The Perk, Monday morning

[glacial_queen]

After getting Hannibal's message about having a new child show up on the island, Karla had wasted no time chartering a portal to get to Fandom. Portalocity, however, had managed to waste plenty of her time, accidentally sending her through a portal with both a half-day layover and the wrong destination. While the dimension of blue had a very lovely

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[never_dull]

Hannibal really didn't need the coffee, but he wouldn't miss the chance to see Karla.

So here he came, a teenager and a younger child in tow, a box with a neatly tied bow on it in hand.

"Karla." He smiled and set the box down in front of her, reaching for her hands. "How have you been?"

[glacial_queen]

"Hannibal, darling, hello!" Karla gave him her hands easily, standing up to offer him the kiss of greeting. "Busy. Obnoxiously, frustratingly busy, sadly. Warren and I going through fifty thousand years of legal code for landen reforms. We've got to get all of rid of all the laws that limit landen freedoms, while replacing them with laws that are fair to everyone and don't hamstring our economy or lead to more civil unrest."

So, you know, fun all around.

"And you, my darling? What have you been getting up to on the island, you troublemakers?"

[never_dull]

"Terrible amounts of trouble," Hannibal said, chuckling and kissing back. "Which is to say, very little at all, and Jono is dreadfully bored. I've been keeping him occupied, though."

He turned to introduce the children. "Angela you've met, I believe. This is Samar. Have you met Helena yet?"

[glacial_queen]

"Angela, darling, hello," Karla said, offering the girl she knew a hug. "And Samar, hello sweetheart, aren't you lovely? Do you wish a hug, too, or shall we stick to handshakes yet?"

[clonewelldone]

"Hi, aunt Karla," they answered, just a little shy. "Hugs are okay." They held out their arms.

Hugs were good! But they didn't want to seem too uncool.

[glacial_queen]

There was never anything uncool about hugging aunties. Karla knew that for a fact.

She swooped down to wrap Samar in her arms and hug them very close. "Hullo my dear one," she said. "Angela, I remember, but you I have never met. Shall we be good friends and have fun sharing embarrassing stories about your fathers together?"

[clonewelldone]

Samar giggled. "They're my dads!" they protested.

[glacial_queen]

"And I went to high school with Jono," Kathy pointed out. "That means I have pictures."

[never_dull]

"Do tell," Hannibal said, grinning. "You haven't showed many of those to me yet."