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

[whimsicalwinds]

[The wall just doesn't like you, Yotsuba--

okay no but. Hayate is about to shout out to and warn her about the building she's heading into, but then she hits it before he even can. oops. While she stares at the wall though, he walks up to her and pulls a water bottle out of the bag he was carrying. It's cold like ice, so he wraps it inside of his handkerchief so it isn't too cold. And then he holds it out to her.]

Um... If your head hurts, I think this may help a bit.

[rollypolyclover]

[A bottle wrapped up in a cloth is meant to help her?

...

Bending over. And placing her forehead on the bottle whilst Hayate holds it.

...

Perfect.]

[whimsicalwinds]

[well yeah. it's like ice. gosh.

...

You do that, Yotsuba.]

Is that better at all?

[rollypolyclover]

[Oh she will. Look, she's doing it right now. Wow this position is awkward but it's not like she can take the bottle and hold it to her head in a normal position or anything!]

...It's cold.

[And she doesn't see how cold stuff is meant to help.]

[whimsicalwinds]

["It's cold."

Such a genius, Yotsuba... Hayate smiles though.]

Yes, it is! It's to help prevent or bring down any swelling that running into that building may have caused, aha..

[rollypolyclover]

It helps, cold stuff helps!

[Rolling her face back and forth over the cold bottle now.]

It's really cold, but it's helping and being cold! Stupid building!

[whimsicalwinds]

[A-aww Yotsuba... Hayate laughs.]

Ahh, I'm glad that it's helping you, miss!

[After hearing her 'stupid building' remark, he turns to face the building, putting on a mock-angry expression. And then he proceeds to pretend to yell at it.]

Excuse me, Building-san! You should be more careful and not hurt young girls like that!

[And then he turns back to Yotsuba, this time with another one of his smiles.] And you should make sure to be careful and not run into them, okay?

[rollypolyclover]

[...Is he really yelling at that building? Wow, he's on her side and everything. Stupid building, stupid stupid!]

Screw you building! Bastard! Yotsuba shouldn't need to be careful 'cos the building started it!!

[Hello Hayate, you get to bare witness to all the wonderful words Yotsuba has been learning during her time here. EVERYONE IS TO BLAME.]

[whimsicalwinds]

[...JUST FREEZING. AND STARING AT YOTSUBA. W-WHAT DID SHE JUST SAY...]

[whimsicalwinds]

...M-miss...?! W-where have you been learning such language...?

[Oh gosh does this girl have bad parents too?!]

[rollypolyclover]

Yotsuba has learnt lots of stuff, isn't it cool?

[Luckily she decided not to bring out bullshit, she'll save that one for a rainy day.]

[whimsicalwinds]

[So Yotsuba's her name, huh...]

A-ah... I wouldn't necessarily call those words cool! In fact, they're very inappropriate words, so I don't think you should be using them...

[rollypolyclover]

Yotsuba shouldn't use them? ...No more bastard? [Man she worked hard to remember those things.] But Captain Jack uses them! And-- Ohhh... Are they grown up words?

[whimsicalwinds]

[Wow she sure has some awful influences. Hayate nods firmly.]

Yes, they are. That's why you shouldn't use them.

[rollypolyclover]

Why do grown ups get their own words? Can I have my own words too? Like... Fluffericious.

[whimsicalwinds]

I'm not sure if I understand it will myself, actually.. ahaha... [He scratches his head. He'd say he never uses them but... yeah. Even he slips every now and then.]

Just make sure not to use them, okay? You could make up your own words instead! Like fluffericious, yes.

[rollypolyclover]

You're so fluffericious! [WHAT DOES THIS WORD MEAAAAN.] Okay, that's Yotsuba's word and no grown ups can use it.

[whimsicalwinds]

[...HE'S NOT SURE WHAT IT MEANS but hopefully it doesn't have the same connotation as those other adult words she was just using moments ago... He laughs though, smiling widely.]

Ahh, okay! From now on, fluffericious is Yotsuba's word, and Yotsuba's word alone!

[rollypolyclover]

That's right, you got it, you're very clever! [But that coming from a five year old... Might not be a great compliment.] Yotsuba thinks... That house is fluffericious too! And Naoi is fluffericious, and Buffy. Fluffericious!!

[whimsicalwinds]

[oh my god she is so adorable--]

A-ah... there sure are a lot of fluffericious people and things... Is Yotsuba fluffericious as well?

[rollypolyclover]

No!! Were you born in a barn?! Get with the program!!

[Suddenly turning away in a huff!]

[whimsicalwinds]

O-oh, y-yes, I'm sorry! I shouldn't have assumed such a thing! [or... something?!]

If Yotsuba isn't fluffericious, then what sort of word would describe her?

[rollypolyclover]

[Hum, that's a tough one. Better just take some of the words other people have called her to answer.]

Loud. Full of energy. Hungry. A brat- [WAIT] Not a brat!!

[whimsicalwinds]

It certainly seems like those words are accurate to describe you, Yotsuba.

[...It sounds like these are words other people used though.] Ah... Did someone call you a brat?

[rollypolyclover]

Naoi did, no one likes Naoi! He smells really bad 'cause he never gets a bath! Smelly Naoi!!

[Who else but Naoi?]