Angry Birds and Jolly Crabs

Kane hated life right now. No, really, he hated it. He'd come to the forest for a short while just to avoid this catastrophe- and while he had seen.. strange, strange things on his way here, forest areas always calmed him. It was something about the trees, how their thickness shielded him from the rest of the world. It made him feel safer than he usually world. Regardless, it didn't do much to lift his mood.

He was going to have to redo at least one year of highschool, and was stuck in this miserable world with no one he knew and no real way of getting back, unless the technology was made to do so. He felt that was grounds to be pissed. He might have even snapped at a few people prior to coming here- and now that he thought about it, he felt bad for doing so. They didn't deserve it.

Regardless, he was here now. He might as well make the most of it until his potential ways out of this mess became more transparent. A long sigh left him as he simply leaned up against a tree, closing his eyes and allowing himself to simply.. relax. Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad after all, especially if they had trees like this all over the place. He'd need to look more when he was done here.



@Mr. Chad

Kane's peace lasted but just a moment as he was interrupted by.. someone prancing about. He wanted to snap at them almost immediately, but then he actually laid eyes on who- or what- caused this commotion and he was genuinely at a loss for words. It was a.. crab? A man? What? He had seen many things in his world, even centaurs, but this had to be the first time he had seen someone who was part crab. He wasn't exactly sure how to feel.

To make matters worse, he was a loud crab. Who was destroying trees. And, his biggest offense yet, he was loud. Initial shock wore off after a moment, though he still stared pointedly at the man as he approached, clearly bewildered and a bit wary of this individual. Friendly seeming or not, he was big. He could be dangerous.

It took a long moment of that hard staring and crossed arms for him to eventually, with a small sigh, reach out to shake the hand, muttering, "Uh-- heyyy.. Herman. The name's Kane. What're you doin' out here, huh?"

'When you could clearly be out there, leaving me alone,' came to mind, but he wouldn't say such things. At least, not yet. He huffed as he added, "Where's Ariel? She dump ya?"

@Mr. Chad

Kane stared, owl-eyed for a good moment before immediately clapping a hand to his mouth to hide a few poorly controlled snickers. "I-I--... I was joking, it was just a coincidence. I don't know your girlfriend." That said, it was a beautiful coincidence. So beautiful, Kane almost didn't regret coming here to essentially be talked to by a weird crab guy.

His laughter was even less poorly contained the more Herman continued. Was he on drugs? Was this real life? He'd been sure of it until this point, but now he was beginning to have doubts. It took a moment, but he managed to calm himself, moving closer and giving a sympathetic pat to the man's shoulder.

"Herman," He said in a soft, but resolved tone as he shook his head. "You're not gonna get a good time outta me. I'm a angry old fuck with no fun left in 'im. You're better off using that talent on someone else." He paused, before murmuring, "And if you're gonna do Y.M.C.A., you should include the dance, next time. People might even join in on it, if you do it in public. It's pretty iconic."

@Mr. Chad

Kane had been hoping turning the crab down would make him leave. Unfortunately for him, that didn't seem to be part of Herman's plan- and it became obvious with the removal of the shell. 'Wait-- that comes off?' He mused quietly to himself as he stared.

His features fell into a state expressing clear disbelief at the following tune, his brow furrowing. He actually began taking slow, deliberate steps back- but was interrupted by the arm draped around him. Flailing and writhing followed in futile attempts to escape the half-hold. "Herman- I said that's not how this is gonna wo-..." He tried to complain, but was interrupted by the pinch. Eyes shooting wide open, he went rigid a moment in surprise... and it was followed by a very weak grin, though it wasn't one of happiness.

"I swear to god if you ever try to pinch my face into a smile like this again, your face is gonna meet my fist. Understood?" He tried to sound threatening, with his face partly smushed due to the pinch it was hard to. In fact, forming words was hard, it made his voice sound quite ridiculous. "Now, please, let me just go. This isn't gonna work. You can go use your songs to win some.. nice crab ladies or some shit."

@Mr. Chad

Honestly, Kane was a bit surprised Herman had actually listened. He took advantage of this space, though, stepping back once and rubbing his arm lightly. "Um- thanks." He honestly felt bad for the guy, in a sense, for having to deal with him. Anyone else probably would've been happy to sing along with Herman, more than likely. He just.. wasn't that kind of guy anymore. A flash of guilt invaded his expression momentarily before he looked back up to his current company.

He was almost concerned he'd upset the poor crab as he noticed the lack of beat, but soon noticed it'd been picked up again and shook his head, sighing. He stared on in silence, his expression unreadable for a good moment as he studied the words and beat. It was.. quite rhythmic. But as stubborn as Herman was, Kane was too. And wouldn't bend so easily.

However, by the end of it.. a tiny grin had come to him, even a small chuckle. "Herman.. you're such a goofy kid. You know that?" He reached to pat his shoulder once more, whispering, "And that's a good thing. You have... so much determination, and so much potential ahead of you. I.. had that potential already. Had my life already. And it was always down."

He looked away after saying this, sighing heavily. He looked tired, more than anything. Of what, could be left to one's imagination. "What I'm saying is, it's too late for me. That's why I'm telling you, right now.. go out into the world. Spread this light you have with other people. They'll benefit from it. It's not too late for them."

@Mr. Chad