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 Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:27 pm
Nicolai followed, gawking at everything on his way along, eyes fixated on the first crystal chandelier in sight. Shiny. Woo. He tugged his gaze away to take in the area, cut off by the mad rush of a child sidhe blasting past him and onto the couch. He clutched the wand protectively, eyes aghast at her, and gave a sigh.
"Good grief, what do you feed her? Liquid sugar?"
Snide comments aside, the place was... cozy. A lot more modern than the rest of his experiences in foreign places. Regardless, he was not eager to watch anything Disney.
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:30 pm
"She's not usually like this," Ianna groaned, "She must have gotten into the fridge and made it give her apple pie again..."
Coailiann lifted her head, "I did not! Daddy gave me some candy."
Ianna winced. Malen and Candy and Kids. Gah. Malen was a big kid himself sometimes. Shaking her head, She looked helplessly towards Nicolai, "What can you do, hmm? Well, usually the place is crawling with guardians...You're not the only one."
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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:36 pm
"I can imagine," he huffed, mentally noting the sheer thickness of the book he touched earlier. Surely so many pages full of entries like the one he'd seen.... couldn't be possible with the population of the town. They'd ALL have to be guardians. Or at least his obtrusive logic would say so.
Or they'd be from elsewhere. Duh. And his mind rattled on another tangent he knew there was little escape from, so instead he began a wander about the headquarters, scoping things out, catching sight of the counter and the roster. Yay restricted areas.
"So what's that?" he nodded in its direction. "Employee only area?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:41 pm
She shook her head, "No, this is my home. I open it for everyone in my family - and you and your child are my family. They're all born from Matilda, in a way. They're tied to her because of the spell she cast."
Coailiann looked up, "Em Eye See, Kay Ee Why, Em Oh You Ess Eeeee" she was singing along with the televison show. TV knew everything and Mickey was her favorite ever.
"Sing with meeee!"
"Coailiann, hush."
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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:49 pm
Hmph... family, eh? Emo things surfaced for a moment before being squashed back into ihateyou-land. Pleasantly ignoring Kay's singing, he shrugged at Ianna. "You look pretty well off. Must be kinda...."
He trailed off, and a face that was blatantly "oh s**t" came to him as he realized he had no home in this realm. More to worry about. Nicolai didn't mind tramping about and sleeping on rooftops, but if he was caring for a whole other life, how could he be that careless?
Maybe he'd have time to find a place by then...
At long last he finished. "... Nice...."
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:53 pm
"Mm, Well, not really. See, we're not in Gaia anymore and this is a realm my daughter created..." she smirked slightly, "But it suits, and the many bedrooms we have work for when the kids want sleep overs or whatever..."
Kay looked up from her singing and scowled for a moment, intrigued by some sudden thought. Apparently her powers weren't exactly as under control as she'd like... "Mommy, I think the pretty man's homeless. Can he live with us?"
Ianna raised a brow, "He's not a puppy, Kay, it's not like you can ask me if we can keep him..."
With an indignant look, the sidhe crossed her arms over her chest. WHY on earth was her mother being condiscending? "I'm not STUPID!"
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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:58 pm
Nicolai winced her way, glancing himself over. "Hey, just because I look like a destitute....." He shook his head, turning his gaze to the floor.
"I'm not homeless," he explained. "I'm sort of... passing through... I haven't quite figured out where the path home is, so I'm just stuck here... and now that I've got this wand and this responsibility.... I just kinda worry about being able to find my way and what happens to the kid if I do."
With that, he shot a death glare at Kay, burrowing into a mental wavelength, hoping she'd pick up. Good little girls don't eavesdrop on a grown-up's thought processes.
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:01 pm
To which Coailiann responded with, Who ever said anything about being a good little girl? and returned the glare at the pretty man named Nicolai who didn't look so pretty with his eyes squinted in a glare.
"Well, the child needs to...Well, stay here as much as possible. It's imperitive that they have interaction with the other children...If you don't have a place, I definitely have enough rooms..."
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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:04 pm
Good little girls also don't get their feet chopped off while they sleep, he returned, giving an insidious grin. Calmly he redirected toward Ianna and gave a nod of sorts.
"Well.... I wouldn't want to impose, but I got shingle burn last night... so.... I can't really refuse....."
He grinned sheepishly at her, biting at his lip. "I don't exactly WANT to go home... I just... I'm..... well thank you, very much."
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:09 pm
Good little girls don't levitate people that annoy them, either, Coailiann answered, not in the least bit afraid of the man's request. He was too pretty to be much of a threat to her - besides, she was a child. Nobody would hurt a child!
And there, in retaliation, the sidhe lifted him promptly a few feet off the ground and attempted to spin him around a few times. It was difficult for her to do, her powers not fully developed, but she had managed to do that with her harp which HAD to weigh more than Nicolai did...
Apalled, Ianna glared daggers at her daughter, "PUT HIM DOWN AT ONCE COAILIANN UMBRIDGE!"
Considering the silver haired, mild mannered woman could be calm in a hurricane or tornado and rarely raised her voice, Coailiann instantly obeyed. She was more afraid of Ianna than getting her feet chopped off. The man was dropped promptly on his rear and she smiled cheekily at her mother.
Ianna gave her a look that purely said they'd talk about it later, "I'll show you to your room then, Nicolai."
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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:23 pm
Nicolai desperately gripped at the wand, taken quite a bit aback by her actions. He stood and followed Ianna, trying to pay no mind to the cheeky sidhe and her games. She was a child, after all. And though he was more than a little irked, she'd messed with the wrong Shadow Phoenix and his new child... stick.
She'd get hers... oh boy, would she get hers.
I'd be more polite if I were you, sweetheart.
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:47 pm
You were rude first, Coailiann retorted. She was sensitive about her abilities (Especially when she couldn't control them) and she hadn't been eavesdropping at ALL. Of course she didn't realize he didn't know that. Ianna growled low and led him down the hall (Once he was up on his feet again) and to his room.
The room was actually rather large, a big king sized bed in the center. It was done up in a blue and silver motif (Each room had a color scheme) and she figured that the particular room would suit him and his child's needs.
"There's a bathroom a few doors down and Coailiann's room is down the hall on the opposite side. She won't bother you."
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Ianna Umbridge Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:52 pm
Nicolai gawked about the room and smiled at the large bed, though a bit wary of it being in the center of the room. He nodded, bowing a little to Ianna gratefully.
"Thank you so much for this. I'd been a bit worried and all...."
He sat upon it, giving it a little bounce. "Ooof.... little imp..... my poor butt...." he groaned, giving a ginger rub to his hip. "Remind me not to tick her off."
Like he really intended to dodge that consequence.
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