from side to side.
"Catbug! Their's no reason for you to be upset!"
Wiping at his eyes with his left arm, Catbug sniffled. "T-Their isn't?"
"No, of course not my friend! You have all that you could ever need and more! You have people who care about you! Like that sumo man, the robot, and even the Hero of the South who claimed you were the cutest catbug he'd ever seen! Dry your tears, you'll be fine I'm sure!"
Catbug shakily rose to his feet and continued wiping off the rest of his tears. Sir Jeffers had made a good point. Even though he had just met them, Chikage/Sumo Man/Bolin/Mister Robot Man all seemed to care about him or at least were friends! That was all that Catbug ever wanted. But it still left one thing unanswered.
"'What about Lapis, Sir Jeffers? What if she doesn't care about me..?"
"I'm sure she does, Catbug! In her own special way, I'm sure she thinks the world of you! But she's got her own problems and taking care of a Catbug is a big responsibility! Not something you can just take on lightly! She'll come around and the two of you will be the best of friends. Now, do you feel any better?"
Wow! Sumo Man was so cool!
"I'm feeling a lot better, Sir Jeffers! You're right, Lapis will come around! She can hang out with me, Sumo Man, Chikage and everybody else! We can all be friends together!"
Hopping up and down in glee, Catbug placed Sir Jeffers securely behind his wings before taking flight again. Only this time, he sought to sit right atop of Chikage's head. It was pretty comfy all things considered and they were friends so surely she wouldn't mind!
"C'mon Chikage! These guys seem really cool and they want you to come along too! Because you know that juju stuff!"
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Byakuya gave Kyoko a sidelong glance as she caught up with him, opening her mouth to speak words that Byakuya could only feel were veiled jabs at him. Maybe she knew something he didn't, or maybe she didn't think highly of his weight, but either way, the boy who would assume leadership took Kyoko's words in stride. She wasn't openly threatening him, and it seemed she was content at leaving him to his desires, so there was no point in lingering on the deeper meanings of what she was saying.
"I have gotten bigger, Kirigiri, for a man with a status as large as mine is only benefited by a stature as large as this. An aura of refinement and a build such as mine could only establish my superiority." One could easily see Byakuya's words as total elitism, but Byakuya spoke as if he was reading off a fact about himself rather than simply talking as if to brag. Kyoko's assessment of his total belief in himself couldn't be closer to the truth.
When they reached the giant tree, Byuakuya craned his head upward to take in the massive force of nature. Somehow taller and wider than the trees surrounding it, Byakuya revered it as if it was a symbol for himself, a natural landmark that had been destined to grow taller than its peers. "I suppose it would be prudent of me to ask what you recall of your time before ending up here, however, I suspect you won't be so forthcoming..." Byakuya looked down to meet Kyoko's gaze. His eyes peered down at her name tag, featuring her mystery title. "I do wonder why your title is obscured like that, don't you?"
Byakuya would have continued with his own theories on the matter, but the arrival of some woman trailing after, growling like a dog made him pause. He looked at Tharja as if she had crawled out of the forest like some kind of beast.
"You won't get any explanation, for we know no more than you do. Learn some self-restraint and try not to act like some kind of caged animal."
Byakuya only turned and nodded to the robot as he arrived. He had no issue with Zenyetta, even if he seemed almost too sickeningly peaceful.
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Usami deflated, her eyes watering as she watched Zinnia fall into despair.
"I'm sorryyyy... I thought items from home would make everyone happy..." The rabbit wiped at her eyes. "Usami is useless! There's nothing I can do! As a teacher, I'm failing you! Oh..."
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A large majority of the forest seemed blocked off by the strange force, leaving only a small area of the forest inside the park available to search.
Despite the small area, the forest was dense and hard to navigate, the heavy amount of foliage blocking off most of the sunlight above. There were few landmarks to find, leaving the forest search to be a confusing and fruitless affair. Still, Jude was searching to the best of his ability, but he was far from at home in the outdoors.
"Something tells me this sin't the brightest idea," Jude admitted, walking over to the others entering the forest. "Even if something were out here, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack."
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The moment the bus came to a stop was the moment Snow awoke from his rather deep sleep. The entire ride he'd been sound asleep, dreaming of winter and wonder, perhaps answering one of lifes many mysteries... Do snowman dream? A small snot bubble had been blowing up and shrinking down each time he took a slumbering breath, but as soon as the bus stopped he found himself snapping awake and the bubble popping. As the bubble popped it turned into small powdery snow that slowly fell to the floor of the bus and as confusing as that may seem Citizen Snow found himself even more confused as he woke up around many strange people and stuffed into a bus no less. "Huh... W-what?" He asked, looking around. Eventually he did follow everyone as they left the bus. He made sure he was the last one out as he wasn't entirely sure if his sizable body could make it through the doors.
After some shuffling Snow managed to get out somehow and followed everyone as they were all lead by some strange, if not adorable, floating bear. This wasn't the first time he'd found himself in such a bizzar situation. Instead of making a scene, Snow decided it'd be best to just follow behind the group and see how everything played out, maybe he'd even be able to have some fun while he was here. After informing them about the Visitors Center and who the list of who they would be bunking with the small pink bear whisked itself away, something Snow found incredibly adorable. He wanted to follow, but he figured he might as well take a look at who he'd be bunking with while he was here. He approached the list and bent down, looking at it closely. "Lets see..." He started before a pause. "... Oh, that's right. I can't read! HAAAAHAHA." Snow cackled as he rose up and put his arms to his waist. He did recognize his own name though in the writing. Looks like he'd have to ask one of these small fellows for a bit of instruction. Snow put his map under the bucket on his head for safe keeping as he walked around to find someone to inquire about where he'd be staying.
Snow approached what seemed like the most interesting and excited of the bunch. One introducing himself as Bolin was speaking with a rather small, even smaller than the rest of the group, little insect like creature. On second thought maybe it was a cat... Probably? Snow wasn't quite sure but it did introduce itself as Catbug, so a little of both! Snow approached Bolin, Catbug, and another guy who had the appearance of a sumo wrestler. Out of everyone the sumo seemed like the only one that could even compare to Snow in size, although that was a bit of an overexaduration. Snow stood behind Bolin and the Sumo, he was about to speak up as his huge presence loomed over the two but all of the sudden Catbug seemed to be rather distraught. Normally he wouldn't of cared how something so small and feeble was feeling, but then he heard it.... As Catbug explained how it wanted to help its friend a wonderful and emotional melody rang out. No one else seemed to hear it, but the background music was there Snow was sure! A song that accompanied Catbug's heartfelt words was doing the impossible and... And... Snow could feel the tears trickling down from the coal eyes on his face. He couldn't help but sniff to hold back snot and tears as he continued into a blubbering mess.
"That was... That waaas..." Snow started, looking down past Bolin and the Sumo at Catbug. Suddenly Snow's huge arms reached forward, embracing the group in a large, cold, and snowy embrace that was big enough to even take in the likes of the sumo. "S-so beautiful!" Snow cried, still a blubbering mess.
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"Now THIS is what I like to see!!!!" Honda exclaimed proudly at their group. "Everyone coming together in order to-WOAH!!!"Well, if everyone spoke the language of fighting...
"That's correct. I'll come."
Not seeming to mind that Catbug had taken residence upon her head, Chikage headed off with Honda and the rest to head for the forest. She was better with jujutsu than words anyway.
Though she didn't particularly like the feeling of being caged in, at least this negated most of the possibility of getting lost. ...Sort of. There was a lot of foliage after all, but if necessary some screaming would probably let everyone find everyone.
She just have Jude a shrug as he mentioned they couldn't find anything. They'd come out to spar anyway, for that "team bonding" and stuff. Maybe they'd find clues on how to get out of here after they got to know each other. It wasn't like any of them would manage to figure it all out on their own, after all.
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He was suddenly enclosed in a snowy hug, similar to one he used as an attack. By a...snowman?! Well, at this point, Honda wasn't going to question anything odd. When you lived in Japan for so long, you got accustomed to the unusual.
After the hug, however, he looked around the forest, a bit saddened by how its density took away from the battle area, but no matter!
"Well, this looks like an excellent place to start! Who wants to go first?!"
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