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[mend_and_defend]

There's a Guardian on his hands and knees on the floor in front of the fireplace.

:: C'mon, Mairi, crawl to daddy... ::

:: Da! Da! :: The turquoise baby soars toward Bob; he gently pushes her back.

:: No, Mairi, don't fly, crawl. Come on, you can do it... ::

This process repeats several times. The baby is becoming increasingly agitated.

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[command_dot_com]

"...Bob....what're you doing?" Aside from the invisible conversation with the baby.

[mend_and_defend]

"Helping Mairi practice crawling. --no, no, Mairi, on the floor..."

[command_dot_com]

"...without the tunnel?"

Mairi however, is now not a happy baby, why does Dad keep pushing her down and away??

[mend_and_defend]

"Well, she's gotta learn sometime, hasn't she?"

[nurse_espinosa]

Carla... is still getting used to this kind if sight.

She's wandered in after surgery now, still in green scrubs and thankful for the second opportunity for a coffee break.

For a moment, she's silent, sipping her coffee from a nearby table. Then -

"You know, in my world, if a baby could fly, it'd be a pretty big deal."

[mend_and_defend]

"Hm?" Bob looks up. "It's not exactly commonplace in my world, either."

[nurse_espinosa]

"Looks like it means more work."

Now that she's thought about it a little more, Carla is definitely glad it's not something that happens in her world.

[mend_and_defend]

"It does," admits Bob with a tired smile. "But it's worth it."

"Glah?" the baby looks up. What's Daddy looking at?

[xamotomax]

Isn't that the baby we saw? The one with the green woman?
Why yes, it is. Don't recognise the man, though.

Tonight, Bob, you get the Crimson Twins for company.

Enjoy[?].

[mend_and_defend]

You're not the only ones who can communicate silently, boys.

:: Da! Da! Aglhba... ::

[xamotomax]

Oh, they'll learn all about that soon enough. Their first few visits to the Bar at the End of the Universe will be a with-an-upper-case-E education for sure.

Smiling benignly at Mairi, Xamot continues the silent conversation.

I think the baby recognises us, too...

[mend_and_defend]

"What is it, Mairi? What're you looking at?" Bob looks up. "...oh. Hi."