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 Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:33 pm
Demetrius nodded to Ali and shifted the small stack of clothes to his other arm and reached up to brush some of his hair behind his 'ear', it was a human habit he seemed to have picked up somewhere in passing.
Shidiomi waved to Ali and leaned against his mother on the opposite side Nymue was on and put an arm around her. Just a little grumpy and tired, likely quite ready to go home.
Nymue peeked over Mistalina's arm at the catboy, then leaned over and tried to make a grab at one of the boy's feline ears.
"No, no, Nymue. What has Momma told you about that?" Mistalina shifted the infant back so he sat against her hip again and looked down at him. "You don't pull hair, or ears. It hurts."
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:38 pm
Either this was the oddest mix of a family that Ali had ever seen, or her own family had been so abnormal in its homogeneity that it was almost unnatural. Her overly logical brain couldn't decide which of the two options it was, so she decided not to think about it. Her brain was in enough pieces already; there was no need to cause further damage.
She smiled a bit at Shidiomi and then had to hold back a giggle at Nymue's grabbing. Awwww, how cute! Of course, she'd be howling up a storm if he had a hold on one of her ears, but that was another issue altogether. "You have a very interesting family," she told Mistalina, glancing back and forth amongst the four of them.
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:51 pm
Mistalina laughed. "Thanks, I love them all the pieces." She wouldn't mention that fact that Shidiomi was left on her doorstep as toddler by one of her friends and she found the boy alone and crying.
"Mistalina, shouldn't we be going to get lunch soon. I think the boys are getting hungry, and Shidiomi looks like he could use a break from shopping." Demetrius was merely offering a suggestion, based on his internal clock, besides the children seemed restless.
"Your right, would you care to join us Ali?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:56 pm
"I can see that. Can't blame you at all," Ali said honestly. Really, she could see how easy it would be to love all of them, odd as they were. They seemed kind, as well as interesting.
She raised an eyebrow at the mention of lunch and snuck a look at her watch. As a full-time student, she was used to skipping meals every day, but while her own biological clock didn't signify it was food time, her stomach (and apparently, the baby) were telling her a different story. "Errr... yes, I'd love to," she said, finally realizing she was hungry. She grinned and shifted her purse on her shoulder, her face flushing when her growling stomach betrayed her state of hunger. "Didn't realize it was lunchtime yet."
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 6:41 pm
Mistalina chuckled. "Mmm..well, sharing your body with a child tends to mess up the schedule a bit." She smiled. "Know any good places to go for lunch around here?"
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:09 pm
Since her main mode of transportation was walking, Ali knew just about every store, restaurant, and recreational center within a couple miles of her house. She tilted her head to one side and squinted a bit, deep in thought. What places were there within safe walking distance to eat at? This store by itself was on the edge of her home range, but there had to be something close by.
"Ahhh... fast food place about three blocks... that way," she said, pointing her hand in one vague directions. "Pretty healthy, for fast food. Good salads. Sushi place in the strip mall about a block past that. And there's a deli... somewhere near here. That isn't so bad either," she added. She looked down at her belly and gave a sigh. Oh, the trials and tribulations of pregnancy. Yuuurgh.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 2:24 pm
"Whatever is closest will do fine." Mistalina smiled again.
Nymue twisted in his mother's arm and rested his head against her chest and let out a little whimper. The infant was hungry and tired as well.
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:50 pm
"Uhhh... fast food, then. It's got a playplace too," Ali said, the last part directed more at Shidiomi. She fidgeted a bit and shoved her glasses further up her nose, trying to work out a bit of inexplicable nerves. She looked at Nymue, giving him a pitying look. She knew how it felt to be hungry like that. "Did you need to stop by the check-out first?" she inquired. The girl hadn't found a single thing, mostly due to fear and distraction, but it looked like Mistalina had a few things, courtesy of Shidiomi's focus. Ali was jealous; why couldn't she have that much focus?! Stupid pregnancy was killing her brain.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 7:56 pm
"Demetrius, take the boys and go with Ali; I'll take care of getting the clothes and things." Mistalina walked to the persacom and plucked the clothes from under his arm with her free hand and handed him Nymue.
Demetrius nodded and held the infant carefully. "Of course."
The infant tiefling roused enough to notice he was being passed, letting out a little near cry until he realised who he was being passed to. Nymue had long since labeled Demetrius in his mind as 'Daddy'. He shifted and buried his face against Demetrius' chest.
"M'kay, Momma." Shidiomi nodded to Mistalina.
With that Mistalina walked off toward the front cash, leaving Ali with the boys.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:06 pm
A little surprised, Ali nodded, watching as Mistalina headed off. She glanced back at Demetrius and the boys, smiling a bit nervously. "Shall we?" she said, turning to stride toward the front of the store. She shifted her purse on her shoulder and shoved the glasses back up her nose.
"It's only a couple of blocks away. Did you guys drive or walk here?" she inquired curiously, including both Demetrius and Shidiomi in the query.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:09 pm
"We walked, Mistress doesn't drive." Demetrius nodded and followed after Ali, shifting Nymue in his arms as he walked along.
Shidiomi padded after them, staying on the far side Demetrius, closer to his brother and away from Ali, because frankly strangers made him a little nervous.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:14 pm
"Oh." Ali was pleasantly surprised this time as she headed through the front doors of the store and made a right turn to head down the sidewalk. "Can't say that I blame her. I'm not much into driving myself."
After a few moments of silent walking--no, she was waddling, really--she became even more on edge. Silence like this made her nervous. "So... do you all have any pets at home?" Oh, she was terrible at this smalltalk thing.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:36 pm
"Nope, not right now at least. Momma says we can get a dog or something, once Nymue is a little older." It was Shidiomi who piped up this time as they walked, as Demetrius wasn't one for idle chit chat, mostly because he didn't understand.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:41 pm
Ali gave a happy sigh and glanced back at Shidiomi, grinning from ear to ear. "Ooooh, a dog! I had dogs growing up, and it was great. They're wonderful to talk to, and they never make fun of your ideas or put you down. I used to tell Princess everything," she said, her eyes sparkling at the memory. Being away from home and family and her dogs... it was lonely.
Except for Randi and The Baby, of course.
She spied the restaurant up ahead and gestured at it. "There it is." She glanced back at Demetrius, curious as to why he wasn't very talkative and why he referred to Mistalina as 'Mistress.'
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 8:49 pm
When they got a bit closer, the older tiefling caught up with them a couple of bags looped over her arms. "Sorry, lines were bad." She smiled and moved to walk beside Shidiomi.
Demetrius shifted in his arms again, it seems the infant had fallen asleep on the way over to the restaurant. Then he leaned over to give Mistalina a peck on the cheek and smiled at her when he drew back.
"Uck." Shidiomi's ears flattened and he stuck out his tongue. As much he loved his Momma, seeing her kiss someone, or be kissed still seemed gross.
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