hisapprentice | [Puzzle 011]

[It's early in the morning, and there's a commotion. The village knows about this commotion because things are scattered in the scuffle, including Luke's journal. It thunks onto the floor of the apartment, open and 'on' enough to record...well.

The sounds of a scuffle.

Bangs and clangs and the occasional mechanical whirr or someone shouting (classic noir American accent or subtle/overt British one, take your pick!) and the end result is a nice, spread-out flurry of chaos.

In which one of the people living in the apartment is no longer there.

After a while, there are footsteps; it's Luke trudging over to pick up his journal and gingerly talk into it.]

Um. They came and...took Czes- Benjamin. [Not without a fight!] Maiza and Professor Layton and I tried to stop them, but it- it didn't work. Sorry. [...] Maybe he won't be gone for long.

[[ooc: Those replying may get an answer from Luke, Maiza, or Layton! Depends on who's got the journal at the moment, and who's off trying to clean up the mess in a dejected manner.]]

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[That's about enough of that. Layton shuts his tea tin calmly but firmly.]

Luke. A true gentleman never loses his composure. Nor does he turn his back on an unfinished conversation.

I won't, I promise! My big sis told me I should never run away on my own.

[That stops him, all right. A whole pile of thoughts tumbles through his head. They came and took away his friend/not!brother/the kid who doesn't always seem to like him, and nothing they tried in a fight could stop them, they might be doing horrible things to Czes, and then Maiza treated him like a little kid with that puzzle, acting like he didn't know just to see what Luke would do, and now the Professor's scolding him and he's disappointed and- and it's making his head hurt, not to mention his chest, so Luke stops in the doorway.

And he stands there with his head down, shoulders slumped forward, not saying anything.]

Great. I'll be right over, so just sit tight, okay?

[He approaches Luke and puts a hand on the boy's shoulder.]

I wasn't trying to tease you. I enjoy seeing folks do what they like to do, that's all.

[Layton keeps silent. He trusts Luke will be able to handle this on his own.]

Good. I don't want to make your big sister worry about you either.

My name is Maiza, by the way. Nice to mee you.

You thought you could trick me into...not thinking about what happened.

[Even as he says it, he's not sure that's what he is so riled up about. At least it's on the list.

He wants very much to just keep walking.]

I thought I could see you do something you liked, now that the professor's here to provide us with puzzles.

You got it. You know where the room is, yeah?

What was wrong with my puzzles?

[He nods, then remembers it's on voice.]

'Course I do. See you in a bit!

[With that he'll slam the journal closed and speed off.]

There was nothing wrong with them. But if you're the one telling puzzles, I can't watch you solve them.

See you in a bit.

[Maiza closes his own journal less roughly, returning to cleaning up the room.]

[It doesn't take Firo too long to arrive; he runs the whole way, partly fueled by anger at the drones and partly by concern for Maiza, Luke, and that professor guy.

Instead of knocking he'll go straight for the doorknob and enter if it's unlocked.]

[It unnerves him most that Professor Layton keeps on being silent. That's why he hasn't turned around, or even looked much at Maiza. Maybe if he doesn't look, he can keep up the feeling that his anger is justified.]

That was a kids' puzzle.

[This doesn't convey the problem either.]

[Firo is showing more tact and ability to read a kid than Maiza! Will wonders never cease.]

It's...I'm okay. You don't have to worry.

I'm Elicia! It's really nice to meet you, too, Mr. Maiza.

Edited 2012-12-05 10:11 (UTC)

[Sometimes being an incredibly immature adult comes in handy when dealing with kids.]

...Alright. Fine. Just don't overdo it, okay?

[It should be unlocked. None of them, in their various degrees of upset, had really remembered to do that this morning. But not remembering that it's unlocked also leads to the alarm that it's another intruder, not a friendly helper; Maiza rushes over at the sound of the door opening, a chair in his hand.

If it wasn't Firo or another familiar face, he might've thrown it, but he relaxes immediately when he recognizes the face.]

Firo. You were quick.

A puzzle's a puzzle, isn't it?

[Maiza shakes his head though he's not sure if Luke can actually see it.]

In any case, I apologize for upsetting you.

[The sound of Maiza hustling to the door makes Firo realize he should have knocked, but it's too late for that now. He forces a smile in greeting.]

Sorry. Got here as fast as I could.

[He steps in, carefully shutting the door behind him.,/small>]

Should I lock it?

[It probably won't do much, but it might be of some comfort to Maiza.]

[The headache has effectively scrambled any sense he had of what he was really angry about. He shrugs.]

It's fine.

Yeah. I couldn't anyway with Professor Layton and Maiza around.

[He's thankful that Maiza is so patient, or this could have been much worse. Layton makes his way over, carefully stepping around the mess on the floor.]

I know it's been a trying morning, Luke.

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