#furtherproof

[tomkiernan]

Today was my first day off in over a month, so the girls & I headed down to #moultriecreek for some #mudlife this morning. There was about an hour of #relaxing #bliss bookended by shrieking and/or whining, which is #furtherproof that #natureheals. #kiernangirls #staugustinefl #lastchildinthewoods #natureisawesome #daddyslilmudbugs #teaganroyalty #tavinlane #floridalife (at Shore Drive Waterfront Park)

[consulting-mechanic]

What Must Always Be

@further-proof

Anthony Stark, the newly appointed Lord of Winterfell rode on his large black horse at the head of a procession bound for his new home. His cold grey eyes saw the scars on the land and people as they passed through. They’d travelled by ship from Dorne to Castle Cerwyn. From there it was only half a day’s ride to Winterfell. Upon arrival he greeted the new Lady of Cerwyn and entrusted her with the distribution of many of the supplies he’d brought with him. Their house would be critical when it came to making sure everything else that was coming would be sent where he wished it to go. Many years had passed since he’d last visited the North and he knew the people would be cautious trusting a lord born and raised in the south even though he carried the Stark name. That evening the Lady of Cerwyn swore an oath of fealty to him as the Lord of Winterfell which he hoped would help convince the other lords that he was worthy of such a thing.

They got on the road to Winterfell early the next day. He’d given his daughter the choice of riding in the carriage with Ana, her nurse and wife to his steward, or riding beside him when they came to Winterfell. As expected she rode next to him. He divided his time between speaking with Winifred about her new home and giving Jarvis instructions. The land and people had been ravaged and it would take time to rebuild, but the people here were resilient and he knew they’d rebound quickly.

When he saw the castle, he felt a stab of pain at what had happened to it. He’d brought men with him to rebuild it, but he could tell that the damage was far more extensive than he’d been told. “Well,” he said. “It’s not going to be easy to fix this, but if it were easy they wouldn’t have needed a Stark to manage it.”

“I will asses the living spaces as soon as we arrive and coordinate repair efforts,” Jarvis said.

Tony nodded then looked over at Winifred. “I was your age the first time I saw this place. I remember how tall the towers looked to me and how cold everything seemed. Inside the walls there is a place they call the Glass Garden. A hot spring heats it and it’s almost as warm as Dorne. They grow food and flowers in there. I brought a few of your favorites so you and Ana could plant them in there.” He knew that he was tearing his daughter away from everything familiar to her, but he hoped that a few touches of her home would help ease the transition.

[consulting-mechanic]

@further-proof continued from here

Winifred giggled, her mouth full of burger. She gave him a smile that was reserved for when she had done something mischievous and she wanted his approval. She was glad to have it.

She giggled again as he pretended to be upset. When he asked where she learned that, she laughed more. “You! You did it to Mommy, remember!” she teased him.

Tony’s mouth dropped open when she responded with she learned it from him.  He’d been outsmarted by his own daughter.  He felt a mixture of irritation that it happened and pride.  

“See now if I try to tell you not to do that I sound like a hypocrite,” he said.  “Well done, Widget.  High five!”  He held up his hand after setting their lunch down on a table.  “Just for that you get extra ice cream later.”

[consulting-mechanic]

🍴

Send ‘🍴’ for your muse to steal food from mine

Tony chatted with the cashier as he finished paying for their lunch before glancing down at the tray.  He knew his burger didn’t have a bite taken out of it a second ago. One look at his daughter told him what happened.  “Did you just take a bite of my burger?  I got you your own,” he said in mock shock.  He knew he probably shouldn’t encourage her, but it was funny to him.  

“I am shocked!  Shocked I say!  Where did you learn to do something like that?” he asked as he began walking toward a table.  They were having a day out together at the zoo while Pepper was busy with back to back meetings all day.

[consulting-mechanic]

"Do you ever just wonder...?"

Send “Do you ever just wonder…?” for a random thought that my muse think on a daily basis.

“I know there were things I didn’t program DUM-E to do and I didn’t really even ask him to do.  Most of the time he’s a spazzing space case, but I wonder if there’s more there than just programming.”

[consulting-mechanic]

"Tick Tock"

Send “Tick Tock” for a random thought without context that my character has during a day.

“Is that just a regular ant or is it a scout for an invasion party?”

[further-proof]

Winifred smiled when she heard her uncle sing. He didn’t do it a lot, but he always had the best songs. She smiled when he spotted her. “Clint has,” she admitted. She wanted to be sneaky like him and Natasha. “What are you singing?”

[firstxpersonxplural]

further-proof

Bruce chuckled.  “Well, he’s doing a good job teaching because you’ve done a good job learning,” he said.  “It’s called ‘The Elements Song’ it a musical recitation of most of the elements on the periodic table.  They keep discovering new ones and it was written awhile ago.”

[firstxpersonxplural]

"Surprise, Surprise"

Thinking they were alone, my character has been singing to themselves not knowing yours was nearby. Send me “Surprise, Surprise” for my characters reaction to seeing yours there.

“And manganese and mercury, molybdenum, magnesium, dysprosium and scandium and cerium and cesium,” Bruce sang to himself as he worked in his lab.  He jumped a little when he turned and saw Winifred standing there.  “Has someone been teaching you ninja skills?” he asked with a mildly embarrassed smile.  He didn’t sing very often and it always felt strange when someone caught him being a little happy.