FIVE ⌘ Yotsuba and Running Away [Written?|Action]

[rollypolyclover]

[Otonashi left yesterday. That meant that now Yotsuba was stuck in a house with that loser Naoi. The fact he was really kind a little while back at the beach but now he's really mean again is more than a little confusing to the girl. Yuri is still here but right now all Yotsuba is thinking of is the bad stuff. Namely no more Otonashi and lots more stupid, mean Naoi.

What she does next seems like a brilliant idea! This will totally bring Otonashi back and make Naoi be nice again, and if it doesn't then oh well at least she's not living in the same house as him anymore.

This badly scrawled message appears on the journals:]



[Now then! If she's running away she needs lots of important things. For one her pink fluffy coat that Jack gave her to keep warm, a ton of food from the fridge, the viking helmet and fishing pole thing that Hiccup got her, the cicada plushie Otonashi left for her...

It isn't until she tries leaving the house with all her belongings that she realises this is a bad idea. So instead she settles on the coat and the plushie. Sacrifices have to be made if you're running away! Sadly these sacrifices also include her journal so she won't be replying to her little goodbye message.

Morning
This is a great idea! Running away from home is the best thing she's ever decided to do! Otonashi will be trying to find his way back now and Naoi is probably feeling really bad about pulling her hair and telling her to shut up all the time. Yuri is probably shouting at him for it too! Haha, yes, running away has solved everything! Yotsuba happily marches around the village with a big smile on her face, more than a little proud at how she thinks her plan is going.

Midday
Hungry... Why didn't she bring some food with her? Maybe she'll wander on over to Seventh Heaven and see if she can get some food from there, they make awesome pancakes after all. Or maybe the bakery! Or she could settle for staring at passers-by with big, open eyes until they give her something to eat. Screw taking candy from strangers she's hungry!!

Afternoon
Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all. Now she's getting cold. And hungry again. And Otonashi hasn't come back and found her yet... She wants to go home. The problem is Yotsuba has wandered so far away from home by this point that she's in a part of the village she doesn't even recognise. Now she's lost, cold, hungry and really upset. How is she going to get home now?]

Waaaaaaaah!! Yotsuba wants to go home!! Wanna go hooome!!

Comments

[rollypolyclover]

[Looking up with big gleaming eyes and a mouth covered with muffin crumbs.]

No problem, it's good to share, it's what you're meant to do!

[Flopping down onto the ground right there in the bakery to properly enjoy this muffin. Ohmnomnom.]

[herotypical]

That's what I keep saying. Sharing? Is caring.

[rollypolyclover]

And it's good to share and it's good to care! Doctor Socks would say it's good too!

[Too bad the good doctor isn't here at the moment, he would no doubt have some wonderful medical advice to impart.]

Whatchya up to today Buffy, fun stuff?

[herotypical]

...I was gonna practice cooking a curry. Just to make sure I know how. I dunno if that's -- fun, per se.

[rollypolyclover]

Cooking is always fun! It's good to make food because then you get to eat it and if it tastes good then that's even better!! [...] Can Yotsuba help? [And have some of it to eat later?]

[herotypical]

...Yotsuba can help. [ ... ] IF we find a Yotsuba-sized step-stool so you can actually reach the counter.

[rollypolyclover]

[Oh. Right. There was one of those little step things back home she used to reach the counter too...]

We should go look then. [...] Can it be a treasure hunt for steps? Yotsuba will keep a look out for any bad guys who might want to steal the treasure on the way.

[herotypical]

To the store!

[ she reaches for yotsuba's hand. ]

[rollypolyclover]

To the store!

[Taking Buffy's hand and marching out of the bakery in search of these elusive stool-steps!]

Going to the store~♫ What are we gonna find~♪ Maybe treasure~♫ Maybe not~♪ Going to the stooore~♫

[herotypical]

[ she brushes muffin crumbs off her opposite palm and slows her pace to match the girl's. ]

You like singing?

[rollypolyclover]

Yeah! It's fun to sing, Yotsuba can make songs up about anything! Like... [Ahem!]

Your name is Buffy~♫ You're kind and fluffy~♪ But not really~♫ Because that's not your real name~♪ And you're not all that fluffy~♫ Sheep are though~♪

[There's no real tune to her singing, she's just rambling on in a sing-song like voice.]

[herotypical]

...Do you know the one about the itsy bitsy spider?

[rollypolyclover]

I do! The itsy bitsy spider~♪ ....Has really hairy legs~♫ He's a spider~♪ Maybe he'll make a web~♫

[Nope.]

[herotypical]

Huh. I'm not too familiar with that, uhm, version.

[rollypolyclover]

Do you know another song about spiders? Let's hear it!

[herotypical]

Oh. No. I don't...uhm...sing. Normally. I'm not a singer.

[rollypolyclover]

You're not?! Can't you sing Buffy?! That's really sad!! Yotsuba wanted to hear the spider song!

[herotypical]

I can sing. Just not...well. And I think I prefer to listen to other people singing.

[rollypolyclover]

Ohhh... Do you like hearing Yotsuba sing? You should tell me the words so Yotsuba can sing along!

[herotypical]

There are hand-signs with it, too. Wanna learn'em?

[rollypolyclover]

There's more than just a song?! Wow! Yotsuba's life has been waiting for this spider song. [All the excited right now.]

[herotypical]

It starts off, uhm...'the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout...'

[rollypolyclover]

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout~♫ Yotsuba hopes he doesn't fall down, he must be really high up!

[herotypical]

And h-hey. Here. This is what you do during that first line, okay?

[ and she performs the first line of hand movements. ]

[rollypolyclover]

[It takes her a moment to get the whole keeping your finger and thumb touching as you turn your hand, but she gets there in the end. That spider is climbing up the spout like a professional now!]

The itsy bitsy spiiider... [/hand turn] Climbed up the water spout. [/and again

Looking up at Buffy. Is she doing it right?]