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Fun & Games, Monday, Period 2

Class was in the Danger Shop again today, which had been programmed to look like a forest. A pathway of ropes and pieces of wood began a few feet behind Jack and continued up, then high through the trees.

"Hey there," Jack said, in a rather pinched voice. Being a mom was exhausting. "Today we're doing a ropes course. It's pretty much an obstacle course, except you're way up in the trees for a lot of it. If you're afraid of heights or you're one of the visiting kids, there's something that might be more your speed over there."

She pointed to a kid-sized obstacle course playground in a clearing to one side.

"But if you aren't a wuss, helmets and safety gear for the big course are on those shelves. I'll go first so you can see how everything works." And because she liked showing off. Hush.

She paused as she strapped on her gear, indicating a rather weary-looking blond nine-year-old. "That's Val. He's mine. Don't mess with him."

And with that, she was off to the ropes.

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Like you're still stuck with a kid.

Korra

Cade

Sparkle

Karolina Dean

Sholeh Zeela a Zhahar

(Zee)

Listen to Jack, strap on your safety gear, or try to keep your kids from climbing the trees on their own.

Way up in the trees for the bigger people; much more playground-y for smaller or more nervous people.

Edited 2014-02-17 14:52 (UTC)

Sparkle was at least seventy-five percent certain that this was an accident waiting to happen. But then, it was the danger shop. And when was he going to get the chance to do this again?

With the safety gear on, it wasn't so bad. Still crazy-high, but heights really didn't bug him, so much.

Zee had all her kids with her today, which meant five of them even if only three were visible. "Make sure you're strapped in good, unless you're gonna be lame and use the baby course," she instructed. "But no falling and getting hurt or your moms and dad'll complain at me all day."

"I don't think Mum's the type to complain or yell," Shard pointed out mildly. "It's not like she doesn't know you by now. Uncle Caius would be upset, but he's not here right now."

Which was just weird, honestly.

"Enh, that's Ma's way of saying that she doesn't want us to get hurt," Wade said easily. "But, y'know, without actually saying it."

"Duh," Flicker snapped. "We know our own Mom, thanks. Shard just wasn't saying that because she also doesn't like it pointed out."

Triple stars, was this what it sounded like when siblings argued out loud? At least Tryad siblings had the decency to do it silently where no one else had to hear it.

No wonder most Tryads didn't have more than one set of children.

"Okay, okay, quiet down, the lot of you. Safety gear. Ropes. No arguments. Got it?"

They all left tonight, right?

And Val, who can't wait to get home.

"Yo," Cade said to Val with a wave. "Want to come with me to work after? I'll get you lunch and everything."

What a father figure.

"Sure," Val said. "As long as you don't 'forget' your wallet this time."

"Would I do that more than once in the same weekend?" Cade asked.

"Probably not now that I told you not to," Val allowed. "Can I help fix stuff?"

"Sure," Cade said with a grin. "You can charge people double if you want."

Val ginned back. "Have I told you lately you're my favorite dad?"

So maybe he'd inherited a little of his parents' taste for crime.

"Am I your only dad?" Cade checked.

"That's what the paternity test said," Val informed him with a straight face. "And mom blames you for her stretch marks all the time."

"Sounds like domestic bliss," Cade said dryly.

"I know," Val said, equally dry. "I figure it's giving me lots of good stories for when I grow up."

"If you write a book, I demand residuals," Cade said, unsurprisingly.

"Already promised those to Mom," Val said.

He was kidding.

I just spent like five minutes trying to find a gif of a person falling off a ropes course and found nothing. INTERNET, YOU HAVE FAILED ME.

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