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Ophiuchus seemed to have forgotten about his siblings' forlorn mood and his partaking in it, Asrafel's dark hand presenting too much of a distraction for the toddler to remember that he had entered here sad and confused. He let go of Hannah's shirt with his other hand and reached out with it, grasping Asrafel's pinky and spreading it away from the others. He moved his right hand from the pink-haired boy's index finger to his thumb, brows creasing as he concentrated intently on his work. His hood flared outwards for a moment, framing his head beautifully, before it relaxed and he looked up at the owner of his newly discovered toy. "Aaaana, nee ana?"

"He can have some chocolate, just not alot." Hannah gently raised a hand and placed it on Ophiuchus' head before looking from the child back to Asrafel. "We actually need a guard rail for a bed, Rhia figured getting a crib would be a waste since he's already so big. I... think that was it."

"Rhia wasn't able to get a booster chair in time, we need that too..." Alexei said quietly, glancing to Hannah before looking back to, what he supposed was, the host. "I'd like something to drink, if it's not too much of a bother."

For a moment, Elle paused...fingers curled around the slender spiral midway up the length of her polished hardwood staff. She stood on the grass of an unnaturally perfect lawn, the blades soft and cool below her bare feet. Evening was approaching, and already the fireflies rose in scattered groups...dancing and flickering as the heat of the day faded.

Everything was so peaceful here. The buildings were clean and straight, the porches swept. People strolled arm in arm along the wide sidewalks....occasionally turning to give her a curious look or uncertain smile. Was it her clothes? Tugging her brown cloak a bit tighter around her, Elle offered a tiny smile back and checked the card one last time. This was the address!!

The steps creaked quietly under her weight as she made her way to the door. Shifting the tangled bouquet of wild summer flowers to the crook of her arm, Elle knocked firmly...for the first time feeling the bass of the music thumping within.

Could they even hear her knock? Hopefully. Otherwise, Elle wasn't the slightest bit shy about letting herself in.

Well, it was to be expected....after all, how could anyone hear anything over that racket!! The handle turned easily, the door wasn't locked. Pushing it open slowly, peeking inside, Elle's eyes widened with delight at the multitude of people within. So many children!!

"Hello? I hope you don't mind that I-" Trailing off as the door met resistance, Elle glanced down. Bright golden eyes, almost the same hue as her own, gazed up at her from a tiny face.

"Oooh, my apologies! But I have to say, you don't make a very good doorstop!!" Elle offered the babe a tiny secret smile, the kind that usually brought giggles to children and wary looks from adults. Pressing one arm across her chest to flatten her bust, Elle turned sideways and slipped in through the open gap of the door without nudging the little one again.

"Well, I don't suppose you're the host, but maybe you'd like a flower nonetheless?" Pulling a glossy golden poppy from the bouquet, Elle settled down to one knee...closing the door absently with an elbow. Offering the flower with a simple gesture, she spun the stem between her fingers...making the orange petals flutter and dance.

"I'm Elle!"

Rae made her way over to the table, a plastic cup brimming with beer in each hand. Setting them down with a plunk, she turned to Chikara and grinned.

"That song sounds familiar. Care to tell me what it is?"

One white bunny ear flicked and brushed the side of her rainbow colored mohawk, before settling limply back in it's position. Rae quickly downed one cup of beer and set it down with a plunk, giggling. The girl had a surprisingly high tolerance.

Rae squeaked and gasped under the sudden bear hug, squinting an eye shut. "Okay, okay, just get off me before you pull my top down!" She shoved Chikara off, and pulled up aforementioned shiny tube top before grinning. "You're an excitable thing, aren't you? My name's Rae, though, not Ms. Bunny." Glancing around conspiratorially, she reached under her skirt and withdrew a glowstick. "I'll give you one of these if you promise not to do that again," she whispered.

"Uh...Remember what I said? No grabbing or no glowstick!" Rae attempted to give Chikara a threatening look, but failed miserably - the poor kid was just too drunk to take seriously. "Aw, okay...here." She handed her the purple glowstick, smiling weakly as she downed the second cup of beer. "So what's this party for, anyway?" Rae was magnetized towards party and beers - it didn't matter if she knew who or what they were for, she went to them anyway.

Rae glared at her and snatched the beer out of her hand. "No beer for you, you're already drunk." Okay, so Rae had a protective side for her alcohol, so what? "And my name isn't 'Ms. Bunny', it's Rae. I told you already." She took a sip out of Chikara's beer, seemingly ignorant of the fact that it had already been drunk out of. "What's with all the kids?" Okay, Rae didn't know this was a daycare center, either.