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 Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:09 pm
Toby hugged Holly back and swayed at the hips with her, then kissed her head.
"You're so cute."
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:27 pm
"Cute?" Holly repeated. "Poppy's cute, too!" She gave him another hug, then went to peer into the trunk. "What else?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:37 pm
"Why, thank you!" Toby said with a laugh. "Why don't you look? We have some fun stuff in there." Most of it was as waterproof as possible, considering the rain.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:51 pm
The nymph reached in and pulled out a wolf figurine. It was made from rubber and brown in color. "Poppy! Little Poppy!"
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 6:57 pm
...who put that in there?
"Oh, look! It is! It looks just like me, doesn't it?" Well, in furry form anyway.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:12 pm
Holly hugged the wolf figure before turning and hugging him again. "Little Poppy stay when big Poppy away! Poppy play with what's in here?"
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:14 pm
"Sure! We can play. What do you want to play?"
Who ever had put the wolf in there, he was grateful. It seemed to be a comfort to Holly.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 7:40 pm
"With Poppy!" Holly said, offering him the wolf. She looked in the trunk and pulled out a few more toys. "What this?" She asked, holding up a ball.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:04 pm
Toby took the wolf, and then held his hand out for the ball. When it was passed, he held out his arms again.
"It's a ball! Hold out your hands like this, and you can catch it." He only tossed it gently and directly at the child's hands.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:31 pm
Holly held out her hands, and--caught the ball! Delighted, she held it up and offered it to Toby. "Ball," she said. "Play more, Poppy!"
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:32 pm
"Throw it back!" Toby said. "Go like this." He mimed throwing, opening his fingers to release the invisible, non-existent ball and everything.
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2016 11:00 pm
Throw it back? Holly hesitated. She took the ball in both hands and tossed it to Toby. She grinned. This game was fun! "Poppy good catch?" She asked. She looked around.
Hm. Reese hadn't come back yet. Oh well! He was missing out!
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 10:10 am
Toby had to learn forward a bit, but he did catch the ball.
"Hm? What do you mean? Get ready!" 'Heads up' after all could be a bit misleading to a child unused to popular slang. He tossed the ball to her again.
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:35 pm
Holly caught the ball and tossed it back. "Catch, Poppy!" She smiled, paused, looked to Toby, then the trunk. What other fun things were in there? She had to know!
She turned, bending to get a good look. "Oooh," she said, pulling out a second coat.
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 3:38 pm
"Now, you wear these only when you're cold," Toby said as he leaned over the trunk to see what Holly was grabbing.
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