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VIDEO; UN: HAWKEYE

[Instead of any person, the scene presently on the screen is of a backpack lying in the snow, overflowing with child leashes in a variety of different colors and patterns. The voice that pipes up has about as much warmth as the chill tundra wind and is just loud enough to cut through the continued wailing of infant squidges nearby.]

It appears that some of our superiors question our ability to properly watch over these small creatures.

[Though if the delivery was sent in earnest rather than as a practical joke, she can't say she disagrees with the assessment, at least not with regards to a certain subsection of Team Audentes. (Fortune might favor the bold, but it certainly won't favor anyone lacking basic common sense as far as she's concerned.)

Regardless, she presses on.]

While I should hope that none of you will need one at the moment [judging u if you put a leash on ur infant squidge tbh] some of you may find them necessary at a later point in this mission. There seem to be enough for each recruit to have one.

[Unfortunately.

A brief pause follows, enough time for a resigned sigh.]

With that said, if you are concerned about caring for a living being, I'm sure there are several of us willing to provide advice.

(ooc: i bought a bunch of child leashes as an ac reward as i was completely out of ideas, feel free to handwave your character grabbed one.)

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They are leashes. Apparently someone thinks some of us are willing to treat children like dogs.

[Hence the problem she's having with all of this.]

Ah, what the hell...that's kind of messed up, then. Think I'm gonna pass. [His squidge burbles something that might be an agreement and might just be conveniently timed. But either way, Shizuo's sure it would appreciate this decision too. Really though...] Where'd those even come from, though? Found them lying around somewhere?

I don't blame you.

[As for the question...she sighs again, shaking her head in exasperation.]

A surprise supply drop from ALASTAIR. Would that it'd been something actually useful rather than nonsense.

[Like more food, more blankets, more just about anything else.]

[At this Shizuo blinks a little, visibly surprised.]

Oh, so there's been more of that sort of thing going around? That makes a lot more sense now. I recently got something from them too...some guy called Lloyd sent me a whole carton of cigarettes. And a note telling me smoking is bad. [And nicotine patches...and stress balls......but that's beside the point. The point is--] I want to be grateful but I'm still just kind of offended, and now I'm getting the same feeling from this leash stuff. Are rude gifts a trend with these guys or something?

[Her responding smile is tight and entirely humorless.]

A frequent trend, judging from the 'gifts' I've received over the past several months. [Heavy emphasis on gifts.] I've received a few useful supplies before, but I haven't been able to figure out when or why those happen.

[Probably just to keep her own her toes, honestly.]

Huh, so it's more like a lottery or something... [Shizuo sighs, grimacing faintly.] Sounds like there's not much we can do about it, either way.

Got any idea what you're going to do with the leashes if you don't end up giving them all away?

Either rope or as fuel for the fire, depending on which is more necessary.

[Seemingly the latter right now due to the frigid temperatures, but there's no telling what sort of environments they'll encounter in coming weeks on this planet.]

Unless you have other suggestions?

[He scratches at his jaw, frowning a little.]

Well, not really...I don't have any experience with, ah, wilderness resourcefulness stuff--so I'm still trying to figure out what people do with the things they're given in this sort of situation.

[Or useless things like...kid leashes, in this case. Now he kind of feels like he ought to try contributing something, though, so after an awkward pause:]

But I mean, if you're asking...uh, maybe if you took off the leash bits--those animal-shaped ones might make good stuffed animals for these squidge guys? Kids like those kinds of things, right? [???? look he doesn't know...whatever little bit helps these things keep quiet....?]

[....That's not a half bad idea. If these things are anything like children - and from what she can observe already, they seem to be - surely they must appreciate toys of different sorts.]

It couldn't hurt to try. [But, hmm, how to detach them.] You wouldn't happen to have any knives or scissors on you, would you?

[Shizuo blinks at the feed, very visibly surprised--mostly at the fact Riza's actually giving this idea any consideration in the first place. Honestly it'd sounded kind of dumb as soon as he said it out loud, but...]

Huh? Oh, no, I don't carry around things like that. [He's already enough of a walking hazard without having sharp objects of any sort on his person too?? Izaya generally has enough knives for the both of them anyway, and like hell's he going to share any similarity with that flea bastard if he can help it....but anyhow--] If you're talking about some way to take off the leash parts though, I guess I could probably get them off for you if you want. Doesn't look like it'd be too hard...

[She's a bit surprised by that offer, largely because:]

How would you manage that?

[Surely he's not going to just.....tear the leash bits off.]

[Well....]

Ah, pretty easily? I figure I could probably just tear the leash bits off.

[Yes.]

[..................Huh. She remembers meeting him in person, definitely doesn't remember seeing bulging muscles under rolled up sleeves. (But then, Ramir hadn't been in possession of any either and she'd certainly had inhuman strength.)

Regardless, it's kind enough of him to make the offer in the first place.]

If you wouldn't mind. There don't seem to be too many of them here.

[It's true, he honestly looks like somebody you could knock over with a solid punch. Which is where most people trying to get him in a fight make their first (and generally last) crucial mistake...but really, the strength's all just. You know. Very, very condensed.

And more than enough to peel a few leashes from their cute animal harnesses, Shizuo figures.]

Yeah, it wouldn't be a problem. Doubt I'm going to have anything better to do for awhile. [He shrugs.] Want me to take care of them now, even? Unless you want to wait for people who want leashes first?

[At that, she shakes here head.]

There are plenty left, even discounting the ones with animals attached.

[Plus, she's still hoping to god that not everyone on the team is in need of one.]

I'd appreciate it though. If you let me know where you are, I'll bring them over.

Right, that's fine then. Ah...

[Where he is?? That's a good question, actually...city life woes: you're a lot more used to identifying your whereabouts by street and building names. Out here in the middle of nowhere though...]

You know, I'm not sure exactly where I am right now? It's in the general camp area, but...here, maybe I can just show you on this thing, would that help? [And he...holds the jewelry up over his head, rotating it a few times for a wide general sweep of the area. Helpful y/n?!]

[Y!!

His uncertainty's enough to bring a quick smile to her lips, here and gone like the tundra winds.]

I can use the map to find you. [And the handy dandy location pins on them that's saved her ass more than once.] As long as you don't move around too much, it shouldn't be difficult.

Oh, okay. [Lowers the jewelry!! Very faintly but visibly glad that it was at least a little helpful, anyway.] We'll just stay put here, in that case. Take however long you need, huh?

[And by 'we' he means himself and his squidge, of course, still tucked just below the feed and quietly staring at the proceedings with wide eyes. Shizuo nods, sitting back wherever he is as if for emphasis.]

[He gets a nod in reply before her end goes dark. The camp isn't all too large but with a squidge, two backpacks, and a dog in two (who, thankfully, is capable of walking himself at a reasonable speed) the journey still ends up taking a good fifteen minutes. When she does finally arrive, Shizuo gets a quick nod of greeting.]

Thank you for offering to do this.

[It's a better use of these things (in her mind) than their actual purpose.]

[The feed cuts, and Shizuo settles to wait; he and his squidge have ended up sitting near one of the larger fires in the camp, which probably goes a long way to helping Riza locate them now. It's also warm right here, at the very least, so the fifteen minute wait is hardly an issue.

Spotting a familiar face approaching at length, Shizuo pulls himself to his feet to greet her properly. He's layered a couple pieces of the ALASTAIR uniform over his bartender's suit (and it honestly probably looks pretty silly...but it's warm!! whatever), squidge tucked underneath in his waistcoat, its head poking up under his bowtie to stare at these proceedings. Shizuo tips his head a bit in return at the nod of greeting, mouth quirking for a moment around his unlit cigarette at the sight of the bags and...oh, a dog. Another dog?? Just how many people have dogs around here, anyway?]

Uh--yeah, like I said. It's not a problem. [Tearing his attention away from the dog before the pause gets too awkward, ah. Aki babbles something equally even in tone but utterly unintelligible at the new squidge in vicinity; Shizuo pats at it gingerly.] Shouldn't take too long either, hopefully...how many of those leashes did they actually give you, anyway?

[(Hey man, hers was the original dog.)

The babble from Shizuo's squidge is met with a low trill from Riza's own; nothing quite like seeing one's closest of kin (at least when compared to two-legged humans and four-legged dogs) to cheer a baby squidge up.

As for the question...Riza lets the extra backpack fall to the snowy ground, nose wrinkling.]

Too many. [But actual numbers might help, so she sifts through the bag with a free hand.] I'm guessing there's more than enough for all of us.

[(Did you start the cool dog trend with your cool dog Riza...you should be proud....)

As their squidges promptly start up their own equivalent of pleased squidge conversation, Shizuo draws forward, peering into the bag's contents from above while Riza begins sifting through it.]

That many? Hah, I'm not even sure how many people there are on this team thing, but I'm guessing it's a lot...

If only half of them are animals or something this still shouldn't be too bad, at least.

[(You bet she is...)]

It looks like closer to a third....

[But even so, that's a lot of potential stuffed animals. Carefully, she sorts them by type, piling all the useful ones next to Shizuo.]

Are you sure you won't need any tools for this.

[She's still a little dubious, sorry.]

[Riza sorts them out, and Shizuo moves to pick them up accordingly, straightening with arms full of animal leashes. He blinks at the question, craning his head down to peer at the lot of them. But eh...]

Nah, it'll be fine. It looks like the leashes are pretty much just sewed on? That's easy. [He looks back up, pausing for a moment's thought before tilting his head vaguely in the direction of the nearby campfire.] Uh...you can hang around for a bit while I'm at it. If you want? Might have these done in about an hour, so we could sit over there where it's warm.

[This is how you invite people to things...right.....he rocks back on his heels, neutral expression shifting to something very nearly sheepish for a moment as another briefly awkward pause sets in.]

Though, if you're busy with other stuff that's fine. It's fine either way. [Nailed it.]

[The unsteady phrasing of his offer doesn't go unnoticed, and she glances sidelong at him for a long moment as she assesses the intent of his offer. Seems harmless enough, not to mention Remington's staring brightly at Shizuo's squidge, as if demanding squidge playtime.]

There's not much to do currently. I was planning on mapping some terrain, but it looks like Remington wants to play.

[Yes, she did in fact name her squidge after a gun, don't judge.]

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