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crossover_chickNot much else to report on today anyway (I nearly went for a walk, then felt how cold it was outside and went "Never mind!"), so have some Victor/Alice fanfic:
23. Writer’s Choice: Jam
“Would you like jam on your scone?”
“Yes – strawberry please,” Chester nodded.
“I’d like blackberry,” Lucy said. At a gentle nudge from her mother, she added, “Please.”
Emily obligingly slathered the scones with the requested flavors and handed them over. “Thank you,” the children chorused before chowing down.
“They seem to have inherited your sweet tooth,” Christopher remarked to Victor as he sipped his tea.
“Perhaps it comes with my hair,” Victor said, licking the remains of a scone with strawberry jam from his lips.
“I wonder what comes with Alice’s eyes, then,” Hatter said, leaning across the table to examine Chester and Lucy. “Besides the green color, of course.”
Alice smoothed Lucy’s hair. “I’m not sure, but I am sure we’ll find out sooner rather than later.”
Hatter nodded, then glanced at the little bundle in Victoria’s arms. “I suppose he’s too young for jam.”
“He’s too young for much of anything at the table,” Victoria said, smiling down at the sleeping baby. “He’s only just over a month old.”
“How are you two holding up?” Alice asked.
“Oh, we’re fine,” Victoria assured her. “Jonathan is a very well-behaved baby.”
“He does like to wake us up in the middle of the night, however,” Christopher qualified.
“Oh, they’re all like that,” Victor said knowingly. “You’ve got at least a year, probably more, of getting up at all hours.”
“I don’t mind,” Victoria said with a bright grin. “It may be hard work, but motherhood is so reward--”
She abruptly cut off, looking at Emily with an embarrassed frown. Victor and Alice fidgeted a little, feeling awkward. Now that two of the regular couples at the tea table had families, it was all too easy to drift into discussions like these. Discussions that, quite unfortunately, their hosts would be left out of forever. “I’m sorry, Emily, I shouldn’t have--” Victoria began with a little wince.
“It’s fine,” Emily cut her off, voice firm. “I didn’t ban Victor and Alice from discussing their children, did I?”
“You could have,” Alice said softly. “We would have understood. It’s your tea table.”
“No, I couldn’t have,” Emily replied. “You’re all my friends. And I want to hear about this, really. I like hearing about your lives, children and all.”
The two mothers exchanged a look. “We just don’t want you to feel left out,” Victoria said, Alice nodding along.
“I don’t. I know I’ll never go through what you two have gone through, but I still like hearing about it. And them,” she added, nodding to Chester, Lucy, and Jonathan. “It makes me feel more connected, honestly.”
The others exchanged another look. “If you’re sure,” Victor said with a little nod. “Though it reminds me of just how much Barkis deprived you of. Never to have children. . . .”
“Oh, that’s where you’re wrong,” Emily said with a playful smile, buttering a scone for herself. “I do have children, of a sort.”
Even Hatter looked confused by that statement. “Do we?” he said, setting down his cup.
“Yes. They’re called March Hare and Dormouse.”
“I heard that!” Hare called from his end of the table, grabbing the milk jug.
A laughing Hatter sprang to his feet, grabbing Emily’s arm. “I think it’s time for a clean cup, everyone! And if one of you could kindly trip March before he makes it over here with the milk. . . .”
-TTV: *snrrrk* Wonder what March at the Inkwell would make of this.-
He and his Solicitor's Ward counterpart aren't so different -- I imagine he'd react similarly. :p This is some slightly-sad fluff from the S-W verse (wow, haven't mentioned that in a while, have I?). The "jam" prompt I picked seemed to go well with a tea table prompt, and I guess I had kids on the mind the day I wrote this.
-D: *knowingly* Jonathan, huh?-
Yeah, transparent reference to Johnny Depp is transparent. Why the hell not. Jonathan's Victoria and Christopher's only child in this world -- I dunno why they stopped at one, but they did. In "Secundus," for contrast, they have two -- Jon and a girl named Mabel (no special meaning).
-M: What about Emily and Richard? I mean, is there a way for -- um--
No, Secundus!Emily is like SW!Emily in that regard -- they can't have natural kids. However, the Secundus version of the couple end up adopting -- they end up with a daughter, Charlotte. The SW version. . .well, if they really want kids, there's always the Insane Children.
-M2: What, so they can haunt their -- hang on a second. Hatter's a robot and Emily's a corpse. Those kids are perfect for them.-
-J2: If they'll come anywhere near Hatter anymore. Remember, he was experimenting on them in game one.-
This is a point. Maybe that's why I keep them childless in this verse.
Not much else to say at this point -- this one's set shortly before Lorina comes along, so the kids are all really little here. They probably sound a bit more grown-up than they should, but that's the breaks. As for posting it -- well, I saw the latest MLP:FiM episode today, which happened to feature baby ponies. Specifically, a baby unicorn and baby pegasus that drove Pinkie Pie nuts.
-VDM: How did she end up caring for those two?-
They're the Cakes' -- her employers -- fraternal twins.-
-VDM: . . .Wait, what?-
-TD: Aren't the Cakes earth ponies?-
Apparently if you have one of the other pony types anywhere in your bloodline, your kids have a chance of coming out that type. As for why they're not both the same type -- I dunno. To make Pinkie's life harder.
-TTV: Now you've got me wondering what Chester, Lucy, Vincent, and Lorina would look like as ponies.-
LOL -- maybe I'll do 'em on the ponymaker. I do have codes now for both Alice and Victor ponies. . . .
Okay, I should see if I can write something, or at least update my tumblr -- have a good night!
23. Writer’s Choice: Jam
“Would you like jam on your scone?”
“Yes – strawberry please,” Chester nodded.
“I’d like blackberry,” Lucy said. At a gentle nudge from her mother, she added, “Please.”
Emily obligingly slathered the scones with the requested flavors and handed them over. “Thank you,” the children chorused before chowing down.
“They seem to have inherited your sweet tooth,” Christopher remarked to Victor as he sipped his tea.
“Perhaps it comes with my hair,” Victor said, licking the remains of a scone with strawberry jam from his lips.
“I wonder what comes with Alice’s eyes, then,” Hatter said, leaning across the table to examine Chester and Lucy. “Besides the green color, of course.”
Alice smoothed Lucy’s hair. “I’m not sure, but I am sure we’ll find out sooner rather than later.”
Hatter nodded, then glanced at the little bundle in Victoria’s arms. “I suppose he’s too young for jam.”
“He’s too young for much of anything at the table,” Victoria said, smiling down at the sleeping baby. “He’s only just over a month old.”
“How are you two holding up?” Alice asked.
“Oh, we’re fine,” Victoria assured her. “Jonathan is a very well-behaved baby.”
“He does like to wake us up in the middle of the night, however,” Christopher qualified.
“Oh, they’re all like that,” Victor said knowingly. “You’ve got at least a year, probably more, of getting up at all hours.”
“I don’t mind,” Victoria said with a bright grin. “It may be hard work, but motherhood is so reward--”
She abruptly cut off, looking at Emily with an embarrassed frown. Victor and Alice fidgeted a little, feeling awkward. Now that two of the regular couples at the tea table had families, it was all too easy to drift into discussions like these. Discussions that, quite unfortunately, their hosts would be left out of forever. “I’m sorry, Emily, I shouldn’t have--” Victoria began with a little wince.
“It’s fine,” Emily cut her off, voice firm. “I didn’t ban Victor and Alice from discussing their children, did I?”
“You could have,” Alice said softly. “We would have understood. It’s your tea table.”
“No, I couldn’t have,” Emily replied. “You’re all my friends. And I want to hear about this, really. I like hearing about your lives, children and all.”
The two mothers exchanged a look. “We just don’t want you to feel left out,” Victoria said, Alice nodding along.
“I don’t. I know I’ll never go through what you two have gone through, but I still like hearing about it. And them,” she added, nodding to Chester, Lucy, and Jonathan. “It makes me feel more connected, honestly.”
The others exchanged another look. “If you’re sure,” Victor said with a little nod. “Though it reminds me of just how much Barkis deprived you of. Never to have children. . . .”
“Oh, that’s where you’re wrong,” Emily said with a playful smile, buttering a scone for herself. “I do have children, of a sort.”
Even Hatter looked confused by that statement. “Do we?” he said, setting down his cup.
“Yes. They’re called March Hare and Dormouse.”
“I heard that!” Hare called from his end of the table, grabbing the milk jug.
A laughing Hatter sprang to his feet, grabbing Emily’s arm. “I think it’s time for a clean cup, everyone! And if one of you could kindly trip March before he makes it over here with the milk. . . .”
-TTV: *snrrrk* Wonder what March at the Inkwell would make of this.-
He and his Solicitor's Ward counterpart aren't so different -- I imagine he'd react similarly. :p This is some slightly-sad fluff from the S-W verse (wow, haven't mentioned that in a while, have I?). The "jam" prompt I picked seemed to go well with a tea table prompt, and I guess I had kids on the mind the day I wrote this.
-D: *knowingly* Jonathan, huh?-
Yeah, transparent reference to Johnny Depp is transparent. Why the hell not. Jonathan's Victoria and Christopher's only child in this world -- I dunno why they stopped at one, but they did. In "Secundus," for contrast, they have two -- Jon and a girl named Mabel (no special meaning).
-M: What about Emily and Richard? I mean, is there a way for -- um--
No, Secundus!Emily is like SW!Emily in that regard -- they can't have natural kids. However, the Secundus version of the couple end up adopting -- they end up with a daughter, Charlotte. The SW version. . .well, if they really want kids, there's always the Insane Children.
-M2: What, so they can haunt their -- hang on a second. Hatter's a robot and Emily's a corpse. Those kids are perfect for them.-
-J2: If they'll come anywhere near Hatter anymore. Remember, he was experimenting on them in game one.-
This is a point. Maybe that's why I keep them childless in this verse.
Not much else to say at this point -- this one's set shortly before Lorina comes along, so the kids are all really little here. They probably sound a bit more grown-up than they should, but that's the breaks. As for posting it -- well, I saw the latest MLP:FiM episode today, which happened to feature baby ponies. Specifically, a baby unicorn and baby pegasus that drove Pinkie Pie nuts.
-VDM: How did she end up caring for those two?-
They're the Cakes' -- her employers -- fraternal twins.-
-VDM: . . .Wait, what?-
-TD: Aren't the Cakes earth ponies?-
Apparently if you have one of the other pony types anywhere in your bloodline, your kids have a chance of coming out that type. As for why they're not both the same type -- I dunno. To make Pinkie's life harder.
-TTV: Now you've got me wondering what Chester, Lucy, Vincent, and Lorina would look like as ponies.-
LOL -- maybe I'll do 'em on the ponymaker. I do have codes now for both Alice and Victor ponies. . . .
Okay, I should see if I can write something, or at least update my tumblr -- have a good night!
