Parental visit

[geniusmccoy]

After showing them around school, Henry had bitten the bullet and invited them back home. Told them about room mates they'd very probably not meet. Showed them around

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[zomaar_iemand]

Australia. Quite the globe trotter. Your parents are travellers?

Here

*offers her
*

Try this.

[spinonmyturret]

I wouldn't know. I go where I please. Or where i'm sent.

*picks it up and takes a bite out of it, wincing at the taste and regretting all of her choices but still determined not to show her any weakness* Thanks. That's... really different. *puts it down on the plate* Don't want to spoil my appetite.

[zomaar_iemand]

You wouldn't know if your parents are .. *covers her neck with a hand* *lowers her voice* Are you an orphan?

[spinonmyturret]

Something like that. Like I said. I wouldn't know. *smiles* Not that it matters. I take care of myself. *looks at Henry* And my friends.

[zomaar_iemand]

But how can you not know? *walks over to her* Don't you have any family? A guardian? Someone who can support you through the treacherous paths of childhood?"

*follows her eyes* You consider yourself Henry's friend?

[spinonmyturret]

Oh there have been plenty of people guarding me over the years.

*lifts her chin* Yes I do.

[zomaar_iemand]

I'll keep you in my prayers.

*smiles* He never mentioned you during his visits. Dinner won't be that big, you should finish it before it's cold.

[spinonmyturret]

Thanks but not necessary. The universe and I are on pretty good terms.

That's okay. *smiles back* We never talk about you either. *pushes the plate away* Thanks but i'll wait. Thanks to Henry i'm used to less sugar.

[zomaar_iemand]

I thought everyone in England was Christian. Because of the Queen.

*crosses her arms* Henry's been raised to eat what's on his plate. And this hasn't has any sugar in it.

[spinonmyturret]

Oddly enough, England isn't stuck on the dark ages. We don't often do as we're told by some older woman who thinks she knows better than everyone else.

*shrugs* Well he does that. He just likes to be the one putting things on his plate. And I like it too, personally. He's very talented with his hands.

[zomaar_iemand]

..you don't support the Queen either? You're quite the little activist, aren't you?

*tuts* He has an amazing brain. I still have to convince him that he should start thinking about hiring some people to do the lab work for him. It's safer. And I really think you would lovely in an apron.

[spinonmyturret]

You could call me that.

At least we agree that he has an amazing brain. *smiles sharply* No I think Henry looks better in an apron than I ever would. And he's far more worthy of it. *waves a hand up and down what she's wearing which happens to be one of Henry's too small tanktops she'd blagged from his wardrobe* I'm quite comfortable in what i'm wearing.

[zomaar_iemand]

I don't really understand why you continue to try to pin something on Henry that isn't him. Rebecca, Henry's a special young man. I don't think he needs your opinion on anything.
*turns back to the stove* Maybe a bit too much.

[spinonmyturret]

Yes he is special. In many different ways. I think it's great that he's discovering different things about himself. Whether he needs that opinion or not is fairly irrelevant. I'm still going to think it.

I suppose I'm not all that great at putting on a show for other people.

[zomaar_iemand]

Right. Maybe you should refrain from sharing your opinion. He's a sensitive boy and I don't want him to get the wrong ideas about his place in this world.

You could learn how to do that. *smiles* It would help you.

[spinonmyturret]

*raises an eyebrow* His place in this world is wherever he wants it to be.

I'm not sure how it would help. *smiles back* Personally I prefer to be honest about who and what I am.