Self-Expression- Monday- 4th period

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Class was in the Danger Shop today, which was done up to look like a small gym. Kitty had figured that there would be more than enough room, plus anyone who had to deal with small children could take them off to the side if there were any problems.

With her was Lexi, who looked really pretty excited about being in class. "Hey, everyone," Kitty said. "Once again the usual plan got thrown out because of Fandom, but that's okay. For anyone new in here, I'm Kitty and this is Lexi, and today we're going to work on self-expression through a dance party. Yes, you have to. Don't be shy, we're here to have fun today."

And then she hit play on the totally safe, kid-friendly pop music and you all were just going to have to deal with it.

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Dance party!

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For children and students alike. Get your boogie on.

Re: Dance party!

[ahawkwardphase]

Lexi had zero shame about this sort of thing, so she was happily bouncing around to the music. Someone apparently took after their mom on this one.

Re: Dance party!

[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

Will...wasn't going to really dance if he could help it. He didn't have any children to entertain so he'd just stand there and occasionally step from foot to foot to at least do some moving.

Re: Dance party!

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"You dance like I do," an exhausted-looking Celia remarked, shuffling over while her exuberant little daughter (supposedly) was busy flailing her limbs in some kind of child-dance. "Reluctantly."

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[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

"At least you consider this dancing," Will snickered, smiling at her. "Most people would consider this standing here with an occasional muscle twitch that causes movement."

Re: Dance party!

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"I consider it dancing only because it's the very least effort I can put forth and still call it thus," Celia corrected with a slight smile. "You weren't blessed with any little ones this weekend?"

Note the way Celia was palpably relieved to have Margaret distracted. 'Blessed' indeed.

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[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

"I wasn't," he said, shaking his head. "I'd feel like I missed out if you didn't look like you were about lay down right here and take a nap."

Re: Dance party!

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"I was a much, much quieter child," she said, shaking her head. "I'm not wholly convinced she's mine for a multitude of reasons, that being one." The fact that Margaret looked just like her was being studiously ignored, of course. "No one warned me that biologically-impossible strange children would show up and call me their mother."

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[livebytherules.livejournal.com]

"No one warned me either," Will said with a quiet laugh. "And I don't know if I'd have believed them anyway. Changing my identity for a weekend didn't seem implausible but showing me completely new people?"

He shook his head.

"Is she a good kid, at least?"

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[ahawkwardphase]

"You're doing it wrong," Lexi said helpfully.

Re: Dance party!

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

Much as she had at the actual dance, Celia was going to stick to the wall for this one, thank you.

Re: Dance party!

[bornachallenger.livejournal.com]

The six year-old tugging on her hand had other ideas, of course. "Mama, dance! Mama, the music is loud!" And unlike Celia, she viewed that as the best part.

So despite the fact that she was dressed like a miniature version of her mother, with shiny little patent shoes and stockings and a really stiff crinoline, Margaret was already dancing like a crazy little kid who'd grown up with music like this.

Re: Dance party!

[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"...you do all the dancing for both of us, all right?" Celia said warily, already feeling her headache blossoming again.

She still wasn't convinced this was her daughter, anyway. They didn't even share a surname -- she'd managed to get Margaret's full name out of her yesterday, but the name 'Alisdair' meant nothing to her, and she still couldn't get a father's name beyond 'Daddy.' Lovely.

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[voiceoverdue]

Cecil grinned at the enthusiastic little girl and her tired-looking mom. "Can I dance with you instead? I don't have a dance partner."

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[bornachallenger.livejournal.com]

"Yes!" Margaret declared, while Celia shot him a grateful smile.

"My name's Margaret," she told him, bouncing over. "What's yours?"

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[voiceoverdue]

"I'm Cecil. And I'm jealous!" He grinned. "I didn't get any kids this weekend."

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[bornachallenger.livejournal.com]

"Count yourself lucky," Celia said, shaking her head as she watched them.

"Mama's grumpy because she's confused about me," Margaret informed him. "How come you don't have any children?"

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[voiceoverdue]

"I don't know." Cecil sighed. "I think ♥Carlos♥ and I - that's my boyfriend - would have wonderful children!" He shrugged. "Well, maybe next time. Until then, I just get to play with everybody else's! And don't worry; lots of parents are grumpy and confused. It's not personal."

Re: Dance party!

[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

Eleanor was hanging back, and observing. It wasn't everyone else who had children, just most of them. She didn't know if that made her feel better or not.

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[bornachallenger.livejournal.com]

"You're really tall," Margaret told her as she wandered over, staring up at Eleanor.

"Be polite, Margaret," Celia admonished her. "Miss Eleanor knows how tall she is."

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

This had to be Celia's child; she had the same face. The same dark curls.

"I am very tall," she said. "Some days, I get clouds in my hair. It's very nice to meet you, Miss Margaret."

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[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"Clouds?" Margaret asked, wide-eyed. "I've never touched a cloud. Daddy says that when you try, you break the cloud, anyway. They don't want us to touch them."

"We don't know who 'Daddy' is," Celia added.

"He's Daddy!"

"Yes, exactly."

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"You have to talk nicely to clouds, so they don't break up when you touch them," Eleanor said. What? Scientific facts were overrated. Children deserved imaginative answers.

She caught her friend's eyes and quickly understood the dilemma: here was a future child, and no information on his other parent. She would want to know, herself.

"Do you think your Daddy is as tall as I am?" she asked with a frown. "I suppose he's handsome."

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[pasunereveuse.livejournal.com]

"He's the handsomest man ever," Margaret told her, which had Celia eyeing her curiously. This was already more than she'd gotten from her. "He's probably as tall as you? Sometimes I get t'ride on his shoulders and it's so high. Not as high as when Mama makes me fly, though."

"I make you fly?" Celia repeated, warily.

"Uh huh. And you haven't since I've been here." Margaret added sadly.

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

"If she made you fly, all of the other children might become jealous," Eleanor said judiciously. "It's best saved for when you're home again."

In case Celia had yet to master that particular skill.

"I bet his hair isn't as dark as mine," she added. "Even your hair isn't as dark as mine."