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Fuuma: *returns to the ship with Kazuki*

Rufus: *eyes* Who may I ask is that?

Fuuma: Uh, my son.

Rufus: ...your son was born an eight year old.

Fuuma: You got it.

Rufus: Dare I ask who the mother is?

Fuuma: Didn't need one.

Rufus: ...I don't want to know.

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Rude: *adjusts his glasses*

Reno: Yo, Rude, I found us a new drinkin' buddy. *claps Hervey on the back*

Rude: *slight raise of brow from behind his shades* Really?

Reno: Booze is serious business. I wouldn't joke about that. *grins* His name's Hervey. And Hervey, this is Rude.

Hervey: *waves and :D because he can only take drinking with Sigurd and Sigurd not getting tipsy for so long* Nice too meet ya.

Rude: *grunts a greeting*

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Hervey: HEY. Sigurd, I have something to show you. :D

Sigurd: What is i-- *sees Lucas, facepalms* Do you know what you've done this time?

Hervey: Captured a prisoner? :O

Lucas: . . .

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Sigurd: *dragging Hervey over by the ear*

Hervey: Owowowowow.

Sigurd: *knocks with his free hand* Sir Rufus?

Rufus: Enter. *looks up as the two enter, gaze goes to Hervey* What did he do this time?

Sigurd: Tell him.

Hervey: But. D:

Sigurd: *ear twist* Tell him.

Hervey: Ow! Fine! Ikindofkidnappedtheprinceoftheislands.

Rufus: *if he facepalmed, he would do so now*

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Rufus: *is glaring at you, Hervey*

Hervey: *gulps* I'll throw him back! And then everything will be okay, right?

Sigurd: *does facepalm, and takes advantage of that now* He's a prince, not a fish.

Hervey: IDIDN'TKNOWWHOHEWASOKAY?

Rufus: No. It's not okay. Kidnapping on my orders is one thing, but presently we are not prepared to take on the entire royal army unless you wish to do so yourself.

Hervey: *well, if that'll get Rufus to stop glaring at him like that then* Sure? :D;;;

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Tseng: Take care of him, Rude. *leaves*

Rude: *was tasked to watch over Lucas, wut* ...

Lucas: *seated at a table with food and just not really touching it because he got kidnapped* So...

Nataku: *kinda staring at the prince guy person* Aren't you hungry?

Lucas: *too unsettled with his situation to think about food* Not really... *looks at the child* Did you get kidnapped too?

Nataku: *looks confused* What's 'kidnapped'?

Lucas: It's when you're taken away by force from your home. *frowns a bit..maybe this child actually belongs here? He didn't see any women around though*

Nataku: Oh... Daddy took me away from the laboratories... Does that count? :O

Lucas: *dot dot dot*

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Rufus: So where is he right now?

Hervey: Uhhhh....

Sigurd: I asked Sir Tseng to see to his needs.

Rufus: I suppose that will do. *steeples his fingers and ponders what to do next*

Hervey: Thanks Sigurd! *:D*

Rufus: *looks at Hervey again, then leans back in his chair*

Hervey: ... *D: edging toward the door*

Sigurd: Hervey.

Hervey: *makes a quiet gesture* Shh. I'm being stealthy. *bolts!*

Sigurd: Should I retrieve him, sir?

Rufus: No, keep him out of my sight if you value having him around.

Sigurd: Yes, sir.

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Rude: *is following a certain duo of younger males because he shouldn't let the prince out of his sight, even if his presence here is... most puzzling*

Nataku: *took to taking Lucas on a trip around the boat* :O And that's called a mast. Daddy didn't tell me how it stands up like that, but it does.

Lucas: *will just smile and nod (more like just nod) while being dragged by the hand by a little boy* How much did your daddy show you?

Nataku: A lot! But not everything yet. He says there's tons of things he can't explain right away because it'll take him years to show them all. *giggles*

Lucas: So you know everything about the ship?

Nataku: Not everything! But a lot. *points eagerly* Look up there, it's the bird's nest. Daddy says there aren't really birds there when I asked though. *looks at Lucas* Why is it called like that if it doesn't have birds?

Lucas: I think it's because it has the shape of a bird's nest.

Nataku: Really? *never saw an actual one*

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Fuuma: *is rowing toward the boat to catch up since he had to make a detour*

Karen: You know, you could just bring Kazuki with you on occasion.

Fuuma: We're only on land when we're doing raids these days. Would you want me to bring him that close to peril?

Karen: *eyes Fuuma* That's why you keep him out of the way and safe above all else.

Fuuma: Yes, dear, I know. He's still in one piece now, isn't he?

Karen: So next time just drop him off before you do the whole pillage and plunder bit.

Fuuma: But then I wouldn't get a chance to show you off. :)

Karen: Just keep rowing before I kick you.

Fuuma: *and we're at the boat, jumps onboard because X people have the 'I can jump higher than your skyscraper skills'*

Karen: *follows suit, sees Kazuki with a blonde boy she doesn't know* Who's that?

Fuuma: Hmm.

Reno: *slouches over* Hervey's new cabin boy or somethin'. He picked him not too long ago. *grins at Karen* Hey babe. You're lookin' as good as ever.

Karen: Same goes for you, hon. *smiles at Reno* Do you ever expect your flattery to get you anywhere?

Reno: No, that's why I give it so freely. But a guy can dream~ ;D

Karen: *ruffles Reno's hair as she detaches from Fuuma and goes toward Nataku* Careful now, 'hubby' might get jealous.

Fuuma: Nah, I'll leave that for 'special Uncle Aoki'.

Karen: *and for that Fuuma gets a whack upside the head*

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Nataku: *was still babbling and dragging Lucas and--by proxy--Rude along* And that's the railing and... *blinks... sees his parents* :D! That's mommy and daddy making friends again!

Lucas: *following Nataku's pointing and...sweatdrops* They're..making friends that way?

Nataku: Well, daddy says mommy makes friends by setting people on fire. :O But he's already really good friends with mommy so she doesn't need to set him on fire. :3 Mommy says she makes sure to remind daddy she's really the bestest of friends with daddy by smacking him.

Lucas: ...Your parents are very loving, Kazuki.

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Nataku: *ish comfay in mommy's arms so won't struggle to be put on the ground. He'll just point and direct* My room's that way, mommy!

Tseng: If he did, we'd have thrown him overboard already. *meaningful look at Hervey*

Lucas: *was going to say something, but...more level-headed pirates remind him that he was only becoming more and more childish as he replied to Hervey, so he quiets down like a good princely hostage would. His face might be slightly colored from that last realization*

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Zack: *exaggerated sigh* I think I've had enough practice with you and Seph around. You two are so mean, taking daily stabs at my poor battered self.

Hatori: I doubt that's the prince's most important worry at the time, Ayame. No doubt his captors think about it even less than our prince would.

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Roxas: ... *has to laugh it up, so he does, quite freely*

Aerith: *turns a smile at the remaining males even as Demyx zips right past her* Now boys, what trouble are you getting yourselves into?

Esmeralda: *peeking calmly from behind Aerith's skirts*

Primera: *staying behind Aerith's skirts*

Fuuma: *well, mommy does have the extra padding --*

Karen: *is ignoring Fuuma for now* Have you been keeping your room all nice and picked up while mommy's been away? *walks in that direction*

Fuuma: *follows after since Kazuki's room is just a smaller connection to his*

Hervey: *alarmed* So what are you going to do to me?

Sigurd: *notices the change in coloring* Are you feeling all right, Sir Lucas?

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Billy: *about to say something further when the door bursts open*

Sephiroth: Walters! Sohma, Black, out.

Billy: *gulps, nods; as he's leaving, he makes a sign warding against evil behind Sephiroth's shoulder directed toward Zack*

Ayame: But a young man needs to be aware of these things! *chatters even as he leaves* Otherwise he'll have a growth spurt and find himself in short shorts and midriff bearing tops. Not that there's anything wrong with those, but they don't seem to be very much to our prince's taste.

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Axel: Roxas. *is glaring at the direction Demyx left as he gets to his feet*

Kintarou: Aeri! Prim! Emmy! *happy day :D! jumps up and gives Aerith a hug, though keeps himself from tackling*

Axel: *stops short when he sees Aerith there* Well, er....

Nataku: Uh-huh! :O I put everything in my trunk after playing with it like you told me to. *does remember mommy saying that this way, neither daddy nor mommy wouldn't slip on his toys and belongings*

Tseng: That is for Sir Rufus to decide. *still looking pointedly at Hervey to make him sweat*

Lucas: *would mutter, but was taught to talk clearly even when embarassed. So he looks straight into Sigurd's eyes, speaking calmly* I just remembered that it's unsightly for a prince to argue with a pirate, even if our family promotes down-to-earth attitudes in the royal members. Setsu would have had an ulcer from my previous attitude.

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Hatori: *vocally scolding Ayame even as they leave* You've sewn something similar for the prince last season already, Ayame. In fact, his wardrobe is filled with only that.

Zack: *isn't as concerned about Seph as Billy is and just gives the priest a reassuringly(??) calm baibai grin, then turns to the General like a good (if sneaky) soldier* Sephiroth sir, what can I do for you?

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Roxas: *still giggling some (tho he'll deny having giggled later on) 'cos that was SO priceless!* H-h-hi... *tries to take a calming breath, but gets another eyeful of the drenched Axel and goes on laughing all over again*

Aerith: Hello Kintarou. *smiles and hugs him back with her free arm as the other one hold that flower basket of hers* Good afternoon, Roxas, Axel. What have you boys been doing?

Esmeralda: *looks up at Kintarou calmly again*

Primera: ... *reaches to Kintarou and tugs at the hem of his shirt*

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