Second Generation

Independent, semi selec-tive multi-muse OC ask and RP blog. Please read the about sections for each of the kids before interacting!

[kidsofgaia]

Daddy wanted to [i]catch[/i] the monster? And then give it to the zoo? He was crazy! “Why would the zoo want to have a monster that eats kids’s toes? What if it gets out and eats everybody’s toes. That’s stupid Daddy.”

She thought about if the monster would be scared away by her dad alone, or if he needed to get out his sword. It was really scary, and she didn’t really like it. She was always afraid that she would get hurt by it accidentally. Her dads would never hurt her on purpose, but they were always saying that she had to be careful because Accidents Happen.

“Maybe…” Zoe stood up a bit, whispering in her dad’s ear so the monster wouldn’t hear them talking. “Maybe we can make more of the monster spray? I don’t wanna kill it. It’s wrong to kill things. The Planet doesn’t like it when we kill things. So we have to just make it go away.”

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“Well, I’ve never seen a toe eating monster at a zoo,” Zack pointed out.  “Have you?  And if they don’t have one, then they obviously need one.  And – well, they’ll just make a warning that, in the toe eating monster exhibit, you have to wear steel toe boots.  See?  No problem.  Our house is monster free, the zoo has a new exhibit, and everybody is happy.  It’s win-win.”

Last time this had happened, Cloud had stolen a bottle of Zack’s hair spray and mixed the contents with some water to ward off the monsters, and now it was a Thing.  It was a great sacrifice, but it got the job done.

But he was a little reluctant to use his hairspray, honestly.

“We can get the spray if you don’t want me to catch it.  But I bet I could scare it away without the spray,” Zack told her.  “But you’re absolutely right.  We shouldn’t kill it if we don’t have to. But to tell you the truth, I’m not wholly convinced it isn’t your pop.  When you were a baby, he tried to eat your toes all the time.”

[kidsofgaia]

Pop did what...?

Pop used to eat her toes?

No, that wasn't true, was it? Pop would never do that to her. Pop was nice, and he loved her. He wasn't a monster.

She leaned against her father again, fresh tears welling up in her eyes. "No...Pop didn't really eat my toes, right?" she asked quietly, her voice trembling. "You're kidding, right, Daddy? Pop's not a mean old toe-eater monster, is he?"

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Zack tossed aside the Gameboy, because cuddling his daughter was much preferable anyway.  He hugged her tight and rained down a number of kisses on her head and cheeks.

“Well, you’re safe here.  I’m a trained monster hunter,” Zack told her. “But – a toe eating monster, huh?  I haven’t seen one of those in years. Maybe we should capture it and bring it to the zoo.  What do you think?  Do you think they’d want a toe eating monster?”

He avoided the topic of her sleeping in their bed.  He was hoping the idea would be forgotten, although he knew it wasn’t likely. Neither of them slept worth a damn when she wasn’t there.  But maybe he could get her back to sleep without that.

[kidsofgaia]

Daddy wanted to catch the monster? And then give it to the zoo? He was crazy! "Why would the zoo want to have a monster that eats kids's toes? What if it gets out and eats everybody's toes. That's stupid Daddy."

She thought about if the monster would be scared away by her dad alone, or if he needed to get out his sword. It was really scary, and she didn't really like it. She was always afraid that she would get hurt by it accidentally. Her dads would never hurt her on purpose, but they were always saying that she had to be careful because Accidents Happen.

"Maybe..." Zoe stood up a bit, whispering in her dad's ear so the monster wouldn't hear them talking. "Maybe we can make more of the monster spray? I don't wanna kill it. It's wrong to kill things. The Planet doesn't like it when we kill things. So we have to just make it go away."

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[Zoe] The little girl tugs at her father's arm, pushing dark hair out of teary eyes. "Dad, there's a monster under my bed..."

Zackwasn’t asleep.  It was only two o'clock.  He had at leastanother hour before he would be tired enough to chance goinghorizontal, so the pitter patter of little feet across the livingroom carpet didn’t really bother him.  He looked up from his 900thgame of Tetris to blink at the little girl.

“Areyou sure?  I thought we got ‘em all out before bedtime,” he said. “Is it a big one or a small one?  Do I need to get out my sword,you think?  Or can we just scare 'im out?”

[kidsofgaia]

Zoe climbed up onto her father's lap quickly, curling into a ball. She hated monsters. "I thought we did, but there's a new one. It tries to eat my toes off, Daddy!"

She reached over, taking his larger hand in her small one, and brought it across her until he was holding her securely enough. "Can I stay with you and Pop tonight, maybe?"

[kidsofgaia]

[xmeteodrive, for Grace] Tifa waves happily at the little girl on Barrett's lap. She's still trying to become fluent in sign language so she can communicate with her niece, but she knows enough to hold a small conversation. "[Hello, beautiful girl! How are you?]"

Inall honesty, Grace is too little to know muchmore sign than Tifa does.  But she loveswhen people pay attention to her!  She grins and claps her handstogether.  She doesn't know all those words, but she knows most ofit.

“[Iwent to the store with Daddy and we found crackers that look likedinosaurs!!!]”

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