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Ava smiled softly. “I remember when Vale was just a baby, it still seems like only y...yesterday but he is already a t...teenager” the young woman commented, watching her son as he danced behind Isolde. “I...I don’t think we have e...ever not had a baby in the house” Ava continued, brow furrowing as she thought, “so I don’t really know what it l...like to have only older children”

As their turn came, Isolde skirted under the bar with relative ease, only hampered when Noa decided it would be more fun to grab the limbo stick rather than to go under it. Giggling and gently prying the infants hands loose, Isolde bopped Noa gently on the nose as Vale had done to her. “Your’a meant to go under it silly” the kitsune laughed, dancing to the back of the line.

Despite his height Vale bent easily beneath the bar; silently thanking his feline-like flexibility as he moved to the back of the line.

Lowering her own end of the limbo stick, levelling it with Kitty’s end, Ava continued to smile softly as the other woman spoke. “D...do you want another child s...someday?” the young woman stammered, not sure whether it was an appropriate question to ask.

With Noa’s small hands encircled by her own and the infants feet resting atop hers, Isolde carefully step forward, arching her back to duck beneath the limbo stick. Grinning brightly and babbling excitedly, Noa kicked her legs against Isolde until she was lifted in to the kitsune’s arms once more.

Once more it was Vale’s turn, and once more he bent beneath the bare – although this time proved more difficult than the first. Using his tail as a counter-weight, by shifting it forward so that wavered in front of him, the task was made easier.

Pire had done all right so far. A few times, he'd forgotten to flatten his ears and nearly tipped the bar that way. He had a natural sense of balance, and had been able to counterweight himself with his tail and by holding his arms out and away from his body, while scooting under the bar as quickly as possible. This time was too much. Unlike Heaven, Pire lacked flexibility to go along with that sense of balance (walking on his toes and increased height didn't help him much either). He bent backwards as far as he could and prepared to cross. By the time his vestibular system told him to start flailing his paws in the air, it was already too late. He tried to twist around and fell on his right shoulder with a loud "Oomph!", giggling raucously.

"I'm out."

Binnie came back from the snack table. She was happy, but looked rather ill, like she was weakened by something.

"I'm fine. Don't be silly." he babbled as he tried to overcome the faint blush that started on the bridge of his nose and feathered out over his cheeks. "It'll take a lot more than limbo tuh hurt me!" Pire joined Heaven in brushing imaginary dust from his green shirt. Ms. Kitty must vacum a lot more often than Leon did, which was about once every few months. He shooed her to the back of the line and stood off to the side to watch the rest of the limbo-players.

((Ah! Vale is from the shop children of the Gods! So that's Ava! I remember a long time ago you told me about Cyn's sister having a child from the Gods at the shop! Can you give me his journal link?))

After Heaven was pushed back on line it was her turn once again, she quickly took a deep breath and arched her back as far back as she could, just making it.
She almost fell backwards as she was going under but finally survived.
I really don't think I'm gonna make the next one.....
Heaven said to herself, scratching her cheek.

Kitty looked up at Ava, eyes widened in amazement.
Wow! Really? Your child is a god?! That's really amazing! What was his father the god of? And me? Getting a child without a mate? I couldn't do that! For me, it's helping the families in need when they can't take care of their children, like Heaven for example. Or if I ever do get married or have a mate and get a child by becoming pregnant. And if some other occurance happens that makes me get pregnant like Vale and you for example than I'd probably accept that too!
She said lowering the stick once more, with a bit of a giggle as she watched Heaven stumble under the stick.

“A d...demi-god” Ava corrected with a light smile, adding – “His father was the god of the sun” . Lowering the bar once more as Kitty did the same, the timid young woman stroked Isolde’s hair softly as she waited for the game to continue. “I imagine it would be h...hard to raise a child on your own, I was lucky to h...have Astraea to help me t...through everything” Ava continued, nodding faintly. “I’m sure that if s...something were to happen though, that y...you’d be a great m...mother” she continued reassuringly.

Having made it beneath the bar once more, Vale returned to the back of the line as Heaven approached for another attempt. When the birthday girl failed to limbo this time through, the cat-like teenager winced and regarded the bar with a tilted head. Sucking in air, pulling in and tightening his muscles in the same instant, Valerius bent and began to shimmy beneath the stick. The boy hadn’t gotten far before his arms began to flail, a strangled cry passing his lips as he over-balanced and fell backwards. “Ouch...” Vale grumbled, rubbing the back of his hand and crawling out from under the bar.

((Vale's Journal

I don't know if his image has been updating, seeing as the shop has recently changed owners. I think I have his most recent art somewhere in my photobucket account - here))