Adulting 101- Monday- 2nd period

[throughaphase]

Final day would be a good day for a class on parties, and if people had kids, well, then today you were getting a kids' birthday party. The Danger Shop was made up like a suburban backyard, with Danger Shopped kids and pony rides and a clown making balloon animals, plus cake and ice cream. Breakfast of champions!

And there was Kitty, standing with an older-than-usual Lexi, who was eyeing the clown suspiciously. "Hey, everybody," Kitty greeted them. "It's our last class, and it's not exactly a normal class, so just have some fun. Don't punch the clown."

"I'm just saying, you've had better ideas than the clown," Lexi said in a low voice.

"It's fine. It's making animals."

"I don't trust it."

"You don't have to trust it, it's the Danger Shop."

"Which is another thing..."

Comments

Re: Talk to Kitty

[ahawkwardphase]

"Lexi." She kind of wanted to point out that that's not how mirror universes worked, but she was having a weird weekend and was pretty sure she should stop giving away knowledge like that in front of her mom. "Did you say Tesla?"

This poor girl.

Re: Talk to Kitty

[nosnappingplz]

Well, she was 8. She had a vaaaaaaaaaague idea of how they worked but Steve wouldn't let her open any because he was Absolutely No Fun.

"Yes. What's wrong with Tesla?"

Re: Talk to Kitty

[ahawkwardphase]

To be fair, Lexi's parents should really be doing the same.

"Nothing," Lexi shrugged. "Just never heard it as a name before. It's a great code name."

And one that she herself would definitely never consider for a few minutes someday. Nope. Not at all.

Re: Talk to Kitty

[nosnappingplz]

Tesla preened. "Exactly. That's what Pops called me when I was really, really little and it stuck."

Re: Talk to Kitty

[ahawkwardphase]

"What's your real name?" Lexi wondered.

Re: Talk to Kitty

[nosnappingplz]

Tesla made a little face, then whispered, "Sarah. Don't tell."

Re: Talk to Kitty

[ahawkwardphase]

"Stick with Tesla," Lexi decided. "That's much better."

Not that Tesla needed her help. But here was validation anyway.

Re: Talk to Kitty

[nosnappingplz]

Tesla grinned. "I like it better. Reminds me of Pops."

Re: Talk to Kitty

[ahawkwardphase]

Lexi wasn't the best at navigating social situations, because she was thirteen and still learning, but she knew the word 'remind' might be a mibdfuekd.

"Definitely keep it then. You can probably even still find stuff with your name on it!"

It was probably just really high-end and car-themed.

Re: Talk to Kitty

[nosnappingplz]

"I found a car with my name on it, but Dad won't let me drive it yet."

Good call, Steve.

Re: Talk to Kitty

[ahawkwardphase]

"Good call," Lexi said, and added, "at least not without the appropriate safety protocols in place."

Kitty should probably worry about why she'd jumped to that.

Re: Talk to Kitty

[nosnappingplz]

"I know how to turn most of those off," Tesla confessed.