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 Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:58 am
Jocelyn was comfortable enough in the academy's security that she allowed Bedovier and Clementine to wander, as long as they checked back with her frequently. She had gone to the office to talk about room arrangements or something, so the twins were amusing themselves.
The older students were in classes, so they were taking turns peering into the rooms and looking at the kids inside. They were strolling around a hallway corner, hand in hand, when they encountered the green boy from the playground.
"Hello, again."
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:03 am
Taddeo was walking back to his parent's room. He'd been outside in the playground tower again. Coloring, again. But this time he had a Disney coloring book. He clutched his crayons against his chest and looked at the twins that were staring at him. He waved at them in response. Why people used words so much he'd never understand.
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Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:24 am
Bedovier didn't mind that the boy didn't talk back. He actually approved, on some level. Clementine tended to be the quieter of the two, anyway, so Bedovier was the one who usually did the talking for them. He led Clementine by the hand closer to the other one.
"I see you've been coloring. We're going to walk with you for a while."
Clementine kept her interaction to the conversation at a small smile and a wave with her other hand to Taddeo. Clementine usually went with whatever her brother thought, and he seemed to approve of the quiet boy.
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:40 pm
Taddeo shrugged his agreement and nodded that yes he had been coloring, again. When the girl waved to him he slowly waved back. They could walk with him for a bit. He was very slow, but his patience often seemed infinite.
Sometimes the room his parents were in seemed miles away. Especially when as such a small boy his legs and stride were short and he seemed just naturally slow and methodical. Taddeo doubted that the twins would stick with him long.
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:48 am
Taddeo, unfortunately for him, had not counted on Bedovier's determination to spend time with those he thought of as suitable - and for whatever reason, he thought the green boy was, and would encourage an acquaintance with him and between him and his sister. He simply strolled a few paces behind, stopping to peek in classrooms and look around as the green boy went on.
Clementine, of course, stayed with Bedovier.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:00 pm
Taddeo was listening to Chef detailing what was likely for dinner that night as he plodded along. The two other toddlers were investigating rooms and still with him even after it took him forever to clear one hallway. That was rare. What were their names... they did introduce themselves when they met on the playground didn't they? They were something complicated and he didn't remember and Chef hadn't been interested in listening.
Well if they were going to continue to follow him all the way back to his parents room then he should know their names. His parents would expect him to introduce them. Stopping suddenly and turning around to wait for them to pop out of an empty classroom he pointed to his own chest and announced his name in a quiet voice, hoping they'd repeat theirs in return, "Taddeo."
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:35 am
"I am Bedovier, and of course this is my sister, Clementine. How do you do?" the ghost boy said politely. "We are pleased to meet you again."
Clementine added her own how do you do? before relapsing back into silence. She was wondering how long they would follow this boy - if they were just spending time together, she would as soon help him to color in his book then follow him around while Bedovier ran the exploration.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:07 pm
Taddeo nodded and smiled a bit to show he was pleased to meet them again as well. As he turned the next corner to his parents room he wondered if the two of them would stay for lunch or if they were just killing time.
About four doors later they reached the set of rooms that his parents were residing in for now. He reached up for the doorknob, but couldn't reach. Alas he'd hoped that had changed since he left. He knocked on the door and turned to beckon the other two toddlers closer so they could join him in waiting for the door to open. Taddeo could hear Guilia bustling towards the door, probably patting her hands dry on a towel.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:03 pm
Bedovier, still hand in hand with Clementine, stood just behind Taddeo. He assumed the beckoning had been the green boy inviting them in, and Bedovier had decided to take advantage of the moment to learn more about the green boy - if something was revealed to him that Taddeo was not as good of an influence as he thought, it would be best to find out soon.
Clementine, on the other hand, was hoping she could see Taddeo's coloring book and maybe get some lunch. Bedovier never wanted to color, but Clementine liked it. And if they didn't eat soon, it would probably take them a long time to get back to the housing. Not as long as following Taddeo out here, but still a long time.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:33 pm
A cheerful pretty woman answered the door, smiling when she saw her son, "Ciao, Taddeo! Oh, somiglia a lei ha portato degli amici?" Taddeo just looked at her and shrugged in answer to her question.
"This's Bedovier and Clementine. Can we have lunch?" He asked in english so that they could understand. The pretty lady beamed and answered in english as well, but with an accent. "Of course, Tad. Hello Bedovier, Clementine. You certainly are dapper. And Clementine, what a pretty dress." She ushered the three toddlers in, "It is almost ready, you may play in the living room."
Taddeo made his way in and got out his coloring books, maybe they wanted to see more pictures?
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:34 pm
Clementine happily followed Taddeo over to his coloring books, looking at the pictures and nodding in approval as she looked through them. Coloring was so much fun; she didn't understand why Bedovier didn't like it.
"Very good," she said, looking through a Transformers coloring book.
Bedovier had decided to take the opportunity to investigate their possible new friend; who better to vet his character than his own parents?
"Hello, Taddeo's mom. I am Bedovier. Thank you for inviting us for lunch. Is Taddeo always very quiet?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:51 pm
Taddeo nodded his thanks for the compliment then offered some crayons to her to see if she wanted to color with him. He noticed that Bedovier had followed his mom. He better not upset her or anything. He and Chef might have something to say about that if it were happening.
"Hello Bedovier, I'm Ms. Guilia and it's nice to see Taddeo making friends. Yes he always has been very quiet." She smiled indulgently, "But he speaks when he needs to." The pretty lady was obviously very proud of her son even if he was almost completely silent. "And you? Where did you meet my Taddeo?"
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:27 pm
"We met at the playground tower, and then again in the hallway. I like Taddeo. Clementine thinks I talk too much, and I think she likes to be around other quiet people. He is very polite. I think we will ask him to our house for lunch one day, if you and our Mom say yes."
Clementine took green, brown, and gold crayons, then, after a moment, took gray and white and red as well. She flipped to a picture with two transformers; one slowly (not as slowly as Taddeo colored, but still slowly) became a robot version of her brother, while the other became a robot version of Taddeo.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:33 pm
"It would be quite alright with me. Perhaps I will take you two home and talk with your mother about it." Guilia offered with a smile. She was infinitely pleased that Taddeo had some children around his age that liked him too. She knew that some people found him a little creepy, but she loved him and couldn't see why that should turn people off him. Fillippo felt the same way, they thought him completely adorable.
Taddeo was pleased that Clementine had joined him in coloring, she was being precise too. That was good, he didn't particularly like messy things (unless they were in the kitchen) and it appealed to his sense of order that everything remain in certain lines. He'd chosen a blue crayon to finish Jasmine's outfit in his disney book.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:53 pm
"That would be very nice. And I am sure our mom will agree to it. She likes us to play with other children."
Clementine carefully finished the red scar on the Bedovier-bot's cheek, and went on to begin darkening in the fronts piece like his cravat. She should ask her mother for some coloring books, even if Bedovier felt that it was dull. She tapped Taddeo and showed him the half completed colorings of Boy-bots, and smiled at his Jasmine. It was a good color.
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