Prompt: Rhythm
AN: vaguely, loosely set in Mutant'verse, and very much prior to the raid [Ilona's parents were killed in a raid prior]
Joshua's fingers tapped a steady rhythm on his desk, clearly wishing to be anywhere but at his desk in his office in the council building. The person talking to him clearly wasn't picking up on the signs that he was not paying attention and should just try this conversation later, like tomorrow - tomorrow was good. It was a day like this that he really wished he had not given up on being a Dragonator. Well, if the person wasn't going to pick up on the signs, he'd have to be a bit more obvious.
He pushed back in his chair and stood slowly. "I do ask your forgiveness but I must cut you short," he said. "I just remember that I have an appointment that I'm going to be late to if I don't leave now," he apologized before quickly walking off, not bothering to pay attention to the other person's protests.
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He glanced down at his watch then at the doors. A smile crossed his face as the pair came scampering down the stairs. "Zhane, Ilona, over here," he called, waving to the pair.
"Councilman," Zhane greeted, smiling up at his father's friend.
"Uncle," Ilona murmured shyly.
"Your father's working late, Zhane, so I'll be watching you, your siblings, and Ilona until your father comes to pick you four up, all right?" Joshua said.
Zhane sighed softly. Yet another day with Father working late.
"I know you're disappointed, big guy," Joshua said quietly. "But you know your father's doing some important work right now. Tell you what, I'll let you pick out dinner tonight."
"Can we have pizza from the replimat?" he asked, trying to sound cheerful.
Joshua nodded. "And yes, you can have soda as well," he said, ruffling the youth's hair. He took Ilona's small hand in his and the trio walked to the car, chatting about the school day. Now, off to Sean and Ailyn's school to pick them up and then to the daycare to fetch Phillip. And Aaron was going to owe him big time for this.
Joshua's fingers tapped a steady rhythm on his desk, clearly wishing to be anywhere but at his desk in his office in the council building. The person talking to him clearly wasn't picking up on the signs that he was not paying attention and should just try this conversation later, like tomorrow - tomorrow was good. It was a day like this that he really wished he had not given up on being a Dragonator. Well, if the person wasn't going to pick up on the signs, he'd have to be a bit more obvious.
He pushed back in his chair and stood slowly. "I do ask your forgiveness but I must cut you short," he said. "I just remember that I have an appointment that I'm going to be late to if I don't leave now," he apologized before quickly walking off, not bothering to pay attention to the other person's protests.
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He glanced down at his watch then at the doors. A smile crossed his face as the pair came scampering down the stairs. "Zhane, Ilona, over here," he called, waving to the pair.
"Councilman," Zhane greeted, smiling up at his father's friend.
"Uncle," Ilona murmured shyly.
"Your father's working late, Zhane, so I'll be watching you, your siblings, and Ilona until your father comes to pick you four up, all right?" Joshua said.
Zhane sighed softly. Yet another day with Father working late.
"I know you're disappointed, big guy," Joshua said quietly. "But you know your father's doing some important work right now. Tell you what, I'll let you pick out dinner tonight."
"Can we have pizza from the replimat?" he asked, trying to sound cheerful.
Joshua nodded. "And yes, you can have soda as well," he said, ruffling the youth's hair. He took Ilona's small hand in his and the trio walked to the car, chatting about the school day. Now, off to Sean and Ailyn's school to pick them up and then to the daycare to fetch Phillip. And Aaron was going to owe him big time for this.