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Cain Knightlord ([personal profile] kinship) wrote2011-09-13 04:10 pm

001 Clone Chaos

[A: Lounge - Abel and Cain]

[Cain and Abel have been left alone, smaller brother still clinging to the taller one like a limpet. He knows he should let go, but this is so confusing and there is an ache in his chest that says all is not right between them. It's wrong to see his brother and not look into an identical face (albeit set in a scowl), it's wrong to see distress and grief in his eyes when they meet, and he wants it to go back to how it should be.]

...

[B: Kitchen - Rachel, Esther and Nanako]

[Having left the two failures alone the three girls have adjourned to the kitchen, where everything is set up and ready for the perfect mother to cook and clean for her family.

Or something like that.]


[C: Phone - Open to All]

[Some time later, after the emotional rollercoaster of that talk with Abel and still somewhat shell-shocked, Cain has come to himself enough for it to sink in there were others trapped here like them, and if they are all going to be working together then they needed to get acquainted. So there's a young boy's voice over the telephone, sounding calm and friendly. It's just a shame the background noise is less soothing.]

Ah-- Good evening, people of Mayfield. My name is Cain Knightlord and I've just arrived, along with most of the others in this house. Miss Alucard was already here; but the other new people are Abel Nightroad, Esther... [He didn't get her last name, so there's a small awkward pause.] ...and Nanako Dojima. I won't bore you with questions, Miss Alucard has been kind enough to explain most of what we need to know, but--

[What he says next is lost, as there comes a feminine screech from the kitchen, ranting something about 'housewives' and 'lazy priests making their own breakfast'. There's a crash of something heavy and squawk, before finally Cain's voice is audible again.]

--so I'm sure you'll agree with me. If it's not too much trouble, we'd love to get to know you all in return, so please don't be strangers.

[ooc: Part C is open to all and might be responded to by everyone in the house (Cain, Abel, Esther, Nanako and Rachel.]

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[look after him...? says the ten year old to the grown man.

wow, he's really pathetic, eh. he's starting to realize how much he's let this slip, and he's clearing his throat, dialing back. get it together, Nightroad... get it together, get it together...
]

...don't worry. One upside to being all grown up, is... I can take care of myself! Really. You'll be so impressed, Cain. I even button my own shirts and-- everything...

[w-weak chuckle, and he nuzzles his face against his chest as if wiping nose on his brother's duck-patterned pajamas teasingly. clearly some humor will make this all better.]

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[a-ah... he chuckles again, this time more sincerely. ...how had he forgotten how utterly adorable you were at this-- age?

no, he'd never really grown out of it, had he.

he rests his chin at his shoulder gently, rubbing Cain's back reassuringly. he can... figure this out later...

he missed you, he missed you, he missed you...
]

Shirt are... really tough! [sob. he wishes that sounded a little less wobbly. he is totally not gonna woobie on you.]

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I just got some... some dust in my eyes, that's all. [he lifts a hand to rub, petulantly... sniffing a bit before he draws back enough to look into his face.]

...You always were better with shirts than me. [he lightly fixes the lay of duckie pj's on Cain's shoulders, plucking at the fabric.] I learned all I know from you.

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[his heart pangs, but nothing changes on his face as he teasingly pinches his brother's cheeks.]

...A lot is different.

I'm supposed to be your father, for one. Someone really messed that one up, eh?

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I think... I rather be your brother, too. [ruffling his hair, fondly, just... looking at him. taking in all the things he hasn't seen for centuries. eyes so blue -- his own, looking back at him and soft blonde and...]

...That's how we're meant to be, right?

[is this real? he-- almost wants to squeeze him so tight and keep him there, protect him from everything if it's true. his mind is whirling, overwhelmed, and it's all so strange without that other... voice in the back of his head, and--]

It's going to be okay. [going to be okay. all of it will be okay. don't think... not yet, just. wait... absorb, a bit... he's here again; dwell on that, and...]

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[bro kisses ;; his life is complete. or well, it is for this particular moment in time. he's wanted to hug the crap out of you for so long you don't even...

he kisses his cheek right... back, only a tiny hesitation-- still so unsure of himself, mind still doubting itself and the validity of this situation even if his heart had solidified it as reality.
]

Esther, is-- she's a good person. She and I will get us out of here. Miss Nanako, and Miss Rachel too...

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
['bigger me.' he shakes his head, stiffly, before gently tugging Cain to sit in his lap again, looking down into his face with a small smile.]

I'd remember something like that, right? My big brother disappearing to a strange town with a big me. [he taps his nose gently.] So I think it's safe to say... that you'll be back before he can miss you. [he hopes...]

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
A~hh... well, it has been a while since I've been such a munchkin, you know. Maybe I'm a little rusty...

[so cute, Cain. ;;]

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[clearly, clearly. clearly. Abel is already trying to decide how best to settle into this new 'big brother' position, considering how bad at it he was the first time around. ...perhaps he'll reach the foil of the relationship he had with Caterina, like this. protect Cain; protect the humans... keep secrets buried deep, and keep a smile on his face.

...yes, best coping mechanisms ever.

he pulls him into another squeezey-hug.
]

...Munchkin. Munchkin-munchkin-munchkin.

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[you might need to end up kicking that into him. or just have Esther beat it in with a rolling pin or pan; it seems she's inherited quite a few of either, now.]

...Really? Well that's embarrassing...

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[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ah, brother... this silence makes his mind wander, and he's trying to keep it focused... so he shifts, a little uncomfortably, trying not to dwell on all the elements of this that are so... bizarre and uncertain. so he draws him a little closer, letting it linger long as he... can...]

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
...Cain.

[he settles his cheek atop his head, voice quiet. he wishes he could make it better, but his brother is... a walking secret. secret kept from people like the redhaired girl in the next room with the children. gotta... have this awkward talk ;(]

[identity profile] custodismundi.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 09:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't... explain everything, just yet, but...

[he shifts a little further, so that blue eyes could meet blue. he looks apologetic, guilty. ;(]

...we have to be quiet about... the UNASF, and being... clones. [words he hasn't let leave his lips in so long, it doesn't seem real.]

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