audio & action @L.Mills forward dated to April 8th

[thestoriesarereal]

[The audio turns on to the sound of silence for the first few seconds before Lucy asks her question.]

If you could have one wish, what would you wish for? Not like...money or anything. Not for powers, but what would you really wish for?

[Because it's her birthday, and she wasn't really in the mood to celebrate. Of course, she'll wish for her family to be okay, for them to remember and come here so they could meet Victor. But...would that be a waste of a wish? Sure, wishes were powerful, but she was in another world, and she didn't think they would be strong enough to pull her family from one realm to the next...

Or, maybe she's just over thinking things. Maybe she just wants to talk and not think about her birthday.]


[ooc: Lucy's birthday is on April 8th, so here's her birthday post! She won't say it's her birthday, not yet anyway. Either way, this post can double as action too. So have fun!]

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[thestoriesarereal]

[Lucy was waiting on the couch, watching television and looking at her phone from time to time. The little porg is resting on her lap, quite comfortable there. She didn't want to talk about her birthday because she was missing her mom and dad, and everyone else...it was more of a downer than anything...

And on her last birthday, bad things happened...so she doesn't want to think about it too much.

Either way, she'll wait for Victor to get home.]

[jolting]

[he lets her watch in peace while he changes out of his work clothes and stores the ingredients he bought today. He makes it over to the couch and sits down next to her]

What are we watching?

[thestoriesarereal]

It's...a crime show, I think?

[She was kind of zoning in and out of the television, and waiting for Victor to get more comfortable before picking up the tiny porg to take it off her lap, just so she could climb onto Victor's. She gives him a big hug and grins, happy that he's home again.]

Did you have a good day at work? Anything else exciting happen?

[jolting]

Oh, yeah. Those can be good if they're done well. I like good mysteries.

[he hugs her back] Got a few more people in for injuries. So far no casualties, which is good. Oh, and I bought a name book we can look through for your friend there.

[thestoriesarereal]

It's interesting in that, I think they go over more about the science behind it and then tie it into the story.

[Maybe they could have a murder-mystery night? or play one of those mystery board games?]

Really? A name book is great! Soon they won't be nameless, and we'll find the perfect name for them. And...[There's a faint grin on her face.] I have extra pillows and blankets ready.

[jolting]

It's good they put in those details. The forensics can be just as important to the solution as any other factor.

[he cracks open the book, just flipping through the pages. It has a list of A-Z with explanations to the meaning and origin of each name. He pauses, giving her a smile]

That's very thoughtful. I'm sure James will appreciate it.

[thestoriesarereal]

Mmhmm, and it's really cool how they do it! Like, the science behind it, and what machines they use. [She's all about learning--and dancing.]

I hope so. I want him to feel at home here. Maybe he could spend more time with us.

And! He's a pretty good babysitter.

[jolting]

I know, it's incredible. That's the power of human ingenuity.

[he beams at that, chuckling at her comment] You should tell him that.

[thestoriesarereal]

Mmhmm! Maybe my next bed time story could more on the scientific side? Not murder mystery, but just mystery?

[There's a shake of her head.] I think you should tell him that. I think he'll love the praise coming from you.

[jolting]

Like Scooby Doo? [look, those are excellent mystery stories]

[and she's not wrong about James loving praise when it comes from Victor] Okay, then I'll tell him.

[thestoriesarereal]

Mmm, not quite as...kiddish. More like...Nancy Drew?

[She grins.] Good.

[The little porg starts to waddle back to the pair, opting to hop on Victor's knee and then rest on Lucy's shoulder.]</small

[jolting]

Excellent choice. I'll go looking for those later.

[he smiles, watching the little bird-thing situate itself] You know, it looks kind of like a cross between a penguin and an owl.

[thestoriesarereal]

Can we go together and look for them? Please?

[Lucy starts to pet it's head, being careful to not place too much pressure and be as gentle as possible.]

Really? I was thinking of a puffin and a owl.but penguin works too.

[jolting]

Sure. I can come pick you up after school so we can head straight to the bookstore before getting home.

Hm. Yeah, it looks a bit like a puffin. There's got to be a name suitable to such a unique creature.

[thestoriesarereal]

Yeah! Maybe even get ice cream afterwards?

[A slow nod]

We'll find something. I'm sure something will jump out at us.

[jolting]

We can do that. We can also do a little science and make some.

[thestoriesarereal]

Maybe we should do that instead. We haven't done anything like in a while...or gardening.

[jolting]

Yeah, it's been a little crazy lately between the move and this flood. But we have a nice back yard now for gardening. Let's set aside a day where we plan out where we want the garden to go and start planting some seeds, all right?

[thestoriesarereal]

Mmm..and what about star gazing, or camping? We were suppose to do that too...

Could we still do that? Please?

[jolting]

Sure. Until this flooding's cleared up, we should probably stick to our back yard, though.

[thestoriesarereal]

Yeah, that would be a good idea. Or, after the flooding, maybe not stray too far from home.

[jolting]

Exactly. But we can star gaze as often as you want. I have a telescope we can use, and some paper and pencils for star charts.

[thestoriesarereal]

Maybe we could it once a week? Or every other week? Just the two of us?

[jolting]

Once a week sounds good to me. [he kisses the top of her head]

Before I forget, I have something for you.

[he moves to get her present. Not that it's wrapped like a present at all. Inside is an old-style pocket watch. It's pretty similar to the one passed down to Gerhardt from their mother.

He'll wait to see what she thinks of it before explaining why he gave it to her]

[thestoriesarereal]

[Lucy perks up a little from the kiss, snuggling more with Victor and happy. Happier than she’s been in a few days. ]

Something for me? [ Well, she wasn’t expecting anything. Lucy didn’t say it was her birthday...unless he figured it out. Which he probably did, knowing how smart he is.

Lucy carefully opens the gift, stunned to see a pocket watch. It looks beautiful, something from his time period? Or possibly older. ]

It’s pretty and very cool. I didn’t think girls could have a watch like this. [ Because she’s only seen it in movies where the male lead has a watch like the one in her hands. Like Sherlock Holmes! ]