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[sultrytempest]

[Backdated due to mun being occupied 8D

It's mid-morning, bright and sunny out, and Judith can be found at the edge of the river not too far from the Vesperia house, watching Jonah sit in the sand and derp around. Judy's got the journal open, her gaze shifting between the pages and her kid as he babbles away at the flowing water. It's relatively quiet and peaceful, and all seems right with the world, until the journal catches a little voice piping-]

....Shu-up!

[There's a long, extended pause, followed by a different voice entirely, one slightly ominous, as if carrying the promise of potential violence:]

Yuri.

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

Perhaps the sort of noises his parents make at night?

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[trueknight]

[FFFFFF pointedly looking away and hoping the annoyed look on his face trumps how red it is.]

C-Come on, he can't repeat stuff like that! [Hopefully. No one would realize what it was supposed to be if he did anyway, right? Yeah. Totally.]

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

Oh, you never know. Krityans are very perceptive.

[Yeah she sees you blushing bb.]

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[trueknight]

[Lies, he is invisible.]

Yeah well, if he does, you just have to teach him not to. [Yeah. You. Because it would clearly be your fault, Judy |:]

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

Oh, so it's my responsibility to teach him everything, now?

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[trueknight]

[Good, banter. At least that'll make him stop feeling so embarrassed.]

No, just that for now.

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

[At least until she embarrasses him again.]

In exchange you have to change all his diapers.

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[trueknight]

[Oh hell no. Not worth it. Sighing at that.]

... On second thought, I think I'll handle it myself.

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, that's what she thought.]

Good, then it's agreed.

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[trueknight]

[He'll just give her a bit of a look for twisting things back to him before looking over at Jonah, just to keep an eye on what he's up to.]

... Man, I still can't believe the first thing out of his mouth was that. With everything I've said to him, it's kind of depressing that that was what he ended up coming out with. [Purposely avoiding saying "shut up"? Damn straight. Even if it's cute/funny/whatever, and even if he could care less about what Luceti thinks of him, he doesn't need people knowing him as That Guy Who Tells His Kid To Shut Up So Much That The Kid Started Saying It Back. Especially since he doesn't. ... Directly. Jonah, stop listening to your dad mumble to himself, dammit.

... This "no saying 'shut up'" streak won't last outside of today, more than likely.]

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't take it too seriously. Children have the strangest idea about what words are important.

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[trueknight]

I guess so. [ ... ] Well, at least if anyone starts bugging him, he knows what to say.

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

Like father like son, as the saying goes.

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[trueknight]

Heh, yeah. Let's hope that saying only counts for that, or else we're in for on hell of a ride when he gets older.

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking he should learn, "Go to hell!" next.

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[trueknight]

What, and make people think we need some kind of Child Services center here?

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

How about "you bastard!"?

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[trueknight]

[s-sigh]

As long as I never run into Alexei with him around, I doubt he'll be learning that either.

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

I think "old man" would be a good start.

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[trueknight]

As long as he doesn't start calling me that, I'm fine with it.

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

But you are his old man.

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[trueknight]

True, but it'd be nice if he didn't start calling me that until I actually am old.

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

[....That thought makes the teasing fade from her expression a little, though her smile is still there.]

It's nice to think of, though, isn't it? To imagine all of us older, still together.

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[trueknight]

[That thought is ... well, it's a little embarrassing, but it's definitely nice, too. Hell, barring certain worst case scenarios, that's the way things'll be, most likely.]

I'm not a fan of imagining myself being older, but ... yeah, it's nice to think about.

[... The way he imagines things being is pretty damn far from White Picket Fences syndrome, though -- especially since the first thing Jonah said was "shut up" :|; If Jonah ends up being just like he was ... well, Judy knew what she was getting herself into. Yeah. We'll go with that.]

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[sultrytempest.livejournal.com]

Oh? You don't want to imagine yourself as old and grey, shaking your sword at the kids who keep stomping on your lawn?

[Truthfully her idea of a nice family life is flying all over the world with Ba'ul, but she has no idea what Yuri has in mind, either.]