(AIM RP) Making room for one more...
This is my domain, all mine! But I share...
This is my domain, all mine! But I share...
Valeri dialed Other's number and waited for her to pick up with a patient expression across his face. Hopefully she wasn't working today and could spare a few moments for him and his new addition. After all he had a gift to give her, and someone for her to meet. It'd also give her a chance to actually see his home. His eyes gazed toward the small rat-girl on the floor nearby as she just quietly poking around at some building blocks that he had bought for her on the way home from the facility of D-Corp. It was a quick toy and currently it was her only unpacked toy he had for her.
Miranda hummed softly as her chubby feet wiggled back and forth as she moved the blocks about between her splayed legs of the little overalls he had put on her that morning. It was an interesting trial trying to find something that fit that was still toddler-aged.
For once it was Other's day off, she hadn't volunteered to help out at the cafe and she didn't have any kind of rehearsal. So what was she doing? Sleeping. She hadn't gotten much of it lately, just enough to get by in the day. Other was curled up in her bed in her PJs, hugging a fuzzy teddy bear and out like a light. Well...she was. Suddenly her phone was going off and she was startled out of whatever fluffy dream she was having, gasping and looking around. Huhwhatwhohow--oh. Her phone. Right. Other yawned and leaned over for it, grabbing it as she fell back onto the mattress and opening it.
It'd said Val~! Eeeeeee! "Hiiiii~!" Other chirped, curling up with her teddy bear again. She just hoped she didn't sound like he'd woken her up.
One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy, three ringy-dingy, four rin -- Other's voice, he jolted a bit as his mind had begun to wander as he counted the rings it took for the young woman to answer the phone. Valeri's cheeks flushed a bit and he laughed lightly, "Hey! I hope I'm not disturbing anything," his eyes gazed over to check on what Miranda was doing and found her in the same spot that he left her in. She seemed content, for now, to continue playing with blocks.
"I was hoping you weren't busy because I could use some help moving some things," he admitted with a small smile that couldn't be seen over the phone, "I also have someone I want you to meet," Valeri said and then added, "I'll make it worth your while if you come help me~. I'll take ya out to dinner."
Other blushed a little and hid under the covers like she was hiding from him standing right there...except he's on the phone, silly girl, he can't see you. "No, I was just sleeping." She could do that later, it'd already been about three hours longer than she usually slept. Busy though? She usually was, but not today! Other grinned and shook her head instinctively, toying with the bear's ear. "I have today off...moving things?" What kind of things? If a man couldn't move them then how was she going to be any help? She had almost no upper body strength! She pursed her lips for a moment, considering it. But what did she have to consider? Of course Other could come over and help Val, she'd just..never been to a man's place before. It gave her nervous and excited butterflies in the pit of her stomach.
"Someone to m--o-oh, really?" She smiled and sat up, sitting her bear on her pillows and running her fingers through her hair. She'd have to shower and get dressed. "Okay~ Um...are you going to come get me or should I just go there?" Had he ever told her where he lived? Other couldn't remember right now! Geep!
"I'll come get you, just need finish a couple of things," he said after a few moments of thought, "sorry I woke you up, by the way." Valeri said with a small chuckle as he looked up to see Miranda hand moved. There was a small nervous thump in his chest before he looked down in front of himself and saw two large red-pink eyes staring up at him curiously.
"Papi gonna leave'th me here?" A small voice drifted up and was easily heard through the phone.
The purple haired man uttered a small gasp of surprise and leaned a hand down to pat her head, "No, of course not, go get some shoes on though. I'll help you tie them," Valeri said to the small girl that Other couldn't see and then returned to the phone conversation. "Sorry about that, we'll be there in about an hour or so, is that enough time?"
"That's fine, I need to get ready anyway." Other chirped, smiling even more as they continued to discuss the plan. It was exciting! She'd never been to a man's home and never thought she would, so this kind of thing was so new to her. She giggled when he apologized for waking her up, shaking her head again as she climbed out of bed. "It's fine! I'd rather be doing something more productive." Or even just go over there and not even do anything; that was perfectly okay too. She was surprised to hear another voice all of a sudden, blinking and tilting her head a little. Who was that? The person Val wanted her to meet? It sounded like a little girl!
Other sat down on the edge of her bed and listened to the moment of interaction, smiling fondly and waiting very patiently for Val to talk to her again. That was cute. "An hour's fine~ I'll see you then!" Now she had to take her shower, get dressed and eat something. She waited for Val to say goodbye as well before closing the phone and heading straight for the bathroom. Other could do this in an hour!
"Welp, helping me re-arrange my apartment sounds pretty productive huh?" he laughed a bit and gazed over at Miranda as he caught a flurry of her movement picking up small toddler-sized tennis shoes and putting them on her socked feet with a happy grin. "Go get your sunglasses and hat," he called out of her and the part about the sunglasses got a response of a scrunched and displeased looking face. Valeri sighed, "Just do it."
Again the purple haired man returned to the conversation, "Kay, see you in an hour, babe." He said as he hung up the phone and then went to help Miranda finish getting ready and then they were off.
They arrived at Other's place a little over an hour later, Miranda hiding a little bit behind the man's legs while he knocked on the door.
Re-arranging an apartment sounded like quite the task. Oh dear. She'd never done that before, her father and some of his friends had been the one to set up her home furniture for her. Other was in the middle of shampooing her hair when suddenly it hit her. He'd...he'd just called her babe? She blushed and stared up at the ceiling, blinking. Val had never called her babe before, and the last time she remembered being called babe someone was saying she was a babe...like...she was hot. That made her blush even more as she turned the water to cold for the rest of her shower, still blushing even as she was getting dressed and making toast for herself.
She was spreading strawberry jam over the toast when she heard the knocking, gasping and quickly putting the jar away and the knife in the sink. Eeee he was here! Other left her plate in the kitchen as she skipped to the door, the figure of Val visible through the glass decorating the door. She was smiling brightly as she opened the door, waving to Val. "Hi, Val~!" Huh? Who was that behind him? Other blinked and tried to peek at the little girl hiding behind Val's legs, waving a few fingers at her. "Hiiii~ Are you the cute little girl I heard on the phone?"
Val waited patiently, leaning against his cane while his adopted charge clutched at the back of his leg peering curiously at the door through tinted glasses. When the door finally opened the rat-girl blinked at the seeming sudden opening where a young blushing woman stood and then looked up at her guardian and he seemed to smile to as if very pleased to see this person.
"Hey you~," Valeri greeted her with a small wave of his free hand and then looked down at Miranda as Other addressed her.
"Haaai~. Yeh'th," Miranda said with a rather large grin of her own, she couldn't help it, if Papi seemed to like the lady then she must be a good lady and certainly not bad. She raised one of her own small hands and gave a small wave in return.
"This is Miranda," Val introduced the girl and cleared his throat a bit, "my, ahh, adopted daughter."
Other giggled down at Miranda when she greeted her, not because of her lisp but purely the fact that she sounds so adorable. And so tiny! And...and...she wanted to just pick her up and hug her tight! Was that a tail? Huh. She looked up at Val when he introduced the little girl, blinking and staring at him for a moment with surprise. Adopted daughter? Wow! She had no idea Val had a daughter! Other looked back down at Miranda and folded her hands behind her back, leaning down enough to see Miranda behind Val's leg. "It's very nice to meet you, Miranda! I'm Other!" Unfortunately she wasn't exactly sure what the right response was to this kind of introduction because Other had never dated someone with a child adopted or otherwise, but it'd be rude for her to just say nothing. But she was happy to be meeting this little girl! But they couldn't just stand out here! That was rude! And fairly awkward.
"Oh! Umm, want to come in? I was just making myself a little breakfast." She smiled as she stepped aside to let the pair in, waiting until both her guests were inside before she closed the door and led them to the kitchen where her toast was waiting on the counter. "Have you two eaten yet?" She'd only made two pieces of toast but she could easily make something for them as well! Oh..but Val probably wanted to get back to his apartment soon so they could start rearranging furniture like he needed. Was she taking too long? Oh dear..
Miranda greeted the woman with a grin, "Uh'th'er~," she repeated back at the woman with wide shaded eyes. The small girl pretty happy to meet Papi's new friend and why shouldn't she be? The lady was nice and her home was really pretty and she said that it was nice to meet her! These were all bonuses in the small Rat-girl's eyes as far as she was concerned. Miranda moved to be a bit more visible and so she could stare at Other a bit better! The woman had such pretty curly hair she had resolved that the first moment she got she was gonna brush her tiny hands over those curly locks on the woman's head. Yes, yes she would~.
The purple haired man laughed a bit, "Y..Yeah a bit of a recent occurrence that she was slipped into my life," Valeri said to Other and nodded when she invited them in and simply walked in his hand still clasped onto Miranda's as they walked together, Valeri with his customary limp. "We have, we have a bit of a medication ritual that we started to do to help her get accustomed to everything," he said with a bit of a smile, "but if Miranda wants a bit of toast it shouldn't hurt much."
"Mm-mm!" Miranda shook her head, "don'th wan'th! Papi made big, big breakfast!"
Oooh the way she said her name was so cute! She just wanted to pick her up and hug Miranda right now! But she had to eat something first, get her strength up! ...Vaaaaaal, she really has no upper body strength! Was he absolutely sure he wanted her to help him move things around his apartment? But he did say he had a present for her, and she was super curious to see what a man's apartment looked like! The idea still made her blush a little. Ah! Val was talking again! Stop letting your mind wander, Other! She blinked and looked back at him with a blushed, distracting herself from her own thoughts as she picked up a piece of jam-covered toast and bit into it. Yum~
"Oh, I see!" She covered her mouth with one hand as she spoke, a habit from being taught not to talk with her mouth full but sometimes she just had to! So as long as she spoke clearly and kept her mouth out of sight it was okay, right? Other certainly thought so. Miranda had to take medication too? But...but she was just a little girl! What did she need medication for? Surprise was written all over Other's face despite her effort to try and hide it, but Miranda was able to make her smile when she spoke. Cuuuuuuuuuuute! "Ooh, really? I've never had his cooking! Is it good?" Other was honestly curious! She glanced down at her plate where her second piece of toast was waiting to be eating, looking at the clock on the stove after and humming quietly. Val probably wanted to rest his leg...w-well wait, did he need to? She hadn't heard a car pull up in her driveway, in fact she'd never seen him drive before, it'd never come up before! But now she was considering just putting her toast on a paper plate and giving the okay to go. What to dooooooooo!
"U-um..." Other blushed, embarrassed by her own inner conflict. "If you want I can eat and walk?" There! Now Val could decide for her! Ha! Yeah...take that...ahhhh but what if he thought she was rushing?! Gah!
Even he had trouble lifting up his daughter though none of this was verbalized between them since neither of them vocalized their thoughts as far as their respective strengths were concerned. He chuckled a bit as she seemed to accept his explanation and even if she had demanded more of him he couldn't even think of where to begin, it was exactly as he had told her. Not even he was expecting this to happen a few days ago until that weird message appeared on his answering machine. He settled into a chair at the kitchen table his daughter let go of his hand and had begun to wander still not ready to settle down, her tail trailed along behind her as she curiously began to poke about the kitchen.
When queried about her guardian's cooking she gazed up toward Other and nodded her head, "Mmn! It is'th good'th ye'th~!" Miranda offered cheerfully as she stopped in front of Other's fridge for a long moment before she turned and claimed a chair and then gently pulled it across the floor to the fridge. Once the chair was where she wanted it Miranda clambered on it to be able to reach the whiteboard she spied and without any sort of askance she took the green marker and began to draw on the whiteboard.
The purple haired man smirked as his daughter vouched for his cooking ability, "I..It isn't all that great just simple things."
Valeri glanced at his daughter as she rearranged the environment to her likings, "Only draw on the board, 'Randa. Nothing on the fridge, draw on the whiteboard only," this got him a soft 'mmm!' of agreement from the small girl as she concentrated her doodling on the board. The purple haired man turned his attention to Other, "Sorry, seems she claimed your whiteboard. We can stay here a few minutes longer, it'll give you a chance to finish your breakfast," Val offered with a small smile, "we aren't in a big hurry, the stuff'll still be there when we get there." He didn't seem to feel rushed.
"I want to try it sometime." Other said in regards to Val's cooking, especially because she had Miranda's approval! And kids tended to be very honest. If she didn't like her own father's cooking she'd tell him, right? She winced a little bit at the sound of a chair being scoot across her floor, eating another bite of toast and curiously watching what Miranda was doing. Did she want something in the fridge? Well if she wanted--oh! Her whiteboard. Other smiled and let Miranda have at it, glancing at Val as he gave her a warning.
"And be gentle, please." With the marker, at least. She didn't like it if the point began to fray or be shoved into the marker. It was another one of her little quirks, she supposed. When Val apologized she giggled and shook her head, finishing the last bit of her first piece of toast and picking off the other, licking a bit of jam off her fingers before taking a bite out of her toast. "It's okay! I finished all my chores today." Other was proud of herself for that one. "O-oh I guess that's true." She giggled sheepishly for having thought she should hurry, munching on her toast as she slyly stepped closer to Val...annnd closer...annnd a little closer until she was standing beside him, blushing but looking overall content. She just liked being near him.
Another 'mmm!' was given in response to Other's words as she concentrated on the drawing for a long moment. Miranda's tail draped off of the chair from where she stood, she had begun to hum a tuneless melody to herself as she drew, she was a good girl and did exactly what the adults had told her to do, she was careful not to put too much pressure on the marker as she drew, not even a squeak came from the marker and board as she was so careful to do what she was told. She couldn't find it in herself to upset her Papi or the nice Other-lady.
"Well maybe I'll cook us a dinner tonight," Val offered with a bit of a blush as he watched Other as she slowly made her way toward him. He had leaned his cane against the table and thus his hands were, for the moment, upon his lap as they rested there. "Finished all your chores, huh? That deserves a reward," he said cheerfully to Other as she stood now next to him, his eyes gazed up at her and then he reached up his hands went to grab for her waist so he could pull her onto his lap. His leg should be able to handle the pressure of weight upon it for a good long while yet. Really? This was like a rehabilitation exercise, having his girlfriend on his lap to build his leg strength. GENIUS! Miranda had glanced back at the two adults and she wouldn't allow either of them to see her masterpiece before she was done with it.
The small rat-girl couldn't help but notice that Papi seemed to like the Other-lady a lot! That was good Miranda liked her, too. Maybe that means she could see the lady often!
Cook dinner for them? Really? Oh she liked that idea! He'd offered to buy her dinner and everything but she much preferred something he'd made with his own two hands, not only because he made it but because...well...she wasn't used to people buying her dinner aside from her family. It was odd to her still. But Other would definitely feel much more comfortable with a homemade meal! She blinked and stared down curiously at him when he said she deserved a reward for finishing her chores. A reward? What kind of reward? Like...a present? B-but he didn't need to do that!
"Geep!" Other gasped softly as she was suddenly pulled onto Val's lap, her blush darkening and her arms instintively moving around his neck so she could make herself comfortable. Yay! She liked this reward! She held the toast up as if offering him a bite one more time before she just finished it, smiling softly. To be honest it made her feel a little odd that she was eating while the two of them waited on it, it wasn't something that'd happened before.
"Any special requests for dinner?" Valeri asked curiously as he stared at the offered toast, after a few moments of consideration he took up the offer and chewed on it leaving the last bite for her to chew on as he waited for her answer to his question of whether or not she wanted something special. He always catered to whatever Miranda wanted because other than a handful of things he never kept at home because he didn't like them, he usually ate anything that was made. He gazed over at Miranda to make sure she was still obeying orders and not doing anything she shouldn't and found her still in her spot and drawing.
Valeri wrapped his arms about Other's waist as he watched his daughter, "Still trying to get to know her, she seems pretty bubbly but easy going," the man said to the woman on his lap.
Miranda let out a pleased keening sound when she finished her masterpiece. She clambered down from her seat, pushed it over a bit to give optimal view and waddled over to the pair as she tapped on Other's shin with a tiny hand and wide eyes, "Looki'th! I made'th yous'th a pretty!" she announced rather proudly.
The purple haired man gazed at where his daughter had been prior and smiled a bit at the green marker drawn picture, "That is very good 'Randa~," Valeri praised his daughter.
Miranda hummed softly as her chubby feet wiggled back and forth as she moved the blocks about between her splayed legs of the little overalls he had put on her that morning. It was an interesting trial trying to find something that fit that was still toddler-aged.
For once it was Other's day off, she hadn't volunteered to help out at the cafe and she didn't have any kind of rehearsal. So what was she doing? Sleeping. She hadn't gotten much of it lately, just enough to get by in the day. Other was curled up in her bed in her PJs, hugging a fuzzy teddy bear and out like a light. Well...she was. Suddenly her phone was going off and she was startled out of whatever fluffy dream she was having, gasping and looking around. Huhwhatwhohow--oh. Her phone. Right. Other yawned and leaned over for it, grabbing it as she fell back onto the mattress and opening it.
It'd said Val~! Eeeeeee! "Hiiiii~!" Other chirped, curling up with her teddy bear again. She just hoped she didn't sound like he'd woken her up.
One ringy-dingy, two ringy-dingy, three ringy-dingy, four rin -- Other's voice, he jolted a bit as his mind had begun to wander as he counted the rings it took for the young woman to answer the phone. Valeri's cheeks flushed a bit and he laughed lightly, "Hey! I hope I'm not disturbing anything," his eyes gazed over to check on what Miranda was doing and found her in the same spot that he left her in. She seemed content, for now, to continue playing with blocks.
"I was hoping you weren't busy because I could use some help moving some things," he admitted with a small smile that couldn't be seen over the phone, "I also have someone I want you to meet," Valeri said and then added, "I'll make it worth your while if you come help me~. I'll take ya out to dinner."
Other blushed a little and hid under the covers like she was hiding from him standing right there...except he's on the phone, silly girl, he can't see you. "No, I was just sleeping." She could do that later, it'd already been about three hours longer than she usually slept. Busy though? She usually was, but not today! Other grinned and shook her head instinctively, toying with the bear's ear. "I have today off...moving things?" What kind of things? If a man couldn't move them then how was she going to be any help? She had almost no upper body strength! She pursed her lips for a moment, considering it. But what did she have to consider? Of course Other could come over and help Val, she'd just..never been to a man's place before. It gave her nervous and excited butterflies in the pit of her stomach.
"Someone to m--o-oh, really?" She smiled and sat up, sitting her bear on her pillows and running her fingers through her hair. She'd have to shower and get dressed. "Okay~ Um...are you going to come get me or should I just go there?" Had he ever told her where he lived? Other couldn't remember right now! Geep!
"I'll come get you, just need finish a couple of things," he said after a few moments of thought, "sorry I woke you up, by the way." Valeri said with a small chuckle as he looked up to see Miranda hand moved. There was a small nervous thump in his chest before he looked down in front of himself and saw two large red-pink eyes staring up at him curiously.
"Papi gonna leave'th me here?" A small voice drifted up and was easily heard through the phone.
The purple haired man uttered a small gasp of surprise and leaned a hand down to pat her head, "No, of course not, go get some shoes on though. I'll help you tie them," Valeri said to the small girl that Other couldn't see and then returned to the phone conversation. "Sorry about that, we'll be there in about an hour or so, is that enough time?"
"That's fine, I need to get ready anyway." Other chirped, smiling even more as they continued to discuss the plan. It was exciting! She'd never been to a man's home and never thought she would, so this kind of thing was so new to her. She giggled when he apologized for waking her up, shaking her head again as she climbed out of bed. "It's fine! I'd rather be doing something more productive." Or even just go over there and not even do anything; that was perfectly okay too. She was surprised to hear another voice all of a sudden, blinking and tilting her head a little. Who was that? The person Val wanted her to meet? It sounded like a little girl!
Other sat down on the edge of her bed and listened to the moment of interaction, smiling fondly and waiting very patiently for Val to talk to her again. That was cute. "An hour's fine~ I'll see you then!" Now she had to take her shower, get dressed and eat something. She waited for Val to say goodbye as well before closing the phone and heading straight for the bathroom. Other could do this in an hour!
"Welp, helping me re-arrange my apartment sounds pretty productive huh?" he laughed a bit and gazed over at Miranda as he caught a flurry of her movement picking up small toddler-sized tennis shoes and putting them on her socked feet with a happy grin. "Go get your sunglasses and hat," he called out of her and the part about the sunglasses got a response of a scrunched and displeased looking face. Valeri sighed, "Just do it."
Again the purple haired man returned to the conversation, "Kay, see you in an hour, babe." He said as he hung up the phone and then went to help Miranda finish getting ready and then they were off.
They arrived at Other's place a little over an hour later, Miranda hiding a little bit behind the man's legs while he knocked on the door.
Re-arranging an apartment sounded like quite the task. Oh dear. She'd never done that before, her father and some of his friends had been the one to set up her home furniture for her. Other was in the middle of shampooing her hair when suddenly it hit her. He'd...he'd just called her babe? She blushed and stared up at the ceiling, blinking. Val had never called her babe before, and the last time she remembered being called babe someone was saying she was a babe...like...she was hot. That made her blush even more as she turned the water to cold for the rest of her shower, still blushing even as she was getting dressed and making toast for herself.
She was spreading strawberry jam over the toast when she heard the knocking, gasping and quickly putting the jar away and the knife in the sink. Eeee he was here! Other left her plate in the kitchen as she skipped to the door, the figure of Val visible through the glass decorating the door. She was smiling brightly as she opened the door, waving to Val. "Hi, Val~!" Huh? Who was that behind him? Other blinked and tried to peek at the little girl hiding behind Val's legs, waving a few fingers at her. "Hiiii~ Are you the cute little girl I heard on the phone?"
Val waited patiently, leaning against his cane while his adopted charge clutched at the back of his leg peering curiously at the door through tinted glasses. When the door finally opened the rat-girl blinked at the seeming sudden opening where a young blushing woman stood and then looked up at her guardian and he seemed to smile to as if very pleased to see this person.
"Hey you~," Valeri greeted her with a small wave of his free hand and then looked down at Miranda as Other addressed her.
"Haaai~. Yeh'th," Miranda said with a rather large grin of her own, she couldn't help it, if Papi seemed to like the lady then she must be a good lady and certainly not bad. She raised one of her own small hands and gave a small wave in return.
"This is Miranda," Val introduced the girl and cleared his throat a bit, "my, ahh, adopted daughter."
Other giggled down at Miranda when she greeted her, not because of her lisp but purely the fact that she sounds so adorable. And so tiny! And...and...she wanted to just pick her up and hug her tight! Was that a tail? Huh. She looked up at Val when he introduced the little girl, blinking and staring at him for a moment with surprise. Adopted daughter? Wow! She had no idea Val had a daughter! Other looked back down at Miranda and folded her hands behind her back, leaning down enough to see Miranda behind Val's leg. "It's very nice to meet you, Miranda! I'm Other!" Unfortunately she wasn't exactly sure what the right response was to this kind of introduction because Other had never dated someone with a child adopted or otherwise, but it'd be rude for her to just say nothing. But she was happy to be meeting this little girl! But they couldn't just stand out here! That was rude! And fairly awkward.
"Oh! Umm, want to come in? I was just making myself a little breakfast." She smiled as she stepped aside to let the pair in, waiting until both her guests were inside before she closed the door and led them to the kitchen where her toast was waiting on the counter. "Have you two eaten yet?" She'd only made two pieces of toast but she could easily make something for them as well! Oh..but Val probably wanted to get back to his apartment soon so they could start rearranging furniture like he needed. Was she taking too long? Oh dear..
Miranda greeted the woman with a grin, "Uh'th'er~," she repeated back at the woman with wide shaded eyes. The small girl pretty happy to meet Papi's new friend and why shouldn't she be? The lady was nice and her home was really pretty and she said that it was nice to meet her! These were all bonuses in the small Rat-girl's eyes as far as she was concerned. Miranda moved to be a bit more visible and so she could stare at Other a bit better! The woman had such pretty curly hair she had resolved that the first moment she got she was gonna brush her tiny hands over those curly locks on the woman's head. Yes, yes she would~.
The purple haired man laughed a bit, "Y..Yeah a bit of a recent occurrence that she was slipped into my life," Valeri said to Other and nodded when she invited them in and simply walked in his hand still clasped onto Miranda's as they walked together, Valeri with his customary limp. "We have, we have a bit of a medication ritual that we started to do to help her get accustomed to everything," he said with a bit of a smile, "but if Miranda wants a bit of toast it shouldn't hurt much."
"Mm-mm!" Miranda shook her head, "don'th wan'th! Papi made big, big breakfast!"
Oooh the way she said her name was so cute! She just wanted to pick her up and hug Miranda right now! But she had to eat something first, get her strength up! ...Vaaaaaal, she really has no upper body strength! Was he absolutely sure he wanted her to help him move things around his apartment? But he did say he had a present for her, and she was super curious to see what a man's apartment looked like! The idea still made her blush a little. Ah! Val was talking again! Stop letting your mind wander, Other! She blinked and looked back at him with a blushed, distracting herself from her own thoughts as she picked up a piece of jam-covered toast and bit into it. Yum~
"Oh, I see!" She covered her mouth with one hand as she spoke, a habit from being taught not to talk with her mouth full but sometimes she just had to! So as long as she spoke clearly and kept her mouth out of sight it was okay, right? Other certainly thought so. Miranda had to take medication too? But...but she was just a little girl! What did she need medication for? Surprise was written all over Other's face despite her effort to try and hide it, but Miranda was able to make her smile when she spoke. Cuuuuuuuuuuute! "Ooh, really? I've never had his cooking! Is it good?" Other was honestly curious! She glanced down at her plate where her second piece of toast was waiting to be eating, looking at the clock on the stove after and humming quietly. Val probably wanted to rest his leg...w-well wait, did he need to? She hadn't heard a car pull up in her driveway, in fact she'd never seen him drive before, it'd never come up before! But now she was considering just putting her toast on a paper plate and giving the okay to go. What to dooooooooo!
"U-um..." Other blushed, embarrassed by her own inner conflict. "If you want I can eat and walk?" There! Now Val could decide for her! Ha! Yeah...take that...ahhhh but what if he thought she was rushing?! Gah!
Even he had trouble lifting up his daughter though none of this was verbalized between them since neither of them vocalized their thoughts as far as their respective strengths were concerned. He chuckled a bit as she seemed to accept his explanation and even if she had demanded more of him he couldn't even think of where to begin, it was exactly as he had told her. Not even he was expecting this to happen a few days ago until that weird message appeared on his answering machine. He settled into a chair at the kitchen table his daughter let go of his hand and had begun to wander still not ready to settle down, her tail trailed along behind her as she curiously began to poke about the kitchen.
When queried about her guardian's cooking she gazed up toward Other and nodded her head, "Mmn! It is'th good'th ye'th~!" Miranda offered cheerfully as she stopped in front of Other's fridge for a long moment before she turned and claimed a chair and then gently pulled it across the floor to the fridge. Once the chair was where she wanted it Miranda clambered on it to be able to reach the whiteboard she spied and without any sort of askance she took the green marker and began to draw on the whiteboard.
The purple haired man smirked as his daughter vouched for his cooking ability, "I..It isn't all that great just simple things."
Valeri glanced at his daughter as she rearranged the environment to her likings, "Only draw on the board, 'Randa. Nothing on the fridge, draw on the whiteboard only," this got him a soft 'mmm!' of agreement from the small girl as she concentrated her doodling on the board. The purple haired man turned his attention to Other, "Sorry, seems she claimed your whiteboard. We can stay here a few minutes longer, it'll give you a chance to finish your breakfast," Val offered with a small smile, "we aren't in a big hurry, the stuff'll still be there when we get there." He didn't seem to feel rushed.
"I want to try it sometime." Other said in regards to Val's cooking, especially because she had Miranda's approval! And kids tended to be very honest. If she didn't like her own father's cooking she'd tell him, right? She winced a little bit at the sound of a chair being scoot across her floor, eating another bite of toast and curiously watching what Miranda was doing. Did she want something in the fridge? Well if she wanted--oh! Her whiteboard. Other smiled and let Miranda have at it, glancing at Val as he gave her a warning.
"And be gentle, please." With the marker, at least. She didn't like it if the point began to fray or be shoved into the marker. It was another one of her little quirks, she supposed. When Val apologized she giggled and shook her head, finishing the last bit of her first piece of toast and picking off the other, licking a bit of jam off her fingers before taking a bite out of her toast. "It's okay! I finished all my chores today." Other was proud of herself for that one. "O-oh I guess that's true." She giggled sheepishly for having thought she should hurry, munching on her toast as she slyly stepped closer to Val...annnd closer...annnd a little closer until she was standing beside him, blushing but looking overall content. She just liked being near him.
Another 'mmm!' was given in response to Other's words as she concentrated on the drawing for a long moment. Miranda's tail draped off of the chair from where she stood, she had begun to hum a tuneless melody to herself as she drew, she was a good girl and did exactly what the adults had told her to do, she was careful not to put too much pressure on the marker as she drew, not even a squeak came from the marker and board as she was so careful to do what she was told. She couldn't find it in herself to upset her Papi or the nice Other-lady.
"Well maybe I'll cook us a dinner tonight," Val offered with a bit of a blush as he watched Other as she slowly made her way toward him. He had leaned his cane against the table and thus his hands were, for the moment, upon his lap as they rested there. "Finished all your chores, huh? That deserves a reward," he said cheerfully to Other as she stood now next to him, his eyes gazed up at her and then he reached up his hands went to grab for her waist so he could pull her onto his lap. His leg should be able to handle the pressure of weight upon it for a good long while yet. Really? This was like a rehabilitation exercise, having his girlfriend on his lap to build his leg strength. GENIUS! Miranda had glanced back at the two adults and she wouldn't allow either of them to see her masterpiece before she was done with it.
The small rat-girl couldn't help but notice that Papi seemed to like the Other-lady a lot! That was good Miranda liked her, too. Maybe that means she could see the lady often!
Cook dinner for them? Really? Oh she liked that idea! He'd offered to buy her dinner and everything but she much preferred something he'd made with his own two hands, not only because he made it but because...well...she wasn't used to people buying her dinner aside from her family. It was odd to her still. But Other would definitely feel much more comfortable with a homemade meal! She blinked and stared down curiously at him when he said she deserved a reward for finishing her chores. A reward? What kind of reward? Like...a present? B-but he didn't need to do that!
"Geep!" Other gasped softly as she was suddenly pulled onto Val's lap, her blush darkening and her arms instintively moving around his neck so she could make herself comfortable. Yay! She liked this reward! She held the toast up as if offering him a bite one more time before she just finished it, smiling softly. To be honest it made her feel a little odd that she was eating while the two of them waited on it, it wasn't something that'd happened before.
"Any special requests for dinner?" Valeri asked curiously as he stared at the offered toast, after a few moments of consideration he took up the offer and chewed on it leaving the last bite for her to chew on as he waited for her answer to his question of whether or not she wanted something special. He always catered to whatever Miranda wanted because other than a handful of things he never kept at home because he didn't like them, he usually ate anything that was made. He gazed over at Miranda to make sure she was still obeying orders and not doing anything she shouldn't and found her still in her spot and drawing.
Valeri wrapped his arms about Other's waist as he watched his daughter, "Still trying to get to know her, she seems pretty bubbly but easy going," the man said to the woman on his lap.
Miranda let out a pleased keening sound when she finished her masterpiece. She clambered down from her seat, pushed it over a bit to give optimal view and waddled over to the pair as she tapped on Other's shin with a tiny hand and wide eyes, "Looki'th! I made'th yous'th a pretty!" she announced rather proudly.
The purple haired man gazed at where his daughter had been prior and smiled a bit at the green marker drawn picture, "That is very good 'Randa~," Valeri praised his daughter.
Hmm...that was a good question. "Umm...can I get back to you on that?" She asked as he nibbled on the toast she was offering him, popping what was left of it in her mouth and chewing, looking thoughtful. What did she want for dinner? It really wasn't uncommon for her to plan out all of her meals before even finishing breakfast so that she could make sure she had everything she needed to make each meal. But now she had not only Val but Miranda to consider as well! She didn't want to request something that one or both of them didn't like! ...Oooh now she'd just put pressure on herself. Crap.
Other squeaked softly as Val's arms moved around her waist, smiling shyly and nuzzling her face into his cheek while he spoke to her about Miranda. "Well from what I've heard and seen so far you're doing a good job, she's really cute!" She praised him, kissing his cheek with a happy keen. It was good to see that he was a good dad! Her own probably could've learned a thing or two about parenting from him. When Miranda made a noise and started shuffling about behind her Other blinked and lifted her head away from Val to see what she was up to now. Oh! She'd finished! Wonderful~! She smiled and watched Miranda waddle over to them, turning her gaze to the picture she drew on her whiteboard. Awww! That was adorable! Other gasped with delight.
"I love it~!" She really did! It was adorable! Other was going to try her very hardest to keep that there as long as possible now.
"Mmm, sure," Valeri responded at her question and seemed content a moment before he added, "just know that neither of us are really picky so it really is whatever you want, chances are I got the stuff for it, I keep my supplies well stocked," he explained with a small smile and let her nuzzle her face into his cheek. It was a good feeling all of her affections were innocent and that made it feel more relaxed rather than the tension small tension that sometimes built around two people that were not so innocent. There was always that odd expectation to start just throwing off clothes.
Not that he'd go for it with his daughter right there in the room but it was it was a true enough thought. "Glad you like her, I was hoping you would," he murmured lightly with a small smile. Valeri wasn't sure what he would have done if both of them disliked each other. Valeri reached up and lightly kissed her cheek in modest affection and then watched as Other and Miranda reacted to each other.
"Yep you did an awesome job, baby." Valeri praised again with a smile. "You girls ready to go now?" Miranda nodded as she stared up at them.
"Ye'th ahhhhnnnnd'th...She gonna be my Mami?" The rat-girl asked innocently as she pointed at the woman on her Papi's lap.
Valeri blushed a deep red and was at a loss for words.
Other squeaked softly as Val's arms moved around her waist, smiling shyly and nuzzling her face into his cheek while he spoke to her about Miranda. "Well from what I've heard and seen so far you're doing a good job, she's really cute!" She praised him, kissing his cheek with a happy keen. It was good to see that he was a good dad! Her own probably could've learned a thing or two about parenting from him. When Miranda made a noise and started shuffling about behind her Other blinked and lifted her head away from Val to see what she was up to now. Oh! She'd finished! Wonderful~! She smiled and watched Miranda waddle over to them, turning her gaze to the picture she drew on her whiteboard. Awww! That was adorable! Other gasped with delight.
"I love it~!" She really did! It was adorable! Other was going to try her very hardest to keep that there as long as possible now.
"Mmm, sure," Valeri responded at her question and seemed content a moment before he added, "just know that neither of us are really picky so it really is whatever you want, chances are I got the stuff for it, I keep my supplies well stocked," he explained with a small smile and let her nuzzle her face into his cheek. It was a good feeling all of her affections were innocent and that made it feel more relaxed rather than the tension small tension that sometimes built around two people that were not so innocent. There was always that odd expectation to start just throwing off clothes.
Not that he'd go for it with his daughter right there in the room but it was it was a true enough thought. "Glad you like her, I was hoping you would," he murmured lightly with a small smile. Valeri wasn't sure what he would have done if both of them disliked each other. Valeri reached up and lightly kissed her cheek in modest affection and then watched as Other and Miranda reacted to each other.
"Yep you did an awesome job, baby." Valeri praised again with a smile. "You girls ready to go now?" Miranda nodded as she stared up at them.
"Ye'th ahhhhnnnnd'th...She gonna be my Mami?" The rat-girl asked innocently as she pointed at the woman on her Papi's lap.
Valeri blushed a deep red and was at a loss for words.
