#little!lynne

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“Let me check your temperature.”

Lynne whined as any small child could, squirming away. She'd thrown off her blankets, and her soft face was flushed. "No," she groaned "I wanna go to sleep- Momma, make them go'way..." She squirmed some more, eyes squeezed shut.

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[[Little Lynne]]The fuzzy-haired child burbled and giggled, sticking hands going out to grab her mothers as the little flower from the field was placed in her hair. Picnics were nice, though she may of just been happy from being fully rested. The sun was warm, the sky was blue and the blanket she sat on over the grass was soft. Her mother sat with her, talking with a man she would come to know as Uncle Karter- once her mouth could form proper words.As far as she was concerned, everything was perfect.

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She'd turned her back for two seconds to lock the door and Lynne had gotten away from her, walking off toward the street corner, where the traffic was rushing right along, paying no mind to the little girl. Kat rushed over and grabbed her by the arm before she could go out into the street, kneeling down as she raised her voice sternly, "No, Lynne! You are not supposed to play near the street! You can get hurt!" She took a deep breath, clutching her daughter to her chest. She didn't like to shout

There had been a dog across the street. The tiniest little Yorkie, it looked like a toy- precisely what had drawn the child towards it. Surely she could dodge any cars coming, and they would stop, understanding that she had to go say hello to this tiny dog. Of course, he plans were foiled when she was dragged back onto the sidewalk, and she was going to protest, before she was shouted at. Shouting changed that protest greatly, and tears welled up in her eyes, rolling down her round face as she began to whimper. Then she was pulled into a hug, still trying hard to hold back tears- “B-b-but do-dog-” She stammered, wrapping her arms around her mothers neck.

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✢ -Lynne

✢ - For a good memory that makes them smile

It was almost like something out of a dream- they were in a park, some other city, it was so long ago, Lynne hardly even remembered where. The memory had become muddled with other thoughts, dreams or ideas, but there was still a few clear details. Sparsely planted trees, under a cloudy sky. The threatening rain may of been why the park was so empty, only a few people with their dogs. Lynne was dragging her mother around the trees, treasure map clutched in one hand. It was a game set up, they were following a set of clues- Kat was in on it, of course, but she hadn’t let on to Lynne this.

They’d even gotten a hint from a girl playing her guitar, seated on the steps of a fountain, before she went back to singing. Through the trees she weaved, looking at street signs, until she reached a statue of a horse, and at it’s base was-

"Uncle Karter!"

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[[Little!Lynne]]

Her mutterings rose into a wail and she found herself clinging to her mother, shaking and sobbing, hiding her face. Everything was alright, she was safe in her mothers arms, that was where they couldn't get her. Her eyes were still shut tight, as if she were to open them would dash away her temporary safety.

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[deaged meme] "Lynne?" Sure Kat sometimes saw her baby girl as younger than she actually was, but this was hardly just a walk down memory lane. She was actually a little girl again. Kat scooped her up and looked her over for any sign of injury instinctively, "are you alright? What happened?"

"Mom!" She said happily, wrapping her arms around her mothers neck. She had to focus though, suppressing the child instinct, she was still...well, a kid, but an older kid.

"I'm...Not sure." Her little face was creased into a focused frown, and she was resisting the old habit of sticking her tongue out. "There was a bunch of light, an' everything got bigger." She buried her face into her mothers shoulder, as if this would solve everything.

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"Hey Kat," Maddox whispered, wiggling out of his sleeping bag, fully dressed. "Wake up, we gotta get going if we want to make the tide." He said, shaking her shoulder gently, waiting until she stirred before leaving her alone. "I'll get some coffee started," it was a wonderful little camp stove they had, a lot like a Bunsen burner really. Fit a coffee pot over it. "We should get going soon though."

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(Little!Lynne)

"Mom!" Lynne whispered, though the geasture was lost as she had leaped up onto the bed, burrowing under the covers. "Moooomm." She said again, curling up next to her. "If you don't wake up in time, do I still hafta' go to the first day of school?" Not something she was really looking forward to, honestly.

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Little Lynne: Kat heard Lynne's sniffling as she passed by her bedroom door and quietly went inside. Seeing her little four year old cry like that in her sleep practically broke her heart and she scooped her gently up into her arms and carried her back to her own room after picking up her stuffed elephant. She let her curl up on her bed with her, tucking he toy under her arm and pressing a kiss to her forehead, humming softly in hopes to calm her.

Lynne snuffled, curling around the stuff elephant and pressing against her mother. She woke briefly, almost panicking, before the world made sense. She whined slightly, before falling back asleep, though quite a bit more peacefully this time.