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[itisasillyplace]

[Cyril is pacing up and down a room that's at the borders of the South Wing, occasionally glancing in the direction of a cot that's situated by the window. Sitting on a chair beside the cot is an Akuma, dressed as a nanny. The room is clearly a nursery, and the occupant of the cot is indisputably a baby...a baby who appears to be about a month old

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[dreamsofnoah]

[Road leans into the cot, tickling the baby under its chin.]

[itisasillyplace]

...Road! [He jumps.]

Road, s-sweetheart. Do you like the baby?

[dreamsofnoah]

Hmm... [The jury seems to be out on that one for now.] How long have you had her?

[itisasillyplace]

Over a month now. I came to check on her today. [He smiles, nervously] Isn't she rather cute, as babies go? I ran into that Tyki you mentioned ~ and got quite a surprise.

[dreamsofnoah]

Is she as pretty as Rose was? [She seems to have trouble remembering, or is pretending to, at least.

And then she giggles.] Usually you're the one surprising him.

[itisasillyplace]

This Tyki was very surprising, much more than the other Tykis. If only I'd remembered what you told me.Hahaha... Hmm, but which is prettiest? I think it was Rose. What happened to Rose, by the way?

[He's a lying liar who thinks the baby here is cuter.]

[dreamsofnoah]

I suppose she's still around somewhere ♪ [With some poor beleaguered Akuma nanny looking after her.]

Have you given her a name yet?

[itisasillyplace]

[Aww, Road is Daddy's girl. Neglectfully shoving off babies onto Akuma nannies.]

I decided to think of a name today! But it has to be the right sort of name. And I suppose I should check it with Tyki, since he seems so fond of the baby. Do you have any ideas?

[dreamsofnoah]

[She learns her lessons well! ...though with her being older it's more than possible he picked up those habits from her.]

A pretty name for a pretty baby~...but don't let Tyki choose, he'd pick something silly. It needs to be a name that'll match the rest of the family. [Heaven help the poor baby.]

[itisasillyplace]

[She sets such a good example, it's no wonder that Cyril's turned out so well.]

To match? I hadn't thought of it like that, since this little one is unfortunately not a Noah ~ rather, not at the moment. But a matching name would be lovely. You have such wonderful ideas, sweetheart.

[dreamsofnoah]

She can be the family's pet, it would be very interesting for all of us, don't you think~?

[itisasillyplace]

Of course! [He smiles and nods, pleased...Then pauses as that sinks in.]

Hmm. A baby as a pet? I suppose we could see her as that. It certainly is an original idea.

[dreamsofnoah]

A baby, and then a little girl when she's older. We'll play with her and feed her and teach her things and make her just like us.

[itisasillyplace]

Oh, I say...[A broad smile creeps across his face]...What a wonderful plan. She can be just like us, even though she's not really one of the family.

[dreamsofnoah]

[A matching smile spreads over her features, with more than a hint of malice in it.] And when she's old enough to go out to play, there are some people we simply have to introduce her to.

[There won't be any evil for Allen to exorcise out of her, it'll all be their influence and it will be marvellous.]

[itisasillyplace]

[He glances at the baby, still smiling. Suddenly, she seems much more interesting than he'd previously thought.]

We'll raise her beautifully well, with just the right influences. Which people do you have in mind for her to meet~? I can think of several.