~Twentieth Act~
I find myself now with a rare window of freedom. Fran has taken a stroll in the Woods (she's decidedly frazzled and was in need of a break), Albanion is chained to his desk upstairs studying for his exams (he is grounded for causing a ruckus at school so studying is about all Fran is letting him do) and Violet is down for a nap, so it's just me and
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As for "Best Dressed", it definitely wasn't you, I remember that much.
Who did you have to buy in order to have past transgressions removed from your permanent record? Any altercations with the law after the age of 18 are recorded, so I'm thinking you must have more money that you're letting on!
And I believe you can state your specific intentions towards the child of your choosing, and if their general demeanor lines up with the home environment you're planning to provide (no conflicting religious beliefs or other such things), then I see no major blockade to your wishing to adopt a child of your own choice.
I'm pleased to hear of your plans to adopt. Like I always say, it's one thing to give birth to a child and love it by genetic design, but it's something else to choose to love a child when no one else will. You're both doing a very good thing.
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I feel rather insulted right now. I remember my fashion sense in high school being rather similar to what it is now. I honestly cannot recall wearing a pair of jeans in my life.
I've never been arrested, though, that's the thing. I've spent quite a few nights in a jail cell for being drunk, but that was when I was idiotic. I still have a very substantial amount from the tournament, but I'm hesitant to use it, and I won't for that purpose.
That's good, then. Aeris and I aren't religious at all, and I believe we have a very stable environment. We certainly have an extra room that we've done absolutely nothing with yet, too.
Yes, I never thought I would be able to, but...she's grown on me. She runs to me for comfort and support, and...
She calls me Papa sometimes, and I have to remind her that I'm not.
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I think you can see where I'm going with this, can't you? I need not say any more... :P
You may want to watch that. Any history of alcohol problems could cause a problem in the adoption process. You may have to go through a probationary period so that the state can be sure that you're not prone to any relapsing. That's usually where you spend a week with the child to see how it all goes and then some evaluations and then they'll make a decision on whether you can adopt. I'd be honest about those kinds of things, though; if they find out later, they could take the child away. It's not too much to suffer through a probation as opposed to the possibility of losing the child.
That's incredibly sweet, Luxord. Who knew you were so soft?
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You're horrible, do you know that?
Yes, I thought I would have to...I hope it doesn't end up being the one thing that would keep us from adopting her; I'd never forgive myself.
I don't know, but she's, well, different. Special. There's something about her that sets her apart from the rest, and just makes me feel like...like a father, I suppose.
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Really? Well, never knew that... :P
If you can prove that you won't relapse and that you have lead a responsible lifestyle for long enough, there shouldn't be anything to really stop you from adopting her.
That's perfect... I do hope you end up succeeding...
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Of course not. You're worse than Narcissus, you know.
Hopefully we can. Since I returned home, I haven't blacked out a single time, and I quit all other substance use. I wasn't jailed for being drunk in public since I was...22, I believe, either.
As do I. You saw her at our last rehearsal, I think it would break all three hearts if we couldn't adopt her.
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