013 Thirteenth Petal - forward dated to morning of 9/6

[soul_scatter]

[The sound startles him out of bed. Trained instincts take over and Byakuya grabs Senbonzakura, rolls to his feet and adopts a defensive posture. His NV falls on the floor beginning to record. It shows two skinny legs and feet scampering across the camera.

Byakuya walks past and scoops it up, ignoring it as he puts it on the hall table. It shows his bare back, some pretty epic bed hair, and him in low-hanging bedpants. He’s very confused until he sees the two Wakame Ambassadors - one small and cowering behind the legs of the much larger one. Yuki yowled somewhere and the smaller Ambassador shot backwards to hide behind Byakuya’s knees.]

NANI?

[What doesn't help in the midst of all this is that there's suddenly a . . . polar bear in frame. A polar bear wearing a Santa Claus hat and a red-and-green striped scarf. And it just stands there a moment, staring at the larger of the two Ambassadors.

[Or the fact that Hitsugaya is there behind it, unaware for the moment he's on camera, who appears to have found Yuki. Or rather, she's found him, and is currently trying to bury herself in his hair.] Stupid cat. What the hell are you --

What the hell? [It's bad enough that the polar bear had burst out of his closet a few minutes ago. But the Wakame Ambassador? Honestly?]

[Byakuya is pretty helpless at this point. The plushy Wakame Ambassador that he’d bought Hinamori for her birthday was trying to pull down his pants and hide behind him. The bigger one is flailing and trying to defend someone from… possibly the fern in the corner. Byakuya’s not sure.

The polar bear stops, looks, snorts and then lumbers onward. However, the snort causes the bigger Wakame Ambassador to show his valor and he ends up behind Byakuya too, shaking his fist at the meowing Yuki.]

Polar bear.

[That’s his intelligent offer to this conversation.]

I'm aware of the polar bear. [He's been trying to get Yuki off of his head, but she's gotten herself pretty well-entrenched in there, warily eyeing the two Ambassadors behind Kuchiki. Sigh. It's not worth it to keep trying to get her off of there when she's being so clingy.]

What I'm not aware of is why it's moving, and moreso why those [A brief gesture at the cowering Ambassadors.] are moving.

[A small rumble in the kitchen. Byakuya took a cautious step forward and managed not to leave his pants behind, despite the two Ambassadors. He peeked around the doorway and sighed. It was too early for this.]

It’s trying to get into the refrigerator.

[He finally tugs his pants free of the Ambassadors.]

I woke up to one [He’s not sure what to call them, honestly.] of them coming into the hall and Yuki yowling. She is unharmed?

[Great. Not only has the polar bear in his closet come to life, but it's hungry. He hates this damn city.]

If how hard she's trying to dig her nails into my scalp is any indication, I'd say she's fine.

[There's a sudden blaring sound in the background.] Shut that stupid alarm off, will you? I'll figure something out with the bear. [And he heads out of frame, cat still on his head, and into the kitchen.]

[The alarm is a soft and gentle buzzing sound that would wake him up. He sighs and turns around, neatly avoiding getting grabbed again by the smaller Ambassador. He picks up his NV as he goes past and accidentally shuts it off, never noticing it was on.]


[OOC: This is Hitsugaya. Byakuya in black. Have at them]

Comments

[ Video ]

[ella_of_frell]

[ Oh.... Ella ... has...so many questions. She's actually stunned speechless, and not because of Byakuya's current attire. Though Hattie would probably be drooling if she were seeing this. ]

... ... ...

I... I don't know where to begin.

[ Video ]

[soul_scatter]

Ella-san? Is something wrong?

[ Video ]

[ella_of_frell]

... possibly...?

You... [ Vague hand gesture. ] ... don't think there's anything wrong with this situation...?

[ Dude. Where does she even start. Walking ...wakame things. Polar bear. What. ]

[ Video ]

[soul_scatter]

Situation?

[A quick perusal. Sigh.]

There are a great many things wrong with this situation.

[ Video ]

[icy_heavens]

... Figures that one of these would be on at a time like this.

[Yep, the cat is still on his head, though she doesn't look quite so terrified now.]

[ Video ]

[ella_of_frell]

It does seem to have a bad habit of turning on when you least expect it - or when you least want it to.

It's like these things have a mind of their own.

[Video]

[blondandperfect]

[Hubba hubba! Woooooooah MAMA! Christmas has come early this year, hasn't it??]

Good morning, Kuchiki-san~. That wasn't exactly what I had in mind when I wanted to see you more bare~. <3 <3 <3

[GET IT??]

[ Not here. ]

[ella_of_frell]

[ I'm sorry, I sent her here. >:D ]

[Video]

[soul_scatter]

[Eyebrow tick.

He's not even going to say anything. How crude can you be?]

[Video]

[blondandperfect]

[ Hattie gives a fluttering laugh, but the longer Byakuya gives her that look, the less she laughs, and eventually she just looks plain uncomfortable.]

.. It was just a joke. It was a play on words to the fact that there was a bear in your room..

[Video]

[itsatrep]

[You know how the Shinigami will come across a network post that paints the residents of Nueva Las Noches in a less than flattering light and silently facepalm and/or smirk at their misfortune?

Yeah, Luppi's not so good at staying silent.]

Wild night at the Shinigami house?

[Video]

[icy_heavens]

Find something else to do. [Click. Look at his restraint!]

[itsatrep]

[You are no fun at all.]

[Not here!]

[soul_scatter]

[And he won't even tell you to go away. He'll just be saying nothing. So there.]

[Video]

[fightswithpurpose]

[Normally she would leave the Shinigami in peace to deal with their situation, but curiosity prompts her to ask when she spots the large Wakame Ambassador.]

...ah. What is that?

[Seriously, Shinigami. You two are apparently wilder than she expected. She's not even going to reprimand Luppi for commenting on this.]

[Video]

[soul_scatter]

A malfunction of the Core.

[See? He can be polite. Sort of.]

[Video]

[fightswithpurpose]

I suppose odder things have happened.

[She recalls the conversation.]

...but they were inanimate in your home before?

[Her gaze is on the Wakame Ambassadors.]

[Video]

[cracked_container]

[There is something that almost looks like the beginning of the smile teasing the corners of Teito's lips at the sight of Hitsugaya with a cat-hat and living stuffed animals. His words, however, are delivered with a perfectly straight face.]

Have you tried a containment barrier if you don't want to destroy them? [A beat, then...] Though if I had known you liked stuffed animals, I could have made you one. I learned how to for the younger orphans at the church.

[You don't want one - they're horrid looking. Really.]

[Video]

[icy_heavens]

[The stupid cat likes to sit on his head at the best of times. But right now, she's decided that it's good camouflage, since it's the same colour as her.]

I don't like them. [He's not addressing the rest of that.]

[Video]

[cracked_container]

Well if that's the case, what's the problem? Can't you just destroy them?

[That seems the best answer to Teito, really.]

[Voice]

[gavesugar]

[She's fond of you, Byakuya. Thus she'll give you a calmer, more ladylike reaction than what initially cycles through her brain during this - WHAT THE HECK BEARS.]

'Tis a clever way to keep thee safe. Faith, I hope thou hast a way to keep it cold and save thy provisions as well.

[Voice]

[icy_heavens]

[Hey, the bear is not the weirdest thing running around the house, okay?]

This wasn't exactly planned.

[Voice]

[gavesugar]

[So it would seem!]

La, 'tis not an everyday occurrence to nearly be swallowed by a polar bear.

How does thou in other means, Hitsugaya?

[Voice]

[soul_scatter]

It was not planned, Sheila-sama

[Voice]

[gavesugar]

La, I hath noticed! Perhaps I should congratulate thee on thy mutual ingenuity?