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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:03 am
"Yes, you were Daddy. You're smart, just like Bubby." Echo cooed at her father, blowing more tiny bubbles at him. "Yes, Seren is different. She's not a Lu-nar OR a Pony." She turned to her brother. "Who would you bring to my tank bubby?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:08 am
Cyabo paused a moment, thinking about that. "I dunno. Josh and 'Ferno usually take me around, but I think Nog might like it, too. She's new, and she don't get out much."
Mect made a mental note to tell the rest of the tank that Cyabo would be pestering them all too soon about trips out this way...
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:20 am
"Fern? And Nag? What are they like?" Echo wrinkles her nose in confusion, waiting for her brother to explain. She cuddled further into her daddy's shoulder getting comfortable to listen to her brother's stories.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:30 am
"His full name is Inferno, 'cause that's what he looks like. He's a grown beta with arms like Poppa's, and he's black and looks like he's on FIRE." Cyabo's eyes got wide, obviously impressed by this fact. "He's real friendly with everybody, and always has friends over or is going to see friends, but he always has time to keep the meaner beta in our tank from messin' with the littler ones." Nodding firmly, he added, "I wanna be just like him an' Josh some day, watching out for the littler ones."
He had to think a minute about Nogina, her being so new and all. "Nog, well, she's called that 'cause Mem says she looks like this drink they've got for peoples. She's sweet, too, and funny, and helps me not get so bored when 'Ferno's not around and Josh is hangin' out with 'Quel."
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:41 am
"He's on Fire? Wow!!" Echo's eyes widened further at the thought of a flaming beta. "Your tank sounds weally nice Bubby. I want to come meet them!"
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:47 am
Turning to look up at Mect, Cyabo started pouting again when he saw his father shaking his head. The older beta had already known what the boy was going to ask. "Not today, kiddos. Echo's more than welcome later, but today's the day that Mem's redoing how we all bunk up, and you know how crazy that'll be. Mem'd probably forget that Echo wasn't part of our tank, and try to bunk her up with somebody!" He gave a chuckle at the idea.
Sighing, Cyabo turned back to Echo. "Guess you'll have to meet him later."
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:01 am
"Aww... I'll bring Seren over as soon as I can, bubby. Don't worry, I'll come over!" Echo chirped happily, as she nuzzled her father. She looked around the meadow, wondering how she got so lucky to end up with a family as great as this.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:14 am
"Great! And until then, we can work on getting you strong, right?" Wiggling out again, Cyabo got where he was bobbing in front of his father and Echo. "Best way to get strong is to work it!" With that, he started swimming fast little circles around his father's head, pausing briefly to catch his breath, then going at it again.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:17 am
Echo jumps up happily and begins following her brother, swimming in circles around her father. "This is hard bubby!" Echo says as she stops to catch her breath.
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:25 am
He slowed his pace down a bit, so that it wouldn't be so hard for her to keep up. "'Course it is, that's how you know you're working it." Then he came to a stop, panting and flexing his fins. "Don't wanna work too hard, though, 'cause you can get hurt if you do, right Poppa?"
Nodding his head, Mect swept a little bit of cool water in his children's direction. "That's right. Nothing worse than hurting yourself, because then you can't work out at all."
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:31 am
"I tink I'll let Bubby be strong and I'll just be pwetty for now." Echo swam over to her father to curl up in his arms, still panting from all the swimming. "Is this how you got big too Daddy?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:35 am
Smoothing her top fin, Mect nodded his head. "Sure is. I did laps and jumps and all sorts of stuff while I was growing. Didn't hurt that I was a pony, too." He smiled as Cyabo started doing barrel rolls, though it wasn't entirely clear whether the boy was doing them on purpose, or if he was starting to wear himself out and having trouble staying straight in the water. "You're more than welcome to be pretty, Echo. Can't help what you are, and no use trying to be something you're not meant to be."
He paused a moment, then added. "Not to mean you can't be strong, you'll just be strong in ways different from Cyabo and me. Just like you're a Lunar, different from us ponies. It's good to have differences, makes life fun!"
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:39 am
"I know what you mean Daddy. No worry." Echo sleepily snuggles into her father's arm, having completely exhausted herself chasing her brother. "Me sweepy"
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:45 am
"Maybe we ought to get you tucked in so you can rest up some, girlie." He looked about, trying to see if he could remember where the fry usually stayed. "You get some good rest now, so you can come see us tomorrow, eh?"
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Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:21 pm
"Alright Daddy. I will, and I'll bring Seren." Echo snuggled into her father's arms and pointed the way to her bed. "I sowee for getting tired Daddy."
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