Meep continued to read to the children, keeping the twins, Night and Alice the closest to him. He kept a blanket over himself, mostly to stay warm, his fire a bit low since he'd had the octuplets. He yawned a little as he read, starting to get tired. He kept the book where Gabriel could read it while he did as well.
Kujira poked his head out of the water, wiggling his ears a bit. "Hmm? What is it, Rosie?" He got out of the water, waddling over to her. The egg was massive in his middle, taking up most of his torso now. He looked ready to pop any day now.
Shamus was sitting on one of the sofas in the living room area. He still never said a word, but kept a note pad and pencil with him now. He was still bandaged up, but wasn't allowed to do a whole lot still.