[meanwhile, as everything was going on at Sylvia n Peepers' end, Hater was getting a little restless as it had been way past the due date n the new litter was showing no signs of coming]
Hater: [stared at his reflection n his baby bump in worry]
Wander: (poked his head in) How we holding up, Hatey?
Hater: :( [doesn't reply, wracked with worry]
Wander: (walked over) Hater?
Hater: Something's wrong... I can feel it... Something's wrong with our litter... [was feeling emotional]
Wander: In what way? (patted his baby bump)
Hater: I dunno. It's way past the due date. They should've been born weeks ago, n yet nothing is happening! Oh gob, wat if they're dead? Wat if I'm going to give birth to a litter of stillborn pups? (worry)
Wander: (hugged him gently) Hey, hey, don't be thinking like that. Maybe there's a reason they're taking a while.
Hater: Wat reason can it be? I can understand a day or two late, bt weeks? Oh gob, I'm so scared! It's all my fault. I ran away n didn't know I was pregnant n I must've done something n now everything is all wrong! It's all my fault! ;(
Wander: :( Hey, c'mon now... (held him close rubbing his back)
Hater: ;( [was inconsolable as he cried in Wander's arms]
Wander: Shh, shh, shh... (rubbed his back some more)
Hater: [had cried himself sick again as his hand flew to his mouth] Hurk!
Wander: :O (stepped back watching the skeletor race to their private bathroom)
Hater: (puke) [puked hard into the toilet bowl]
Wander: ^^;;
Hater: [puked for quite a while before finally coughing out the last bile, panting]
Wander: (stepped in) Feel bit better?
Hater: [panting as he nodded a bit, then suddenly cringed in a grimace]
Wander: Hatey? Are you...?
Hater: [looks dwn to see tht he was bleeding] W-Wander...!!
Wander: :O Oh no...
Hater: [his face paled in shock, starting to hyperventilate in panic] Baby... The baby...!!
Wander: (quickly went to get hold of his medic team)
[the medics came ovr as quickly as they can, helping Hater onto the bed]
Hater: ;( Oh gob... Oh gob... Pls let the litter be OK...
Doc: [did a scan] Looks like ur having twins
Hater: T-Twins...?! Wat...? Wat abt the rest of the litter...?! [panicked]
Wander: W-wait, are you sure that's how many you see??
Doc: [moves the ultrasound screen to show them; it was in a sac like in nomad pregnancies, bt there were only two sacs, n they were as big as a regular twin pregnancy] Pretty sure tht's wat we're all seeing
Hater: H-How...?? [yelped at another pain shooting thru his body]
Doc: No time to figure this out. We'll just hv to play by the ear n get the babies out, tht's most important [chk Hater] Ur good to go, sir. Push whenevr u feel it
Wander: (held Hater's hand) Just breathe and push, Hatey. Just breathe and push.
Hater: [nodded in his tears n took deep breaths before he pushed with the contractions]
Doc: Tht's it, tht's very good, sir. Keep going...
Wander: Easy does it now...
Hater: Aaaahhh!! [gripped onto Wander's hand hard as he pushed]
Wander: Ow, ow, ow, ow, easy. >_o
Doc: Easy does it, easy does it, I can see the tip of the sac crowning...
Hater: [gasped at the familiar stretching] Oh gob, oh gob, oh gob...!! This feels like my first Master's baby...!! Aaaahhh...!! ;(
Wander: You got this, Hater. You can do this.
Hater: Oh gob, oh gob... Nngggaaahhh!!! [pushed as hard as he could with the contractions, feeling the awful stretching btwn his legs] Oow, oow, ooww!!
Doc: Slow dwn, slow dwn, dont want u to tear. Just pant thru this part, sir, don't push first, just until the head comes out, tht's it...
Hater: [tries his best to pant thru n not push]
Wander: (gripped his hand)
Doc: OK, there we go, the head's out, u can push now
Hater: Oh gob, it hurts...!! ;(
Wander: You've got this, Hatey. You've done this before...(yanked close to Hater's face) o_o;;
Hater: Shut the fuck up!! I KNOW I've done this before!! But it doesnt get any easier, u ASSHOLE!! [was angry n in tears at the same time]
Doc: Calm dwn, sir ^^;; Ur almost there, just a couple more pushes
Wander: ^^;;; I can take a hint. (goes back to holding his hand)
Hater: [sobs as he did his best to push hard] AAAHHH!!! [pushed one last time]
Doc: There we go! I caught it [caught the sac, which was pretty big, like a regular baby] Scalpel n scissors, pls!
Assistant: (hands him scapel & scissors)
Doc: [takes them n starts removing the sac, which was a bit tougher to do since it was bigger than normal nomad baby sacs]
Hater: [watched in worry] Is... Is it OK...? Our baby...?
Wander: (watches in concern)
[the sac was removed to reveal a skeletor baby, with a thick mop of hair on its head n fur dwn its spine the colour of Wander's, Aftr some rubbing n massaging, the baby skeletor finally let out a weak squeak]
Doc: Its a boy~ ^^ [showed its genitals to the proud parents]
Wander: (sighed in relief) :)
Hater: Oh... Oh thank gob he's OK... [whimpered as another contraction hit]
Doc: No time to waste. U got one more to go
Hater: [whimpered again as he shook his head in pain] ;(
Wander: (held his hand) Just breathe, Hatey. Easy does it.
Hater: No... No no no no... I can't... I can't...!! ;(
Wander: (kisses his hand) Do it for us, Hater...for us...
Hater: [cried as he tried his best to push as much as his tired body could muster]
Doc: Ur doing reli good, Hater, its coming out faster, the first one has paved the way
Wander: (kept encouraging Hater as well)
Hater: Aaagghhh!! [pushed as hard as he could with the contractions] Oh gob...!!
Doc: OK, slow dwn, don't push, just pant, the head is crowning now
Hater: [pants as instructed, tho he was starting to get paler]
Wander: :( It's alright, Hatey. It's alright.
Doc: Oh no, he's starting to hemorrage. Lord Wander, pls help him push, massage his belly. I dont think he has enough strength
Hater: Nnhh... W-Wander...
Wander: (nod) (rubs his belly)
Doc: Push as best as u can, Hater. Ur almost there
Hater: [pants n pushed with the contractions, helped by Wander rubbing his belly]
Doc: Tht's it, tht's good. Almost there... One last push, Hater
Hater: [take a deep breath n gave it all he's got, pushing his hardest] GAAAHH!!!
Wander: (squeezed his hand)
Hater: [pants as he fell bk on the bed, losing consciousness]
Doc: Crap, we're losing him. He's lost a lot of blood! I'm sorry, Lord Wander, bt u hv to wait outside [ushered him out of the room]
Wander: :o But, Hatey-! The baby!
Doc: I'm reli sorry. Pls let us do our job [ushered him out the door n closed it]
Wander: (worry) (began pacing about the room)
Brad: [was on his way to the bar wen he sees Wander outside the room pacing] Woah, wats wrong, furball? Got kicked out again? Is Boney having another mood swing? [was asking tht jokingly]
Wander: (worry) He went into birth, turns out we're having twins, one baby's already out but now Hater's losing blood, oh gob, what if he doesn't make it, what if the second baby hasn't made it, what if... (was a rambling mess)
Brad: Woah, hey, hey, easy, easy... [puts his hands on his shoulders to calm him down] Crap, Boney is in labour? Wow, that's unexpected... I'm sure he'll be OK. He's a strong guy, n the baby will be fine. U got the best medics, they know wat they're doing
Wander: I know...but I can't help it, I... I don't want to lose another one close to me... :(
Brad: He'll be fine. Him n the babies will be fine. Just try not to think negative thoughts [squeezed his shoulders in comfort]
Wander: (slowly wrapped his arms around Brad)
Brad: [slowly held him close, rubbing his bk to reassure him]
[20 mins later, the doc finally came out]
Wander: (looked up) How's Hater...and the baby...? (feared the worst)
Doc: [doesn't reply first, making way for the medic team as they pushed Hater out in a hover stretcher as well as the babies]
Brad: Woah, wait, where r u taking them?
Doc: Sorry, we need to move him bk to the mother ship to our medic bay. Hater's stabilized, bt he's lost a lot of blood n needs intensive care. The second baby has made it, u hv a girl nomad. But according to my analysis, Hater's pregnancy this time ard is closer to a Skeletor pregnancy, thus only having twins instead of a litter, n... well... [hesitated a little, not sure how to continue]
Wander: ...What? :(
Doc: Bcoz of all the stress he's been having, the babies r technically born premature. According to the average Skeletor pregnancy, he wasn't supposed to give birth until the nxt 2 mths. He almost had a miscarriage from all the stress, thus the bleeding n the early birth
Wander: ...But will he be okay?
Doc: Yes, he will be, once he receive intensive care. The babies will hv to be kept in incubation for at least 3 weeks before they can be taken out. I'm sorry sir, n well, congratulations, I guess [walked away to follow the rest of the medic team bk to the ship]
Brad: Damn, tht was intense
Wander: (sighed a huge breath of relief)
Brad: Well, I guess it's congratulations to u then, furball
Wander: Yeah...thanks... :)
Brad: Wanna go see the babies? Can I come with?
Wander: Sure...and yeah, you can.
Brad: :) Let's go then. Lead the way
Wander: (goes to see the twins with Brad)
Thursday, December 28, 2017
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(meanwhile)
Peepers: (was playing with the twins) ^^
Sylvia: [waved at Peepers] (wave) Hey, Pipsqueak
Peepers: (wave) (signs) Hey, hon.
Sylvia: Pipsqueak, meet the one in charge of this plc, Mr... I didnt quite catch ur name
Boss: The name's Ray. So this is ur man, huh?
Sylvia: Yup
Peepers: (signs) Hello to you too, sir. :)
Sylvia: [noticed something] Ray... And Jay? U two related or something?
Boss: I doubt I could be related to that bonehead
Sylvia: (giggle)
Jay: (arrived on scene) =3= Hardy har.
Peepers: (chuckle)
Boss: Oh, ur bk. Got the body?
Jay: (nod) Yup.
Boss: [surveyed the area] Hmmm... We might hv to exhume n relocate a couple of bodies here to make room for ur request, bt I think we can manage. Wat do u think, Jay?
Jay: I think we can handle that.
Boss: U don't mind tht, do u, guys?
Sylvia: Ur call, Pipsqueak
Peepers: (signs) Do what you gotta do.
Boss: (nod) Arrange for the digging trucks, Jay, n locate a few empty spots in the area. We got bodies to relocate
Sylvia: Wow, I guess that's how it is for a community cemetery. If it were a regular cemetery, u would be sued
Boss: That's wat this place is, I'm afraid. A resting place for those who don't hv anyone to put them to rest to
Sylvia: Wait. U sure u wanna do this, Pipsqueak? Ur her living relative now. Maybe u could relocate ur mom to a regular cemetery instead, like an upgrade
Peepers: (signs) Would that be possible?
Boss: Well, it would make our job easier to just exhume one grave instead of a few. Nearest regular cemetery is abt a few miles away from here tho, n I'm not sure if they hv room
Peepers: (think) ... (nod)
Boss: Alright, I'll go make some calls. Jay, change of plan. Just get the truck to dig out Orb's body [took out his phone n made the calls]
Jay: (nod) Yes, boss.
[it took quite a while, a lot of phone calls on Ray's part n Sylvia promising to pay a good sum, bt all in all, they managed to secure two side-to-side plots at a regular cemetery abt 5 miles away frm the community cemetery]
Peepers: :)
[the bodies were transported to the regular cemetery n now they r ready to bury them]
Sylvia: Thanks for the help, Ray
Boss: No problem. I'll leave u guys to it. My friend here will help u out with the rest. It's their show now (wave) [left with Jay]
Peepers: (wave)
Sylvia: [waved to them n turned to the person in charge] Thanks for accommodating us, Ms...?
???: :) Gidget.
Sylvia: Right, Ms Gidget. I hope we're not inconvenienced u or anything
Gidget: No, not at all.
Peepers: (think)
Sylvia: Let's get started now, shall we?
Gidget: (nod) Of course.
Peepers: :)
[they made their way to the grave site, where there were men ready to lower the coffins of Orb n Vision]
Peepers: (sees the tombstones) ... :(
Sylvia: [puts her hand on his shoulder to comfort him]
Peepers: (leans into her)
Gidget: You know what to do, boys.
Workers: (nod) [started lowering the coffins while singing the ancient galactical burial song]
Sylvia: [hung her head in silence]
Peepers: (does the same)
Workers: [once the coffins were lowered, sang another ancient burial song along with Gidget as they filled the holes]
Peepers: (hugged Sylvia)
[soon the hole was filled, n Vision's tombstone was secured, right nxt to Orb's tombstone tht was exhumed out frm her spot at the community cemetery]
Sylvia: [lay flowers onto the fresh graves]
Peepers: (wiped a few tears) :)
Sylvia: [turns to Gidget] Thank u again for doing this. We reli appreciate it
Gidget: :) Anytime.
Workers: [nodded curtly as they left with Gidget to give the couple some privacy]
Sylvia: So... [heaves a sigh of relief] It's done then...
Peepers: (signs) They're together now...wherever they might be.
Sylvia: Yeah. A sort of closure for ur family now
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: U gonna be OK?
Peepers: (signs) Yeah, I'll be okay.
Sylvia: Well, let's chk into our hotel n get some rest, relax a bit, then we can head bk to Congenial Rock wen ur ready. The twins need their beauty rest too
Peepers: (nod)
Peepers: (was playing with the twins) ^^
Sylvia: [waved at Peepers] (wave) Hey, Pipsqueak
Peepers: (wave) (signs) Hey, hon.
Sylvia: Pipsqueak, meet the one in charge of this plc, Mr... I didnt quite catch ur name
Boss: The name's Ray. So this is ur man, huh?
Sylvia: Yup
Peepers: (signs) Hello to you too, sir. :)
Sylvia: [noticed something] Ray... And Jay? U two related or something?
Boss: I doubt I could be related to that bonehead
Sylvia: (giggle)
Jay: (arrived on scene) =3= Hardy har.
Peepers: (chuckle)
Boss: Oh, ur bk. Got the body?
Jay: (nod) Yup.
Boss: [surveyed the area] Hmmm... We might hv to exhume n relocate a couple of bodies here to make room for ur request, bt I think we can manage. Wat do u think, Jay?
Jay: I think we can handle that.
Boss: U don't mind tht, do u, guys?
Sylvia: Ur call, Pipsqueak
Peepers: (signs) Do what you gotta do.
Boss: (nod) Arrange for the digging trucks, Jay, n locate a few empty spots in the area. We got bodies to relocate
Sylvia: Wow, I guess that's how it is for a community cemetery. If it were a regular cemetery, u would be sued
Boss: That's wat this place is, I'm afraid. A resting place for those who don't hv anyone to put them to rest to
Sylvia: Wait. U sure u wanna do this, Pipsqueak? Ur her living relative now. Maybe u could relocate ur mom to a regular cemetery instead, like an upgrade
Peepers: (signs) Would that be possible?
Boss: Well, it would make our job easier to just exhume one grave instead of a few. Nearest regular cemetery is abt a few miles away from here tho, n I'm not sure if they hv room
Peepers: (think) ... (nod)
Boss: Alright, I'll go make some calls. Jay, change of plan. Just get the truck to dig out Orb's body [took out his phone n made the calls]
Jay: (nod) Yes, boss.
[it took quite a while, a lot of phone calls on Ray's part n Sylvia promising to pay a good sum, bt all in all, they managed to secure two side-to-side plots at a regular cemetery abt 5 miles away frm the community cemetery]
Peepers: :)
[the bodies were transported to the regular cemetery n now they r ready to bury them]
Sylvia: Thanks for the help, Ray
Boss: No problem. I'll leave u guys to it. My friend here will help u out with the rest. It's their show now (wave) [left with Jay]
Peepers: (wave)
Sylvia: [waved to them n turned to the person in charge] Thanks for accommodating us, Ms...?
???: :) Gidget.
Sylvia: Right, Ms Gidget. I hope we're not inconvenienced u or anything
Gidget: No, not at all.
Peepers: (think)
Sylvia: Let's get started now, shall we?
Gidget: (nod) Of course.
Peepers: :)
[they made their way to the grave site, where there were men ready to lower the coffins of Orb n Vision]
Peepers: (sees the tombstones) ... :(
Sylvia: [puts her hand on his shoulder to comfort him]
Peepers: (leans into her)
Gidget: You know what to do, boys.
Workers: (nod) [started lowering the coffins while singing the ancient galactical burial song]
Sylvia: [hung her head in silence]
Peepers: (does the same)
Workers: [once the coffins were lowered, sang another ancient burial song along with Gidget as they filled the holes]
Peepers: (hugged Sylvia)
[soon the hole was filled, n Vision's tombstone was secured, right nxt to Orb's tombstone tht was exhumed out frm her spot at the community cemetery]
Sylvia: [lay flowers onto the fresh graves]
Peepers: (wiped a few tears) :)
Sylvia: [turns to Gidget] Thank u again for doing this. We reli appreciate it
Gidget: :) Anytime.
Workers: [nodded curtly as they left with Gidget to give the couple some privacy]
Sylvia: So... [heaves a sigh of relief] It's done then...
Peepers: (signs) They're together now...wherever they might be.
Sylvia: Yeah. A sort of closure for ur family now
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: U gonna be OK?
Peepers: (signs) Yeah, I'll be okay.
Sylvia: Well, let's chk into our hotel n get some rest, relax a bit, then we can head bk to Congenial Rock wen ur ready. The twins need their beauty rest too
Peepers: (nod)
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(later)
Jay: (stopped outside a large door and gave a knock) Hey, boss? You got a minute?
??: Yeah, Jay. Come in
Sylvia: [looked ard, a little weirded out at the old building tht was a few blocks away frm the cemetery tht looked like it was pretty old n decrepit]
Jay: (enters the room with Sylvia following him)
[the inside of the building is just one big office with no upstairs floor, with wall to wall shelves containing files, prolly records of the deceased, a few couches, a fireplace, n a big office table n a small table for coffee n snacks, n at the table sat a lizard species alien with long flowing red hair n was dressed modestly]
Boss: Who hv u brought me here, Jay?
Jay: We've got some customers who'd like to have someone who passed away recently buried next to one of those graves we have. (turns to Sylvia) Your husband's dad, right?
Sylvia: (nod) Yeah. We wanna bury him next to one of ur old ones. Orb the Watchdog
Boss: Orb... Orb... Sounds familiar... Jay, go find the records in the shelf under 'O'
Jay: (nod) Yes, sir. (Goes to check)
Boss: Can I get u anything? Coffee? Tea? Some snacks? Help urself
Sylvia: Don't mind if I do [helped herself to the snack table]
Jay: (checked the 'O' records till he came across what he was looking for) Found it. (brings it over)
Boss: [takes the file n reads thru] Ah yes, Orb the Watchdog. Cause of death: Murder by domestic abuse. I remember tht incident. It was all ovr the papers at the time. I heard the kid died
Sylvia: Nope. Still alive n well, albeit having a long term injury. He's my husband
Jay: That Watchdog back there with the robotic voice?
Sylvia: Yeah, tht one.
Boss: Wait, didn't the husband killed the wife tho? Why would u guys want them buried together?
Sylvia: It's a long story, bt in a nutshell, my husband n him made amends, n now he wants them to be together
Jay: So, he forgave him despite all that happened, huh?
Sylvia: Yeah, I don't know how he could do it, bt he did. I married a man with a heart of gold, I suppose
Boss: More like a bleeding heart, bt he's ur man, not mine. Well let's go see if we hv room. Where's her man at, Jay?
Jay: (to Sylvia) Did you bring him along? The dead father?
Sylvia: Yeah. He's stashed on our mother ship. My husband on the other hand is waiting at the gravesite
Boss: Right. Jay, u bring some boys to go get the body. I'll go with u to survey the plc for a spot, ma'am
Sylvia: Sure. Lemme just tell our ship's AI Computer to give u access [typed in a few commands] There. Tht should give u access. Here's where we parked our ship [gave Jay her parking ticket]
Jay: (nod) Will do. (goes to get a few guys to help)
[Sylvia n the boss made their way to where Peepers is]
Jay: (stopped outside a large door and gave a knock) Hey, boss? You got a minute?
??: Yeah, Jay. Come in
Sylvia: [looked ard, a little weirded out at the old building tht was a few blocks away frm the cemetery tht looked like it was pretty old n decrepit]
Jay: (enters the room with Sylvia following him)
[the inside of the building is just one big office with no upstairs floor, with wall to wall shelves containing files, prolly records of the deceased, a few couches, a fireplace, n a big office table n a small table for coffee n snacks, n at the table sat a lizard species alien with long flowing red hair n was dressed modestly]
Boss: Who hv u brought me here, Jay?
Jay: We've got some customers who'd like to have someone who passed away recently buried next to one of those graves we have. (turns to Sylvia) Your husband's dad, right?
Sylvia: (nod) Yeah. We wanna bury him next to one of ur old ones. Orb the Watchdog
Boss: Orb... Orb... Sounds familiar... Jay, go find the records in the shelf under 'O'
Jay: (nod) Yes, sir. (Goes to check)
Boss: Can I get u anything? Coffee? Tea? Some snacks? Help urself
Sylvia: Don't mind if I do [helped herself to the snack table]
Jay: (checked the 'O' records till he came across what he was looking for) Found it. (brings it over)
Boss: [takes the file n reads thru] Ah yes, Orb the Watchdog. Cause of death: Murder by domestic abuse. I remember tht incident. It was all ovr the papers at the time. I heard the kid died
Sylvia: Nope. Still alive n well, albeit having a long term injury. He's my husband
Jay: That Watchdog back there with the robotic voice?
Sylvia: Yeah, tht one.
Boss: Wait, didn't the husband killed the wife tho? Why would u guys want them buried together?
Sylvia: It's a long story, bt in a nutshell, my husband n him made amends, n now he wants them to be together
Jay: So, he forgave him despite all that happened, huh?
Sylvia: Yeah, I don't know how he could do it, bt he did. I married a man with a heart of gold, I suppose
Boss: More like a bleeding heart, bt he's ur man, not mine. Well let's go see if we hv room. Where's her man at, Jay?
Jay: (to Sylvia) Did you bring him along? The dead father?
Sylvia: Yeah. He's stashed on our mother ship. My husband on the other hand is waiting at the gravesite
Boss: Right. Jay, u bring some boys to go get the body. I'll go with u to survey the plc for a spot, ma'am
Sylvia: Sure. Lemme just tell our ship's AI Computer to give u access [typed in a few commands] There. Tht should give u access. Here's where we parked our ship [gave Jay her parking ticket]
Jay: (nod) Will do. (goes to get a few guys to help)
[Sylvia n the boss made their way to where Peepers is]
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[it was a bit of a long trip, abt 30 mins, bt they finally made it to the place]
Sylvia: Wow, all out in the boonies, huh?
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [paid the cab driver n got out with Peepers n the kids] Wow, I can see why they call this community cemetery [looking at all the headstones ard, some not even marked or named]
Peepers: (signs) Hope we find Mother's.
Sylvia: Hope so. That's a lot to scan thru [took over pushing the pram as she started looking]
Peepers: (also looked around)
Sylvia: [navigated the pram ard as she looked abt, trying to keep an eye on those tht r closer to the yr of the incident]
Peepers: (think) ... (spots a grave)
Sylvia: [didn't notice, was still looking at her end]
Peepers: (dusted off the grave) ... (signs) Sylvia!
Sylvia: [looked up to see him] Wats wrong? U found something?
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [pushed the pram n quickly made her way towards him]
Peepers: (dusted off more from the grave)
Sylvia: [leaned in to see the grave headstone]
Headstone: Here lies Orb Watchdog, beloved mother and wife
Sylvia: :O Woah... There she is...
Peepers: (signs) Mother...
Sylvia: [puts her hand on his shoulder in comfort]
Peepers: :(
Sylvia: Guess we knw where she is n where we're gonna bury ur dad with
Peepers: (nods)
Sylvia: U need a minute there, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: ... (signs) I'm sorry, mother... I should've done something...to protect you like you were protecting me... I should've been that sort of son, but I wasn't... :(
Sylvia: [just listened quietly, letting Peepers hv his moment]
Peepers: (signs) But knowing you, you'd forgive me anyhow, and Father as well... Hopefull you both can see each other again, keep an eye on me and my family...
Sylvia: :) [smiling curtly, trying to imagine tht she might be there, watching ovr Peepers]
Peepers: (signs) I'll still miss you Mother, just...take care of Father, and hopefully he'll do the same for you... :)
Sylvia: [put her hand on his shoulder in comfort again] U OK now, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: (nod) (leaned against her)
Sylvia: I'm gonna go look for the person in charge of this plc, see if we can schedule a burial for ur dad here
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [left the pram with Peepers n looked ard to see if there were any office building nearby tht overlook the community cemetery]
???: May I help you, miss?
Sylvia: [jumped a little at the voice behind her] Woah! Who're u?
???: You look like you're looking for someone?
Sylvia: [turned to see tht she was looking at a tall lanky guy in overalls with a wolf skull for a head] Umm.. yeah, I wanna look for the person in charge of this plc
???: For what, exactly? Someone pass away?
Sylvia: Yeah, recently. Its my husband's father. We want to bury him nxt to my husband's mother who's buried here
???: That right? Sorry to hear that.
Sylvia: Yeah, uh... U knw anyone who's in charge? N who r u exactly...?
???: Yeah, I think my boss can help you out. And you can just call me Jay.
Sylvia: OK, uh, Jay... So where IS ur boss?
Jay: You want me to take you to him?
Sylvia: Sure, hang on [waved at Peepers to get his attention] Hey, he's gonna take us to the person in charge! U wanna come or u wanna stay here with the kids?
Peepers: (signs) I'll stay with the children. You go ahead.
Sylvia: [nodded n followed Jay]
Sylvia: Wow, all out in the boonies, huh?
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [paid the cab driver n got out with Peepers n the kids] Wow, I can see why they call this community cemetery [looking at all the headstones ard, some not even marked or named]
Peepers: (signs) Hope we find Mother's.
Sylvia: Hope so. That's a lot to scan thru [took over pushing the pram as she started looking]
Peepers: (also looked around)
Sylvia: [navigated the pram ard as she looked abt, trying to keep an eye on those tht r closer to the yr of the incident]
Peepers: (think) ... (spots a grave)
Sylvia: [didn't notice, was still looking at her end]
Peepers: (dusted off the grave) ... (signs) Sylvia!
Sylvia: [looked up to see him] Wats wrong? U found something?
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [pushed the pram n quickly made her way towards him]
Peepers: (dusted off more from the grave)
Sylvia: [leaned in to see the grave headstone]
Headstone: Here lies Orb Watchdog, beloved mother and wife
Sylvia: :O Woah... There she is...
Peepers: (signs) Mother...
Sylvia: [puts her hand on his shoulder in comfort]
Peepers: :(
Sylvia: Guess we knw where she is n where we're gonna bury ur dad with
Peepers: (nods)
Sylvia: U need a minute there, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: ... (signs) I'm sorry, mother... I should've done something...to protect you like you were protecting me... I should've been that sort of son, but I wasn't... :(
Sylvia: [just listened quietly, letting Peepers hv his moment]
Peepers: (signs) But knowing you, you'd forgive me anyhow, and Father as well... Hopefull you both can see each other again, keep an eye on me and my family...
Sylvia: :) [smiling curtly, trying to imagine tht she might be there, watching ovr Peepers]
Peepers: (signs) I'll still miss you Mother, just...take care of Father, and hopefully he'll do the same for you... :)
Sylvia: [put her hand on his shoulder in comfort again] U OK now, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: (nod) (leaned against her)
Sylvia: I'm gonna go look for the person in charge of this plc, see if we can schedule a burial for ur dad here
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [left the pram with Peepers n looked ard to see if there were any office building nearby tht overlook the community cemetery]
???: May I help you, miss?
Sylvia: [jumped a little at the voice behind her] Woah! Who're u?
???: You look like you're looking for someone?
Sylvia: [turned to see tht she was looking at a tall lanky guy in overalls with a wolf skull for a head] Umm.. yeah, I wanna look for the person in charge of this plc
???: For what, exactly? Someone pass away?
Sylvia: Yeah, recently. Its my husband's father. We want to bury him nxt to my husband's mother who's buried here
???: That right? Sorry to hear that.
Sylvia: Yeah, uh... U knw anyone who's in charge? N who r u exactly...?
???: Yeah, I think my boss can help you out. And you can just call me Jay.
Sylvia: OK, uh, Jay... So where IS ur boss?
Jay: You want me to take you to him?
Sylvia: Sure, hang on [waved at Peepers to get his attention] Hey, he's gonna take us to the person in charge! U wanna come or u wanna stay here with the kids?
Peepers: (signs) I'll stay with the children. You go ahead.
Sylvia: [nodded n followed Jay]
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[soon they were in front of the towering dept]
Peepers: (signs) There it is.
Sylvia: [just finished finalizing everything] ...OK, thanks, Computer [hangs up] OK, all done [looks up] Woah, this place is pretty big
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: Alright, let's get this show started [stretched her knuckles]
Peepers: (signs) Let's.
[the couple made their way into the building]
Sylvia: [approached the reception counter] Hi, I'd like to peruse some records in here
Peepers: (signs) About my mother, Orb the Watchdog.
Receptionist: [searched the computer database] Tht would be under the slums area category, in the basement area. Here's ur access card [hands it to Sylvia n Peepers]
Sylvia: Woah, basement? Seriously? Thanks tho... [takes the card]
Peepers: (nod)
[the duo took the elevator n made their way dwn the basement]
Peepers: (looks around)
Sylvia: Seriously? Basement? Discrimination much?
Peepers: (signs) Maybe there's a reason?
Sylvia: Yeah sure, wat other reason than to put records abt the SLUMS in the basement where no one will come to look at it
Peepers: (shrugs)
Sylvia: Alright, let's see wat can we do here [sees a search engine podium] That should help us narrow down the search
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [went to the podium, flipped on the search engine n typed the date n address from the piece of paper Vision had]
Peepers: (waits)
[a mechanical sound was heard as a robotic arm came out n sifted through the shelves before finally finding the records n plopped them onto the table before them]
Peepers: :O (signs) Think that's...?
Sylvia: Maybe [closes the podium] We'll hv to sift thru those files to find wat we need
Peepers: (nod)
[the duo got comfortable n sat dwn to sift thru the files]
Peepers: (looks through a few files)
Sylvia: [looked thru some files as well, keeping an eye on the twins in the baby pram]
Peepers: ... (signs) Got something.
Sylvia: [looked up] Wat did u get, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: (shows her)
Sylvia: [leaned in to look] Oh, it's the report abt the incident that happened to u guys
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: Hmm... I think u might hv something here... [scanned thru the report] Hmm... Vision got sent to Hellsgate Galactic Prison... Orb n Peepers got sent to Grooves Hospital... Ah, here it is. Ur mom had no other living relatives so she's become property of the state, n thus is buried at a community cemetery nearby
Peepers: (think)
Sylvia: [scanned some more] There, the address of the community cemetery is right here. U better write that dwn
Peepers: (nod) (signs) Will do.
Sylvia: [passes him a note n paper frm her fanny pack]
Peepers: (takes it and writes down the address)
Sylvia: Guess that's that. Let's go chk out this community cemetery plc
Peepers: (like)
[the duo got out of the basement, returned the access card n left the building]
Sylvia: [hailed a cab]
Peepers: (was giving attention to the twins) ^^ ~ (heart)
Twins: (giggle)
Sylvia: [finally got a cab] Let's go, guys
Peepers: :) (helps get the baby pram in cab)
Sylvia: [passed the address to the cab driver] Take us to this address, pls
Driver: (nod) Yes, ma'am. (drives)
Sylvia: [sat bk to enjoy the ride] Nervous, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: (looking out the window in thought) (signs) I guess so...
Sylvia: [held his hand] Don't worry, I'm here for u. I'll be by ur side all the way
Peepers: :) (squeezes back)
Peepers: (signs) There it is.
Sylvia: [just finished finalizing everything] ...OK, thanks, Computer [hangs up] OK, all done [looks up] Woah, this place is pretty big
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: Alright, let's get this show started [stretched her knuckles]
Peepers: (signs) Let's.
[the couple made their way into the building]
Sylvia: [approached the reception counter] Hi, I'd like to peruse some records in here
Peepers: (signs) About my mother, Orb the Watchdog.
Receptionist: [searched the computer database] Tht would be under the slums area category, in the basement area. Here's ur access card [hands it to Sylvia n Peepers]
Sylvia: Woah, basement? Seriously? Thanks tho... [takes the card]
Peepers: (nod)
[the duo took the elevator n made their way dwn the basement]
Peepers: (looks around)
Sylvia: Seriously? Basement? Discrimination much?
Peepers: (signs) Maybe there's a reason?
Sylvia: Yeah sure, wat other reason than to put records abt the SLUMS in the basement where no one will come to look at it
Peepers: (shrugs)
Sylvia: Alright, let's see wat can we do here [sees a search engine podium] That should help us narrow down the search
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [went to the podium, flipped on the search engine n typed the date n address from the piece of paper Vision had]
Peepers: (waits)
[a mechanical sound was heard as a robotic arm came out n sifted through the shelves before finally finding the records n plopped them onto the table before them]
Peepers: :O (signs) Think that's...?
Sylvia: Maybe [closes the podium] We'll hv to sift thru those files to find wat we need
Peepers: (nod)
[the duo got comfortable n sat dwn to sift thru the files]
Peepers: (looks through a few files)
Sylvia: [looked thru some files as well, keeping an eye on the twins in the baby pram]
Peepers: ... (signs) Got something.
Sylvia: [looked up] Wat did u get, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: (shows her)
Sylvia: [leaned in to look] Oh, it's the report abt the incident that happened to u guys
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: Hmm... I think u might hv something here... [scanned thru the report] Hmm... Vision got sent to Hellsgate Galactic Prison... Orb n Peepers got sent to Grooves Hospital... Ah, here it is. Ur mom had no other living relatives so she's become property of the state, n thus is buried at a community cemetery nearby
Peepers: (think)
Sylvia: [scanned some more] There, the address of the community cemetery is right here. U better write that dwn
Peepers: (nod) (signs) Will do.
Sylvia: [passes him a note n paper frm her fanny pack]
Peepers: (takes it and writes down the address)
Sylvia: Guess that's that. Let's go chk out this community cemetery plc
Peepers: (like)
[the duo got out of the basement, returned the access card n left the building]
Sylvia: [hailed a cab]
Peepers: (was giving attention to the twins) ^^ ~ (heart)
Twins: (giggle)
Sylvia: [finally got a cab] Let's go, guys
Peepers: :) (helps get the baby pram in cab)
Sylvia: [passed the address to the cab driver] Take us to this address, pls
Driver: (nod) Yes, ma'am. (drives)
Sylvia: [sat bk to enjoy the ride] Nervous, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: (looking out the window in thought) (signs) I guess so...
Sylvia: [held his hand] Don't worry, I'm here for u. I'll be by ur side all the way
Peepers: :) (squeezes back)
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[they soon made their way to Sol's house]
Sol: Come in, make urselves at home. I'll just give my mom her meds n tuck her in bed, n I'll get u guys a drink
Peepers: :)
Sol: [left to tend to his mom]
Sylvia: [sat dwn on the couch, chk on the twins, then looked out the glass door that leads to the backyard] Oh hey, looks like the treehouse he mentioned is still there [points at the old treehouse outside]
Peepers: (signs) Our little place we hung out in most of the time.
Sylvia: Hmm, must be nice, like having a older brother to watch out for u
Peepers: (nod)
Sol: [came bk dwn, went to the kitchen n showed up with drinks n snacks] Here ya go. Sorry for the wait
Sylvia: No probs
Peepers: :)
Sol: I've been meaning to ask, u sound... Weird, like ur talking bt u sound slightly robotic
Peepers: (signs) Oh, that? (shows the device on his hand)
Sol: Ooh, tht one, I've heard abt this device. Must've been expensive
Sylvia: Yeah, it totally cost a bunch [gave Peepers a "Don't tell him it's from the black market" look]
Peepers: (to Sylvia) (nod) (to Sol) (signs) It helps since I can no longer talk due to what happened lot time ago.
Sol: Yeah, my dad was the one who actually called the police wen he heard the commotion. He just didn't expect to be too late to save ur mom, n I thought u were dead too. Hell, I believed u were dead for all this time till I see u now
Peepers: :( (signs) I didn't mean for it to feel like that...
Sol: No need to apologize for that. Ur here n ur safe, n ur living a happy life, n I can't ask for a better ending :)
Peepers: :) (signs) Me neither.
Sol: So wat brings u guys here aftr all these yrs? Is everything alright?
Peepers: (signs) Well...where do I start... (tells his whole story of being homeless, being found by Sylvia and her friends, and even mentioned how his father appeared only to take his own life)
Sol: Oh my grob... I dunno wat to say...
Sylvia: So yeah, we're to find out wat happened to Peeper's mom's body aftr the incident so we can knw where she's buried n tht we can bury his dad with his mom
Sol: U sure u wanna do this tho? Aftr all he's done...?
Peepers: (signs) Yes...I'm sure.
Sol: Well, it's ur choice. Bt sorry I can't help u much, coz like I said, after u n ur mom were taken away by the ambulance, tht was the last I've ever heard of u. There was no update whatsoever n this is the slums, ppl hv much more important things to worry abt in their livelihood than one single crime
Peepers: (signs) I see...
Sylvia: That's too bad. I was hoping if u know something abt this piece of label I found
Sol: Wat label?
Sylvia: This one [hands it to him]
Peepers: (signs) We're hoping it's the location where Mother was buried.
Sol: Didn't u try the local police Dept?
Sylvia: That's the first thing we thought abt, bt usually murder cases r not allowed to be revealed to the public, not even to family members. N Peepers been off the grid for a while, so I doubt they're willing to give us the info. Besides, our intel led us straight here
Sol: [looks at the label] Hmm, this looks like the label from the town's record dept. Come to think of it, my mom did went n bother some ppl in suits wen she saw them enter ur house, they say they're from town's record dept n wanted to keep track on some records regarding the slums. I didn't ask much coz my mom was kicking a fuss as usual n I have to deal with her
Peepers: (signs) So maybe they'd know?
Sol: Yeah, they probably might. U should try n chk them out if u like. I can give u the address of tht place. Everything there is public record after all
Peepers: :)
Sol: [wrote dwn the address] Here u go
Peepers: (takes it) (signs) Thanks, Sol. :)
Sol: No probs. So good to see u again after all these years. N nice to meet u too
Sylvia: Likewise :)
Peepers: ^^
Sol: [gave Peepers another bro hug]
Peepers: (does the same)
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: (signs) Maybe I'll let you meet my other new friends sometime. :)
Sol: I'll hold u to tht. U take care now, OK? ;)
Peepers: (nod) (signs) Same to you. Maybe next time we meet, you'll have settled down. (smirk)
Sol: Haha, can't reli. My ma is my full time job right now, needs constant supervision. I hv to survive on welfare, I wont hv enough money to bring a girl on a proper date. Bt yeah, maybe someday
Peepers: (signs) Who knows. ^^
Sylvia: [rubbed her chin in thought]
Peepers: (Signs) Sylvia?
Sylvia: Oh, its nothing. Its been nice seeing ya. Come, Pipsqueak, lets go before the record hall closes
Sol: Take care (wave) [waves goodbye at them]
Peepers: (wave) (waves goodbye and follows Sylvia)
Sylvia: [once they were out of the slums, she took out her communicator n dialed]
Peepers: (think)
Wander's voice: Sylvia?
Sylvia: Hey, buddy. How's it hanging at Congenial Rock?
Wander: Hater's pretty much been sleeping more then usual, not to mention more stranger meals too.
Sylvia: (giggle) Heh, I can relate. Listen, I wanna do something, bt I need to ask ur permission to do it
Wander: And that is?
Sylvia: Well, see... [talked abt meeting Sol while they were at the slums] ...so yeah, I was hoping u would be OK if I wire a good amount of money to the guy for being so nice to us n to Peepers in his time of need. Enough to get him out of the slums at least. I know we've got gold to spare
Wander: (think) ... :) Sure thing.
Sylvia: Cool. Thanks [hung up n realized Peepers was listening in to the conversation n smiled sheepishly] :$
Peepers: (signs) You'd really do that for him?
Sylvia: Yeah, he seems like a nice guy, n he did u a solid, so it's only fair I help u return the favour [scratched her chin shyly]
Peepers: :) (gives her a hug)
Sylvia: [hugged him bk] Right, lemme just make a call to the vault area n get the computer to hack into Sol's account to wire the money
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [made the necessary arrangements while walking towards the direction of the town's record dept]
Peepers: (pushed the baby pram)
Sol: Come in, make urselves at home. I'll just give my mom her meds n tuck her in bed, n I'll get u guys a drink
Peepers: :)
Sol: [left to tend to his mom]
Sylvia: [sat dwn on the couch, chk on the twins, then looked out the glass door that leads to the backyard] Oh hey, looks like the treehouse he mentioned is still there [points at the old treehouse outside]
Peepers: (signs) Our little place we hung out in most of the time.
Sylvia: Hmm, must be nice, like having a older brother to watch out for u
Peepers: (nod)
Sol: [came bk dwn, went to the kitchen n showed up with drinks n snacks] Here ya go. Sorry for the wait
Sylvia: No probs
Peepers: :)
Sol: I've been meaning to ask, u sound... Weird, like ur talking bt u sound slightly robotic
Peepers: (signs) Oh, that? (shows the device on his hand)
Sol: Ooh, tht one, I've heard abt this device. Must've been expensive
Sylvia: Yeah, it totally cost a bunch [gave Peepers a "Don't tell him it's from the black market" look]
Peepers: (to Sylvia) (nod) (to Sol) (signs) It helps since I can no longer talk due to what happened lot time ago.
Sol: Yeah, my dad was the one who actually called the police wen he heard the commotion. He just didn't expect to be too late to save ur mom, n I thought u were dead too. Hell, I believed u were dead for all this time till I see u now
Peepers: :( (signs) I didn't mean for it to feel like that...
Sol: No need to apologize for that. Ur here n ur safe, n ur living a happy life, n I can't ask for a better ending :)
Peepers: :) (signs) Me neither.
Sol: So wat brings u guys here aftr all these yrs? Is everything alright?
Peepers: (signs) Well...where do I start... (tells his whole story of being homeless, being found by Sylvia and her friends, and even mentioned how his father appeared only to take his own life)
Sol: Oh my grob... I dunno wat to say...
Sylvia: So yeah, we're to find out wat happened to Peeper's mom's body aftr the incident so we can knw where she's buried n tht we can bury his dad with his mom
Sol: U sure u wanna do this tho? Aftr all he's done...?
Peepers: (signs) Yes...I'm sure.
Sol: Well, it's ur choice. Bt sorry I can't help u much, coz like I said, after u n ur mom were taken away by the ambulance, tht was the last I've ever heard of u. There was no update whatsoever n this is the slums, ppl hv much more important things to worry abt in their livelihood than one single crime
Peepers: (signs) I see...
Sylvia: That's too bad. I was hoping if u know something abt this piece of label I found
Sol: Wat label?
Sylvia: This one [hands it to him]
Peepers: (signs) We're hoping it's the location where Mother was buried.
Sol: Didn't u try the local police Dept?
Sylvia: That's the first thing we thought abt, bt usually murder cases r not allowed to be revealed to the public, not even to family members. N Peepers been off the grid for a while, so I doubt they're willing to give us the info. Besides, our intel led us straight here
Sol: [looks at the label] Hmm, this looks like the label from the town's record dept. Come to think of it, my mom did went n bother some ppl in suits wen she saw them enter ur house, they say they're from town's record dept n wanted to keep track on some records regarding the slums. I didn't ask much coz my mom was kicking a fuss as usual n I have to deal with her
Peepers: (signs) So maybe they'd know?
Sol: Yeah, they probably might. U should try n chk them out if u like. I can give u the address of tht place. Everything there is public record after all
Peepers: :)
Sol: [wrote dwn the address] Here u go
Peepers: (takes it) (signs) Thanks, Sol. :)
Sol: No probs. So good to see u again after all these years. N nice to meet u too
Sylvia: Likewise :)
Peepers: ^^
Sol: [gave Peepers another bro hug]
Peepers: (does the same)
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: (signs) Maybe I'll let you meet my other new friends sometime. :)
Sol: I'll hold u to tht. U take care now, OK? ;)
Peepers: (nod) (signs) Same to you. Maybe next time we meet, you'll have settled down. (smirk)
Sol: Haha, can't reli. My ma is my full time job right now, needs constant supervision. I hv to survive on welfare, I wont hv enough money to bring a girl on a proper date. Bt yeah, maybe someday
Peepers: (signs) Who knows. ^^
Sylvia: [rubbed her chin in thought]
Peepers: (Signs) Sylvia?
Sylvia: Oh, its nothing. Its been nice seeing ya. Come, Pipsqueak, lets go before the record hall closes
Sol: Take care (wave) [waves goodbye at them]
Peepers: (wave) (waves goodbye and follows Sylvia)
Sylvia: [once they were out of the slums, she took out her communicator n dialed]
Peepers: (think)
Wander's voice: Sylvia?
Sylvia: Hey, buddy. How's it hanging at Congenial Rock?
Wander: Hater's pretty much been sleeping more then usual, not to mention more stranger meals too.
Sylvia: (giggle) Heh, I can relate. Listen, I wanna do something, bt I need to ask ur permission to do it
Wander: And that is?
Sylvia: Well, see... [talked abt meeting Sol while they were at the slums] ...so yeah, I was hoping u would be OK if I wire a good amount of money to the guy for being so nice to us n to Peepers in his time of need. Enough to get him out of the slums at least. I know we've got gold to spare
Wander: (think) ... :) Sure thing.
Sylvia: Cool. Thanks [hung up n realized Peepers was listening in to the conversation n smiled sheepishly] :$
Peepers: (signs) You'd really do that for him?
Sylvia: Yeah, he seems like a nice guy, n he did u a solid, so it's only fair I help u return the favour [scratched her chin shyly]
Peepers: :) (gives her a hug)
Sylvia: [hugged him bk] Right, lemme just make a call to the vault area n get the computer to hack into Sol's account to wire the money
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: [made the necessary arrangements while walking towards the direction of the town's record dept]
Peepers: (pushed the baby pram)
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[the cab soon reached to where the address was stated]
Cab Driver: Here we are, miss.
Sylvia: Thanks, cabbie [pays him the fare n got off the cab with Peepers n the twins]
Peepers: (sees the location they're at)
[as the Computer mentioned, it was the slums area, with barely standing houses n pretty rough n dirty living conditions, n the ppl staying there weren't tht much well off]
Sylvia: Wow, this was where u lived before?
Peepers: (nod) (signs) This was part of my childhood.
Sylvia: Hate to say this but...it's quite the dump. Altho I can understand given ur family's financial condition
Peepers: (signs) Yeah, it was hard to get by at times but we somehow managed.
Sylvia: Can't say I blame u guys, since ur getting by after losing ur whole planet
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: Right... Let's look ard n see if there's anything familiar, anything that gives u a recollection of where ur exact house is
Peepers: (nod) (follows her)
[the duo walked ard, Sylvia pulling dwn the pram hood to cover the twins so they don't get dirty from the slum dirt, n they explored ard]
Peepers: (glanced around, old memories coming back to him)
Sylvia: [sees a playground where kids were playing, tho the playground wasn't exactly in best shape]
Peepers: (signs) Mother and I spent much time together on that playground.
Sylvia: Wow, reli? That playground seems like it's seen better days tho. It's a tetanus shot waiting to happen
Peepers: (signs) Well it had been in better shape when I was a Watchpup.
Sylvia: I see. Well I look forward to the day the twins r old enough to go play in the playground :)
Peepers: (nod) (signs) Me too.
Sylvia: [kissed his cheek]
Peepers: ^///^
[they both made their way to the housing area]
Peepers: (looked around, then stopped upon seeing...) :o
Sylvia: [looked to his direction too] Oh, is that...?
Peepers: (sees...his old home, looking like it had seen better days) ... ;(
Sylvia: Woah... This... Doesn't look too good... [patted his bk] U gonna be OK, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: (signs) just... just so...
Sylvia: Bad memories?
Peepers: (signs) There were good ones...but also bad... :(
Sylvia: I'm sensing it's mostly bad...?
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: It's alright. We're halfway there. No turning back now. I'm right with u
Peepers: (nods slowly as they make their way to the house)
Sylvia: [followed behind, slowly pushing the pram n navigating ard the debris] Looks like no one has stayed here since u guys
Peepers: (shook his head)
Sylvia: Tht would probably be the best. It'll be kinda awkward to just come in n ask whoever is staying here if we can explore the plc
Peepers: :(
Sylvia: [looked ard some more] Get anything frm here?
Peepers: (signs) I don't know...what were you thinking?
Sylvia: Wat do u mean?
Peepers: (signs) I mean, get what from here?
Sylvia: Hmmm... Dunno, hopefully a hint as to where ur mother might hv been taken after the incident
Peepers: (think) (signs) What I can mostly recall was the attack that took place happened upstairs... :(
Sylvia: [rubbed her chin] Here, u look after the kids, I'll go upstairs to chk it [passes the pram to him]
Peepers: (nod) (pays his attention on the twins)
Sylvia: [made her way upstairs to look ard]
[A few mins later...]
??: Umm, excuse me? Wat r u doing here?
Peepers: ? (looked to see)
[it was an old lady abt Sylvia's height with pink skin n light blue hair]
Old lady: U shouldn't be here, this place is condemned, cursed
Peepers: (signs) I'm...sorry?
Old lady: A woman n a child died here, n their spirits roam the halls of this place. No one could ever stay here long bcoz of the hauntings. U shouldn't be here! Ur disturbing the spirits in the house! U'll be cursed~ [was obviously senile n not very right in the head]
Peepers: (signs) Um...I think you mean the mother died here, the child was only injured... (had a feeling of who she was talking about)
Old lady: Naaawww~~ they both diiiiied n now they haunt this house for all eternityyyy.... [made booga booga fingers at him]
Peepers: (signs) So...you wouldn't believe that I was that child?
Old lady: [squinted her eyes at him for a while] Nah, u don't look like him. I heard the family were cyclops species...
Peepers: (signs) We're called Watchdogs.
Old lady: If ur a Watchdog, why don't u look like a dog? U can't fool an old lady. I've seen the world long enough to know wat a Watchdog is [clearly not right in the head]
Sylvia: Pipsqueak, I found something... [sees him n the old lady] Who's that?
Peepers: (signs) I've no idea, just that she seems crazy. ^^;;
Old lady: Who ya calling crazy, u whippersnapper?! Young kids these days!
[A man showed up n tapped her shoulder; he looked like her, bt with yellow hair]
Man: Ma, r u bothering ppl again? It's time for ur medication.
Old lady: I'm not bothering anyone! I'm trying to help this young man before he gets cursed by the house!
Peepers: (signs) (to man) And you are...?
Man: [stared at him for a while] P... Peepers...?
Peepers: (blinked; how did this person know him...?)
Man: Don't u recognize me? I'm Sol, the highschool kid from across the street! We used to play together, remember? U always like to hide up in my treehouse whenever u wanna hide from ur dad wen he's drunk
Peepers: (signs) Sol...? :O Oh my grod, Sol! (steps forward to share a quick hug with him)
Sol: [hugged him bk] My, how u hv grown, Peepers. Not a day goes by since that day the hospital took u n ur mom away
Peepers: (signs) Yeah...but how have you been? :)
Sol: Oh I'm good. Sorry abt my mom tho, she's getting into the age n her mind is getting a little senile. She's due for her medication soon. Come, why don't u hv a drink at my place?
Peepers: (signs) That would be nice. (turns to Sylvia) Can we?
Sylvia: Of course :) [takes the pram n pushed out of the house]
Sol: Ooh tht ur wife n kids?
Peepers: (signs) Yes, this is my wife Sylvia, and our twins. :)
Sol: Nice. Come, I still live across the street. Follow me
Old lady: Son, who are these crazy ppl?
Sol: U won't remember them, trust me ^^;;
Peepers: ^^;;
Cab Driver: Here we are, miss.
Sylvia: Thanks, cabbie [pays him the fare n got off the cab with Peepers n the twins]
Peepers: (sees the location they're at)
[as the Computer mentioned, it was the slums area, with barely standing houses n pretty rough n dirty living conditions, n the ppl staying there weren't tht much well off]
Sylvia: Wow, this was where u lived before?
Peepers: (nod) (signs) This was part of my childhood.
Sylvia: Hate to say this but...it's quite the dump. Altho I can understand given ur family's financial condition
Peepers: (signs) Yeah, it was hard to get by at times but we somehow managed.
Sylvia: Can't say I blame u guys, since ur getting by after losing ur whole planet
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: Right... Let's look ard n see if there's anything familiar, anything that gives u a recollection of where ur exact house is
Peepers: (nod) (follows her)
[the duo walked ard, Sylvia pulling dwn the pram hood to cover the twins so they don't get dirty from the slum dirt, n they explored ard]
Peepers: (glanced around, old memories coming back to him)
Sylvia: [sees a playground where kids were playing, tho the playground wasn't exactly in best shape]
Peepers: (signs) Mother and I spent much time together on that playground.
Sylvia: Wow, reli? That playground seems like it's seen better days tho. It's a tetanus shot waiting to happen
Peepers: (signs) Well it had been in better shape when I was a Watchpup.
Sylvia: I see. Well I look forward to the day the twins r old enough to go play in the playground :)
Peepers: (nod) (signs) Me too.
Sylvia: [kissed his cheek]
Peepers: ^///^
[they both made their way to the housing area]
Peepers: (looked around, then stopped upon seeing...) :o
Sylvia: [looked to his direction too] Oh, is that...?
Peepers: (sees...his old home, looking like it had seen better days) ... ;(
Sylvia: Woah... This... Doesn't look too good... [patted his bk] U gonna be OK, Pipsqueak?
Peepers: (signs) just... just so...
Sylvia: Bad memories?
Peepers: (signs) There were good ones...but also bad... :(
Sylvia: I'm sensing it's mostly bad...?
Peepers: (nod)
Sylvia: It's alright. We're halfway there. No turning back now. I'm right with u
Peepers: (nods slowly as they make their way to the house)
Sylvia: [followed behind, slowly pushing the pram n navigating ard the debris] Looks like no one has stayed here since u guys
Peepers: (shook his head)
Sylvia: Tht would probably be the best. It'll be kinda awkward to just come in n ask whoever is staying here if we can explore the plc
Peepers: :(
Sylvia: [looked ard some more] Get anything frm here?
Peepers: (signs) I don't know...what were you thinking?
Sylvia: Wat do u mean?
Peepers: (signs) I mean, get what from here?
Sylvia: Hmmm... Dunno, hopefully a hint as to where ur mother might hv been taken after the incident
Peepers: (think) (signs) What I can mostly recall was the attack that took place happened upstairs... :(
Sylvia: [rubbed her chin] Here, u look after the kids, I'll go upstairs to chk it [passes the pram to him]
Peepers: (nod) (pays his attention on the twins)
Sylvia: [made her way upstairs to look ard]
[A few mins later...]
??: Umm, excuse me? Wat r u doing here?
Peepers: ? (looked to see)
[it was an old lady abt Sylvia's height with pink skin n light blue hair]
Old lady: U shouldn't be here, this place is condemned, cursed
Peepers: (signs) I'm...sorry?
Old lady: A woman n a child died here, n their spirits roam the halls of this place. No one could ever stay here long bcoz of the hauntings. U shouldn't be here! Ur disturbing the spirits in the house! U'll be cursed~ [was obviously senile n not very right in the head]
Peepers: (signs) Um...I think you mean the mother died here, the child was only injured... (had a feeling of who she was talking about)
Old lady: Naaawww~~ they both diiiiied n now they haunt this house for all eternityyyy.... [made booga booga fingers at him]
Peepers: (signs) So...you wouldn't believe that I was that child?
Old lady: [squinted her eyes at him for a while] Nah, u don't look like him. I heard the family were cyclops species...
Peepers: (signs) We're called Watchdogs.
Old lady: If ur a Watchdog, why don't u look like a dog? U can't fool an old lady. I've seen the world long enough to know wat a Watchdog is [clearly not right in the head]
Sylvia: Pipsqueak, I found something... [sees him n the old lady] Who's that?
Peepers: (signs) I've no idea, just that she seems crazy. ^^;;
Old lady: Who ya calling crazy, u whippersnapper?! Young kids these days!
[A man showed up n tapped her shoulder; he looked like her, bt with yellow hair]
Man: Ma, r u bothering ppl again? It's time for ur medication.
Old lady: I'm not bothering anyone! I'm trying to help this young man before he gets cursed by the house!
Peepers: (signs) (to man) And you are...?
Man: [stared at him for a while] P... Peepers...?
Peepers: (blinked; how did this person know him...?)
Man: Don't u recognize me? I'm Sol, the highschool kid from across the street! We used to play together, remember? U always like to hide up in my treehouse whenever u wanna hide from ur dad wen he's drunk
Peepers: (signs) Sol...? :O Oh my grod, Sol! (steps forward to share a quick hug with him)
Sol: [hugged him bk] My, how u hv grown, Peepers. Not a day goes by since that day the hospital took u n ur mom away
Peepers: (signs) Yeah...but how have you been? :)
Sol: Oh I'm good. Sorry abt my mom tho, she's getting into the age n her mind is getting a little senile. She's due for her medication soon. Come, why don't u hv a drink at my place?
Peepers: (signs) That would be nice. (turns to Sylvia) Can we?
Sylvia: Of course :) [takes the pram n pushed out of the house]
Sol: Ooh tht ur wife n kids?
Peepers: (signs) Yes, this is my wife Sylvia, and our twins. :)
Sol: Nice. Come, I still live across the street. Follow me
Old lady: Son, who are these crazy ppl?
Sol: U won't remember them, trust me ^^;;
Peepers: ^^;;
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