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Post by Flame on Jun 25, 2017 15:26:37 GMT -5
(THEY'RE SO CUTE)
James froze, midway through putting his jacket on to think. "Uhh... Oh is he on the couch in the basement?" At one point, the basement had been his and Ann's base. Maybe she'd left her stuffed animal there. He finished putting on his jacket and then ran to his backpack and began shoving everything back into it. He'd taken it all out to show Uncle Mark the drawing he'd made of a spaceship. Finally, he ran toward the door. Luckily for the twins, Alec was not making things easy for Mark, so Mark was still struggling to get Alec to hold still long enough to put his shoes on.
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Post by Flame on Jun 26, 2017 0:48:53 GMT -5
"Come on, come on!" James called to his sister, flinging the door open and running out onto the porch. When he glanced back, he could see Uncle Mark behind Ann and tried to run faster. "Mom, mom! Unlock the car!" he yelled, bouncing up and down in front of the door. Mark was a good ten feet behind Ann still, so James wasn't too worried. When he heard the clunk of the unlocking doors, James threw open the door and immediately began climbing over the first row of seats to get to his spot in the very back.
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Post by Flame on Jun 26, 2017 23:03:56 GMT -5
(This is making me realize how much I don't know about young children and toddlers, haha. I keep needing to google things like "when do babies start talking?" " How long do kids use car seats?")
"Yes!" James cried as he fastened his seatbelt. Mark was just now setting Alec into his car seat. "We win again!" "You sure did," Mark said with a laugh as he finished with Alec. "See you kiddos soon. Be good for your mom tonight." As much as James didn't want to admit it, sitting down in the back of the dark car made him realize how tired he was. Of course, he would never admit that.
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Post by Flame on Jun 28, 2017 0:49:46 GMT -5
(Oh nice! I'm studying engineering and for whatever reason they don't teach us that kind of thing xD And according to google, you're right about 5 year olds and car seats.)
"Bye, Ann," he said, reaching into the car to give his niece a hug. "You make sure your brothers behave themselves, alright?" he teased and then closed the car door once she was in her seat. He quickly went to exchange a few words with his sister, asking about Phallon and Vince and just checking up on her in general. After a quick hug, she got into the car and he waved as they drove off.
(Ok, where to now?)
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Post by Flame on Jun 29, 2017 14:59:05 GMT -5
(Haha sometimes I wonder if I’ve got the brain for it xD)
(Doesn’t matter to me… why don’t we just to a little when they get home because I haven’t really had much of a chance to think about their vacation yet.)
Mark lived across town from Tavica, so Alec fell asleep after the first ten minutes of the drive. The car was silent again until James spoke from the back. “Mom, why don’t we ever have the radio on anymore?” he asked. The question took Tavica a little by surprise; she hadn’t given it a thought until he mentioned it. They used to listen to music all the time they’d all sing along to the songs they liked. It had been a lot of fun. “I don’t know, James,” she eventually replied honestly. “I’ll tell you what, I don’t want to wake up your brother but next time we’re in the car, you and Ann can pick the radio station and we’re going to have the best car sing-a-long that anyone has ever seen.” It was a bit of a wake-up call for her and she wondered what else her kids had been missing due to her lack of caring and motivation in the last month. No way was she going to let them miss out because she couldn’t move on. It might even do her some good too.
Finally they pulled into the driveway and Tavica was able to extract Alec from his car seat without waking him up, a great accomplishment in her opinion. Once he was in bed she came back downstairs to the kitchen to clean up anything that had been left from earlier in the day. “James, Ann, I want you both to get your PJs on and brush your teeth, alright?” she called to them over the sound of the running water from the sink.
James had been hoping to get to stay up a little later, but he remembered his promise to Uncle Mark. “Fine,” he sighed and put his action figure down and turned to his sister. Most nights their mom would read them a story before they went to bed. “We should pick a long story so that we can stay up later,” he told her quietly with a grin.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Jun 29, 2017 15:13:33 GMT -5
(Lol, I'm sure you do! ^^ )
(Fine by me.)
Ann stayed silent the whole ride home, her toy held tightly in her arms. If she dropped him, there'd be no getting him until the ride was over, and she didn't want to loose him. The little girl, tired after the rowdy afternoon they had, leaned her head against her car seat, her eyes closing as she dozed. She might have fallen asleep as well if they had drove just a little longer. Yet they were soon home and climbing out of their seats. She left her backpack behind, only caring about her toy as she followed her brother and mother into the house.
As soon as they were inside, the little girl perked up. She liked spending time with their uncle and cousin, but she always liked coming home. Sticking close to James's side, she played with their toys until their mother called for them to get ready for bed. "Yeah!" Ann agreed with her brother, smiling. "We can go pick it out now." James was the one with the plans, Ann was the willing sidekick.
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Post by Flame on Jun 30, 2017 13:04:45 GMT -5
(Haha thanks, I sure hope so.)
James nodded and then hurried upstairs. He quickly changed into his spider man pyjamas, brushed his teeth, and then plopped down in front of the book case in the room he and Ann shared. He waited for Ann to finish getting ready and then asked, "Alright, which one do you think is the longest?" The whole bookshelf was full, even though most of the books were way beyond their reading level. Chris had been quite a book lover so he wanted to make sure they were well stocked with books even before they could read.
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Post by Flame on Jun 30, 2017 23:03:27 GMT -5
(THAT MOVIE WAS MY CHILDHOOD I ready the book eventually but man I loved that movie, haha)
James flipped to the end to see how many pages the book was, though he was careful not to look at the picture just in case it gave the ending away. He nodded, deciding that it had enough pages. "Good pick," he said and then went to the top of the stairs. "Mommy! We're ready for our story!" He called down to her.
"Alright, James, I'll be right there," Tavica responded and quickly finished up. During story time they got to sit on her bed since there were three of them and that was too many to fit on their much smaller twin beds. All three of them snuggled into the bed and Tavica read them their story. James fell asleep a little more than halfway through and was barely able to stay awake long enough to walk back to his bed.
(This is super random, but how do you feel about mxm relationships? Can't remember if we discussed that before.)
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Jul 1, 2017 13:26:19 GMT -5
(Same here, lol. I was the horse crazed kid of my family, so it was one of my favorites.)
Ann bounced from one foot the other in excitement as they waited. She loved story times. It was something both Tavica and Chris had done every night, one child in one parent's lap and the another in the other. Now, as they all climbed into the big bed, James and her had to snuggle up on either side of the mother. Despite choosing a story that would allow them to stay up later, the little girl fell sound asleep three minutes into the reading, having to be carried to bed.
(Personally, I don't rp mxm just because I feel like I wouldn't be the best person to do so. However, if you want to include a couple of guys in the rp, than I won't say no. After all, this is a slice of life plot, so it wouldn't be unlikely that Tavica knows a mxm couple. )
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Post by Flame on Jul 1, 2017 21:32:05 GMT -5
(I'd still love to own a horse some day. Trail rides are fun but I always want to go other places.)
Tavica carried Ann to her bed and tucked her in with a kiss on the forehead. She made sure James was tucked in as well and then finally collapsed into bed herself.
(I'm not even sure it will come up, but I've been toying with the idea of Vince being bi for a while now and I've never had the chance to try it. It's just weird because he's one of my oldest OCs but I've never been able to find a girl for him that I've been happy with and one day I had the thought that maybe his partner wouldn't be a girl. Of course it could very well be that he's going to be single for most of his life too, but I just don't know.)
(So perhaps skip to the vacation announcement?)
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Jul 1, 2017 21:49:17 GMT -5
(I have 2, although one isn't technically mine. He's been in my care for the past five or six years, so I call him mine. XD And while the one that is mine is ride-able, I don't ride them. She's old and stubborn and too set in her ways to get her to listen to me, lol.)
(Well then, Phallon can help him search for possible dates while on vacation. XD If anyone would support him, it's her. The three of them could be out at a bar, and all Phallon does is scope out the crowd and play wing-man for Vince.)
(And, yep, we can skip to the vaca announcement. Do you need me to play one of Tav's parents?)
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Post by Flame on Jul 1, 2017 23:13:19 GMT -5
(That's still pretty cool though!)
(Haha im not sure he would be openly bi or not, even with his friends. We'll have to see. I'll probably make a decision if it comes up)
(Cool. It's actually Chris's parents, and you can definitely rp one if you want. I don't have a particular idea for either of them other than they spoil their grandchildren xD)
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Post by Flame on Jul 2, 2017 23:21:27 GMT -5
(I bet! )
(Haha I suppose that's true. Cool, sounds good.)
(I have the best idea for his mother, so maybe if you could do his father that would be good. I called him John earlier but feel free to pick a different name. I just kind of picked a name that sounded vaguely British xD)
(I'll post a starter hopefully soon. Also, I meant to mention it sooner, but I'm in the mountains for the next week or so and I may not always have the best wifi access.)
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Post by Flame on Jul 5, 2017 17:40:59 GMT -5
(Haha works for me!)
Tavica, the kids, and Chris’s parents were all sitting in the living room in Tavica’s house when Vince and Phallon arrived. Ann and James were playing with the new toy their grandparents had brought, and Elena was bouncing Alec in her lap and making him laugh. Tavica opened the door for her friends and welcomed them inside before hurrying to the kitchen to get more drinks and snacks for everyone. Elena exchanged a knowing look with her husband and smiled widely as Phallon and Vince came into the room. “Nice to see you both again,” she greeted them. “I’d get up but I don’t want to upset little Alec here.”
(I’m going with they’re already in on the vacation thing. I can’t remember what we decided (if we decided), but I figured it would work either way.)
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Jul 5, 2017 20:03:35 GMT -5
(I believe Phallon was going to tell them about the vacation, their destination the beach. So, yeah, they should already be in on the plan. )
Phallon smiled and hugged Tavica in greeting before they all headed back into the living room. Ann, seeing the two friends of her parents, ran over to eagerly show off their new toys. The red haired woman laughed and picked up the little girl. "Oh, don't worry. We're not royalty. There's no need to get up to greet us," she replied, smiling over at Elena. "But it's nice to see you both again as well. How's your stay been so far?"
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Post by Flame on Jul 6, 2017 11:12:57 GMT -5
(Sweet)
“It’s been quite nice, thank you,” Elena replied with a smile. Any time they got to see their grandchildren was a lovely time. She only wished they could see them more often. Perhaps they could convince Tavica to move to England… Just then, Tavica came back into the living room with tea, and a variety snacks. “Help yourself to anything else you would like,” she told her two friends as she passed the tea to John and Elena. “You know where everything is.” “Thanks, Tav, this is fine,” Vince replied with a smile, grabbing a handful of pretzels and plopping down on the couch. Tavica sat next to him and James immediately ran over and climbed into her lap so he could show Vince the toys. “Why do I feel like you all know something that I don’t?” Tavica asked, looking around at the others. Vince had never been able to keep a straight face, and right now Tavica could tell it was all he could do to keep from grinning. Elena had been more excited and animated all morning as well.
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*Nightwhisper
"And guilty I may be, but don't give up on me... We will still be thick as thieves."
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Post by *Nightwhisper on Jul 6, 2017 12:58:56 GMT -5
"Now why would you think that?" John asked. Out of everyone, he was probably the only one that could successfully keep a secret. What with the military training he gained during his younger years. Yet he couldn't help a small smile now as he watched his grandchildren showing off their toys, proud that they liked the gifts so much.
"Yeah, Tav, we just got here, and already you accuse us of hiding something," Phallon said, standing by the couch, but the woman was grinning. There was no point in trying to hide it. She didn't know what they were about to tell her. "At least let us finish the tea first."
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Post by Flame on Jul 7, 2017 1:40:51 GMT -5
Vince was now trying not to laugh which was not helping. “Oh come on, just tell me!” Tavica urged, smacking him on the arm. It was Elena instead who spoke. “You’re all going on a vacation to a beach in Florida!” she announced sounding as excited as if she were going with them. The kids, of course, were thrilled by the news but their mother looked almost as if she might cry. “It sounds lovely, but… but I haven’t been able to save enough money for a trip like that,” she said, looking at her children. She couldn’t bear the thought of telling them they couldn’t actually go. Elena chuckled. “Don’t be silly, dear, we’ve got it all figured out, don’t we.” She glanced between John, Vince and Phallon.
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Post by Flame on Jul 10, 2017 19:42:09 GMT -5
"Phallon and I will also be going with you." Vince told her. "That way you don't have to keep track of these little rascals," he ruffled James's hair, "on your own.
Tavica couldn't decide if she wanted to laugh or cry. She got up and hugged them all while thanking each of them profusely. She couldn't have asked for better people in her life right now.
Most of the exchange had gone over James's head, so he was now impatiently trying to get someone to tell them how soon they would be leaving. He needed time to make sure he packed all of the right toys.
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Post by Flame on Jul 11, 2017 20:29:46 GMT -5
"I suppose if I have to," Tavica teased and hugged Phallon again. "Thank you so much," she repeated for probably the fiftieth time.
Vince scooped Ann up and gently threw her over his shoulder. "Yep, we're leaving right now," he told her jokingly. All the same, he started walking toward the front door. "Hey, wait for me!" James shouted and ran after them. He paused at the bottom of the stairs, trying to decided if he should run up and get his toys. After an internal debate, he took off after his sister and Vince deciding he'd rather not have his toys than be left behind.
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