One must always be guarded in the arena...

[bunnybrat]

WHO| Chibi-Usa, Clementine, Mindy, Hotaru, and anyone they meet in between!!
WHAT| Chibi-Usa is coming out of the comic warren to help forage with the other.
WHEN| Throughout Week Two of the arena.
WHERE| In... The Arena?
WARNINGS| Nothing out of the ordinary, maybe swearing from characters not Chibi-Usa.


As much as Chibi-Usa had been kept safe the past week, she finally decided to contribute in a way more than just 'holding the fort'. Though ultimately as much as she wandered around she always had an escort with her, so if anything with Hortau finding the comic store it meant there was one more person to do the foraging and babysitting.

Considering it meant she had Hotaru, Chibi-Usa didn't really mind how sort of irrelevant she was, and it certainly didn't stop her from being curious and searching around as much as her protectors will allow. She knows that with her pink hair, there's no real point of trying to sneak as she searches for food, clothes, and in the locker rooms (Not that she would look at any locker that had a name on it, locked or not).

The only weapon like thing she has on her is a cricket bat for children, which looks about as dangerous in her hands as she does in general, but Mindy has impressed upon her how important it is for her to keep armed.

Comments

By that you mean Mindy^-^ Clem is a nice girl who doesn't swear!

[hit_girl_mindy]

Mindy was with her on this one, racking her brain to figure how to make Chibi Usa a little more useful. She didn't mind safe guarding her (especially with more people) but the fact was, she knew exactly how she might feel to have to have people constantly looking over her shoulder.

"Here's what I'm thinking," she said to the girl. "First thing we'll want to do is at least get you a better weapon. I know you don't want to hurt anyone, but they might not feel the same way, and there might come a time you have to stop someone from, say, hurting someone that isn't you. You can guess what I mean."

Might as well get the ugly part out the way.

"Next, we'll need a hat. You'll have a better time hiding if they can't spot you far off. Any ideas in mind?"

But Dave could come in and swear it up some, too~

[bunnybrat]

Being both a child and a princess, actually haven't guards wasn't that much of a problem for her, mostly because back home(At least in her home of the future), she always had an escort when she left the castle, inside the castle it was always the Senshi and her parents who looked out for her.

When mind starts talking, Chibi-Usa looks up, then looks at her bad with a frown.

"But won't a better weapon be heavy?" She understands what Mindy's getting at, and she nods to show as much.

But then she blinks and tugs at her fringe to look at it.

"Well I like hates. I used to have a really cute straw one at home."

Re: Yesm and if Riley/Ellie pop up, forget it.

[hit_girl_mindy]

"Not necessarily," Mindy said. "It just has to be something that will get the job done. The cricket bat is ok, but you'd need them to be close and then you'd have to hit them hard, like the back of the neck. I think a B.B. gun might actually be better suited for you if we can find it."

She smiled. "Glad, but its got to be a hat that covers your whole head and blends in well. Nothing too bright. Lets see if we can;t find ourselves a kid store."

Ah haha!

[bunnybrat]

"But I've never shot a gun before." She answers honestly, but then remembers something. "But I'm really good with a slingshot." She gives Mindy an excited look.

Then she thinks back to her hair again.

"Maybe I could just wear it down?" She says with a great amount of apprehension, after all her mother gave her this hairstyle and she loves it so much. But sometimes it's better to stay alive than honour your mothers hairstyling wishes.

Re: Ah haha!

[hit_girl_mindy]

"A slingshot." Ok, that was...kind of a start. A pretty lackluster start, but if you were far enough away and the accuracy was right? You could still do some pretty decent damage with a slingshot. It was old fashioned as fuck, but it could work. Maybe.

"If we can find a slingshot, we'll make do," she finally said. "Wear your hair down, sure, but its not it being up that's the problem so much as it is the color. That's why I'm saying you should get a hat."

The less of a pink blur they saw, the better.

[bunnybrat]

She nods as she thinks about where they could get hats from as she starts to pull the various hair pins out of her hair until everything all unwinds and falls down until it all stops in the middle of her back, no doubt making her look a lot smaller without that extra 4 inches of hair.

"Should we try the sports store again?"

[glaives]

Ever since she found Chibiusa, Hotaru has refused to leave the girl's side. And really, it hasn't been too much of a problem, it's meant that someone was always there to watch her, which freed up time for both Mindy and Clem.

But she knows it's natural for Chibiusa to get bored and curious, so she's not surprised that she starts to push to be able to do more. And Hotaru goes along with it. After all, she's by Chibiusa's side, and she knows trying to keep her in the store will only make her more upset over all. But as long as she's with her, Hotaru knows she can protect her best friend.

They're walking hand in hand, quick and careful and Hotaru keeps a tight grip on the crowbar that had arrived for her only days ago. A strange gift, and one she's not entirely comfortable with, but she holds onto it all the same. And there's nothing that exciting to find until they reach the next level, and Hotaru spots the store, the outfits in the window instantly recognisable and excitement fills her as she tugs on Chibiusa's hand.

"Chibiusa. Loook." A pause and she points, smiling at her friend. "Over there."

[bunnybrat]

As quick as they were moving, Chibi-Usa couldn't help but swing her hand a little to enjoy being able to walk with Hotaru again, something which in itself she hadn't been able to do for a very long time. Mostly because Hotaru had become a baby again until very recently.

In her other hand was her cricket bat, despite Mindy's assurances she needed something better, she had kind of grown attached to it, and if nothing else it could make one hell of a sound if she hit it against something to distract someone.

At the excited hand tug, CHibi-usa looks up at Hotaru then to where she's pointing. She stops walking for a second, staring at the boutique with it's obvious Sailor Moon themeing and an impression of Luna in the window.

"Uwah!" Her own excitement took over and she started to run to the store dragging Hotaru behind her, letting going of her hand ones they were in the store. Her eyes were wide as she stood there and took in all the merchandise, toys, and dress-up clothes. So overwhelmed with what she sees she drops her bat.

"Everythings so pretty!"

[glaives]

She can't help but smile at Chibiusa's excitement, and it's so good to see her friend smile. She doesn't even care that Chibiusa is dragging her along as she runs, Hotaru keeping pace easily as she fights the urge to giggle. It's silly, they should be more on guard, but it's so good to see a piece of home, almost as good as Chibiusa's smile.

Still, she's quick to pick up Chibiusa's bat for her, cradling it and the crowbar as she followed her friend. "Mhmm," she says with a quick nod, and she takes the time to look around the store herself, spotting all these familiar things, her gaze flitting quickly from thing to thing.

"Look, it's your uniform!" She says quickly, pointing to a smaller mannequin decked out in a pink sailor suit.

[bunnybrat]

Spinning on the spot, Chibi-Usa turns to look at the uniform Hotaru points out her eyes wide and excited, she almost bounces over taking the uniform off the rack and looking at it.

"Do you think it'll fit?"

She had been out of her figure skating outfit a week now, but the sailor suit wsa not only familiar but did give her a bit more confidence in herself.

[smarterthanthem]

Clementine runs into the younger girl not far from the comic book store.

"Hey." she greets Chibiusa, giving her a smile. "Nice bat." Not too shabby a weapon she thinks, so long as you can get force behind it. Certainly enough to crack a skull with (which is good on the Clem scale of weapon efficiency).

Clem herself has an ice-pick in her hand, something that she'd been happy to find, remembering how efficiently it could be wielded.

[bunnybrat]

Looking at the bat after the compliment, Chibi-Usa smiles at Clem.

"Thanks." Then of course she looks at what Clem has in her hand, tilting her head.

"What have you got?" living with a middle-class Japanese family, Ice Picks really weren't something you came across every day, even as a Princess she never actually saw one being used around her.

[smarterthanthem]

"It's called an ice-pick, people use it for when they're climbing mountains I think. I saw somebody in my own world use one before and it was a really great weapon. She used it to get up places and pry things open too." she says, proudly.

Molly hadn't stuck around for long in Clementine's life, but she had left a strong impression.

[bunnybrat]

"Oh, wow. That's kind of cool." She peers at the ice pick again, it also looks like it could cause a whole lot of damage to the body, and she really hopes Clementine only has to use it to pry things open.

"I'm going to try and get some food, want to come?" She tilts her head a little at the question as she waits for the reply.

[smarterthanthem]

It's probably good Clementine doesn't mention how easily it penetrated a human skull to Chibiusa.

"Sure." she decides without hesitating. "That stuff's best when it's fresh. Hey, have you ever had froyo?"

[tookthewheel]

Scavenging is how Bucky occupies most of his days so far in the arena, retrieving whatever supplies seem to take back upstairs to the Marvel store.

He's there in the locker room when she comes inside, moving quietly through the aisles, unscrupulously opening any unlocked lockers and peering into them. Displeasure is evident on his face as each one he looks through turns up empty.

If sponsor gifts have been sent to the arena today someone else has gotten to them first, their intended recipient or not.

When he picks up on the light footsteps announcing someone else in the room with him he stops with his hand on one of the locker doors, listening, those steps are far too light to belong to an adult.

[bunnybrat]

The owner of those small footsteps comes around the corner of the locker bay to see the grown man, with his metal arm and finds him immediately intimidating. She stops where she is to stare for a microsecond then holds her cricket bat out like she would her little rod, (force of habit is a beautiful thing, no?) and she looks determined.

"Don't come any closer. And, and don't move."

She's going for strong, but she probably looks silly, cute, or both to be honest.

[tookthewheel]

He turns his head to look over his shoulder at that little voice, curious as to what the threat is backed up with and... this is new.

The top of her head barely comes up to his waist, her hair is bright pink and all she has in the way of a weapon is a cricket bat. Bucky finds himself intrigued as to why she's chosen to confront him instead of run or hide.

"Or what?" he asks her, quite serious, even though he's clearly not worried by the display.

[bunnybrat]

Chibi-Usa flinches at his question.

Okay, she really hadn't thought past her outburst, but if a mouse can scare an elephant, Chibi-Usa has a chance, right? Maybe? Okay she really doesn't. So she just grips the bat tighter.

"Or... I'll hit you if you do!"

Really, this is a kitten facing a lion and she knows it. But a least she might give him a bruise before anything bad happens to her.

[tookthewheel]

"Hm."

He turns away from the locker now and takes a slow step forward. It's true, if she got a hit in at the right place she could hurt him, the bat was a solid weapon and if applied with the correct force even someone as small as her could deal damage. If.

"You're holding it wrong."

Bucky wonders if she would actually try.

[polyturtle]

Food. Probably the only good thing about this Arena was that the food came like clockwork. Which was nice, at least in Don's perspective. Granted, the risk of death was very real during said lunch time, since it would make sense that others would also try and grab food. But, today he was lucky. He'd managed to get enough for himself, Mindy, Chibi-Usa, for the next day as well.

Talk about a score.

He was in the shadows, when he spotted the pink haired girl. Without thinking - he'd nor properly introduced himself to her, after all - he decided to try and get her attention.

"Psst! Chibi-Usa!"

[bunnybrat]

There's a pause when she hears her name as she clutches a little tighter to her cricket bat, just incase her name was being called to trap her. Slowly she turns to see who hissed for her. She blinks when she sees something or someone in the shadows.

"Yes?"

She asks very carefully, not really being able to make out the shape.

[polyturtle]

"..Phew. Ok," Don replied as he quietly slide out of the shadows. "Are you ok?"

Also, yes, that is a giant green turtle monster mere feet from your face, Chibi-Usa.

[bunnybrat]

Chibi-Usa just stares at the turtle as he approaches her, she looks surprised but not so much scared. If only because she's kind of used to huge strange looking things just sort of appearing around her.

There's a slow blink.

"I'm fine. Are you Kappa?" She looks him up and down. "A... Tall one?" After all the stories she knows Kappa aren't usually so tall, or muscular.

[polyturtle]

He was 5'2. Practically Usagi's height.

"No, just a turtle." He slowly stood up. "I'm Donatello. A friend of Mindy's."