[Following the coordinates, the ship soon flew into orbit n made its way to its destination, which was Planet Lavatnia 8.9]
Peepers: We're here. Time to land this bird [turned off Mach speed n descended]
Sylvia: (thinking of if Shelly is alright or worse...)
Peepers: [noticed her expression n patted her hand in comfort] Dont worry, we'll find her. I promise
Sylvia: I hope so, too.
Peepers: C'mon, u knw this plc better than I do. Show me where tht Firey Passion is [got off the ship]
Sylvia: (also got up, kneeling for Peepers to get on)
Peepers: [blinked for a bit] U sure u want me to ride on u?
Sylvia: I can get us there quickly. Come on.
Peepers: [nodded n got on her, holding onto her reigns] Lead the way, zbornak
Sylvia: (darts off in the direction of said location)
Peepers: [held onto her tight, not wanting to fall off at the speed she was going]
Sylvia: (goes her fastest, checking to see if Peepers was still holding on)
Peepers: [gives her an OK sign evrytime she chked]
Sylvia: (nod) (finally reaches their location)
Peepers: [waited till she slow dwn to a stop before getting off her, looking ard] Wat is this plc?
Sylvia: This...should be the right place...?
[The duo found themselves at an old park that was sealed off with orange tape with the label CONDEMNED written on it]
Peepers: Woah, wat happened to this plc?
Sylvia: Dunno...but Shelly's here somewhere.
Peepers: Maybe. Just watch ur step [coz of his height, he held the orange tape dwnwards so tht Sylvia could cross ovr it]
Sylvia: (nod) (steps over it)
Peepers: [goes under the tape n followed behind Sylvia, treading cautiously with his gun at the ready]
Sylvia: (looking around catiously)
Peepers: See or hear anything yet?
Sylvia: Listening...
Peepers: [also looked ard, scanning the area for any foul play]
Sylvia: (perks up) ...Shelly? (runs in direction of sound she heard)
Peepers: [followed alongside her]
Sylvia: Shelly! Honey??
???: ...my...mommy! ;(
???: Shut it, u little brat
Peepers: [hears the voice n narrowed his eyes, made a run towarfs it ahead of Sylvia]
Sylvia: (hears it too, growls and charges)
[the duo found themselves before the rundown gazebo where Shelly was tied to one of the poles, n a figure hidden in the shadows standing behind her]
???: Oh look who's here
Sylvia: (stops and growls) Let her go, Ryder...
Shelly: ;( Mommy!
Ryder: [came out of the shadows] Surprised tht u still remember me aftr all these yrs [sees Peepers] Who's this? Ur new boy toy?
Sylvia: I said let her GO!
Peepers: Who u callin' "boy toy"? [aimed his gun at him]
Ryder: My, my, such a spitfire. Guess u still hv a thing for short dudes, huh?
Shelly: ;( Mommy!
Sylvia: (stomps forward) I swear, Ryder, if you don't release MY baby this instant...!
Ryder: YOUR baby? She's just as much MINE as she is YOURS
Peepers: U've forfeited ur right to be a father wen u walked out on her, u nimrod!
Ryder: Who the fuck asked u, shorty??
Sylvia: You do not bring him into this! This is between you and me! You're the one who caused Shelly to be taken away from me!
Ryder: U darn right I did, tht's for u leaving me without my permission. YOU dont get to break up with me, I do! This lil brat here is just a means to an end for me to get bk at u for leaving me in the middle of the night. I didnt evn get to say goodbye to her. Ur lucky I didnt report u for kidnapping
Peepers: (thinks: Which is pretty much wat ur doing right now, u hypocrite)
Shelly:...(spits at Ryder)
Ryder: |-( Ooh, like I'm so scared. U took our baby girl away frm me, so I'm gonna take her away frm u so u would nvr see her again. Bt I guess I underestimated ur tenacity
Sylvia: (rushes forward and punches him hard)
Ryder: [parries the punch in time, so her fist only grazed him] Heh, I see u still got it. The same ol fiesty snarglebuff I knw
7:28 AM] Carly ____: Sylvia: (growls)
Shelly: Get him, mommy!
Ryder: Shut up, brat! [smack her at the bk of her head] The only thing u got frm me r my hair n skin tone. Other than tht, ur the spitting image of ur bitch of a mother!
Peepers: :O [sees him smack Shelly n lost it] (angry) U bastard! Dont u touch my girl tht way!! [fired shots at him]
Sylvia: :o (kneels to Shelly) :( Baby.
Shelly: ;( It hurts...
Sylvia: (gets to untying her)
Ryder: [dodged his shots] Hah! Ur fighting for her now, bt trust me, she'll dump u like a used condom, just like she dumped me!
Peepers: She dumped u bcoz ur a lousy poor excuse for a boyfriend n a father! Don't lump urself with me!
Ryder: U don't fool me, u don't even love her bk. Why do u care so much abt her affairs? This is btwn me n her! Ain't none of ur business!
Peepers: No, ur wrong, I do love her. I maybe in denial at the time, bt I'm not gonna fool myself anymore. I love her, n if u mess with her family, ur messing with MY family [managed to tackle him to the ground n aimed the gun at his forehead] I should blow ur brains out, right now
Sylvia: (surprised to hear Peepers confess this)
Ryder: Heh, do it then. If u got the guts, bcoz if u don't, I will not rest until I ship that little brat far, far away into the galaxy that she will never find her for the rest of her life or the next, n she will then knw not to mess with me, Ryder the Space Bandit
Sylvia: (pulls Shelly close to her) You have to get past ME first.
Peepers: [narrowed his eye, then whipped out a device frm his pocket] No, ur not worth it, but ur definitely worth a lot to the Galaxy Forces [pressed the button on it] Syl, hand me the ropes
Sylvia: (does so)
Shelly: ?
Ryder: Wat the... [struggled as Peepers tied him against the pole Shelly was tied in] Wat did u do?
Peepers: Let's just say ur long overdue for karma to catch up with u [stuffed the device in btwn the ropes, then puts his gun nxt to Ryder] If somehow ur able to get outta this, n u knw wat's in store for u wen the Galaxy Forces come for u, u knw wat to do to urself [patted the gun, got up n jerked his head at Sylvia n Shelly] Let's go, girls
Sylvia: (carrys Shelly) Right behind you. (follows Peepers)
Peepers: [led the girls out of the abandoned park]
Shelly: ;(
Sylvia: (hugs her) I'm here, baby. Mommy's here now.
Peepers: [made it to the ship, then hears the sound of his gun fired, then silence, then he sighed] Hop on
Sylvia: (hops on with Shelly)
Peepers: [revved up the ship, keyed in the coordinates to the Dingleberry's resident planet n flew off]
Sylvia: (sits with Shelly, rubbing her back to calm down)
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Tears of The Rose-Chp80
[evryone was soon asleep thru the night, then the nxt morning evryone was woken up to a panicked scream]
Sylvia: (jolted awake) o_O H-huh??
Peepers: [shot up, reflexively whip out his gun to aim at whoever] Wha...What?? I got a gun, I'm not afraid to use it!!
Sylvia: Watch where you're pointing that thing!
Peepers: [his brain cleared a bit] Oh, sorry [puts the gun away] Wat the heck is going on? Wat's the commotion?
Sylvia: Did you hear a scream?... :O Shelly... (leaps out of bed and out of the room) Shelly??
Mrs Dingleberry: [was crying at an empty bed] She's gone! She didn't come dwn for breakfast n she's gonna be late for school, but wen I came to wake her... [starts sobbing]
Peepers: [sees it too] Holy mother of nine galaxies..
Sylvia: (looks around) Shelly...?? (spots a note) ... (takes and reads it)
Note: Someone's been a naughty girl, aren't we? U knw where to find us, bk where we first dated. Signed: R
Peepers: Wat is it? Wat does it say?
Sylvia: (grips note)...that bastard is DEAD. (runs out of room, dropping the note)
Peepers: S-Sylvia? Where r u going?? [sees the dropped note n read it, then got the picture] Crap...
Mrs Dingleberry: Wat's wrong?? Is my Shelly OK??
Peepers: She will be once we're done with tht bastard. Stay indoors n lock the doors. We'll be right bk [went after Sylvia] Syl! Wait up!!
Sylvia: (fast-pacing her walking angrily)
Peepers: [caught up with her] Sylvia!! Where do u think ur going without me?
Sylvia: (turns to him) ... You up for a good fight, then? (smirk)
Peepers: Totally [did his signature cowboy flip of his gun] I'm itching to shoot someone
Sylvia: Then hop on. :D
Peepers: Ah ah ah, I got the keys to the ship, remember? That should be MY line :P [flipped the switch to activate the homing function so the ship will go auto pilot to come to their location]
Sylvia: (hops on)
Peepers: [got to the driver seat] So, tht note said abt ur first date. Where is it?
Sylvia: Hmm... Le Firey Passion.
Peepers: Interesting name. Where is that? [brought out the keyboard so he could key in the coordinates]
Sylvia: (tells him location)
Peepers: [keys it in] Alright. Hang tight. We're going on mach speed on this one
Sylvia: Gotcha.
Peepers: [revs up the engine] Alright, Mach speed engaged, warp jump initiated. Let's blow this joint [pressed some buttons n took off]
Sylvia: (thinks: hang in there, Shelly)
Sylvia: (jolted awake) o_O H-huh??
Peepers: [shot up, reflexively whip out his gun to aim at whoever] Wha...What?? I got a gun, I'm not afraid to use it!!
Sylvia: Watch where you're pointing that thing!
Peepers: [his brain cleared a bit] Oh, sorry [puts the gun away] Wat the heck is going on? Wat's the commotion?
Sylvia: Did you hear a scream?... :O Shelly... (leaps out of bed and out of the room) Shelly??
Mrs Dingleberry: [was crying at an empty bed] She's gone! She didn't come dwn for breakfast n she's gonna be late for school, but wen I came to wake her... [starts sobbing]
Peepers: [sees it too] Holy mother of nine galaxies..
Sylvia: (looks around) Shelly...?? (spots a note) ... (takes and reads it)
Note: Someone's been a naughty girl, aren't we? U knw where to find us, bk where we first dated. Signed: R
Peepers: Wat is it? Wat does it say?
Sylvia: (grips note)...that bastard is DEAD. (runs out of room, dropping the note)
Peepers: S-Sylvia? Where r u going?? [sees the dropped note n read it, then got the picture] Crap...
Mrs Dingleberry: Wat's wrong?? Is my Shelly OK??
Peepers: She will be once we're done with tht bastard. Stay indoors n lock the doors. We'll be right bk [went after Sylvia] Syl! Wait up!!
Sylvia: (fast-pacing her walking angrily)
Peepers: [caught up with her] Sylvia!! Where do u think ur going without me?
Sylvia: (turns to him) ... You up for a good fight, then? (smirk)
Peepers: Totally [did his signature cowboy flip of his gun] I'm itching to shoot someone
Sylvia: Then hop on. :D
Peepers: Ah ah ah, I got the keys to the ship, remember? That should be MY line :P [flipped the switch to activate the homing function so the ship will go auto pilot to come to their location]
Sylvia: (hops on)
Peepers: [got to the driver seat] So, tht note said abt ur first date. Where is it?
Sylvia: Hmm... Le Firey Passion.
Peepers: Interesting name. Where is that? [brought out the keyboard so he could key in the coordinates]
Sylvia: (tells him location)
Peepers: [keys it in] Alright. Hang tight. We're going on mach speed on this one
Sylvia: Gotcha.
Peepers: [revs up the engine] Alright, Mach speed engaged, warp jump initiated. Let's blow this joint [pressed some buttons n took off]
Sylvia: (thinks: hang in there, Shelly)
Tears of The Rose-Chp79
[Everyone soon settled into dinner, again swapping stories n getting to knw each other as they ate. Their chat continued all the way to the living room n slowly one by one they all retired n left Mrs Dingleberry n Sylvia doing the final clean up of the dishes n stuff]
Mrs Dingleberry: U reli don't need to help. Ur our guest. I'm OK with cleaning up on my own
Sylvia: Well, like my little buddy says, never hurts to help.
Mrs Dingleberry: [chuckled] U definitely hv a good friend there
Sylvia: He can get into a lot of trouble but he means well.
Mrs Dingleberry: I reckon he does. So if u don't mind me asking... That hubby of urs, Shelly's real dad? Where is he now?
Sylvia: (grips onto the cloth she's holding) He...that...
Mrs Dingleberry: I hope he's not gonna be a problem. I mean it seems like ur doing fine with a new life n a new bf, but u knw, I'd hate to hv ur past catch up with u
Sylvia:...I'd rather not speak about...HIM...
Mrs Dingleberry: Right, sorry to bring it up. I just worry abt Shelly first n foremost, that's all
Sylvia: Mhm...
Mrs Dingleberry: I'm glad Shelly is staying with me. I've grown quite fond of her, tho I tend to get attached to all my adopted children. I'd be lying if I said I'm happy wen my adopted children choose to go with their birth parents. I mean, I'm happy for the reunion, but I still feel a sense of loss, u knw, like leaving the nest feeling kinda thing
Sylvia: Yeah...can be hard when kids have to leave the nest.
Mrs Dingleberry: I miss my own kids sometimes [looked at the big family portrait photo at the main mantel piece of the house] There they are, all 10 of my flesh n blood btwn Jim and I. They come to visit every end of the year n during special occasions n holidays, n one of their birthdays once in a while, but after I started adopting, they only come bk once every few yrs. I don't blame them, they got their own lives now. At least they send me their photos every mth to update me on things
Sylvia: Wow...
Mrs Dingleberry: I think maybe its bcoz the last time they came wen I started adopting, the house was jammed packed with their families n ours [chuckled] Had to clear out the barn n make make shift beds to accommodate everyone :D Can u imagine 10 of my kids n their wives n their kids AND my first 3 adopted kids, all crammed in one house?
Sylvia: ^^;; That would be pretty crammed.
Mrs Dingleberry: Yup, so I guess its fine if I see them once every few yrs, as long as I knw they're alright n they come home, I'm happy
Sylvia: (nod)
Mrs Dingleberry: Would u like me to tell u their names? My 10 kids, that is
Sylvia: Okay, sure.
Mrs Dingleberry: [points at each one clockwise] Tht one is Sacha, my eldest. He's a music teacher on Planet Redrum and also part-time hotel lounge musician. Got a Salarian wife n 3 kids
Sylvia: (nod) Mhm.
Mrs Dingleberry: This one is Helga, my second. She's a business Mogul on Planet Tertra 56, has a weird idea abt family tho. Says she doesnt need a husband to hv kids n hv a happy family. She relied on this gigolo she often hired whenevr she's horny n made him father 5 kids for her, n she raised all 5 of them on her own without needing his involvement. She allows visitations tho. Poor guy, I think he's feeling the attachment, bt Helga doesnt want to hv anything to do with him
Sylvia: (listening with interest)
Mrs Dingleberry: This one is Hilda, my third. She works as a secretary to her lady boss, who's the same species as us, n they somehow fell in love. Ah, office romance btwn superior n subordinate, isnt tht romantic? They got married 30 yrs ago, now they're want to try to hv a baby. Most likely sperm banks involved
Sylvia: Wow...big family.
Mrs Dingleberry: Heh, see wat I mean abt us being cramped in one space? Having Sacha n Helga's family ALONE takes up the whole dining room
Sylvia: :o whoa.
Mrs Dingleberry: There's my fourth, Timothy. He used to work as a door-to-door salesman selling kitchenware, then one day went to Planet Agra n somehow caught the eye of the local ruler there n became BFFs. Their planet practices polygamy, n the guy has 4 daughters, so yeah, u get the gist
Sylvia: (nod) Mhm.
Mrs Dingleberry: Timothy is the most tedious one to handle when it comes to family reunion. Can u imagine him lugging ard 4 wives n 12 kids? Heavens help me |-(
Sylvia: ^^;;... Wait, four wives?? o.o
Mrs Dingleberry: Yeah, like I said, the planet he's in practices polygamy, n the ruler has 4 daughters. I thought u got the hint
Sylvia: He couldn't choose, huh?
Mrs Dingleberry: Nope, n besides, a man with a single wife is quite unheard of in tht planet, so he'd look weird n out of plc if he did tht. I just hv to be proud tht my Timothy is such a ladies' man (giggle)
Sylvia: Heh, kinda funny.
Mrs Dingleberry: This here is my fifth Ashley. She joined the paramilitary under Planet Ilkan 0.9 Special Forces for a while, then aftr yrs of fighting for ppl's causes across the galaxy, decided to settle on something tame n became a president's bodyguard on Planet Polox 5.2, n they somehow fell in love n got married 10 yrs into her service. They got 2 kids, heard she's currently pregnant with a 3rd
Sylvia: That's a lot of relatives.
Mrs Dingleberry: Tell me abt it. This is my sixth, Robert. Has a knack for kids like I do, so he decided to go work dwn at Planet Yokel to look aftr orphaned babies n kids. He's by far the closest of all my children in terms of location. In fact he was the one who brought Shelly to me.
Sylvia: He was, huh?
Mrs Dingleberry: Yup. Ironically for someone who has a knack for kids, he was not blessed with it. He couldn't hv any coz of chemotherapy wen he had Stage 2 cancer 15 yrs ago. His wife left him bcoz of tht. She couldnt stand the idea of not hving her own flesh n blood n didnt want to adopt
Sylvia: Hmmm...
Mrs Dingleberry: My seventh here, Ambrose. A bit of a spitfire, tht guy. He wanted to go pro on fighting, so he decided to join the MMA team n travel ard the world to beat ppl's lights out. Won some, lost some, bt he's hving fun. Married a human species frm the planet Earth n she joined him to travel. Has 2 kids
Sylvia: Okay. (nod)
Mrs Dingleberry: My eighth, Bedelia. She said she has found her calling n decided to be a nun. Picked the furthest planet in this galaxy she could find n join the nunnery there. Other than the usual video call, she doesnt come home n I dont hear frm her much. My only other child tht is single n no kids like Robert
Sylvia: I see.
Mrs Dingelberry: N finally my ninth n tenth, Nelly and Norman. A vry rare identical twins tht are boy n girl. They're like the genderbender of each other (giggle) They did almost evrything together, evn went on almost the same profession together: she a doctor n he a nurse in the same hospital on Planet Bergusia. In fact her husband n his wife r twins, tho the twins r both male. Lucky for Norman, his wife is born intersex, so yeah, their kids are 2 pairs of twins each
Sylvia: Interesting.
Mrs Dingleberry: Yeah, like I said, big family. N I wouldn't hv it any other way [turns to Sylvia] Wat abt u? Planning to tie the knot with ur little munchkin bf there n hv a family of ur own?
Sylvia: Perhaps...we're still taking it slow for now.
Mrs Dingleberry: Yeah, slow n steady wins the race, bt not too slow. Ur only gonna be young once. He's such a nice young man to help u find us n come all this way just to keep u company while u brave thru this hurdle. He's a keeper, Sylvia, dont let him slip away. ;)
Sylvia: I know. (nod)
Mrs Dingleberry: [look at the clock] Oh my goodness, look at the time! I'm SO sorry to keep u up like this, me jabbering on like nobody's business. U must be super tired
Sylvia: Well... (yawn)
Mrs Dingleberry: So so sorry. Better head off to bed then. Goodnight, sleep tight
Sylvia: (yawn) Night... (heads up to where she's staying for the night)
Peepers: [was in bed reading while waiting up for her] Hey, zbornak. Enjoyed ur conversation with Masha?
Sylvia: Yeah, pretty long one but it was interesting. (gets in her own bed)
Peepers: Wat did she talk abt?
Sylvia: Mostly about her kids and their families.
Peepers: I see. I knew she said she has actual kids, bt I nvr got to ask her how many. So...how many kids exactly does she hv?
Sylvia: (tells him)
Peepers: O_O 10?? Wait, seriously, 10 kids??
Sylvia: Eeyup.
Peepers: Wow... Tht's... a handful. N I thought ur furball's litter was too much
Sylvia: Heh, most people out there probably have bigger families.
Peepers: True tht [read a few pages more, then yawned] (yawn) I better hit the hay. Its been a LONG day
Sylvia: Yeah, it has been. (yawn)
Peepers: [turns off his side of the lights] Night night, zbornak
Sylvia: Night, Pipsqueak... |-) zzz
Mrs Dingleberry: U reli don't need to help. Ur our guest. I'm OK with cleaning up on my own
Sylvia: Well, like my little buddy says, never hurts to help.
Mrs Dingleberry: [chuckled] U definitely hv a good friend there
Sylvia: He can get into a lot of trouble but he means well.
Mrs Dingleberry: I reckon he does. So if u don't mind me asking... That hubby of urs, Shelly's real dad? Where is he now?
Sylvia: (grips onto the cloth she's holding) He...that...
Mrs Dingleberry: I hope he's not gonna be a problem. I mean it seems like ur doing fine with a new life n a new bf, but u knw, I'd hate to hv ur past catch up with u
Sylvia:...I'd rather not speak about...HIM...
Mrs Dingleberry: Right, sorry to bring it up. I just worry abt Shelly first n foremost, that's all
Sylvia: Mhm...
Mrs Dingleberry: I'm glad Shelly is staying with me. I've grown quite fond of her, tho I tend to get attached to all my adopted children. I'd be lying if I said I'm happy wen my adopted children choose to go with their birth parents. I mean, I'm happy for the reunion, but I still feel a sense of loss, u knw, like leaving the nest feeling kinda thing
Sylvia: Yeah...can be hard when kids have to leave the nest.
Mrs Dingleberry: I miss my own kids sometimes [looked at the big family portrait photo at the main mantel piece of the house] There they are, all 10 of my flesh n blood btwn Jim and I. They come to visit every end of the year n during special occasions n holidays, n one of their birthdays once in a while, but after I started adopting, they only come bk once every few yrs. I don't blame them, they got their own lives now. At least they send me their photos every mth to update me on things
Sylvia: Wow...
Mrs Dingleberry: I think maybe its bcoz the last time they came wen I started adopting, the house was jammed packed with their families n ours [chuckled] Had to clear out the barn n make make shift beds to accommodate everyone :D Can u imagine 10 of my kids n their wives n their kids AND my first 3 adopted kids, all crammed in one house?
Sylvia: ^^;; That would be pretty crammed.
Mrs Dingleberry: Yup, so I guess its fine if I see them once every few yrs, as long as I knw they're alright n they come home, I'm happy
Sylvia: (nod)
Mrs Dingleberry: Would u like me to tell u their names? My 10 kids, that is
Sylvia: Okay, sure.
Mrs Dingleberry: [points at each one clockwise] Tht one is Sacha, my eldest. He's a music teacher on Planet Redrum and also part-time hotel lounge musician. Got a Salarian wife n 3 kids
Sylvia: (nod) Mhm.
Mrs Dingleberry: This one is Helga, my second. She's a business Mogul on Planet Tertra 56, has a weird idea abt family tho. Says she doesnt need a husband to hv kids n hv a happy family. She relied on this gigolo she often hired whenevr she's horny n made him father 5 kids for her, n she raised all 5 of them on her own without needing his involvement. She allows visitations tho. Poor guy, I think he's feeling the attachment, bt Helga doesnt want to hv anything to do with him
Sylvia: (listening with interest)
Mrs Dingleberry: This one is Hilda, my third. She works as a secretary to her lady boss, who's the same species as us, n they somehow fell in love. Ah, office romance btwn superior n subordinate, isnt tht romantic? They got married 30 yrs ago, now they're want to try to hv a baby. Most likely sperm banks involved
Sylvia: Wow...big family.
Mrs Dingleberry: Heh, see wat I mean abt us being cramped in one space? Having Sacha n Helga's family ALONE takes up the whole dining room
Sylvia: :o whoa.
Mrs Dingleberry: There's my fourth, Timothy. He used to work as a door-to-door salesman selling kitchenware, then one day went to Planet Agra n somehow caught the eye of the local ruler there n became BFFs. Their planet practices polygamy, n the guy has 4 daughters, so yeah, u get the gist
Sylvia: (nod) Mhm.
Mrs Dingleberry: Timothy is the most tedious one to handle when it comes to family reunion. Can u imagine him lugging ard 4 wives n 12 kids? Heavens help me |-(
Sylvia: ^^;;... Wait, four wives?? o.o
Mrs Dingleberry: Yeah, like I said, the planet he's in practices polygamy, n the ruler has 4 daughters. I thought u got the hint
Sylvia: He couldn't choose, huh?
Mrs Dingleberry: Nope, n besides, a man with a single wife is quite unheard of in tht planet, so he'd look weird n out of plc if he did tht. I just hv to be proud tht my Timothy is such a ladies' man (giggle)
Sylvia: Heh, kinda funny.
Mrs Dingleberry: This here is my fifth Ashley. She joined the paramilitary under Planet Ilkan 0.9 Special Forces for a while, then aftr yrs of fighting for ppl's causes across the galaxy, decided to settle on something tame n became a president's bodyguard on Planet Polox 5.2, n they somehow fell in love n got married 10 yrs into her service. They got 2 kids, heard she's currently pregnant with a 3rd
Sylvia: That's a lot of relatives.
Mrs Dingleberry: Tell me abt it. This is my sixth, Robert. Has a knack for kids like I do, so he decided to go work dwn at Planet Yokel to look aftr orphaned babies n kids. He's by far the closest of all my children in terms of location. In fact he was the one who brought Shelly to me.
Sylvia: He was, huh?
Mrs Dingleberry: Yup. Ironically for someone who has a knack for kids, he was not blessed with it. He couldn't hv any coz of chemotherapy wen he had Stage 2 cancer 15 yrs ago. His wife left him bcoz of tht. She couldnt stand the idea of not hving her own flesh n blood n didnt want to adopt
Sylvia: Hmmm...
Mrs Dingleberry: My seventh here, Ambrose. A bit of a spitfire, tht guy. He wanted to go pro on fighting, so he decided to join the MMA team n travel ard the world to beat ppl's lights out. Won some, lost some, bt he's hving fun. Married a human species frm the planet Earth n she joined him to travel. Has 2 kids
Sylvia: Okay. (nod)
Mrs Dingleberry: My eighth, Bedelia. She said she has found her calling n decided to be a nun. Picked the furthest planet in this galaxy she could find n join the nunnery there. Other than the usual video call, she doesnt come home n I dont hear frm her much. My only other child tht is single n no kids like Robert
Sylvia: I see.
Mrs Dingelberry: N finally my ninth n tenth, Nelly and Norman. A vry rare identical twins tht are boy n girl. They're like the genderbender of each other (giggle) They did almost evrything together, evn went on almost the same profession together: she a doctor n he a nurse in the same hospital on Planet Bergusia. In fact her husband n his wife r twins, tho the twins r both male. Lucky for Norman, his wife is born intersex, so yeah, their kids are 2 pairs of twins each
Sylvia: Interesting.
Mrs Dingleberry: Yeah, like I said, big family. N I wouldn't hv it any other way [turns to Sylvia] Wat abt u? Planning to tie the knot with ur little munchkin bf there n hv a family of ur own?
Sylvia: Perhaps...we're still taking it slow for now.
Mrs Dingleberry: Yeah, slow n steady wins the race, bt not too slow. Ur only gonna be young once. He's such a nice young man to help u find us n come all this way just to keep u company while u brave thru this hurdle. He's a keeper, Sylvia, dont let him slip away. ;)
Sylvia: I know. (nod)
Mrs Dingleberry: [look at the clock] Oh my goodness, look at the time! I'm SO sorry to keep u up like this, me jabbering on like nobody's business. U must be super tired
Sylvia: Well... (yawn)
Mrs Dingleberry: So so sorry. Better head off to bed then. Goodnight, sleep tight
Sylvia: (yawn) Night... (heads up to where she's staying for the night)
Peepers: [was in bed reading while waiting up for her] Hey, zbornak. Enjoyed ur conversation with Masha?
Sylvia: Yeah, pretty long one but it was interesting. (gets in her own bed)
Peepers: Wat did she talk abt?
Sylvia: Mostly about her kids and their families.
Peepers: I see. I knew she said she has actual kids, bt I nvr got to ask her how many. So...how many kids exactly does she hv?
Sylvia: (tells him)
Peepers: O_O 10?? Wait, seriously, 10 kids??
Sylvia: Eeyup.
Peepers: Wow... Tht's... a handful. N I thought ur furball's litter was too much
Sylvia: Heh, most people out there probably have bigger families.
Peepers: True tht [read a few pages more, then yawned] (yawn) I better hit the hay. Its been a LONG day
Sylvia: Yeah, it has been. (yawn)
Peepers: [turns off his side of the lights] Night night, zbornak
Sylvia: Night, Pipsqueak... |-) zzz
Friday, March 17, 2017
Tears of The Rose-Chp78
[Baxter gave them the tour of the ranch, starting frm their own home, then out into the fields where they plant n harvest the omni-corn, then the barn where they keep the livestock, then the stables where they keep their breeding slughorses, n finally to the lake that crosses their property where they catch fish n swim n hv their leisurely family outings]
Peepers: [enjoyed the tour, in the bk of his mind, he seem to think of how it would be if he were to hv a life like this with Sylvia, tho he realized wat he was thinking n shook his head]
Sylvia: (was enjoying the tour and talking with Shelly about many of her adventures with a certain nomad, till she had noticed Peepers shaking his head) Pipsqueak?
Peepers: Huh? Wat?
Sylvia: Something on your mind, again?
Peepers: Nope! No, nothing! [blushed as he speed-walk towards Baxter, asking him a random question to avoid her n change the subject]
Sylvia: (blinks staring after him but shrugged it off)
Mrs Dingleberry: [rang the meal bell hanging at their backyard door] Yoohoo~~ Lunchtime!!
Baxter: Ooh, awesome. I'm starved. Let's go, guys!
Shelly: :D Ooh, my favorite.
Sylvia: (giggle)
[Everyone made their way inside the house n to the dining room, where a nice spread was set on the table]
Mrs Dingleberry: Hv a seat, everyone. Soup's up!
Baxter: Sweet, Mama!
Peepers: Food looks great
Mr Dingleberry: Tastes even better than it looks :)
Shelly: (eats a few bites) ^^~~(heart)
Sylvia: (also tries it)... :) that's pretty good.
Peepers: [tried his] Wow, that is impressive
Baxter: [was already shoveling food into his mouth]
Mrs Dingleberry: Slow dwn, boy. U wanna choke like the last time?
Mr Dingleberry: [chuckled n shook his head]
Sylvia: (eats more)
[Everyone ate n made merry, making small talk, getting to knw each other, swapping funny n embarrassing stories of each other as well, n soon it was late evening as Peepers, Sylvia n Shelly were at the lake, watching the sun set]
Sylvia: :) ...It's beautiful, isn't it?
Peepers: Totally is. So peaceful out here. Ur lucky to live here, Shelly
Shelly: ^^ Yep.
Sylvia: Lucky indeed. :)
Peepers: So... I gotta ask... Now tht u hv met Sylvia... U thinking of leaving with us? Or u wanna stay here with ur foster mom?
Sylvia: Your choice, kiddo.
Shelly: (thinks on it)... I feel happy here. And you seem fine as well, Mommy. :) Maybe you'll have another child to care for, like you had with me. Before I was taken away, that is...
Sylvia: ... (ruffles Shelly's hair) (nod)
Shelly: (hugs her)
Peepers: Sounds good. We'll still come to visit u frm time to time tho, n there's always video call, if u guys hv internet out here
Shelly: :) Okay.
Sylvia: (nod)
Shelly: :) Okay.
Sylvia: (nod)
Baxter: [shows up] There u guys are. Mama told me to tell u two tht ur welcomed to stay the night. U must've had a vry long travel to get here. Its the least we can do
Peepers: Oh, seriously, we shouldnt impose
Baxter: Mama insists. She's already set up the guestroom for u two lovebirds
Sylvia: ^^;; (flushes at 'lovebirds')
Peepers: [blushed hard] Oh well, we... Umm... so I guess we're spending the night here then... [scratched his chin nervously]
Baxter: U guys r newly dated couple, arent ya? Ain't tht adorable, lil sis?
Shelly: (giggle)
Sylvia: ^^;; Well...sorta...
Baxter: Either way, dinner is almost ready, n Pops hv already helped out with the finishing touches of ur guestroom, so yeah, ur spending the night here. It'll be good too, since lil sis can't seem to get enough of u two
Sylvia: Guess we'll have to. Think you might have to let Hater know about that, Pipsqueak.
Peepers: We've travelled for 5 days into the galaxy to get here, I think he gets the idea tht we'll be gone longer
Sylvia: (nod) Right.
Peepers: [noticed the sun has almost fully set] It's getting dark. Lets get bk into the house
Baxter: Good thing I brought my flashlight [turns it on]
Shelly: (yawn) ...
Sylvia: :) (picks her up in her arms)
Peepers: So wat's for dinner?
Baxter: I think Mama is making meatloaf n baked potatoes, maybe omni-corn soup to go with
Sylvia: :) Sounds good.
Baxter: [led them bk to their home with his trusty flashlight] Mama, Pops! Found them!
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh, there u all are. I hope u guys hv enjoyed ur day so far
Peepers: Oh, it was wonderful, Mrs Dingleberry. Havent been this relaxed since...well, a long time
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh pls, we're practically family now. Pls, call me Marsha
Sylvia: (cradling Shelly)
Mr Dingleberry: Aww, looks like Shelly is all tuckered out
Mrs Dingleberry: Poor dear. U think we should wake her for dinner?
Sylvia: I dunno, she seems pretty knocked out. (giggle)
Mrs Dingleberry: Well, u can bring her to her room n tuck her in then. Baxter, go show Ms Sylvia ur sister's room
Baxter: Alright. Right this way [led her upstairs]
Sylvia: (follows Baxter)
Baxter: [led Sylvia all the way to the end of the hall where the door tht hung a small flowery sign saying "SHELLY'S ROOM"] Here it is [opened the door for her]
Sylvia: (walks in, gently tucks in Shelly)... (kisses her forehead)
Baxter: I'll be dwnstairs helping Mama. Come dwn n join us for dinner wen ur ready
Sylvia: (sits on the bed a moment, watching Shelly sleep and looked around; the room had a fuzzy pink carpet with yellow walls and a billboard covered with various drawings)
Peepers: [came up after a while n peeked in] U OK there, Sylvia?
Sylvia: Hm? (sees Peepers) Oh yeah, doing fine.
Peepers: [enters the room n sees the decors] Huh, nice. A typical little girls room [sees the drawings] Looks like she has a knack for arts
Sylvia: (gets up to have a better look at them) Yeah.
Peepers: Does anyone on ur side of the family good at arts?
Sylvia: I think Phil was... (her eyes scan over to some pics of...what looked like her and Shelly)
Peepers: [sees them too] Seems like she's rather taken into u for a while, evn tho u guys nvr met before
Sylvia: Yeah... ;(
Peepers: Sylvia? R u reli OK? [put his hand on hers]
Sylvia: I just... still can't believe how this went...I was expecting much worse, and...
Peepers: U worry too much, Syl. Everything turned out alright, eh? Ur reunited with ur girl, no fuss, no muss. Its evrything good we had hoped for
Sylvia: (hugs the Watchdog close) Yeah...It was.
Peepers: [hugged her bk, rubbing her bk gently]
Sylvia: (holds him for a while, in silence)
Peepers: [slowly let her go aftr a few moments of silence] Feel better now?
Sylvia:...Yeah, better. (nod)
Peepers: Now, shall we go dwnstairs n hv our dinner before it gets cold n tht boisterous Masha drag us dwn? (giggle)
Sylvia: ^^;; Yeah, let's.
Peepers: [walked quietly out of the room with Sylvia n headed dwnstairs]
Baxter: Oh, hey, I was abt to call u guys. Dinner is all set
Sylvia: I just...got lost in thought, that's all.
Baxter: It happens. C'mon, before Mama drags u dwnstairs
Peepers: Just like I said
Sylvia: Yup. (follows Baxter with Peepers)
Peepers: [enjoyed the tour, in the bk of his mind, he seem to think of how it would be if he were to hv a life like this with Sylvia, tho he realized wat he was thinking n shook his head]
Sylvia: (was enjoying the tour and talking with Shelly about many of her adventures with a certain nomad, till she had noticed Peepers shaking his head) Pipsqueak?
Peepers: Huh? Wat?
Sylvia: Something on your mind, again?
Peepers: Nope! No, nothing! [blushed as he speed-walk towards Baxter, asking him a random question to avoid her n change the subject]
Sylvia: (blinks staring after him but shrugged it off)
Mrs Dingleberry: [rang the meal bell hanging at their backyard door] Yoohoo~~ Lunchtime!!
Baxter: Ooh, awesome. I'm starved. Let's go, guys!
Shelly: :D Ooh, my favorite.
Sylvia: (giggle)
[Everyone made their way inside the house n to the dining room, where a nice spread was set on the table]
Mrs Dingleberry: Hv a seat, everyone. Soup's up!
Baxter: Sweet, Mama!
Peepers: Food looks great
Mr Dingleberry: Tastes even better than it looks :)
Shelly: (eats a few bites) ^^~~(heart)
Sylvia: (also tries it)... :) that's pretty good.
Peepers: [tried his] Wow, that is impressive
Baxter: [was already shoveling food into his mouth]
Mrs Dingleberry: Slow dwn, boy. U wanna choke like the last time?
Mr Dingleberry: [chuckled n shook his head]
Sylvia: (eats more)
[Everyone ate n made merry, making small talk, getting to knw each other, swapping funny n embarrassing stories of each other as well, n soon it was late evening as Peepers, Sylvia n Shelly were at the lake, watching the sun set]
Sylvia: :) ...It's beautiful, isn't it?
Peepers: Totally is. So peaceful out here. Ur lucky to live here, Shelly
Shelly: ^^ Yep.
Sylvia: Lucky indeed. :)
Peepers: So... I gotta ask... Now tht u hv met Sylvia... U thinking of leaving with us? Or u wanna stay here with ur foster mom?
Sylvia: Your choice, kiddo.
Shelly: (thinks on it)... I feel happy here. And you seem fine as well, Mommy. :) Maybe you'll have another child to care for, like you had with me. Before I was taken away, that is...
Sylvia: ... (ruffles Shelly's hair) (nod)
Shelly: (hugs her)
Peepers: Sounds good. We'll still come to visit u frm time to time tho, n there's always video call, if u guys hv internet out here
Shelly: :) Okay.
Sylvia: (nod)
Shelly: :) Okay.
Sylvia: (nod)
Baxter: [shows up] There u guys are. Mama told me to tell u two tht ur welcomed to stay the night. U must've had a vry long travel to get here. Its the least we can do
Peepers: Oh, seriously, we shouldnt impose
Baxter: Mama insists. She's already set up the guestroom for u two lovebirds
Sylvia: ^^;; (flushes at 'lovebirds')
Peepers: [blushed hard] Oh well, we... Umm... so I guess we're spending the night here then... [scratched his chin nervously]
Baxter: U guys r newly dated couple, arent ya? Ain't tht adorable, lil sis?
Shelly: (giggle)
Sylvia: ^^;; Well...sorta...
Baxter: Either way, dinner is almost ready, n Pops hv already helped out with the finishing touches of ur guestroom, so yeah, ur spending the night here. It'll be good too, since lil sis can't seem to get enough of u two
Sylvia: Guess we'll have to. Think you might have to let Hater know about that, Pipsqueak.
Peepers: We've travelled for 5 days into the galaxy to get here, I think he gets the idea tht we'll be gone longer
Sylvia: (nod) Right.
Peepers: [noticed the sun has almost fully set] It's getting dark. Lets get bk into the house
Baxter: Good thing I brought my flashlight [turns it on]
Shelly: (yawn) ...
Sylvia: :) (picks her up in her arms)
Peepers: So wat's for dinner?
Baxter: I think Mama is making meatloaf n baked potatoes, maybe omni-corn soup to go with
Sylvia: :) Sounds good.
Baxter: [led them bk to their home with his trusty flashlight] Mama, Pops! Found them!
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh, there u all are. I hope u guys hv enjoyed ur day so far
Peepers: Oh, it was wonderful, Mrs Dingleberry. Havent been this relaxed since...well, a long time
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh pls, we're practically family now. Pls, call me Marsha
Sylvia: (cradling Shelly)
Mr Dingleberry: Aww, looks like Shelly is all tuckered out
Mrs Dingleberry: Poor dear. U think we should wake her for dinner?
Sylvia: I dunno, she seems pretty knocked out. (giggle)
Mrs Dingleberry: Well, u can bring her to her room n tuck her in then. Baxter, go show Ms Sylvia ur sister's room
Baxter: Alright. Right this way [led her upstairs]
Sylvia: (follows Baxter)
Baxter: [led Sylvia all the way to the end of the hall where the door tht hung a small flowery sign saying "SHELLY'S ROOM"] Here it is [opened the door for her]
Sylvia: (walks in, gently tucks in Shelly)... (kisses her forehead)
Baxter: I'll be dwnstairs helping Mama. Come dwn n join us for dinner wen ur ready
Sylvia: (sits on the bed a moment, watching Shelly sleep and looked around; the room had a fuzzy pink carpet with yellow walls and a billboard covered with various drawings)
Peepers: [came up after a while n peeked in] U OK there, Sylvia?
Sylvia: Hm? (sees Peepers) Oh yeah, doing fine.
Peepers: [enters the room n sees the decors] Huh, nice. A typical little girls room [sees the drawings] Looks like she has a knack for arts
Sylvia: (gets up to have a better look at them) Yeah.
Peepers: Does anyone on ur side of the family good at arts?
Sylvia: I think Phil was... (her eyes scan over to some pics of...what looked like her and Shelly)
Peepers: [sees them too] Seems like she's rather taken into u for a while, evn tho u guys nvr met before
Sylvia: Yeah... ;(
Peepers: Sylvia? R u reli OK? [put his hand on hers]
Sylvia: I just... still can't believe how this went...I was expecting much worse, and...
Peepers: U worry too much, Syl. Everything turned out alright, eh? Ur reunited with ur girl, no fuss, no muss. Its evrything good we had hoped for
Sylvia: (hugs the Watchdog close) Yeah...It was.
Peepers: [hugged her bk, rubbing her bk gently]
Sylvia: (holds him for a while, in silence)
Peepers: [slowly let her go aftr a few moments of silence] Feel better now?
Sylvia:...Yeah, better. (nod)
Peepers: Now, shall we go dwnstairs n hv our dinner before it gets cold n tht boisterous Masha drag us dwn? (giggle)
Sylvia: ^^;; Yeah, let's.
Peepers: [walked quietly out of the room with Sylvia n headed dwnstairs]
Baxter: Oh, hey, I was abt to call u guys. Dinner is all set
Sylvia: I just...got lost in thought, that's all.
Baxter: It happens. C'mon, before Mama drags u dwnstairs
Peepers: Just like I said
Sylvia: Yup. (follows Baxter with Peepers)
Tears of The Rose-Chp77
[The truck ride was indeed quite long, abt 45 mins before they reach their destination]
Babs: We're almost there, right up ahead, the Dingleberry residence
Sylvia: (was napping the whole way)
Peepers: [was awake the whole time, leaning in to wake Sylvia] Hey, zbornak, we're almost there. Wake up
Sylvia: Zzz...hmm? (yawn)
Peepers: We're almost there. Right up ahead
Sylvia: (looks)... That's the place.
Peepers: Yup, just like the satellite videos show
[Up ahead, just like wat they seen in the satellite vids, there was the ranch, the home n everything else in perfect detail]
Babs: [slows the car to a stop once they were within the compound] We're here. Ur on ur own now [takes the delivery out of the truck] Mrs Dingleberry~ Mrs Dingleberry, ur delivery is here!
Sylvia: (watches, ducking in hiding a little)
Peepers: [rolled his eye n poked at Sylvia] Don't hide. We came all the way here, now man up [got off the truck with a leap]
Sylvia: Fine~~ (hops off the truck as well)
Mrs Dingleberry: [comes out to receive the delivery] Oh thank u, Babs [sees Peepers] Oh, who's ur new friend there, Babs?
Peepers: Actually we just hitched a ride here. We're here on some... important business [gestured at Sylvia coming frm behind him]
Sylvia: (steps forward) Um...hi..you may or may not know of me, but I was the one whose...
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh, ur here! I was sorta expecting u a little sooner, but better later than never
Peepers: Whut...?
Sylvia: ...Beg pardon? o_o;;
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh, where r my manners? Come in, come in! Thanks, Babs! Cya end of the mth!
Babs: [waved her goodbye n left]
Peepers: [followed behind, a little confused]
Sylvia: (also a little puzzled herself but follows)
Mrs Dingleberry: Hv a seat, kids. Make urself at home. I'll get u some tea n snacks [made her way to the kitchen]
Peepers: Umm... Wat just happened...?
Sylvia: I...really wasn't expecting this. ^^;;
Peepers: Yeah, I was expecting more resistance on her part
Sylvia: Same here.
Mrs Dingleberry: Here we are [comes in with a tray of tea n custard tarts] Hope u like custard tarts, they're my specialty [sets it dwn on the table]
Peepers: Umm, thanks
Sylvia: Yeah, thanks...
???: Mommy?
Sylvia: (perks up at the voice)
Mrs Dingleberry: [was a little surprised at first, then looked at the clock while pouring them tea n giggled] Oh, look at the time. I totally forgot tht school's ovr. Hey Shelly, we're in the living room! C'mere n see who's finally here!
Sylvia: (swallows)
Shelly: (enters the room) ... :O (notices Sylvia and Peepers)
Mrs Dingleberry: [motioned her to come closer] Come here, don't be shy [turns to the duo] My husband n I agreed tht we should nvr hide the truth of our adopted children's origins, n it would be pretty obvious we don't look alike judging by our species difference. So once they're old enough to understand, we would tell them the truth abt them being adopted n let them knw their birth parents' names, n its up to them whether they wish to pursue them to connect with them. Shelly here wanted to connect thru photographs, so we contacted the agency n got some photos of u frm them. She's too shy to admit it but she knew u would come see her one day, don't u, sweetie pie? [ruffled Shelly's head teasingly with one of her tentacles] (giggle)
Shelly:...(steps towards Sylvia slowly)
Sylvia: :( (little worried)
Peepers: [just give Sylvia an encouraging pat on the bk]
Mrs Dingleberry: Don't be shy, go ahead, sweetie pie
Sylvia: ...Hey...
Shelly:...Are...are you...? ;(
Peepers: (nod) She's ur birth mom
Mrs Dingleberry: [gives a "Awww~" face]
Shelly: ;( ...Mommy...?
Sylvia: (couldn't hold back anymore, pulling the young zbornak into an embrace) ;( My baby... my baby...
Peepers: [feeling all the feels just watching them, tho he tries to hide his tears]
Mrs Dingleberry: Aww~~ Just warms my heart every time I see a child reunited with their birth parents
Peepers: Every time?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh this is not the first time I've seen this. We octo-s live quite a long life, bt I've passed my breeding age n all my kids hv left to live their own lives, but we love children, which is why we adopt, but once in a while they want to go bk to their birth parents, n its a good thing. U can say we're almost like a mini-orphanage of sorts, doing our part in society
Peepers: I see, only u adopt one or two kids
Mrs Dingleberry: Three at most. I'm not as spry as I used to be (giggle)
Shelly: (hugging Sylvia) ;(
Sylvia: ;( Mommy's here, baby...mommy's here...
Peepers: How old exactly r u?
Mrs Dingleberry: How rude, u don't ask a woman her age [snorted n giggled] Just yanking ur chain. I'm cool. I'm almost 250 yrs old
Peepers: O_O U don't look it...
Mrs Dingleberry: Well, to us, 250 is the new 40 (yn)
Sylvia: (looks up from the embrace with Shelly) So you...you knew I wasn't the bad parent...?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh we try not to judge. Most of the kids we adopted were either let go coz of parents poverty, unwanted teen pregnancies or parent death with no nxt of kin, or once in a while due to parental abuse, but wen they come to see their child, we can tell frm experience whether they're genuine or not. U definitely look like someone who gave up Shelly either unwillingly or with a legitimate reason. Like I said, we try not to judge.
Sylvia:...Unwillingly...
Mrs Dingleberry: Lemme guess, problems with the hubby?
Sylvia: Yup...
Shelly: :(
???: Honey, we're home! Wat's for lunch?
???: Yeah, Mama, I'm starved
Mrs Dingleberry: Ooh tht sounds like my hubby n Baxter. We're here! U nvr guess who's here with us!
Sylvia: ?
[In came Mr Dingleberry n their adopted Minotaur son Baxter]
Mr Dingleberry: [sees Shelly in Sylvia's arms] Oh, is she...?
Mrs Dingleberry: Yup, Shelly's birth mom
Baxter: Hah! I knew it! Pay up, Pops!
Peepers: Huh? :|
Sylvia: ^^;; O...k?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh u two! |-( Don't mind them, after they learnt abt their origins, they were betting on whose birth parent would come to see them first
Mr Dingleberry: Too bad we found out later on that Baxter's parents were already dead
Baxter: [shrugged] I'm not too surprised
Peepers: Lemme guess: the bet switched to how long it'll take for Sylvia to show up
Baxter: Correcto mundo! N I was right, she's here right before harvest! Pay up, Pops!
Shelly: (pouts at Baxter)
Sylvia: Heh.
Mr Dingleberry: I knew u had a head for chances. U should go for business [pays him the bet]
Baxter: Or placing bets
Mrs Dingleberry: Nuh-uh, ur not gonna grow up to be a gambler
Baxter: |-( Fine, stock market broker then
Sylvia: So...anyways... ^^;;
Shelly::) Did I have a different name?
Sylvia: (nod)
Peepers: U gonna tell her?
Baxter: Yeah, I'm curious too
Mrs Dingleberry: Shush, boy, don't interrupt
Sylvia: ... :) Tiana.
Shelly: ^^
Mrs Dingleberry: Aww, tht is just so sweet. This deserve to be a photo moment [takes out her camera]
Sylvia: (looks up) Maybe two photo, if possible? One for you and one for me to keep?
Mrs Dingleberry: Sure, I was thinking abt tht too. I do it for all my babies' reunions [gestured at the photos above the fireplace of all the reunion pics she took]
Peepers: [sees it] Wow, its impressive actually...
Sylvia: (nod) Cool.
Shelly: :D
Mrs Dingleberry: Say "CHEESE~" [holds up the camera at them]
Peepers: [moves outta the way to let them take the shot]
Mr Dingleberry: Why r u going away? Aren't u her boyfriend? U should be in the shot too
Peepers: Uh, I don't think its appropriate. Its her moment...
Sylvia: Oh get in here you. (pulls him close with her tail)
Shelly: (giggle)
Peepers: Uhh... Umm... OK... [blushed a little]
Mrs Dingleberry: Again, say "CHEESE~"!
Sylvia & Shelly: :D Cheese!~
Peepers: Cheese~!
Mrs Dingleberry: [took the shot twice] Alright, I'll bring this upstairs to hv it printed, y'all just wait here n enjoy each other's company [went upstairs with the camera]
Mr Dingleberry: So I hope u guys r staying for lunch, and maybe dinner. The missus makes a mean casserole, n I knw u two wanna spend some time together
Baxter: Plus I can give u the tour of the ranch
Peepers: Wat do u think, Sylvia?
Sylvia: Well maybe we can do the tour, but might not stay for too long. What do you think, Peepers?
Peepers: I don't mind staying long, I knw u n Shelly hv a lot of catching up to do. But its up to u
Shelly: :) I'd like to hear how you've been doing, Mommy.
Sylvia:... :) Sure, why not?
Shelly: :D Yay.
Peepers: Then its settled then. Lead the way, Baxter
Baxter: Alright! Tour time! Come this way, pls
Sylvia: :) (follows, with Shelly by her side)
Babs: We're almost there, right up ahead, the Dingleberry residence
Sylvia: (was napping the whole way)
Peepers: [was awake the whole time, leaning in to wake Sylvia] Hey, zbornak, we're almost there. Wake up
Sylvia: Zzz...hmm? (yawn)
Peepers: We're almost there. Right up ahead
Sylvia: (looks)... That's the place.
Peepers: Yup, just like the satellite videos show
[Up ahead, just like wat they seen in the satellite vids, there was the ranch, the home n everything else in perfect detail]
Babs: [slows the car to a stop once they were within the compound] We're here. Ur on ur own now [takes the delivery out of the truck] Mrs Dingleberry~ Mrs Dingleberry, ur delivery is here!
Sylvia: (watches, ducking in hiding a little)
Peepers: [rolled his eye n poked at Sylvia] Don't hide. We came all the way here, now man up [got off the truck with a leap]
Sylvia: Fine~~ (hops off the truck as well)
Mrs Dingleberry: [comes out to receive the delivery] Oh thank u, Babs [sees Peepers] Oh, who's ur new friend there, Babs?
Peepers: Actually we just hitched a ride here. We're here on some... important business [gestured at Sylvia coming frm behind him]
Sylvia: (steps forward) Um...hi..you may or may not know of me, but I was the one whose...
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh, ur here! I was sorta expecting u a little sooner, but better later than never
Peepers: Whut...?
Sylvia: ...Beg pardon? o_o;;
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh, where r my manners? Come in, come in! Thanks, Babs! Cya end of the mth!
Babs: [waved her goodbye n left]
Peepers: [followed behind, a little confused]
Sylvia: (also a little puzzled herself but follows)
Mrs Dingleberry: Hv a seat, kids. Make urself at home. I'll get u some tea n snacks [made her way to the kitchen]
Peepers: Umm... Wat just happened...?
Sylvia: I...really wasn't expecting this. ^^;;
Peepers: Yeah, I was expecting more resistance on her part
Sylvia: Same here.
Mrs Dingleberry: Here we are [comes in with a tray of tea n custard tarts] Hope u like custard tarts, they're my specialty [sets it dwn on the table]
Peepers: Umm, thanks
Sylvia: Yeah, thanks...
???: Mommy?
Sylvia: (perks up at the voice)
Mrs Dingleberry: [was a little surprised at first, then looked at the clock while pouring them tea n giggled] Oh, look at the time. I totally forgot tht school's ovr. Hey Shelly, we're in the living room! C'mere n see who's finally here!
Sylvia: (swallows)
Shelly: (enters the room) ... :O (notices Sylvia and Peepers)
Mrs Dingleberry: [motioned her to come closer] Come here, don't be shy [turns to the duo] My husband n I agreed tht we should nvr hide the truth of our adopted children's origins, n it would be pretty obvious we don't look alike judging by our species difference. So once they're old enough to understand, we would tell them the truth abt them being adopted n let them knw their birth parents' names, n its up to them whether they wish to pursue them to connect with them. Shelly here wanted to connect thru photographs, so we contacted the agency n got some photos of u frm them. She's too shy to admit it but she knew u would come see her one day, don't u, sweetie pie? [ruffled Shelly's head teasingly with one of her tentacles] (giggle)
Shelly:...(steps towards Sylvia slowly)
Sylvia: :( (little worried)
Peepers: [just give Sylvia an encouraging pat on the bk]
Mrs Dingleberry: Don't be shy, go ahead, sweetie pie
Sylvia: ...Hey...
Shelly:...Are...are you...? ;(
Peepers: (nod) She's ur birth mom
Mrs Dingleberry: [gives a "Awww~" face]
Shelly: ;( ...Mommy...?
Sylvia: (couldn't hold back anymore, pulling the young zbornak into an embrace) ;( My baby... my baby...
Peepers: [feeling all the feels just watching them, tho he tries to hide his tears]
Mrs Dingleberry: Aww~~ Just warms my heart every time I see a child reunited with their birth parents
Peepers: Every time?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh this is not the first time I've seen this. We octo-s live quite a long life, bt I've passed my breeding age n all my kids hv left to live their own lives, but we love children, which is why we adopt, but once in a while they want to go bk to their birth parents, n its a good thing. U can say we're almost like a mini-orphanage of sorts, doing our part in society
Peepers: I see, only u adopt one or two kids
Mrs Dingleberry: Three at most. I'm not as spry as I used to be (giggle)
Shelly: (hugging Sylvia) ;(
Sylvia: ;( Mommy's here, baby...mommy's here...
Peepers: How old exactly r u?
Mrs Dingleberry: How rude, u don't ask a woman her age [snorted n giggled] Just yanking ur chain. I'm cool. I'm almost 250 yrs old
Peepers: O_O U don't look it...
Mrs Dingleberry: Well, to us, 250 is the new 40 (yn)
Sylvia: (looks up from the embrace with Shelly) So you...you knew I wasn't the bad parent...?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh we try not to judge. Most of the kids we adopted were either let go coz of parents poverty, unwanted teen pregnancies or parent death with no nxt of kin, or once in a while due to parental abuse, but wen they come to see their child, we can tell frm experience whether they're genuine or not. U definitely look like someone who gave up Shelly either unwillingly or with a legitimate reason. Like I said, we try not to judge.
Sylvia:...Unwillingly...
Mrs Dingleberry: Lemme guess, problems with the hubby?
Sylvia: Yup...
Shelly: :(
???: Honey, we're home! Wat's for lunch?
???: Yeah, Mama, I'm starved
Mrs Dingleberry: Ooh tht sounds like my hubby n Baxter. We're here! U nvr guess who's here with us!
Sylvia: ?
[In came Mr Dingleberry n their adopted Minotaur son Baxter]
Mr Dingleberry: [sees Shelly in Sylvia's arms] Oh, is she...?
Mrs Dingleberry: Yup, Shelly's birth mom
Baxter: Hah! I knew it! Pay up, Pops!
Peepers: Huh? :|
Sylvia: ^^;; O...k?
Mrs Dingleberry: Oh u two! |-( Don't mind them, after they learnt abt their origins, they were betting on whose birth parent would come to see them first
Mr Dingleberry: Too bad we found out later on that Baxter's parents were already dead
Baxter: [shrugged] I'm not too surprised
Peepers: Lemme guess: the bet switched to how long it'll take for Sylvia to show up
Baxter: Correcto mundo! N I was right, she's here right before harvest! Pay up, Pops!
Shelly: (pouts at Baxter)
Sylvia: Heh.
Mr Dingleberry: I knew u had a head for chances. U should go for business [pays him the bet]
Baxter: Or placing bets
Mrs Dingleberry: Nuh-uh, ur not gonna grow up to be a gambler
Baxter: |-( Fine, stock market broker then
Sylvia: So...anyways... ^^;;
Shelly::) Did I have a different name?
Sylvia: (nod)
Peepers: U gonna tell her?
Baxter: Yeah, I'm curious too
Mrs Dingleberry: Shush, boy, don't interrupt
Sylvia: ... :) Tiana.
Shelly: ^^
Mrs Dingleberry: Aww, tht is just so sweet. This deserve to be a photo moment [takes out her camera]
Sylvia: (looks up) Maybe two photo, if possible? One for you and one for me to keep?
Mrs Dingleberry: Sure, I was thinking abt tht too. I do it for all my babies' reunions [gestured at the photos above the fireplace of all the reunion pics she took]
Peepers: [sees it] Wow, its impressive actually...
Sylvia: (nod) Cool.
Shelly: :D
Mrs Dingleberry: Say "CHEESE~" [holds up the camera at them]
Peepers: [moves outta the way to let them take the shot]
Mr Dingleberry: Why r u going away? Aren't u her boyfriend? U should be in the shot too
Peepers: Uh, I don't think its appropriate. Its her moment...
Sylvia: Oh get in here you. (pulls him close with her tail)
Shelly: (giggle)
Peepers: Uhh... Umm... OK... [blushed a little]
Mrs Dingleberry: Again, say "CHEESE~"!
Sylvia & Shelly: :D Cheese!~
Peepers: Cheese~!
Mrs Dingleberry: [took the shot twice] Alright, I'll bring this upstairs to hv it printed, y'all just wait here n enjoy each other's company [went upstairs with the camera]
Mr Dingleberry: So I hope u guys r staying for lunch, and maybe dinner. The missus makes a mean casserole, n I knw u two wanna spend some time together
Baxter: Plus I can give u the tour of the ranch
Peepers: Wat do u think, Sylvia?
Sylvia: Well maybe we can do the tour, but might not stay for too long. What do you think, Peepers?
Peepers: I don't mind staying long, I knw u n Shelly hv a lot of catching up to do. But its up to u
Shelly: :) I'd like to hear how you've been doing, Mommy.
Sylvia:... :) Sure, why not?
Shelly: :D Yay.
Peepers: Then its settled then. Lead the way, Baxter
Baxter: Alright! Tour time! Come this way, pls
Sylvia: :) (follows, with Shelly by her side)
Tears of The Rose-Chp76
[the bus soon flew thru space n made its way to Planet Vakaria 6.5]
Sylvia: This is our stop?
Peepers: Yup, seems like it [got off] Now we just need to find out where the Dingleberry-s live
Sylvia: (nod) Right.
Peepers: [looked ard n saw a sundry shop] Maybe we can ask whoever works there. They hv tons of customers coming in n out, they should knw everyone here
Sylvia: Okay.
Peepers: [enters the sundry shop, the door jingling the welcome bell]
Shopkeeper: Welcome to Brock's Sundry. How can I help?
Sylvia: We need directions to get to a place.
Shopkeeper: U come to the right plc, we make deliveries ard, I knw almost evry nook n cranny of the area. Where u going?
Sylvia: (tells him)
Shopkeeper: Oh, the Dingleberry-s. I do their deliveries twice a mth. They live quite far off
Peepers: U knw how to get there?
Shopkeeper: Hmm, u knw wat? I actually got a delivery for them today. I can ask my errand boy to give u folks a ride there if u want
Sylvia: Sounds good.
Peepers: Sure, we dont mind
Shopkeeper: Alright [turns to the storeroom] Babs! Hey, Babs!
Babs (errand boy): Yes, boss?
Shopkeeper: Ur taking the route to the Dingleberry-s, right? Give this nice couple a ride, eh? They're going ur way!
Babs: Sure thing, boss
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: [blushed at the shopkeeper calling them 'a couple']
Sylvia: Heh. ^^
[Soon the errand boy was ready]
Babs: I hope u don't mind sitting on the bk of the pickup, we've got some fragile food tht I need to put up front here n I can't risk putting at the bk. The road is pretty bumpy
Sylvia: That's fine with us, right, Peepers?
Peepers: We're cool. We've been on bumpier roads
Babs: Cool. Hop on [tapped the bk of the pick up to gesture them in]
Sylvia: (hops into her seat, holding out a hand for Peepers)
Peepers: [takes her hand n climbs up too]
Babs: Sit tight, u guys [starts the engine n rolled out]
Sylvia: (thinks: now there's no turning back, girl...)
Peepers: [sees her n able to tell wat she's thinking as he reached out n held her hand, squeezing it reassuringly]
Sylvia: (squeezes his hand in return)
Sylvia: This is our stop?
Peepers: Yup, seems like it [got off] Now we just need to find out where the Dingleberry-s live
Sylvia: (nod) Right.
Peepers: [looked ard n saw a sundry shop] Maybe we can ask whoever works there. They hv tons of customers coming in n out, they should knw everyone here
Sylvia: Okay.
Peepers: [enters the sundry shop, the door jingling the welcome bell]
Shopkeeper: Welcome to Brock's Sundry. How can I help?
Sylvia: We need directions to get to a place.
Shopkeeper: U come to the right plc, we make deliveries ard, I knw almost evry nook n cranny of the area. Where u going?
Sylvia: (tells him)
Shopkeeper: Oh, the Dingleberry-s. I do their deliveries twice a mth. They live quite far off
Peepers: U knw how to get there?
Shopkeeper: Hmm, u knw wat? I actually got a delivery for them today. I can ask my errand boy to give u folks a ride there if u want
Sylvia: Sounds good.
Peepers: Sure, we dont mind
Shopkeeper: Alright [turns to the storeroom] Babs! Hey, Babs!
Babs (errand boy): Yes, boss?
Shopkeeper: Ur taking the route to the Dingleberry-s, right? Give this nice couple a ride, eh? They're going ur way!
Babs: Sure thing, boss
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: [blushed at the shopkeeper calling them 'a couple']
Sylvia: Heh. ^^
[Soon the errand boy was ready]
Babs: I hope u don't mind sitting on the bk of the pickup, we've got some fragile food tht I need to put up front here n I can't risk putting at the bk. The road is pretty bumpy
Sylvia: That's fine with us, right, Peepers?
Peepers: We're cool. We've been on bumpier roads
Babs: Cool. Hop on [tapped the bk of the pick up to gesture them in]
Sylvia: (hops into her seat, holding out a hand for Peepers)
Peepers: [takes her hand n climbs up too]
Babs: Sit tight, u guys [starts the engine n rolled out]
Sylvia: (thinks: now there's no turning back, girl...)
Peepers: [sees her n able to tell wat she's thinking as he reached out n held her hand, squeezing it reassuringly]
Sylvia: (squeezes his hand in return)
Tears of The Rose-Chp75
[They soon flew thru space, following the coordinates of the planet keyed into the navigation, making pit stops along the way. Soon, after almost 5 days of travel, they were almost there, tho they're taking their final pit stop on a planet which is abt ten miles away frm their planet destination]
Sylvia: (looking out window at planet)
Peepers: Final stop here, wanna get me some supplies for the ship. I think frm here we can take the space bus to our destination
Sylvia: Alright.
Peepers: [landed the ship at the docks on the planet] Wanna grab a bite?
Sylvia: ...Sure.
Peepers: [got off the ship, then held out his hand to her to help her get off]
Sylvia: (takes his hand, getting off ship)
Peepers: [went ard to buy the supplies he needed, then stopped by the district area tht are mostly food related] Fancy anything to eat? My treat
Sylvia: Not really, maybe a slush and a sandwich of some sort.
Peepers: [looked abt] Ur in luck, there's a snack bar right ovr there [pointed to the east direction]
Sylvia: :) Cool.
Peepers: [led her there n took a seat]
Waiter: What'll it be, guv?
Sylvia: One raspberry slush and one grilled fish sandwich.
Waiter: N u, sir? [turns to Peepers]
Peepers: Chilli gumbo n a pickle berry smoothie
Waiter: Right on, guv [writes dwn their order n hollered to the kitchen]
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: [sat with his hand cupping his chin, staring at Sylvia]
Sylvia: (takes a sip of her slush)... What up? (notices he's staring)
Peepers: [slight pause] ....U nervous?
Sylvia: ... (sips more of her slush)
Peepers: ....U are, arent u? Aftr this snack, it's gonna be just a space bus ride away. Second thoughts?
Sylvia: Nope, don't think so.
Peepers: Good, bcoz we've travelled almost 5 days all the way here, n I'm not abt to be the bad guy dragging ur ass into the bus if u hv second thoughts [grinned a little]
Sylvia: << You wouldn't.
Peepers: I've once dragged Lord Hater kicking n screaming to see the dentist for a tooth cavity, n tht is AFTR he fried me with his powers. If u think I wouldn't, u dont knw me too well (smirk)
Sylvia: |-( Ugh, fine.
Peepers: [got his order n sipped the gumbo] Hmm, not spicy enough [grabbed the tobasco sauce n sprinkled it a little into the gumbo]
Sylvia: You and your spiciness. (smirk)
Peepers: I dare u to taste it [grinned mischievously]
Sylvia: >>... <<... (leans in to take a bite)
Peepers: [watches her take the bite, waiting for her reaction]
Sylvia: Mmm... o_o... (quickly gulps down her whole slush)
Peepers: [snorts, tries to hold bk frm laughing at her]
Sylvia: >< Man, that's hot... << What's so funny?
Peepers: [snorts again] U do realize u just finished ur whole slush... Pfftt!! Hahahhaha (rofl) [couldnt hold bk his laughter anymore]
Sylvia: |-( ... (pushes him off his seat) (smirk)
Peepers: Ack! [rubs his ass] Sore loser... [noticed today's paper tht was on the rack for public reading] ....Huh [takes the paper] I just realized something
Sylvia: ? What?
Peepers: It didn't reli show up on the navigation system, or maybe I was too concentrated on the destination to pay attention bt... [shows the paper to her] We're actually on Planet Yokel, the planet u n ur ex last were until ur girl was taken
Sylvia: :O We are...?
Peepers: Yeah. I remember in the files as well saying tht she was adopted by the Dingleberry-s on Planet Vakaria 6.5, our destination planet, which is also the sister planet of Planet Yokel. No wonder we only need to take a space bus
Sylvia: Hmm...
Peepers: Well [puts bk the paper] We still got plenty of time before the nxt bus leaves to tht planet. I'm gonna enjoy my gumbo first [tasted it] Mm, now tht's perfect spice
Sylvia: (pushes it towards him)
Peepers: (giggle) Lightweight [enjoyed his gumbo happily]
Sylvia: (smirk) Pipsqueak.
Random Costumer: Get a room, you two!
Sylvia: o.o;;
Peepers: [blushed n glared] Mind ur own business, u busybody butthead. Ignore him, he's just jealous
Sylvia: << Yup.
[The duo enjoyed their snack, n soon after, made their way towards the bus stop, tho they hv to pass by an apartment building, n it was something the zbornak was familiar with]
Peepers: [realized Sylvia stopped n stared at the apartment building] U okay there, zbornak?
Sylvia: ... (scowls at a window where she sees some figures)...
Peepers: [looked at the direction where she was looking] Wat r u looking at?
Sylvia:...He's still there...that bastard...
Peepers: Wait, wat? U mean Ryder? I thought u left him or something, or did he dump u?
Sylvia: I'm the one who left him... and apperently he bought back the place after I left...
Peepers: Geez he reli is quite the tool there, wat an ass... Although I hope he didn't stay there so tht he could keep an eye on u if u try to find ur girl
Sylvia: If he has...
Peepers: Then I'll give him a piece of my mind, dont u worry [sees a figure of a man n a couple of women] Seems like he wasted no time moving on with his life
Sylvia: :| No kidding.
Peepers: C'mon, lets leave him. He's not worth it [takes her hand] We better go before we miss the bus
Sylvia: (scowls but follows Peepers)
Peepers: [led her to the bus stop, tho out of habit, he kept up surveillance ard the area, watching out for anyone or anything tht might hint tht Ryder was spying on them]
Sylvia: (sits with him)
Peepers: [puts a reassuring hand on hers, patting it]
Sylvia: Thx...
Peepers: Don't thank me yet, we still hv one milestone to cross
Sylvia: I know... (squeezes his hand in hers)
Sylvia: (looking out window at planet)
Peepers: Final stop here, wanna get me some supplies for the ship. I think frm here we can take the space bus to our destination
Sylvia: Alright.
Peepers: [landed the ship at the docks on the planet] Wanna grab a bite?
Sylvia: ...Sure.
Peepers: [got off the ship, then held out his hand to her to help her get off]
Sylvia: (takes his hand, getting off ship)
Peepers: [went ard to buy the supplies he needed, then stopped by the district area tht are mostly food related] Fancy anything to eat? My treat
Sylvia: Not really, maybe a slush and a sandwich of some sort.
Peepers: [looked abt] Ur in luck, there's a snack bar right ovr there [pointed to the east direction]
Sylvia: :) Cool.
Peepers: [led her there n took a seat]
Waiter: What'll it be, guv?
Sylvia: One raspberry slush and one grilled fish sandwich.
Waiter: N u, sir? [turns to Peepers]
Peepers: Chilli gumbo n a pickle berry smoothie
Waiter: Right on, guv [writes dwn their order n hollered to the kitchen]
Sylvia: :)
Peepers: [sat with his hand cupping his chin, staring at Sylvia]
Sylvia: (takes a sip of her slush)... What up? (notices he's staring)
Peepers: [slight pause] ....U nervous?
Sylvia: ... (sips more of her slush)
Peepers: ....U are, arent u? Aftr this snack, it's gonna be just a space bus ride away. Second thoughts?
Sylvia: Nope, don't think so.
Peepers: Good, bcoz we've travelled almost 5 days all the way here, n I'm not abt to be the bad guy dragging ur ass into the bus if u hv second thoughts [grinned a little]
Sylvia: << You wouldn't.
Peepers: I've once dragged Lord Hater kicking n screaming to see the dentist for a tooth cavity, n tht is AFTR he fried me with his powers. If u think I wouldn't, u dont knw me too well (smirk)
Sylvia: |-( Ugh, fine.
Peepers: [got his order n sipped the gumbo] Hmm, not spicy enough [grabbed the tobasco sauce n sprinkled it a little into the gumbo]
Sylvia: You and your spiciness. (smirk)
Peepers: I dare u to taste it [grinned mischievously]
Sylvia: >>... <<... (leans in to take a bite)
Peepers: [watches her take the bite, waiting for her reaction]
Sylvia: Mmm... o_o... (quickly gulps down her whole slush)
Peepers: [snorts, tries to hold bk frm laughing at her]
Sylvia: >< Man, that's hot... << What's so funny?
Peepers: [snorts again] U do realize u just finished ur whole slush... Pfftt!! Hahahhaha (rofl) [couldnt hold bk his laughter anymore]
Sylvia: |-( ... (pushes him off his seat) (smirk)
Peepers: Ack! [rubs his ass] Sore loser... [noticed today's paper tht was on the rack for public reading] ....Huh [takes the paper] I just realized something
Sylvia: ? What?
Peepers: It didn't reli show up on the navigation system, or maybe I was too concentrated on the destination to pay attention bt... [shows the paper to her] We're actually on Planet Yokel, the planet u n ur ex last were until ur girl was taken
Sylvia: :O We are...?
Peepers: Yeah. I remember in the files as well saying tht she was adopted by the Dingleberry-s on Planet Vakaria 6.5, our destination planet, which is also the sister planet of Planet Yokel. No wonder we only need to take a space bus
Sylvia: Hmm...
Peepers: Well [puts bk the paper] We still got plenty of time before the nxt bus leaves to tht planet. I'm gonna enjoy my gumbo first [tasted it] Mm, now tht's perfect spice
Sylvia: (pushes it towards him)
Peepers: (giggle) Lightweight [enjoyed his gumbo happily]
Sylvia: (smirk) Pipsqueak.
Random Costumer: Get a room, you two!
Sylvia: o.o;;
Peepers: [blushed n glared] Mind ur own business, u busybody butthead. Ignore him, he's just jealous
Sylvia: << Yup.
[The duo enjoyed their snack, n soon after, made their way towards the bus stop, tho they hv to pass by an apartment building, n it was something the zbornak was familiar with]
Peepers: [realized Sylvia stopped n stared at the apartment building] U okay there, zbornak?
Sylvia: ... (scowls at a window where she sees some figures)...
Peepers: [looked at the direction where she was looking] Wat r u looking at?
Sylvia:...He's still there...that bastard...
Peepers: Wait, wat? U mean Ryder? I thought u left him or something, or did he dump u?
Sylvia: I'm the one who left him... and apperently he bought back the place after I left...
Peepers: Geez he reli is quite the tool there, wat an ass... Although I hope he didn't stay there so tht he could keep an eye on u if u try to find ur girl
Sylvia: If he has...
Peepers: Then I'll give him a piece of my mind, dont u worry [sees a figure of a man n a couple of women] Seems like he wasted no time moving on with his life
Sylvia: :| No kidding.
Peepers: C'mon, lets leave him. He's not worth it [takes her hand] We better go before we miss the bus
Sylvia: (scowls but follows Peepers)
Peepers: [led her to the bus stop, tho out of habit, he kept up surveillance ard the area, watching out for anyone or anything tht might hint tht Ryder was spying on them]
Sylvia: (sits with him)
Peepers: [puts a reassuring hand on hers, patting it]
Sylvia: Thx...
Peepers: Don't thank me yet, we still hv one milestone to cross
Sylvia: I know... (squeezes his hand in hers)
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