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 Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:13 pm
"Ah, grass. Userful stuff, nature's natural Bounty Picker-upper," Seraphim commented. Papree wiggled and bounced as Brimstone taunted her.
"What, you want down? Alright, kidlet." Picking up the Shattered from her shoulders, she set her down on the ground. As soon as her feet had touched the ground, Papree set off like lightning to the shore. Smokeyboy was interesting, although she wasn't sure if she liked being called purpyhead.
"Look at her go," Seraphim remarked, before dropping on the ground and rolling around. Within a few minutes she sat up, still damp and smelling faintly of fish but no longer as muddy.
"Useful stuff," she repeated, pulling loose a fat non-muddy blade of grass.
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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:40 pm
Drawing a hand across the blanket to flick away an invading ant, Akina chuckled softly at Seraphim's witticism, throwing her eyes back over to her guests. The elf pulled the picnic basket into her lap, peering down into its contents. Luckily, Akina always overstocked on food just in case Brim was feeling particularly ravenous so there should be enough for everybody.
Meanwhile, Brimstone had now added a new move to his run-to-the-water-and-then-back routine. This time, when he leaned down, he wiggled his fanny just a bit as if to prepare to jump in before hopping up straight and running back. Oh! The purple thing was going to join in now! "Purpyhead, go to water," he commanded sternly, taking off back toward the water before turning to watch her.
At his feet, a small orange guppy swam lazily by the edge of the lake, blowing bubbles up to the surface. The young Shattered squatted down to get closer, extending a finger in the hopes of poking whatever the orange thing was. Could he eat it?
Akina watched Brimstone with a careful eye, but her attention was snapped away as Seraphim flopped down to the ground. "Oh," the elf stammered as she watched the woman rolling across the grass. Well, her means might be strange, but the results were fairly good.
"Yes, it looks like the grass really is the "quicker picker upper"!" Akina laughed a little louder than usual, happy that she for once made an accurate pop culture reference.
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Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 2:31 pm
"Also 100% completely nat'ral and no harm to the environment, don't forget!" Seraphim grinned and flopped her head down in the grass, still playing with the stem of grass in her fingers and watching Papree through lowered eyes. Papree seemed uncertain of what to do, her eyes flickering towards Seraphim and Brimstone. Seraphim grinned again and propped herself up on her elbows once again. "What are you waiting for? You don't need my permission! Never back down from a challenge!" Well, she wasn't sure if Brimstone was challenging Papree, but in her book, fanny-wagging was always considered a taunt.
Papree hesitated for only a second before sprinting after Brimstone. "You goin' down, beach!" she yelled, repeating what she heard Seraphm yell at night while playing games when Papree was supposed to be asleep. Seraphim bit the bottom of her lip to keep herself from laughing and hoped that Akina didn't realize what Papree really meant.
She also made a mental note to soundproof the games room sometime soon.
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:36 am
(( Wow! I never noticed that you had responded. Sorry, Sera! <3 ))
The elf chuckled lightly at Seraphim, reaching a hand into the picnic basket that rested in her lap and glancing over to Seraphim. "Would you or Papree like a sandwich? I have turkey and swiss, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna salad, ham and cheese, peanut butter and banana, peanut butter..." Akina paused for a moment, noting how ridiculous her list sounded. "...I like to be prepared," she said at last, waiting for a sandwich selection from Seraphim.
Brimstone still waited at the water's edge with a finger ready to poke any unsuspecting guppy that might dare to come too close. He cackled with laughter as he crossed up and down the small bit of slightly muddied ground when Papree's battle cry grabbed his attention. "You wish, butthead!" the nuclear Shattered shrieked in response.
On the picnic blanket, Akina sighed before quickly scolding, "Brimstone. Watch your mouth." She laughed awkwardly as her son made a face and ran back to the water. Lucky for Seraphim, the elf did not realize what Papree really meant; she was still very new to some of the slang in Gaia.
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Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 4:14 pm
[ It's mostly my fault for waiting SO LONG TO REPLY. 8D;; ]
"There's nothing wrong with being prepared," Seraphim agreed, nodding. Of course, she also saw nothing wrong with using Papree as a substitute football as long as nobody dropped her, but that was another story. "I will have the delectable ham and cheese, crafted by the finest of all the sandwich makers in the land," Seraphim cried dramaticly, standing up to give Akina a deep bow.
Papree's reply to Brimstone was to emulate Xena and shriek "Aiyiyiyiyiyi!" and somersault over his head. Unfortunately Papree had no real experience in acrobatics, gymnastics, or even having a stunt double, and instead ending up tumbling head over heels to land flat on her back in front of Brimstone. She glared up at Brimstone, daring him to comment on her spectacular failure while gritting her teeth and willing herself to not cry.
Seraphim's head had snapped up once she had heard Papree's battlecry. "Oh, fudgerknots," she muttered, dashing off to check on Papree.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:31 pm
Akina laughed lightly at Seraphim's antics, feeling a slight blush rise on her cheeks as the woman bowed dramatically. Lean hands quickly pulled the ham and cheese sandwich from the basket and held it out to the other guardian. "I don't know about "finest", but I can assure you it isn't going to be the worst sandwich you've ever had." Atleast I would hope not, she finished in her head, feeling a bit paranoid.
Her hand once more darted back into the basket, but this time it came out with a turkey and swiss sandwich. The elf peeled back the plastic wrap and took a ginger bite out of the square of food, being sure to keep her eyes on Brimstone all the while. Her son had yet to really pass the "plays well with others" test.
Back by the water, Brim was quietly contemplating how one could watch their own mouth when Papree's second battle cry sounded. This one was far more impressive, and the stout child nearly jumped out of his skin as the purple-headed child prepared to somersault over him. "Gwa!" he shouted, throwing his arms over his head in protection.
Lucky for him, Papree was not quite an acrobat yet. Brim stood quietly for a moment, noting her presence at his feet. Standing over her, he leaned close, raising an eyebrow and smirking. Oh, the possibilities! Should he rub mud in her face? Kick water into her hair? Find some creepy-crawly to drop on her tummy?
A glint of mischief alit in Brim's eyes as he brought one hand forward and promptly flicked Papree square on the nose, not noticing Seraphim's approach... as if that would stop him. Seeing Seraphim rise, Akina set her sandwich down and followed to see what was going on that she seemed to be missing.
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:42 pm
Papree's eyes narrowed dangerously as Brimstone flicked her nose. How dare he! With a little growl, she lept up and onto Brimstone, scratching and pulling. The Flicking Of The Nose was the last straw for her after she had failed the somersault and had laid winded on the sand, both pride and body bruised.
Seraphim Call had a heart-stopping moment when Papree had failed her somersault, thinking of broken bonesk, spinal damage, and Christopher Reeve. Wait, she looks like she's fine, she's just leapt up and attacked Brimsto--. "PAPREE!"
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Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:25 pm
A little muffled gulp escaped Brimstone as Papree pounced on him. He really hadn't expected her to do that, and his punishment for his lack of foresight appeared to be a slight mouthful of grass and mud. But Brim was not done yet. Heck, he hadn't even started.
Executing a roll much akin to the style that crocodiles use to rip apart zebra carcasses, Brimstone murmured angrily, spitting the dirt clump from his mouth in the hopes that it would land somewhere messy on Papree. Hopefully, he wished for it to be her face. That'd shut her up, for sure!
Akina's walk toward the two kids had turned into a full out run as she shouted, "BRIMSTONE! STOP IT!" in the most maternal voice she could muster. Why did Brim have to always take it to a physical level? If he was this bad as a child, what was she going to be facing with a teenage Brimstone? The elf shuddered at the thought as she rushed toward her son, fully ready to drag him off kicking and screaming.
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Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:04 pm
Something inside Seraphim wanted her to cheer on Papree, telling her to "Go for the eyes, go for the eyes!" Common sense prevailed however; she actually kind of liked Akina and she had a feeling that egging her child on wouldn't win her any points.
So she settled for running over and pulling Papree away from Brimstone, holding her high in the air.
Papree, in the meantime, was enjoying herself. Although the mud from Brimstone landed in her eye, she didn't let that stop her punishment! She was vengeance, she was justice, she was--
--Being lifted away from her victim. Injustice! Who dared to stop the avenging fury? She wriggled and kicked, trying to be set down on the ground so she would teach Brimstone a lesson. "Lemmegolemmego gunna rip out his muddafu-" At which point, Seraphim clamped her hand over Papree's mouth, having a pretty good idea of what she was going to say next.
"Papree," she said in a tone that promised Much Trouble Later, "we are going to have a talk about polite words and behavior, later."
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:35 am
Kicking and slashing like a cornered feline, Brimstone was practically cackling as he wrestled with Papree. Sure, it had started off as a fight, but it sure was fun to go for a quick tumble in the mud, especially when he thought he was winning. "Graw!" he called triumphantly at the mud made contact with the purple girl's eye. Victory!
In a flash, Akina scooped Brimstone's flailing form into her arms, preventing him from doing any more damage. Though he knew it was useless, the toddler continued to kick and twist, as Akina began to drag him back to the blanket. "Now, look at the mess you've made, Brimstone. I am going to have to take you straight home for a bath now." Apologetic eyes flew over to Seraphim as Akina began packing her belongings back into the picnic basket. "It's so nice to have met you, really, Seraphim. I'm sorry to run so quickly, but, well, my son has a habit of making everything filthy when he himself gets dirty so I try to cut it off as quickly as possible."
Brimstone still hung lazily in the crook of her arm as Akina scooped up the last of her things, keeping a curious gaze on Papree. Akina, however, hesitated for a polite goodbye to such a hectic day at the lake.
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:42 pm
Papree had stopped writhing around in Seraphim's arms and had settled down with a sullen air and the promise that she won't forget smokey-boy anytime soon, especially the mud. Especially the mud. And the two certainly made a pair - Seraphim still damp and flecked with mud and Papree with mud all over her.
"S'kay, I think both of us need a bath now." Well, one good thing could be said of their appearance - Seraphim doubted anybody would be willing to share the same seat with them now. Hurray! It was nice to meet you too, Akina. Hopefully we'll see each other again, and maybe next time the children will be more well-behaved - otherwise there will be spankings in the future." Her voice had taken on a mock-prophetic tone and Seraphim held Papree up to the sky, a la The Lion King. And by pure random chance, the clouds had aligned to provide one shining beam focused upon Seraphim and Papree, who felt herself blinded and scrunched her face up from the sun.
"Anyways," Seraphim continued, swinging Papree onto her shoulders, "Onward, brave knight! Baths await us, but first, to the train station! Nanananana batman~"
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:27 pm
Akina smiled once more, squirming with her own toddler kicking at her confining arms. "Yes, it was lovely meeting you as well!" she called tightly, swerving to avoid the bits of mud that were flying toward her face from Brim's muddied baby converses. She had purchased the shoes for him a few days ago and was now noting with distress that they appeared practically soaked to the core. Excellent, she thought, This will teach me to buy him anything new anymore...
Finally getting everything of hers together, the elf nodded once more in farewell to Seraphim and Papree, nudging Brim until he offered a pathetic wave at them in return. The pair walked off from the lake, heading in the direction of Akina's dark green sedan so that they could get home as soon as possible. Out of experience, the elf carried sheets of plastic to cover her sheets "in case of Brim", as she often said. And as she dragged the coarse material over the seats and plopped Brim into his carrier, Akina had never been so glad to have thought ahead.
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