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[jeitaken]

*accidental voice post* How did they--!?

*stands in the middle of the room he's been sharing with Vivi, holding a sheet of parchment -- and instinctively shies away as the very official-looking owl on the windowsill takes a swipe at him with one claw*

It was the owl I sent... someone was watching.... no, I'm not paying you -- go away!

*a few muffled noises come through the journal -- the owl has taken exception to Jei's ultimatum and swooped at him just as he whipped the top-sheet off his bed to shield himself; scraps of cloth fly everywhere and the letter floats down to the floorboards, its heading printed prominently in lavender ink... Wizarding Child Services: Notice of Default.*


[[The owl I didn't have a chance to post about was for Fiver, carrying a tiny box woven from sea grass and containing a small curly shell. Jei forgot to write a note to accompany it, but he's been tracked down all the same.

My classes start in another week, along with what will likely be a major hiatus for me and my characters, so this is the sound of plot threads quietly being tied up before that time. *eyedart*]]

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[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*is startled by the... odd... noises coming from the kid's room, leaves his room to check on the Kids, Tapping lightly on the door once before peeking in*

Everything oka--... *?!?* What the..?!?

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*HAS BIRD CLAWS IN HIS FACE*

*no, not literally, but they're getting awfully close*

*ripped fabric flies everywhere*

GYAAAAAAH!!

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

The fuck?! *darts into the room, grabbing Jei by the back of his shirt and pulling him behind him*

Stupid fucking Owls... *growls, bats at the bird when it claws at him*

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*has no idea what's going on; ends up clinging to Paul's arm for balance -- the chibi's gotten taller over the summer*

*meanwhile the owl's shrieking and batting its wings in Paul's face*

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*keeps batting at the bird, trying to get some space between him and it, growling quietly at it as he searches his pockets (though awkwardly as hell due to Jei clinging to him and his attempts to fend off the bird*

Useless stupid owls... I should feed it to Piper's puppy! *slightly louder growl, finds a few spare Wizarding coins amidst all the other assorted junk in his pockets and tosses them AT the owl, manages to get scratched a few times for his effort*

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*the owl expertly snaps the coins out of the air, drops them into the pouch at its leg, HOOTS angrily at Paul and takes another swipe at him for good measure before launching itself toward the window*

*meanwhile Jei has stepped back, his foot landing on the parchment on the floor; with an angry grimace, he quickly stoops to snatch it up and stow it in his robes*

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*growls at the bird, ducking away from it as it leaves, he throws a pencil after it in annoyance* Stupid damn birds... Should have made it into puppy-chow...

*turns to Jei, brushing at the few mild scratches on his own face and arms, flicking a feather to the floor before kneeling down in front of the kid, tries to be calm, but is rather concerned* Are you ok?

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*one hand in his pocket, the other dripping blood... liiiies* Fine. I'm okay.

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*reaches out and lightly ruffles Jei's hair, easily catching the slight scent of the kids blood*

Uh-huh, sure... C'mere, let's get you patched up at least... I can tell the damn bird scratched you, too...

*once again mutters something about 'should have turned the owl into purina puppy chow flavor mix-ins'* 'n Perhaps I'll let ya see the puppies Piper had us drag home... *amused, trying to keep up a perky appearance*

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*RUFFLED DX*

*follows along, sensing Paul's worry and wincing inside; he knows there's no way the contents of that letter could possibly go over well*

..So you did get puppies? *heyy, interesting distraction whut*

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*amused in spite of the kid's annoyance at being ruffled*

Mmhmm... *glances back at the kid with a grin* We accidentally stumbled across some orphaned pups... I think they might be more than part wolf... *pauses, slight irritation in his tone for some reason* Poor things were orphaned... *doesn't seem to want to mention much more than that*

So me and Piper brought them back... I think we might need to get some vitamins or something for them, though... But Piper wouldn't leave 'em and I couldn't either... *his tone is a bit distant at the last, and he glances back at Jei and sighs quietly, leading the way to the other room for the first aid kit*

... So... What was the owl about? *seemingly idle inquiry, though he knows the owl was a bit 'official' for anything much casual*

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*gets that irritation loud and clear -- it probably tells him more about the pups' background than Paul wanted him to know, but... WOLF pups.... whoooa*

*tilts head at Paul, thinking that he and Piper have quite a way of taking in strays*

*shrugs* Just an owl. *because there's no way he's going to tell them that in half an hour, he'll be on the run, and the authorities who are closing in on his location will be chasing him, not them.....*


[[Or so he thinks.]]

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*chuckles quietly, thinking briefly of the puppies antics earlier* They're actually pretty cute little fuzzballs...

*glances sideways at Jei, not at all taking the kids words too seriously, the owl looked too official and acted too persistant for anything 'common'* Nothing too bad or important I hope?

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

The young of most species are supposed to be cute.

*careless handwave -- he now has his hand knotted up in his sleeve to stop the bleeding* Everyone thinks their news is important.

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

Heh, true... True...

*grabs the first aid kit off the bathroom counter in the other room and then moves back to Jei, nearly the slightest bit hesitant as he fusses with setting out a few small alcohol wipes, gauze, tape, and antibiotic stuff*
Hmmm... Well, I hope it wasn't important? *reaches out for Jei's hand* Can I tend to those scratches now?

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*not wanting to disturb him further -- after all, it IS blood and Paul IS a vampire....* I can do it....?

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*pauses and regards Jei quietly for a moment, sighs quietly and shrugs with a half-grin* Sure... If that's what you'd prefer...
*unwraps one of the small alcohol wipes, pauses as he has a thought* ... Have you worked with Muggle first aid supplies before..?

*it sounds like such a silly question to him... But knowing what little he does of Jei's up-bringing he has to wonder*

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*hackles rise a bit, all kinds of avoidy body language here* No. They always put the things on. *Unspoken: and it hurt.*

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*winces and can't help but wonder what the hell they'd done to Jei in 'treating' his wounds, antiseptics stung, but not quite bad enough for the reaction Jei was giving, at least in his mind, he tenses as he forces himself not to think much on it, nor what he'd now overly enjoy doing to the poor excuse for 'caregivers' Jei had before, he shoves all that aside mentally and kneels down next to Jei*

... It'll sting a bit, but nothing too bad... Though if you think you'd be okay... You could just run your hand under cool water, 's what I do, i just don't want it to get worse...

*concerned, though is still a little hesitant at Jei not wanting him to help tend to it, though he supposes he understands, especially since Dwayne made such a 'shining' example of their sense of restraint when the castle screwed with their memories... And lately he's been wondering if despite his own resolve, if he shouldn't be more careful... though he's sure it's just self-doubt making him think such lately...*

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*isn't really getting a bloodlust vibe from Paul, though he doesn't quite understand why -- after all, wasn't that what vampires were supposed to do? -- but he still wants to do it himself, and at this point it's less about safety and more about being allowed control over his environment*

Tell me how and I can do it. I can do a lot of things by touch.

..Does it all sting?

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*regards Jei oddly, something about the kid making him feel a bit disappointed in himself... Though that could be his own thoughts doing that...*

*nods* I can explain it I suppose, it's pretty basic... And no, it doesn't all hurt, just the stuff you use to disinfect the scratches... This stuff... *holds out the small alcohol wipe so Jei can take it* The rest actually doesn't feel to bad at all...

And you'll just want to lightly wipe that damp cloth over the scratches and clean away the blood with it... It'll sting, but not too much so...

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*following his instructions, hisses at the sting -- he'd always thought it had stung because his keepers wanted it to, and it's interesting to find out it stings anyway*

*rubbing a bit too hard* I think I got all of it....

[80smusicforever.livejournal.com]

*winces at the Jei being a bit too rough, twitches and nearly moves to help him but holds back*

A little more carefully... *his tone is quiet* But yah, you seem to have gotten most all of it... Next you'll wanna put the antibiotic stuff on it, that'll be sure it doesn't get infected or anything... *he picks up a small foil packet of antibiotic cream and opens a corner of it, looking over the packet as he holds it out to Jei*

... One of the corners of the packet is the open part... and this part actually should soothe it a bit, it has a bit of lidocane in it, which will help with the slight pain...

[vivigoldnblack.livejournal.com]

*returns from letting out Altair the bird and figures out that something bad is going on again* Jei? W-what's happened?

((yes yes I'm technically on hiatus ... but I got my work done and I'm not leaving till Tuesday so ... *can't resist* ooh, and this can be after the other conversation if you want))

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*was already very much spooked -- at this interruption he jumps, crushing that piece of parchment between his hands (which are very much bandaged and sore) and springs up, taking a few steps toward Vivi*

There you are -- I thought....


[[Yep, after the owl's sent away.]]

[vivigoldnblack.livejournal.com]

*sets Altair's cage aside and rushes to try and help* What happened?! Are you okay?

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*turns his head away a bit*

'm fine. Paul got the owl to leave.

[mailorderwizard.livejournal.com]

*hearing what sounded like a muffled fight against some sort of bird coming through the journal, as well as the few words accompanying them*

Jei! Are you alright?!? Are you in some sort of trouble?

[[OOC: yes Yamino just dropped the Mr without being reminded in his concern]]

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

*a few minutes of silence as the matter is taken care of*


*smudge of blood on the page* Y-Yamino? It was th-that bloody owl....

[mailorderwizard.livejournal.com]

Owl? An owl is attacking you, Jei? And it that your blood?

It should know better than to do that. If only we were allowed to use magic... Do you have any idea who it belongs to?

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

N-no, Professor Paul got rid of it.... It scratched me. Even though it knew better.

Yes... I know where it came from.....

[mailorderwizard.livejournal.com]

Then someone should complain to them. Owls shouldn't be attacking people like that.

[Filtered to Jei]

You aren't in any trouble are you? And I don't mean just the owl.

[jeitaken.livejournal.com]

Someone else can. I'll wait until I'm older enough to hex them.

[[Filtered to Yamino]]

..I don't know yet. Other people are..... or they might be. And if they--

I'm not supposed to cause trouble.... *confused about it all*

[mailorderwizard.livejournal.com]

That, sounds like a good idea -.-

[Filtered to Jei]

You don't always have to cause trouble for it to find you. *knows THAT all too well*

-.- Well if it does turn out to be something bad, I'm here if you need anything...
And Master Loki, I mean my Father, is a private detective...