The Chempound Round Robin Legacy: 2.2
Warning: nudity, coarse language, bad attempts at humor may or may not appear
Recap:
Benzaldehyde and Iolite had twins Cysteine and Glycine and she got pregnant again.
Shiro is still the only person in family with a paycheck. But he is a Star. So he earns enough money for the whole family to live quite comfortably.
Iolite decided that she wanted a natural birth this time. Meaning she went all the way around the house and surrounded herself with butterflies.
I think she’s been reading the nature section in the papers bit too often.
Iolite: Awww look at all the butterflies. I think I’m gonna pop now.
And there he was. Butterfly birth. Meet Anethole.
A new room was added to the house to accommodate the needs of a new member.
Cysteine: Are u sure these curtains go with the baby? I think they make him look pale.
Iolite. Nothing can help that complexion dear. Trust me. You all got it from me.
Lillany: Benzaldehyde is really a good father. He always has time to play with his kids.
Shiro: And what else would he be doing? Going to work? Making some money? Nooooo. Because you decided that he’s too good to have a job.
Lillany: But he’s an artist!
Shiro: Did he ever sell any of his brilliant works?
Lillany: Uhm….no. That would be against the rules.
Glycine: You know sis? I suspect Shiro is more than just a cute kitty he pretends to be. When he goes to town he always comes back with more money.
Shiro: At least kids seem to respect my contributions to this family.
Glycine: Maybe he’s a drug dealer.
Shiro: Whaaaat? I’m a Star. Worshiped and admired. I have fans that scream my name and wait for hours to scratch my fuzzy coat.
Cysteine: So they drive you away in a big yellow bus and do weird brain experiments on you that make you grow up?
Opal : Uhm… something like that.
I can just tell Cysteine’s gonna be an overachiever.
Considering the tricksy nature of the trash compactor I decided that it would be prudent to call a repairman. For this reason alone.
Cysteine: Mum? She sparkles? Is this Christmas? Do we get presents now?
Iolite and Benzaldehyde decided to put up a good face and try to schmooze the headmaster into admitting their children to private school.
Iolite: Yes, these are my husband’s masterpieces. He is very talented. He never sells anything but it’s only because he’s so emotionally attached to them.
I’m sure our children inherited his talents.
Cysteine: I just wanna fall in love. Are there any cute boys in your school mister Headmaster?
Shiro: Look here mister. That’s a fine looking educational institution you’re running. It would be a darn shame if something were to… happen to it. Very… flammable things, school buildings. Just saying.
Well that was that. They’re going into private school.
Sibling rivalry still didn’t kick in. Cysteine and Glycine are getting along quite nicely.
And the formal education begins. Aren’t they cute in their little uniforms?
Cysteine: You think they’re gonna scan our brains the very first day or will they lull us into a false sense of security first?
Glycine: You’re being paranoid again.
As soon as kids were out the door Benzaldehyde and Iolite were all over each other.
Lillany: Hey you guys!? You know you still have that baby in a crib to take care of.
Benzaldehyde: Oh shush. He’s sleeping. And he’s too small to pay attention anyway.
First day of school is done. They’re both super nice and always wave to to the driver.
Cysteine: I wish they did put me into brain machine. They gave me tests. And then they judged us. Without a jury. So unfair. It was horrible. I don’t want to go back.
Lillany: Tough cookies, missy. You don’t really have a choice.
Iolite and Benzaldehyde still making out.
Shiro: Yea, don’t let me interrupt you.
Whoops, I guess there’s gonna be another one.
But before any new additions to the family it was time for Anethole to grow up into a toddler. He grew up while Iolite was picking him up to bring him to the cake.
I hate to waste the cake. Bad timing on my side I guess. I really like when they have a cake. Somehow it makes it more important.
Iolite: Why, hello there cutie! I see you have my complexion too. I guess we can expect more freckles in the future.
Toddlers are much more work than babies.
Benzaldehyde: You know son, you’ll never impress any girls if you’re not potty trained.
Glycine: I got an A+! An A with a +!!! How awesome is that?
The mere triviality of Iolite being far gone in her pregnancy and that there are kids in the room couldn’t stop these two.
Glycine is starting to show interest in arts.
Glycine: I’m gonna be just like my dad. A great artist!
Shiro: Just sell something please.
Doesn’t this skin tone make Anethole look like he has a five o’clock shadow?
A father-son moment.
Glycine brought a friend from school today. Meet Elle Ruby Borax. Some fierce competition was going on there.
And Iolite went into labor.
No butterflies this time. Just a plain old living room and Shiro’s support.
Shiro: Captain she’s gonna burst!!!
A girl! That makes a nice set. Meet Leucine.
Shiro: Sigh. Another spawn. I do hope this is the last one. You guys should go to my doctor. One zap and no worries.
Benzaldehyde: Not everyone has to work. Money ain’t everything. You have to learn to appreciate more than just material things in your life.
Anethole: Bear…..
Cysteine is cheerful all the time. Even doing her homework.
I suspect food supplements are behind it.
But Glycine is showing some signs of passive aggression.
A nice family moment.
Lots of birthdays coming up. I have no idea how I managed them to be so lined up.
Hello, toddler Leucine.
Just grown and already asking for attention.
Benzaldehyde: Don’t you be scared munchkin, growing up is not that scary.
Lillany: Liar!
Next it was Anethole turn to grow into a child. After butterflies, sparkles were a bit common but as long as there’s a show…
Post makeover pictures. Had to add those freckles. He’s adorable.
Anethole is rather grouchy and shy. But he does seem to like Shiro.
Shiro: Please… Who wouldn’t?
And another case of OCD. They really do have a clean hose.
Lillany: Could this be the sign of his awesomeness?
Shiro: I say it still sounds like a stampede but at least he’s making money so I’ll tolerate it.
Time for some family bonding activities.
And more birthdays. Cysteine was first.
Now that’s just pretty. She’s gonna be a heartbreaker.
And after Cysteine it was her brother’s turn.
Not bad yourself Glycine.
Glycine: Why hello there. How you doin’?
Even with OCD families cockroach infestations may still occur. They all promptly rose to the challenge of stomping them, with obvious results.
While Iolite was making Grandma’s comfort soup Cysteine and Anethole were resting in their parents’ bedroom.
Cysteine: Yup aliens can take you away and then they put you in a machine that scans your brain … I read it on the internet so it has to be true.
That left Glycine alone resting in his bed. And he was quite bumped for being sick.
Iolite: How would you feel about having another little brother or sister?
Everyone: NO!!!
Shiro: Well don’t mind if I do. I’m sick and tired of that boring dry cat food diet anyway.
Leucine is also showing to be rather aggressive with her toys. Or is she just hungry?
Leucine: Tasty bear.
Lillany: Glycine you got fat? When? It was just a bowl of soup!
Lillany: We’ll fix that. Jump!
Glycine: But I don’t mind being chubby. I can totally do the talking belly button trick now.
Cysteine got her first makeup and was rather impressed with herself.
Cysteine: I’m good looking!? I can get that first kiss I have in my wants can I?
Lillany: We’ll try, darling.
She’s not just pretty she’s also very nice. She’s practically the only one who spends any time with grouchy little Anethole.
It was bound to happen sooner or later. It just proves cooking skill of 10 points doesn’t mean diddly squat if you’re having a bad day.
Benzaldehyde: My salmon! It’s ruined.
... and thats all for now. I have one more post to do. Drama of the teenage years. That should be done soon too.
Till then: hope you enjoyed it.
EDIT: apologies to those who got picture spam in their friend list, my LJ cut somehow got broken
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