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 Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 10:18 pm
Levi's eyes narrowed in pleasure as Alex crawled towards them, watching with interest as he glomped Lafe. Wow, the kitty didn't scratch! Maybe that was because Alex had teeth like a kitty?!
Snapping his own teeth in amusement, the young pirate was still happily recounting the beheading. Ah, those were the days!! He took quick inventory by pushing the items around on the ground as he settled down once more...wrinkling his nose. Pogs were no good for biting, even though they were neat to look at with the pictures that seemed to pop out! The wolf was too hard...and the ships wouldn't be fun to bite at all. Rigging was pokey.
Maybe one of the cards? Pointing downward, perched on his heels, Levi made an inquiring noise as he glanced up at the boys. "Ahda?" It might be fun!!
Aki smiled quietly, giving Wren and Halo time to greet each other properly. Shaking her head at the woman's question, she let the book settle into her lap.
"We just got here, actually! Great timing. Have an eventful day?" She couldn't help but ask...she had no idea if the excited arrival was commonplace. It was certainly warm, though...it had been ages since Aki had lived with another adult. Halo and Wren were lucky to share such joy!
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 10:43 pm
Or it could've been that Lafe had teeth just like Alex's, but not as sharp. They were visible when the little fox-child broke out into a full out smile, tail swishing about rapidly as he latched back onto Alex with a laugh of happiness.
Then again, it was probably something else watch Lafe act like that when he was shy and withdrawn all the other times. Quickly tugging on Alex some, Lafe wanted him to come with him over to the cards. He had been trying to use them for Alex! Read something for him, just that he really had no clue what he was doing ( at this point in his life at least ).
He started to point to the individual cards, babbling something out to Alex with each one he pointed at as if it was some great important revelation. The fingers of one hand were still holding on to Alex's cloak.
After a moment though, he gave a glance to Levi, since he was pointing at the cards as well. He made a small noise of question in Levi's direction. Did he know what the cards meant? Though he had been going through the other things ...
Wren was pushing himself up from his seat to draw Halo into a hug and pull her over to where the adults were, with only a small glance down at the children. They were doing fine, so far. "I second that, and add in a how was their store?"
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 10:53 pm
Alex went along happily when Lafe held onto his cloak and tugged him along. He was always willing to do what Lafe wanted or needed him to do. He watched the other boy pointing and babbling about the cards and he didn't know what they were but if they were important to Lafe, well then, they were important to him too. He looked intensely at every single one Lafe showed him as if he were studying and absorbing them and committing them to memory. Alex even put together that they matched the card on Lafe's scarf and he picked up the discarded garment from the floor and draped it back on Lafe's head.
Ok so he missed getting it around the other boy's neck.. but it's the thought that counts!
He turned his sights to Levi too, brows lifting as he pointed at the cards and talked something that Alex didn't get. Something about the cards... he thought. He knew this boy from before so instead of acknowledging the card comment, he picked up his hard plastic army man and bit into it's head with a "GRRR!!"
Halo hugged her husband and leaned down to give the shorter man a gentle kiss. "Not too exciting. My shop's fine. Business is starting to pick up.. The Spring and all.." She winked. "If you ever need any intimate apparel.. or.. other things.. Maybe I can hook you up with a discount Aki." The tall woman winked at the other again and wiggled her brows like a perv.
"Tom and Carmine's is fine too. All locked up tight." She looked at her husband as if there was other meaning than the obvious behind her next statement, "Security.. measures still in place and unchallenged." The shady look turned to a smile. "They sent us a postcard by the way.. It's uh.. " She coughed. "In my purse we'll read it later, eh love?"
Halo found herself a seat on the couch and explained a bit to Aki, "Tom and Carmine are... old friends who live in the other wing of the house. They own a shop too but they are on vacation so we are looking after it."
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 11:16 pm
"Oooh, more housemates? Sometimes I wish I wasn't such a hermit, I know how much Levi loves to be social." Smiling brightly, if not a touch sadly, she thought back on the rest of Halo's day.
"Intimate...or...other? Oh. Oh!!" Blush once again firmly in place, Aki smiled through it regardless. Simply because she was unused to talking about this sort of thing with relative strangers (and in front of children) didn't mean she was opposed to it. The book on her lap was proof of that!!
"I, um...could use a new nightgown! Perhaps I'll stop by!" Offering Halo a rare wink, Aki laughed...hoping Wren didn't feel left out. Now that she was getting used to the other woman's sense of humor, she was learning to recover a bit more gracefully from the unexpected.
"Oh, you got a postcard? We...Levi...got something in the mail the other day as well!" Glancing at the boy for a moment, smiling out of habit, intrigue tugged at Aki like a long denied craving. "If you have a moment..."
Peeling back the flap of her bag, Aki gingerly withdrew a bundle of tied cotton fabric...pulling the string at moving the cloth gently away. Underneath was a folded section of brown, oiled paper...crumbling and cracking at the edges and creases. Various stamps and stickers colored the dirty wrapping, a dim rainbow of history.
"It was wrapped in this. There is no return address, and it's addressed to Levi...by his full name." Tapping the smudged and faded writing, Aki's finger came to rest on the word Lovekill. "I am familiar with most of the places postmarked, except these three. Have either of you..."
Trailing off, Aki motioned to the first two. "Mayda...before that, Bacalao..." She spoke the names awkwardly, unsure of the pronunciation. According to every resource she checked, the islands simply didn't exist. "I can't find information on either of those places, nor the oldest mark. This one, here. Rupes Ngra."
Levi's head came up slowly as he tuned into the conversation, twisting to peer at Aki in puzzlement. What were they talking about? For some reason, his back ached...kind of like when he ate too much ice cream too fast...
Distracted by Alex's sudden attack on the army man, Levi gave a startled laugh...rocking back to whump down onto his bottom. Adults forgotten, he watched with interest...not the least bit disappointed that the head stayed put.
"Grrr!" Levi tried to mimic Alex, but he was smiling too widely to be a threat. Distantly, he realized he should get Gyre and Alex to hang out...this was way better than shopping for dresses!! Silly Gyre.
Still looking around for something to bite himself, Levi was once more distracted...this time by the lamp light jumping off the few holographic pogs. There were plain ones as well, and one or two foils...staring at them gave Levi a sudden idea for a game! Scooping them closer, he plucked one from the pile...a picture of a bright fireball!! Glancing back to the cards, he placed it next to the most similar card. There! Perfect!!
"Yoh tin! Goh!"
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:16 pm
Wren wasn't feeling the least bit left out, no, he was just vaguely amused, and returned the soft kiss before reclaiming his seat. Only Halo would offer to sell something from her store like that so abruptly. He was, by far, use to Halo's humor and could match it with his own, just that the young appearing demon seemed to have a more reserved air at times.
... when that was hardly the case. He only rolled his eyes at the mentioning of the postcard, muttering something under his breath along the lines of "... dear sweet merciful deities, what did they send us?" and held back the chuckles at what Aki said. Housemates like theirs? Not everyone would want.
"Ah, a parcel?" There was a brief glint of curiousity in his eyes and after leaning forward to save what he was writing, he turned his attention to Aki and only raised an eyebrow. How odd that a child would be sent a parcel that looked so old. Shifting in his seat, he leaned forward so that he could get a better look at the postmarks that were on it.
And as Aki went on, particularly naming the locations he only gave her an odd look, mulling through the slight mispronunciations. Those places were fictitious islands, so far as he knew. Places on maps that didn't necessarily exist. At least two of them mentioned in old books he had read some time ago. "... the last one, do you mean Rupes Ne -- er, Rupes Nigra?" he asked curiously, glancing to Halo to see if she had any clue, though Wren's mind was all ready getting ideas.
Lafe let out a small noise, half his face hidden behind his scarf and one ear weighed down by it. He peered at Alex before shaking his head so that it fell in place somewhat around his shoulders, ears twitching slightly. What was it about chewing on those plastic soldiers? ... well, they were fine and dandy to gnaw, but tasted bad.
He let out a growl just as the others did, though his came out sounding more like a fox growling than anything else. What could you expect? Halfway crawling over Alex and then just pausing there, he watched Levi as he matched up the pog to one of the tarot cards.
... and, of course, Lafe just had to think that wasn't what you did with the cards! Except that the pog did kind of match the card it was next to. So were they putting them together? He gave Alex a soft nudge, the tip of one ear tickling under the other's chin. Some sort of game, he figured.
Besides, these cards weren't his, so he didn't really mind all that much playing with them like this. Picking up a pog, he peered at the picture before passing it along to Alex and picking up another one for himself that had some stars on it.
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:35 pm
Halo grinned at Aki's wink, glad the woman seemed to be loosening up around her a bit. She settled into the couch as the other talked about the parcel and unwrapped it to show. The places didn't sound familiar to her but her husband seemed to have an inkling.
"I don't know the names personally.. Lover do you think we could ask someone...?" They had plenty of people, family and otherwise, who knew more than anyone should even realize.
Alex liked to bite the army men cause they were a challenge and they helped his teeth get stronger. But the army man was abandoned when Lafe's ear tickled under his chin. He grinned and grabbed the ear gently with a hand and nibbled on it.
His free hand took hold of the pog and he looked at the picture, tossing it back down to pick up another one that had a man on it wrapped in a black cape with red trim backed by a large moon and showing glowing red eyes. he liked this one better!
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2005 4:58 pm
Levi forgot about the pogs, watching Alex and Lafe play. Usually the little kitty was so shy, but he seemed to love the other child's company! He was even letting Alex chew upon his ears! Dropping his handful of pogs, he pointed at the pair with a smile.
"Ah buttah? Yah?"
It was a strange concept, Levi didn't have any siblings. Being an only child had its benefits however...it meant he didn't have to share if he wasn't feeling generous! The thought jogged another memory...wasn't he waiting for something? A gift? Oh yes, from Lafe!!
Face lighting up at the thought, Levi chuckled and rocked back...grabbing his toes with both hands. Presents made the world go 'round, after all!! But what would be possibly want?! Well...there was that brightly colored little toy in the grass outside. Perhaps that would be his gift!
"Eh buttahs goh oussigh?" The young pirate twisted to peer at the front door. Being inside was dull, he would much rather be out exploring!
Exploring was on Aki's mind as well. "Fictitious...islands? They simply don't exist? Well..."
Rubbing her temples as she squinted at the blurred handwriting, Aki offered the couple a smile. "Perhaps that's why I couldn't find any information on them! But that still doesn't explain why these route marks indicate those islands! Perhaps it's code, or..."
Coloring slightly, she peered up at Wren and Halo. She was rambling, and they could probably care less. After all, who wanted to discuss history during a casual visit?
"Well. Enough of that, I suppose. Thank you, that gives me another piece of the puzzle, so to speak. Now all I have to do is figure out where it really came from...and who sent it."
Setting the stained brown wrapping upon the table, Aki settled back into her chair...trying to get her mind off the mystery. Another tiny blush at the sight of the novel helped. "How have Lafe and Alex been doing? They certainly seem to get along well, that's a blessing. Actually, that's something I wanted to ask you, Halo..."
Lowering her voice as she snuck another look at the boys, Aki was grateful Levi wasn't listening. "How do they get along with the...other members of your household? There's someone that's been wanting to meet Levi, but I think he's a bit young for her type of infuence, if you know what I mean."
She made a face at the very thought. She was trying to keep Arsenic away from Levi during his impressionable stage...however, that's exactly when the little hellion wanted to get a hold on him. Gallium was a bit on the sharp side as well, if she remembered correctly.
Just a bit.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 1:43 am
Wren smiled, nodding towards Halo with a smile. "We can ask around if you want, Aki. We've got a few sources that may know a thing or two about this sort of thing." Wren's family alone knew more than enough, add in Halo's family and the knowledge potential became practically unholy.
"But, even though the islands are fictitious, that doesn't mean you can't find things out about them. In general, they're referred to as phantom islands, I think ..." He paused, a finger scratching his cheek as he thought about it. "Rupes Nigra, for example? It's suppose to be this island of magnetic rock. It's towards the Earth's North Pole and apparently it's why all compasses point north."
Wren was too much of a book worm, really, and it was showing through, but he went on. "The point is, if it's code, look them up anyway. Those places were bound to have been on maps at some point, Aki, but ... maybe older ones. Before people could explore and prove they didn't exist or the like." And it was an idle thought, but Levi did remind him slightly of a swashbuckling hero-type -- and phantom islands? They'd be the perfect kind of place to hide out or to store something.
Of course, he did agree when she ended that part of the discussion with a quiet 'you're welcome'. He glanced towards Halo after that, to see if she knew who Aki was talking about. The red-haired demon had an idea who it might be, but wasn't sure. Leaning back for a moment, he turned his eyes to the children, chuckling at the sight of Alex nibbling on Lafe's ear.
While one ear twitched, the one that was being nibbled on went still. Lafe tilted his head up to peer at Alex with an amused glint in his eyes. This was something of a common occurance and it didn't really bother him. Eyes studying Alex's pog and then his own once more, he turned his attention back to Levi.
Just what was he pointing at? ... and, what? He shook his head slightly, as if saying he didn't know what Levi was getting at. ( If he did he might've corrected him. Lafe didn't think of Alex as a brother, but the other was his family, more so than the family he was a part of now. )
Cracking a small grin at Levi's movements, not realizing he was wanting something in return for the butterfly clip attached to his tail ( and that was forgotten about at the moment ), he nudged Alex a little and tossed the pog he had with the others. It wasn't too hard to figure that Levi wanted to go outside, but Lafe wasn't sure if he wanted to ...
At least it didn't smell like rain anymore in the air and he disliked getting wet. He glanced up at Alex again, eyes wondering. Did he want to go outside? ... they could find something to chase again! Just hopefully not something that flew. His tail wagged slightly at the thought.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 12:59 pm
Halo draped her arm across the back of the couch and played with Wren's hair in her fingers gently (almost a habit of hers) while she listened to Aki's question. She had a pretty good idea whay Aki was talking about but knew that there were worse things in her household than a certain shiny Mendel.
"Honestly? We try and not shelter the kids much. Gallium isn't really interested in kids anyway.. not after Otium tried to eat her because she was shiny." She chuckled a bit.
"I figure there are worse things in the world to worry about than my own family members and if we have to shelter them and sheild them in our own home, then what chance do they have in the outside world? Alex hasn't been very interested in Gallium. Maybe it'll change when he or the other boys get older and can really.. absorb all the "knowledge" she has to impart."
Meanwhile, Alex kept gnawing lightly and watched Levi doing all his babbling and pointing. He let go of Lafe's ears to look at the other's face and see if he wanted to go out. Alex was always fine with going out. The weather and temperature never affected him much. He did, however, notice the butterfly clip and point at it, making a loud, "Naaa!" in response. Apparently he didn't think it looked all that good.
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 2:03 pm
Listening carefully to Wren, Aki chewed her lip unconsciously...she wished she had a pen handy. Phantom islands? There was a difference between fictional and phantom...all the difference in the world. If only she knew more...
"Well, anything you learn I would be grateful to find out. I put aside my research into dream walking once he received this...besides. All the books explained was how to 'do it yourself.' I doubt I have that sort of aptitude."
Glancing up with a wry smile, Aki shrugged as the issue was dismissed. There was little more she could do, it was all speculation at this point. Besides, there were other issues at hand! The boys were playing surprisingly well together...silently, Aki gave thanks that Levi was minding his manners. He was usually an easy going lad, but a little excitable.
Nodding as Halo explained the issue with Gallium, Aki fidgeted with the hem of her dress shirt...tugging and twisting at the last button. "I'm not sure if he would be interested or not, really...Levi doesn't know she exists. It's her that wants to meet him. I hate the thought of being over protective and keeping them apart, but...well..."
Brows knitting, Aki looked once more at the boys...for the first time seeing the butterfly clip upon Lafe's tail. That looked awfully familiar! What a coincidence!
"She...killed all of my fish. I haven't spoken to her much since then. I suppose I'm a fool for wanting an explanation or an apology. Regardless, she's dangerous, and...well. I suppose I am over protective." How silly she must sound, lamenting dead gold fish!!
"I won't know until it happens, I guess. How about Alex and Lafe? Do they have any pets?" Aki was beginning to wonder if they needed them...the two boys looked more than content with each others company!!
Levi had realized that as well. The two younger boys were a dazzling mystery...it was almost like they could talk without words! The young pirate was beginnning to sense the beginnnings of a brotherhood...unnfortunately, he hadn't yet realized he wasn't included in it. For now, he was delighted to have such close knit friends.
Watching Alex point to the clip and whine unhappily, Levi could only chuckle and nod. He'd thought it was a little girly as well, but Lafe had liked it. People liked all sorts of things, and for that he was glad. Imagine a world where everyone liked the things Levi liked! He'd have to keep them hidden all the time!!
"Ah goh. Yus. Eh bebehs?"
Pushing up to his feet, Levi offered Alex a hand...just like Aki offered to him when he needed help up. The door wasn't that far away! Even if he wasn't as good at opening doors as Guin or Demare, he'd still give it a shot.
"Coh meh?"
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Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 4:34 pm
Lafe might've pointed out that the butterfly clip wasn't exactly his favourite thing in the world, but it was shiny and that was the extent of it. Curiousity about it was one of the few reasons it was still attached, but when Alex pointed to it and voiced his displeasure, Lafe took notice of it again.
Turning, he peered at it while the other two were busy, and wagged his tail a bit. The weight was odd at the tip of his tail and the more he swished his tail, the more uncomfortable it became. Granted, he did like the butterfly since it was shiny, but perhaps as a trinket, not as a something worn. "Bah!" And the outburst was followed by a very tiny growl as Lafe grabbed his tail and peered at the butterfly intently.
Lafe versus the clip.
He'd win of course, but one could never tell with things ohsoshiny.
Gripping his tail with his fingers, he continued to stare at the butterfly clip before he finally just leaned over. His mouth open, those canines of his visible and somewhat sharp, and tugged on the butterfly clip until it gave way. A couple white hairs still in it, but otherwise he didn't seem phased.
He gave Alex a look as if to say '... and it's not there anymore, buwahaha!'Or something along those lines. The butterfly clip was in his teeth one second, in his hands another, and after that it just seemed to disappear someowhere on the young pooka. Where ever it was hidden, it wasn't likely for it to be found. Lafe was, however, good for going outside now and he crawled his way off of Alex to see just how they were getting out.
And oddly, he had this urge to run around on his legs ( all four, mind you ), but he wasn't quite able to, and with these feet and legs? It didn't seem right, but the thought faded from his mind as he let out a small noise of curiousity.
Wren was, as the two talking, planning on at least writing down a few notes on what he knew about phantom islands. At least pointing her in the direction of at least one book to read -- if he didn't have it himself -- and some maps she could consider looking at. If anything, Wren was one that was quick to study and research something if there was a mystery surrounding it.
... his mind drifted to dream walking briefly, but it shifted back as he listened in on the other two talking about their Mendels. Wren possibly muttered something about still expecting Gallium to end up in something's gut and slice her way out of it, but that was his thought on the matter.
"You can't shelter your kids too much," he finally spoke again, "the more you shelter, the more they rebel against it -- even as little babies. Just take everything as it comes and deal with it as you see fit. Take it from somebody who's learned being over protective doesn't compensate, it just seems to make some things worse." There was a sheepish smile on his face. "Though, thinking about it, I suppose Mael has never really been interested in Gallium." Wren had this sinking feeling, an idea actually, that one day Gallium would start adding a few choice words to Mael's vocabulary and he wasn't too keen on that, but it wasn't like he could avoid it entirely.
"... and I'm just going to keep Lafe away from her, but it's safety for both of them. Little fox is just too curious." And it'd probably be a disaster if Lafe's curiousity got the better of him around Gallium. The demon bit back the all most chuckles at Aki asking if Lafe and Alex had any pets.
He just glanced to Halo, lips quirked up in an amusing smile. With Lafe and Alex's tendency to chase things in the front yard? Pets might not be a good idea, never mind there were enough house pets as it was. The basement was a sign of that.
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Posted: Sat May 14, 2005 8:48 pm
Halo did chuckle with the pet question and flashed Aki a grin. "I don't think Lafe and Alex need pets. The two of them are like a pair of animals as it is. I'm sort of afraid what they'd do to any small animal we gave them..."
She cast a glance at the boys and realized that they, apparently, were taking a field trip. "Going somewhere?" She said in their direction but they probably wouldn't respond. She didn't expect them to.
Alex ignored the offered hand from Levi and watched Lafe start to crawl away. He was fine with going outside. Maybe they could ...find things. And eat them! He wanted to eat things and he was unsure why but it sounded like a spiffing idea.
He ignored the parents, of course, and crawled up beside Lafe and towards whatever direction could be an exit.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 2:57 pm
Flapping one hand at Halo as she called out in their direction, Levi toddled to the door...frowning up at it in confusion. This handle wasn't at all like the handles at home!!
Peering down at the younger boys to see if they had an idea, Levi searched first Lafe's face, then Alex's. Maybe the dark haired lad could break it, like he broke the toy? The thought summoned an instant grin....now that would be something to see!!
Up on his tip toes, Levi rattled the handle as he chuckled at the idea...not quite getting a grip. "Hopen. Nanun? Hopen sessmeh!" Hmm.
Peering at the lock, totally oblivious to whether or not it was actually in use, Levi narrowed his eyes....trying to cram one little finger into the mechanism. He didn't know why he wanted to poke around in there, necessarily, but it certainly seemed like a good idea!!
Aki blushed as Halo spoke up, twisting to peer at the group migrating towards the door. She'd been trying to hard to keep an eye on them, how had she missed it?!
"I'm so sorry, um...." Digging briefly through her bag, the scattered elf lost the thread of the conversation as she searched for a toy. There were few things more troublesome than a bored Levi.
"I'm sure I have something in here, somewhere!! You call Lafe Little Fox, Wren? What do little foxes like? I have no idea what will appeal to all of them."
Finally upending her bag in her lap, Aki pushed around a fat ring of keys, a scarf with embroidered birds on it, some adult and childrens books, a few sealed baggies of snacks, a little mini umbrella and three stray 'stacking' rings. The yellow plastic ring, unfortunately, had been rather nibbled upon by Levi when he was younger.
"Well, none of this most likely. Are they allowed out? I'd be happy to sit on the porch if you don't mind!"
Packing her bag back up swiftly, Aki twisted to peer at the boys once more. It could be worse, she reasoned. At least none of them were crying!!
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Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:06 am
Parents were best often ignored, even if one of Lafe's ears flicked backwards at the voices that could be heard. The young pooka's tail wagged lazily back and forth as they made way to the front door. He paused every now and then to tug on his scarf and make sure it didn't get stuck or anything.
Letting out a playful growl, Lafe nudged Alex a bit. They could outside and play! ... and maybe eating things wouldn't be so bad. There had to be tasty treats out there, right?
They didn't seem to be getting outside and it looked like Levi couldn't open up the thing that mom and dad had used all the time. Holding up one hand as if to reach towards it, Lafe made a mimicking gesture of what he remembered the adults do. That was how you opened the door! But he couldn't reach it and he narrowed his eyes a bit, making the gesture again and then just letting his hand drop. It wouldn't work anyway. He made a unhappy whine in disappointment.
Except Lafe hadn't seen it, Levi blocking his view as he poked at the lock, but the door handle actually did move. Without pressure to push, however, it would not open.
"... er." Wren found himself as well peering over the couch an towards the door. "Warning, warning. Children escaping!" He chuckled looking at Aki and shaking his head. "It's fine, don't -- ah?" Studying the bag of items as Aki emptied it out he raised an eyebrow at some of the book.
Now that was a familiar title, but he turned his attention from it and nodded towards Aki finally. "Little fox, yes, but it's just a nickname. He's a fox, in a way." The tails and the ear were definitely vulpine. Shaking his head with a nod of agreement and a chuckle.
"There's some seats outside and it has cleared up, so we can all go out there maybe." The small demon looked towards Halo with a raised eyebrow, though he knew she would hardly mind. They could bother Nora with their existence by sitting out there too and she couldn't do a damn thing.
Pushing himself up, Wren stretched his arms out and tugged on a strand of Halo's hair as he did so. "But if we do, m'getting drinks. Lemonade, water, something? Quick, before the kids attempt to leave us behind." He laughed.
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 10:49 am
"Outside is good. It'll give something more for Nora to talk about.." Halo chuckled, speaking her husband's mind aloud. "I hate that bit.. pain in the as.. butt." She had to catch herself a few times before she got her wording right around the kids. It had been bad enough when Mael said his first curse word.
"You know what I like, love.." She winked at Wren and got up (ruffling his hair in response to the tug on her own), "Aki and I can get the kiddies out and settled."
The tall woman stepped over to the door, waving her arm for Aki to follow when she'd gotten her things together. She peered down on the children and grinned, getting a hand on the doorknob and pushing it open for them. She was basically streddling the area in front of the door to accomodate the 3 kids crowding the doorway.
"I know you all want to do it yourselves so I won't pick you up."
Alex looked up at his mother (though to him it felt odd to reference her as that and he didn't know why) and let out a loud, "HAAA!!" before crawling for the open door. He looked back to ensure that Lafe was coming quickly along before heading out.
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