[video | un: TeaOnRice] wakey wakey eggs and -... nevermind it's just an egg

[gekkajuu]

[Atsushi likes his life on the planet, but now that he's on Thesa to help the people waking up, he doesn't mind spending the night. Or, rather: between all the simulations and the free food, he got so tired, he didn't even think to go home.

He wasn't expecting to wake up to a surprise next to his bed.]

I need help! No - some advice would do...

[At first, the video just shows a very panicky Atsushi, but the view shakily shifts to the bed, where an egg lies, the blankets carefully wrapped around its base so it won't roll off. It's not just any egg, either: it's huge, the size of Atsushi's arm.]

S-Sorry, I'm aware that this is a busy time for everyone, but... [The camera remains shaky, as does his voice.] I don't know what to do? This egg was next to me when I woke up, and... it's not very loud, but there's definitely a heartbeat inside of it.

If it was a chicken egg, I'd know what to do! And I'm sure that this egg just needs warmth and safety too, but... I have a job, now! I can't stay here. For that matter: even if I went home, I couldn't spend all day and all night keeping an egg warm... and I can't carry around something so big and expect to keep it safe...

... but I can't let it die.

[That comes before everything else, even his job that he's desperate to keep. It doesn't matter that he basically works on commission; he'd feel terrible if he didn't regularly check in to see if there's anything he can do. But now he's suddenly an egg mom dad on top of everything... This is too much responsibility all at once!]

I wonder if... maybe someone could babysit sometimes??

((OOC: omake thanks to Rune.))

Comments

[sullenstallion]

yeah well
i wouldnt eat a bug
or your fish egg
ill prove it to you
let me babysit
and when you come back and i havent eaten it
youll see how wrong you were

[It seems sound to him.]

[gekkajuu]

[...]

I don't think that is a good idea.

[YOU'RE GONNA EAT IT AREN'T YOU!?]

[sullenstallion]

why
why do you think thats a bad idea

[Ugh, just when he starts trying to be helpful, too. Feels bad, man, bad horse feels.]

[gekkajuu]

[Bad horse feels are for bad horses.]

No reason.

[Even over text, he's a shitty liar.]

[sullenstallion]

then theres no problem
im going to babysit the hell out of that thing

[Dammit, he's going to shove his help down Atsushi's face.]

[gekkajuu]

[Hgn what to do... Atsushi trusts Dylas well enough, but not with something as fragile as an egg! And what if Dylas sets the house on fire, or something like that?!

... But he can't say no, either. He doesn't want to hurt Dylas' feelings, and even if Jade ends up shrinking the egg for him, it would be safer not to take it with him for work unless he really needs to.]

Okay.
Just
Be careful with it, please.

[sullenstallion]

[Good. He feels more relieved than he should after getting permission to babysit. He exhales a breath he hadn't realized he was holding in. Does he want to prove to Atsushi that he can take care of an egg and not eat it? Yes. But does he also want to genuinely help someone he once sprayed full of bug sex juice? Also yes.

He's still putting off meeting in person...this kind of forces it, though.]

let me know when you need it
ill make sure im free

[gekkajuu]

Thank you.
Maybe come visit sometime before then? I can introduce you.

[To... the egg... What is he even saying?]

[sullenstallion]

are you sure
theres a lot going on right now
it could take me a while to get to you

[...he doesn't want to put it off, but oh, he so does.]

[gekkajuu]

[You dare tell a mom you have a lot going on?!]

I'm a little busy myself!
But everyone needs to eat from time to time.
Just come over for dinner sometime. I can't promise it'll be any good, but I'll do my best.

[sullenstallion]

[Dylas doesn't think he's a mom if some monster fishbugbird just decided to lay an egg next to his bed, okay.]

fine
still at house 45 ?
let me know when youre done on thesa

[gekkajuu]

[Adoptive parents are parents, too!!]

Yes!
Jade is coming over to shrink the egg when she can; I'll take it home when that's done.

[sullenstallion]

[Shrink his egg? ? ? He's not even going to ask.]

alright
yeah
that sounds good to me
take care of your bird nugget until then