[Scene] Nightmares and monsters and Maya, oh my! Trucy and Phoenix time~
No GS4 spoilers~
Wright: *sometime after the late night burger raid with Maya, Phoenix is sprawled out on his bed, breathing deeply and asleep. The blanket has nearly been kicked onto the floor where his jacket, shoes and other worn garments are lying*
Trucy: *wakes up suddenly out of a sound sleep, wide eyed and frightened. After staring at a shadow in the corner of the room for several minutes she leaps out of bed and runs out of the room*
Trucy: ...
Trucy: *starts to head to Phoenix's room, when a sound from the sofa makes her stop - the heavy snoring of a stranger in the house. With a tiny squeak of fright she dashes into Phoenix's room and scrambles into his bed with him*
Wright: *snorts -- or rather, breathes in heavily with a start, twitching with surprise and mumbling in confusion*
Wright: H-huh?! Wha...?
Trucy: *clings to Phoenix's shirt*
Trucy: Daddythere'samonsterinthere...
Wright: *sits up somewhat in alarm at the voice, blinking multiple times before finally making out the shape of his daughter*
Wright: Tru...cy? A ...monster...? Where?
Trucy: *trembles, on the verge of tears*
Trucy: In...the room....
Wright: *seems to wake up a great deal at her response, and puts a hand around her*
Wright: H-hey, Trucy! Calm down, okay? ...There's no such thing as monsters...
Wright: You... saw this in the living room?
Trucy: It...it was in my dream, and then it...came out, and it's on the couch...
Trucy: *hides under Phoenix's arm*
Wright: *holds her gently to him, petting what he can reach of her head*
Wright: Shh... it's not a monster.
Wright: It's just a friend--remember Maya?-- who had to stay over...
Trucy: *sniffles*
Trucy: But...but it *sounded* like a monster...
Wright: ...Well, she does kind of snore that way... ...Do you... wanna go check it out?
Trucy: *wraps her little arms around Phoenix's neck and nods, saying nothing*
Wright: *shifts his arms around to cradle and then lift her up as he gets out of bed, trying to simultaneously find a flashlight at the same time*
Wright: *eventually finds one buried somewhere on his nighttable and flicks it on, walking with it pointing shakily ahead of them*
Trucy: *twists enough to watch where they're going, still convinced it's a monster*
Wright: *whispering lowly* You'll have to try not to scream though she might look scary... You'd wake her up.
Wright: *heads down the hall and turns the corner, where the loud noise seems to be originating from*
Trucy: *huddles closer*
Wright: *rests his chin against her head and approaches the couch as quietly as he can. He bends down and forward, both to direct the light and give Trucy a view*
Trucy: *hides her face at first, and finally peeks, looking Maya over for a long moment*
*the girl on the couch flails out suddenly, with a loud murmur of "ammurai we meet annn..." or something to the effect*
Trucy: *startles and hides her face in Phoenix's neck again*
Wright: *hurriedly draws back, in case Maya should wake up*
Wright: Shh. She's just... a really noisy sleeper.
Wright: ... You okay?
Trucy: *sniffles*
Trucy: Will you...check my room, too...?
Wright: *nods*
Wright: *walks on over to her bedroom, waving the flashlight in an quick arc around it*
Wright: Where do you want me to check...?
Trucy: *points shakily to the shadow in the corner that had caught her attention before*
Wright: *takes a few steps forward and shines the light in the corner*
Wright: *turns to look down at her*
Trucy: *points under the bed*
Wright: I'll have to drop you down to check that, kay?
Trucy: *squeezes him tighter*
Trucy: Okay....
Wright: *leans over and lets her down onto the ground*
Trucy: *clings to his arm instead*
Wright: *smiles softly, rubbing her back a bit before he gets down on the ground*
Wright: *lets her keep hold as he stretches his other arm and his head under the bed, conducting a thorough investigation*
Wright: *sneezes at the dust*
Trucy: *jumps, and tugs on his shoulder worriedly*
Trucy: Daddy...?
Wright: *comes out from under the bed with perhaps too much of a silly grin*
Wright: All clear!
Trucy: *looks from him, to the bed, and back, shifting her weight back and forth*
Trucy: Are you *sure*...?
Wright: *nods solemnly, if also a bit sleepily*
Wright: ...Want to look under there?
Trucy: *takes one more look, and then lifts her arms up to him expectantly*
Wright: *picks her up, giving her a bit of a lift upwards before letting her settle down at comfortable carrying level*
Wright: *smiles*
Wright: Feeling better...?
Trucy: *nods*
Trucy: Can I...sleep with you?
Wright: *nods*
Wright: *kisses her forehead lightly and walks back to his room with her in his arms. He waits till he sets her on the bed before he flicks off the flashlight*
Trucy: *starts dragging the blankets back up*
Wright: *settles in as well, with a loud exhale of breath*
Wright: Comfy?
Trucy: *curls up very close*
Trucy: You're not...going to go anywhere, are you Daddy? You're staying, right?
Wright: ... Y-yeah. I'm not going anywhere, Trucy. I promise.
Wright: *wraps an arm securely around her, giving her a tight squeeze before letting it rest there*
Trucy: Okay...
Trucy: *snuggles against him and closes her eyes, falling asleep with a hand still curled in his shirt*
Wright: *blearily keeps himself awake, but breathing calmly, slowly, until he's sure she's drifted off*
Wright: *shuts his eyes then, and falls asleep himself soon after, holding her close*
Wright: *sometime after the late night burger raid with Maya, Phoenix is sprawled out on his bed, breathing deeply and asleep. The blanket has nearly been kicked onto the floor where his jacket, shoes and other worn garments are lying*
Trucy: *wakes up suddenly out of a sound sleep, wide eyed and frightened. After staring at a shadow in the corner of the room for several minutes she leaps out of bed and runs out of the room*
Trucy: ...
Trucy: *starts to head to Phoenix's room, when a sound from the sofa makes her stop - the heavy snoring of a stranger in the house. With a tiny squeak of fright she dashes into Phoenix's room and scrambles into his bed with him*
Wright: *snorts -- or rather, breathes in heavily with a start, twitching with surprise and mumbling in confusion*
Wright: H-huh?! Wha...?
Trucy: *clings to Phoenix's shirt*
Trucy: Daddythere'samonsterinthere...
Wright: *sits up somewhat in alarm at the voice, blinking multiple times before finally making out the shape of his daughter*
Wright: Tru...cy? A ...monster...? Where?
Trucy: *trembles, on the verge of tears*
Trucy: In...the room....
Wright: *seems to wake up a great deal at her response, and puts a hand around her*
Wright: H-hey, Trucy! Calm down, okay? ...There's no such thing as monsters...
Wright: You... saw this in the living room?
Trucy: It...it was in my dream, and then it...came out, and it's on the couch...
Trucy: *hides under Phoenix's arm*
Wright: *holds her gently to him, petting what he can reach of her head*
Wright: Shh... it's not a monster.
Wright: It's just a friend--remember Maya?-- who had to stay over...
Trucy: *sniffles*
Trucy: But...but it *sounded* like a monster...
Wright: ...Well, she does kind of snore that way... ...Do you... wanna go check it out?
Trucy: *wraps her little arms around Phoenix's neck and nods, saying nothing*
Wright: *shifts his arms around to cradle and then lift her up as he gets out of bed, trying to simultaneously find a flashlight at the same time*
Wright: *eventually finds one buried somewhere on his nighttable and flicks it on, walking with it pointing shakily ahead of them*
Trucy: *twists enough to watch where they're going, still convinced it's a monster*
Wright: *whispering lowly* You'll have to try not to scream though she might look scary... You'd wake her up.
Wright: *heads down the hall and turns the corner, where the loud noise seems to be originating from*
Trucy: *huddles closer*
Wright: *rests his chin against her head and approaches the couch as quietly as he can. He bends down and forward, both to direct the light and give Trucy a view*
Trucy: *hides her face at first, and finally peeks, looking Maya over for a long moment*
*the girl on the couch flails out suddenly, with a loud murmur of "ammurai we meet annn..." or something to the effect*
Trucy: *startles and hides her face in Phoenix's neck again*
Wright: *hurriedly draws back, in case Maya should wake up*
Wright: Shh. She's just... a really noisy sleeper.
Wright: ... You okay?
Trucy: *sniffles*
Trucy: Will you...check my room, too...?
Wright: *nods*
Wright: *walks on over to her bedroom, waving the flashlight in an quick arc around it*
Wright: Where do you want me to check...?
Trucy: *points shakily to the shadow in the corner that had caught her attention before*
Wright: *takes a few steps forward and shines the light in the corner*
Wright: *turns to look down at her*
Trucy: *points under the bed*
Wright: I'll have to drop you down to check that, kay?
Trucy: *squeezes him tighter*
Trucy: Okay....
Wright: *leans over and lets her down onto the ground*
Trucy: *clings to his arm instead*
Wright: *smiles softly, rubbing her back a bit before he gets down on the ground*
Wright: *lets her keep hold as he stretches his other arm and his head under the bed, conducting a thorough investigation*
Wright: *sneezes at the dust*
Trucy: *jumps, and tugs on his shoulder worriedly*
Trucy: Daddy...?
Wright: *comes out from under the bed with perhaps too much of a silly grin*
Wright: All clear!
Trucy: *looks from him, to the bed, and back, shifting her weight back and forth*
Trucy: Are you *sure*...?
Wright: *nods solemnly, if also a bit sleepily*
Wright: ...Want to look under there?
Trucy: *takes one more look, and then lifts her arms up to him expectantly*
Wright: *picks her up, giving her a bit of a lift upwards before letting her settle down at comfortable carrying level*
Wright: *smiles*
Wright: Feeling better...?
Trucy: *nods*
Trucy: Can I...sleep with you?
Wright: *nods*
Wright: *kisses her forehead lightly and walks back to his room with her in his arms. He waits till he sets her on the bed before he flicks off the flashlight*
Trucy: *starts dragging the blankets back up*
Wright: *settles in as well, with a loud exhale of breath*
Wright: Comfy?
Trucy: *curls up very close*
Trucy: You're not...going to go anywhere, are you Daddy? You're staying, right?
Wright: ... Y-yeah. I'm not going anywhere, Trucy. I promise.
Wright: *wraps an arm securely around her, giving her a tight squeeze before letting it rest there*
Trucy: Okay...
Trucy: *snuggles against him and closes her eyes, falling asleep with a hand still curled in his shirt*
Wright: *blearily keeps himself awake, but breathing calmly, slowly, until he's sure she's drifted off*
Wright: *shuts his eyes then, and falls asleep himself soon after, holding her close*