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[nightshined]

[ in the Summer Courtyard, Tyki is sitting on her knees on a picnic blanket. She has an infant laid out on a baby blanket in front of her, his little hands between her fingers as she sings a popular French-Canadian nursery song, guiding the child's hands to each mentioned body part. ]

Aloutte, gentille alouette, alouette, je te plumerai...je te

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sob I never know who to tag her with

[notpapa]

Hey, Bird. [Yeah so what if they met when she was dressed as a guy 8|;;; ] Taking care of him for Lavi?

♥

[nightshined]

[ glances up. Yeah she kind of gave up on that when the boobs came in... ]

You got it. She needed a little time off, so I'm watching him for a few days. Care to join us?

<3

[notpapa]

Sure, if you don't mind. [He settles down beside them, cross-legged; he's not exactly paternal and seeing the kid of another version of himself is weird. Still, he smiles.]

He's gotten big.

Re: <3

[nightshined]

Not at all.

[ she continues to play with John's little hands ] He really has. He gets bigger every time I see him.

[notpapa]

[He's just gonna blatantly stare. Not in an especially rude way, just... very curious.]

Kids tend to do that, yeah. Doesn't get much better when they're older, either.

[nightshined]

It's a little strange to think about...ah. But it's okay. He's going to grow up to be big and handsome.

Isn't that right? [ leans in, kissing his little nose ]

[notpapa]

He'd better be good looking, with of version of me as his mom. [Ohgod that's weird to say, even as a joke.]

[Slight eyebrow raise] Didn't take you for the motherly type.

[nightshined]

Hmm, yeah. [ she'd make reciprocal commentary about a version of her being his dad, too, but given which version it is... ]

I didn't either. Fancy that. But this little dude is just too cute to pass up.

[notpapa]

[He doesn't know Tyki is the dad, actually, although he's got suspicions.]

He's got charm, I'll give him that. [He reaches out and gently tweaks John's nose.] Be a regular lady-killer in a few years.

[nightshined]

Oh definitely. Gonna take after his step-papa and his auntie.

[notpapa]

[He looks mildly surprised.] Something happen to his biological father?

[nightshined]

Mm. That's not really my business to be sharing. Sorry. [ pauses ] I'd appreciate if you forgot I said anything, too. Slip of the tongue, as it were.

[notpapa]

Right, sorry. Didn't mean to pry. [And for once, he didn't.] I won't bring it up again.

[nightshined]

It's not your fault. Sometimes we just take knowledge for granted. [ shrugs. ]

Anyway. It doesn't negate that this little guy is destined for big things. He's already got such a pretty smile. Like his mommy.

[notpapa]

Dangerous habit, that. [But his tone is light, and he won't dwell on it.]

I've only really met her once, but I'll agree. And if he can make it through this place intact, he can do anything.

[nightshined]

Mmm. Hell of a place to be raising a kid, huh? Imagine teaching him why he shouldn't eat the rainbow cake...