ITP: Pots

[daddyhasagun]

[Here is a room. It is rather random and unassuming, except for the fact that it is filled with pots. And crates. And barrels. And lampposts. And strange white flower things. Basically, if you can smash it up, it's in this room.

Kira is perched on a convenient crate and giving herself a manicure. Occasionally, she'll look up and mutter 'Gravity', which smashes some nearby pots, before going back to filing her nails. Perhaps someone should question her training methods.]

Comments

[twilit_kid]

I want blue! Does it have to be just one color?

[There's a dark spot lingering near the doorway, and after a few minutes a pair of yellow eyes and antennae show as a tiny Heartless shadow cautiously peeks at what they're doing.]

[daddyhasagun]

You can have every nail a different color if you want to!

[Normally Kira doesn't allow such things, but for kids it's okay; she doesn't quite notice the feeling of Darkness as a threat yet though]

[twilit_kid]

I want this one and this one too then!

[He looks so happy, and they haven't even started yet. He's pointed at the red and yellow. The Shadow ducks down again, slipping closer slowly.]

[daddyhasagun]

Alright. Hmmm... hold on a second.

[Kira will move to swiftly pick Riku up, settling him on her hip before facing where she feels that Darkness and taking a defensive stance]

[twilit_kid]

[Riku squawks and immediately clings, not sure what's going on. The Shadow darts behind a barrel.]

Are we going somewhere?

[daddyhasagun]

Maybe. Something dangerous just showed up. I think it's a Heartless.

[Kira is staying wary, looking around for the Shadow]

[twilit_kid]

[Said Heartless is peering around the side of the barrel, and its antennae droop when it hears her. Riku spots it right away, now that he's not distracted.]

That's not dangerous, that's my friend!

[daddyhasagun]

Your... friend?

[twilit_kid]

Yeah!

[It likely doesn't act like Heartless that Kira has encountered before. Even now, it's nodding its head vigorously to agree with Riku.]

[daddyhasagun]

Are you sure?

[Kira is still suspicious, but will let Riku down]

[twilit_kid]

Uh huh! Shadow!

[As soon as he's let go, Riku runs right for the Shadow, arms wide. Its antennae shoot straight up, right before it leaps at him to cling much like Riku had with Kira, making the boy squeal.]

[daddyhasagun]

[this is vaguely disturbing and Kira doesn't know what to think]

[twilit_kid]

[It certainly doesn't seem to be trying to go for Riku's Heart at all. Riku waddles back with the Shadow still clinging to him, a wide grin on his face.]

Can we paint Shadow too?

[daddyhasagun]

Uhm. We could try, but I don't think it'll work too well. Shadow doesn't have fingernails like you do.

[twilit_kid]

[The Shadow pulls back a hand to look at it, wriggling its digits curiously. Kira's probably never encountered a Shadow like this before, but she might have heard of it. Not being a Princess of Light though, it likely just feels like another Heartless, if not a strange one.]

His hands aren't dirty either!

[daddyhasagun]

They might not be, but since he... uhm... is a Shadow, I don't know if the polish will stick right. I suppose we can try it.

[twilit_kid]

[The Shadow's antennae shoot up again; clearly it likes that she's willing to try. How is she doing on the weirdness scale?]

Can he pick colors too?

[daddyhasagun]

Of course.

[wtf is her life]

[twilit_kid]

[It's probably a good thing she hasn't seen what this little Riku's much older self has taken to wearing yet then. Riku sets the Heartless down, then drags him over to where the colors are. Soon she'll have the Shadow pointing a digit at the yellow and blue, before they both look up at Kira expectantly.]

Now what do you want us to do?

[daddyhasagun]

[if it's the greasy coveralls, Kira cries at night over them]

Well, you have to sit very still while I paint your nails. Then you can't touch them until they're dry, or they'll get smudged and I'll have to do it all over again. Think you can do that?

[twilit_kid]

How do we know when they're dry if we can't touch them?

[No, the coveralls have been a staple in his wardrobe for years. Recently, he's discovered how comfortable these are.]

[daddyhasagun]

I'll tell you when you they're dry. But it'll only take a few minutes.

[Kira shakes the blue bottle of nail polish before unscrewing the cap; and she'll have to make a note to burn all her Papa's clothes soon]

[twilit_kid]

[She really should know better than to force her Papa to go around in the buff. Unless of course she's trying to improve his sex life or gain more siblings. Riku holds his hands out flat on the crate, and the Heartless quickly follows suit.]

Do we have to hold still the whole time?

[daddyhasagun]

[naked might be a better option than wearing such tragedies on your feet]

Only while I'm painting. Then you can run around as long as you don't use your hands.

[Kira shakes up the other colors, then starts painting, making sure to alternate colors just for fun]

[twilit_kid]

[Is it worth seeing her Papa in the buff though? Riku's doing his best to hold still, while the Heartless watches her avidly. She's not tried to kill it, which makes her very interesting.]

Can I paint yours?