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 Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 12:02 pm
Okay, this time he was going to get it for sure! Fitzroy nodded in determination as he stared down the ice, as if he could intimidate it into being less slippery. Hands held out to help his balance, he cautiously moved his feet, wobbling violently as his skates slid on the ice, quickly latching back onto the wall. Pouting at his skates, he watched as his daddy sped on by, looking as graceful as anything on his skates. Sighing, he gathered up his courage and pushed himself away from the wall, wobbling once again before managing to stay upright.
Watching the feet of the other people on the ice rink, he slowly tried to slid his in the same way. To his delight, he began moving forward. However, as bad luck would have it, just as he began to get the hang of it, a very rude girl sped right by him. Startled, he quickly lost his balance and fell onto his bum, grunting slightly in pain. Growling at the girl, he made sure to shake his fist at her. "Meanie!"
Sighing, Caspian quickly skated around to where his son was and helped him up, laying a hand on his shoulders to keep him steady. "Alright there, bud? Do you wanna take a break and get something to eat?"
As much as Pac-man agreed with Caspian's suggestion, Fitzroy shook his head stubbornly. "Nuh-uh. I want to skate." He was going to get the hang of this if it killed him. Or at least made his butt very sore.
Sighing once again, Caspian nodded. "Okay. Just tell me when you want to go home, alright?" With that, he skated off, keeping an eye on his wobbling son. Well, this certainly wasn't turning out as fun as he had imagined...
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:24 pm
Ebony was wrapped up in a warm scarf and out for a pleasant time skating that day, already quietly singing Christmas carols as she half glided across the ice. However, the girl ended up noticing a few other kids whizzing by a strange little boy who seemed to be having trouble, so she slowly skated over to the wobbling boy to see how he was doing.
"Hey, doing okay?" she inquired pleasantly, smiling at Fitz.
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Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:00 pm
Fitzroy was grumbling to himself as he repeatedly tried and failed to get himself up from the ice, elbows and knees already quite sore from all the abuse they'd taken this day. Therefore, he was very happy to hear someone that wasn't his dad ask if he was alright; he was beginning to think that he had become invisible like Sue Storm or something! Smiling despite his predicament, he looked up at the kind stranger. "Um, kinda sorta, not r-"
He stopped short when he finally caught sight of the purple girl come to his rescue, his mouth dropping open (Pac-man was meanwhile preoccupied with detaching himself from the ice). She was so pretty! Like, she was all purple and pink and all kinds of wonderful colors! Unbeknown to Fitzroy, his mind also greatly appreciated her shape, although his innocent conscious mind simply took it as she would be especially fun to draw.
After a few seconds, he regained control of himself and shook his head slightly before smiling sheepishly at the girl. "What I mean to say was, uh, well..." He held up his hands in embarrassment. "Would you mind helping me up?"
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Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:08 pm
The older girl knelt to help lift Fitzroy from the ice, unlodging Pac-man as she did so. Glancing down, she noticed the little mouth and smiled, "Awwwww, you have a bellymouf." she giggled, "I used to have a friend with one of those. Nice girl." she commented, reaching out to lightly brush some ice bits off the top of the mouth before pulling her hand back so it wouldn't get nibbled.
"Would you come from a place called Seven of Seven, by any chance?" Ebby inquired, grinning. "That's where my friend came from who had one of those."
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Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:53 am
Fitzroy blushed as the pretty girl helped him up, clinging to her as he steadily regained his balance before letting go of her suddenly, aware that he might have held on for too long. Laughing sheepishly, he nodded as Pac-man gave the girl's hand a grateful lick. "Y-Yeah... His name's Pac-man... Y-You can pet him if you like," he offered, like a boy with a dog instead of a sentient second mouth. "He doesn't bite. Only nibbles." Another awkward laugh punctuated this statement, and he looked at the ground nervously. What was up with him?
At the mention of another person with a tummy-mouth, Fitzroy looked up in delighted surprise, a huge smile showing off his pointed teeth. "Omigosh, REALLY?! Wow, that's so cool! I haven't seen another other people with tummy-mouths, and I've met a lot of people. Like Duncan and Iah and Adelle and 'Dhara and 'Ludra and-" He suddenly stopped his listing, realizing that she perhaps didn't want to hear about his other friends. Or even know who they are.
He brightened at her question, and nodded. "Yup! I'm Gluttony / Lib'rality! Well, I mean, my name is Fitzroy, but those are my, uh, DNA donors! So, so your friend must have been Gluttony too, huh, 'cause, 'cause I met Dritan, and he's Gluttony, and his wings had mouths." Fitzroy nodded decisively, his initial embarrassment beginning to fall away.
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Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:28 am
The pink haired girl smiled brightly, and giggled even at the lick. "Aw, Pac-Man's very cute." she cooed, petting the mouth again. "I remember when I last saw Lori, I was feeding funnel cake to her bellymouf."
She nodded a bit and waited patiently through his list of names, "Yes, though I haven't seen Lori in forever so maybe she moved." her smile brightened a bit at some of the names, "Oh I know them - well, at least I know Duncan, 'Ludra, Adhi, and Adelle. I've never heard of Iah - who are they?"
"Ahhhh, I'm Lust and Kindness." the older spawn explained with a nod, "I'm Ebony. Nice to meet you Fitzroy."
"Yes, Lori was Gluttony and Diligence I think - oh, you've met Dritan too? I babysat him when he was smaller. Nice kid."
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Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:24 am
Fitzroy smiled happily when Ebony said that she knew some of the people he did; now he felt way less stupid for listing all of them by name. Bouncing slightly, and subsequently wobbling slightly, he grinned toothily up at the purple girl. "Iah's, uh, 'Delle's half-brother 'n' Duncan's son. Yeah, that's right. He's really really cute, even though he has super-duper-ultra mean tentacles," he added with a serious nod, Pac-man whimpering slightly at the memory of said appendages. "But ifs you see him, you should still be nice to him, because it's not his fault," he continued quickly, wanting to describe his friend in a good light.
Fitzroy oohed at Ebony's description of her combination, wondering if that was what had made her so pretty. He'd never met any Kindness kids before her, he thought; was the angel of that super-Aphrodite-pretty? Musing on that, he gasped and grinned again when Ebony said that she also knew Dritan; gee, she knew everybody! "Oh yeah, Dritan's really really nice! He's really good at clay-making too."
After that, the boy stood there rather awkwardly, well aware of how weird it was to be standing still on an ice rink. He wished he was good so that he could skate with Ebony and keep talking, but he was too afraid of falling now. He pouted slightly at his skates, wiggling a little on them before looking back up at Ebony, a hopeful look on his face. "So... Are you any good at skating? 'C-Cause I'm not..."
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 9:21 am
"Oh, Iah must be his and Adriel's baby. I haven't seen either of them in forever, I'll have to visit at some point." the teen said idly. "Of course, I wouldn't be mean to him because of his tentacles. Most people I've met who have them can't control them very well. Though most get along with me, but you never know since he's part wrath." she pat Pac-man again as she said this, noting the bellymouf's expression on the subject.
The girl smiled more at the last bit. "I'm okay at it. Would you like some help?" she asked, holding out her hands to the boy.
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:26 pm
Fitzroy smiled brightly at Ebony, happy to hear that she wasn't going to hate Iah because of his stupid mean tentacles. He nodded in agreement, wiggling a little bit on his skates. "Lotsa tentacles like me too; some even like me too much, like Sutry, Adelle's tentacle. I- I think that most of Iah's Wrath is in his tentacles, actually, because he's a total sweetie, and they're total douchebags." He giggled and hid his mouth behind his hand, glancing around a little nervously for Caspian. His daddy would have probably yelled at him if he heard him swearing. Not that those tentacles didn't deserve it.
When Ebony offered to help him skate, the Gluttony boy was so happy that he almost tackle-hugged the girl's stomach. Only the prospect of slipping and completely humiliating himself stopped him, so with twin huge smiles, he energetically grabbed her hands, holding them tightly. "Oh wow, thanks so much Ebony! I'm so tired of falling," he said with a sheepish grin.
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Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:21 pm
She raised an eyebrow a bit at his language but decided not to comment. She wasn't his mom, what business was it of her's? Smiling, the teen took his hands and began to lead him along, helping the boy to balance. Occasionally, their combined weight got awkward, so she'd stretch one wing or the other and lean a little to help with it.
"There we go, see?" she said, pulling a little less and just letting their momentum carry them a bit, turning now and then.
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Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:29 pm
Fitzroy smiled crazily as he managed to skate more than five or so feet without falling. He clung to Ebony's hand like his life depended on it, his other hand flailing rapidly to help him keep his balance. He would try to use his wings to help even out the balance like Ebony was, but more often than not he'd just end up making the situation worse. Not that that mattered; he was actually having fun now! He looked up at Ebony with an adoring smile, so grateful for her help that he couldn't speak.
After a few minutes, Caspian noticed the odd, colorful woman holding onto his child's hand, and being the paranoid man he was, skated over there quicker than a flash. No one was kidnapping his son, not on his watch! Stopping in front of the pair, he smiled a little nervously at Fitzroy, who was smiling a lot for someone being stolen. His eyes never left Ebony as he leaned down to address his son. "Hey, buddy. Who's this?"
Fitzroy was surprised by the sudden arrival of his father, but not upset, and bounced happily, looking up at the purple woman. "This is Ebony, Daddy! She's my friend! She's helping me skate!" Caspian raised an eyebrow at this information, and looked towards the young woman for confirmation, just barely noticing that he might have just made an a** out of himself. Oopsies.
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 8:09 am
Ebby cocked her head to the side, a confused but understanding smile on her face (how one does that I'll never know). Being as she was little more than a teenager, the girl generally considered herself to be no real threat to a child - but she knew paranoid parents and went with it just the same.
"Hello." she greeted Caspian pleasantly once he looked back to her, "Yes, I've been helping Fitzroy skate. He and I come from the same labs and he was telling me about his friends."
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 3:51 pm
Caspian nodded clumsily as Ebony verified his son's story, shifting in embarrassment on his skates even as he moved out of their way. "Ah. I see, then. That's cool. Well, Fitz, I'm gonna go sit down. When you're ready to leave, I'll be over there," he half-muttered, gesturing to a table. "Have fun." Formalities out of the way, he skulked his way off of the rink, slumping into the chair in defeat. He hated when he did that...
Fitzroy nodded brightly at his daddy, not catching on the man's embarrassment. "Okay, Daddy, have fun sitting!" He watched his father skate away, then giggled to himself and stood on his tip-toes as best he could, whispering conspiratorially towards Ebony's ear. "He prob'bly thought that you were a kidnapper or somthin' like that. He's a little nuts like that sometimes," he said with an amused grin, making the universal sign for 'cuckoo' by his head. Fitzroy loved his daddy, of course, but some things just weren't circumventable. Like Caspian's paranoia.
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:18 pm
Ebby smiled a little and nodded, "I'm sure he was very worried about you." she agreed, "It's good that he cares to ask."
She led him a little ways along the ice, helping him to balance and skate a bit better. "Just let me know when you're getting tired, okay?" she inquired, skating behind him at points and half hugging him to keep the boy upright. He was a bit heavier than she was used to lifting.
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:55 pm
Fitzroy beamed and nodded in response towards Ebony, although the diverting of his attention caused him to wobble perilously. After he righted himself, he resumed smiling at his friend. "Yeah, it's nice and stuff. It sucks when he does it too much, though." He giggled conspiratorially. "Sometimes it's embarrassing."
The boy nodded, sticking his tongue carefully between his teeth as he focused on the ice. Ironically, it was only about five more minutes before Fitzroy glanced behind him, an apologetic smile on his face. "Um, could you take me back to my daddy now, please? The tired got me." He stopped extremely clumsily to hug Ebony around the waist. "Thanks for helpin' me skate, Ebony. You made it a lot more fun~"
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