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A seven year old John Chesterton shared the task of setting the table with his father. Unfortunately, a child with a love of games should probably not be given any kind of responsibility which involved sharp objects. And neither should their father.

"Avarst! Ye matey!" Ian Chesterton cried at his son, brandishing a butter knife like a sword.

"Arrrr!!" John replied with one eye closed as though he were wearing an eye patch.

"Submit to me, matey, or I'll gut yer through!"

"NEVAAR!!"

The butter knives clinked once before Barbara managed to catch them at it; "boys!" she called from the doorway into the dining room. "That's quite enough. One of you will literally skin the other and I am not in the mood to drive over to the emergency ward."

Unfortunately, neither boy was paying much attention. To begin with they looked suitably shamed, but all it took was a quick exchange of looks and they lunged at Barbara, who screamed. And then giggled as the tickling fingers of John and Ian found her most ticklish spots. She managed to wriggle away, and ran for the kitchen, the hall and finally the lounge where they tackled her onto the sofa and tickled her until she managed to cry for mercy between fits of laughter.

Now breathing heavy, all three Chestertons sat on the sofa a moment, contemplating who to tickle next when the doorbell rung.

"I'll get it," Barbara said and pushed herself up to walk to the front door. Her hand reflexively went to her hair, double checking that everything was still in place. When she opened the door, flushed in the face from the giggling, hair didn't matter. Even dinner didn't matter. Nor sword fighting, or anything else.

"...Howard," she gasped.

Date: 2013-09-12 04:57 am (UTC)
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"Was it about his nightmare? Because he was pretty upset about that," Howard says, stroking his thin facial hair and avoiding Barbara's eyes.

Date: 2013-09-15 12:57 am (UTC)
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"He asked if we were friends." Howard doesn't elaborate. He doesn't really need to.

Date: 2013-09-22 02:19 am (UTC)
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"I don't like to kids."

Date: 2013-09-25 01:35 am (UTC)
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"You're not asking me to go make him a friendship bracelet, are you?"

Howard gets up and starts to pace, agitated.

Date: 2013-09-29 04:45 am (UTC)
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"Well, he was being whiny, so maybe he did do something wrong." Howard folds his arms, continues pacing circles around the couch. "Maybe I just don't want him freaking out when I eventually leave."

Date: 2013-09-29 05:28 am (UTC)
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"I don't know. Maybe. I can't live with you guys forever, I'll drive you all crazy." He says that last bit without a trace of humor.

Date: 2013-09-29 08:07 am (UTC)
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"I know, I know, just..." Howard moves his hands around his head. "I was trying to do something nice, okay?"

Date: 2013-10-15 09:37 pm (UTC)
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Howard pauses for a long time. Finally he says "I don't think I can be as patient with him as you always were with me when I had nightmares."

He firmly believes she's a superhuman.

Date: 2013-10-18 05:45 pm (UTC)
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"Doesn't have to be. I could go..." He almost says 'go home' but this is his home, at least for now. He rubs at the stubble on his chin. "I'm probably a bad influence anyway."

Date: 2013-10-20 12:30 am (UTC)
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"Well, it's not the FAYZ out there. I'd figure it out." He sighs. "I don't know. You got the bad idea to trust me."

Date: 2013-10-20 03:34 am (UTC)
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Howard makes a little grunting sound and starts to pace around the couch. "I stole money from Ian's wallet yesterday."

Date: 2013-10-20 04:18 am (UTC)
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"Or I'll blow it all on drugs," he says, although he's being sarcastic. "Go back to sleep, Barbara. I'll clear out by morning."

Date: 2013-10-20 04:28 am (UTC)
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"Nothing's going to happen to me. Never does." He's feeling claustrophobic again, feeling like the house is smaller than it is, that the space he occupies is too much.

"Can we..." A cat winds by his feet. "Can we go outside?"

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