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 Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:15 pm
Chailyn smiled at Sylvester as he took her hand and was a bit confused why Morry asked for them to wait. She watched as the creature talked suddenly realizing that she belonged to him. Her first thought was to tell him how wonderful a pet she seemed like.
Her purple eyes seemed to mist over in confusion when Morry finished speaking. What man? Snowglobe? What had Sylvester done to the man? Why wouldn't she tell him? What did she mean by the right time? What was the right time?
It only seemed to last a second as she found herself glaring at Morry. "That's not nice. It's not right to keep things from people 'specially if they are your friend." She accented the last part more loudly than she'd ever spoken before. She placed her free hand on her hip giving Sylvester's hand a squeeze.
Anemone echoed Smerdle's chuckle nodding her head. "I didn't really come in for anything. I just felt like I needed to wake up and come somewhere. Next thing I knew Chailyn was staring at me."
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:03 pm
Montmorency would have looked taken aback if she could have. "You shouldn't interfere where your opinion is not needed or wanted," she said to Chailyn. Her eyes glinted red, but her voice seemed more devoid of emotion than usual, if that was possible.
Sylvester continued to stare at the metallic being for a few seconds before saying, "I don't think I want to talk to you anymore, Morry." He was more hurt now than angry, and he just wanted to get away from her. Turning to Chai, he said, "We should go back downstairs." He held Chailyn's hand tighter and made no motion to pick Montmorency up off of the floor.
"Really?" Smerdle asked. "That's pretty cool. I kinda wish it had happened like that for me. I like hearing people's stories of the Study. It seems like I've heard so many now."
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:46 pm
Chailyn pondered trying to hurt Morry but shook her head. She wouldn't have minded hurting the creature but she didn't think that would be right. She didn't think that would help Sylvester at all. She sighed nodding at her new friend.
"I don't want to talk to her either. We'll have more fun downstairs," she told him. She gave a small sigh not wanting to be mean or rude, turning to Morry. "It was nice to meet you, Morry," was all she said. She turned back to Sylvester giving him a smile thinking she didn't like his pet anymore.
"It's seems kind of silly but I felt like the book was mad at me when I wrote in it. I felt like it was yelling at me actually," Anemone admitted as a soft blush covered her cheeks.
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:05 pm
Sylvester smiled. He had listened to Morry for too long. Chailyn's reaction was perfect. "Bye Morry," he said, trying not to sound too smug. He walked out of the room and started to head back downstairs, still hand in hand with Chai. "So what do you wanna do now?" he asked.
"I felt it was more than mad at me," Smerdle said. "The stupid pen grabbed my hand! It was really very freaky."
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Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:50 pm
Happy to continue holding onto Sylvester's hand, Chailyn followed her new friend downstairs. "We could play a game or explore," she suggested. She had thought about suggesting Hide and Seek but it didn't seem like there were a lot of places to hide. She was sure there were a few but she'd have to get creative to pull most of them off. Besides it wasn't that fun a game with only two people. There were probably better games to play.
"I felt silly after everything settled down and their was this beautiful little girl looking up at me." Anemone admitted. "Although at the time, I would've been the first to yell how scared I was. For a moment I felt like I was going to cry. It seems silly now though," she blushed.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:30 pm
"Chailyn is a very pretty young lady." Smerdle sounded a bit distracted. She didn't find Anemone's fear silly at all. She was still afraid to think too closely about what had happened in the Study sometimes. And that strange woman she had met outside the shop the morning Sylvester had been born... what was that all about?
The Tale reached the bottom of the stairs, still smiling at the prospect of playing a game with Chailyn. His smile faded when he saw his mother. He jumped to apologize, hoping that he could circumvent punishment. "I'm sorry I called you a liar, Mama. Can me and Chai play a game?" He put on his best cute face, but it didn't look like it was going to fly.
"Thank you very much for getting Sylvester to come out, Chailyn, but I don't think he should be playing any games right now. You were very rude to me earlier, and you asked someone to lie. You know that's not right." This last was directed at Sylvester in a mid-level whisper. Smerdle felt bad for having to stop the kids from having fun, but Sylvester had to be taught that he couldn't act the way he had been.
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:51 pm
"Sylvester's a handsome tale, he'll probably break a few hearts when he grows up." Somehow she couldn't help wondering how many of Chailyn's male friends the girl would end up developing crushes on. She had a feeling it'd be hard for her not to have a crush on Donny.
Chailyn gave a frown following Sylvester. She didn't think it was fair that he was going to get punished. She thought it was all Morry's fault anyways. If his pet would just tell him the truth then he wouldn't have been rude to his mother. "But it's not Sylvester's fault. It's..." she trailed off looking at her friends. Did Smerdle know about Morry? She didn't want to say anything that might get her friend in trouble.
Anemone was torn on the subject. Chailyn had tried to lie, meaning she really shouldn't be rewarded but she had been trying to help a friend. Chailyn hadn't be rude to Smerdle and while Ane didn't think she should interfere with whatever Smerdle thought was the best punishment, she felt preventing them was playing was punishing Chai. "Maybe we should give them a chance to explain?" she suggested softly.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:59 pm
Smerdle softened at Chailyn's defense of Sylvester. "I suppose I don't really need an explanation," she said. "You can stay for a little while longer. Sorry, Chailyn." She gave the girl a reassuring grin. After all, Sylvester must have told her what was wrong with him, and if she was still ready to defend him, it couldn't be that bad, right?
Sylvester nodded and sat down on the stairs. He might have just gotten out of a punishment, but he didn't feel much like playing. He waited until Smerdle was out of earshot before whispering, "Thanks for not telling her about Morry."
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:12 pm
"Thank you." Chailyn beamed up at Smerdle nodding her head. She followed after Sylvester glad she hadn't revealed any of her friend's secrets. That just wouldn't make a good impression or be nice. She'd just have to remember who knew and who didn't know about Morry, not that she wanted to think about the creature. She still wasn't happy with the pet and didn't think Sylvester deserved such a rude thing.
"You're welcome," she told Sylvester sitting down beside him. The mood for playing had slightly fallen apart but it didn't bother her. "I won't tell anyone about her. I don't think they'd like her much, either."
For a moment she almost regretted not liking the creature. It'd be sad to have no one like you but Morry didn't seem to care. So for now Chailyn decided she wouldn't either.
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:22 am
"Sorry I overreacted," Smerdle said to Anemone. She sat down and sighed, glad Sylvester seemed slightly happier now, but still a bit upset over how he'd been acting.
Sylvester smiled. "Yeah, they wouldn't, would they?" He recalled a time when Morry had repeatedly urged him to bite his Uncle Chucky. She had been pretty bad all along. But she had been his only real close friend besides Mama for so long, it kind of hurt to see her be so mean. Oh well, it wouldn't hurt to try to make another, even if he wasn't really that good at it. "Chai, I know we haven't hung out a lot, but do you think maybe someday you would think of me as your friend?"
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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:56 pm
"You didn't over react, you're just trying to be a good mother. It's hard to decide what to do, how to punish, if you should punish them, or when. There's not exactly a rule book and what might work for one child won't work for them all." Anemone paused giving a smile to Smerdle. "I think you're doing a good job," she added honestly.
Chailyn looked a bit surprised at his question and giggled scooching closer to wrap her arms around him. "I already think of you as my friend. You're a great friend!" she added the last part as a grin spread on her lips.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:20 pm
Smerdle nodded. "Thanks." She thought about Brownie, the angry, bladed baby she had been given care of while her best friend was away, and vowed to take better care of her. Brownie might be a handful, but she deserved better treatment than Smerdle had been giving her.
A smile crept across Sylvester's face as Chai hugged him. She was definitely a better friend than Morry had ever been! "You too," he said, giving her arms a squeeze. "So, what were you guys out today for?" he asked, letting her go so she could sit back.
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:40 pm
Anemone smiled sure that Smerdle was a good mom. "It's true. Sylvester seems to be getting along wonderfully with Chai, so you must've done things right," she added.
"Mom and I were looking for gift ideas. I like to get people I meet a present but I haven't been able to think of one for some. So Mom said we could do some window shopping. I don't know how shopping for windows is going to help though," Chailyn admitted with a shrug. She hadn't yet figured out that her mother meant they would look at displays for ideas.
"And now I have to get you a gift, too." She gave Sylvester another hug. She tried to number them off in her head. She had yet to buy five presents, counting one for Sylvester. She only had an idea of what to get one of them, too.
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:16 am
Smerdle looked over to where Sylvester and Chailyn were talking. He did look happy.
"Weird." Sylvester didn't have any idea what "window shopping" was either, not having a mother who was inclined to do such things. "About the windows, I mean." He smiled. "And if you're getting me something, I'm getting you something too!" Now he and Chai were sort of in the same boat. He had never bought a present for anyone before and he had no idea what she might like.
Smerdle fidgeted. She couldn't explain why she was suddenly so concerned about the other child in her care, but she knew something had to be done about it. Smiling at Anemone again, she said, "I'm sorry about this, but would you mind watching Sylvester for a few minutes? I need to go get my niece."
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:34 pm
"Not at all. I'll keep an eye on him," Anemone said with a smile. "Chailyn will keep him occupied I'm sure," she added giving a laugh as an image of Chailyn tying the tale up popped into her head.
"Moms are weird sometimes. My mom talks to herself in the mirror sometimes when she's getting dressed. When I have nightmares or can't sleep I go climb in with Mom, but she wakes up so early."
She was glad she wasn't the only one who didn't get what window shopping was though. She was even more sure that her mom wasn't the only one who was weird. But her attention turned back to gifts with Sylvester's statement. "Giving gifts is fun. I love giving gifts to my friends," she said giving Sylvester a hug.
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