video; un: prometheus

[jolting]

I don't know how many people celebrate this, but today is Pi Day. Pi is a mathematical constant, with the first three numbers being three, one and four. Most people just celebrate by baking or eating pies. I made one for my daughter's math class.

Pi itself is actually very fascinating, though. It was originally defined as the ratio of a circle's circumference, but now it's used in many formulas in math and physics. Its decimal presentation never settles into a permanent repeating pattern.

But, ah... I'm sure most people just care about the pie.

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video; un: kirk

[winscenario]

I like Pi. The number and the food both.

[ What a nerd though, Jim is so endeared. ]

You know what would be fun? A Pi-shaped pie. That’d look neat.

[jolting]

[a fond little smile touches his lips]

Are you hinting at something, James?

[winscenario]

I don't know. I do remember someone mentioning us cooking together. I mean, I'll probably only be good enough to pass ingredients along, but still.

[ He does make for an excellent taste tester though. ]

[jolting]

What flavor were you thinking?

[winscenario]

Depends. Were you thinking of sweet or savoury?

[jolting]

It’s your pie; we’ll make whatever you want. I made apple for Lucy, but we can do something else.

[winscenario]

Hmm, apple and cinnamon pie is pretty great... but oh, what about chicken and orange pie? I had that once, it's pretty great, even if it's not a sweet one.

[jolting]

I’m sure I can find a recipe for that.

[winscenario]

Perfect. [ He beams happily. ] We could do it at my place, if you manage to find someone to look after Lucy?

[ He both sounds and looks hopeful as he says that. Not that he'd mind including her, he's just aching to have some more alone time with Victor. ]

[jolting]

I think I can. Kid’s got a lot of people who will look out for her. She’s like Henry in that way.

[winscenario]

[ He breathes out quietly, smile easing just so. ]

Alright. Well, when you have a date, let me know? I'll make sure to free up my time for you.

[jolting]

[his expression softens affectionately] I will.

Doing anything interesting at work these days?

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[thestoriesarereal]

[Finally, after a few days, Lucy is starting to smile again.]

Everyone in class says thank you for the pie. I don't think the teacher was expecting it either...

[Just...give her a moment because she wants to ask something.]

...You really think of me as your daughter?

[winscenario]

Oh... nothing much. Flying around some, scanning the moon, etcetera. Nothing terribly exciting as of late.

What about you?

[jolting]

Sounds exciting to me. But you’ve done much more space travel than me.

Mmmn. Minor injuries and a few physicals.

[jolting]

Glad they liked it.

[he hesitates] Is that all right? I don’t want to seem like I want to replace Henry.

[winscenario]

Yeah, I guess it would all be pretty exciting to someone not used to it, so there's that.

[ His eyes glint a little, and he grins a bit wider, unable to let the opportunity to tease Victor pass him by. ]

Oh, I don't know. Getting a physical from you sounds very exciting.

[thestoriesarereal]

Can you teach me to bake a pie next time? Maybe apple?

It's fine! No...I know you're not replacing Henry...or my mom or anyone. You're my family...and I wanted to know..if maybe I could call you by something else? Cause...I do see you as my dad...if that's okay?

[jolting]

[Victor recognizes the signs of teasing, and he only rolls his eyes at it. James can fluster him very easily, but not this time]

Clearly you haven't gotten a physical in a while. They're usually not very exciting.

[jolting]

I think I still have enough apples left that we can bake another pie.

[that gets his attention] When I first met Regina, I told her to call me whatever made her comfortable. So I'll say the same to you.

[winscenario]

What are you talking about? I was at the hospital literally just the other day!

[ Evidently he's talking about a very different kind of physical... but anyway. ]

[jolting]

[his lip twitches] Well, that was a special exam that only I get to perform.

[winscenario]

And... how did you find the results? Satisfactory, or was there anything that worried you?

[ Oh he's enjoying this a little too much. ]

[thestoriesarereal]

Can we add ice to it too? I could pick some up!

Are you sure? [ He wants her to pick? Well...that’s a bit hard but something does come to mind...] Papa...would that work?

[jolting]

We absolutely can. It's all about experimenting, right?

[if he's quiet, it's only because he's overwhelmed] "Papa" works fine.