man

[crittersheep]

WHO: lily
WHERE: lily
WHEN: day 63-64 catchall post

[MAN]

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[mykidisthebest]

[laughs weakly]

My kids are going to be upset with me.

[endsjustified]

Oh?

[mykidisthebest]

For staying so long.

[gestures to the tangled threads]

But they know what I'm like. I hope they won't take it personally.

[endsjustified]

I could explain to them, if that makes it easier.

[does not seem daunted by the potential wrath of superpowered baby gods]

[mykidisthebest]

[his kids are very well behaved and wouldn't hurt a fly]

Hmm...it might. They'd probably want to meet you either way.

[endsjustified]

What do you think their opinion will be?

[mykidisthebest]

[actually thinks this over, an amused smile spreading across his face as he tries to picture it]

I think they'll like you. Prepare for things to be chaotic.

[endsjustified]

Oh, no.

[he doesn't actually sound like he minds.]

[mykidisthebest]

[oh no he's beaming]

I promise they don't bite. They'll just have a lot of questions to ask you.

[endsjustified]

What kind of questions, exactly...

[mykidisthebest]

No idea. Probably the normal stuff? Where you're from, what it's like there, questions about your family.

[endsjustified]

Are they at that curious stage where every question one answers begets a 'but why'?

[mykidisthebest]

No, they're really mature for their age. They look pretty young, and they're even younger than they look, but they're past the developmental stage where they'd constantly ask questions like that.

[endsjustified]

Hmm. Then we'll probably get along well.

What do they look like?

[mykidisthebest]

[he looks momentarily self-conscious before creating an illusion of three kids next to himself. the pink haired kid looks to be about six or seven, the black haired kid looks about a year younger than that, and the blonde looks a year younger than that. the younger two have a strong family resemblance: the middle child looks an awful lot like Lethe's little brother, and except for the blonde hair and blue eyes, the youngest could be Lethe's doppelganger.

it's also too good of an illusion to be a first attempt at creating their likeness.]

They're growing fast, so in a year I'm sure they'll be even taller.

[endsjustified]

[crouches down to look the illusions eye to eye for a moment, though he knows better than to reach out]

...is the eldest a dragon, sometimes?

[mykidisthebest]

[the eyes look just a little inhuman on all of them, the pupils all dragon-like slits and the colors too bright and saturated to be completely normal]

Ah...they all are. The youngest has a hard time staying in human form, actually. We've got to practice before they can go to school.

[endsjustified]

[he smiles, just a little, and rises again]

They take after you. I ran into some version of him once, I think, in your dreams.

[mykidisthebest]

[perks up]

You saw Gyeol? It's probably because I think about them a lot. I hope the dream version of him left you with a good impression.

[endsjustified]

It was a brief meeting, but he was both dutiful and helpful. A good child.

[mykidisthebest]

[unmistakably fond as he lets the images of them fade]

...Yeah. He's too well-behaved for his own good. I'd be nice if he acted spoiled every once in a while, honestly. But it's hard to say that as a parent.

[endsjustified]

Because you think he’ll take it to heart in the wrong way?

[mykidisthebest]

There's that. And I also don't want him to be too spoiled. As a parent you also want to make sure your kids grow up properly.

[endsjustified]

That's fair, I suppose.

Though it seems like he is the type of young person who can manage himself in that regard, also.

[mykidisthebest]

[looks...sheepish]

I'm told he takes after me. And I can see he tries to act like me. I don't necessarily know if that's a good thing.