Bluejay and the Vault Brigade

“Are... you sure, ma’am?... I’m humbled by your presense and I wouldn’t dare to dishonor your name, Misses Toriel.

-He stood up, as tall as ever- although not as tall as the ex-queen. he did come relatively close. He remained formally composed, one hand wrapped around the opposing wrist.

He’s getting pretty confused about everything that was going on. It was clear at least something was different with her. He wasn’t going to ask though, feeling it might be rude.

Harrison would turn back to the wolf and the fox, both of which were still asleep comfortably, Aimee asleep on Navi now.

“But, the wolf is Ivan… nice kid. And the purple Fox’s name is Navi. They are siblings…both human, although I guess all three of em are kinda siblings now. That little thing over there is a Tem. She hasn’t been changed at all.”

A quick run down of the situation wasn’t entirely necessary, but he felt like doing it anyways.

-Intel was her speciality, mainly because having been made of pure magic and having a parent that was as such, it would pique her interest. She almost hadn’t realized that she had rambled to people that more or less wouldn’t undesrtand an inch of her studies.

-Harrison introduced the animals but... Tem?! Her knowledge was clashing. She was rather young to grasp the differences between dimensions. However, she waited a little to answer Harrison’s first question.she.

“Two questions, sir... what’s bunny’s name? And... what’s a Tem?”

Harrison would travel over to the pile, carefully removing Aimee to some other fluff so he can pick up Meri, bringing her up close to his chest as he walks back to Madison. He would idly pet her as he continued to talk.

“Normally, she’s a monster. A water elemental. Someone decided it would be funny to change her to a bunny… and I know it’s weird, and I’m sure she won’t be like this for long, but… the fact is she wasn’t even home when it happened… again, thanks for helping her.”

Madison would be able to hold Meri if she reached out to try. Harrison would be perfectly fine handing her off unless Meri did something to show she was uncomfortable.

Meri was comfortable enough. She was relaxed in Harrison’s arms, and wouldn’t struggle if Madison went to pick her up again. 

-Madison’s eyes were lighting up, it had nearly caught her full attention as Harrison spoke. Now that she was given a more fleshed out explanation, she could... sort of put the pieces together. Of course, she didn’t understand the concept of anon magic.. or primitive types of magic entirely.

“I... think I  understand...  but I thought magic was... harnessed over two-thousand cycles ago...”

-Of course, the half-blood would reach out for Meri and begin petting her head as she lets Meri rest on her arms comfortably. She giggled before she whispered hi to Meri.

“...sneaky bunny. Would have never guessed! 

The man would lean out the door for a second to see what she might have been looking at. Having spotted the flowers, he would get back completely inside, as it was visible from withing.

“Huh, one of the kids must have put that up. Looks pretty nice if I do say so myself. Not sure how I missed it for this long…”

It wouldn’t take him long to convince himself that it couldn’t have been one of the kids, but he didn’t comment on it any further, there wasn’t a need to because it really wasn’t important, or it didn’t seem so at least.

If Madison were to enter, Ivan would be within viewing distance of the door, the fluffy base of the pile where everyone else was located. Harrison had a feeling like he would have to explain what exactly had happened, but he wasn’t quite sure how.

“Now… I know it’s gonna be confusing and weird but… that the bunny you found isn’t exactly a pet. She’s… one of my kids.”

She wondered how Madison would take learning what she really was. It did sound rather unbelievable if it hadn’t happened before. Children don’t normally just turn into animals.

“awwww...! That’s so sweet... I guess it would get lonely here too. I know I needed friends down where I’m stationed...They must mean the whole world if you’re the only human... let alone family. 

It was obvious who she was referring to.

“You helped her? That’s… thank you. No need to apologize I wasn’t home, out looking for her and another of my kids… I… really am grateful for you helping out. I was out there for… far too long looking myself.”

The man would step inside a bit, opening the door wider.

“Here, come in. No use freezing out there.”

“Oh! I-I’m glad I got to be of help,sir. 

-Once Harrison invited her inside, Madison gave a small bow before looking up with gratitude

“I appreciate it, sir.

-Before she was able to take a step inside, she picks up a rather sweet, mellow smell. She would look to her right and spot the flower crown that was taped on the window, from the other night. She was rather intrigued by it- despite being from another dimension entirely, she was happy that maybe holidays were treated the same?

“aw...that’s a pretty holly... 

He still felt like crap though. He had to be coming down with something, but he had a guest right now. He would reach out and accept her hand, shaking it while pulling off his hat on a respectful manner.

“Mighty glad to meet you Madison. My own name’s Harrison, and I can confirm it. Now, you’re not here to sell me girl scout cookies or something, are ya?”

This question was bother a joke and serious. While he was joking about it, he wouldn’t be surprised if she actually was.

Unfortunately for Meri, there was the slight problem of being the living pillow for Aimee. She would start trying to wiggle free, doing her best to make sure the Tem didn’t wake up.

“....girl... scout. I mean... I am a scout! But... w-what are... cookies...?”

-She spent a little time to ponder what Harrison was talking about before she realized her little personal mission.

“Right... Mister Harrison! You may call me Maddie if you’d like; but I was here to check on your pet bunny. I found the poor thing about to freeze the other night.“

-Her hair begins to fade in color when she starts to avert her gaze for a little guilt she started to feel 

“I-I do owe you an apology for having intruded on your home... the door was unlocked and no one was responding when I knocked... I hope you understand, sir.“

“Why howdy…. Mind me asking what you’re doing out here?”

He didn’t get too many random visitors… at least none that knocked.

“Good Mor-... Oh. I’m sorry, sir. I didn’t mean to wake you.”

-She was unarmed, but sharply uniformed- the only hardware seemed to be her radio and a tin container on her waist. She begun by extending her hand in a delicate manner- gloved by leather.

“My name is Madison Raynes and I wanted to first confirm: Are you the guardian of the house?”

“Look, bunny! I think we made it!

-The half-blood would take her hand out of the snow before she began to sit back up and stretch, with the tin still in her hand. Meanwhile, the radio goes off once more.

“All units, be advised. Intruder in barracks has been neutralized. Few have sustained minor injuries, no casualties to report Code Zenith-Four until further notice. Repeat. Code Zenith Four”

-After putting a hand on her radio to hear it better, Madison would let out a deep sigh of relief. Intruder was an entirely loose term- it could be so much as a stray cat wandering in the camp, but there had been a time a double agent was within the vault. She was always afraid regardless.

“...thank goodness they’re okay... “

“Her name is Arela... She’s never met another bunny before.”

-The puppet would remain stationary as it was sniffed. Then she would hop to Meri’s side and sniff her side.

He was up and running, practically tripping on many of the steps. Being electrocuted for so long wasn’t exactly helping in that regard. He could run though, and the lack of full control was just residual and would take a few minutes to get used to being in control of them again.

-The half-blood tooks about before placing Meri on the snowy ground before reaching into her uniform to pull out a small tin. She would pull out some crackers and dried fruit slices.

“See, bunny? This is good for you~!”