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[theislandkeeper-a]

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     Knuckles could tell the feline was nervous and felt a small trepidation work up his spine at her behavior and her shaking wasn’t making him feel ANY better. Whatever she was here for, it had to be something big and he motioned for her to explain. 

     “Go ahead.”

[fighting-acorn]

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[auroraicefieldarchive]

@unleashedflames

A rainy day in the forest was just what he needed. They were searching for an old treasure, but it also meant some downtime, away from his teammates. It was hot, but the rain cooled things off. He raises his head up, pleased with how the cold rain felt through his hair.

A bear could get used tot his.

[unleashedflames]

Now it looked like they were fishing. But what did they hope to catch in that little hole? There couldn’t be that much to catch in there, could there? In any case they planned to stay right where they were until Back either caught something or gave up. But even with her powers she still hoped it would be soon.

[baristabark]

[Sigh.

It wasn’t until he sat down that it really hit him how tired he was. Bark hadn’t slept in a good day or two, he’d been pretty busy. The polar bear was mostly still, though there were subtle movements of the pole every so often. It didn’t take very long for his first catch, which was left in the bucket. Cooking would wait until he had plenty to cook. Bark had the tools for making a fire in his satchel, conveniently sitting next to him.

The ice was comfortable to sit on. Better still, this was a species of fish not native to his home zone. Glacier aside, it was still a different region, with different wildlife. Bark was all for trying new foods, especially when the new food was fish.]

[boomboomshinies]

Kitten reaching up and trying to touch the duck's head.

Stare.

This was kind of hard to witness. A Blaze alternate that was a child. At least there were no sweaters, or freckles.

“…Why are you tryin’ to touch me?”

[unleashedflames]

Blaze was too caught up in playing with his big fluffy tail to notice anything he was doing, she didn’t even notice when he turned to look at her. Mesmerized she down on all fours and followed the fluffy tail with her head as it wagged back and forth. Crouching down her entire body started wiggling before she attempted to pounce on it.

[baristabark]

[Seems babysitting children would always be part of his job description. Bean, Cream, Chip. A blue cat, and a green hedgehog. Now an alternate of the woman he’d teamed up with one time previously, who had apparently been turned into a child. Lucky for the world, he was a patient polar bear. Bark glances up for only a moment, his left ear flicking in response to the pounce. It had caused some pain, but nothing he couldn’t handle.

He still felt as though they should have been looking for her caretakers. Oh well.

It’s back to writing his list for this bear. He had some jobs to do, meaning once he’d gotten everything he needed, there wouldn’t be any time for babysitting. Not for a little while, anyway. Finding the feline’s caretaker would have been a must. A child did not belong anywhere near a mercenary’s work. Especially not when it involved tracking down other wanted criminals, and collecting a reward.]

[unleashedflames]

Once she saw that he was up she stopped bouncing and greeted him with a big smile.

“Wakey wakey eggs and bakey Mister Bark!”

Coming out of her little scarf ball she lost balance and ended up sliding down the bear’s side again. Thankfully this time she did not land on her tail.

“Ow.”

[baristabark]

[...But he’d been awake the whole time. In fact, he hadn’t slept in about two days, as he’d been too busy to sleep beforehand, and then he’d run into this child whose sleep schedule must have been all sorts of messed up. He knew the younger crowd needed periodic naps throughout the day, but he was no child expert. He didn’t know when, or how long.

Oh well.

Once she’s off, and out of his scarf, Bark sits back up. His scarf is taken, and carefully wrapped back around his own neck. At least he could be thankful for the sun going down. The temperatures were cooling off. Rather than acknowledge anything, the bear chooses only to look at her. Now would probably be a good time to seek out her caretaker.]

[unleashedflames]

It was about time she got the big bear’s attention. Finally letting go of his finger she just stood there silently looking him over for around a minute before finally speaking up.

“Hey Mister Big Bear, do you know where I am? I got lost again.”

[baristabark]

[Mister Big Bear. That was a new one, and as could be expected from a child, very cute. To make things a little easier, Bark eases himself onto the ground, and into a sitting position. His open mittens rest on either side of his body, his legs out in front. Wasn’t this somewhere in that king’s city? Where he was safe, rather than treated as a criminal.

Which meant no, he didn’t, unfortunately. This was his first time actually walking around, and he hadn’t bothered learning the location. The luxury of simply wandering, without need for a map was one he didn’t get to experience very often. A shake of the head is given in response to her question. Why was a child all by herself?]