Come on, Eiko. [Daedalus strides over, removes the pillow from her head, gives her a warm good-morning peck on the forehead. It's good to have a 'prince' for a daddy.] Up you go. We need to get you off to school so I can go to sleep.
[Yes, dad's still working third shift at the hospital.]
[Daedalus smirks, carefully stepping over robot parts and shifting a few textbooks to sit on the edge of the bed, setting his palm down gently on the boy's head.]
And you really shouldn't choke down your breakfast.
[scooting back awkwardly to try to follow those covers, but that ends up taking too much effort, so he just shoves his face more into the pillow afterward.]
It's been ten minutes and twenty-three seconds now, since I told you to get up. Please get dressed and ready.
[Bad thing about having a doctor for a daddy? They can always tell when you're faking sick to stay home from school.]
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But daaaaaaaaaaddyyyyy-- [ PLOFF into the pillow goes Eiko's head. ]
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[Yes, dad's still working third shift at the hospital.]
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[he's face-down on the pillow, tugging the blanket tighter around his shoulders.]
[mumble mumble.]
... So I can sleep for four more minutes...
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[Daedalus smirks, carefully stepping over robot parts and shifting a few textbooks to sit on the edge of the bed, setting his palm down gently on the boy's head.]
And you really shouldn't choke down your breakfast.
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[trying to sink more into the bed, talking turning to a full-out mutter.]
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[He argues just as mildly, turning back the covers.]
You should really be getting to bed earlier, if it's come to this.
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[doesn't even lift it up to talk.]
I was in bed fifteen minutes earlier than normal.
[which set him at 1:45.]
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What if I didn't?
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...just took your uniform out of the dryer a little while ago, so it should still be warm.
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Where is it?
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