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Sure enough, it was Flitch coming over to play. His small webbed hand currently clutching the skirt of his guardian, Anvion, the little Sin stared up at the elven female with large curious blue eyes.

"So you're taking me to meet Chael?"

"Mm-hmm," Anvion replied distractedly, fiddling with the wrapping of a fair-sized plate of cookies. "And just to be nice, I brought some cookies along."

"But I don't like cookies..."

"Which is why I added those weird seaweed crackers you like, too."

A grin spreading across his face, the little Sin seemed to be satisfied by the arrangement. He lapsed into silence, not speaking again until the two started up the walkway to where Chael and his guardian lived. Anvion gave a low whistle at seeing the size of the house, making a muttered comment on his size. Flitch could only stare.

"Wow... That place is huge..."

Anvion laughed quietly. "Looks like a good place for hide and seek or something. But just remember to behave yourself."

Flitch nodded, murmuring his assent, then bounded forward excitedly. Yay! Today was going to be fun! Indeed he was so excited that he practically had to skid to a halt before he crashed into the large front door. Taking a cautionary glance to see that Anvion was right behind him, he reached up and knocked fairly loudly onthe door. Hopefully Chael was into playing and going on adventures...

"Hi!" Flitch eagerly chirped, returning the wave. Anvion also gave a grin and muttered a word of greetings, taking a step inside the house. Shifting the plate of food, she extended one hand to shake that of Freize's.

"Hello there. Thank you for letting Flitch come over to play for a bit. Lord knows he needs a chance to get out of the house for a bit..."

She gave a small laugh, then held out the plate clutched in her other hand. "I've also brought some snacks, too. Any place you want me to put them?"

Meanwhile, Flich was totally ignoring the boring grown-up talk that Anvion was most likely doing. He was too busy trying to see if Chael liked cool stuff. "Hey, what do you want to do? Are we allowed to go exploring? This place is so cool!"

Anvion grinned, giving the two Sin' a quick glance. Well, it seems the two had hit it off right away. That was a good thing. Welll, it wasn't much of a surprise, either. Flitch was good at making friends.

"All right," she said, pushing her glasses up her nose. "I hope I baked enough. If not, I'll be sure to bake more if the two get along well enough for another playdate...

"Basement?" Flitch cocked his head to the side curiously. "Sure!" Maybe they had a vampire living in a basement like Anvion did. That'd be cool. He grinned. "Where's the basement?"

Eagerly, Flitch followed after the smaller Sin', his large blue eyes alight with curiosity. For the most part he looked at the huge old mansion about him, grin wide across his face. This place was so cool! It was like some haunted mansion or something. Only it wasn't scary, like in the books. This place was just neat! He wanted to explore all over, but first things first. The basement sounded fun.

"So, do you know what's down there? Or is it going to be like some great exploring adventure quest?"

Anvion watched the two scurry off, one eyebrow raised. "Mm-hmm," she agreed distractedly, "well, you were nice enough to let Flitch come over, so I thought it'd be a fair trade..."

A fairly akward silence fell on her now, causing her to fidget slightly with her long blue hair, tied back like it almost always was. She was always akward at small talk, and unfortunately she had run out of what little she really had to say. "Er... So..."

Anvion smiled, bending down to pick up the little toddler. "Aww, how cute. Hey there, Evarobby. I'm Anvion." Lifting him up, she gently shifted him into a comfortable holding position and smiled over at Freize. "He's adorable. Is he your child, or are you acting as a guardian?"

Flitch down on the steps and scooting down them at a pace to match that of Chael. "Oooh, cool. Maybe we'll find something really neat. Like a vampire. I have a vampire living in the basement whre I live. He doesn't bite, though. And he's really weird..."

Anvion nodded. "I see. I'm pretty much the same way. My friend Varlen says I'm almost as bad about getting kids as I am about collecting books. Can't help it, though. Since I can't have kids, I've decided to make my home open for anyone in need of a place and a family..." She smiled, stroking Evarobby's head absentmindedly. "And congrats. I wish you two and the kid the best of luck."

Flitch gave a small gasp of amazement when they reached the bottom of the stairs. "Wow! That TV is huge!" He wanted to explore more of the area, but Chael was already heading to another set of stairs, so Flitch had no real choice but to follow. Oh well. Maybe they'd explore it later. Hopefully.

Anvion nodded slowly, an understanding smile on her face. "Ah. I understand perfectly..." She set down Evarobby, then straightened, smoothing out her skirt in order to fill the momentary akward silence. "Oh!" she exclaimed, an idea hitting her. "Are any of your other kids around? I'd like to meet them..."

At first, Flitch didn't get exactly what Chael was asking about. He wasn't too good with babies... "Huh...? Oh. The door, right." Reaching up to the knob, Flitch managed to grab it and push the door open. Of course, he almost fell down the stairs in the process since the knob was so darn high and he was all off-balance, but the dark and mysterious basement more than made up for it. "Wow..." he breathed. "This place is huge..."