Musebox!

[bravelittlehero]

A place for random threads with Clementine for practice! Hit me up with any prompt you want! 

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[under_the_wire]

Go where, exactly? Are you familiar with this island? You don't seem to be.

[He's not budging.]

[bravelittlehero]

[There's a crack as Clementine breaks off as big a branch as she can hold and she holds it with the broken end pointed at Ja'far.]

Just let me go. I don't want any trouble.

[under_the_wire]

If you can answer my questions, I will.

[He won't, but she doesn't need to know that.]

[bravelittlehero]

I'm not answering anything.

[Well she can just wait him out. Clementine isn't budging from the tree.]

[under_the_wire]

Then we shall be here for quite some time. I hope you're comfortable in that tree.

[He sits down at the foot of the tree and folds his arms in his sleeves.]

[bravelittlehero]

[She is, relatively. She drapes the branch over her legs and slouches a bit. Clementine is quiet, she can wait. In the meantime she's looking around. She hasn't exactly seen this forest before. She isn't sure where she is, but she doesn't hear any zombies. That's a good sign. At least, they'll get Ja'far first.]

[under_the_wire]

[Since she seems content to wait him out, he starts talking, faking a bit of cheer. Yet another thing that always irritated him to no end with Sin, but it worked.]

How old are you, Clementine? Ten? Eleven? I know a little boy your age back where I come from, but he's not nearly as responsible as you. I'm sure if he was here right now, he'd be back in that town square talking to everyone and trying to wheedle food out of them and not even giving a single thought to where he was. I'm sure he'd notice he wasn't where he'd been a few minutes before, but I'm not sure he'd care. Caring is for people like you and I, I suppose.

[He pauses and surreptitiously looks up to see if she's listening.]

[bravelittlehero]

[Clementine hasn't moved, he probably can't tell if she's listening or not. She's not watching him, at least not directly. She's focused on looking around. She does hear him though, and if he's somewhere he wasn't before, then she might be back in that place. She thought it had been a dream.]

[under_the_wire]

[She's doing a very good job of ignoring him completely. He's sort of impressed. Nevertheless, he keeps chattering away.]

I'm sure when I was your age, I would have done what you're doing. I would have found somewhere no one could see me and watched everyone until I had an idea of where I was and what was going on. Then I would have found somewhere where I could be by myself to figure out what to do about it.

[He reaches into his robes and pulls out the book he'd found when he'd arrived.]

I wouldn't have looked at this book like I did today. I couldn't read back then. Has anyone taught you to read, Clementine?

[bravelittlehero]

[Clementine frowns a little. She finally looks down at him and sighs, shaking her head a little in the middle of his speech. So far the coast is clear.]

I can read now.

[The journal is familiar.]

I know where I am.

[under_the_wire]

[That gets him to look all the way up at her.]

Do you? Would you mind telling me, because I've never been to this place before.

[bravelittlehero]

I know the world. Not this particular place. I don't know that much about it. We had to sail from the first place we came into within a week. That's all I know.

[under_the_wire]

I see. So that would be this island. The book did say something about needing to find a crew.

[He heard that "we."]

Did you lose yours? Is that what happened?

[bravelittlehero]

I went home. I don't know what happened.

[Clementine shrugs a little.]

I know where I am, you can go now.

[under_the_wire]

[He stands, but only to turn and get a better look at her.]

And where will you go now? If you left and returned, do you know how to find your crew? I don't have one of my own yet, so perhaps you could direct me.

[What is he even doing? He would have spat in Sin's face. Actually, that might have happened once...]

[bravelittlehero]

[Clementine hasn't moved though, she's still sitting in the tree.]

You can ask on the book. Everyone can read what you write. Or hear what you say.

[under_the_wire]

Is that so? That's quite helpful.

[Extremely helpful. Why doesn't he have something like this at home?]

Are you planning on waiting in that tree until they come and find you?

[bravelittlehero]

Maybe.

[Clementine isn't sure if she's going to call someone to get her or not. She needs to think about her options. What can she do?]

[under_the_wire]

Then I'll wait here as well. I'll need a crew of my own, after all.

[He's surprised she isn't angry yet, really.]

[bravelittlehero]

Just leave me alone. I don't need a babysitter.

[under_the_wire]

Then you babysit me. I'm the one who doesn't know where he is.

[This is his Sin impression, isn't it? He's just channeling the stupid crap he spouts all the time. He's going to start laughing like a moron next, isn't he? How did he not kill him back then?]

[bravelittlehero]

[Clementine sighs loudly and rolls her eyes. She climbs down half the distance and jumps, landing on her feet in front of him. She just stares at him. At least she doesn't need a weapon right away and abandons the branch.]

You're better off finding someone else.

[under_the_wire]

Is that so? Why?

[At least she didn't hit him with the branch.]

[bravelittlehero]

Because. Just use the book.

[She shrugs a little bit and looks around again, it's a habit, one she can't stop.]

[under_the_wire]

Because you don't trust me? Because you think you'll be safer on your own? Because you think I'll get in your way? I'm sure you're quite capable of taking care of yourself, but there's no reason why you should have to. I'll see you as far as your ship.