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Post by clouds just clouds on May 13, 2016 16:23:30 GMT -8
"Oh, hey," Robbie cut in, and motioned to the left of them. Among the sea of full tables, there was one with only a single man. The fact that there was that one person there bothered Robbie. Why? Because of plot. "Do you guys know that guy, by the way? He kinda looks like someone is currently dragging him to hell and back."
(optional to have Alec answer: )
Alec glanced towards where Robbie motioned and quietly said to Patch, "I hope Kenny never gets angry with me again. That was... that was really sad." He blinked when his eyes fell on Rylan, and guilt began to eat his insides. "Oh... that's Ry. I don't..." He glanced at Patch. "I didn't even notice he was alone. Do you think we should visit him?"
With a small laugh, Elliot scooted closer to his brother, so that he could wrap his arms around him. He hoped to make his brother feel a little better, a little more comfortable.
"Mm, I don't know," Kaleb said playfully, glancing up at him. "Daddy you cry all the time"
"I don't think Kaleb has a right to say much," Elliot stuck a tongue out at him. "All his father has to do is compliment him and he cries."
Kaleb gasped and then stuck his tongue out at Elliot. "Rude!" Smirking, he turned to his father and wrapped his arms around his neck. "I don't cry as much as Clyde, do I Daddy?"
"You all are... impossible," Clyde huffed. "McCarthers are beasts." He shook his head and said, "I..." He held a hand over his face as a blush took over his cheeks. Had he cried in front of Anderson and August? Gods, he couldn't remember. The very idea of it made him want to go dig himself a hole. "Name one time," Clyde challenged Anderson. "One time I cried. And the poisoning night does not count."
Smirking, Kasimir wrapped his leg around Kenneth, and used that as leverage to pull them closer to another. "You're a little stalker, and an absolute cuddle bug," he purred, and laughed lightly against his friend's hair. "Mm..." He closed his eyes and allowed himself a few more moments of being held. "Kenneth," he said, voice quiet and tender. "I am glad you've forgiven me."
A knock at the door told Kasimir his cuddle-time is over. He slid away from his friend and said, "Mm, if you ever happen to run out of cuddle-buddies, I don't mind being on that list." Smirking, he slid off the bed and headed towards the door. He pulled the door open and said, "Oh, lookie here! It's room service. What adorable little workers."
Blushing, Scott sighed and said, "I brought pain medication for Kenneth. Is he still awake?"
Smirking, Kasimir opened the door for them to come in. "Stubborn Kenneth going to sleep before you visited? Ah, I think not. Hello, Sam. It's good to see you. You're looking very charming today--how are you?"
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Post by Dina Doo on May 14, 2016 9:27:24 GMT -8
When the attention turned to Rylan, Patch found himself turning in the direction of the blonde. Like Alec, he felt guilt pinch at him. But, he also understood. When Alec had been gone, he had often felt that alone. But, he at least had had Kasimir. Didn't Rylan have the other golbros? "Come on," Patch said suddenly as he stood. "He looks like he could use some company. And i can introduce Robbie at the same time. Two birds with one stone," he said quietly. And, without waiting to see if his brother or Alec followed him, the human made his way over to where the sad blonde was sitting alone.
"It most certainly does count!" Anderson laughed. "I even have Edwin as a witness on that account." He said back suddenly as he tried to recall times when he had seen Clyde cry. And nothing immediate came to mind. Honestly, there were so many tears that it was often hard to recall whose were whose. "Fine, Sir Noble. You got me on that account. However, you can't deny how much of a cuddle bug you've become since you've hired us, right?" A playful smirk curled his lips. "You certainly complain enough now, but you love it when we pick you up and set you in our laps." Anderson's smile softened. "I'll admit.. I'm sort of jealous. I'd rather be carried around than walk all the time."
"I've been better," Same mused honestly as he smiled up at Kasimir. "But thank you for asking. How have you been, Kasimir?" If beautiful gorgeous wants, maybe Sam stepped into the room and tried to gently tug his brother in after him.
Kenneth bit back the urge to complain as his cuddle buddy left him. Instead, the ketsuki let out a quiet sigh and forced himself to sit up. With more effort than he could have liked to admit, Kenneth leaned his back against the headboard and let his head lull back. "Ah, Scott. Thanks for coming." For his pseudo-adopted kids, he smiled softly. "So, was my dad able to help the two of you?"
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Post by clouds just clouds on May 16, 2016 9:07:45 GMT -8
(It's so cute that Patch is comparing Rylan's loss to his own)
Quickly, Alec scrambled to his feet and grabbed some extra food, before following after Patch. He looked up at Patch before his eyes fell back on Rylan.
The blonde's eyes stared without seeing, until he blinked and looked towards them. He watched them, as if trying to garner if they were coming towards him. And when he realized they were, he sat up and tried to muster a small smile. "Why hello," Rylan called, but his voice cracked. "Patch either multiplied or I am going crazy." He rested his head on his fist, watching Robbie. A quiet, not-quite-humorless laugh left Rylan. "Well, I've been going crazy for quite some time now."
A deep blush scorched Clyde's cheeks, and he mortified, both on having the memory of crying in front of both of them and with Anderson pointing out his cuddleness. Shaking his head, Clyde began, "You're so... embarrassing."
Chuckling, August stood, and he took Clyde with him. He shifted the seats so he was right next to his brother, and he sat back down with Clyde in his lap. Reaching over, August wrapped both Kaleb and Anderson up in his arms. "Mm, my little mouse. Don't be jealous. You can be small too-"
Clyde muttered something very quietly. (i.e. "He certainly already has something that's "very small".)
Blinking, August glanced down at Clyde, who sat with his back to the table and his arms crossed like an annoyed toddler. "What was that, Clyde?"
The noble thought for two seconds, and then horror filled his face. "His brain! I was talking about his brain!"
A laugh cracked out of August and he leaned back to laugh more. "Clyde!"
"H-His brain!" Clyde squeaked, cheeks flushing deep in color.
Scott quietly walked over to Kenneth, blushing deeply. "I'm sorry, Kenneth. I... was preoccupied, as you saw." He wondered how many people saw that exchange. Shame washed through him. Stepping up to the bedside, he pulled up the pills and said. "Here, take one every six hours..." He glanced towards Sam and said, quietly, "H-He..." His head ducked down and he buried his face into the mattress. "He helped..."
Kasimir's face softened and he said, "Ahh... yes. I know exactly how that feels. I've been better." He glanced towards Kenneth, crossing his arms. He wondered if this was his gentle push to leave, now that the two were here. "Kenneth-" Kasimir began, spotting that he was sitting up. A sigh left him. "That stubborn oaf."
(oPTION 1) Shifting his feet, Kasimir said, "Sam? Would you mind grabbing a glass of water for Kenneth? I'm sure he'll want those pills as soon as possible." He leaned against the shut door and decided to wait.
(oPTION 2) Kasimir stepped across the room, a smirk curling his lips. Apparently even with the children here he couldn't stop being a little ass. Kenneth has taught him well. Slipping back onto the bed, Kasimir said, "Kenneth. How many times do I have to tell you to rest?" He used Kenneth's hips as leverage to yank him down, but tried t make sure he didn't hurt his friend's head. He then carefully lifted Kenneth's head and replaced the headboard with a pillow. "Rest, stubborn little rat." He smirked.
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Post by Dina Doo on May 16, 2016 16:40:21 GMT -8
"For quite some time?" Patch echoed in a teasing tone as he maybe sat himself down at the blonde's table. "Ry, the last time any of us saw you being "crazy" was when we first met on that wonderful flight home to Calder." He smiled and sat back in his new seat. Patch's smile softened as he spoke again. "Actually, if it's alright with you, we came to keep you company. And so I could introduce my brother to you." The human's gaze flickered up to his brother. "Robbie, this is Rylan. I'll tell you the story later about how he was one of the guys who hijacked our ship."
It didn't take long for Anderson to figure out what his brother was implying. That was the last thing he would expect August to think about. But, to be fair, August probably knew more about it than anyone else what with all the diapers he had to change. "Brother, hush!" The ketsuki laughed. "You'll corrupt these children with such vile talk!" Anderson tried lulling his head against Kaleb. "Don't listen to him, Kally. Your uncle is a foul man. And Clyde's even worse." But a wide grin brightened his face for it was always so good to hear August laugh.
"But how can I be tired when all my favorite people are in the room visiting me?" Kenneth mused, but finally relented and laid back against the headboard, watching with a smile as Sam tried laying on top of his brother with a playful laugh. "But fine, fine. I'll rest. On the condition that Scott and Sam cuddle with me." He smiled softly over at the twins. "I have so many children to take care of, I miss my adopted children."
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Post by clouds just clouds on May 17, 2016 8:19:39 GMT -8
A snort left Robbie and he stole a seat next to his brother. "Sounds like a great story." Alec took the seat on the other side of Patch.
There you go, Patch. You will never be alone now. "Oh, it's great," Rylan reached out a hand and shook Robbie's own. "By then I knew Alec was in love with Patch, that Elaine was pregnant--so many secrets." His lips curled for a moment of energy, before they fell and he let out a sigh. He lifted his eyes to Patch and raised a brow. "A lot of lies, too, Patch. Things I wouldn't act on. Like tearing off poor little Alec's wings." Another sigh left him. "You guys don't have to visit. Frankly, I'm not that much company. I haven't had much energy of late." His eyes fell to his food, barely touched. "Here you go, little Cole. I know you're hungry." Rylan pushed the plate towards him rested his head on his hand. "I trust you've had a good day?"
"I didn't even say anything!" August laughed, and he leaned to hide his reddening face behind a hand. And he continued laughing. "It was Clyde."
Clyde crawled from August to try and wrap his arms around Kaleb. "Horrid, horrid creature-"
"Oh, I laugh at one thing," August smirked and added, "One small thing," before snickering. He leaned over to Kaleb. "You still love me, don't you?" His eyes glittered. "Oh, you two should have seen our parents..." He shook his head. "And I have a feeling they censored themselves. Ah, anyways, I am terribly sorry-"
"Don't apologize for laughing," Kaleb found that he couldn't rid himself of the smile on his lips. "It makes Uncle Clyde and Daddy happy."
Shock hit Clyde and showed starkly naked on his face. His eyes flickered up to Kaleb's, and he searched his eyes for a moment before he retreated into August's lap again. His entire face scorched a deep red and--gods damn it--he might cry. Uncle Clyde. Clyde buried his face into August's chest, unable to deal with the world.
August glanced up at Anderson with a knowing smirk.
Gods, both Kenneth and Kasimir had a goal to end him. Blushing brightly. Scott held Sam's arms in place around him and peered up at him. "I-I hardly doubt you're all of your favorite people," Scott stammered, and let out a sigh. He turned to wrap an arm around Sam. "Okay, hold on." He placed the bottle of pills on the night table and playfully pulled Sam with him to go get a glass of water.
Smirking, Kasimir laid down and rested his cheek on Kenneth's shoulder. "They're so cute," he whispered, before turning to look at him. "When should I make my quiet escape?"
"Kenneth, how are you feeling?" Scott called from the bathroom, filling up a cup.
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Post by Dina Doo on May 17, 2016 10:18:12 GMT -8
"It doesn't matter if you're not good company. You still deserve company," Patch said in a rather serious, yet sympathetic tone. "So we're here to give it to you whether you like it or not." As payback, the human leaned forward to take some food from the plate that Rylan offered to Alec. "And my day's going pretty well, I guess. Robbie's is probably going better since he bitch-slapped Kenneth in the face with his wrench." Patch was going to brag about that as much as he could because it was amazing to him that someone could stand up to Kenneth. Stand up to him and knock the ketsuki flat on his ass. "You know, the usual excitement." He stole another bite of food before he folded his arms across his chest. "How about you? How have you been?"
Anerson smirked back to his brother, though it was more of a sneer than anything as his point about Clyde cuddling had been proven correct. "Maybe we should start calling Clyde 'Cuddly Clyde'. Or something." He shrugged his shoulders. "That was the best I could come up with." If he still held Kaleb in his lap, the devious mouse moved close to his son's ear so he could quietly whisper, "Kally, can you reach into my pocket for my phone and take a picture of Clyde?" He tried his best to be as quiet as he could, but maybe the others could hear him. Even still, he wasn't going to waste the opportunity. The moment had to be saved forever in his gallery of Clyde.
(btw, Dina wants to know where Kenneth's kids are. Who is watching them if not Auggie? ihopeitsnothiro)
"Escape? You don't want to cuddle anymore?" Kenneth mused quietly at his friend as he lulled his head back. "But I suppose you could now while they're in the bathroom getting water." The ketsuki raised his voice as he addressed Scott. "I'm fine, Scott. Just have to little vertigo at the moment."
As Scott filled the glass with water, Sam leaned against his brother. "Scotty, I can take care of this. Why don't you go cuddle with Kenneth already before he gets too impatient?" The younger twin reached for the cup. "I got it. Go be with your adopted-dad, okay?" It was maybe obvious to Sam that his brother saw more of a father in Kenneth than he ever would with Edmund. And Sam knew there were times when certain things shouldn't be pressed. Even if it saddened him, he knew he couldn't convince Scott to like Edmund. If Scott wanted to look at Kenneth like a father-figure, who was he to argue?
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Post by clouds just clouds on May 17, 2016 15:40:47 GMT -8
"Hold that thought," Rylan held up a finger and gave Robbie a surprised glance. "What?"
With a shrug, Robbie said, "The bastard tried dragging me somewhere, back to a boyfriend I sure as hell didn't have, so I simply fought back."
Snorting, Rylan smirked and said, "I would have loved to see that. Who knew Patch had a badass brother." He shook his head and leaned back in his chair, glancing up at Patch. He wanted to test Patch, to ask him, Why? But he wasn't sure he wanted an answer. Was Patch here for him, or for himself? "I tried searching everywhere," Rylan's voice broke and came out raw. He let his fatigue flood his face as he stared down at the plate. "But I can't look very far, I just... I felt him..." Rylan closed his eyes and squeezed them shut. "I... I felt..." Taking in a deep breath, Rylan shook his head and he looked up at Patch. "I'm sure you know how silent it is. Being alone."
Within seconds, Kaleb had Anderson's phone in his hands with a smirk on his lips. He took one picture. August shifted so that they had a better picture. Kaleb took another. Smirking, Kaleb gently said. "Uncle...?" As innocently as he could. "Uncle Clyde?" He waited a few moments, before Clyde shifted and looked over at him. Another picture.
Shock widened Clyde's eyes and he lurched forward, "You little--"
Giggling, Kaleb leaned away from him, holding his phone in the air. "They're beautiful Clyde!"
"You're a little devil like your father, give that to me!" Clyde grasped onto Kaleb, trying to steal back to phone. Fierce giggles left Kaleb, and he leaned back onto Elliot to get away from the noble. "I'm going to take so many pictures of you, little minx!"
August grinned and looked up at Anderson, "Send those to me, will you? Clyde, you've only proved-"
"I am going to sue all of you," Clyde hissed. "And take every penny of my money back--I'll cancel your phone plans!"
Kaleb laughed and held the phone tight to his chest, grinning at his dad. "Wanna see the pictures, Daddy?" He held up the phone to him.
Elliot, giggling softly, ran his fingers through Kaleb's hair.
The kids were with... Aeryn and Austin were with Mammy and Corps. Mithai was sound asleep on the table.
Kasimir smirked and rolled his eyes. "Kenneth. Are you really trying to hoard cuddle-partners right now?" He smirked and wrapped his arms around him, resting his cheek against his head. "I will stay as long as I am not in the way."
Scott smiled lightly at his brother. Your adopted-dad, not ours. Scott wasn't stupid. Reaching up, Scott gently ran his fingers through Sam's hair and gave him a soft kiss to his forehead. "Thank you, Sammy." He placed the cup in Sam's hands and quietly left his side. He started across the room and hesitated.
"Right here," Kasimir pattered Kenneth's stomach. "Right here is the perfect spot for you."
A smirk twitched Scott's lips and he said, "I'm not a dog yet." He blushed and stepped around to sit on the bed beside Kenneth. He leaned over to check Kenneth's pupils again, and to check his heart beat. "Are you sure everything is okay?"
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Post by Dina Doo on May 18, 2016 12:51:54 GMT -8
"I do, but I can't relate to your connection," Patch added in a vein attempt to lightened the mood. He should have thought this through; Patch had no idea how to help Rylan feel any better when he knew nothing about Rylan's connection. The human had only heard of it in passing anyway. Ugh, so much for trying to help. "This probably isn't really helpful, but at you know hes's safe now and away from the gang. Even better, we'll be meeting up with him and a bunch of pirates soon, right? Him and Damien." He glanced at Alec and maybe went to playfully elbow the cute isoke. "Alec loves pirates.[/i]" This is only if the word had been spread about that. Dina doesn't know whether that information was relayed to everyone but oh well. Let's pretend that for the sake of the post it was.
Anderson tried taking the phone from his son with a rather pleasant smile, the type of smile one makes when they take a nice walk on a nice day, not when being an ass to one's employer. The little mouse was a true troll. "I think I'll set one of these beautiful pictures as my new wallpaper~" The ketsuki purred as he fiddled with his phone. "August, would you like me to send these to you? We can add them to our gallery of Clyde."
Good thing the wound Kenneth was hiding wasn't on his stomach, otherwise he'd have broken Kasimir's hand. "You'tr just jealous you can't lay there," Kenneth quipped to his friend. "And I'm fine, Scott. You've made sure of that." Ah, it sure felt great to be pampered. Sometimes Kenneth felt like a king and he absolutely loved being on top. And people wonder why he has such a big ego. "I just need to rest now."
Sam came back into the room a moment later with the glass of water. He paused by the nightstand and grabbed the bottle of pills. After everything was sorted, he handed Kenneth the glass. It was returned a moment later as Kenneth was finally given medication for his head. With his job done, the younger twin parked himself at the edge of the bed and reached for the tv remote.
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Post by clouds just clouds on May 18, 2016 13:44:39 GMT -8
The discomfort that came from Patch was apparent, and a pinch of disappointment hit Rylan. He wanted to complain. But, really, was it his place to? With a soft smile, he felt the irritation that came off of Alec and flickered a playful gaze towards him. "Oh? Pirates? You're not really into the whole-"
(idek) "Pirates," Alec seethed, "stole my dad's ships. And ruined them. Purposefully. There was one pirate, Claus, who always stole from my dad--for parts. One time, Dad released a new machine in the air, with a new engine configuration and weapons system--and Claus got it the moment it was in the air! There's a media coverage (maybe) of it somewhere. My dad was so mad!" Alec pulled out his phone and angrily started typing into their equivalent of YouTube.
Laughter left Rylan and he shook his head, "Little isoke!" He purred. "Look at him. He's so cute when he's all angry and flustered. I bet his wings are fluffed up too." With a small smirk, Rylan glanced up at Patch. "We should sign a petition to get Alec one of those shirts that show off wings. The ones with the open back?"
"You guys aren't as funny as you think you are," Alec grumbled with his nose to his phone.
"You won't! Anderson!" Clyde squeaked in pure horror, as if Anderson just offered to send a picture of Clyde's dick to the entire ketsuki population.
Laughing, Kaleb sat up and leaned against his father, grinning as he looked at the images. "I like this one, you should have this one as your background and lockscreen. Oh! Daddy, you can have him hiding his face as your lockscreen, and then him looking at the camera as your wallpaper!"
August had a smile on his lips and he nodded, "We have such great additions to Clyde's little gallery." His eyes sparked mischievously. "We need more. A lot more. Want to cuddle Kaleb now, Clyde?"
Grumbling, Clyde was half tempted to walk away. Instead, he held both hands up to Anderson. It almost looked like a kid who was asking to be picked up. Instead, Clyde asked, "Can I see the picture? I won't delete it, I won't. I just want to see type of damage I'm going to have to control."
"Kenneth McCarther," Kasimir said, voice full of amusement, "will only do something if he pretends it was his idea."
A smirk pulled Scott's lips and he was torn between cuddling with his brother, and cuddling with Kenneth. He wanted to cuddle both. And Kasimir, ever the observant one, maybe guessed this. So, he let go of Kenneth and reached over for Scott. A surprised little noise left Scott, and it was adorable. Kasimir couldn't help but compare it to something Noah might make. "I thought Kenneth said he wanted cuddles," Kasimir purred. He pulled Scott between him and Kenneth.
"O-Oh," Scott stammered, with a deep blush.
Kasimir sat up and said, "Excuse me, Sammy," and carefully picked the twin up and placed him beside Scott. Breathless with laughter, Kasimir said, "There. Perfect. An adorable little picture." He pulled out his phone and snapped a quick picture of them. "Kenneth looks fat as always, but you two are absolutely adorable." His eyes softened and he couldn't help the need to gently fix Sam's hair. "Sorry for manhandling the two of you. Are you comfortable? Do you guys want me to go get you something? Water? Food? Milkshake?"
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