mbv and the Nexus, The Ark and the Mall area, Awakening and Unexpected Blessings
Nightwish: *sits up and rubs her optics*
Quinn: *groggy sound, shifts position*
Nightwish: *looks at him and frowns, then pokes him*
Quinn: Stoppit....
Nightwish: Stoppit?
Quinn: *bleary blink blink as he moves to sit up*
Nightwish: *studies him with quizzical optics*
Quinn: *trying to figure out where he is, and why there's a dame looking at him*
Nightwish: *looks over at a monitor that's beeping softly, and then pokes it*
Russell: *coming to see how Quinn's doing, is being tailed by Wayne*
Wayne: *Beeline for Quinn and Nightwish*
Nightwish: *looking at these two new people, her quizzical frown deepening*
Quinn: *makes faces at Russell while the medic is busy scanning Nightwish*
Nightwish: *shrinks away* Stoppit....
Russell: *Soothing clicks* I just want to check your energy levels, Nightwish... Quinn, stop making faces at me, Wayne, I will tell Seamus where you're hiding if you don't stop encouraging your brother.
Wayne: *Calls Russell something in Seeker that has Quinn sputtering with laughter*
Nightwish: *looks at Quinn and Wayne* Stoppit.
Russell: *offers Nightwish a CinnaSeeker*
Nightwish: *perks and reaches for that good smelling thing, making a small questioning sound as she does*
Russell: It's energon and minerals to help your self-repair.
Quinn: *pleased sound as Wayne gives him a CinnaSeeker as well*
Nightwish: *tries to repeat what Russell said, but doesn't succeed very well*
Russell: *Focuses on showing Nightwish what to do with the cookie*
Nightwish: *pays attention and is soon munching slowly and carefully. It looks like what Rachel had said about being wiped is turning out to be true. She hasn't even the programming that sparklets are born with*
Russell: *Soothing clicks, is already preparing a report to send to Rachel*
Quinn: *Attention on Russell once he's finished the cookie Wayne gave him* Who is that, anyways?
Russell: *Attention on Quinn now* Her name is Nightwish. She somehow hitched a ride with you during the mirror-smashing mission, and you two accidentally bonded.
Quinn: ... What?!
Nightwish: *looks toward Quinn and softly repeats him, then offers him her half-eaten cookie*
Russell: Her spark was badly damaged to the point that her personality matrix, and likely all of her memories, were wiped...
Quinn: *murmurs a surprised curse in Seeker*
Nightwish: *no cookie? Offers snuggles instead*
Quinn: *Surprises himself by reciprocating*
Nightwish: *feels happy. Then remembers the cookie and eats some more*
Wayne: Can they be moved to quarters yet? *Wants to protect his flock members*
Russell: Give them another day or so, Wayne.
Wayne: *Looks like he wants to protest this*
Nightwish: *looks at her empty hand, and then looks at Quinn* :\
Quinn: *clicks and offers a backrub*
Nightwish: *surprised expression, but then sighs and shutters her optics* What?
Russell: *Databursts Nightwish a small file. It contains basic words, like "Food", "Snuggle", "Mate" and "Brother", along with images to help her associate which words mean what. "Mate" has a picture of Quinn in both alt modes and root mode, "Brother" has a similar picture of Wayne, and "Food" shows things like the CinnaSeeker.*
Nightwish: *perks* Mate.
Quinn: Hm? *pauses in his backrub-giving*
Nightwish: *looks at him, her optics bright with delight at something new* Mate.
Quinn: *small smile tugging at the corner of his mouth* Yes. Mate.
Nightwish: *lays her head against him* Snuggle.
Quinn: *complies, relaxing and holding her close*
Russell: *moves to cover the couple with a blanket*
Nightwish: *sighs, then frowns again* Food.
Russell: *will leave a box of CinnaSeekers and GingerSwindles where the couple can get at them easily, and usher Wayne out of the room*
Nightwish: *looking at Mate, but then sniffs the air* Food?
Quinn: *grabs a cookie and offers it to her*
Nightwish: *smiles* Food!
Quinn: *nods* It's a cookie.
Nightwish: *intent* It's a cookie. *has a bite*
Quinn: *nods*
Nightwish: *looks up at him again and smiles, then pokes the cookie at his mouth. Bite for me and bite for you?*
Quinn: *okies, that works. Pleased rumble as he chews the bite he took*
Nightwish: *happy soft sound as she has her next bite. Snuggles as she does so, pleased with the blanket and being close to him*
Quinn: *arms around her waist as he snuggles close, making a contented rumble as he does so*
Nightwish: *pauses and presses her audio to his chest, her optics wide with wonder*
Quinn: *gentle backrub is a go*
Nightwish: *arms go around him, the cookie forgotten in one hand as she rubs her cheek against his chest* *softly and happily* Mate.
Quinn: *Quietly* Rest now.
Nightwish: Rest now. *has no idea of the meaning of the words, but her optic shutters are already drooping*
Quinn: *Snuggles and quiet rumbles*
Nightwish: *sighs and goes to sleep with her half eaten cookie and her mate*
Over in the residential sector
Starpounder: *just #$#@#$$#slapped Reggie down the hall*
Theo: *pointing and laughing*
Starpounder: *with chilling pride* You have not earned the right to praise my 'gams'.
Reggie: *Sounding a bit rattled* Okay....
Starpounder: *turns to continue on her way*
Seamus: *Runs past, is wearing his ChumBuddy again*
Starpounder: >_> *foot!*
Seamus: Ooof! *lands on the floor and slides a few feet* ... *Snickers*
Theo: ... The pit, mech?
Starpounder: *amused, even if she doesn't get to keep the silly one in the doll. Turns once more to continue on her way*
Comet: *has a running start! SLIIIIIIIIIIIIDES down the hall as her sock-clad feet fail to gain traction*
Theo: *Startled yelp as Comet suddenly collides with him after tripping over Seamus*
Starpounder: *as she walks* Crazy landlubbers.
Comet: Landlubber, nothing! I'm a Seeker! *getting up*
Starpounder: *pauses once more and looks back* Oh, another one?
Comet: Three, counting the dip. *points at Reggie*
Starpounder: Hrrrm. *her expression tells what she thinks of Reggie*
Seamus: *Trying to get up, and failing, till Theo has mercy on him and lifts him up so he's back on his feet*
Comet: *slight headtilt* Though to be fair... *kicks Reggie in the butt* This one really isn't the brightest one here...
Starpounder: Seems too dumb to swab bilge.
Theo: *blink blink, snerks when he finds a translation*
Reggie: ... HEY! *Sulk*
Starpounder: Anyway. *once more turns to go*
Seamus: *shucks his ChumBuddy for a moment, points at Starpounder* MINE!
Comet: *blink blink* I saw that.
Reggie: *SULK MORE*
Starpounder: *nearly decks Seamus, but then blinks at Comet* What?
Theo: Saw it too. *a bit miffed, but he knows he promised he'd play nice with the Autobots*
Comet: He just claimed you as his.
Seamus: *Grin*
Starpounder: *confused frown* But your brother and his wife said no.
Comet: ... *Pings Sky's comm*
Sky: //What?//
Comet: //Seamus just claimed Starpounder. Theo, Reggie, and I saw it.//
Sky: *blink blink* Sammy, Swiper just claimed that blue chick.
Samuel: ... Well... Is she okay with that?
Sky: //What'd she say, Comet?//
Comet: //She said that you and Samuel said 'no'... //
Sky: //But what's she look like?// She told him you and me said no.
Samuel: ... Wait... you mean that Dragon Elf you walloped in the Nexus...
Sky: Yup. *looks up from the survey she's doing for money*
Samuel: ... Seamus claimed her...
Sky: He tried.
Comet: //She seems confused about the whole thing...//
Samuel: ... Tried?
Sky: Comet says she seems confused, and she told him we said no.
Samuel: That was when she tried claiming him and hauling him off... but since he's claiming her now... *silent for a few moments* He's serious about it....
Sky: *looks at him funny* ...You think he wouldn't be?
Samuel: *discussing the matter with Seamus* ... o_o He is serious... He's even picked out courting gifts....
Sky: .... //Swiper, you realize you won't get any sparklets if you take an organic mate.//
Seamus: //So? We'll adopt.//
Sky: *looks at Samuel again, one brow lifting quizzically as she waits to see what he says*
Samuel: ... If it makes him happy....
Sky: //You sure, Swiper? There're lots of nice shebots around.//
Seamus: //I'm sure.// *Is serious. He likes Starpounder, and doesn't care that she's organic.*
Sky: *to Comet* //Tell her we just didn't want the glitch run off with.//
Comet: //Alright.// *To Starpounder* They just didn't want you running off to who-knows-where with Seamus. If you want to claim him, go ahead.
Starpounder: *considering expression now*
Seamus: *hopeful expression*
Starpounder: *walks over, slings him over her shoulder, and strides away*
Seamus: *Blink blink* Uh....
Comet: ... Er... I think she just claimed you....
Starpounder: *stops around the corner of the hall and sets Seamus on his feet, then gives him a quizzical look*
Seamus: *going to try for hugs now*
Starpounder: *tilts her head, absently noting that she's just a tiny bit taller than he is* What is this?
Seamus: *blink blink* You mean you've never been hugged before?
Starpounder: Not by a male. *slight smile*
Seamus: Oh... *more hugs!*
Starpounder: *puts her arms around him tentatively* So... the males choose for your people?
Seamus: Not always....
Prowl: *Ruuuuuns past, Xiaobei hot on his heels!*
Starpounder: *watches them go past*
Seamus: Case in point. *amused*
Starpounder: She's trying to loot him?
Seamus: She's already claimed him. She's courting him now... But he's a bit scared of her because at one point, she was under orders to kill him.
Starpounder: Ahhh. *understanding on her strong-boned face*
Seamus: *soft chuckle as he replays the recording he just made* I think Prowl's starting to get used to Xiaobei courting him... 'cause he wasn't going NEARLY as fast as he used to.
Starpounder: The males I've seen taken don't usually protest for long. *listens to the sound of fading footsteps*
Seamus: *one-shouldered shrug*
Starpounder: *gently tips Seamus' face up so that she can study it more closely. Her mouth quirks as she rubs a thumb over the soft smoothness of his cheek*
Seamus: *Blink blink, slight blush*
Starpounder: *feels his skin warm with the colour change and lifts a brow, then moves her hand from his face to his hair and runs her fingers through it curiously*
Seamus: *Surprised sound, followed by a pleased one*
Starpounder: *brow raises just a bit more at his reaction to her exploration. Once more runs her fingers through his hair, liking the softness and the texture of the slight curl it carries*
Seamus: *likes having his hair played with*
Starpounder: *quietly, as she studies said hair* It's pretty.
Seamus: *Absent, quizzical sound*
Starpounder: *leans close to catch the scent she detects, and then puts her hand on the back of Seamus' head and nuzzles her face against his hair* And soft.
Seamus: *more happy sounds, leans into Starpounder's touch*
Starpounder: Hmmm. I like you.
Seamus: *pleased sound, yes, he is paying attention*
Starpounder: *softly and musingly* But now what am I supposed to do with you?
Seamus: Kiss me stupider?
Starpounder: Kiss.... Does that make you stupid? *lifts her head and peers quizzically into his face, her golden eyes meeting his dark ones*
Seamus: Er... Not exactly.... *shrugs* It's kinda hard to explain....
Rain: What the slag is Seamus' stupid doll doing laying out here in the way?
Starpounder: *looks over her shoulder*
Seamus: Oops... I'd better go get that....
Starpounder: *reluctantly lets go of him, her hand dropping to her side*
Seamus: *snuggles, then goes to get his ChumBuddy*
Rain: *gives him a weird look from where she's standing over the big toy with Dion on her hip*
Dion: *pointing at the toy* Fishie!
Seamus: *razzes Rain, picks up his doll, and heads back over to where Starpounder is*
Rain: *takes a boot at him as he goes*
Seamus: *yelp, skitter!*
Starpounder: *wearing a slight scowl when he gets back* What was that?
Seamus: *glancing over his shoulder* Rain being Rain.
Starpounder: What do you mean? Who is Rain?
Seamus: She's another Seeker, and one of Dion's caregivers.
Starpounder: Who is Dion?
Seamus: He's a sparklet... A baby Cybertronian.
Starpounder: *wearing a slight scowl now* And how does Rain 'be Rain'?
Seamus: She tends to be physical when she thinks members of her family are being stupid.
Starpounder: Well she had better watch herself around my husband. *spoken with quiet finality*
Seamus: *moves to hug Starpounder again, the ChumBuddy getting shifted to the crook of one arm*
Starpounder: *expression softens as she reciprocates the hug* *softly* So you're a fighter?
Seamus: *nods* Frontline warrior... Same as my brother... We're the ones who dive into things head-first, to give everyone else on our side time to do what they have to before they can attack...
Starpounder: And how long have you been doing that? *fingers through the hair again*
Seamus: Since just after Sunstreaker and I got our final protoforms... *doing a quick bit of math in his head, then he's telling how many millions of years ago that was*
Starpounder: *slightly startled expression and she's looking at him again, her eyes meeting his* That's a long time....
Seamus: Cybertronians live for a long time, unless they get killed or their sparks aren't strong...
Starpounder: *slight smile that holds wonder* I might have to pass you on in my will.
Seamus: *Blink blink*
Starpounder: I'm eighty years old. Unless I fall in battle I have another hundred and twenty years in my trunk.
Seamus: Aww... *snuggles*
Starpounder: *hand and cheek to the hair again as the corners of her mouth tilt upward*
Seamus: *is happy. He has his mate, and his ChumBuddy, so everything is perfect.*
Starpounder: *going to lean on him a bit, enjoying the slight coolness of his body even as she enjoys playing with his pretty hair* So what do you expect from being my husband, hmm?
Seamus: Lots of snuggling, and maybe someday adopting kids...
Starpounder: Adopting kids? *sniff sniffs the hair, and then cuddles some more*
Seamus: Yeah... 'Cause unless there's a miracle or something, you and I won't have kids of our own...
Starpounder: *soft snort, and then she steps back* Put your doll in our cabin, and come with me. I'll get you a daughter of your own.
Seamus: *Blink blink, is a bit confused now, but will go to put his ChumBuddy in Starpounder's quarters*
Starpounder: *has her PINpoint out when he comes back, carefully typing on the hard light keypad*
Seamus: *curious, moves to touch Starpounder's shoulder*
Starpounder: *smiles at him* Do you have any creds? The Captain gave me some, but I'm not sure about the cost of what we'll need to buy.
Seamus: I've got some...
Starpounder: Enough for baby clothes?
Seamus: ... *checks his billfold and subspace*
Starpounder: She shouldn't need too much. It's warm down here in the hold of this planet. *actually, it's air-conditioned cool*
Seamus: *wonders if that crazy human he sometimes sees around the Nexus has blankets*
Starpounder: We can look when we're there. Brace yourself. *thumb goes to the button on her PINpoint*
Seamus: *Braces himself*
Starpounder: *Brings them to the Nexus*
An hour or so later
Starpounder: *coming back to where she parked her husband and their shopping bags as she went into the huge white building with the columned front. Is holding a plain looking glass pop bottle in her hand* Alright, we can go back now.
Seamus: *nods* Okay. *managed to locate the crazy human, bought a couple of blankets, one for the baby and one for he and Starpounder to share*
Starpounder: *notices the new bag and looks in it, then gives Seamus a smile that holds some excitement as she gathers that bag and another into the hand that isn't holding the bottle* Hurry and get the rest.
Seamus: *moves to put everything he can carry into his subspace*
Starpounder: *stops to watch this, and then offers him the bags she took*
Seamus: *Stashes those in subspace as well*
Starpounder: How are you doing that?
Seamus: Ever hear of "hammerspace"?
Starpounder: No. *slight headshake*
Seamus: *Explains the concept*
Starpounder: Huh. It's a good thing your doll hasn't got it. *slight smile at her own joke* Are you ready to go back?
Seamus: *Snerks at the joke and nods* Yeah...
Starpounder: Alright. *hand on his shoulder and brings them home, then looks around the bare little living room with a thoughtful expression as she works out what she wants to do and have done*
Samuel: -Hey, Swiper, what're you doing? Do you want to come watch movies?-
Seamus: -Not now, Sunny, Starpounder and I are making a baby.-
Samuel: -Gah! You sicko, I didn't need to know that!-
Seamus: *smug grin at his brother's reaction*
Starpounder: *unaware of the conversation between the brothers* Alright, she said this will hurt and probably knock us out, so come sit on whatever the kren you call this thing. *settles on the couch with an absent frown as she studies the pop bottle*
Seamus: Huh? *moves to sit down next to Starpounder*
Starpounder: *pulls the trash container over* Okay, take a deep breath. *and then smashes the pop bottle into the container before coughing as she gets a lungful of the gas it had contained*
Seamus: *Startled gasp, then he too, is coughing and trying to clear his intakes of the gas*
Starpounder: *hands to her head as the room spins and a soft groan as her entire body feels afire* Kren....!
Seamus: *hand going to his chest as he makes a frightened and pained sound*
Starpounder: *curling up, a dark stain appearing on her lip as she accidentally bites it too hard in her attempts not to cry out. And then her eyes are slipping shut as she collapses into unconsciousness*
Seamus: *soft groan as he tries to reach for Starpounder and send out a garbled SOS before he slips into stasis*
A few moments later
Rachel: *complaining to Russell as two tiny voices do their own complaining in counterpoint* I swear, I might as well drop out with all the actual class time I get to spend. Oh, hello, Sideswipe, and welcome back.
Seamus: *soft groan* [Slagging pit...]
Rachel: Watch your language, though I think the boys aren't much interested in it. *looks over at Starpounder, who is starting to stir*
Seamus: Boys?! *Moves to try to sit up*
Russell: Twin Dragon Elf boys.
Starpounder: *eyes fly open* What?
Rachel: *slight grin as she helps Seamus sit*
Seamus: *quietly* We were trying for a girl....
Starpounder: *stares at her newborns, her eyes wide with shock* Trying, nothing! I.... two??? I.... *brain broken*
Russell: Given who their father is, I'm not surprised... *Will bring the newborns over to their mother now*
Starpounder: But my people don't have boys.... *still staring at her sons as they wriggle and fuss*
Rachel: Well you do now. *pauses and runs her scanner over the nearer baby* o.0!
Seamus: *despite feeling like he's been stepped on by Motormaster, he's moving to try and rub little backs and click quietly*
Russell: *over comms to Rachel* //You found why these two are unique, aside from their gender?//
Rachel: *boggling* //They have sparks!//
Starpounder: *reaches to take one baby as his nuzzling and rooting gives way to a disappointed and frightened wail* Shhh shhh shh, let's see if I can get you some milk.... Yes... good.
Seamus: *boggling a bit now as he watches what his wife is doing*
Russell: //They do... Which I'm still trying to figure out.//
Rachel: *lips pressed together with exasperated wonder* //What do you expect from an LOL?// Seamus, that's what those things are for. Stop staring.
Starpounder: *looks up from the baby she's feeding to look at her husband* What's the matter?
second baby: *has thumb, is sucking on it hopefully, his little fingers splayed out against his face as he snuggles against his father*
Seamus: *Quietly* Oh.... Um.... I don't think I can do that...
Russell: *resisting the urge to facepalm*
Rachel: o.0 .>_<. Seamus, you dork.
Starpounder: *stares at husband* *slowly* No... but I've got two, so the boys should be alright.
Seamus: Huh... *Will move to carefully transfer the baby he's holding over to Starpounder*
baby: *startled little flail, and big dark blue eyes look up accusingly. But then he settles and is soon making little drinking sounds like his brother as he's offered something better than his thumb*
Starpounder: *smiling at them, looks up at Seamus* Daniel and Silas?
Seamus: *small nod, getting a bit of a distant and dazed look in his eyes*
Russell: *recognizes what's about to happen, helps Seamus lay down on the floor* Circulate air, Seamus.
Rachel: //Rinny, you can let Samuel in.// *moves to assist Russell with the new father*
Starpounder: *concerned frown*
Serenity: //Alright.// *moves to let Samuel and Sky in, since Sky's right there as well*
Seamus: *It's just now sinking in that he's a dad*
Sky: *follows mate inside, her finger stuck through his back belt loop to keep him from charging forward. Her expression is wary, and it's clear that she wants to go get her own babies and protect them after all the fuss that Samuel's just put out*
Samuel: *Reacting to Seamus' panic attack and earlier distress*
Rachel: Easy, Streaker. Deep breaths, okay? Swiper's fine. Have a look at what he's got. *slight, soothing smile as she nods toward the newborn twins*
Samuel: *attention going that way, and then it's his turn to boggle*
Starpounder: *lifts a brow at him slightly, and then takes the babies away from their meal and hands them to him* Hold them while I go to their father?
Sky: *babieswhut? Looking over mate's shoulder*
Samuel: *nods, will carefully hold the newborns and click to them*
Daniel: *sound asleep*
Silas: *looking around with a bewildered expression as he sucks his tongue. Where did Mama go with his milk?*
Sky: ...So little.
Starpounder: *coming to kneel by Seamus and Russell, her expression holding concern*
Rachel: *soft chuckle from where she's standing by Samuel*
Skylar: *peeking through the open door, will only come in to fuss over the new flock members if he's invited in, but darnit, he wants to fuss over the cute!*
Seamus: *circulating air and trying to calm down*
Russell: *talking calmly to Seamus, trying to keep the frontliner from panicking*
Samuel: *clicking softly to the babies, and paying Skylar no mind*
Rachel: *makes sure Samuel's holding the newborns the right way, and then goes over to talk to Skylar*
Starpounder: *gently touches her husband's hand, her golden eyes showing her concern* Seamus? Can you hear me?
Seamus: *Small nod* *Quietly* I....I'm a dad....
Starpounder: *softly, as she slips a hand under his shoulders and sits him up so that she can hug him* Yes. You said you wanted that.
Seamus: *another small nod, moves to hug his wife*
Russell: *soft chuckle* He'll be alright.
Starpounder: *gentle nuzzle and then a soft kiss on the cheek as she runs her fingers soothingly through Seamus' hair* Good.
Seamus: *Quietly* We'll need to get more blankets..
Starpounder: We can do that. I have some creds left.
Sky: You don't need to buy them. *frown*
Seamus: *Puzzled* Huh?
Skylar: *crooning softly and gently fussing over the babies*
Sky: The rest of the flock'll make sure you've got what you need.
Starpounder: *bit of a frown at Sky, then glances at Russell*
Russell: *nods towards Skylar* Since you're part of Sky's family, by default, you're part of Starscream's flock. Seekers take care of their family members.
Rachel: *from where she's sitting by Samuel, Sky, and Skylar on the couch* Crew within the crew.
Starpounder: *understanding dawns on her face*
Skylar: *Already taking stock of what he can see, and letting the rest of the flock know what's still needed, even as he continues to croon softly*
Rachel: They'll need receiving blankets to be wrapped in. Diapers of some sort, preferably not disposable.
Skylar: *has sighted the blankets that are already here* You talked to the crazy fangirl in the Nexus?
Seamus: Yeah...
Rachel: *chuckle*
Starpounder: *gently lets husband go and returns to her sons as Silas starts to whimper about his still hungry tummy*
Samuel: *carefully giving Silas back to Starpounder, since Daniel is asleep*
Starpounder: *proceeds to show Samuel what those things are for*
Silas: *YES! Nom!*
Sky: *trying to see if she can't 'borrow' Daniel. Wants to see what organic bebe is like to hold*
Samuel: *a bit reluctant to give up the bebeh, but will do so*
Sky: *soft crooning and clicking, her eyes widening with amazed wonder as she feels that soft little warm form* He feels like a living beanbag doll.
Rachel: Make sure his head doesn't flop.
Sky: *makes sure!*
Skylar: *Clicks and croons, reaching to gently touch Daniel's cheek*
Daniel: *sucks his tongue but doesn't wake up. One tiny fist moves slightly*
Skylar: D'awww..... *really wants Melissa to come see the babies*
Melissa: *is a curious feeling over their bond, and then she's quietly pinging his comm*
Skylar: //There're new babies... Seamus and Starpounder's twins...//
Melissa: *startled* //Seamus' mate... wait. Seamus has a mate?//
Skylar: //Yeah... He claimed her in front of witnesses, and was likewise claimed.//
Melissa: //Who is it?//
Skylar: //A Dragon Elf by the name of Starpounder.//
Melissa: //The blue woman... who tried to steal him?//
Skylar: //Yeah... Things got cleared up and he claimed her.//
Melissa: //Ohhh.// *pause* //Do they have anything to eat?//
Skylar: //The boys have their mother's milk to feed on... I don't know what Starpounder likes to eat though...//
Rachel: *gathering her black bag* //Organic food.//
Skylar: //What Rachel said.//
Melissa: *timidly* //Maybe if you asked her?//
Skylar: //Well, I remember when we had the meeting where we met her, she seemed to like the dinoham, even if she said it was a bit bland... So maybe that'd work... but with a bit more of a kick to it?// *is going to ask, anyways, just to be sure* Starpounder, what is your usual preference for food?
Starpounder: *looks up from her son and quirks a grin* Steak and root soup with extra spice.
Skylar: *Small nod as he relays this to Melissa*
Melissa: //Ohh. I'll get the chunky soup out of the freezer.//
Skylar: //Alright. Sky, Samuel, and I are all at Starpounder's quarters...//
Melissa: *long pause* *timidly* //Will you come get me when the soup is ready?//
Skylar: //Of course.//
Melissa: //Thank you. I love you.//
Skylar: //Love you too, Melissa.// *sends affection over the bond*
Melissa: *feels happy and busy*
Rachel: And Skylar's wearing his mush face.
Sky: *looks up with a snerk*
Samuel: *Snickers*
Skylar: *Razzes Rachel*
Rachel: *grins at him as she heads out the door*
Seamus: *sitting up on his own, snickers as well*
Sky: *looks over at Seamus. Reluctantly* Do you want to hold this one?
Seamus: *Nod nod*
Sky: *moves on the couch so that he'll be able to sit by Starpounder* Come get him.
Seamus: *moves to get up with Russell's help, then he's scooting over and parking his butt next to Starpounder before reaching for Daniel*
Sky: *carefully tucks the sleeping baby into his arms the right way* Watch out for his head, his neck struts are kinda weak.
Seamus: *being careful and holding Daniel correctly, clicking quietly all the while*
Daniel: *nuzzles close to the nice sounds with a sigh and continues sleeping*
tarpounder: *smiles, and then takes Silas away from the breast and fixes her shirt as he stops drinking*
Silas: *sleeeep*
Seamus: *more clicks*
Sky: Okay, Screamer, Streaker, we better get out of here for now.
Skylar: Melissa's heating up some soup for Starpounder... *will move to carefully get up*
Starpounder: *looks up from her tiny son* Who is Melissa, Captain?
Skylar: My wife. She's a very good cook.
Starpounder: *nods her understanding, then glances at Seamus because she's unsure of what she should be saying to be polite*
Sky: *pokes her mate*
Samuel: *Acks softly as he's poked*
Seamus: *looks up from clicking to Daniel and Silas* Thanks, Skylar...
Skylar: *nods as he moves to grab Samuel*
Sky: Come on, Streaker.
Samuel: *Acks more as he's lifted away from the babies*
Sky: *soft laugh and grabs his arm*
Starpounder: *eyes twinkling as she watches them, after nodding agreement to her husband's thanks*
Samuel: *Pooooouuuuuuuttttts as he's lead out of the room*
Sky: *words follow her out* You have four of your own, sheesh.
Skylar: *gently ushering his flockmembers out, though he too is a bit reluctant to go*
Starpounder: *watches them go, and then turns back to Seamus as the door closes behind them* I need to get two light green ribbons.
Seamus: Huh? How come?
Starpounder: *reaches up and runs her fingers along the slender French braided mohawk she's wearing* Light green is for the mother of a son. And I have two sons.
Seamus: Oh... *chuckles*
Starpounder: *repeats herself, sounding brain broken again* Two... sons.
Seamus: *Clicks to Starpounder and gently nudges her with his knee*
Starpounder: Two sons!
Seamus: Samuel and I are twins...
Starpounder: Yes, but I told you how rare males are for my people. My father was Nebulan, and so was my mother's.
Seamus: Twins are pretty rare for my people.... Even though we've got four sets of 'em now...
Starpounder: I haven't heard of a male in mine for ten generations.
Seamus: Hotspot, Ember, and Red's girls are the first sets of twins in a few million years.... I have NO idea how old Wayne and Quinn are....
Starpounder: Yes, but your generations are more than a million years. *slight grin*
Seamus: So? Either way, our boys are pretty special...
Starpounder: Yes. *gentle kiss for the downy dark hair of the boy in her arms*
Seamus: *leans against Starpounder a bit, pleased clickings are a go*
Starpounder: *softly* Now you want the snuggling?
Seamus: Sure...
Starpounder: *kisses his cheek, but then turns her head as a tap sounds on the door*
Seamus: *small frown, gets up carefully*
Daniel: *sighs and makes a little snuggling motion as Daddy moves*
Starpounder: More family? *ready to get up herself if she needs to*
Seamus: Maybe.... *carefully opening the door* Oh. Hey, Skylar... *Moves to let the other man in, since Skylar has a bowl of soup in his hands and couldn't open the door on his own*
Starpounder: *perks as she sees the bowl and smells the scent* Thank you, Captain.
Skylar: *nods as he brings the bowl over* You're welcome, Starpounder.
Starpounder: *gently lays Silas on the couch beside her and reaches to take the soup*
Silas: *little tiny flail but then sleeps more*
Seamus: *crouches by the couch and clicks to Silas*
Skylar: *carefully handing the bowl over* Let me know how it is, so I can tell Melissa?
Starpounder: *tips it up and sips at it, then grins* Mild, but I like the flavor.
Skylar: *Chuckles and relays this to Melissa*
Melissa: *surprised by that 'mild', because she'd been afraid of damaging Starpounder*
Starpounder: *uses the spoon to offer some to Seamus*
Seamus: *will have a bite and start coughing*
Skylar: *trying not to laugh at Seamus' expression*
Starpounder: *looks at the soup, and then sets it aside* If this causes him pain I better not eat it either.
Skylar: *Can has bebeh! Will gently and carefully hold Daniel*
Daniel: *issa snuggly little warm person*
Skylar: *clicks quietly and croons to the newborn*
Daniel: *just leaked through the diaper that Rachel didn't realize needed the cover*
Seamus: *over comms* //I'll be okay.//
Starpounder: *pokes herself in the ear* You can't even talk. *speaks with concern*
Seamus: //Just 'cause I can't handle spicey stuff doesn't mean you should give up stuff that you like to eat.//
Starpounder: It will make it hard for me to kiss you like you wanted. *lifts her brows slightly*
Seamus: //Snuggling's not just kissing... Most of it is just being in close physical contact with the person you care about.//
Starpounder: You asked for a kiss earlier too. *gives Skylar an apologetic look* The soup's good. But I'm going to go to the mess and get something else.
Skylar: *Small nod, is relaying what happened to Melissa, and explaining Starpounder's reasoning*
Melissa: *not sure she didn't do something wrong*
Skylar: *Reassurances that Melissa didn't do anything wrong*
Melissa: *relieved* //I have more with just the usual seasoning.//
Starpounder: *has slipped out to go look in the mess hall, where nukable stuff is kept in the fridge*
Skylar: *Will relay this to Starpounder*
Starpounder: I think I already found some in the chiller, Captain. This looks like the same thing you just brought me, except there are little grain paste things floating in it.
Skylar: //Macaroni... *chuckles*//
Starpounder: Is that what you call them? *warming two bowls of the soup*
Skylar: //Yeah.... Ack!//
Starpounder: *straightens, her hand flashing down to her boot* Captain??
Skylar: //Rachel forgot to put the cover on Daniel's diaper.//
Starpounder: >_> Think of how rare your experience is.
Skylar: //At least I know how to change diapers...//
Starpounder: *frowns a bit, and then adjusts her radio* Seamus, did Silas wet?
Seamus: //Not yet... Daniel did though...//
Starpounder: Can you find a new diaper without trouble?
Seamus: //Yeah...//
Starpounder: Alright. What do you like with your soup?
Seamus: //Some bread'd be nice...//
Starpounder: That's this puffy white stuff?
Seamus: //Does it have a kinda golden-ish colored outer layer?//
Starpounder: *stops and examines the stuff in her hand* No, this is just the white spongy stuff.
Seamus: //That'll work.//
Starpounder: Alright. *sets it on the tray, and then fills another bowl from the huge bin of rice crackers that sits on the counter and brings the whole lot back*
Skylar: *has successfully changed Daniel's diaper, is now crooning softly as he cradles the baby in his arms, being mindful of the little one's head*
Daniel: *doing that little air taste thing that newborns do as he wrinkles his forehead and tries to see the face of the person holding him*
Seamus: *changing Silas' diaper, and clicking to the little one as he does so*
Starpounder: *frowning just a bit* The doctor was upset about me walking around and ordered me to 'get my aft in bed and rest'. *sets the tray down on the end table and picks up one bowl of soup and a handful of crackers*
Skylar: *attention going to Starpounder now* That's probably a good idea.... *raised brow as he notices the blitzbread on the tray*
Starpounder: Aye, Captain. *moves to settle on the couch with her soup and handful of crackers*
Skylar: You should probably toss that handful of crackers and go wash your hands, Starpounder...
Seamus: *looks up from finishing diaper duty*
Starpounder: *looks up, her legs already tensing to obey* What's the matter?
Skylar: You were handling energon. *nods to the blitzbread*
Starpounder: .... Well kren. *gets up and pitches the crackers, then goes to the bathroom and washes her hands completely* Never saw it in that kind of shape before.
Skylar: *clicks quietly*
Seamus: *Worried expression as he holds Silas close*
Skylar: *Attention going to Starpounder* You've encountered energon before?
Starpounder: *as she comes back to the living room* Our ships ran off it.
Skylar: ...
Seamus: *quiet clicks, gently cradling Silas*
Starpounder: *quizzical look to Skylar* It's the best fuel source available.
Skylar: It's not exactly safe for organics to handle.... *concerned*
Starpounder: We didn't handle it. We just used it. But I'm not an engineer, so I can't tell you how. *checks to make sure the blitzbread didn't touch anything else and contemplates her bowl of crackers before holding them over to Skylar* Are these tainted? Can you tell?
Skylar: Were they in contact with the blitzbread?
Starpounder: No, but I scooped them out of the bin after I handled it.
Skylar: *slight wince* Then they probably are....
Starpounder: *frowns and sets the bowl down, then goes and washes again*
Skylar: *asks Melissa to check the bin of rice crackers for energon*
Melissa: *responds a few moments later that they're safe, and they don't have any other harmful substances in them either*
Skylar: *relaxes* *to Starpounder, as he scans the bowl of crackers* Melissa just checked the bin, and she said there's no energon in it anywhere..
Starpounder: Good. *comes and settles by her husband, then offers to take Silas from him*
Seamus: *reluctant to let the little guy go, but then he has Daniel to fuss over and hold as Skylar gently transfers the little one*
Skylar: Your bowl of crackers is safe too.
Starpounder: *perks as she tucks Silas into the crook of her right arm and reaches for her soup with her left hand* Good. I like these things.
Skylar: Just be more careful next time. Energon poisoning's not something to take lightly....
Starpounder: I know it. *drinks soup, not caring that it's still steaming slightly*
Silas: *sticks out tongue, and then sighs and turns his head a little before going back to sleep*
Seamus: *will click to Daniel and settle next to Starpounder on the couch again*
Starpounder: *sets down bowl, and then gets her spoon and starts to eat potatoes, meat, and macaroni* What kind of roots are these? Or are they something else?
Skylar: They're called potatoes. They're a root vegetable.
Starpounder: I like them. *eats more in a way that shows that she likes them even when there's nothing really in there to flavor them*
Daniel: *thumb... hmmmm* *sleepy eyes*
Seamus: *quiet clicks*
Starpounder: *softly* Eat your soup, Seamus. *sets her bowl down and snags a few rice crackers to offer him* Don't eat those little half moon ones, you might not like the flavor.
Seamus: *small nod, will work on carefully eating his soup, before thanking Starpounder for the crackers*
Starpounder: *finishes her own soup, and licks the bowl before setting it aside and picking out a few of the crackers wrapped in seaweed before she looks up at Skylar again*
Skylar: *Looks like he wants nothing more than to hold bebehs again*
Starpounder: *can't help it. Even though she respects him as a person of higher rank her face shows amusement at his hovering*
Seamus: *says something over comms that earns him a quiet razz from Skylar*
Starpounder: What?
Skylar: *Amused* Your husband just told me to go gank one of my nieces or nephews from their parents.
Starpounder: *glances at Seamus* Well, these two are just new. They need to rest and get to know their parents.
Skylar: *nods* Congratulations... *will move to head for the door now, intending to nab Song or Firebreak, or maybe Hotspot or Ember*
Starpounder: Thank you, Captain.
Skylar: *Chuckles and nods, then he's gone*
Daniel: *going to root for milk now!*
Seamus: *Clicks and moves to give him to Starpounder* I think he's hungry again....
Starpounder: *takes baby and checks on Seamus' bowl* Once you're done eating we can go to bed. *has to admit she's tired. It's getting past her self control and training*
Seamus: *works on finishing his soup*
Starpounder: *soft murmurs for her sons, who have momentarily forgotten about food as they snuggle against one another and make tiny squeaky sounds*
Seamus: *will also work on eating the blitzbread, before he's moving to get up to wash his hands*
Starpounder: *gets to her feet and moves to the bedroom, which holds only a narrow and rather hard bunk. Flops down on this and settles on her side with every indication of feeling herself to be on a very comfortable bed* Alright, you two, now you can eat.
babies: *soon eating and going back to sleep*
Seamus: *is now looking for his ChumBuddy so he can have someplace to sleep*
Starpounder: *looks toward the bedroom door* Seamus?
Seamus: *Has found the ChumBuddy! Will now move to bring it into the bedroom*
Starpounder: *chuckles* You need the doll? *turning onto her side and making soft sounds to the babies as they wriggle slightly at the movement*
Seamus: I like my doll.
Starpounder: *grin* I don't think it'll fit on the berth with us.
Seamus: *pout*
Starpounder: Look at the berth.
Seamus: *looks, "D'aww"s softly*
Starpounder: The doll will fit underneath.
Seamus: *Small nod, moves to put it under the berth*
Starpounder: *moves so her back's against the wall and there's room for him beside her and the babies on the berth*
Seamus: *Will carefully join his family on the berth*
Starpounder: *smiles and leans forward to give him a peck, then looks down at the babies and smiles as she closes her eyes*
Seamus: *Pleased clickings as he closes his eyes*
Starpounder: *settling down for sleep when a sound originating in the diaper of one of her sons makes her blink with surprise*
Seamus: *Awake!*
Starpounder: What... was that?
Silas: *sleeping, has no comment about the sound he made*
Seamus: *blink blink, soft snerk as he figures out what the sound was*
Starpounder: *gaze goes from Silas to his father* What is it?
Seamus: *tries to explain what the sound was without snickering. Yes, he thinks it's funny*
Starpounder: Gas.... *shakes her head and closes her eyes again* I'll have to be careful about what I eat.
Seamus: *small nod, stretches a bit, and then he's closing his eyes again*
Daniel: *stops drinking and turns his tiny face toward his father in his sleep, his expression full of contentment*
Starpounder: *tucks the little guy against Seamus' chest, and then adjusts herself and Silas so that everyone is snuggled together with the babies in a nest between their parents. This done, she drops to sleep*
Seamus: *is soon fast asleep as well*
((co-written with random_xtras))