Room 234/236: Sunday evening

[mparkerceo]

Parker looked around her at the seven children she'd picked up. Six of them thought they were only children

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[lovechildblair]

Blair and Tributary were sleeping soundly on his bed, her arms wrapped around the stuffed monkey he had gotten at the beginning of last year. They were not aware of any evil planning Parkers.

[mparkerceo]

Parker got the door open, then froze, reconsidering... then grinned, and whispered, "Quietly! Put it all over them and in Broots' bed!"

[tinyevilparkers]

Ben jumped up on Blair's bed and emptied his pillow case over both Blair and Tributary.

[tinyevilparkers]

Michael was chortling and just flinging popcorn everywhere as soon as he saw Ben attack. "Wooooo!" he whispered, but very loudly.

[tinyevilparkers]

"It's going to take forever to pop enough popcorn to fill a room," Ben complained.

[tinyevilparkers]

Sophia nodded in approval. "He's right, mom. We're never going to be able to make enough before morning. Maybe we should just fill the beds?"

[mparkerceo]

Parker cocked her head at him, considering. "Well, if you're that impatient, okay. That won't take anywhere near as long. As soon as we have filled pillowcases, we go."

[tinyevilparkers]

Catie bounced as she held out her pillowcase. "Me, me. Mommy, can we eat it too?"

[tinyevilparkers]

Nick immediately tried to hide the fact that he was already eating it, by swallowing fast and grabbing another handful for his pillowcase.

[tinyevilparkers]

"You don't want this popcorn," Ben said. "It doesn't have butter and stuff on it."

[tinyevilparkers]

"Oh. Hmmm." She peered into Ben's pillowcase. "Should we puts stuff on it to make it yummier?"

Pop pop pop, and Parker took another bag out of the microwave.

[tinyevilparkers]

Ellie leaned against Parker's leg, and whispered, "Are we going to get in trouble?"

[mparkerceo]

"No, no. We won't get in trouble." Parker grinned down at her. "It's just a joke. And a gift! So it's just fine."

Okay, she was a terrible role model. But Blair had it coming.

[tinyevilparkers]

Ben snorted. "So what? Mom says we can do it, so she can't get mad."

[mparkerceo]

"True enough," Parker said, then smirked. "But otherwise, don't do this. It's naughty. Got it?"

[broodofbroots]

Jeff stood off to the side, feeling very self-conscious sorrounded by so many other kids.

[mparkerceo]

"Here, Jeff. I think this is enough to top off yours." Parker patted him on the shoulder as she opened the bag and dumped it into his pillowcase. "You ready?"

[broodofbroots]

Jeff nodded and held on to his pillowcase. "Uh huh!"

[tinyevilparkers]

Sophia, her pillowcase half full of popcorn, walked over to stand next to him. "Do you want to help me fill my pillowcase?" she offered, 'cause he looked kind of freaked, and daddy was always nice to people who were freaked.