open ♔ holidays

[wynn]

WHO || Everyone and Will's dogs.
WHAT || The holidays
WHERE || Knights castle / downtown London
WHEN || December-January
HOW || Actionspam

[ Castle repairs are still well underway, so there's that ever present remaining air of tension in the wake of the attack, but nevertheless it's the holiday season and people want to celebrate.  Any and all holiday season things can go here! ]

On this post:
Bonnibel // R&D Lab/kitchen
Rumbelle // Closed
Kenzi & Groot // Around the castle
Mars // His room + around the castle
Deryn // Halls + gifts + various
Barry & Thea // Closed
Kate & Baal // Closed
Found Family Christmas // Closed
Felicity // Open
Lila & Sylar // Closed
Irish Christmas // Closed
Gaz // Holidays / Training Room / Woods
Elijah // Around the castle
Deadpool // Open
Cora & Malia // Closed
Poe // Arrival out back
Caroline // Open
Tony // R&D Lab
Derek // Open
Rey // Open
Solo family lifeday // Closed
Katniss (& Francesca) // Open
Des // Open 
Cyclops, Wolverine, Emma F, Nathan // Closed
Pietro // Open

Comments

[allmydreams]

[She grins a bit as she shifts Lu up more, so that she's more at eye level with Thoster.]

This is Lucia. Lucia, this is Thoster.

[And Lucia is just going to reach out to grab at the end of her hat and pull it into her mouth.]

[bluffcheck]

A beautiful name for a beautiful girl. I imagine she belongs to that friend of yours? [Thoster doesn't know Vi really but I just can't imagine anyone can be close to Felicity and not know about Vi at least a little.]

[allmydreams]

[Yep, pretty much.]

That's the one. I'm giving her some me time.

[Or she just ... stole Vi's child because she wanted to dress her up like an elf. Lucia, however, just looks pleased with the attention.]

[bluffcheck]

Something any mother needs from time to time. It's been ages since I've seen a child so small. The youngest of us, Annabelle, was born when I was some thirteen years old.

[allmydreams]

I was the baby. And they didn't get a lot of infants at the foster home I was at, thank God.

[That man didn't need any terribly tiny children to influence.]

[bluffcheck]

Foster home? [Not a concept he's familiar with.]

[allmydreams]

[She pauses as she tries to explain it.]

My parents died when I was a kid. When you have no other family who is able to take you in, you get put in the foster system. Some people will take kids in until they are of age and take care of them and the government subsidizes them for it. Some of them are better than others.

[bluffcheck]

How did they die? Your parents.

[allmydreams]

Car accident.

[She gives a small shrug.]

I was really young. I don't really remember much about them.

[bluffcheck]

A shame they didn't get to know the wonderful woman you grew into. I never knew my father, but my mother raised me just fine on her own.

[allmydreams]

[She doesn't comment on the bit about her, just focuses on the latter half. She doesn't know how her parents would feel about the round about life she chose, and she isn't sure she wants to think about it.]

I'm glad you remember her. That the Veil didn't take that away.

[bluffcheck]

[He nods and gives a sad smile.]

There are some things I would have rather forgotten. The way she looked at the end, how weak the sickness made her. But if that's the price I have to pay to keep every smile she ever gave me? It seems a fair enough trade.

[allmydreams]

[She smiles in return, before moving one hand to brush against the side of his face gently.]

I wish I remembered more of my mom. Most of it is just ... warm thoughts. I don't even remember what she looked like anymore.

[bluffcheck]

Do you have any likenesses? Like you're always taking of the children with your phone. [He means pictures. He's trying.]

[allmydreams]

[She thinks for a moment, before shrugging.]

Maybe in my storage back in New York. From my stuff from when I was shuffling around.

[bluffcheck]

We could go back and look sometime, if you wanted. [He'd go with her for a trip down memory lane, if she was ever interested in such a thing.]

[allmydreams]

[She glances back with a small smile, before nodding.]

Yeah. Maybe we'll see after the holidays. There's a lot of stuff I should probably get out of there anyway.

[bluffcheck]

Wonderful. We'll make a trip of it. You can show me around your old stomping grounds.

[allmydreams]

That would be fun.

[There are certainly people she wants him to meet anyway. A lot of family there that he should get to know. But that's a plan for another time.]

Until then, I think it's time to track down some baby safe Christmas cookies. Want to join us?

[bluffcheck]

Of course. Who could turn down an invitation to spend the afternoon with the two prettiest girls in the castle? [He winks and turns to walk with her to the kitchens where they can enjoy some cookies and holiday cheer /scene?]

[allmydreams]

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