Martha walked out to the deck, with Bert, to greet Lord & Lady Akintunde. It had been a couple of days since she was left in charge of the rando child, but found herself rather fond of Bert. However, the gentle lady knew this could not last long.
“Morning Akintundes.”
Lady Akintunde greeted Martha back and swooned at Bert. “He’s SOOOOO cute! Look at his cute little baby face!! Come here!” The Roegadyn woman swooped Bert into her arms and cradled the Elezen teen as if he were a newborn. “I’m gonna spoil you so MUCH!!!”
Lord Akintunde nodded at Martha and sighed, “Stop doing that. I think he’s not a baby.”
His wife stopped swaying Bert around. “I know. I know...” Lady Akintunde reluctantly put Bert down.
The Elezen teen hurried over to Martha and asked the pirate couple, “U-uhm, can I go home?”
Martha and Bert looked at Lord and Lady Akintunde expectantly. Meanwhile, the couple just gave a shitty expression in response.
“What’s that ‘kicked in the balls’ look for? We’re just kidnapping kids?” Martha nagged. “First we shooting up business districts in Ul’dah-- NOW we’re trading children?”
Bert burst into tears, “Please don’t sell me! I just want to go home!”
Lord gave Lady the wheel and patted Bert’s head, “Martha shut it! We gotta go into hiding for a while, boy! We gotta lay low.” Bert looked up at him, sniffling. “We’re gonna bring you back to you parents.”
Lady added, “No one’s gonna hurt you, little baby.”
Martha interrogated, “How long, you two?”
Lord straightened up and rolled his eyes at the sassy maid. “Not too long. Just until the Yellow Jackets stop searching for wreckage and bodies.”
“Aaaand you’re no longer banned from Vesper Bay.” Ramtha added as he approached the group.
“How long is th-the ban?” Bert asked, wiping his eyes,
“A whole year.”
Bert’s heart sunk. He could feel tears burning in his eyes, and lowered his head to halt the increasing sniffling. “Fucking shit!”
The whole group took a double take at Bert.
Martha blinked. “Oh! Bertie. There’s no need for---”
Bert snatched away and shouted, “FUCK THIS SHIT! FUCK! FUCK HIM TO HELL!” He stormed towards the back of the ship.
Ramtha did his best to stifle his laughter.
Lady Akintunde tried to follow after Bert, but Lord held her back. “Will you steer the damn ship?” He looked over to Bert and chuckled, “I LIKE THIS LAD! I’m gonna make him a pirate!”
“FUCK BEING A PIRATE!” Bert shouted back. “You big fucks!”
Ramtha burst out laughing. “Wow. He’s pissed.”
“I’m gonna make him a drink.” Martha stared.
“Go, and make it strong.” Ramtha suggested. “This kid is having the worst week ever.”
Meanwhile, Lord Akintunde approached the angry teen. “Hold on, Little Man. Calm down.” He managed to take hold of Bert’s thin arms, and kept him from wildly swing in his direction. “Where is home? We don’t even know your story, Driftwood. What’s going on with you?”
“Driftwood?”
“Well, we found you on driftwood---”
Bert interrupted, “It was a box. My dad put me in a box!”
Ramtha and Lady Akintunde gave Lord Akintunde a morbid look. Martha had emerged with a large mug of rum, with the same fucked up expression.
“The fuck?” Everyone expressed.
“wHOA! WHOA!” Lord Akintunde taking a step back. “What the hell is wrong with your family?”
Lady Akintunde had no words. She just shook her head.
Ramtha spoke out, “Parents don’t put their kids in boxes!” He marched up to Bert. “Sorry, but we’re not dropping you off to an asshole that does that to his kid.”
Lady perked up--- AGAIN--- turning her attention from the wheel. “Oooh!! We can adopt him?”
“NO!” Bert and Ramtha shouted.
“No! I had a family in Ul’dah, but my real father took me away from them.” Bert corrected them. “At f-f-first he was a fffuck. Then, he was ok-k, but I guess I wasn’t good enough...” Suddenly Bert covered his ears, “Maybe he didn’t like how I don’t l-l-look like h-h-him!” He began crying again, curling himself into fetal position.
“You don’t think he tried to mail his kid to Ul’dah...?” Lady walked up to her husband and son.
“What kind of stupid shit is THAT?” Ramtha commented.
As the Akintunde family conversed in a Roegadyn sized huddle, the Ship was fortunately commandeered by one of the first mates.
At first the Father, Mother, & Son were going in different directions in what to do with Bert. Lady Akintunde wanted to adopt Bert and pamper him endlessly. Lord Akintunde wanted Bert to join his crew, and lure him in with a trip around the world to see sights, gain riches, and comrades in arms.
All Ramtha knew was:
A. He’s going to stay an only child or set fire to the entire ship.
B. Running away from problems NEVER solve anything.
C. Bert need to be more than able to protect himself from his father.
Ramtha pulled away from his parents and focused his attention to Bert. “Look, Bert. We are banned for a year from Ul’dah. They know who we are an everything. We’re not going to prison. Got it?”
Bert was about to argue with Ramtha, but the Roegadyn cut in, “Let me finish.” The teen nodded and allowed Ramtha to continue. “In the meanwhile, we’re avoiding Limsa Lominsa. I believe you father--being the bag of dicks that he is-- will probably frequent there. If I see see him, we are going to kill him You understand? AGAIN, We are not going to prison--especially over your shitty father. Got it?”
Bert nodded.
Ramtha continued, “SO. While we are laying low, you’re going to learn how to take care of yourself. We gonna get you trained. You’re going to stand up for yourself. Stop covering your ears.”
Bert uncovered his ears.
“I’m not your brother. I’m not your friend! You’re MY crewmate. Got it?”
Bert nodded. “Yes.”
Ramtha folded his arms and looked at his parents. “Problem solved. Let’s get this day started, shall we?”
Lady Akintunde hurried over to Bert and hugged him. “OOOOOhhh!!! My Little Noodle-Bean!!! You looking forward to being with us?” She pinched Bert’s tear streaked cheeks with her large fingers.
Lord Akintunde rolled his eyes, “Woman! What the fuck did our kid just say?”
“What?!” Lady waved her hand at her husband and snuggled Bert. “I just wanna hug this adorable munchkin one last time, before his journey into manhood.”
“Aaack!!! Help!” Bert said, “I-I’m a man of 16 years. Stop!”
Ramtha just looked at his father and Martha, who had already finished drinking the large amount of rum and seeing donkeys. “Navigator help us all.”
Music: Akintunde – Angeli @AkintundeBTR Ogunyomi Ridwan Akintunde; Akintunde drops his first project of 2020 tilted “Angeli” A very deep inspirational song you will all love.
“OLAWHIZ” is back with a new inspirational and motivational tune titled “Cover Mi”. The fast rising rapper seems to be riding high this year as he blesses us with his second single of the year.
On this one he teamed up with “AKINTUNDE” aka King Jomo to deliver an electrifying pop/rap fusion. This is a song for all positive-minded people.
New Song: Akintunde – "Capable" Ft. Zlatan (music Download)
New Song: Akintunde – “Capable” Ft. Zlatan (music Download)
Popular Nigerian singer, AKINTUNDE, the Omo ologo crooner teams up with Zlatan, kicking off his 2019 campaign with a brand new fresh single, with title “CAPABLE“.
