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THREE ⌘ Yotsuba and Eating Out [Video]

Hey. Heeey!

[She's talking to you, journal.]

There's no money here. Why don't we eat out every day, every single day? Back home we got some milk, it was really eckspensive! 600 yen, and it was good. But why don't we drink that milk here? If there's no money and everything is free then it would cost... No yen.

[...]

Yotsuba wants to go to a restaurant and eat today. Is that okay?

[For added effect her stomach starts to rumble.]

...It's really okay, right? Yotsuba wants to eat eyeball-fry. With a knife and fork! Even if it's still really cold it's a good idea, so everyone should come and eat with me.

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[Norrington might not be a vampire hunter, but Jack will not underestimate the admiral's tactical prowess. Not when compared to his own, of course, but there's a reason the man made the rank of commodore at such a young age.]

Oh, aye, Giles is simply mountains of fun. And you're simply not scared enough of pirates, small girl. You should make more of an effort; you'll be safer, that way.

[There was a time not long before that Jack would have made Yotsuba Second Mate without giving it a second thought. She would have been instantly promoted. Now, though?]

For that reason, girl, I'm...not certain second mate is such a wonderful idea. Not at all at all.

[ chat this one out, darlings. buffy's a little too busy blue-screen-of-deathing over the image of giles hanging out with a kid. the singing? not so surprising. the ex-watcher has a set of pipes that are awfully impressive.

but...playing? with a child? a mini-person? her giles?

apparently, it's more likely than she thinks. ]

Giles is really fun! Yotsuba started singing, and then it was his turn to sing, and he kept singing and it was really good. Daddy could sing a little too, so it was like singing with daddy. If we were older. And had glasses!

[Trying her best to put more effort into being scared. In fact she's visibly shaking from trying to put in more of an effort, but nope, pirates are still cool.]

...If Yotsuba puts in more effort and is scared of pirates then can Yotsuba be second mate? [Waaait a second.] If Yotsuba is scared of pirates can we still be friends?

Edited 2012-01-11 14:10 (UTC)

We are NOT friends. [Those words were spoken as harshly as Jack dares in a crowded restaurant to a small child.] Pirates cannot be friends with small children! Haven't you been listening?! Not safe. And not pirate-y.

[ so it was like singing with daddy.

her patience with the 'investigation' wears off. she's getting nowhere; just confused. she'll have to look somewhere else for answers on why jack's being so bipolar about children. ]

Knock it off, Jack. There's no reason to be mean.

Edited 2012-01-11 14:25 (UTC)

[Not friends? Not even kind-of-friends? Ooh. That's... Upsetting. She had been under the impression that they might had been friends, seeing as she had been allowed to ride on his pony, feed it and such.]

It's not right for a pirate not to be pirate-y, Yotsuba understands.

[Clearing her plate quietly and leaving her knife and fork together neatly. Just going to sit here and wait for dessert now with her head down.]

I've been listening really good, so Yotsuba is sorry.

[Oh, bugger, what has he done?

For her own good, Jacky!

But the cricket's all sad, now!

Let it alone, son. Leave it.]

I..........apology accepted.

[I'm a lummox.]

[ king of the lummoxes. may all lesser lummoxes bow before you, jack.

buffy tuts and fumbles and leans forward and brushes a few pieces of green hair aside, avoiding a syrup spill on the table. tucking the strands behind yotsuba's ear. ]

Don't listen to him. I don't know why he's gone all Jekyll and Hyde on us but -- [ she glances at the pirate ] -- I'll find out. I'm great at finding things out.

[ back to the girl: ] Do you want butterscotch sauce on that brownie, too?

Yes. Yes please. And lots and lots of cream on top. [...] Thank you for accepting Yotsuba's sorry!

[Brownies and all the toppings are a great way to boost your mood. Or score a sugar high.

Happy with the state over her 'sugarified' brownie, Yotsube gets up from her seat and moves around next to Buffy and cups her hand over her mouth. Time for some more super secret talking which no one else is meant to hear.]

When you find out why Captain Jack is being all blaaah you should tell Yotsuba why so Yotsuba can say sorry again. Okay. Also brownies are really yummy.

[With that done Yotsuba returns to her chair to devour the poor brownie.]

Edited 2012-01-11 19:15 (UTC)

[Jack, meanwhile, grinds the heels of his hands against his eyes. What has he even done to this child? He'd TOLD her she wasn't safe around him, and there--! He'd gone and hurt her feelings. For her own GOOD, of course, but--]

Look---you've done nothing wrong. NOTHING. Savvy? Pirates and children do not mix, that's all. It's nothing you've done.

[Then he recalls what he said to child!Robin.]

When you're older---when you are grown-up---then you may be my second mate.

Stuck sorta-in-the-middle but mostly tending towards Yotsuba's side of this sticky situation, Buffy had to at least admit that Jack's final point was a fair one. She was young. Probably even too young to be hanging out with a Vampire Slayer, let alone a pirate.

"And maybe, by then? When you're ready? Jack will've learned some manners. If I have any say in the matter."

[Thinking this over...

...Fine, she can wait until she gets older.]

Okay, when Yotsuba is older then. But you hafta promise, okay? And then Yotsuba will be the best second mate around!

[Raising the spoon she was using to finish up her dessert in the air and giving a little cheer.]

To pirates, being cool, being older and learning manners! Oooi!

[Dessert seems to have fixed everything. Also having something to look forward to for when she's older.]

Don't have to promise any----

Fine. Promise. Second mate. I...should go. Things to attend to and all that.

[ without asking, buffy nicked a corner of the brownie creation. sat there with it chilling out on her fork. untried. ]

You remember when I took you on that stroll to see the ships, right? Yotsuba? And I pointed out the bestest one? The most piratey?

[ freaked out and suspicious as she is, she thinks it best to smooth a few ruffled pirate feathers before he leaves. ]

[Sharing is cool, Yotsuba has no problems with this sneaky brownie nicking.]

...Ohhhh! Oh, oh oh! Yeah, Yotsuba remembers!!

[Slamming her hands onto the table and literally bouncing up and down in her seat.]

It really was the bestest one, right!? It was really big and really cool and Yotsuba wanted to see it again because it was so cool! And it was piratey, really piratey!!

[Turning to look right at Jack. No escape.]

It was really, really, really piratey!!

The Joanna Joyce? You....you thought she were piratey?

[Hang on...you might be winning him over by a completely unexpected route.]

[ and round two goes to the slayer!

...and she steals some more brownie. deeelish. ]

[Did really, really, really piratey not cut it? Well then. Taking a deep overexagerated breath.]

It was... [GASP.] Really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really piratey!!

[Does he need more 'really's? Because she can go on for much longer! But for now she's going to eat some more of this brownie and get more than a little cream all over her face.]

Mmmm. She is, isn't she.

[A dreamy expression comes over Jack's face.]

[But then it is quickly replaced by something of the gruff variety.]

'Course she is. She's my boat. She couldn't be any less than really really really...a lot...a lot of reallys pirate-y! You've got a good eye for boats, then, haven't you, girl?

Good eyes and a goodish teacher, at least. Maybe. Nah...not really.

Ohhh, Buffy is a good teacher, because she took Yotsuba to the boats and pointed out which one was JJ. She said it was the nicest boat of all and we had to go nowish. So we did!

[Om nom nom brownie. All over her face. Yes. This is the best way to eat a brownie.]

Buffy is one of the best of us all, lass. I owe her a great deal. [He stands up to take his leave of them both.] She'll look after you a bit, eh?

Look at him go. Lying again. Th-though, not about the looking after you bit.

[ as jack stood, she caught his hand and tapped her cheek. one for the road? ]

That's okay, I know that Yotsuba is in good hands for a bit and that Buffy is one of the best!

[Oh, he's leaving? Giving him a nice big wave as he stands.]

Bye bye, thank you for the coat! See you again next time!

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