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Милый Каэльта

[АВТОРИЗАЦИЯ]. . . Проверка учетной записи... Сканирование биометрических данных... Подтверждение командного уровня... [ПРИНЯТО] Добро пожаловать в систему, Капитан! . . .

[Протокол записи разговора с Вантерис от 52 люмара, 2 сектора Тиалора | С "твоим" днем, Каэльта!]

Знаешь, прошло уже 23 люмара с той экспедиции на PWL-47. С этой планетой, казалось, что все так же просто как и с остальными, разумная жизнь была идентифицирована как разумная, с технологическим уровнем нулевым, но на пути к первому. С расстояния, выяснить как они себя зовут не удалось, поэтому названы нами Мавокели. В принципе то информации конкретно о них не получилось собрать много, их биом обитания это крайне плотный лес, сравнимый с густыми тропиками на NX-12, селения хорошо скрыты под огромными листами и их не так легко определить, а вывод о развитии сделали больше основываясь на опыте с другими видами. Решили высадиться в том же биоме но на безопасном расстоянии, из задач было тоже все просто, наблюдение за флорой и фауной и сбор биологических образцов.. 

Это, к слову, было одно из ранних использований телепортационной технологии, и высадка прошла успешно, как нам четверым казалось. За пару секторов мы собрали достаточно материалов, но только вот забрать сразу нас были не готовы, что-то с фазовым бегуном и портал не открывался. Иара помнишь? Такой, невысокий, в общем он тогда не особо такой технологии доверял, а такая ситуация совсем его взбесила, психанул да ушел чуть дальше по лесу от базы. Мы сначала не переживали, ибо в той стороне ходили. Но все же решили потом пойти за ним, сообщить, что нам пришлют корабль и нужно двигаться в сторону пустыни. 

Пока шли, услышали крик его. На Иара напал Каэльта, совсем маленький на тот момент. Он та-ак быстро скакал по деревьям и наносил укус за укусом, потом уже вцепился в лицо. И так сильно, что Иар не смог его оторвать. А как мы пришли, Каэльта снова по деревьям поскакал, пытался и нас атаковать, и мы даже на пару с Тайру никак его поймать не могли, невероятная скорость! Но мы уже значительно превосходили мальца своими размерами, пришлось отправить его в нокаут. Но ты же помнишь правило? Мы не должны допускать никакого взаимодействия с разумными с низким ТУ. Ну… Как выяснилось потом, мы все это время были совсем рядом с поселением Мавокели из-за ошибки геолокации портала. Пока мы думали над тем, что, собственно, делать, Иар в порыве начал вырываться из рук нашего фельдшера, хотел убить мелкого, но мы не позволили. Только и отпустить его просто так тоже нельзя было. Итоговое решение, тоже, конечно странноватое наверное.. решили его забрать и как можно быстрее уйти улететь. Убедились, что он живой и Тайру понес его на плечах. У корабля возникла другая проблема - поняли что дышать ему там будет почти невозможно. На планете воздух был совсем другой, на наш кислород обычный не особо похож, сильно наполнен особыми ферментами, поэтому нам пришлось избавиться от части собранных материалов из хранилищ и занести туда этот газ. 

В общем, погрузили все на корабль, чтобы Каэльта дышал выпускали воздух его а сами с баллонами сидели, я вообще за штурвалом была. Все на иголках и нервные, а как мелкий проснулся стало хуже, Тайру устал его держать. Его первые дни на Гелиосе были тоже трудные, да и мои не лучше, почти не спала. Ты же представляешь реакцию остальных на это? Такое и не скроешь, конечно же. Я сразу распорядилась выделить ему помещение и как можно скорее дать дышать свободно хотя бы там, образцы вручила, на это ушло нереально много средств… Это вызвало только больше недовольства от остальных, и я их в этом понимаю конечно, но я и без этого чувствовала себя очень виноватой перед ним. Я вырвала из семьи и привычной среды простого дикаря и увезла в космос, я считаю, что я была обязана сделать для него лучшие условия. Несколько из наших, к слову, тоже проявили к нему интерес и согласились работать с ним, даже с условием, что я запретила использовать к Каэльте какие-то методы усмирения, только в случае нападения, по своей комнате ему всегда можно было перемещаться абсолютно свободно. Благодаря ним он никогда не оставался один, интегрировался в общество. Я много с ним разговаривала, даже о чем-то неважном, под нос болтала много и он начал пытаться повторять за мной, договорилась с нашим логопедом со школы поработать с ним побольше по этой теме. К слову, он так и получил свое имя, начал звуки связывать между собой, и часто повторял «каа-эээ-лиии-таааа», вот и решили с Тайру назвать его Каэльта, он просто рядом был когда мне мысль такая пришла. С секторами он все реже нападал на нас, даже одежду не пытался порвать на себе, научила носить сделанный для него дыхательный набор, даже исследованиям и урокам почти перестал сопротивляться. Как научился говорить более внятно, было решено отдать его в школу. Как же я переживала… На первые занятия с ним ходила, рядом сидела. Ох, это было тяжело, такой выход в социум к «сверстникам» его напрягал, но такое было необходимо. Остальные ребята развивались гораздо быстрее, поэтому снова пришлось договариваться чтобы учителя поработали с ним дополнительно, на таких уроках оставался и Тайру, когда не был занят делами СБ, и остальные кого я просила. Знаешь, я часто ловила себя на мысли, что чувствую себя рядом с Каэльтой мамой, сама того не замечая, начала заботиться, переживать, опекать немного. Я выгораживала его и сводила конфликты на «нет», когда он объективно виноват был, это была невероятная нагрузка на мои нервы. Ни выпить, ни закурить в свободную минуту, я чуть не свихнулась. Снова пошла к своей терапевтке, только вот она был в числе тех, кто осуждал вливание средств в отношении Каэльте, зная это, мне быстро стало стыдно и я пошла к другому. 

Хуже стало, когда ребята в школе начали над ним издеваться из-за интеллектуальных способностей, Каэльта не успевал за программой и все это быстро узнали. Администрация не успевала контролировать ситуацию чтобы помочь, а некоторые школьники меня ни во что не ставят даже. Он бесился, а когда он бесится он бесится очень сильно, а это снова драки и конфликты, и снова «мамку в школу», а потом слухи про то, какой я плохой руководитель. Удалось убедить его держаться молодцом когда злится, а потом сбрасывать все накопленное на наших дружеских спаррингах, вот это достойный соперник ха-ха-ха. Дополнительной темой для осуждения и ни только от шкетов стало то, как он питается. И даже до сих пор, ну не принимает он столовые приборы, ест только голыми руками, еще и организм его принимает только сырое мясо либо разработанную нами для него смесь. Еще мы пытались узнать про его вид побольше, итог так себе… удалось выяснить, что взрослые Мавокели ростом в среднем 190 и выше, длинные и худые. А Каэльта не вырос до такого, вероятно, из-за недостаточного количества нужных веществ для этого в воздухе. Как его называли его родители, он тоже не знает, сказал, что коммуницировали либо просто разными звуками либо сами чувствовали что нужно сородичу, интересно

Не могу себе позволить спрашивать его об этом часто, я не уверена в том, чувствует ли он тоску по дому, злится ли он на меня, он вроде говорил что нет, но вдруг врет? Сам ничего не спрашивал дополнительно. Я не знаю как поговорить с ним на такую тему, для меня все это впервые.. Да и послушает он меня? Он вроде бы мне доверяет, ты это наверное тоже видела, после того как выбесится - начинает реветь. При всех он уже так уже не делает, держится, но потом ко мне и еще паре коллег приходит плакаться, это… выглядит как доверие по крайней мере 

А еще его мимика не очень разнообразная обычно, улыбается редко и слабо, зато зубы скалит хорошо, весь в меня с зубами! Я к Каэльте очень привязалась, наверное, из-за нашей с ним некой схожести, интересно, замечает ли он то же самое. Ах да, наверное ты помнишь, как он со мной на выступлениях стоял, на собраниях, такая гордость брала за него, когда рассказывала об успехах, да и до сих пор так горжусь

Сердце болит за то, какие отношения Каэльты со своими интересами. Он тянулся к технологиям, обожал за нашими инженерами наблюдать, тоже хотел быть таким же. Мы пытались его просветить в этом деле, но его мозг ну совсем к такому не приспособлен эволюционно, даже самые простые вещи в технологической теме давались ему с трудом, и он снова расстраивался. Я пыталась помочь ему, но тут правда никак, поэтому выбрала другую тактику - заинтересовать его другой профессией. Сопротивлялся сначала, потом вник, но не с таким интересом, как в инженерию конечно. Тут снова помог Тайру, чертов харизматик, показал ему как служба безопасности работает в связке с тюрьмой, и Каэльта заинтересовался, приклеился к «Старому» так, что тот как я, отцом себя почувствовал. Каэльта даже принял свою неспособность к науке, да как у Тайру получилось его успокоить?!

Учебу закончил неплохо, конечно, не отличник но для меня он самый лучший всегда, вижу же как старался и работал. Пару секторов с выпускного и он уже кадет Службы Безопасности, вот тут уже засиял. А как радовался форме.. У меня даже фото где-то сохранилось. Но из-за дыхательного аппарата полноценно работу СБ ему было бы выполнять крайне затруднительно, поэтому… для него мы даже сделали особую роль. В общем, в основном он занимается развозом еды заключенным заключенным, обслуживает камеры, но функции надзорщика ему тоже доступны, и это круто работает. Для законченных Каэльта сначала кажется безобидным из-за своего роста и вида, и его либо не трогают и не боятся - от чего не самые умные сидельцы теряют всякую бдительность и рассказывают при нем то, что администрации знать бы не стоило. Либо же начинаются издевки, попытки ударить, но обычно - неудачно потому что разозлить Каэльту нетрудно, можно выхватить в ответ еще сильнее, и.. никто за это ругать его не будет. С теми, кто уже на себе испытал такое, работать ему легче, вот так 

Сейчас он уже знает что я курю и выпиваю, говорит, что ему не совсем понятно зачем я это делаю, сам попробовать не тянулся. Я думаю скоро он будет готов для того, чтобы я его на экспедицию взяла, я ему такое еще не говорила но, думаю, обрадуется такой возможности. Еще волнуюсь за его круг общения, его почти нет не считая нас, но помимо старших нужны же друзья, у него толком то и нет, иногда вижу что он с кем-то общается, но акция единоразовая обычно, сам говорит что ему почти не интересно ни с кем, наверное стоит его окультурить побольше… Еще из неожиданного для меня это то, какой порядок в его комнате, я не то чтобы прям учила его поддерживать такую чистоту, да у меня в каюте не так чисто даже! Никто его такому не учил, все сам. Он в принципе то такой ухоженный, у меня волосы и то торчат больше, за формой ухаживает, аккуратно обращается с дыхательным набором, такой молодец..

–Ты же наверняка следишь за делами на той планете, я уверена что ее изучение тоже в планах, да ведь? Давай предположим, что все вышло, как ты введешь в курс дела Каэльту? 

–. . .

Сложный вопрос, повторюсь, я к такому не готовилась и для меня это всё впервые, такие разговоры… Не знаю, пока что я просто пытаюсь подготовить почву, прощупать доверие. Но знаешь, он смышленый, правда, я почти уверена в его спокойной адекватной реакции. Только не уверена, что буду делать если он захочет обратно, он же просто не выживет там так легко, но и держать я его не могу тут, понимаешь?  В общем, будь что будет, справимся, я думаю – А что насчет прозвища "Шелковый зверь", я часто его слышу, откуда оно? – Ах да, забыла про это сказать. Это прозвище появилось еще в школьные годы, знала бы кто это придумал, этот кто-то получил бы по лбу. Всякий раз, как слышу, стараюсь поправить говорящего, Каэлта заслуживает того, чтобы к нему обращались по имени. Но не могу не признать, что прозвище подобрано неплохо. Шелковый.. наверное потому что шелк выглядит очень нежно, аккуратно, нуждается в деликатком уходе. А зверь, потому что был дикарем. Его, кстати, на удивление это не бесит, вот так вот.

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Yurisa Ayrton | Black Butler OC

‘Death has always whispered in my ear and escorted me through my short life, but now I have become its voice. It's ironic.’

B-day: december 10, 1710

Height: 171

Race: Grim reaper

Close relations: James Erton - father | Dona Isabel de Tovar - mother.

Personality

Yurisa is difficult to describe. Uninterested in anything but work and a closed woman, by the looks of it. A workaholic with a penchant for pedantry. Has almost no socialising apart from work. Although maybe it seems that way because anything non-work is too personal to show? And in over 100 years of being a reaper all of this has become so commonplace in her eyes? Because delving deeper into her life reveals some things that interestingly complement her quiet character. Yurisa usually has a clear daily routine. The reaper wakes up at 8pm, as her work shift starts at 9pm and ends usually around 4-5am. And so early in the morning, while the chance to meet colleagues is minimal, the girl trains, jumping on the London rooftops for a while. Next, her day is spent in reports and other boring chores. The rest of her time is usually free Yurisa is very fond of strong black tea combined with a dusty old book from the Department's library, she's most interested in old scientific papers, even if she's not close to the field. At one time, when she was a nanny for little Samuel, she was interested in fairy tales, choosing mostly Welsh authors. Speaking of Wales, Yurisa is Welsh and has managed to carry her language and culture through the years. Her people have a rich poetry, an important role was played by bards, deep down Yurisa would like to sing and live like bards, but all the music she had was an old violin, which was given to her by Samuel's father, and she learnt the notes herself. So during the day the melancholy singing of the violin in the hands of the grey-haired reaper can be heard from the her room in the reaper's dormitory, or any other quiet secluded place in the department. Yurisa, although she has good combat training, is actually quite harmless, she does not even touch insects that accidentally flew into the room, she catches them and lets them go.

Biography

Yurisa was born in a quiet Welsh village to Isabel and James, and the family was an unusual one. James was a scientist, though atypical, always going on about how he was sure humans existed, other humans, called them reapers and tried to find such, claiming to have seen a reaper at work once, seen a reaper pierce a dead body and a film fly out of that body. Told that he thought about how he would be next, lying on the floor after a drunken scuffle, he felt himself dying, but he survived and has been trying to unravel what happened ever since. Her mother on the other hand, a spy from a religious Order who was sent to Wales from Spain, the Order was anti-science with religious beliefs. Isabel as a spy was doing great, no one guessed, not even James, and in fact in his activities she was hooked like a predator, learning more and more.

Yurisa was born, even as a child showing herself to be a quiet docile child, spending most of her time doing quiet activities. As a toddler, she helped her parents with work in the fields, learning to herd sheep and look after hens. She quickly learnt to read and write, becoming a real pride for her parents. But the family happiness did not last long, James learnt of Isabel's true origins when he caught her passing information to the Order. The people from there quickly learnt how their spy had been exposed, orders were given to eliminate the family

After hours in the fields with the sheep, 9-year-old Yurisa was returning to the house, where the front door was left open and a small group of worried neighbours were standing around. Upon seeing the girl, a familiar auntie ran towards her, but another unfamiliar man quickly took the girl away and put her in a wagon while she understood nothing. Yurisa cried and begged for an explanation of what was going on as her ancestral home grew farther and farther out of sight. The stern man, irritated by her crying, coldly informed her that the girl's parents were dead and that her new home was now an orphanage.

Just like that, Yurisa's life was turned upside down. Her simple quiet and kind character was hidden behind a shroud of mistrust and secrecy. In the orphanage no one offended her almost, but also not particularly friendly. But in general, the opinion of her was positive, especially among the older children, who sometimes helped the newcomer in return for interesting stories from her, and sometimes - for help in learning to read or write. The teachers at the orphanage also liked the girl, who was never a problem. The orphanage was decent, close to fields, and the children were often allowed to go for walks, which was good for Jurisa's adaptation.

After a year of living there, financial problems started and it was decided to close the orphanage and distribute the children to other orphanages. So, on placement, Yurisa was once again sitting in a cold wagon on her way to one of the London orphanages Life was already much, much harder there. There were more children, and their more urban character was rougher and harsher. No one greeted Yurisa warmly: on the contrary, the village girl faced a group of bullies, which the other victims of their attacks sympathised with. Food here was meagre due to lack of access to fresh produce. Teachers were angry and strict, ignoring the antics of the bullies, who were difficult to deal with. It was made worse by the fact that Jurisa spoke little English and her Welsh accent was mocked by others. There were a couple or three kids who seemed to get along with the girl, didn't judge and defended her, and she did the same, even standing up for the other kids sometimes, but she wasn't in a hurry to let anyone get too close to her. One thing that was always good was access to the library, where there was almost no choice, this led the girl in the direction of old occult literature.

At the time, some wealthy childless family took an interest in Jurisa, and the girl was quickly taken into their home. It's hard to say how happy she was about this, it seemed like she was, but it was as if Jurisa could sense something amiss coming from these people.

The beautiful new house had a dog, beautiful paintings, an heirloom knife, soft furniture and warm blankets. The girl only took a couple of books with her. Her new parents bought new clothes for her, a cute little dress, took care of her hair, her skin, making Yurisa look like a neat little doll. And she, like a good daughter, helped around the house, and in the evenings closed her ears and eyes as soon as she heard the beginning of drunken squabbles.

And her occult research did not stop, in a book she found an interesting ritual, and in clever language it was written that such a ritual was able to return to the conductor of the dead loved ones. Any person would immediately realise, having read the instructions, that it was just suicide, but it seems that Yurisa's despair clouded her vision, and she quickly gathered all the necessary things, waited for a certain day and time. 30 minutes before midnight, the girl lights nine candles, placed on the pentagram drawn on the floor, between the candles lay the fragments of that book, and in the middle, dressed in a beautiful snow-white dress, sat Yurisa with that very relic knife, pressed to the heart and reading a memorised text in Latin. Midnight, a sigh, and the point of the knife pierced the epigastrium, after which the bleeding body lay on the floor.

The reaper, who had been watching the scene through the window, restrained his emotions and made a note in his book, and, having bare his scythe, jumped through the window of the room. In this case, he didn't need to do the typical death procedures. He just gently took the girl's body in his arms and headed for the reaper department

Unclearly after how long, Yurisa opened her eyes, seeing only a white ceiling. She jumped up abruptly, looking around dazedly. The place where she had inserted the knife hurt terribly, but upon feeling there, she felt nothing to indicate a knife wound, but her dress was soaked with a huge bloody dried stain in the area. Some woman burst into the white room, exclaiming "She's awake!" What's going on?

Yurisa saw everything around her very cloudy and clearly didn't understand what was going on, but her eyes cleared as that woman leaned over to her and gently put on her glasses ‘Well, can you see better?’. The girl silently nodded, being in utter incomprehension. But in the next week, while she spent all her time in that room and regained her strength, everything was explained to her - she was now a reaper, and why it was so. The young reaper accepted this fact surprisingly calmly, though now her head was full of thoughts and reasoning on the subject. After her restoration, she was sent to a reaper school, given a basic death scythe and a separate room in the dormitory Of course, there were hardly any children in the department, so the girl was the centre of attention. The adult reapers cared for her as if she were their daughter, and the reaper who took her away, though he did not tell her this fact, took Yurisa out for walks after her shifts, gave her goodies and entertained her as best he could, taught her everything she needed to know as a reaper. Yurisa grew up and learnt, although her English was still not perfect, she learnt very well, her physical maturation slowed down when she reached about 18 physical years of age. By then she had graduated and entered the workforce as an ordinary reaper, she had changed her round student glasses to the ones she still wore. Around the 20 physical years, while strolling through a street market, Yurisa found a little boy crying against a wall, she learnt that he had lost his daddy in a crowd of people. It didn't take long to find the boy's father, as the frightened father tried to find him himself.

Bennet Cambell incredibly thanked the reaper for helping little Samuel, and a conversation ensued between the two, during which it was learnt that Bennet keeps an illegal clinic ‘for everyone, and even the undead’, oddly enough. Yurisa was plausibly lying about who she was and hiding her eyes behind sunglasses, then why did this man put emphasis on the undead? He also enticed her to visit his clinic house for tea, suspicious, but the girl agreed, knowing she could defend herself.

Already in the clinic, Bennet scared Yurisa with a confession that he knew she was a reaper and she might not lie to him, the girl denied it. The man began to tell her, showed her photos of his reaper clients and convinced Jurisu that he knew who the reapers were and that she should not be afraid, because he wanted to help them, it worked, the girl calmed down. Bennet also shared that he needed help too, but it wasn't necessarily to get treatment, he asked to babysit his son Samuel sometimes, as it wasn't realistic to serve clients and watch the child. Jurisa hesitated, which the man expected, saying: ‘Well… I understand, but if you suddenly decide to do it, I'll really need help tomorrow afternoon’ Bennet did not hope much, but at twelve o'clock in the afternoon the door of the clinic opened, letting the grey-haired woman into the building, where she was met by Bennet and little Samuel, who was wiping the floor. From that time on, Yurisa visited them several times a week, she quickly found a common language with the child, she tried to bring sweets and books for him. The father deeply thanked the reaper for her help, as much as he could, made a delicious dinner, could fit some things. The most valuable gift was two Nepalese black kukri, God knows who gave them to Bennet, but they soon became a new death scythe for Yurisa

(let's assume it was around 1850s, since the events of BB take place in the Victorian era) After a long time, when Jurisah stopped growing physically, around 27, Samuel grew to the same human age, who was still a boy to Yurisa, but a friend like his father. They were the ones to whom the girl was able to open up a bit, sometimes talking about herself and her desires. So, for one of her birthdays, they gave her that antique violin that she carefully played every day.

One thing that hurt a lot in her mind was the realisation that while Yurisa was living her second hundred and not aging, Samuel and Bennet were growing up like normal people, that they would die like normal people, and that maybe sooner or later she would have to take their souls and only memories would be left of these people. Jurisa made the decision to stop using the kukri as a scythe, but to keep it, in her briefcase, as a reminder. The girl's new scythe was a custom made rapier.

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Apex sketch dump

(Yall I’ve been getting back into apex again and I’m having a dandy old time omg, the April fools mode goes hard hehe)

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valkyrie (apex legends) + pharah (overwatch) 😦

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Feather to the heart | Valkyrie x Bangalore

Kairi receives a gift from her mother in the form of a pet chicken. But confused, she doesn't know what to do. Maybe Anita can help her out a little?

Characters: Bangalore, Valkyrie post LobaValk breakup (in the original I wrote in rus, this is a translation.) artwork by me

Feather to the heart

Shining in the spotlight and annoying in its hum, the Syndicate ship arrives on the planet's surface, immediately surrounding itself with a crowd of interested fans, the small crowd cheering, anticipating a face-to-face meeting with their favorite Legends. A couple minutes and the heavy metal hatch slides down languidly, illuminating the Legends arriving home. Interested fans rushed to their idols, occupying their already tired hands with autograph requests

Valkyrie didn't seem to be in the mood to actively interact with the fans this time. Slightly hunched back, lowered eyebrows, arms crossed on her chest. Stepping out of the ship, a heavy breath. Waved one away, one away

«Sorry, not now, no»

But before Kairi knew it, she was reflexively grabbing the small box with the envelope attached to it that Marvin the letter carrier had so kindly shoved into her hands and quickly disappearing into the crowd. The girl even flinched, the disheveled strands of her light hair standing up, notifying her of how abruptly she'd come out of the thoughts she'd just been so immersed in

"Nobuko Imahara"

Kairi read the signature on the envelope. Then she read it again, and then again. Her amber eyes glittered, her hands tensed as she gently held the box of unknown contents, and her ruddy lips spread into a soft smile. The girl immediately took off like a peregrine falcon, forgetting even to say goodbye to everyone, if only out of politeness

«Flying away...and without wings behind her back, wow»-Anita commented under her breath and shook her head, resting her back against the dirty street wall

«What a fool, she didn't even say goodbye, what did she get» - Ramya replied with a very feigned resentment, who was at the same wall, and so unexpectedly that Anita jerked back.

But now young Imahara wasn't worried about anything but visiting the noodle shop and studying the letter as she ate her dinner. Her stomach was eating itself, and impatience was choking her, wanting to tear open the box and the letter to find out what her mother had sent her

Here it is, a familiar market dedicated to various small street eateries, from typical Asian cuisine to more culturally specialized establishments. The nimble Kairi deftly rounds the corner of the section and stops, landing on a chair. The short cook, seeing the regular customer, nodded a greeting and began cooking, knowing what she would order. The girl nodded in return, reached out and opened the letter carefully sealed in a primitive envelope. From the very first words she read, the concentrated serious face changed to a surprised one, and so several more times throughout the letter

«WHY?!» She shrieked suddenly, attracting stares from passersby, and clutched her head with her hand. Then she glanced fearfully at the box

«Peep-peep»There was a thud from the plastic box-Peep-peep!

Kairi swallowed saliva and opened a part of the box with her finger, and a yellowish feathery head with black beady eyes popped out of it. The girl leaned toward her and said  «hello to you...what's your name...» Kairi looked at the letter for a second «Oyakodon....»

Imahara carefully covered the box to prevent the chicken from accidentally climbing out onto the dining table, and finished the letter. while finishing her udon in parallel

After gathering her thoughts, she looked at her new friend again, and with the permission of the noodle shop's only employee, she let the bird set foot on the table. With a smile, the worker looked through the shelves and found some grain for the hen

-"I guess I have other plans for tonight... " Kairi thought, leaning on the table and stroking Oyakodon's head with her finger, "What do you need... a bird house... and where am I going to get one?"

After pondering, the girl adjusted the bedding inside the box, removed the top of the box, leaving only the deep bottom, made sure Oyakodon was okay, folded the letter, attaching it on a clothespin to the box part, paid for her dinner, and left on her way to the main part of town

Kairi walked back and forth down the long street, reading every sign to find a store with bird supplies. Later, she stopped briefly, deciding to look on the online maps for the right place

«Hehe, is that for dinner?» she said from her right shoulder and turned around. Anita was standing next to her, smirking a little, looking down at Kairi and the chicken «what? No!» The girl turned the box away from Bangalore a little, «It's... m... m... it's just chicken, I'm not cooking it»

Anita laughed a little «somehow you're too serious today, Kai. You're not looking forward to your new pet, are you?" Nita moved a little closer, holding out a finger to the bird.

«No, I don't know, I'm normal. My mom sent her to me, and I'm not ready for a pet, so maybe I should give her to someone... No, I'm not» Kairi was worried. I have to buy a few things for her, and then I'll think about it.

«Well, well, let's not make a fuss, it's just a chicken, it's nothing hard» Nita clapped her hand on the girl's shoulder-Know... I'm just wandering around the city now, let me help you out or what? Tell me what's on your mind. You know, I'm not even comfortable with your tense aura.

Valkyrie nodded, she could use some help right now. She showed the list of necessities that her mother had written «That's all I need to buy somewhere. I don't quite know where, we've always had plenty of that on the farm, my dad could build a poultry house when he needed it, I don't think I could do that in the city»

Anita looked at the list with a puzzled look and smiled awkwardly  «Um... Kairi, I don't understand Japanese. Please dictate what it says here with the translation» Nita pulled her friend to the side so she wouldn't have to stand in the middle of the street and sat her down on a bench

«Ghm. A bird house, with a lamp and a reflector for heat. Rice husk bedding, I think... you have to buy some, it says to change it periodically. So, I'm thinking food and water bowls. Feed or growth feed... that's about it» Kairi explained while Anita listened attentively, taking notes on her phone.

«We don't have much time, it's evening already, let's go, we'll find a pet store» Nita deftly took Kairi under her arm, forcing her to stand up and keep up with her. The girls wiggled between the peaceful townspeople, trying not to shake everyone, Kai only had time to hold on to her sunglasses, fixed on her jacket, so as not to drop them «Hold the box tightly, carefully» Bangalore did not turn around, confidently walked forward «Hey, I know»

The front door of the store rang and the bells jingled, waking the slightly bored cashier. Two red-cheeked, panting girls walked in «I can I help you?» The old man adjusted his glasses.

«Yes...Here» Kyree showed the cashier the chicken, listing what she was looking for while Anita walked around the store examining the merchandise

«Oh...» The old man puzzled  «Usually no one has birds so, in the conditions of the apartment, such is not in demand. Although...» The old man came out from behind the counter «Now, I've thought of something» he came to a small dog box, the girls came up to him «You can build a bird house at home using such a box, a few partitions, just need a little work....»

«And how did I not realize it myself» ...Kairi thought to herself as Anita took the box from her hands to make it more comfortable «I see, then I'll take this box and the enclosure parts»

«Great, we have the lamp in principle. But I advise you to buy bedding and fodder from farmers, now I can only offer ordinary grain and...I think sawdust, for filler» the cashier suggested, and Kairi agreed. The old man kindly packed everything he needed, wrote on a piece of paper the contacts of farmers he knew « It's a lot to take in, do you have a car?

Anita handed the chicken to Valkyrie, and herself deftly loaded herself with all the goods she had bought «We're on foot, it's okay, we'll carry it» Anita replied with a note of pride in her voice. Kairi's gaze lingered on the girl for a moment. Is it really possible? Just to let someone help you and relax a little. Strange, she usually tried to act in such a role, to be strong and responsible. Nita turned and smiled softly, making Kairi look away awkwardly-good evening, thank you-nodded and left the store, Anita following her.

Walking out, Valkyrie sighed heavil «Nita, let's stop for a bit, do you mind?» The girl tried to take at least a couple of bags from Anita's hands, but she wouldn't let her. Kairi stood at the wall of the neighboring building, put the box at her feet, squatted down tiredly, pulled a cigarette out of the pack with her sluggish mouth

«Hey, why are you smoking in front of the baby?» Anita grinned, slapping Valk weakly on the shoulder-«Now you have everything for...what's the baby's name?»

«Oyakodon»

«For Oyakodon, there's nothing to worry about...Well, you tell me what else happened» Nita's voice sounded a little quieter and softer as she tried to cheer Kairi up

«Thank you, Anita, really. It's strange that you know what's on my mind» the girl looked for a second at Nita, who kept her gaze fixed on her own.

«Don't. You know, you don't have to think too much, you always read everything on your face quickly, and also on your behavior. And you've been sour all day, " bitch face", a bit like a normal Crypto face» Bangalore giggled and tried to portray a hypertrophied version of Kairi's serious face on her face «You know, you should have shared that…» Anita pointed at the chicken with her hand «with Ramya, I don't think she was very pleased when you skipped away silently»

«Yeah, I'll call that dork before I go to bed. And so, I have nothing special happened, just thoughts of all sorts, you know, "wounds" have not yet healed, and then there's my mom's letter....»

«What is it?»

- "I'm afraid my daughter will go back to that irresponsible woman." She takes care of me, still does. I feel good, but I'm bitter at the same time. I'm ashamed of her a little bit. I'm 31 years old, I'm not a teenager anymore, I can handle my personal life myself. My mom knows me more than I think, although we have never been as close as with my dad. I myself have not yet fully sorted out my thoughts, and she as if yes, already sorted them out with difficulty, the girl gave out her thoughts.

«Well, maybe I don't understand you completely, but I think you should listen to your mom right now, and you probably miss her, right?»

«Yeah, I should go visit her sometime. I'm still embarrassed to look her in the eye, she's probably not proud of me, even though she doesn't know much about my life, I guess»

«I don't think so Kai, if she wasn't proud of you, she might not care about your condition, you're an adult. She knows how hard it is for you, she feels it. And about the irresponsible woman do not worry, you will have another woman, only responsible. You will let go of the past, you just need time and support» Anita patted Kairi's shoulder and she sighed, lowering her head.

«Oh!» Shouted Valkyrie «where is Oyakodon????» The box was empty, and the girls looked around anxiously to see the cheeky little hen glistening with feathers as it walked along the street with the passersby, moving farther and farther away. Kairi, dropping her almost finished cigarette, rushed after her friend. Anita, putting out Valk's cigarette with her foot, hanging the bags a little more comfortably, and grabbing a box, leisurely followed.

Like an adder with a deep red color and white head, Kai wades through the people walking among the river stones, sometimes hitting someone with his hip or shoulder. No "excuse me-excuse me," just excitement for the feathered part of mom. A rumble could be heard up ahead, characteristic of a highway - scary. Miraculously the silly bird did not fall under the feet of people, and there are still cars ahead, but there is time - while the red light was on, but another half a second and it will start blinking

Green

The crowd moved forward, and the hen followed them. It may have looked silly from the outside, but Kairi leaped like a cheetah, stretching out her arms to grab Oyakodon

-PEE! PEE!"-Clearly unhappy with this confinement among the two red sleeves, the hen broke into a squeak, drawing attention to a comical scene as Kairi, slipping lightly on the street sidewalk, lay on her stomach, restraining her new pet. A surprised Anita jumped up next to her

“Hey, are you alive in there?” Standing nearby the girl clarified “Get up, come on” And held out her hand. Kairi grabbed on, holding Oyakodon in one hand, and with a groan rose to her feet, being covered in dust “Are you hurt?”

«Ay, a little, it's okay» With a flushed face, the girl shook off some of the dust «This should have been cooler» Kairi took the box resentfully and sat the hen down

Anita broke into a ringing laughter, causing Valkyrie to blush more

«Come on, let's go! Ahem, I owe you dinner." The girl pouted, removing Anita's hand from her face as she gently shook the dust off her cheeks.

«А? Yes? And you're sure that " Chicken Jr." still has the energy to cook» Anita continued laughing.

« Ugh, shut up.»

«Don't teach a child words like that!»

The girls walked leisurely towards the building where Kairi's apartment was located. They chatted the whole way about various things, not forgetting to talk to Oyakodon, who signed in reply

«I'm so tired," Kairi sighed, opening the door to the apartment and gallantly letting Anita in. After that, she took the chicken out of the box and put it on the floor. «Now do what you want, now mom will build you a luxury villa»

«Only let me be a second "mom" tonight, I'll take care of that, and you go make the promised dinner» Anita took off her shoes, setting the bags out in the hallway

«Oh, well, fine, do as you please, "second mom"»-Kai laughed, locking the front door-you can set up in the living room, there's plenty of room. «You want some water?»

Bangalore nodded and went to the bathroom to wash her face and hands. In the meantime, Kairi washed one of the pink bowls and filled it with fresh water, setting it on the floor «Hah, I won't be bored around you, Oyakodon» warmly she said to her bird, while she poured water for Anita.

The next hour passed in Kairi's house rather noisily, the cooking process and the gathering of the bird house, and not to be bored-talking, loud talking because you couldn't hear each other very well from different rooms

«Done»-Anita clapped her hands, satisfied with her work, and walked into the kitchen, where the smell of fresh noodles was already wafting from her hands

«Yeah? Already? You're just in time, I'm almost done too, move the table to the couch for now, okay? I'll be right back,» Kairi said, rubbing her forehead and gesturing for her to leave.

"Pshhhh!", the girls seated on the couch each opened a can of cold beer, and plates of rich noodles flaunted on the sliding table in front of them

«To tonight!»

Meanwhile, Oyakodon is mastering her territory, strutting around the competently assembled aviary like a mistress of the house

«it's hard to be a normal, caring daughter when you're usually wearing metal wings and engaging in violent games» said Kairi with the slightest note of disappointment in her voice, and took a sip of her drink.

«Kai, you're already caring, normal, just a little bit in your own way»

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brokengravity doodle compilation bc i can

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“Grounded”

Valkyrie, Apex legends, fanart

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i love her so much

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WHAT ARE U DRAWING OBI???

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I AM WAITING FOR YOUR VERSION OF WHAT HE DRAWS😼🙏

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Ahhhh caustic……

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