yes, i'm aware the two new characters didn't get described
i kinda missed my chance ^^; where it wouldn't seem odd
unless i figure out a different place for it, they'll probably be described in Pop Star's Incarnation
also, who they are, exactly, will be revealed later on
the people in this story aren't quite as random as they probably seem
Finally, a planet with a clean slate.
Someplace where they could build their own society, or...well...anything they wanted, without disturbing the peace of any living creatures.
They touched down on it, and one stepped out...
...immediately pausing at golden brown blot in the distance, not too far from the ship
So, this planet had life after all...? Unless...
"...Excuse me?", she greeted, startling the creature, which, upon closer examination, appeared to be a child of a similar species to them.
If this was who she thought it was, the planet itself must still be in its infancy...
He turned around, staring at her with wide, frightened yellow eyes, his ears perked and alert.
The child had lava dribbling down his mouth, and his golden brown skin was covered in reddish brown dirt.
That made her pause...before awkwardly trying to continue.
"Are you all alone here...?"
He tilted his head.
"...do you understand me...?"
...Upon deciding this child, though completely sentient, really couldn't speak, nor ever had contact with someone before, she took him in, carefully corralling him into the ship.
From there, she bathed him, quickly discovering he couldn't handle cold well, then dressed him in an outfit similar to their own.
Once that was over with, she started showing him around...though he quickly got excited and accidentally rushed into a friend, promptly hiding behind her when he realized it.
"Who's this?", the friend asked, watching the little boy curiously.
"I found him outside, trying to eat some magma. I think he might be the planet's incarnation, but he can't speak yet."
"-Magma!? Does he want to die!?"
"Ma...ma..."
"I don't think there's anything else to eat on this planet..."
"...mag...o...?"
They paused, looking down at him.
"Mago?" He tilted his head, looking back at the two.
They stared back at him for a moment, then...
"...unfortunately, it appears he's very cute."
"Yes, completely adorable..."
"Do you know what this means?"
She nodded. "Yes, I believe I do."
"...Your name shall now be Mago!", they said in unison, confusing the little boy further.
"Mago? Magoo?", he repeated, staring up at them curiously.
"Hehe, awww~
I suppose we should teach him a few words first, then his name..."
"Haha, suppose so...
Let's get on that, shall we?"
They taught him a few words, his name, then more words, until he could manage several good sentences, and then some...
Lil Mago turned out to be a very fast learner.
"What can I call you two?"
"-hm?...Well...
How about you just call me Mama~?"
"And I can be your Papa!"
"Mama? Papa? Like...my family?", he asked, smiling a little.
He had been questioned if he had one earlier...but he had no one...
Or, he didn't before now.
"Yup!...If you'd like us to be your family, that is."
Now he had these two...
"Yes!" And he hugged the duo happily, making a small, rumbling noise he wasn't aware he could make.
Mama squealed at that. "Awww~! Your purring's so cute~!"
"Purring?", he asked, snuggling into them.
"Yup! That's the adorable noise you're making right now~!"
"Oh..."
Giggling, the two snuggled him close, gently squishing the child a bit.
Mago giggled, trying his very best to squish them back.
...Then a thought occurred to him.
"...why you come-"
"Why 'did' you come", Papa corrected gently.
He gave a nod, "Why did you come to this, um...this place...?"
"We came to your planet hoping for a place to start our own society and such...", Mama explained, carefully sitting down and pulling Mago onto her lap; Papa sat next to her. "...but we didn't want to mess with any creatures that already inhabited the other planets we've been to."
"Oh...
...My planet? Society? Inhabited?" Was he asking too many questions...?
That worry was dashed when Mama simply giggled, smiling at him.
"Yup, this is your planet. A planet is...like, a large rock. A celestial body that orbits a star." She'd have to cover those words in a moment. "And this one belongs to you. We believe you're the incarnation of this place."
"As for society", Papa continued, "is where creatures live together, more or less in order and peace.
Inhabited simply means that there's beings living in a place."
"...is my planet inhabited?"
The female giggled, and tickled the child a bit, making Mago give a squeal, then squirm and begin laughing as well. "You're here, aren't you, silly~?"
"Heehee!" He gently swatted her hands away. "O-okay, umm...what's an incarnation?"
"It's...mm..." Mama leaned back thoughtfully, glancing over at her friend.
How to explain this one...?
"...it's like..." Papa paused, unsure as well.
"...in a way, you are the planet. You're its spirit, in flesh and blood." ...that wasn't quite right, was it...? But it was difficult explaining such a concept to a child...
"...does that make sense?"
"um...I think so!" Mago nodded again.
Or, at least, it would as he learned more.
"Alright..."
"Every planet has an incarnation", Mama piped in, "Usually, they have some kind of power, or, at the very least, influence over their respective planet. Though controlling that power is relatively difficult for most..."
Hesitating a small bit, the child began asking about more words, and his new family happily explained everything they could, until Mago peacefully dozed off in Mama's arms.