Wild Child

@wildchildnod

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The Nest (closed RP with wildchildnod)

“Yes! That’s what nests are for!” Nod answered, helping the hatching climb in. Barely getting both the boy and his backpack inside “Ronin sometimes tells stories to me in here. And I have lots of shinies, and it’s my favorite nest.”

Nod reached up to stroke the sedum that acted as the nest’s light filling the small space with a gentle glow. Beaming he look at the small boy “Do you like it?”

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“Let me guess. You never requested an upgrade after making Lieutenant? I know I didn’t. ” Ronin chuckled, turning to lead his double through his home. “It was pretty hard to move Nod from the healers ward to here once the cast came off. He didn’t understand what the couriers were doing with his things, and tried to carry a bunch of his stuff himself. I count myself lucky I managed to limit him to carrying his food stash, favorite blanket, and favorite plush.”

Ronin walked them through the kitchen toward to office. “Still I was surprised by how big this place is. The office is nice though.”

Nod squirmed out of his backpack and looked around, eyes wide, “it’s wonderful!”

There were stuffed animals sitting nestled in the blankets and treasures hanging from the roof. As Nod wiggled to get settled among the pillows he felt the nest sway.

“It rocks!” he squealed gleefully and began rocking back and forth to try to get the nest to move more.

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“Actually, Finn and I shared an apartment all the way up until I got promoted to second-in-command. Then it just made sense to live by myself. The unit we’re in now was the one that happened to be available in officers’ quarters at the time. Theoretically, I could have waited for a bigger unit to open up, but I was living by myself and almost never home, so there didn’t seem to be a reason to.”

Ronin looked around the comfortable office thoughtfully, “an office would be nice though with how much I end up working from home now. The dinner table works out alright for us though. Nod likes to sit on my feet underneath it and play while I work.”

Nod laughed moving with the hatching as they begin to make the nest swing higher and faster.

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“Something are always the same. If Marne and Onion aren’t here for lessons, Nod likes to play in here while I work. I end up reading reports out loud. Why those entertain Nod I’ll never understand.”

Stepping out of the office, “Wait till you see the upstairs. And the view from the balcony is gorgeous.”

#littlenod #the nest

The Nest (closed RP with wildchildnod)

Ronin waited in living room with Nod who was bouncing excitedly from one foot to the next, occasionally looking toward the front door. He had told him that his young friend would be visiting, though he wasn’t sure Nod understood just how their duplicates were coming. An odd hum and a whoosh sounded through the apartment and then a large hole opened in his wall, his double, and the younger Nod stepping through.

Ronin tried not to laugh at the size of the bag the younger Nod carried. It looked like he must have brought half his playroom along. His Nod, chirped out a greeting, just managing to sign one as well before rushing to hug his little friend.

“Well looks like this Quinn managed to be useful for once” He remarked nodding to his guests, “Hello, Nod, Ronin”

“I brought toys for us!” Nod hugged his friend, his feet kicking excitedly in the air as the older boy’s hug lifted him off the ground a little.

“It’s good to see you on purpose for once,” Ronin smiled and shook his doppelganger‘s hand, “Nod has been plotting what they’re going to do together all week.”

I have honey brittle for us to share, Nod chirped happily at chickadee Nod.

Nod liked talking with someone who understood chickadee. Words were good and they had lots of uses, but it was more fun to make chickadee sounds.

Nod swung the hatchling around as he chirped happily. “I have dried fruit! And I have a nest!”

Nod set the hatchling down and took his hand “Come on! I’ll show you!” Leading the hatching Nod raced down the room and up the stairs.

Ronin laughed at two. “Why don’t I give your a small tour? They assigned me a pretty big place when I finally requested the upgrade”

Nod’s legs were not quiet as long as chickadee Nod’s, and he had to run twice as fast to keep up going up the stairs, but that was alright. He was extra fast for his size; Ronin had said so.

When they got to the top of the stairs, the other Nod led him down the hall to his room. Nod knew that his friend liked to make nest like he did, so he had thought he had built one on his bed, but that wasn’t what his nest was at all.

“It’s the best nest ever!” Nod cheered, clapping his hands and bouncing in excitement.

Hanging from the ceiling of the other Nod’s room was a tear drop shaped nest made from woven sticks, and inside was piled high with fluffy blankets and pillow.

“Can we go in?” the boy asked excitedly.

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“That would be great,” Ronin agreed, “I keep thinking that I should put in for an upgrade, but Nod is so settled in his room now that I don’t want to move him. I didn’t think I was that far behind on upgrading my living quarters though. This place is huge.”

“Yes! That’s what nests are for!” Nod answered, helping the hatching climb in. Barely getting both the boy and his backpack inside “Ronin sometimes tells stories to me in here. And I have lots of shinies, and it’s my favorite nest.”

Nod reached up to stroke the sedum that acted as the nest’s light filling the small space with a gentle glow. Beaming he look at the small boy “Do you like it?”

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“Let me guess. You never requested an upgrade after making Lieutenant? I know I didn’t. ” Ronin chuckled, turning to lead his double through his home. “It was pretty hard to move Nod from the healers ward to here once the cast came off. He didn’t understand what the couriers were doing with his things, and tried to carry a bunch of his stuff himself. I count myself lucky I managed to limit him to carrying his food stash, favorite blanket, and favorite plush.”

Ronin walked them through the kitchen toward to office. “Still I was surprised by how big this place is. The office is nice though.”

#littlenod #The Nest

The Nest (closed RP with wildchildnod)

“I didn’t do it!” Quinn winced when he came up through his tunnel and spotted the crabby jinn general standing there.

Ah, but he had a bottle in his hand, and that was probably worth getting yelled at again.

Ronin raised an eyebrow at the blue caterpillar and held out the bottle to him, “we’d like to visit one of the other versions of Nod.”

“Chickadee Nod!” the boy holding the general’s hand said excitedly.

“Oh, that one,”Quinn nodded, reaching for the bottle.

“Can you do that?” Ronin held the bottle just out of his reach.

“Yeah sure,” Quinn agreed, looking longingly at the bottle, “just need a little liquid substance.”

Ronin rolled his eyes and handed him the bottle.

“We’re going to play,” Nod told the caterpillar happily, swinging his and Ronin’s hands, “I brought toys and games for us to with play, and buttons and beads that we can trade.”

“Mmm-hmmm,” Quinn tipped back the bottle, gulping down a few swallows.

Ronin gave him and impatient glare, and Quinn stopped drinking to open a tunnel. For someone with such a cheerful kid, the general certainly was sour.

“Thank you,” Ronin tipped his head to the caterpillar slightly, then gave Nod’s hand a squeeze and lead him to the tunnel, “come on Nod, time to visit your friend.”

“I brought honey brittle too,” Nod skipped beside him into the opening.

Quinn shook his head and went back to his bottle. He was half way through before he remembered to close the tunnel behind them. Just as the tunnel closed a happy thought occurred to the caterpillar.

If they went one way, they had to go the other, and that would mean another bottle for him.

Ronin waited in living room with Nod who was bouncing excitedly from one foot to the next, occasionally looking toward the front door. He had told him that his young friend would be visiting, though he wasn’t sure Nod understood just how their duplicates were coming. An odd hum and a whoosh sounded through the apartment and then a large hole opened in his wall, his double, and the younger Nod stepping through.

Ronin tried not to laugh at the size of the bag the younger Nod carried. It looked like he must have brought half his playroom along. His Nod, chirped out a greeting, just managing to sign one as well before rushing to hug his little friend.

“Well looks like this Quinn managed to be useful for once” He remarked nodding to his guests, “Hello, Nod, Ronin”

“I brought toys for us!” Nod hugged his friend, his feet kicking excitedly in the air as the older boy’s hug lifted him off the ground a little.

“It’s good to see you on purpose for once,” Ronin smiled and shook his doppelganger‘s hand, “Nod has been plotting what they’re going to do together all week.”

I have honey brittle for us to share, Nod chirped happily at chickadee Nod.

Nod liked talking with someone who understood chickadee. Words were good and they had lots of uses, but it was more fun to make chickadee sounds.

Nod swung the hatchling around as he chirped happily. “I have dried fruit! And I have a nest!”

Nod set the hatchling down and took his hand “Come on! I’ll show you!” Leading the hatching Nod raced down the room and up the stairs.

Ronin laughed at two. “Why don’t I give your a small tour? They assigned me a pretty big place when I finally requested the upgrade”

#little-nod #the nest

The Nest (closed RP with wildchildnod)

“I didn’t do it!” Quinn winced when he came up through his tunnel and spotted the crabby jinn general standing there.

Ah, but he had a bottle in his hand, and that was probably worth getting yelled at again.

Ronin raised an eyebrow at the blue caterpillar and held out the bottle to him, “we’d like to visit one of the other versions of Nod.”

“Chickadee Nod!” the boy holding the general’s hand said excitedly.

“Oh, that one,”Quinn nodded, reaching for the bottle.

“Can you do that?” Ronin held the bottle just out of his reach.

“Yeah sure,” Quinn agreed, looking longingly at the bottle, “just need a little liquid substance.”

Ronin rolled his eyes and handed him the bottle.

“We’re going to play,” Nod told the caterpillar happily, swinging his and Ronin’s hands, “I brought toys and games for us to with play, and buttons and beads that we can trade.”

“Mmm-hmmm,” Quinn tipped back the bottle, gulping down a few swallows.

Ronin gave him and impatient glare, and Quinn stopped drinking to open a tunnel. For someone with such a cheerful kid, the general certainly was sour.

“Thank you,” Ronin tipped his head to the caterpillar slightly, then gave Nod’s hand a squeeze and lead him to the tunnel, “come on Nod, time to visit your friend.”

“I brought honey brittle too,” Nod skipped beside him into the opening.

Quinn shook his head and went back to his bottle. He was half way through before he remembered to close the tunnel behind them. Just as the tunnel closed a happy thought occurred to the caterpillar.

If they went one way, they had to go the other, and that would mean another bottle for him.

Ronin waited in living room with Nod who was bouncing excitedly from one foot to the next, occasionally looking toward the front door. He had told him that his young friend would be visiting, though he wasn’t sure Nod understood just how their duplicates were coming. An odd hum and a whoosh sounded through the apartment and then a large hole opened in his wall, his double, and the younger Nod stepping through.

Ronin tried not to laugh at the size of the bag the younger Nod carried. It looked like he must have brought half his playroom along. His Nod, chirped out a greeting, just managing to sign one as well before rushing to hug his little friend.

“Well looks like this Quinn managed to be useful for once” He remarked nodding to his guests, “Hello, Nod, Ronin”

#littlenod #the nest #closed rp

Nod’s Nest/Scene from the Wild Child AU

Fandom: Epic(2013)

Characters Ronin and Nod

Summary: Ronin takes Nod to market, Nod falls in love with some unusual furniture

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Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

Ronin chucked as he watched the other Ronin try to wake the little Nod. Looking down at his Nod who was sleeping soundly he couldn’t help but marvel at the various constants between the world. Nod being a heavy sleeper apparently being one of them.

"Nod, you need to wake up now." First tickling under one of Nods ears, then reaching down and shaking his shoulder.

Nod slapped at his hand before rolling over burying his face in the pillow.

Ronin started pulling away at the blanket with one hand while the other kept up with the shaking. “Now Nod. We need to go home”

Nod continued his attempts to steadfastly ignore Ronin and the calls to wake up.

Raising an eyebrow at the other Ronin he mouthed “Tickle attack?”

"Yep," Ronin smirked, "hope your reflexes are good. He tends to flail."

Ronin reached into the nest and ticked his Nod’s sides, and the child jerked awake with a shriek, squirming and kicking blanket, pillows, and stuffed animals in every direction.

"Not… fair…" Nod gasped between laughter.

The boy kicked himself free of blankets and launched himself at Ronin, who caught him and held him against his chest, covering his face with kisses.

"Did you have a good nap?" Ronin asked when he finally stopped.

"Yes," Nod giggled, ‘we should make a nest on your bed. Nests are better for sleeping."

"I don’t think I would fit in a nest," Ronin shook his head and set the boy on his feet, "it’s time for the other Nod to go home."

"Can he come and play again?" Nod asked, picking Cheep-Cheep up off the floor.

Ronin glanced at his counter part, not sure how they would work that out safely.

Ronin went out his Nod's feet, running his fingers across bare soles until Nod kicked out and jerked up, adding to the flying pillows and plush animals.

Laughing Nod reached out to Ronin intent on returning the tickle attack. Ronin caught him in a hug, kissing the teens temple. "Not now Nod. It's time to go home." He signed the word home, hoping Nod would understand.

Nod whistled cheerfully in response, then started looking for something among the plush animals.

Looking over at his duplicate as the little Nod asked about playing with his Nod again Ronin paused. His Nod had very few playmates, and none that could talk to him as the little one could. It might be helpful to pair the two together, but he wasn't sure if he could trust a drunken caterpillar as their means of transportation. "We'll see." He offered finally.

Nod finally found his plush chickadee from the scattered toys chirping happily until he sniffed at the toy and frowned, the he held the toy out to the little one with a whistle.

Wild Child/Scene 2

Title: Wild Child/ Thunderstorm

Fandom: Epic(2013)

Characters Nod, Ronin, Glory

Summary: Ronin learns Nod still has issues with thunderstorms

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Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

"You’ve got to be kidding," Ronin glared, "my eight year old has ended up wandering into your tunnels twice now."

"No he hasn’t…" Quinn started to protest, then blinked, "oh, that was the other guy. Can I have that jug now"

"No," Ronin snapped, "what ‘other guy’? Don’t tell me there’s more than one person who can open tunnels between different worlds."

"Of course," Quinn gave him a confused look, "there are other versions of you, why wouldn’t there be other versions of me."

"Oh yeah," Nim rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably, "I guess I should have thought of that."

"You think?" Ronin gave the caterpillar an unimpressed look, "how many of him are there?"

"Probably a lot," Nim admitted.

Ronin rubbed the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on.

"Can I maybe have just a swig of that jug now?" Quinn looked at it longingly.

"No," Ronin scowled.

"We need you to pass a message to all the other Quinns out there." Ronin growled. "Be careful of your tunnels and keep people from following. I do not want to lose my Nod again. And especially not because of a drunk"

Quinn gulped at the two scowling Ronins. “S-sure I can do that. It’ll take time to get it out to everyone though. W-we don’t meet often.”

Ronin eyed the caterpillar for a moment, “I suggest you make a special effort.”

"Y-yeah, no problem." Quinn stammered "Now I should get you back to your world. There are issues if people stay in the wrong world too long."

"All the more reason for you and your doubles to be more careful."

"Will do," Quinn agreed hastily, then eyed the jug, "do you think, maybe I could…"

Ronin rolled his eyes, “just don’t go anywhere until they’re ready to leave.”

"Yeah, sure," Quinn eagerly accepted the bottle from him, taking a large gulp.

"We should go wake the boys up," Ronin sighed and headed down the hall with his counterpart.

It was probably just as well that they did wake them up. Nod would be up all night if Ronin let him sleep too long. He didn’t usually take naps anymore.

It was still a shame to disturb them. They looked so content curled up together in their nest. There was no help for it though. It was time for their doubles to go home.

"Time to wake up chickadee," Ronin leaned over, brushing back Nod’s hair.

"No," Nod whined sleepily, pushing Ronin’s hand away, "don’t want to."

Ronin glanced over to his doppelganger in amusement, wondering if his Nod was as hard to wake up as his little one.

Ronin chucked as he watched the other Ronin try to wake the little Nod. Looking down at his Nod who was sleeping soundly he couldn't help but marvel at the various constants between the world. Nod being a heavy sleeper apparently being one of them.

"Nod, you need to wake up now." First tickling under one of Nods ears, then reaching down and shaking his shoulder.

Nod slapped at his hand before rolling over burying his face in the pillow.

Ronin started pulling away at the blanket with one hand while the other kept up with the shaking. "Now Nod. We need to go home"

Nod continued his attempts to steadfastly ignore Ronin and the calls to wake up.

Raising an eyebrow at the other Ronin he mouthed "Tickle attack?"

Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

Ronin glared at the drunken caterpillar in annoyance. “I followed my Nod through one of your tunnels here. Which is exactly what we want to talk to you about.”

Standing so he could loom just a bit over Quinn. “And from what I understand, this isn’t the first time you’ve been careless with world hoping tunnels”

Quinn’s eyes jumped between the two ROnin and the jug, ” Hey-hey now. My tunnels are perfectly safe and this is the first time I’ve had any trouble with them, or people falling through.”

"You’ve got to be kidding," Ronin glared, "my eight year old has ended up wandering into your tunnels twice now."

"No he hasn’t…" Quinn started to protest, then blinked, "oh, that was the other guy. Can I have that jug now"

"No," Ronin snapped, "what ‘other guy’? Don’t tell me there’s more than one person who can open tunnels between different worlds."

"Of course," Quinn gave him a confused look, "there are other versions of you, why wouldn’t there be other versions of me."

"Oh yeah," Nim rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably, "I guess I should have thought of that."

"You think?" Ronin gave the caterpillar an unimpressed look, "how many of him are there?"

"Probably a lot," Nim admitted.

Ronin rubbed the bridge of his nose, feeling a headache coming on.

"Can I maybe have just a swig of that jug now?" Quinn looked at it longingly.

"No," Ronin scowled.

"We need you to pass a message to all the other Quinns out there." Ronin growled. "Be careful of your tunnels and keep people from following. I do not want to lose my Nod again. And especially not because of a drunk"

Quinn gulped at the two scowling Ronins. "S-sure I can do that. It'll take time to get it out to everyone though. W-we don't meet often."

Ronin eyed the caterpillar for a moment, "I suggest you make a special effort."

"Y-yeah, no problem." Quinn stammered "Now I should get you back to your world. There are issues if people stay in the wrong world too long."

"All the more reason for you and your doubles to be more careful."

Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

Ronin eyed Nim for a moment before getting up to follow his double. “We should. Besides they’ve been quiet for five minutes, who knows what they’re up to.”

Following the other Ronin to little Nod’s bedroom and waiting patiently as the other gently knocked at the door before opening it and looking inside

"Oh you have to see this."

Ronin blinked but stepped forward as the other moved inside the room and felt a grin spread over his face.

In the middle of a good-sized bed the two Nods had built a nest and were now curled up and asleep.

"Maybe we should just yell at Quinn for a while and let them rest?"

"Sounds like a good plan to me," Ronin agreed, grinning at the sleeping boys.Nod in duplicate was twice as cute.

They left the boys sleeping and returned to Nim, who had just managed to get the jug uncorked. No sooner had the cork come out with a pop and a noxious odor filled the air then a hole opened in the floor and a blue caterpillar crawled out.

"Hey cousin," Quinn reached eagerly for the jug, "I heard you call."

"Actually, we called," Ronin snatched the jug from Nim before Quinn could grab it.

"Hey," Quinn protested unsteadily, then blinked at the two generals as if he wasn’t sure he was seeing right, "there are two of you."

"That’s right," Ronin gave him an unimpressed look.

"And you’re not in the right world," he pointed to the other Ronin in confusion, "how did you get here?"

Ronin glared at the drunken caterpillar in annoyance. "I followed my Nod through one of your tunnels here. Which is exactly what we want to talk to you about."

Standing so he could loom just a bit over Quinn. "And from what I understand, this isn't the first time you've been careless with world hoping tunnels"

Quinn's eyes jumped between the two ROnin and the jug, " Hey-hey now. My tunnels are perfectly safe and this is the first time I've had any trouble with them, or people falling through."

Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

"I can see where that would be a problem," Ronin nodded, "my Nod has remarkably boney elbows, and he bites awfully hard, but if Marne really had to, she could hold onto him."

There was a knock on the door.

"That would be Nim," Ronin pushed himself up, "finally."

"Heard you had more caterpillar problems," Nim greeted him with a grin, holding up a large jug, "I have the solution right here."

"Your cousin better figure out a permanent solution or we’re going to have to take drastic measures," Ronin scowled, "his carelessness is going to get someone hurt."

Nim started to try to calm Ronin down, then spotted the second scowling Ronin at the table, “two Ronin’s for the price of one. Today is my lucky day. I’ll just get Quinn here.”

While Nim uncorked the jug, Ronin turned back to his counterpart, “we should get the boys.”

Ronin eyed Nim for a moment before getting up to follow his double. "We should. Besides they've been quiet for five minutes, who knows what they're up to."

Following the other Ronin to little Nod's bedroom and waiting patiently as the other gently knocked at the door before opening it and looking inside

"Oh you have to see this."

Ronin blinked but stepped forward as the other moved inside the room and felt a grin spread over his face.

In the middle of a good-sized bed the two Nods had built a nest and were now curled up and asleep.

"Maybe we should just yell at Quinn for a while and let them rest?"

Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

"They wanted to torment you?" Ronin suggested. "And I guess it was easier. I could always hand him back to his parents"

Nod took the pillows the hatchling passed up to him around the bed, spreading the blankets over them to build up the sides of the nest. Then reaching over to the stuff animals still on the bed and brings them into the nest as well. This is a good nest

"I couldn’t imagine not having him now," Ronin shook his head, "but I couldn’t hand him off to anyone for a while he was so clingy. I think he traumatized his first nanny for life. She only lasted a morning. Orla, his nanny now, couldn’t get him out from under the couch for the first week or two."

Good nest, Nod agreed, climbing up onto it. He helped chickadee Nod arrange the blankets and pillows and put the stuffed animals where they would be comfortable.

Nod liked nests. He had one under his bed and sometimes he built one under Ronin’s bed. They were good for naps and looking at picture books and playing with his stuffed animals. He just didn’t like to sleep alone at night. Sleeping with Ronin was much better.

But chickadee Nod was here, so it was okay. They could sleep together, and they would be warm and safe.

"Ahh, We never bothered with a nanny." Ronin said with a smile, "After he was released from the healers, we moved him to my new quarters. I ended up taking a lot of time off to help get him settled into a routine with Marne and Orion for tutoring. It seems to be going well. He is improving with signs and she said it sounds like he’s trying to imitate speech along with all his birdsongs."

Nod whistled in satisfaction at the nest. It was warm and soft. Taking a blanket he whistled at the hatching to lie down, tucking the blankets around the little one as he obeyed with a giggle. Then he grabbed hold of a blanket for himself as he laid down curling around with his cheep-cheep.

Nod snuggled down with Cheep-Cheep and chickadee Nod happily. He liked sleeping with Ronin because he was warm and safe and comfortable, but it wasn’t the same as curling up with someone in an actually nest. He thought he could sort of remember curling up with soft warm feathers, but he wasn’t sure.

Happy, Nod trilled sleepily before dropping off.

"Orion helps tutor him?" Ronin said in surprise, "it’s just Marne for us. Orion is too busy keeping new recruits in line, although Nod likes him well enough. Orla can’t stay with Nod overnight anymore, so if I have to be gone, Nod stays with them."

"That’s interesting that your Nod is imitating speech." Ronin added thoughtfully, "Nod was signing fairly well before he started talking, but he never tried to imitate us. He just started saying words one day. It took him a while to start putting them together into sentences, but once he started talking, he really picked it up pretty quickly. It probably helped that he had been talking before he got lost in the woods."

Nod whistled in agreement with the hatchling as he closed his eyes, with memories of warm soft feathers or fur in his mind.

Ronin nodded thoughfully, “And had less time to forget before learning it again.” Ronin sighed deeply feeling the weight of regret, wishing not for the first time he had had the courage to watch the scrolls for details of the attack. If he or anyone had they may have found Nod survived earlier and brought him home. “Orion retired along with his wife to spend more time with her. He sometimes comes by the consult with trainers, or give advice but that’s about it. We just wanted some-one helping to tutor Nod who could physically handle him if they needed to.”

Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

"At least you were uncle Ronin before you were dad," Ronin chuckled, "I still don’t know why Tara and Glory insisted I take him after I found him. I knew absolutely nothing about children."

Nest are good, Nod rolled over, pulling his pillows towards the center of the bed, I have more.

He dropped off the bed and crawled under it, pulling out the blankets and pillows he kept there for when he played under it. After they were all out, he handed them up to chickadee Nod.

"They wanted to torment you?" Ronin suggested. "And I guess it was easier. I could always hand him back to his parents"

Nod took the pillows the hatchling passed up to him around the bed, spreading the blankets over them to build up the sides of the nest. Then reaching over to the stuff animals still on the bed and brings them into the nest as well. This is a good nest

"I couldn’t imagine not having him now," Ronin shook his head, "but I couldn’t hand him off to anyone for a while he was so clingy. I think he traumatized his first nanny for life. She only lasted a morning. Orla, his nanny now, couldn’t get him out from under the couch for the first week or two."

Good nest, Nod agreed, climbing up onto it. He helped chickadee Nod arrange the blankets and pillows and put the stuffed animals where they would be comfortable.

Nod liked nests. He had one under his bed and sometimes he built one under Ronin’s bed. They were good for naps and looking at picture books and playing with his stuffed animals. He just didn’t like to sleep alone at night. Sleeping with Ronin was much better.

But chickadee Nod was here, so it was okay. They could sleep together, and they would be warm and safe.

"Ahh, We never bothered with a nanny." Ronin said with a smile, "After he was released from the healers, we moved him to my new quarters. I ended up taking a lot of time off to help get him settled into a routine with Marne and Orion for tutoring. It seems to be going well. He is improving with signs and she said it sounds like he's trying to imitate speech along with all his birdsongs."

Nod whistled in satisfaction at the nest. It was warm and soft. Taking a blanket he whistled at the hatching to lie down, tucking the blankets around the little one as he obeyed with a giggle. Then he grabbed hold of a blanket for himself as he laid down curling around with his cheep-cheep.

Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

"I wouldn’t have minded seeing him as a baby," Ronin smiled fondly, "I bet he was adorable."

Sleep with Ronin, Nod explained, tucking the rock back in the bag safe, warm.

"He was. Which is probably what kept him alive." Ronin said, remembering those early years. "I will say it was much easier to be ‘Uncle Ronin’ than Godfather Ronin."

Ronin is good during storms Nod agreed with another large yawn Build nest? Sleep with me?

"At least you were uncle Ronin before you were dad," Ronin chuckled, "I still don’t know why Tara and Glory insisted I take him after I found him. I knew absolutely nothing about children."

Nest are good, Nod rolled over, pulling his pillows towards the center of the bed, I have more.

He dropped off the bed and crawled under it, pulling out the blankets and pillows he kept there for when he played under it. After they were all out, he handed them up to chickadee Nod.

"They wanted to torment you?" Ronin suggested. "And I guess it was easier. I could always hand him back to his parents"

Nod took the pillows the hatchling passed up to him around the bed, spreading the blankets over them to build up the sides of the nest. Then reaching over to the stuff animals still on the bed and brings them into the nest as well. This is a good nest

Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

"Oh I got bit plenty when he was super little." Ronin laughed back "My fingers and armor were his favorite teething toys."

Nod joined the hatchling on the bed, holding the stone up like the hatchling did, whistling at how the stone sparkled, “pretty!” Handing the stone back, he glanced around for his cheep-cheep yawning. “nest? sleep?”

Grinning as he spotted his cheep-cheep on the floor he leaned over to grab him before looking back over to the hatchling. He was confused that the hatchling had a bed like Ronin’s. The hatching spoke correctly, he should sleep correctly in a nest.

"I wouldn’t have minded seeing him as a baby," Ronin smiled fondly, "I bet he was adorable."

Sleep with Ronin, Nod explained, tucking the rock back in the bag safe, warm.

"He was. Which is probably what kept him alive." Ronin said, remembering those early years. "I will say it was much easier to be 'Uncle Ronin' than Godfather Ronin."

Ronin is good during storms Nod agreed with another large yawn Build nest? Sleep with me?

Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

Ronin laughed as he reached out and caught his Nod pulling him into a hug, jealous his nod was a little too big to pull into his lap.

Releasing Nod a little, he signed along as he spoke, “Nod, no running.”

Nod was a little breathless from the running and laughing, gave a happy birdsong signing “play” at him.

Making sure the teen was focused on him Ronin replied “yes play. No running.” waiting until the teen calmed a bit and nodded his head as he signed back “no running.”

Ruffling Nod’s hair as he let him go, “Alright off you go.” Chuckling as the little Nod took his hand and lead the two off again.

"Ok now I am definitely jealous your Nod is so little."

Ronin laughed, “spoken like someone who has never been bitten while fishing him out from under the bed. Although, it is nice that he’s small enough to hold and carry. I’m not really looking forward to him outgrowing it. I’ll miss being able to hold him.”

Nod lead chickadee Nod back to his room and climbed up on the bed.

"I have more shinny things," Nod told him, reaching behind his pillow, shinny things!

Nod tipped open the bag, spreading all the pretty rocks he had collected out on his quilt. He grabbed Cheep-Cheep with a yawn and laid down on his stomach, feet kicking in the air as he sorted through them, handing the best one’s over to chickadee Nod to see.

"See this one is really pretty if you hold it up to the light," Nod rolled onto his back and held the stone up to the light coming from the oil lamp on his nightstand.

"See?" he passed the rock to chickadee Nod.

"Oh I got bit plenty when he was super little." Ronin laughed back "My fingers and armor were his favorite teething toys."

Nod joined the hatchling on the bed, holding the stone up like the hatchling did, whistling at how the stone sparkled, "pretty!" Handing the stone back, he glanced around for his cheep-cheep yawning. "nest? sleep?"

Grinning as he spotted his cheep-cheep on the floor he leaned over to grab him before looking back over to the hatchling. He was confused that the hatchling had a bed like Ronin's. The hatching spoke correctly, he should sleep correctly in a nest.

Meeting the Wild Child (closed RP)

Nod laughed at the quick hatching, eyeing him a moment. There wasn’t room for him at the top of the wardrobe. Before jumping up to try grab him again.

Ronin, nods “You’re lucky to have found your Nod while he was still young. It will probably be years before my Nod is ready to interact with more people. As it is he’s still terrified of thunderstorms. But he’s alive and we have time.”

Nod giggled and jumped, flying over chickadee Nod’s head and landing on the bed. He bounced a few times before jumping off and running towards the living room.

Catch me! he called back to chickadee Nod.

"We were lucky to find him while he was still young," Ronin agreed, "your Nod is learning though. He was using signs earlier, although I think he might be doing what my Nod did and using the same signs to mean lots of different things. For a while all food was honey brittle, and he used the same sign for hello, goodbye and hug."

Ronin chuckled, “Oh he definitely is. He uses the sign for ‘hug’ for me. I’m trying to teach him to sign my name, but Finn keeps sabotaging me because he thinks it’s funny.”

The conversation was interrupted when the little Nod came running into the room laughing as he jumped on the couch running across it quickly followed by his own Nod laughing just as much.

Ronin caught his double’s eye with an amused look as the two began circling them. The little Nod laughing and taunting the larger one to catch him.

Ronin reached out an arm and caught Nod as he ran by, pulling him into his lap, “got you!”

"But you’re not it!" Nod protested kicking his feet and wiggling to get free.

"Looks like I am," Ronin grinned, tickling the child until he was breathless with laughter, "surrender?"

"Yes! Yes!" Nod shrieked.

"What did we say about running in the house?" Ronin settled Nod in his lap facing him.

"That I shouldn’t break anything," Nod said, "and we didn’t so it’s okay."

"No, I said you shouldn’t run because you might break something," Ronin clarified.

"Oh," Nod looked puzzled, "isn’t that the same?"

"Not quite," Ronin kissed his cheek, "no more running inside today, okay?"

"Okay," Nod agreed, "we’ll play something else."

"Something that doesn’t involve running or climbing on furniture," Ronin suggested.

"What about the bed?" Nod asked.

"You can climb on the bed, just don’t jump on it," Ronin gave him a quick hug and set him on his feet again, "the other Nod is too big to jump on it."

"Okay," Nod leaned on his leg, "we’ll look at my shiny rocks. I have them hidden super well."

"Sounds like a plan," Ronin managed to keep a straight face; Nod’s idea of super well was not quite the same as Ronin’s, and he was fairly certain they were under Nod’s pillows.

Ronin laughed as he reached out and caught his Nod pulling him into a hug, jealous his nod was a little too big to pull into his lap.

Releasing Nod a little, he signed along as he spoke, “Nod, no running.”

Nod was a little breathless from the running and laughing, gave a happy birdsong signing “play” at him.

Making sure the teen was focused on him Ronin replied “yes play. No running.” waiting until the teen calmed a bit and nodded his head as he signed back “no running.”

Ruffling Nod’s hair as he let him go, “Alright off you go.” Chuckling as the little Nod took his hand and lead the two off again.

"Ok now I am definitely jealous your Nod is so little."

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