#axel curious

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After Jenny marched out of the estate while huffing loudly, Crystal tried to calm her friend down and apologize for the awkwardness. She was really tired of people making weird assumptions about her and Lazlo based on his past crush on her. Especially when it's used against Faith in her own house.

To relax some more, Faith worked on Annie's car for a few more hours before sleep. She played with fire a little by making loud noises across the street from Olive Specter so late at night, but she needed it. At that time she didn't think about the risk.

Finally, the week ended in a little bit of chaos. At least little Axel was not going to be bored in a house like this.

With the Valentino household done, only one more family left of the rotation - The Pleasant-Loste pair in their Downtown apartment.

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Faith was sick of being treated coldly in her own house and decided Jenny overstayed her welcome after all. After listening to Jenny's praises for Crystal for the nth time, she called the woman out on her very obvious dislike for her.

Faith: If you have a problem with me, just say it to my face and don't ignore me in my own house.

Jenny: Well, I do have a problem. You've been leading my brother away from the family. Ever since he got together with you, he's been avoiding us.

Faith: Have you considered that he's maybe avoiding you specifically? And not because of me? As far as I know he's still in contact with with his brothers.

Jenny: Crystal would never disrespect me like that.

Faith: Crystal has a wife and has no interest in babysitting your brother.

Crystal: I was going to say that, but I just honestly want to get out of here.

While the shit was going down in the kitchen, Lazlo blissfully distracted Axel in the other room. Hearing the shouts only reassured him to stay as far away from there as possible.

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Jenny invited herself inside the house and started roaming freely, barging in on Crystal's art session. Crystal didn't have the heart to kick Lazlo's older sister out of his own house, but she really had to brace herself not to rage quit while listening to Jenny's commentary.

As an apology of sorts, Lazlo asked his sister to stay for dinner. He didn't put too much effort, though. Especially since Jenny decided to be uncomfortable to everyone in the house and kept reminding Crystal about her little brother's awkward crush on her.

She kept going on for the entire meal as well. Even when Faith tried to chat her up about literally anything else, Jenny would ignore it or change the topic back to Crystal.

Lazlo tried to de-escalate the weird situation with his child, but he decided not to weaponize his son against his sister and carried him away from there before things would get physical.

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Annie really wanted to finish her car and with Faith's help on the body, she was hopeful to restore it fully by the next week.

Faith was using her Sunday time off to finally play with her son and teach him how to walk. She knew they will have to watch over him extra carefully once he learns to roam freely around the house, but she wanted her son to be able to run from the cops.

Jenny showed up out of nowhere, worried about her brother not giving any signs of life for the last week. She recognized Lazlo's wife through the window with a toddler and it didn't take her long to figure out her brother must've become a father.

She was really upset with him and immediately confronted him about not only avoiding the family, but also keeping his own child in secret.

Lazlo: I just kinda forgot. So much has been going on, you know?

Jenny: You forgot to tell your own sister about having a baby? Just like you forgot to invite us to your wedding?

Lazlo: Oh come on, we had a little dinner at home for you guys. And in my defense I do chat with Vid from time to time.

Jenny: Oh, so you avoid me specifically?

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When the house was finally guest-free and they made sure no one was hiding around still, the residents of the estate finally could go back to their usual business. For Faith it was the time of harvest for her clients. Sinjin was paying extra for a few saplings this week.

Crystal was growing a little self-conscious lately and after trying working out on the gym equipment before, she wanted to learn more about maintaining a healthy body.

There there was Lazlo, trying his best to teach the "little dude" some useful words. Axel might've been a toddler, but he could already tell his dad's slang isn't something he should be learning just yet.

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Faith felt a little less awkward and lonely seeing Chloe also expecting a baby. She bullied her a little, scaring the couple about sleepless nights and diapers. If it wasn't a party at her house and the birthday boy wasn't her son, Diego would put her in a chokehold right there.

While Chloe got busy drowning her sorrows in the non-alcoholic alternative for juice, Faith got successfully distracted by Violet. He was happy to see his spores put to a good use and the Strangetown looking more "alive" than the dry desert it used to be.

Diego had a little too much of the spicy beverage. Maybe throwing a baby's birthday party with "juice" and a bunch of irresponsible adults wasn't the brightest idea.

Thankfully, Lazlo was proving to be a good dad and actually kept the boy occupied. They wouldn't want Axel crawling around between the guests' legs on a dirty floor. Faith just hoped her boy will grow to have more friends his age on the future parties.

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Saturday turned out to be Axel's birthday and Lazlo would have to be dead not to throw a little party with pizza.

They invited a couple of friends and coworkers over (including Blake and Ajay, who were just permanently busy with each other).

Even surrounded by so many wild adults, Axel was taken care of properly and grew up well. It's just a wonder if he truly is the child of his parents with such a personality.

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Crystal felt like she needed a change in her life, possibly starting with her career. Working on her athletic skills seemed like a good start and she became enamored with the mini-gym room in the Espiritu Estate.

Faith tried to awaken her motherly instincts a little more. It's not that she didn't love little Axel, but it still felt weird to know she's responsible for an actual living being now. And it's not a cowplant.

Lazlo had a somewhat easier time "bonding" with his son. The baby wasn't very mobile, so he could place him nearby and watch TV together until one of them falls asleep.