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Who: Dani, Yves, Magda, Yuri
Where: Yves' house
When: Early evening
Weather: A bit chilly



"Magda, come on. Wake up."

Throwing the car into park, Dani turned and cast an exasperated look at the girl in the back seat. Magda had managed to twist her sweater up over her head and curl into a ball, her apparent concession to the idea of getting up, getting dressed, and meeting Yves and Yuri. With the sun going down, she'd at least be getting active and more alert soon enough, which was the most Dani could ask for.

A surly head popped out of the sweater, blinking blearily.

Dani slung her purse over her shoulder and picked up the covered tray with dinner, rapping on the window with her free hand until Magda groaned and got out of the car too.

"'s early," Magda slurred, bobbing beside her as they headed up to the front door.

With a laugh, Dani shook her head. "Late for most people, Magda. Do you want to knock?"

Slumping against her side, Magda tossed a baleful look up at Dani, all three eyes half-lidded.

"Fine." She knocked three times, calling out, "Yves, we're here. You're going to like Yuri," Dani added, looking down at her daughter, whose mouth was set in a pout. "He's a Raevan, too."

"You said," Magda replied, rolling her eyes. "You don't like all humans, so I don't see why that matters."

Dani breathed in, breathed out, and fixed a smile on her face. "You're right. I hope you'll like each other, and find out you have things in common. Oh, that's Peanut," she said, scowling, as high-pitched dog barks sounded from inside the house.

"Sorry we couldn't make it sooner!" Dani said, leaning in to give Yves a quick hug. "Between work, getting Magda settled, and conflicting crazy schedules, you know how it is."

She was sure Yves did. He had his own life to manage, after all, and even if it wasn't spoken aloud because of impressionable ears, she knew he could put together the missing pieces of her explanation. Which were mostly dealing with all of the normal chaos of life and her mother on top of it.

Camila still hadn't come around to having a granddaughter without legs.

Dani was going to commit murder and her child was going to have to go into Raevan foster care if something didn't change.

But right now wasn't the time to worry about that. Right now, they were introducing their kids - finally! - and taking a much needed breather from the rest of their lives.

Settling her hand on Magda's shoulder, Dani smiled at Yuri. "Hello, Yuri. I'm Dani, and this is Magda. We're very excited to meet you."

Magda, for her part, did not look excited. She didn't look much of anything, actually; she hovered next to her mother, expression carefully neutral, all three eyes locked on the strange young man floating opposite her. The silence dragged long enough to be uncomfortable, though for once, it seemed like she wasn't the root cause of it, considering Yuri's face had begun to turn red before she even had the chance to say anything - or not.

Dani's hand squeezed her shoulder lightly, encouragingly, and Magda slowly lifted a hand to point at Yuri. "I foresee a death in your future," she intoned solemnly.

"Magda," Dani admonished sharply, and Madga's expression slid into a wide, sly grin. "Don't tease Yuri like that! Apologize."

Maintaining eye contact, Magda just continued to smile, showing off a hint of sharp teeth as she did. "Sorry," she said, sing-song.