The Crack In The Lightning

I’m only here because my dad sucks at cockblocking himself PFP made by @fizzyflakess

[minithunderbitch]

I… didn’t ask for this.

Why.. do you want to know about me? I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.. I was doing tests all the time.. back where I was raised

°•.Zeno.•°

I was told that.. in a demigod. And a demigod is a… terrible thing. That’s what they said back—… there.

I… fuck off. I owe you nothing- I owe NO ONE anything and I hate every ingle one of you, do you hear me? I hate all of you, I HATE ALL OF YOU, EVERY SINGLE BASTARD THAT USED ME-

. . .Recording initiated. . .

Remind us of your name?

But you know my name.. you ask this every time-

[sound of something moving or being moved] Name, son.

…Zeno.

What is your gender?

Male? That’s obvious-

Don’t talk back

[moment of silence] …Yes sir

What are you?

[quietly, sounding ashamed] …a demigod.

What are demigods?

They’re.. [slight silence before he spoke] abominations of nature between a mortal and a god..?

Godly parent?

The.. [a few seconds of what sounded like a confused hum, as if in thought] …thunder whore. [sounds of small electric zaps happening]

You’re showing signs.

I don’t care

[Sound of something being moved against the floor] Control yourself you-

[The electricity quickly sounds harsher] I said I DONT CARE LEAVE ME ALONE LEAVE ME ALONE

. . . Recording cut short. . .

I’m gonna be honest, I… don’t really know what to think, anymore..

They told me, where I used to be.. that demigods were bad. That we weren’t meant to exist, but… Eli is nice.. so is Roro, and Osi, and everyone.. they don’t hate me for being a demigod.. and there’s.. whole camps of them- and I can even do a cloud thing?

I made one for Roro.. apparently the others can’t understand him, but I can? Sometimes I make other little clouds too..

Everyone’s just.. so nice. It’s.. weird.

My family:

My older brother. . . : @demigoddenier

He’s my sibling.. even if we’re not related.. he’s lucky to not be related to him- they’re.. my brother, and they’re here with me and for me..

My sister: @pleasedonttouch-me

She’s my sister and… I’m going back to camp for her but.. still >:./ I no no wanna. I hate it here

People I know:

A. . . nice god: @eleos-the-forgiving-goddess

I met her once… asking if I could be forgiven for just… existing.. she was nice. Nicer than some of the adults I know.. or.. knew.

SHE FUCKING KIDNAPPED ME: @young-goddess-of-history

Uhhhh shoot her I’m gonna have a seizure if she touches me SHE KIDNAPPED ME I DONT CARE THAT SHE GIVES ME FOOD

. . . Nice man: @that-roman-arsonist

…he’s …nice. He gave me a.. thing. Thingy thing. Um.. I don’t remember what it was called.. but he let me draw and have snacks…

HE TRIED TO RETURN ME TO THE SHADOW WOMAN: @the-great-emperor-commodus

I hate that camp and he’s a meanie and tried to return me >:/

Os.. Alex’s fuckin boyfriend or somethin: @mini-assassin-osiris

He showed me how to make ‘bombs’… I’m learning to make more. He seems nice.. even if he was kinda mean to me before…

He wants to be my dad???: @carousel-anon-aka-alexander

He’s nice.. a bit weird- he likes my powers..? I dunno.. he’s okay.. apparently he.. ‘adopted’ me or.. something..

…You can talk to me, if you want.

[[ Ooc- all the characters that have attempted to/ technically adopted him/ or people have tried to get to adopt him, because it’s funny

Eleos

Nero

Lilith

Alex

Osiris

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[[More will be added as time goes on]]

[[Ooc stuff under the cut]]

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HELLOOOOOO

I’m the mod, Kay, nice to see you! I’m @glitchyk on my main- so call me Kay, or glitchyk, I don’t mind! Silly little brother guy @//demigoddenier by @somebody-insertlyric who is a mod for Theo, Lucian, and others, I’d REALLY recommend looking at their and other people’s characters :>

Tags

#mod scurrying around because I CANNOT be contained — Mod/me talking

#​I’m out of containment to answer asks and shit because no one can stop me — mod/me answering questions

#⚡️Crying out into the storm⛈️ — Zeno answering asks

#⚡️striking the same place twice⚡️ — Older Zeno Tag

#And the storm clears… — Rp end

#Careful! He bites — Zeno in general

Special tags(people)!

#Forcibly Princeified 👑 — Interactions with Alex

#osiris— Osi? Os— fuck. Smoke bombs 💣 — Osiris interactions

#Ellie who’s awesome — Eleos interactions

#He’s MY big brother — Achaeus interactions

#…Papa Roro — Nero interactions

#Sparkly lune — interactions with Lune

#WEIRD SHADOW LADY who’s named after a flower — Lilith interactions

[the-little-tadpole]

Open starter

Tw: mentions of death and blood and violence

Froggy’s whole body trembled as she slipped through the palace doors, easing them shut behind her with painstaking care. The quiet click of the latch sounded far too loud in the stillness. She froze for a moment afterward, shoulders tense.

She had been away with her mother for weeks, yet this return felt nothing like the others.

Her head remained bowed, damp curls clinging to her cheeks while her arms wrapped tightly around her middle in a futile attempt to hold herself together. Crimson stains streaked across her skin and soaked into the fabric of her frog-patterned dress. Some of it had dried into dark patches, stiff against the cloth, while fresher smears still glistened beneath the palace lights.

She wanted her dads. More than anything, she wanted to run to them and let them pull her close until the horror faded from her mind. But she couldn’t not like this. Not while the evidence of what happened still clung to her.

The memory refused to loosen its grip.

Talons tearing through feathers. Her mother’s scream cutting across the sky. Wild harpies descending in a frenzy while Froggy stood frozen, unable to do anything except watch. Blood splattered against the grass, against her hands, against the soft green fabric of her dress. By the end, there had been so much of it.

Her footsteps echoed faintly through the empty halls as she made her way toward the bathroom. Each step felt heavy, uneven, like her body no longer belonged to her. When she finally reached the mirror, she stopped cold.

A stranger stared back.

Her usually bright blue eyes looked dull and lifeless beneath swollen and half shut lids. Red stained nearly every inch of her, splattered across her face, arms, and clothes in violent streaks. The tiny frogs sewn into her dress peeked through the mess in scattered patches of green.

For a long moment, she could only stare at herself.

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno didn’t really know Froggy. He just knew she was that ugly mean mean girl that Achie met when they spent time at the campt thingy Ms Lily is at. He doesn’t like her, she was gonna steal his brother. And then her mama came around too, and she stole Ms Ellie! Both of them were ugly and mean mean meanies. He doesn’t see Froggy around often, but the small child does not ever hesitate in insulting the girl the few times he’s bumped into her in the past year. Didn’t like her OR her mama. They kept stealing thingies and she sucked- plus he’s heard she has TWO papas! Why did her and her stupid mama have to come around and steal Ms.Ellie so he could never talk with her? She’s a whore! A bitch! The angry words- he doesn’t really know the meaning, just that they’re angry words, so he calls them angry words. Bitch fucker whore and stuffs like that, the angry words, says them when mads. He has no fucking clue what some of them mean, but he knows it makes people react badly being called them- so he’s probably using them right.

The little blonde had been sitting outside- he liked the outsides. Very very green and had tall brown things, and sometimes the sky changed color! Sometimes the sky cried though, it feels nice, but he doesn’t understand why the sky cries. What’s making it sad? Anyways- he was out there sitting and staring at a bloomed dandelion- he hadn’t seen one before, so he was just staring all big-eyed at it, laying in the grass and almost unseen, when Froggy had passed. Zeno froze when he saw the girl, his eyes squinting angrily as he watched her enter the building.. he knew she lives here too- but that doesn’t means he likes seeing her! She’s means. Though… Zeno couldn’t help but find himself confused, the little bits of red that dripped off of the girl, he made a little sniff of the air, shaking his head as he huffed out, almost like a quiet sneeze— it smells like the red he used to get. He’d get sleepy when that happened, red go all hurty and makes his head loud, he always ended up sleeping. Why did mean girl have red on hers??

Zeno very quietly found himself peering around corners as Froggy walked, he was watching- because why red? Why quiet? She always loud, loud loud loud, and always have big smile- because she’s evil. But now she was quiet and looked at floor, and she had many red. Why? He didn’t know, that’s why he followed, at least decently quiet as he did so- he escaped a secured facility just a year ago, he knows how to sneak around, alright? Don’t take away his credit for that. Zeno was tucked against the outter side of the doorframe, watching Froggy as she stared into the mirror, his eyes squinted in confusion at the situation.

[that-roman-arsonist]

Throws @iwill-die-your-daughter at you

"Oh gods-" He caught his daughter, barely, and panicked for a second in fear of accidentally dropping her. He took a moment to stabilize himself and hold Claudia Augusta properly. "O filia mea..."

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia giggled and reached her hands up. She babbled until she made one single clear sound “papa” Claudia’s little eyes sparkled as she looked up at her father.

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero stared at the little girl for a moment. Then his eyes started feeling a little wet. Before he knew it, he was shedding tears of joy and hugging his daughter close to his face, smiling. "Oh my gods- yes, papa. Papa's here-"

Sure, Claudia was supposed to be a little over a year old, so it was a bit late for her to start talking, but it's okay. She's been through a lot. He's just glad she started talking at all. Maybe this means she'll grow like a regular child.

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono” Claudia pointed at Zenos door “wan Nono” Claudia whined.

The young girl had started to grow, she was just a bit smaller than a 1 year old. She was more aware and curious. Claudia had started to waddle around recently, probably getting into things she shouldn’t

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Nono?" He looked where she was pointing. What a smart girl she is. Nono must be Zeno. And she knows where his room is. Nero could not be more proud right now. He smiled and nodded. "Of course. Let's go see Nono."

He walked over to the door and opened it, carefully holding Claudia. "Zeno? Are you here?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno’s room was. Not fixing tidy at all, probably because he more just stays there randomly or wriggles around like a feral kitten. So. So many times he’s had to be helped from ‘the monster’… his mattress. Which he has insisted is trying to eat him. Because he’s not used to soft things, and he would sink into the bed very easily.

The little guy had been laying on the floor, scribbling on paper with crayons before, making stick-ish figures of people, he had been looking for the purple, to draw Miss Lily’s dress, and Papa Roro’s suit. They seem to like purple, so he thinks it’s good! It’s a nice color, because it’s the color his papa wears! He also likes the pink-y. Like the popsicles they have, and those taste good. The crayon had, somehow, ended up on the mattress- probably because his window was left open yesterday, and a bird flew in, which resulted in him. Throwing stuff and screeching, probably almost electrocuting the poor thing. One of the things he threw was a few pencils and a crayon- turns out it had been the purple one. That was yesterday though. Right now, Zeno was half absorbed in the fluffy blankets still on the bed, purple crayon in hand. The moment he heard Nero’s voice he yelled “PappaaaAAAAAA! It’s got me!! Assistance! Pease!!” Because he was stuck, and the monster would get him!

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia started screaming with Zeno. Little gal didn’t know what was happening. She just knew her older brother was screaming and now she wanted to scream too

[that-roman-arsonist]

Seeing the scene, Nero just sighed. He knew Zeno wasn't... really all that used to comfort like what he has here, but seriously! It's been a bit, he'd have thought the little guy would stop screaming at everyday objects. He panicked briefly when the little girl in his arms started screaming too, deciding to rock her and shushing her in an attempt to calm her down. He sat down on the bed, now having to calm down two kids, which was... tricky.

"Shh, baby, shh... filia mea..." He placed a kiss on her forehead and slowly slid one arm away from the girl, careful to still hold her properly even with only one hand now, and pulled Zeno closer to himself. "Come on, it's alright. It's just the blanket. The mattress is soft, that's why you sink a little. Nothing to be scared of."

He looked down at Zeno, then at Claudia, "Zeno, have you met Claudia Augusta yet?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno knew he shouldn’t be afraid, but when he got comfy, it really felt like it was gonna eat him! It’s fluffier than Miss Lily’s cabin thingy area, and he never got used to that too. He should be better. He shouldn’t be afraid of things… Lune and Achie aren’t afraid of things. Papa Roro and his the Jasper guy didn’t seem much afraid either. Alex and Osi weren’t scared either, and Miss Ellie probably wasn’t scared of stuffs.

The little blonde’s hat was puffed up with the usual static, he made a little frown- he shouldn’t be scared. No one else is scared. Maybe there’s something wrong with him? Maybe…

His head would tilt a bit, what was a claw-die-uh? August?? Isn’t that the word used for the.. the paper thing on walls, he thinks. Is it a person?? And then, he looked at the little girl- ah! It was the tiny person he saw one time.. “What’s that?”

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia reached her hands to Zeno, she stopped screaming when Zeno did. “Nono” Claudia whined and tried to grab at the little boys hand.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Not what, who." He corrected and pulled Zeno into his lap. Just to have both kids in close reach. He didn't let the baby too close to the toddler just yet, though. He wanted to make sure it would be safe first. "Claudia Augusta is my daughter."

He explained and looked at the baby in his arms. He was smiling, like the world didn't matter because his little girl was there. He placed a kiss on her forehead before looking back at Zeno. "And it looks like she really wants to see you."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squinted at the girl. She looked a bit like Papa Roro… but she has different hair. Hair is light. But Papa Roro’s hair is dark. Don’t babies need mamas? Papa Roro’s isn’t with any mamas.. Zeno didn’t think. At least.

…maybe it shouldn’t have made the blonde boy’s chest grow cold, to see the man so. Affectionate. That’s his Papa, and his papa is nice, but… he wonders. What does it feel like.. to be held and kissed and smiled at when you’re a baby? He doesn’t really know. He doesn’t remember much- not much at all’s he remembers a bit about Achie as a baby.. he remembers all those times he woke up with blood all over the ground and a pain in his head. Before he left… was he ever smiled at like that…? Did… no. His mother wouldn’t have. The misters and misses told him, she died of disappointment. Of having someone like him. That she got rid of him and died from how ashamed she was. She never held him and smiled.

He loves his papa ro… he loves Nero. But. He wonders if his mother would’ve held him close. If he wasn’t this. A demigod. Maybe…Regardless, the little boy shook away the chilly feeling that threatened to sink into his skin, what was he thinking about? Hm. Doesn’t matter! He’s here and papa Roro is letting him meet the tiny human… why does she have two names? Why does her hair look different? Why is she so small? So many questions. The little guy would lean more into his papa’s touch- he was warm, and very comfy! He loves his papa. Zeno’s eyebrows furrowed a bit, clearly confused as he echoed the last words, “..wants to.. See me?” She’s very small, very tiny and seems happy. Why want meet him? She must be happy, so why meet him on top of that?

When… when was the last time someone wanted to see him? The… they never wanted to. Aside from. The mask. The mask was always smiling, when he had it off. Like he wanted to see the child- more like he wanted to break the fight in him. Never ended up working out, but.. when has someone purposely met him? When has.. why… what…?

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono!” Claudia said again and continued to reach for the boy. She looked at him like the most interesting thing. And at least to her he was. Her hand gripped onto Nero’s shirt and she tried to pull herself closer to the little boy.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Yeah, she wants to see you." Good gods, Claudia Augusta was so adorable like this.. trying to see Zeno and stuff. Nero didn't really understand why the little boy was confused about it though. Why wouldn't people want to meet him? That was the strangest thing to the emeperor. Was the little blonde child just nervous? Shy? He could not understand why he would be that. He rocked the little girl in his arms a little before looking at Zeno again.

"Do you want to hold her?" Because she certainly seemed to want to be close to him. And Nero was really happy about that fact, because that means she wants to get along with the other children he's parenting. Or at least trying to parent. She never exactly gave him much practice with that. He obviously does not blame her! He's more mad at whatever disease it was that took her all those years ago... whatever. It doesn't matter now. She's here, that's all that's important.

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno would just look between his papa and the baby, a glance at each.. she’s so tiny. And she. Wants to be close? Why? And— hold? Should he hold her? What if he drops her- is it okay if he drops her? She looks very small. Can she break??

The little guy just frowned as he thought about it, and the babbling little gal. Why’d she make those noises? Were they good noises? “..I can hold her..?” He’s never held a tiny person. Never allowed by other kids before, always bad. Bad bad bad. Bad child. Not allowed because hell make other kids bad. What if he makes her bad? Papa Roro won’t like him if he does that- or if he drops her, since she looks so small! And Nero looks so happy with her- he doesn’t want to mess it up :( Zeno awkwardly opened and closed his hands, “..How do.. I hold?” He wasn’t sure. He can’t hold her like the.. the fishy pillow animal thingy Alex gave him, it’s squishy, people aren’t squishy. He can’t hold her like a squeak- they’re small. Make squeaky noises and the bird people once got one, showed the com- comods- com?? Com-o-dus guy. He should bring his papa a squeak. He can’t hold her like Lune, because that’s more like a hug! And she’s so tiny, she can’t hold back… just how is he supposed to hold her?

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia stared at Zeno and then looked at Nero. She started to try and squirm out of Nero’s grasp to get to Zeno. The little gal managed to grab onto the little boys shirt. She tried to pull Zeno closer to them.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Hey-" Nero held Claudia closer to himself, his hands more secure on her. "Cades et te laesurus es si id feceris, filia." He spoke to her like she understood him. To be completely fair, she is Roman, so there's a good chance she might've. Probably didn't, though. Since she's about a year old... a little more than a year. So maybe she does. If she understands speech now, she likely knows Latin better than English.

He looked at Zeno again, "See how I'm holding her? With both arms in this specific position, that's how it should look. Remember to always have a hand under her head, and be gentle with her. She's very fragile right now." He hoped that would make the boy look up at the emperor's hold on his daughter. He wanted to make sure Zeno knows what to do before handing him the baby. "And don't freak out if she starts trying to move around. Just don't let her fall. I'm here if you want me to help you hold her."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

“AH-“ Zeno yelped as the girl had moved forward and nearly fallen- though immediately calmed down when his papa had hold of her again. What if she fell? She’s so tiny :( she’ll probably get hurt :(((

Anyways.. Zeno looked at Nero and how he said to hold the small gal. Zeno stared very intensely, as if trying to memorize the stance, because he was terrified of the small baby getting hurt, that would make Papa Roro HATE him if he got the little girl hurt. “..mmh… okay Papa..” Zeno copied Neto’s position, and he looked at the little baby. So tiny

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia stared at Nero when he spoke to her and made a small huff. She looked at Zeno. “Nono! Nono!” Claudia said happily. She clapped her hands together excitedly.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Alright.." The emperor slowly lowered Claudia into Zeno's arms gently, waiting for him to get a good hold of her before slowly letting go, but keeping his hands close in case the little boy needed him to do anything or something goes wrong. "There we go."

He watched the children closely. Look at that, two of his babies interacting with each other. And Claudia likes Zeno. And Zeno seems curious about Claudia. It makes him smile. He also wonders where Lune is...

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno watched as Nero carefully set Claudia Augusta into his arms.. she was warm, and sorta squishy, but not very squishy. And she made weird noises.. she seemed to like the word no. Does she like the word? She keeps saying it.

The little gal made claps, is she happy? He thinks people do that when happy.. maybe? She seemed to wiggle around sometimes- Zeno was afraid he’d drop her! So he held on real good, he wasn’t gonna drop the tiny person. What was he told before when he first meets someone..? He has to use goo words.. he hasn’t been using good words lately. Been saying things ‘improperly’.. “Um… hello..? You’re… very small?” He didn’t know what else to say? Does the small person even understand him? He doesn’t know.

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia looked at Zeno and started to grab at everything. She was so curious. Her eyes sparkled in curiosity as she looked between Zeno and Nero. “Nono” Claudia said happily

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero was honestly just supervising this, wanting to make sure nothing bad happens. He smiled at the babies, watching them interact. He kept his hands nearby, just in case Zeno freaks out. No one knows with this kid. "Yes, baby, Nono." He smiled at Claudia, her little nickname of her sibling was so adorable.

He especially kept his hands close when Claudia decided to reach out and grab at Zeno, knowing the kid might get scared or surprised or something.

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno was very confused and probably would’ve freaked out at all the grabbing and everything- he was very confused, but this was Nero’s baby- he was more terrified of doing something wrong and messing it up with his papa. The little blonde’s hair was definitely frizzy from the static he generated, but he just kinda silently sat there and let the littler baby get grabby.

“Mmh??” Zeno was a bit confused. Little baby liked saying the word ‘no’. But he just focused on holding the small gal, making sure to not drop her, because his papa would never forgive him. He had to be on the bestest behavior- because if he messed this up then his papa Roro would never forgive him.

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia reached her hand to his hair “Nono” Claudia mumbled. She made a little yawn and did a biiigggg stretch. She wiggled a bit to try and get comfortable

[that-roman-arsonist]

The emperor probably couldn't be more proud of both of the babies. He was a little worried Zeno was going to drop Claudia, sure, but that's why he was there. To catch the little girl if anything happens. He noticed the boy's confusion and gently ruffled his hair. "That's what she calls you. She can't say a lot of words yet. It's like a little nickname."

He resisted the urge to be irresponsible and pick Zeno up while the little guy was holding another baby. That would not be very safe. He smiled at his daughter when she tried to get comfortable in Zeno's arms.

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno eased up a bit at the hair ruffle, not sitting stiff as a board and practically electrocuting the ai with worry. He would look at the little gal again. So tiny. She made a big mouth noise but it was quiet- that’s a tired noise, he knows that! Shes sleepy? That why she want to be held? Maybe? Zeno made a ‘o’ shape with his mouth at the explanation, “Ooooohhh…” Zeno tilted his head, looking down at the little gal.. how fall asleep so fast? Was he comfy? Maybe? “..why can’t she say lotta words?” Zeno asked after a beat of silence- he wasn’t sure why she would talk very small. The misses and misters told him he had to ‘speak formally’ or not at all- something like that, he didn’t really care. But half the time it meant that Zeno was saying words and using big sentences, purely from having memorized what the usual reaction would be. Why couldn’t the small girl talk? Was she just so small that she couldn’t? Is it because smol? Why?

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[that-roman-arsonist]

Throws @iwill-die-your-daughter at you

"Oh gods-" He caught his daughter, barely, and panicked for a second in fear of accidentally dropping her. He took a moment to stabilize himself and hold Claudia Augusta properly. "O filia mea..."

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia giggled and reached her hands up. She babbled until she made one single clear sound “papa” Claudia’s little eyes sparkled as she looked up at her father.

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero stared at the little girl for a moment. Then his eyes started feeling a little wet. Before he knew it, he was shedding tears of joy and hugging his daughter close to his face, smiling. "Oh my gods- yes, papa. Papa's here-"

Sure, Claudia was supposed to be a little over a year old, so it was a bit late for her to start talking, but it's okay. She's been through a lot. He's just glad she started talking at all. Maybe this means she'll grow like a regular child.

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono” Claudia pointed at Zenos door “wan Nono” Claudia whined.

The young girl had started to grow, she was just a bit smaller than a 1 year old. She was more aware and curious. Claudia had started to waddle around recently, probably getting into things she shouldn’t

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Nono?" He looked where she was pointing. What a smart girl she is. Nono must be Zeno. And she knows where his room is. Nero could not be more proud right now. He smiled and nodded. "Of course. Let's go see Nono."

He walked over to the door and opened it, carefully holding Claudia. "Zeno? Are you here?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno’s room was. Not fixing tidy at all, probably because he more just stays there randomly or wriggles around like a feral kitten. So. So many times he’s had to be helped from ‘the monster’… his mattress. Which he has insisted is trying to eat him. Because he’s not used to soft things, and he would sink into the bed very easily.

The little guy had been laying on the floor, scribbling on paper with crayons before, making stick-ish figures of people, he had been looking for the purple, to draw Miss Lily’s dress, and Papa Roro’s suit. They seem to like purple, so he thinks it’s good! It’s a nice color, because it’s the color his papa wears! He also likes the pink-y. Like the popsicles they have, and those taste good. The crayon had, somehow, ended up on the mattress- probably because his window was left open yesterday, and a bird flew in, which resulted in him. Throwing stuff and screeching, probably almost electrocuting the poor thing. One of the things he threw was a few pencils and a crayon- turns out it had been the purple one. That was yesterday though. Right now, Zeno was half absorbed in the fluffy blankets still on the bed, purple crayon in hand. The moment he heard Nero’s voice he yelled “PappaaaAAAAAA! It’s got me!! Assistance! Pease!!” Because he was stuck, and the monster would get him!

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia started screaming with Zeno. Little gal didn’t know what was happening. She just knew her older brother was screaming and now she wanted to scream too

[that-roman-arsonist]

Seeing the scene, Nero just sighed. He knew Zeno wasn't... really all that used to comfort like what he has here, but seriously! It's been a bit, he'd have thought the little guy would stop screaming at everyday objects. He panicked briefly when the little girl in his arms started screaming too, deciding to rock her and shushing her in an attempt to calm her down. He sat down on the bed, now having to calm down two kids, which was... tricky.

"Shh, baby, shh... filia mea..." He placed a kiss on her forehead and slowly slid one arm away from the girl, careful to still hold her properly even with only one hand now, and pulled Zeno closer to himself. "Come on, it's alright. It's just the blanket. The mattress is soft, that's why you sink a little. Nothing to be scared of."

He looked down at Zeno, then at Claudia, "Zeno, have you met Claudia Augusta yet?"

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno knew he shouldn’t be afraid, but when he got comfy, it really felt like it was gonna eat him! It’s fluffier than Miss Lily’s cabin thingy area, and he never got used to that too. He should be better. He shouldn’t be afraid of things… Lune and Achie aren’t afraid of things. Papa Roro and his the Jasper guy didn’t seem much afraid either. Alex and Osi weren’t scared either, and Miss Ellie probably wasn’t scared of stuffs.

The little blonde’s hat was puffed up with the usual static, he made a little frown- he shouldn’t be scared. No one else is scared. Maybe there’s something wrong with him? Maybe…

His head would tilt a bit, what was a claw-die-uh? August?? Isn’t that the word used for the.. the paper thing on walls, he thinks. Is it a person?? And then, he looked at the little girl- ah! It was the tiny person he saw one time.. “What’s that?”

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia reached her hands to Zeno, she stopped screaming when Zeno did. “Nono” Claudia whined and tried to grab at the little boys hand.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Not what, who." He corrected and pulled Zeno into his lap. Just to have both kids in close reach. He didn't let the baby too close to the toddler just yet, though. He wanted to make sure it would be safe first. "Claudia Augusta is my daughter."

He explained and looked at the baby in his arms. He was smiling, like the world didn't matter because his little girl was there. He placed a kiss on her forehead before looking back at Zeno. "And it looks like she really wants to see you."

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squinted at the girl. She looked a bit like Papa Roro… but she has different hair. Hair is light. But Papa Roro’s hair is dark. Don’t babies need mamas? Papa Roro’s isn’t with any mamas.. Zeno didn’t think. At least.

…maybe it shouldn’t have made the blonde boy’s chest grow cold, to see the man so. Affectionate. That’s his Papa, and his papa is nice, but… he wonders. What does it feel like.. to be held and kissed and smiled at when you’re a baby? He doesn’t really know. He doesn’t remember much- not much at all’s he remembers a bit about Achie as a baby.. he remembers all those times he woke up with blood all over the ground and a pain in his head. Before he left… was he ever smiled at like that…? Did… no. His mother wouldn’t have. The misters and misses told him, she died of disappointment. Of having someone like him. That she got rid of him and died from how ashamed she was. She never held him and smiled.

He loves his papa ro… he loves Nero. But. He wonders if his mother would’ve held him close. If he wasn’t this. A demigod. Maybe…Regardless, the little boy shook away the chilly feeling that threatened to sink into his skin, what was he thinking about? Hm. Doesn’t matter! He’s here and papa Roro is letting him meet the tiny human… why does she have two names? Why does her hair look different? Why is she so small? So many questions. The little guy would lean more into his papa’s touch- he was warm, and very comfy! He loves his papa. Zeno’s eyebrows furrowed a bit, clearly confused as he echoed the last words, “..wants to.. See me?” She’s very small, very tiny and seems happy. Why want meet him? She must be happy, so why meet him on top of that?

When… when was the last time someone wanted to see him? The… they never wanted to. Aside from. The mask. The mask was always smiling, when he had it off. Like he wanted to see the child- more like he wanted to break the fight in him. Never ended up working out, but.. when has someone purposely met him? When has.. why… what…?

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[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono!” Claudia said again and continued to reach for the boy. She looked at him like the most interesting thing. And at least to her he was. Her hand gripped onto Nero’s shirt and she tried to pull herself closer to the little boy.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Yeah, she wants to see you." Good gods, Claudia Augusta was so adorable like this.. trying to see Zeno and stuff. Nero didn't really understand why the little boy was confused about it though. Why wouldn't people want to meet him? That was the strangest thing to the emeperor. Was the little blonde child just nervous? Shy? He could not understand why he would be that. He rocked the little girl in his arms a little before looking at Zeno again.

"Do you want to hold her?" Because she certainly seemed to want to be close to him. And Nero was really happy about that fact, because that means she wants to get along with the other children he's parenting. Or at least trying to parent. She never exactly gave him much practice with that. He obviously does not blame her! He's more mad at whatever disease it was that took her all those years ago... whatever. It doesn't matter now. She's here, that's all that's important.

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno would just look between his papa and the baby, a glance at each.. she’s so tiny. And she. Wants to be close? Why? And— hold? Should he hold her? What if he drops her- is it okay if he drops her? She looks very small. Can she break??

The little guy just frowned as he thought about it, and the babbling little gal. Why’d she make those noises? Were they good noises? “..I can hold her..?” He’s never held a tiny person. Never allowed by other kids before, always bad. Bad bad bad. Bad child. Not allowed because hell make other kids bad. What if he makes her bad? Papa Roro won’t like him if he does that- or if he drops her, since she looks so small! And Nero looks so happy with her- he doesn’t want to mess it up :( Zeno awkwardly opened and closed his hands, “..How do.. I hold?” He wasn’t sure. He can’t hold her like the.. the fishy pillow animal thingy Alex gave him, it’s squishy, people aren’t squishy. He can’t hold her like a squeak- they’re small. Make squeaky noises and the bird people once got one, showed the com- comods- com?? Com-o-dus guy. He should bring his papa a squeak. He can’t hold her like Lune, because that’s more like a hug! And she’s so tiny, she can’t hold back… just how is he supposed to hold her?

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia stared at Zeno and then looked at Nero. She started to try and squirm out of Nero’s grasp to get to Zeno. The little gal managed to grab onto the little boys shirt. She tried to pull Zeno closer to them.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Hey-" Nero held Claudia closer to himself, his hands more secure on her. "Cades et te laesurus es si id feceris, filia." He spoke to her like she understood him. To be completely fair, she is Roman, so there's a good chance she might've. Probably didn't, though. Since she's about a year old... a little more than a year. So maybe she does. If she understands speech now, she likely knows Latin better than English.

He looked at Zeno again, "See how I'm holding her? With both arms in this specific position, that's how it should look. Remember to always have a hand under her head, and be gentle with her. She's very fragile right now." He hoped that would make the boy look up at the emperor's hold on his daughter. He wanted to make sure Zeno knows what to do before handing him the baby. "And don't freak out if she starts trying to move around. Just don't let her fall. I'm here if you want me to help you hold her."

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[minithunderbitch]

“AH-“ Zeno yelped as the girl had moved forward and nearly fallen- though immediately calmed down when his papa had hold of her again. What if she fell? She’s so tiny :( she’ll probably get hurt :(((

Anyways.. Zeno looked at Nero and how he said to hold the small gal. Zeno stared very intensely, as if trying to memorize the stance, because he was terrified of the small baby getting hurt, that would make Papa Roro HATE him if he got the little girl hurt. “..mmh… okay Papa..” Zeno copied Neto’s position, and he looked at the little baby. So tiny

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[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia stared at Nero when he spoke to her and made a small huff. She looked at Zeno. “Nono! Nono!” Claudia said happily. She clapped her hands together excitedly.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Alright.." The emperor slowly lowered Claudia into Zeno's arms gently, waiting for him to get a good hold of her before slowly letting go, but keeping his hands close in case the little boy needed him to do anything or something goes wrong. "There we go."

He watched the children closely. Look at that, two of his babies interacting with each other. And Claudia likes Zeno. And Zeno seems curious about Claudia. It makes him smile. He also wonders where Lune is...

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno watched as Nero carefully set Claudia Augusta into his arms.. she was warm, and sorta squishy, but not very squishy. And she made weird noises.. she seemed to like the word no. Does she like the word? She keeps saying it.

The little gal made claps, is she happy? He thinks people do that when happy.. maybe? She seemed to wiggle around sometimes- Zeno was afraid he’d drop her! So he held on real good, he wasn’t gonna drop the tiny person. What was he told before when he first meets someone..? He has to use goo words.. he hasn’t been using good words lately. Been saying things ‘improperly’.. “Um… hello..? You’re… very small?” He didn’t know what else to say? Does the small person even understand him? He doesn’t know.

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[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia looked at Zeno and started to grab at everything. She was so curious. Her eyes sparkled in curiosity as she looked between Zeno and Nero. “Nono” Claudia said happily

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero was honestly just supervising this, wanting to make sure nothing bad happens. He smiled at the babies, watching them interact. He kept his hands nearby, just in case Zeno freaks out. No one knows with this kid. "Yes, baby, Nono." He smiled at Claudia, her little nickname of her sibling was so adorable.

He especially kept his hands close when Claudia decided to reach out and grab at Zeno, knowing the kid might get scared or surprised or something.

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno was very confused and probably would’ve freaked out at all the grabbing and everything- he was very confused, but this was Nero’s baby- he was more terrified of doing something wrong and messing it up with his papa. The little blonde’s hair was definitely frizzy from the static he generated, but he just kinda silently sat there and let the littler baby get grabby.

“Mmh??” Zeno was a bit confused. Little baby liked saying the word ‘no’. But he just focused on holding the small gal, making sure to not drop her, because his papa would never forgive him. He had to be on the bestest behavior- because if he messed this up then his papa Roro would never forgive him.

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[that-roman-arsonist]

Throws @iwill-die-your-daughter at you

"Oh gods-" He caught his daughter, barely, and panicked for a second in fear of accidentally dropping her. He took a moment to stabilize himself and hold Claudia Augusta properly. "O filia mea..."

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia giggled and reached her hands up. She babbled until she made one single clear sound “papa” Claudia’s little eyes sparkled as she looked up at her father.

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero stared at the little girl for a moment. Then his eyes started feeling a little wet. Before he knew it, he was shedding tears of joy and hugging his daughter close to his face, smiling. "Oh my gods- yes, papa. Papa's here-"

Sure, Claudia was supposed to be a little over a year old, so it was a bit late for her to start talking, but it's okay. She's been through a lot. He's just glad she started talking at all. Maybe this means she'll grow like a regular child.

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono” Claudia pointed at Zenos door “wan Nono” Claudia whined.

The young girl had started to grow, she was just a bit smaller than a 1 year old. She was more aware and curious. Claudia had started to waddle around recently, probably getting into things she shouldn’t

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Nono?" He looked where she was pointing. What a smart girl she is. Nono must be Zeno. And she knows where his room is. Nero could not be more proud right now. He smiled and nodded. "Of course. Let's go see Nono."

He walked over to the door and opened it, carefully holding Claudia. "Zeno? Are you here?"

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno’s room was. Not fixing tidy at all, probably because he more just stays there randomly or wriggles around like a feral kitten. So. So many times he’s had to be helped from ‘the monster’… his mattress. Which he has insisted is trying to eat him. Because he’s not used to soft things, and he would sink into the bed very easily.

The little guy had been laying on the floor, scribbling on paper with crayons before, making stick-ish figures of people, he had been looking for the purple, to draw Miss Lily’s dress, and Papa Roro’s suit. They seem to like purple, so he thinks it’s good! It’s a nice color, because it’s the color his papa wears! He also likes the pink-y. Like the popsicles they have, and those taste good. The crayon had, somehow, ended up on the mattress- probably because his window was left open yesterday, and a bird flew in, which resulted in him. Throwing stuff and screeching, probably almost electrocuting the poor thing. One of the things he threw was a few pencils and a crayon- turns out it had been the purple one. That was yesterday though. Right now, Zeno was half absorbed in the fluffy blankets still on the bed, purple crayon in hand. The moment he heard Nero’s voice he yelled “PappaaaAAAAAA! It’s got me!! Assistance! Pease!!” Because he was stuck, and the monster would get him!

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia started screaming with Zeno. Little gal didn’t know what was happening. She just knew her older brother was screaming and now she wanted to scream too

[that-roman-arsonist]

Seeing the scene, Nero just sighed. He knew Zeno wasn't... really all that used to comfort like what he has here, but seriously! It's been a bit, he'd have thought the little guy would stop screaming at everyday objects. He panicked briefly when the little girl in his arms started screaming too, deciding to rock her and shushing her in an attempt to calm her down. He sat down on the bed, now having to calm down two kids, which was... tricky.

"Shh, baby, shh... filia mea..." He placed a kiss on her forehead and slowly slid one arm away from the girl, careful to still hold her properly even with only one hand now, and pulled Zeno closer to himself. "Come on, it's alright. It's just the blanket. The mattress is soft, that's why you sink a little. Nothing to be scared of."

He looked down at Zeno, then at Claudia, "Zeno, have you met Claudia Augusta yet?"

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno knew he shouldn’t be afraid, but when he got comfy, it really felt like it was gonna eat him! It’s fluffier than Miss Lily’s cabin thingy area, and he never got used to that too. He should be better. He shouldn’t be afraid of things… Lune and Achie aren’t afraid of things. Papa Roro and his the Jasper guy didn’t seem much afraid either. Alex and Osi weren’t scared either, and Miss Ellie probably wasn’t scared of stuffs.

The little blonde’s hat was puffed up with the usual static, he made a little frown- he shouldn’t be scared. No one else is scared. Maybe there’s something wrong with him? Maybe…

His head would tilt a bit, what was a claw-die-uh? August?? Isn’t that the word used for the.. the paper thing on walls, he thinks. Is it a person?? And then, he looked at the little girl- ah! It was the tiny person he saw one time.. “What’s that?”

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia reached her hands to Zeno, she stopped screaming when Zeno did. “Nono” Claudia whined and tried to grab at the little boys hand.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Not what, who." He corrected and pulled Zeno into his lap. Just to have both kids in close reach. He didn't let the baby too close to the toddler just yet, though. He wanted to make sure it would be safe first. "Claudia Augusta is my daughter."

He explained and looked at the baby in his arms. He was smiling, like the world didn't matter because his little girl was there. He placed a kiss on her forehead before looking back at Zeno. "And it looks like she really wants to see you."

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squinted at the girl. She looked a bit like Papa Roro… but she has different hair. Hair is light. But Papa Roro’s hair is dark. Don’t babies need mamas? Papa Roro’s isn’t with any mamas.. Zeno didn’t think. At least.

…maybe it shouldn’t have made the blonde boy’s chest grow cold, to see the man so. Affectionate. That’s his Papa, and his papa is nice, but… he wonders. What does it feel like.. to be held and kissed and smiled at when you’re a baby? He doesn’t really know. He doesn’t remember much- not much at all’s he remembers a bit about Achie as a baby.. he remembers all those times he woke up with blood all over the ground and a pain in his head. Before he left… was he ever smiled at like that…? Did… no. His mother wouldn’t have. The misters and misses told him, she died of disappointment. Of having someone like him. That she got rid of him and died from how ashamed she was. She never held him and smiled.

He loves his papa ro… he loves Nero. But. He wonders if his mother would’ve held him close. If he wasn’t this. A demigod. Maybe…Regardless, the little boy shook away the chilly feeling that threatened to sink into his skin, what was he thinking about? Hm. Doesn’t matter! He’s here and papa Roro is letting him meet the tiny human… why does she have two names? Why does her hair look different? Why is she so small? So many questions. The little guy would lean more into his papa’s touch- he was warm, and very comfy! He loves his papa. Zeno’s eyebrows furrowed a bit, clearly confused as he echoed the last words, “..wants to.. See me?” She’s very small, very tiny and seems happy. Why want meet him? She must be happy, so why meet him on top of that?

When… when was the last time someone wanted to see him? The… they never wanted to. Aside from. The mask. The mask was always smiling, when he had it off. Like he wanted to see the child- more like he wanted to break the fight in him. Never ended up working out, but.. when has someone purposely met him? When has.. why… what…?

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[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono!” Claudia said again and continued to reach for the boy. She looked at him like the most interesting thing. And at least to her he was. Her hand gripped onto Nero’s shirt and she tried to pull herself closer to the little boy.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Yeah, she wants to see you." Good gods, Claudia Augusta was so adorable like this.. trying to see Zeno and stuff. Nero didn't really understand why the little boy was confused about it though. Why wouldn't people want to meet him? That was the strangest thing to the emeperor. Was the little blonde child just nervous? Shy? He could not understand why he would be that. He rocked the little girl in his arms a little before looking at Zeno again.

"Do you want to hold her?" Because she certainly seemed to want to be close to him. And Nero was really happy about that fact, because that means she wants to get along with the other children he's parenting. Or at least trying to parent. She never exactly gave him much practice with that. He obviously does not blame her! He's more mad at whatever disease it was that took her all those years ago... whatever. It doesn't matter now. She's here, that's all that's important.

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno would just look between his papa and the baby, a glance at each.. she’s so tiny. And she. Wants to be close? Why? And— hold? Should he hold her? What if he drops her- is it okay if he drops her? She looks very small. Can she break??

The little guy just frowned as he thought about it, and the babbling little gal. Why’d she make those noises? Were they good noises? “..I can hold her..?” He’s never held a tiny person. Never allowed by other kids before, always bad. Bad bad bad. Bad child. Not allowed because hell make other kids bad. What if he makes her bad? Papa Roro won’t like him if he does that- or if he drops her, since she looks so small! And Nero looks so happy with her- he doesn’t want to mess it up :( Zeno awkwardly opened and closed his hands, “..How do.. I hold?” He wasn’t sure. He can’t hold her like the.. the fishy pillow animal thingy Alex gave him, it’s squishy, people aren’t squishy. He can’t hold her like a squeak- they’re small. Make squeaky noises and the bird people once got one, showed the com- comods- com?? Com-o-dus guy. He should bring his papa a squeak. He can’t hold her like Lune, because that’s more like a hug! And she’s so tiny, she can’t hold back… just how is he supposed to hold her?

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia stared at Zeno and then looked at Nero. She started to try and squirm out of Nero’s grasp to get to Zeno. The little gal managed to grab onto the little boys shirt. She tried to pull Zeno closer to them.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Hey-" Nero held Claudia closer to himself, his hands more secure on her. "Cades et te laesurus es si id feceris, filia." He spoke to her like she understood him. To be completely fair, she is Roman, so there's a good chance she might've. Probably didn't, though. Since she's about a year old... a little more than a year. So maybe she does. If she understands speech now, she likely knows Latin better than English.

He looked at Zeno again, "See how I'm holding her? With both arms in this specific position, that's how it should look. Remember to always have a hand under her head, and be gentle with her. She's very fragile right now." He hoped that would make the boy look up at the emperor's hold on his daughter. He wanted to make sure Zeno knows what to do before handing him the baby. "And don't freak out if she starts trying to move around. Just don't let her fall. I'm here if you want me to help you hold her."

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[minithunderbitch]

“AH-“ Zeno yelped as the girl had moved forward and nearly fallen- though immediately calmed down when his papa had hold of her again. What if she fell? She’s so tiny :( she’ll probably get hurt :(((

Anyways.. Zeno looked at Nero and how he said to hold the small gal. Zeno stared very intensely, as if trying to memorize the stance, because he was terrified of the small baby getting hurt, that would make Papa Roro HATE him if he got the little girl hurt. “..mmh… okay Papa..” Zeno copied Neto’s position, and he looked at the little baby. So tiny

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[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia stared at Nero when he spoke to her and made a small huff. She looked at Zeno. “Nono! Nono!” Claudia said happily. She clapped her hands together excitedly.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Alright.." The emperor slowly lowered Claudia into Zeno's arms gently, waiting for him to get a good hold of her before slowly letting go, but keeping his hands close in case the little boy needed him to do anything or something goes wrong. "There we go."

He watched the children closely. Look at that, two of his babies interacting with each other. And Claudia likes Zeno. And Zeno seems curious about Claudia. It makes him smile. He also wonders where Lune is...

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno watched as Nero carefully set Claudia Augusta into his arms.. she was warm, and sorta squishy, but not very squishy. And she made weird noises.. she seemed to like the word no. Does she like the word? She keeps saying it.

The little gal made claps, is she happy? He thinks people do that when happy.. maybe? She seemed to wiggle around sometimes- Zeno was afraid he’d drop her! So he held on real good, he wasn’t gonna drop the tiny person. What was he told before when he first meets someone..? He has to use goo words.. he hasn’t been using good words lately. Been saying things ‘improperly’.. “Um… hello..? You’re… very small?” He didn’t know what else to say? Does the small person even understand him? He doesn’t know.

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[that-roman-arsonist]

Throws @iwill-die-your-daughter at you

"Oh gods-" He caught his daughter, barely, and panicked for a second in fear of accidentally dropping her. He took a moment to stabilize himself and hold Claudia Augusta properly. "O filia mea..."

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia giggled and reached her hands up. She babbled until she made one single clear sound “papa” Claudia’s little eyes sparkled as she looked up at her father.

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero stared at the little girl for a moment. Then his eyes started feeling a little wet. Before he knew it, he was shedding tears of joy and hugging his daughter close to his face, smiling. "Oh my gods- yes, papa. Papa's here-"

Sure, Claudia was supposed to be a little over a year old, so it was a bit late for her to start talking, but it's okay. She's been through a lot. He's just glad she started talking at all. Maybe this means she'll grow like a regular child.

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono” Claudia pointed at Zenos door “wan Nono” Claudia whined.

The young girl had started to grow, she was just a bit smaller than a 1 year old. She was more aware and curious. Claudia had started to waddle around recently, probably getting into things she shouldn’t

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Nono?" He looked where she was pointing. What a smart girl she is. Nono must be Zeno. And she knows where his room is. Nero could not be more proud right now. He smiled and nodded. "Of course. Let's go see Nono."

He walked over to the door and opened it, carefully holding Claudia. "Zeno? Are you here?"

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno’s room was. Not fixing tidy at all, probably because he more just stays there randomly or wriggles around like a feral kitten. So. So many times he’s had to be helped from ‘the monster’… his mattress. Which he has insisted is trying to eat him. Because he’s not used to soft things, and he would sink into the bed very easily.

The little guy had been laying on the floor, scribbling on paper with crayons before, making stick-ish figures of people, he had been looking for the purple, to draw Miss Lily’s dress, and Papa Roro’s suit. They seem to like purple, so he thinks it’s good! It’s a nice color, because it’s the color his papa wears! He also likes the pink-y. Like the popsicles they have, and those taste good. The crayon had, somehow, ended up on the mattress- probably because his window was left open yesterday, and a bird flew in, which resulted in him. Throwing stuff and screeching, probably almost electrocuting the poor thing. One of the things he threw was a few pencils and a crayon- turns out it had been the purple one. That was yesterday though. Right now, Zeno was half absorbed in the fluffy blankets still on the bed, purple crayon in hand. The moment he heard Nero’s voice he yelled “PappaaaAAAAAA! It’s got me!! Assistance! Pease!!” Because he was stuck, and the monster would get him!

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia started screaming with Zeno. Little gal didn’t know what was happening. She just knew her older brother was screaming and now she wanted to scream too

[that-roman-arsonist]

Seeing the scene, Nero just sighed. He knew Zeno wasn't... really all that used to comfort like what he has here, but seriously! It's been a bit, he'd have thought the little guy would stop screaming at everyday objects. He panicked briefly when the little girl in his arms started screaming too, deciding to rock her and shushing her in an attempt to calm her down. He sat down on the bed, now having to calm down two kids, which was... tricky.

"Shh, baby, shh... filia mea..." He placed a kiss on her forehead and slowly slid one arm away from the girl, careful to still hold her properly even with only one hand now, and pulled Zeno closer to himself. "Come on, it's alright. It's just the blanket. The mattress is soft, that's why you sink a little. Nothing to be scared of."

He looked down at Zeno, then at Claudia, "Zeno, have you met Claudia Augusta yet?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno knew he shouldn’t be afraid, but when he got comfy, it really felt like it was gonna eat him! It’s fluffier than Miss Lily’s cabin thingy area, and he never got used to that too. He should be better. He shouldn’t be afraid of things… Lune and Achie aren’t afraid of things. Papa Roro and his the Jasper guy didn’t seem much afraid either. Alex and Osi weren’t scared either, and Miss Ellie probably wasn’t scared of stuffs.

The little blonde’s hat was puffed up with the usual static, he made a little frown- he shouldn’t be scared. No one else is scared. Maybe there’s something wrong with him? Maybe…

His head would tilt a bit, what was a claw-die-uh? August?? Isn’t that the word used for the.. the paper thing on walls, he thinks. Is it a person?? And then, he looked at the little girl- ah! It was the tiny person he saw one time.. “What’s that?”

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia reached her hands to Zeno, she stopped screaming when Zeno did. “Nono” Claudia whined and tried to grab at the little boys hand.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Not what, who." He corrected and pulled Zeno into his lap. Just to have both kids in close reach. He didn't let the baby too close to the toddler just yet, though. He wanted to make sure it would be safe first. "Claudia Augusta is my daughter."

He explained and looked at the baby in his arms. He was smiling, like the world didn't matter because his little girl was there. He placed a kiss on her forehead before looking back at Zeno. "And it looks like she really wants to see you."

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squinted at the girl. She looked a bit like Papa Roro… but she has different hair. Hair is light. But Papa Roro’s hair is dark. Don’t babies need mamas? Papa Roro’s isn’t with any mamas.. Zeno didn’t think. At least.

…maybe it shouldn’t have made the blonde boy’s chest grow cold, to see the man so. Affectionate. That’s his Papa, and his papa is nice, but… he wonders. What does it feel like.. to be held and kissed and smiled at when you’re a baby? He doesn’t really know. He doesn’t remember much- not much at all’s he remembers a bit about Achie as a baby.. he remembers all those times he woke up with blood all over the ground and a pain in his head. Before he left… was he ever smiled at like that…? Did… no. His mother wouldn’t have. The misters and misses told him, she died of disappointment. Of having someone like him. That she got rid of him and died from how ashamed she was. She never held him and smiled.

He loves his papa ro… he loves Nero. But. He wonders if his mother would’ve held him close. If he wasn’t this. A demigod. Maybe…Regardless, the little boy shook away the chilly feeling that threatened to sink into his skin, what was he thinking about? Hm. Doesn’t matter! He’s here and papa Roro is letting him meet the tiny human… why does she have two names? Why does her hair look different? Why is she so small? So many questions. The little guy would lean more into his papa’s touch- he was warm, and very comfy! He loves his papa. Zeno’s eyebrows furrowed a bit, clearly confused as he echoed the last words, “..wants to.. See me?” She’s very small, very tiny and seems happy. Why want meet him? She must be happy, so why meet him on top of that?

When… when was the last time someone wanted to see him? The… they never wanted to. Aside from. The mask. The mask was always smiling, when he had it off. Like he wanted to see the child- more like he wanted to break the fight in him. Never ended up working out, but.. when has someone purposely met him? When has.. why… what…?

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[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono!” Claudia said again and continued to reach for the boy. She looked at him like the most interesting thing. And at least to her he was. Her hand gripped onto Nero’s shirt and she tried to pull herself closer to the little boy.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Yeah, she wants to see you." Good gods, Claudia Augusta was so adorable like this.. trying to see Zeno and stuff. Nero didn't really understand why the little boy was confused about it though. Why wouldn't people want to meet him? That was the strangest thing to the emeperor. Was the little blonde child just nervous? Shy? He could not understand why he would be that. He rocked the little girl in his arms a little before looking at Zeno again.

"Do you want to hold her?" Because she certainly seemed to want to be close to him. And Nero was really happy about that fact, because that means she wants to get along with the other children he's parenting. Or at least trying to parent. She never exactly gave him much practice with that. He obviously does not blame her! He's more mad at whatever disease it was that took her all those years ago... whatever. It doesn't matter now. She's here, that's all that's important.

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno would just look between his papa and the baby, a glance at each.. she’s so tiny. And she. Wants to be close? Why? And— hold? Should he hold her? What if he drops her- is it okay if he drops her? She looks very small. Can she break??

The little guy just frowned as he thought about it, and the babbling little gal. Why’d she make those noises? Were they good noises? “..I can hold her..?” He’s never held a tiny person. Never allowed by other kids before, always bad. Bad bad bad. Bad child. Not allowed because hell make other kids bad. What if he makes her bad? Papa Roro won’t like him if he does that- or if he drops her, since she looks so small! And Nero looks so happy with her- he doesn’t want to mess it up :( Zeno awkwardly opened and closed his hands, “..How do.. I hold?” He wasn’t sure. He can’t hold her like the.. the fishy pillow animal thingy Alex gave him, it’s squishy, people aren’t squishy. He can’t hold her like a squeak- they’re small. Make squeaky noises and the bird people once got one, showed the com- comods- com?? Com-o-dus guy. He should bring his papa a squeak. He can’t hold her like Lune, because that’s more like a hug! And she’s so tiny, she can’t hold back… just how is he supposed to hold her?

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia stared at Zeno and then looked at Nero. She started to try and squirm out of Nero’s grasp to get to Zeno. The little gal managed to grab onto the little boys shirt. She tried to pull Zeno closer to them.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Hey-" Nero held Claudia closer to himself, his hands more secure on her. "Cades et te laesurus es si id feceris, filia." He spoke to her like she understood him. To be completely fair, she is Roman, so there's a good chance she might've. Probably didn't, though. Since she's about a year old... a little more than a year. So maybe she does. If she understands speech now, she likely knows Latin better than English.

He looked at Zeno again, "See how I'm holding her? With both arms in this specific position, that's how it should look. Remember to always have a hand under her head, and be gentle with her. She's very fragile right now." He hoped that would make the boy look up at the emperor's hold on his daughter. He wanted to make sure Zeno knows what to do before handing him the baby. "And don't freak out if she starts trying to move around. Just don't let her fall. I'm here if you want me to help you hold her."

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[minithunderbitch]

“AH-“ Zeno yelped as the girl had moved forward and nearly fallen- though immediately calmed down when his papa had hold of her again. What if she fell? She’s so tiny :( she’ll probably get hurt :(((

Anyways.. Zeno looked at Nero and how he said to hold the small gal. Zeno stared very intensely, as if trying to memorize the stance, because he was terrified of the small baby getting hurt, that would make Papa Roro HATE him if he got the little girl hurt. “..mmh… okay Papa..” Zeno copied Neto’s position, and he looked at the little baby. So tiny

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[that-roman-arsonist]

Throws @iwill-die-your-daughter at you

"Oh gods-" He caught his daughter, barely, and panicked for a second in fear of accidentally dropping her. He took a moment to stabilize himself and hold Claudia Augusta properly. "O filia mea..."

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia giggled and reached her hands up. She babbled until she made one single clear sound “papa” Claudia’s little eyes sparkled as she looked up at her father.

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero stared at the little girl for a moment. Then his eyes started feeling a little wet. Before he knew it, he was shedding tears of joy and hugging his daughter close to his face, smiling. "Oh my gods- yes, papa. Papa's here-"

Sure, Claudia was supposed to be a little over a year old, so it was a bit late for her to start talking, but it's okay. She's been through a lot. He's just glad she started talking at all. Maybe this means she'll grow like a regular child.

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono” Claudia pointed at Zenos door “wan Nono” Claudia whined.

The young girl had started to grow, she was just a bit smaller than a 1 year old. She was more aware and curious. Claudia had started to waddle around recently, probably getting into things she shouldn’t

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Nono?" He looked where she was pointing. What a smart girl she is. Nono must be Zeno. And she knows where his room is. Nero could not be more proud right now. He smiled and nodded. "Of course. Let's go see Nono."

He walked over to the door and opened it, carefully holding Claudia. "Zeno? Are you here?"

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno’s room was. Not fixing tidy at all, probably because he more just stays there randomly or wriggles around like a feral kitten. So. So many times he’s had to be helped from ‘the monster’… his mattress. Which he has insisted is trying to eat him. Because he’s not used to soft things, and he would sink into the bed very easily.

The little guy had been laying on the floor, scribbling on paper with crayons before, making stick-ish figures of people, he had been looking for the purple, to draw Miss Lily’s dress, and Papa Roro’s suit. They seem to like purple, so he thinks it’s good! It’s a nice color, because it’s the color his papa wears! He also likes the pink-y. Like the popsicles they have, and those taste good. The crayon had, somehow, ended up on the mattress- probably because his window was left open yesterday, and a bird flew in, which resulted in him. Throwing stuff and screeching, probably almost electrocuting the poor thing. One of the things he threw was a few pencils and a crayon- turns out it had been the purple one. That was yesterday though. Right now, Zeno was half absorbed in the fluffy blankets still on the bed, purple crayon in hand. The moment he heard Nero’s voice he yelled “PappaaaAAAAAA! It’s got me!! Assistance! Pease!!” Because he was stuck, and the monster would get him!

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia started screaming with Zeno. Little gal didn’t know what was happening. She just knew her older brother was screaming and now she wanted to scream too

[that-roman-arsonist]

Seeing the scene, Nero just sighed. He knew Zeno wasn't... really all that used to comfort like what he has here, but seriously! It's been a bit, he'd have thought the little guy would stop screaming at everyday objects. He panicked briefly when the little girl in his arms started screaming too, deciding to rock her and shushing her in an attempt to calm her down. He sat down on the bed, now having to calm down two kids, which was... tricky.

"Shh, baby, shh... filia mea..." He placed a kiss on her forehead and slowly slid one arm away from the girl, careful to still hold her properly even with only one hand now, and pulled Zeno closer to himself. "Come on, it's alright. It's just the blanket. The mattress is soft, that's why you sink a little. Nothing to be scared of."

He looked down at Zeno, then at Claudia, "Zeno, have you met Claudia Augusta yet?"

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno knew he shouldn’t be afraid, but when he got comfy, it really felt like it was gonna eat him! It’s fluffier than Miss Lily’s cabin thingy area, and he never got used to that too. He should be better. He shouldn’t be afraid of things… Lune and Achie aren’t afraid of things. Papa Roro and his the Jasper guy didn’t seem much afraid either. Alex and Osi weren’t scared either, and Miss Ellie probably wasn’t scared of stuffs.

The little blonde’s hat was puffed up with the usual static, he made a little frown- he shouldn’t be scared. No one else is scared. Maybe there’s something wrong with him? Maybe…

His head would tilt a bit, what was a claw-die-uh? August?? Isn’t that the word used for the.. the paper thing on walls, he thinks. Is it a person?? And then, he looked at the little girl- ah! It was the tiny person he saw one time.. “What’s that?”

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[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia reached her hands to Zeno, she stopped screaming when Zeno did. “Nono” Claudia whined and tried to grab at the little boys hand.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Not what, who." He corrected and pulled Zeno into his lap. Just to have both kids in close reach. He didn't let the baby too close to the toddler just yet, though. He wanted to make sure it would be safe first. "Claudia Augusta is my daughter."

He explained and looked at the baby in his arms. He was smiling, like the world didn't matter because his little girl was there. He placed a kiss on her forehead before looking back at Zeno. "And it looks like she really wants to see you."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squinted at the girl. She looked a bit like Papa Roro… but she has different hair. Hair is light. But Papa Roro’s hair is dark. Don’t babies need mamas? Papa Roro’s isn’t with any mamas.. Zeno didn’t think. At least.

…maybe it shouldn’t have made the blonde boy’s chest grow cold, to see the man so. Affectionate. That’s his Papa, and his papa is nice, but… he wonders. What does it feel like.. to be held and kissed and smiled at when you’re a baby? He doesn’t really know. He doesn’t remember much- not much at all’s he remembers a bit about Achie as a baby.. he remembers all those times he woke up with blood all over the ground and a pain in his head. Before he left… was he ever smiled at like that…? Did… no. His mother wouldn’t have. The misters and misses told him, she died of disappointment. Of having someone like him. That she got rid of him and died from how ashamed she was. She never held him and smiled.

He loves his papa ro… he loves Nero. But. He wonders if his mother would’ve held him close. If he wasn’t this. A demigod. Maybe…Regardless, the little boy shook away the chilly feeling that threatened to sink into his skin, what was he thinking about? Hm. Doesn’t matter! He’s here and papa Roro is letting him meet the tiny human… why does she have two names? Why does her hair look different? Why is she so small? So many questions. The little guy would lean more into his papa’s touch- he was warm, and very comfy! He loves his papa. Zeno’s eyebrows furrowed a bit, clearly confused as he echoed the last words, “..wants to.. See me?” She’s very small, very tiny and seems happy. Why want meet him? She must be happy, so why meet him on top of that?

When… when was the last time someone wanted to see him? The… they never wanted to. Aside from. The mask. The mask was always smiling, when he had it off. Like he wanted to see the child- more like he wanted to break the fight in him. Never ended up working out, but.. when has someone purposely met him? When has.. why… what…?

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[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono!” Claudia said again and continued to reach for the boy. She looked at him like the most interesting thing. And at least to her he was. Her hand gripped onto Nero’s shirt and she tried to pull herself closer to the little boy.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Yeah, she wants to see you." Good gods, Claudia Augusta was so adorable like this.. trying to see Zeno and stuff. Nero didn't really understand why the little boy was confused about it though. Why wouldn't people want to meet him? That was the strangest thing to the emeperor. Was the little blonde child just nervous? Shy? He could not understand why he would be that. He rocked the little girl in his arms a little before looking at Zeno again.

"Do you want to hold her?" Because she certainly seemed to want to be close to him. And Nero was really happy about that fact, because that means she wants to get along with the other children he's parenting. Or at least trying to parent. She never exactly gave him much practice with that. He obviously does not blame her! He's more mad at whatever disease it was that took her all those years ago... whatever. It doesn't matter now. She's here, that's all that's important.

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno would just look between his papa and the baby, a glance at each.. she’s so tiny. And she. Wants to be close? Why? And— hold? Should he hold her? What if he drops her- is it okay if he drops her? She looks very small. Can she break??

The little guy just frowned as he thought about it, and the babbling little gal. Why’d she make those noises? Were they good noises? “..I can hold her..?” He’s never held a tiny person. Never allowed by other kids before, always bad. Bad bad bad. Bad child. Not allowed because hell make other kids bad. What if he makes her bad? Papa Roro won’t like him if he does that- or if he drops her, since she looks so small! And Nero looks so happy with her- he doesn’t want to mess it up :( Zeno awkwardly opened and closed his hands, “..How do.. I hold?” He wasn’t sure. He can’t hold her like the.. the fishy pillow animal thingy Alex gave him, it’s squishy, people aren’t squishy. He can’t hold her like a squeak- they’re small. Make squeaky noises and the bird people once got one, showed the com- comods- com?? Com-o-dus guy. He should bring his papa a squeak. He can’t hold her like Lune, because that’s more like a hug! And she’s so tiny, she can’t hold back… just how is he supposed to hold her?

[that-roman-arsonist]

Throws @iwill-die-your-daughter at you

"Oh gods-" He caught his daughter, barely, and panicked for a second in fear of accidentally dropping her. He took a moment to stabilize himself and hold Claudia Augusta properly. "O filia mea..."

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia giggled and reached her hands up. She babbled until she made one single clear sound “papa” Claudia’s little eyes sparkled as she looked up at her father.

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero stared at the little girl for a moment. Then his eyes started feeling a little wet. Before he knew it, he was shedding tears of joy and hugging his daughter close to his face, smiling. "Oh my gods- yes, papa. Papa's here-"

Sure, Claudia was supposed to be a little over a year old, so it was a bit late for her to start talking, but it's okay. She's been through a lot. He's just glad she started talking at all. Maybe this means she'll grow like a regular child.

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono” Claudia pointed at Zenos door “wan Nono” Claudia whined.

The young girl had started to grow, she was just a bit smaller than a 1 year old. She was more aware and curious. Claudia had started to waddle around recently, probably getting into things she shouldn’t

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Nono?" He looked where she was pointing. What a smart girl she is. Nono must be Zeno. And she knows where his room is. Nero could not be more proud right now. He smiled and nodded. "Of course. Let's go see Nono."

He walked over to the door and opened it, carefully holding Claudia. "Zeno? Are you here?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno’s room was. Not fixing tidy at all, probably because he more just stays there randomly or wriggles around like a feral kitten. So. So many times he’s had to be helped from ‘the monster’… his mattress. Which he has insisted is trying to eat him. Because he’s not used to soft things, and he would sink into the bed very easily.

The little guy had been laying on the floor, scribbling on paper with crayons before, making stick-ish figures of people, he had been looking for the purple, to draw Miss Lily’s dress, and Papa Roro’s suit. They seem to like purple, so he thinks it’s good! It’s a nice color, because it’s the color his papa wears! He also likes the pink-y. Like the popsicles they have, and those taste good. The crayon had, somehow, ended up on the mattress- probably because his window was left open yesterday, and a bird flew in, which resulted in him. Throwing stuff and screeching, probably almost electrocuting the poor thing. One of the things he threw was a few pencils and a crayon- turns out it had been the purple one. That was yesterday though. Right now, Zeno was half absorbed in the fluffy blankets still on the bed, purple crayon in hand. The moment he heard Nero’s voice he yelled “PappaaaAAAAAA! It’s got me!! Assistance! Pease!!” Because he was stuck, and the monster would get him!

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia started screaming with Zeno. Little gal didn’t know what was happening. She just knew her older brother was screaming and now she wanted to scream too

[that-roman-arsonist]

Seeing the scene, Nero just sighed. He knew Zeno wasn't... really all that used to comfort like what he has here, but seriously! It's been a bit, he'd have thought the little guy would stop screaming at everyday objects. He panicked briefly when the little girl in his arms started screaming too, deciding to rock her and shushing her in an attempt to calm her down. He sat down on the bed, now having to calm down two kids, which was... tricky.

"Shh, baby, shh... filia mea..." He placed a kiss on her forehead and slowly slid one arm away from the girl, careful to still hold her properly even with only one hand now, and pulled Zeno closer to himself. "Come on, it's alright. It's just the blanket. The mattress is soft, that's why you sink a little. Nothing to be scared of."

He looked down at Zeno, then at Claudia, "Zeno, have you met Claudia Augusta yet?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno knew he shouldn’t be afraid, but when he got comfy, it really felt like it was gonna eat him! It’s fluffier than Miss Lily’s cabin thingy area, and he never got used to that too. He should be better. He shouldn’t be afraid of things… Lune and Achie aren’t afraid of things. Papa Roro and his the Jasper guy didn’t seem much afraid either. Alex and Osi weren’t scared either, and Miss Ellie probably wasn’t scared of stuffs.

The little blonde’s hat was puffed up with the usual static, he made a little frown- he shouldn’t be scared. No one else is scared. Maybe there’s something wrong with him? Maybe…

His head would tilt a bit, what was a claw-die-uh? August?? Isn’t that the word used for the.. the paper thing on walls, he thinks. Is it a person?? And then, he looked at the little girl- ah! It was the tiny person he saw one time.. “What’s that?”

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[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia reached her hands to Zeno, she stopped screaming when Zeno did. “Nono” Claudia whined and tried to grab at the little boys hand.

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Not what, who." He corrected and pulled Zeno into his lap. Just to have both kids in close reach. He didn't let the baby too close to the toddler just yet, though. He wanted to make sure it would be safe first. "Claudia Augusta is my daughter."

He explained and looked at the baby in his arms. He was smiling, like the world didn't matter because his little girl was there. He placed a kiss on her forehead before looking back at Zeno. "And it looks like she really wants to see you."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squinted at the girl. She looked a bit like Papa Roro… but she has different hair. Hair is light. But Papa Roro’s hair is dark. Don’t babies need mamas? Papa Roro’s isn’t with any mamas.. Zeno didn’t think. At least.

…maybe it shouldn’t have made the blonde boy’s chest grow cold, to see the man so. Affectionate. That’s his Papa, and his papa is nice, but… he wonders. What does it feel like.. to be held and kissed and smiled at when you’re a baby? He doesn’t really know. He doesn’t remember much- not much at all’s he remembers a bit about Achie as a baby.. he remembers all those times he woke up with blood all over the ground and a pain in his head. Before he left… was he ever smiled at like that…? Did… no. His mother wouldn’t have. The misters and misses told him, she died of disappointment. Of having someone like him. That she got rid of him and died from how ashamed she was. She never held him and smiled.

He loves his papa ro… he loves Nero. But. He wonders if his mother would’ve held him close. If he wasn’t this. A demigod. Maybe…Regardless, the little boy shook away the chilly feeling that threatened to sink into his skin, what was he thinking about? Hm. Doesn’t matter! He’s here and papa Roro is letting him meet the tiny human… why does she have two names? Why does her hair look different? Why is she so small? So many questions. The little guy would lean more into his papa’s touch- he was warm, and very comfy! He loves his papa. Zeno’s eyebrows furrowed a bit, clearly confused as he echoed the last words, “..wants to.. See me?” She’s very small, very tiny and seems happy. Why want meet him? She must be happy, so why meet him on top of that?

When… when was the last time someone wanted to see him? The… they never wanted to. Aside from. The mask. The mask was always smiling, when he had it off. Like he wanted to see the child- more like he wanted to break the fight in him. Never ended up working out, but.. when has someone purposely met him? When has.. why… what…?

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[that-roman-arsonist]

Throws @iwill-die-your-daughter at you

"Oh gods-" He caught his daughter, barely, and panicked for a second in fear of accidentally dropping her. He took a moment to stabilize himself and hold Claudia Augusta properly. "O filia mea..."

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia giggled and reached her hands up. She babbled until she made one single clear sound “papa” Claudia’s little eyes sparkled as she looked up at her father.

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero stared at the little girl for a moment. Then his eyes started feeling a little wet. Before he knew it, he was shedding tears of joy and hugging his daughter close to his face, smiling. "Oh my gods- yes, papa. Papa's here-"

Sure, Claudia was supposed to be a little over a year old, so it was a bit late for her to start talking, but it's okay. She's been through a lot. He's just glad she started talking at all. Maybe this means she'll grow like a regular child.

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono” Claudia pointed at Zenos door “wan Nono” Claudia whined.

The young girl had started to grow, she was just a bit smaller than a 1 year old. She was more aware and curious. Claudia had started to waddle around recently, probably getting into things she shouldn’t

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Nono?" He looked where she was pointing. What a smart girl she is. Nono must be Zeno. And she knows where his room is. Nero could not be more proud right now. He smiled and nodded. "Of course. Let's go see Nono."

He walked over to the door and opened it, carefully holding Claudia. "Zeno? Are you here?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno’s room was. Not fixing tidy at all, probably because he more just stays there randomly or wriggles around like a feral kitten. So. So many times he’s had to be helped from ‘the monster’… his mattress. Which he has insisted is trying to eat him. Because he’s not used to soft things, and he would sink into the bed very easily.

The little guy had been laying on the floor, scribbling on paper with crayons before, making stick-ish figures of people, he had been looking for the purple, to draw Miss Lily’s dress, and Papa Roro’s suit. They seem to like purple, so he thinks it’s good! It’s a nice color, because it’s the color his papa wears! He also likes the pink-y. Like the popsicles they have, and those taste good. The crayon had, somehow, ended up on the mattress- probably because his window was left open yesterday, and a bird flew in, which resulted in him. Throwing stuff and screeching, probably almost electrocuting the poor thing. One of the things he threw was a few pencils and a crayon- turns out it had been the purple one. That was yesterday though. Right now, Zeno was half absorbed in the fluffy blankets still on the bed, purple crayon in hand. The moment he heard Nero’s voice he yelled “PappaaaAAAAAA! It’s got me!! Assistance! Pease!!” Because he was stuck, and the monster would get him!

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia started screaming with Zeno. Little gal didn’t know what was happening. She just knew her older brother was screaming and now she wanted to scream too

[that-roman-arsonist]

Seeing the scene, Nero just sighed. He knew Zeno wasn't... really all that used to comfort like what he has here, but seriously! It's been a bit, he'd have thought the little guy would stop screaming at everyday objects. He panicked briefly when the little girl in his arms started screaming too, deciding to rock her and shushing her in an attempt to calm her down. He sat down on the bed, now having to calm down two kids, which was... tricky.

"Shh, baby, shh... filia mea..." He placed a kiss on her forehead and slowly slid one arm away from the girl, careful to still hold her properly even with only one hand now, and pulled Zeno closer to himself. "Come on, it's alright. It's just the blanket. The mattress is soft, that's why you sink a little. Nothing to be scared of."

He looked down at Zeno, then at Claudia, "Zeno, have you met Claudia Augusta yet?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno knew he shouldn’t be afraid, but when he got comfy, it really felt like it was gonna eat him! It’s fluffier than Miss Lily’s cabin thingy area, and he never got used to that too. He should be better. He shouldn’t be afraid of things… Lune and Achie aren’t afraid of things. Papa Roro and his the Jasper guy didn’t seem much afraid either. Alex and Osi weren’t scared either, and Miss Ellie probably wasn’t scared of stuffs.

The little blonde’s hat was puffed up with the usual static, he made a little frown- he shouldn’t be scared. No one else is scared. Maybe there’s something wrong with him? Maybe…

His head would tilt a bit, what was a claw-die-uh? August?? Isn’t that the word used for the.. the paper thing on walls, he thinks. Is it a person?? And then, he looked at the little girl- ah! It was the tiny person he saw one time.. “What’s that?”

@iwill-die-your-daughter

[that-roman-arsonist]

Throws @iwill-die-your-daughter at you

"Oh gods-" He caught his daughter, barely, and panicked for a second in fear of accidentally dropping her. He took a moment to stabilize himself and hold Claudia Augusta properly. "O filia mea..."

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

Claudia giggled and reached her hands up. She babbled until she made one single clear sound “papa” Claudia’s little eyes sparkled as she looked up at her father.

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero stared at the little girl for a moment. Then his eyes started feeling a little wet. Before he knew it, he was shedding tears of joy and hugging his daughter close to his face, smiling. "Oh my gods- yes, papa. Papa's here-"

Sure, Claudia was supposed to be a little over a year old, so it was a bit late for her to start talking, but it's okay. She's been through a lot. He's just glad she started talking at all. Maybe this means she'll grow like a regular child.

[iwill-die-your-daughter]

“Nono” Claudia pointed at Zenos door “wan Nono” Claudia whined.

The young girl had started to grow, she was just a bit smaller than a 1 year old. She was more aware and curious. Claudia had started to waddle around recently, probably getting into things she shouldn’t

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Nono?" He looked where she was pointing. What a smart girl she is. Nono must be Zeno. And she knows where his room is. Nero could not be more proud right now. He smiled and nodded. "Of course. Let's go see Nono."

He walked over to the door and opened it, carefully holding Claudia. "Zeno? Are you here?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno’s room was. Not fixing tidy at all, probably because he more just stays there randomly or wriggles around like a feral kitten. So. So many times he’s had to be helped from ‘the monster’… his mattress. Which he has insisted is trying to eat him. Because he’s not used to soft things, and he would sink into the bed very easily.

The little guy had been laying on the floor, scribbling on paper with crayons before, making stick-ish figures of people, he had been looking for the purple, to draw Miss Lily’s dress, and Papa Roro’s suit. They seem to like purple, so he thinks it’s good! It’s a nice color, because it’s the color his papa wears! He also likes the pink-y. Like the popsicles they have, and those taste good. The crayon had, somehow, ended up on the mattress- probably because his window was left open yesterday, and a bird flew in, which resulted in him. Throwing stuff and screeching, probably almost electrocuting the poor thing. One of the things he threw was a few pencils and a crayon- turns out it had been the purple one. That was yesterday though. Right now, Zeno was half absorbed in the fluffy blankets still on the bed, purple crayon in hand. The moment he heard Nero’s voice he yelled “PappaaaAAAAAA! It’s got me!! Assistance! Pease!!” Because he was stuck, and the monster would get him!

[minithunderbitch]

“What the fucks is in the twees. Why the FOCK is it whites”

[[He’s a toddling fuck and has never seen snow before]]

[minithunderbitch]

So you're my half brother I've heard about. How are ya kiddo?

-@the-eclipsed-sun

Zeno was Not In His Room, he didn’t like being in his room, he was stuck with the big white monster that tried to eat him, though it had some thingies.

Like one of the roses that Osi gave him! It’s all covered in uh… something that’s cold, he doesn’t know, but it makes it look shiny and pretty, he was sneaking about the halls, though he didn’t really need to sneak, he lives here. He had the back fin of his shark plushie, inside of his mouth, carrying it around like a dog would their favorite toy. Of course, this is only Zeno’s favorite stuffy, Alex gave it to him! He was waddling about, the small guy was just peaking behind walls and looking at the bird people that passed- they were weird. They were big and had feathers and they all called that one big guy ‘boss’, and he saw his papa Roro talking to them once! They were big and listened to his papa, so maybe that was fine. The little blonde child immediately shot up in surprise and panic at being talked to.

The little guy made a screech as his hair stood on end, little sounds of zaps were heard, electricity making his hair stand on end. He immediately panicked, like he always does, but when he actually saw Apollo?

He clutched his stuffed animal and looked up at him in terror- he had those big things on his back and he looked like a creatur but also he looked like a person- why did his eyes look like that?? Is he gonna gets him?? Is that why he’s here- this guy isn’t Achie! It’s not his brother so this can’t be his brother!

Zeno was so conflicted and there was so much fear at the odd creature, he let out a whimper-like noise, like a child about to start crying- probably because that’s what might happen.

[minithunderbitch]

Lune tip toed to the medical wing to find Zeno. When she entered Zenos medical room she went to him and whispered “hey, do you want to come play with me?” She stared at the younger boy with big eyes

Zeno was sitting down, his one arm wrapped up a bit, though mostly fine- it was weird how all the hurty went away. How’d they do that?? How did his papa make all the hurty go away? He was told it would maybe take a day to get fully better, but he wasn’t paying much attention- the blonde child looked over to his older sister, he smiled all big when he saw her. He took almost no time slipping off of where he was seated- making a small ‘oof’ sound as his little body stumbled and hit the ground- at least nothing was injured this time, not that it was Zeno’s priority, he didn’t really think much of it. “Lune!” He practically gasped out his sisters name in excitement, “Yeah! Whutr we gonna play??” The little one had definitely let his usually perfect speech slip up for the past couple months, ever since he met Osiris and was taught that it was okay to talk a bit funny like he did. He’s just a baby after all— besides, half that formal talk was just memorization he did to stop from getting in trouble back then.. until he didn’t care and ditched the place.

The Zeus child just looked up at the older kid with big ol eyes, as he fidgeted absentmindedly with the wrapping around his arm, he was very happy to see his older sister- pretty much made him forget how much pain he was in just less than a day ago.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“What if we play chase?” Lune asked happily. She picked the Zeus child up. Semi dragging his feet as she brought the young boy to a bigger room so the cool play

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno let himself be picked up by the bigger kid, it took him a moment to remember what Chase was- hmm… what was it? He’s not sure he remembers fully… something about running, he thinks.. regardless, he just stayed with lune and smiled, “Yeah- but… hows dew we play it again?” He’s just a little guy, so he doesn’t remember fully what it is… but he’s just hay to play with his big sister.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“We take turns chasing eachother, if I poke you while I’m chasing you then you has to chase me!” Lune said happily. She placed Zeno down on the floor

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno just made an ‘o’ shape with his mouth, nodding as he looked Lune, nodding “Yeah! Yeah we can plays that!”

[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune taped Zeno and then ran away from him. She was giggling, unsuspecting that she should probably be careful of the little guy

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero was wandering the halls of the palace, with nothing better to do, he simply walked around. At one point, he passed by the kids playing and- he had to do a double take. Was he seeing this right? Gods, Zeno should be resting! He just went ahead and picked the little guy up.

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squealed as he was picked up suddenly, like a cat, underneath his arms and pulled up “Eheheh-“ the little guy just giggled, looking over at his papa with a smile, even if a bit confused why he was suddenly grabbed away from the game, “Papa Roro!”

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune ran to Nero “paterrrr” lune whined. “We were playing.” Lune pouted. She grabbed onto Nero’s leg and rubbed her cheek on his leg. “We were having fun” lune grumbled

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

He looked down at the two children, those two that just... wouldn't give up on hanging around him, that wouldn't stop calling him parental titles. How'd he end up like this, again? "With his healing arm? I don't think so."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno frowned as his papa did not put him down and mentioned his injury- but he is okay! :( why can’t he play? This seems unfair! “Aweww… but we were havings fun???” The small blonde whined in the Emperor’s arms, he didn’t understand why he needed to rest- his arm was less hurty! And even then the yellow thingy can make hurty go away, so why can’t he play with his sparkly sister??

“But it less hurty, papa Roro!” Zeno insisted with a little pout on his small demigod face.

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“Pater please!!” Lune begged. She gripped Nero’s pant leg tighter, “im bored and the baby dosent know fun games..” lune grumbled and leaned into Nero’s leg.

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

"That doesn't mean it's fully healed." The emperor wished he could explain this better, but there was no way these children would understand it. He just had to keep it simple, he'd imagine they weren't taught much about the world- did they even have their shots? No matter, he was going to think about that later. He looked down at Lune, a bit confused at first- but then he realized she must be talking about his infant daughter. Now, the question was, how on earth did she figure out she was there? He didn't remember introducing the two to Claudia yet. "The baby? She's too small to play with you yet..."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno just frowned and made a small ‘aw’ noise at being told he couldn’t play with lune… that made him sad, did he do a bad? Is that why he couldn’t play?? “Did I do a bad? Is that why can’t play??” Zeno asked aloud, he was very sad he couldn’t play with his sister, why couldn’t he? Hurty was mostly gone.. was it silent time because he did a bad? He didn’t usually get silent time when he did a bad… they just made the hurty become even more hurt. Though after a moment he looked between Nero and Lune, confused on what a ‘baby’ was. He’d heard the word- but what mean?? He didn’t know :( what is baabey?

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

When lune heard Zeno ask Nero if he was bad lune almost started to panic “please don’t punish him pater! I did bad thing! I brought him out of bed” lune said, she pulled herself away from Nero’s leg.

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

Oh gods, he didn't know just how bad he was making things, did he? Why was Lune panicking? At least Zeno was... relatively calm, despite the worrying statement he's made, wondering if he did something bad. He wasn't aware that these children didn't know the concept of recovery or anything of the sort.

"Hey," The emperor crouched down to Lune's level, still holding Zeno, "No one's getting punished. You just have to wait until he's fully healed."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno seemed very sad at the fact he couldn’t play games with his sissy. Because it was sad. Why couldn’t he play if most hurty go away?? Even if a bit hurty there’s most hurty gone :(

“Nuh uhs! I got out of bed!” Zeno said when lune started to make it out like this was all her fault, he frowned, he did not want his sister to get in troubles just because he’s a bad kid. They always said he was a bad kid- bad, bad bad kid… that’s what he was always told, he always got in trouble for being a bad kid, always got hurty from the misters and misses… especially from the masks… he no no liked the masks… white and red one made the most hurty… mean mean meanie always made it hurty, felt hurty like his arm hurty before. But- papa Roro wasn’t like that, papas a nice papa, he’s papa after all! He nice :)

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“I picked him up and brought him here.” Lune said, she didn’t want her baby brother getting hurt. She knew what he had to deal with after he disappeared and they thought lune had something to do with it. She never wanted her brother to feel that pain again

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Both of you, calm down.." He slowly, slowly reached one arm towards Lune, "Come closer." He didn't intend on punishing either of them, he now knew just how fragile children can be- and they reminded him too much of Claudia Augusta for him to do anything bad to them- he kept wondering if she'd be like them back then.

"Zeno's arm is more fragile than usual right now, we need to make sure it all gets back to how it should be before he can play again. I just need you to understand that, okay?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno didn’t really understand it… hm… but his arm did still hurt a bit, a little bit- hmmm. He had no idea about any of that stuff, so maybe he’d just have to listen to his papa about this! He looked at Nero and made a ‘ooooooohhh’ noise, he didn’t know what all of those words meant, really most of them, but… maybe if he pretends like usual, it’ll be fine? “Okay… how long ‘till it’s no fra-gile again?”

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune went closer to Nero and leaned her head on his shoulder. “I’m sorry pater..I just really wanted to play with Zeno..” lune muttered

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

"About a day." He sat Zeno on his lap, holding him with one hand so he could wrap his other arm around Lune. "It'd be longer if you couldn't have ambrosia.." He didn't want to think how awful it would be if Zeno wasn't a demigod- all those weeks of recovery, the casts, the cast saw... it would probably spook the little guy.

"I know," He turned to Lune, "But he can't play just yet. Be patient, he'll be good as new soon."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno did not like the idea of having to wait a whole day before he could play again— a day is… it’s.. oh! Yeah, a day is like… when it goes from dark to light and then dark again! But that was a lonnggg time… that would be forever! :( why do it have to take so long when most the hurt went away in just sectons??

Zeno leans back against his papa, instead wondering about the unfamiliar word. What did it mean? What was anne-bros-iah? Was that the strawberry tasty thingy? Like a pop-cicle? He looked up at him with big eyes, before he’d gotten here, Zeno had never heard that word, “Papa Roro, what’s am-bro-siah??”

@pleasedonttouch-me

[minithunderbitch]

Lune tip toed to the medical wing to find Zeno. When she entered Zenos medical room she went to him and whispered “hey, do you want to come play with me?” She stared at the younger boy with big eyes

Zeno was sitting down, his one arm wrapped up a bit, though mostly fine- it was weird how all the hurty went away. How’d they do that?? How did his papa make all the hurty go away? He was told it would maybe take a day to get fully better, but he wasn’t paying much attention- the blonde child looked over to his older sister, he smiled all big when he saw her. He took almost no time slipping off of where he was seated- making a small ‘oof’ sound as his little body stumbled and hit the ground- at least nothing was injured this time, not that it was Zeno’s priority, he didn’t really think much of it. “Lune!” He practically gasped out his sisters name in excitement, “Yeah! Whutr we gonna play??” The little one had definitely let his usually perfect speech slip up for the past couple months, ever since he met Osiris and was taught that it was okay to talk a bit funny like he did. He’s just a baby after all— besides, half that formal talk was just memorization he did to stop from getting in trouble back then.. until he didn’t care and ditched the place.

The Zeus child just looked up at the older kid with big ol eyes, as he fidgeted absentmindedly with the wrapping around his arm, he was very happy to see his older sister- pretty much made him forget how much pain he was in just less than a day ago.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“What if we play chase?” Lune asked happily. She picked the Zeus child up. Semi dragging his feet as she brought the young boy to a bigger room so the cool play

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno let himself be picked up by the bigger kid, it took him a moment to remember what Chase was- hmm… what was it? He’s not sure he remembers fully… something about running, he thinks.. regardless, he just stayed with lune and smiled, “Yeah- but… hows dew we play it again?” He’s just a little guy, so he doesn’t remember fully what it is… but he’s just hay to play with his big sister.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“We take turns chasing eachother, if I poke you while I’m chasing you then you has to chase me!” Lune said happily. She placed Zeno down on the floor

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno just made an ‘o’ shape with his mouth, nodding as he looked Lune, nodding “Yeah! Yeah we can plays that!”

[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune taped Zeno and then ran away from him. She was giggling, unsuspecting that she should probably be careful of the little guy

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero was wandering the halls of the palace, with nothing better to do, he simply walked around. At one point, he passed by the kids playing and- he had to do a double take. Was he seeing this right? Gods, Zeno should be resting! He just went ahead and picked the little guy up.

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squealed as he was picked up suddenly, like a cat, underneath his arms and pulled up “Eheheh-“ the little guy just giggled, looking over at his papa with a smile, even if a bit confused why he was suddenly grabbed away from the game, “Papa Roro!”

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune ran to Nero “paterrrr” lune whined. “We were playing.” Lune pouted. She grabbed onto Nero’s leg and rubbed her cheek on his leg. “We were having fun” lune grumbled

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

He looked down at the two children, those two that just... wouldn't give up on hanging around him, that wouldn't stop calling him parental titles. How'd he end up like this, again? "With his healing arm? I don't think so."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno frowned as his papa did not put him down and mentioned his injury- but he is okay! :( why can’t he play? This seems unfair! “Aweww… but we were havings fun???” The small blonde whined in the Emperor’s arms, he didn’t understand why he needed to rest- his arm was less hurty! And even then the yellow thingy can make hurty go away, so why can’t he play with his sparkly sister??

“But it less hurty, papa Roro!” Zeno insisted with a little pout on his small demigod face.

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“Pater please!!” Lune begged. She gripped Nero’s pant leg tighter, “im bored and the baby dosent know fun games..” lune grumbled and leaned into Nero’s leg.

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

"That doesn't mean it's fully healed." The emperor wished he could explain this better, but there was no way these children would understand it. He just had to keep it simple, he'd imagine they weren't taught much about the world- did they even have their shots? No matter, he was going to think about that later. He looked down at Lune, a bit confused at first- but then he realized she must be talking about his infant daughter. Now, the question was, how on earth did she figure out she was there? He didn't remember introducing the two to Claudia yet. "The baby? She's too small to play with you yet..."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno just frowned and made a small ‘aw’ noise at being told he couldn’t play with lune… that made him sad, did he do a bad? Is that why he couldn’t play?? “Did I do a bad? Is that why can’t play??” Zeno asked aloud, he was very sad he couldn’t play with his sister, why couldn’t he? Hurty was mostly gone.. was it silent time because he did a bad? He didn’t usually get silent time when he did a bad… they just made the hurty become even more hurt. Though after a moment he looked between Nero and Lune, confused on what a ‘baby’ was. He’d heard the word- but what mean?? He didn’t know :( what is baabey?

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

When lune heard Zeno ask Nero if he was bad lune almost started to panic “please don’t punish him pater! I did bad thing! I brought him out of bed” lune said, she pulled herself away from Nero’s leg.

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

Oh gods, he didn't know just how bad he was making things, did he? Why was Lune panicking? At least Zeno was... relatively calm, despite the worrying statement he's made, wondering if he did something bad. He wasn't aware that these children didn't know the concept of recovery or anything of the sort.

"Hey," The emperor crouched down to Lune's level, still holding Zeno, "No one's getting punished. You just have to wait until he's fully healed."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno seemed very sad at the fact he couldn’t play games with his sissy. Because it was sad. Why couldn’t he play if most hurty go away?? Even if a bit hurty there’s most hurty gone :(

“Nuh uhs! I got out of bed!” Zeno said when lune started to make it out like this was all her fault, he frowned, he did not want his sister to get in troubles just because he’s a bad kid. They always said he was a bad kid- bad, bad bad kid… that’s what he was always told, he always got in trouble for being a bad kid, always got hurty from the misters and misses… especially from the masks… he no no liked the masks… white and red one made the most hurty… mean mean meanie always made it hurty, felt hurty like his arm hurty before. But- papa Roro wasn’t like that, papas a nice papa, he’s papa after all! He nice :)

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“I picked him up and brought him here.” Lune said, she didn’t want her baby brother getting hurt. She knew what he had to deal with after he disappeared and they thought lune had something to do with it. She never wanted her brother to feel that pain again

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

"Both of you, calm down.." He slowly, slowly reached one arm towards Lune, "Come closer." He didn't intend on punishing either of them, he now knew just how fragile children can be- and they reminded him too much of Claudia Augusta for him to do anything bad to them- he kept wondering if she'd be like them back then.

"Zeno's arm is more fragile than usual right now, we need to make sure it all gets back to how it should be before he can play again. I just need you to understand that, okay?"

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno didn’t really understand it… hm… but his arm did still hurt a bit, a little bit- hmmm. He had no idea about any of that stuff, so maybe he’d just have to listen to his papa about this! He looked at Nero and made a ‘ooooooohhh’ noise, he didn’t know what all of those words meant, really most of them, but… maybe if he pretends like usual, it’ll be fine? “Okay… how long ‘till it’s no fra-gile again?”

@pleasedonttouch-me

[minithunderbitch]

Lune tip toed to the medical wing to find Zeno. When she entered Zenos medical room she went to him and whispered “hey, do you want to come play with me?” She stared at the younger boy with big eyes

Zeno was sitting down, his one arm wrapped up a bit, though mostly fine- it was weird how all the hurty went away. How’d they do that?? How did his papa make all the hurty go away? He was told it would maybe take a day to get fully better, but he wasn’t paying much attention- the blonde child looked over to his older sister, he smiled all big when he saw her. He took almost no time slipping off of where he was seated- making a small ‘oof’ sound as his little body stumbled and hit the ground- at least nothing was injured this time, not that it was Zeno’s priority, he didn’t really think much of it. “Lune!” He practically gasped out his sisters name in excitement, “Yeah! Whutr we gonna play??” The little one had definitely let his usually perfect speech slip up for the past couple months, ever since he met Osiris and was taught that it was okay to talk a bit funny like he did. He’s just a baby after all— besides, half that formal talk was just memorization he did to stop from getting in trouble back then.. until he didn’t care and ditched the place.

The Zeus child just looked up at the older kid with big ol eyes, as he fidgeted absentmindedly with the wrapping around his arm, he was very happy to see his older sister- pretty much made him forget how much pain he was in just less than a day ago.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“What if we play chase?” Lune asked happily. She picked the Zeus child up. Semi dragging his feet as she brought the young boy to a bigger room so the cool play

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno let himself be picked up by the bigger kid, it took him a moment to remember what Chase was- hmm… what was it? He’s not sure he remembers fully… something about running, he thinks.. regardless, he just stayed with lune and smiled, “Yeah- but… hows dew we play it again?” He’s just a little guy, so he doesn’t remember fully what it is… but he’s just hay to play with his big sister.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“We take turns chasing eachother, if I poke you while I’m chasing you then you has to chase me!” Lune said happily. She placed Zeno down on the floor

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno just made an ‘o’ shape with his mouth, nodding as he looked Lune, nodding “Yeah! Yeah we can plays that!”

[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune taped Zeno and then ran away from him. She was giggling, unsuspecting that she should probably be careful of the little guy

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero was wandering the halls of the palace, with nothing better to do, he simply walked around. At one point, he passed by the kids playing and- he had to do a double take. Was he seeing this right? Gods, Zeno should be resting! He just went ahead and picked the little guy up.

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squealed as he was picked up suddenly, like a cat, underneath his arms and pulled up “Eheheh-“ the little guy just giggled, looking over at his papa with a smile, even if a bit confused why he was suddenly grabbed away from the game, “Papa Roro!”

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune ran to Nero “paterrrr” lune whined. “We were playing.” Lune pouted. She grabbed onto Nero’s leg and rubbed her cheek on his leg. “We were having fun” lune grumbled

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

He looked down at the two children, those two that just... wouldn't give up on hanging around him, that wouldn't stop calling him parental titles. How'd he end up like this, again? "With his healing arm? I don't think so."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno frowned as his papa did not put him down and mentioned his injury- but he is okay! :( why can’t he play? This seems unfair! “Aweww… but we were havings fun???” The small blonde whined in the Emperor’s arms, he didn’t understand why he needed to rest- his arm was less hurty! And even then the yellow thingy can make hurty go away, so why can’t he play with his sparkly sister??

“But it less hurty, papa Roro!” Zeno insisted with a little pout on his small demigod face.

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“Pater please!!” Lune begged. She gripped Nero’s pant leg tighter, “im bored and the baby dosent know fun games..” lune grumbled and leaned into Nero’s leg.

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

"That doesn't mean it's fully healed." The emperor wished he could explain this better, but there was no way these children would understand it. He just had to keep it simple, he'd imagine they weren't taught much about the world- did they even have their shots? No matter, he was going to think about that later. He looked down at Lune, a bit confused at first- but then he realized she must be talking about his infant daughter. Now, the question was, how on earth did she figure out she was there? He didn't remember introducing the two to Claudia yet. "The baby? She's too small to play with you yet..."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno just frowned and made a small ‘aw’ noise at being told he couldn’t play with lune… that made him sad, did he do a bad? Is that why he couldn’t play?? “Did I do a bad? Is that why can’t play??” Zeno asked aloud, he was very sad he couldn’t play with his sister, why couldn’t he? Hurty was mostly gone.. was it silent time because he did a bad? He didn’t usually get silent time when he did a bad… they just made the hurty become even more hurt. Though after a moment he looked between Nero and Lune, confused on what a ‘baby’ was. He’d heard the word- but what mean?? He didn’t know :( what is baabey?

@pleasedonttouch-me

[pleasedonttouch-me]

When lune heard Zeno ask Nero if he was bad lune almost started to panic “please don’t punish him pater! I did bad thing! I brought him out of bed” lune said, she pulled herself away from Nero’s leg.

@that-roman-arsonist

[that-roman-arsonist]

Oh gods, he didn't know just how bad he was making things, did he? Why was Lune panicking? At least Zeno was... relatively calm, despite the worrying statement he's made, wondering if he did something bad. He wasn't aware that these children didn't know the concept of recovery or anything of the sort.

"Hey," The emperor crouched down to Lune's level, still holding Zeno, "No one's getting punished. You just have to wait until he's fully healed."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno seemed very sad at the fact he couldn’t play games with his sissy. Because it was sad. Why couldn’t he play if most hurty go away?? Even if a bit hurty there’s most hurty gone :(

“Nuh uhs! I got out of bed!” Zeno said when lune started to make it out like this was all her fault, he frowned, he did not want his sister to get in troubles just because he’s a bad kid. They always said he was a bad kid- bad, bad bad kid… that’s what he was always told, he always got in trouble for being a bad kid, always got hurty from the misters and misses… especially from the masks… he no no liked the masks… white and red one made the most hurty… mean mean meanie always made it hurty, felt hurty like his arm hurty before. But- papa Roro wasn’t like that, papas a nice papa, he’s papa after all! He nice :)

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[minithunderbitch]

Lune tip toed to the medical wing to find Zeno. When she entered Zenos medical room she went to him and whispered “hey, do you want to come play with me?” She stared at the younger boy with big eyes

Zeno was sitting down, his one arm wrapped up a bit, though mostly fine- it was weird how all the hurty went away. How’d they do that?? How did his papa make all the hurty go away? He was told it would maybe take a day to get fully better, but he wasn’t paying much attention- the blonde child looked over to his older sister, he smiled all big when he saw her. He took almost no time slipping off of where he was seated- making a small ‘oof’ sound as his little body stumbled and hit the ground- at least nothing was injured this time, not that it was Zeno’s priority, he didn’t really think much of it. “Lune!” He practically gasped out his sisters name in excitement, “Yeah! Whutr we gonna play??” The little one had definitely let his usually perfect speech slip up for the past couple months, ever since he met Osiris and was taught that it was okay to talk a bit funny like he did. He’s just a baby after all— besides, half that formal talk was just memorization he did to stop from getting in trouble back then.. until he didn’t care and ditched the place.

The Zeus child just looked up at the older kid with big ol eyes, as he fidgeted absentmindedly with the wrapping around his arm, he was very happy to see his older sister- pretty much made him forget how much pain he was in just less than a day ago.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“What if we play chase?” Lune asked happily. She picked the Zeus child up. Semi dragging his feet as she brought the young boy to a bigger room so the cool play

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno let himself be picked up by the bigger kid, it took him a moment to remember what Chase was- hmm… what was it? He’s not sure he remembers fully… something about running, he thinks.. regardless, he just stayed with lune and smiled, “Yeah- but… hows dew we play it again?” He’s just a little guy, so he doesn’t remember fully what it is… but he’s just hay to play with his big sister.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“We take turns chasing eachother, if I poke you while I’m chasing you then you has to chase me!” Lune said happily. She placed Zeno down on the floor

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno just made an ‘o’ shape with his mouth, nodding as he looked Lune, nodding “Yeah! Yeah we can plays that!”

[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune taped Zeno and then ran away from him. She was giggling, unsuspecting that she should probably be careful of the little guy

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[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero was wandering the halls of the palace, with nothing better to do, he simply walked around. At one point, he passed by the kids playing and- he had to do a double take. Was he seeing this right? Gods, Zeno should be resting! He just went ahead and picked the little guy up.

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squealed as he was picked up suddenly, like a cat, underneath his arms and pulled up “Eheheh-“ the little guy just giggled, looking over at his papa with a smile, even if a bit confused why he was suddenly grabbed away from the game, “Papa Roro!”

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[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune ran to Nero “paterrrr” lune whined. “We were playing.” Lune pouted. She grabbed onto Nero’s leg and rubbed her cheek on his leg. “We were having fun” lune grumbled

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[that-roman-arsonist]

He looked down at the two children, those two that just... wouldn't give up on hanging around him, that wouldn't stop calling him parental titles. How'd he end up like this, again? "With his healing arm? I don't think so."

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno frowned as his papa did not put him down and mentioned his injury- but he is okay! :( why can’t he play? This seems unfair! “Aweww… but we were havings fun???” The small blonde whined in the Emperor’s arms, he didn’t understand why he needed to rest- his arm was less hurty! And even then the yellow thingy can make hurty go away, so why can’t he play with his sparkly sister??

“But it less hurty, papa Roro!” Zeno insisted with a little pout on his small demigod face.

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[pleasedonttouch-me]

“Pater please!!” Lune begged. She gripped Nero’s pant leg tighter, “im bored and the baby dosent know fun games..” lune grumbled and leaned into Nero’s leg.

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[that-roman-arsonist]

"That doesn't mean it's fully healed." The emperor wished he could explain this better, but there was no way these children would understand it. He just had to keep it simple, he'd imagine they weren't taught much about the world- did they even have their shots? No matter, he was going to think about that later. He looked down at Lune, a bit confused at first- but then he realized she must be talking about his infant daughter. Now, the question was, how on earth did she figure out she was there? He didn't remember introducing the two to Claudia yet. "The baby? She's too small to play with you yet..."

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[minithunderbitch]

Zeno just frowned and made a small ‘aw’ noise at being told he couldn’t play with lune… that made him sad, did he do a bad? Is that why he couldn’t play?? “Did I do a bad? Is that why can’t play??” Zeno asked aloud, he was very sad he couldn’t play with his sister, why couldn’t he? Hurty was mostly gone.. was it silent time because he did a bad? He didn’t usually get silent time when he did a bad… they just made the hurty become even more hurt. Though after a moment he looked between Nero and Lune, confused on what a ‘baby’ was. He’d heard the word- but what mean?? He didn’t know :( what is baabey?

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[minithunderbitch]

Lune tip toed to the medical wing to find Zeno. When she entered Zenos medical room she went to him and whispered “hey, do you want to come play with me?” She stared at the younger boy with big eyes

Zeno was sitting down, his one arm wrapped up a bit, though mostly fine- it was weird how all the hurty went away. How’d they do that?? How did his papa make all the hurty go away? He was told it would maybe take a day to get fully better, but he wasn’t paying much attention- the blonde child looked over to his older sister, he smiled all big when he saw her. He took almost no time slipping off of where he was seated- making a small ‘oof’ sound as his little body stumbled and hit the ground- at least nothing was injured this time, not that it was Zeno’s priority, he didn’t really think much of it. “Lune!” He practically gasped out his sisters name in excitement, “Yeah! Whutr we gonna play??” The little one had definitely let his usually perfect speech slip up for the past couple months, ever since he met Osiris and was taught that it was okay to talk a bit funny like he did. He’s just a baby after all— besides, half that formal talk was just memorization he did to stop from getting in trouble back then.. until he didn’t care and ditched the place.

The Zeus child just looked up at the older kid with big ol eyes, as he fidgeted absentmindedly with the wrapping around his arm, he was very happy to see his older sister- pretty much made him forget how much pain he was in just less than a day ago.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“What if we play chase?” Lune asked happily. She picked the Zeus child up. Semi dragging his feet as she brought the young boy to a bigger room so the cool play

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno let himself be picked up by the bigger kid, it took him a moment to remember what Chase was- hmm… what was it? He’s not sure he remembers fully… something about running, he thinks.. regardless, he just stayed with lune and smiled, “Yeah- but… hows dew we play it again?” He’s just a little guy, so he doesn’t remember fully what it is… but he’s just hay to play with his big sister.

[pleasedonttouch-me]

“We take turns chasing eachother, if I poke you while I’m chasing you then you has to chase me!” Lune said happily. She placed Zeno down on the floor

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno just made an ‘o’ shape with his mouth, nodding as he looked Lune, nodding “Yeah! Yeah we can plays that!”

[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune taped Zeno and then ran away from him. She was giggling, unsuspecting that she should probably be careful of the little guy

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[that-roman-arsonist]

Nero was wandering the halls of the palace, with nothing better to do, he simply walked around. At one point, he passed by the kids playing and- he had to do a double take. Was he seeing this right? Gods, Zeno should be resting! He just went ahead and picked the little guy up.

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno squealed as he was picked up suddenly, like a cat, underneath his arms and pulled up “Eheheh-“ the little guy just giggled, looking over at his papa with a smile, even if a bit confused why he was suddenly grabbed away from the game, “Papa Roro!”

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[pleasedonttouch-me]

Lune ran to Nero “paterrrr” lune whined. “We were playing.” Lune pouted. She grabbed onto Nero’s leg and rubbed her cheek on his leg. “We were having fun” lune grumbled

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[that-roman-arsonist]

He looked down at the two children, those two that just... wouldn't give up on hanging around him, that wouldn't stop calling him parental titles. How'd he end up like this, again? "With his healing arm? I don't think so."

@minithunderbitch

[minithunderbitch]

Zeno frowned as his papa did not put him down and mentioned his injury- but he is okay! :( why can’t he play? This seems unfair! “Aweww… but we were havings fun???” The small blonde whined in the Emperor’s arms, he didn’t understand why he needed to rest- his arm was less hurty! And even then the yellow thingy can make hurty go away, so why can’t he play with his sparkly sister??

“But it less hurty, papa Roro!” Zeno insisted with a little pout on his small demigod face.

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