[video] Searching for parents

[emet_sulk]

[ Emet-Selch looks a little harried and stressed today when the video feed begins. There is a little axolotl clinging to a front lock of his hair, gently chewing. He either doesn't notice or doesn't care as there is urgency to his gaze and tone. ]

Should anyone encounter a pair of ambystomae - I mean, axolotls - with a carnivorous tendency, please abstain from killing them immediately and inform me of their location. I need to return their child to them.

[ This won't stop anyone killing the many axolotls involved in the search but he has to hope he finds the parents before they're accidentally killed. ]

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[menaceunleashed]

Is that what they were looking for.

[SO. DEADPAN.]

[emet_sulk]

Aye, so I presume. Unfortunately the little one stowed away on our ship and we did not realise until we were well away from its home.

[menaceunleashed]

Hn.

I encountered a pair, but I was unable to determine what they were after before they attacked me. [He doesn't elaborate for the moment, but there's a Heavy implication there.]

However, I have heard reports of further killings. Perhaps there are multiple pairs.

[emet_sulk]

[ He sighs and kneads his forehead with a knuckle. ]

They must have brought others of the tribe with them. If they're all slaughtered before we can return the child, the situation may worsen.

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[phoenixdominant]

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I was not aware that you also engaged in the practice of babyminding on this star, Emet-Selch.

[Sorry, he might be just a little bit amused?]

What is the story behind you finding this little one?

[emet_sulk]

[ That's not funny, Joshua!! ]

We encountered an island of ambystoma folk which tried to eat us. After we fled, we discovered this child had stowed away on our ship. It was too late to sail back and return it.

[phoenixdominant]

[It's ... kind of funny.]

Well then, if that is how it is, the child is yours now.

Best of luck and congratulations, father.

[emet_sulk]

[ >:( ]

Do not-- Don't call me that.

[ He looks disgruntled. And not a little bit pained. ]

The child's people have come looking for them. I fear they will massacre and eat whoever gets in their way.

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[stillarhino]

[Beat has no idea what an axolotl is, but there was something else he was 100% sure of.]

Yo, you got somethin' on your face.

[emet_sulk]

Yes... I'm aware.

[ He sighs, lifting his hands to try and gently coax the axolotl off chewing his hair. ]

It likes to hone its teeth on anything it can find.

[stillarhino]

You try gettin' it a toy instead?

[Sorry, Emet. He'd absolutely going to use dog logic on an axolotl.]

[emet_sulk]

I considered it, until I learnt that the parents may be searching for their child. There wouldn't be any point to buying it a toy to chew on now.

[ His poor hair... The axolotl is very fixated until one of his fingers strays too close. Then it immediately latches on to that instead. ]

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[empyrean_mirror]

...I can't say I've seen them but I'll keep a look-out.

[Kaveh pauses for a very long moment.]

I'm going to assume this kidnapping was accidental?

[emet_sulk]

It stowed away on our ship. We didn't find it until we were too far to turn back.

[ They only had so much food and fresh water for the voyage. ]

[empyrean_mirror]

That's...[Kaveh sighs a little.] Well, that's unfortunate.

I'll warn Alhaitham and our crew but I can't promise they won't try to defend themselves if they can't be communicated with. [Kaveh pauses for a moment, chewing on his lip.]

I suppose if there was an easy way to locate them, you'd have already done it?

[Because he really, really doesn't want this to end in tragedy any more than Emet does.]

[emet_sulk]

They were not particularly communicative. All their children were swimming in the shallows, so they could have belonged to any of the grown individuals which confronted us. I won't fault you for defending yourselves; my friend and I did not escape without injury.

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[afflatusexarch]

I don't suppose that is likely the reason that they are here in the first place?

[emet_sulk]

Unfortunately, it may indeed be the reason they are here.

[afflatusexarch]

Hmm. I will keep on the lookout for these missing children.

Do you have any further details?

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[hellofishies]

Oh hello!! [ she might be talking to the axolotl, sorry rip her bright purple eyes are filled with both curiosity and adoration ]

Where did your friend come from?

[emet_sulk]

[ The axolotl IS cute. And bitey. Mostly bitey. But also cute. ]

From a remote island my friend and I encountered on our search for Elah. These creatures were the sole inhabitants.

[hellofishies]

Oh no! That must be very lonely.

[ both now and then. She knows what it's like, in a few ways. ]

Maybe it wanted to see more of the world. Then realized it's a big place away from it's island

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[beshackled]

What order of carnivore do they happen to be? From your words, I take it you do not mean the typical diet of the creation...

[Erichthonios has not seen the notice yet. He's still getting his bearings here.]

[emet_sulk]

They eat manflesh. I assume they partake of whatever ocean life they can hunt as well since they are a saltwater species.

[beshackled]

A saltwater, apex predator ambystoma... and the parents searching after their lost child would suggest a degree of social bonding within the species.

How interesting. But, a-ah, rather dangerous as well given our present circumstances. The bipedal sharks were trouble enough.

I shall inform you if I see any of its kind.