mbv, University and Rachel's attic, Swoop
Jack: *excited, but clearly none-too steady as he makes his wobbly way to Merlin's classroom, quietly thanking whomever is listening that the door is open. Then he's all but stumbling in, aiming for the red-headed man at the front of the classroom*
Sean: *looks up from where he's leaning on the professor's desk and talking about the textbook pages for today's lesson* 0_0
Skylar: *looking up from where he's also going over the textbook* ... is he drunk? *worried*
Merlin: Oh my... Professor Ruteger, are you feeling alright? *coming over to offer Jack assistance*
Sean: *worriedly backing out of the way, his book hugged to his chest*
Jack: *manages to give Skylar a weak stinkeye, before he's nodding to Merlin* Just... a little dizzy... is all...
Merlin: Would someone be so kind as to alert the wellness center, and inform them that Professor Ruteger will be arriving shortly?
Sean: I will! *turns and runs away*
someone in the back: *calls the kid a buttkisser*
Skylar: *gives that person a Look*
Merlin: *talking quietly to Jack as he helps the wobbly man out the door and down the hall towards the wellness center*
Sean: *standing in the door and looking out anxiously, then comes and tries to help as best a skinny little thirteen year old can*
Jack: *shaking with a mix of exhaustion, pain, and excitement as he answers Merlin's questions about the time, the day of the week it is, and the date*
Merlin: *lips drawn in a thin line as he nods to Sean, before some of the wellness center staff come to help Jack to one of the beds in the back room*
Sean: *worried* Is he going to be alright, Professor Percia?
Merlin: *nods* Given time to rest and recover, yes. Professor Ruteger will be alright, if he heeds the advice of the medical staff.
Sean: Did he inhale some chemicals?
Merlin: No, I do not believe so... It's much more likely that he hasn't been getting adequate sleep in recent weeks... which has a rather adverse effect on a person, especially one such as Professor Ruteger...
Sean: But Miss Smith's better now. *frown*
Merlin: Indeed, however, caring for two additional family members appears to have placed additional stresses on the good Professor...
Sean: *frowns, and then his expression clears* Oh, you mean Simon and Greg?
Merlin: *nods* And considering their special needs, it's little wonder Professor Ruteger is acting in such an uncharacteristic manner... Though I do wish he would ask for help more often... He means well, and only wants what is best for Miss Smith and her family...
Sean: :\ *worry and compassion, even though he knows Rachel is the human who was at the fuel dump the day it was taken*
Merlin: *quiet sigh as he considers what to do next* Perhaps... it would be best, in this situation, to cancel the rest of my classes for today... I do not feel it would be safe for Professor Ruteger to attempt to drive himself home...
Sean: *worried* Will you let everyone know what to read?
Merlin: *nods* But of course... and I believe a minor quiz tomorrow will suffice as a review...
Sean: *happy kid*
Merlin: For now, we should return to the classroom, as the wellness center staff do not need us loitering...
Sean: *does that slight standing to attention that he's prone to* Yes, sir. *turns and heads that way*
Merlin: *Soft chuckle, and then he's following Sean back to the classroom*
About half an hour later, after Merlin has cleared his schedule for the rest of the day...
Sean: *mopes out of the room, wants to stay with the guy he's coming to think of as a mentor*
Skylar: *Glad for the chance to head home early* Chin up. Half the people in the physics class probably won't even bother opening their books tonight... *small smirk*
Sean: *tries to think of something to say, but just winds up giving him a woebegone look*
Skylar: *small shrug* Knowing Professor Percia, he'll have us study twice as hard tomorrow... so it might be a good idea to read ahead a half a chapter or so.
Sean: I've already read the whole book. I just like talking to Professor Percia.
Skylar: ... You know... he sets up study sessions once a month... usually at one of the upperclassmen's houses... Maybe you should come to one... I know Emilia's landlady doesn't mind having someone to talk to about the material... and we usually end up talking about other subjects as well...
Sean: *slight perk* I'd have to find a ride....
Back in the classroom.
Merlin: *soft sigh as he makes a phone call, hoping that the person he's calling has their cell phone on them*
Rachel: //Rachel here. What's up, Merlin? Greg, get that out of your mouth.//
Merlin: //I do hate to be a bother, Rachel... but Jack may have put himself into danger very recently... He was showing signs of stresses similar to the stresses you yourself went through in recent weeks...//
Rachel: //.... WHAT??// *sudden dead silence in the background, broken only by Fluffy's low 'Oh @#$#@'*
Merlin: *Alarmed* //Rachel?! Are you alright?// *starting to go into 'worrywart-mode'*
Rachel: //I'm fine. How's Jack? Greg, Simon, put that away and get into the car. Greg, don't give me that.//
Merlin: //He was lucid when one of my students and I escorted him to the wellness center to rest in a quiet room... I shall be bringing him to your residence shortly, Rachel, so there is no need for you to drive out to the campus...//
Rachel: //But how is he??// *getting insistent* //And... if he's showing the same thing that was bothering me... where's the result?//
Merlin: //I'll be finding out shortly... I suspect he may have been working on something in his private office...//
Rachel: //Go look now. Greg, Simon, come back. Uncle Merlin's bringing Jack back. Greg.... Thank you.//
Merlin: //I shall have an update on both Jack and what he was working on shortly... Do try to remain calm, Rachel... // *hanging up*
Rachel: *snorts at Merlin's last words, and then calls Jack's cell*
Jack: *tired-sounding* //'Lo?//
Rachel: //Want to explain to me what you've been up to, Jack?//
Jack: //'s s'posed to be... a surprise...//
Rachel: //....//
Jack: *starting to sound a bit out of it, though he does manage to work a soft whine into his words* //Merlin's... gonna spoil...//
Rachel: *quietly* //I'm mad at you.// *bit louder* //Greg, heel.//
Jack: //Just... tryin' to do something nice...//
Rachel: //Jack, hurting yourself isn't nice.// *affection and concern in her voice*
Jack: *tiredly* //wasn'... tryin' t' hurt myself... hadt'... power...//
Rachel: *tries to say something a couple times, and is surprised to find herself crying. Simon comes over to where she's standing and hugs her gently*
Jack: *quietly* //... gonna... love...// *sounding like he's close to falling asleep* //... made... just for you...//
Lyra: *Scrabbling up onto a chair nearby and beeping frantically. Siblings are missing! This will not do!*
Rachel: //Shhh, Lyra. Jack, get some sleep. We'll talk about it when you get home.//
Jack: *even quieter, as he drifts off to sleep* //Love you, Rach...//
Rachel: *stunned as she hangs up*
Lyra: *beeping more, fussing*
Steeljaw: Mrrrrrpppt... *moving to pounce on the fussing drone*
Rachel's phone: *ringing*
Rachel: *glances at it and answers* //Rachel here.// *sounds tearful*
Merlin: *Sounding a bit stunned* //P-perhaps... you should... come to the university...//
Rachel: //How's the baby?//
Merlin: //...Asleep still... however, she may not remain in such a state for long... //
Rachel: //Take care of her till I get there. Simon and Greg, I need you to stay here and take care of Steeljaw and the drones.// *sound of Gregish argument and then acquiescence* //I'm on my way, Merlin.//
Merlin: //A-Also... Were you aware that two of the drones... are currently here?//
Rachel: //What??// *quick headcount* //By the.... I'll be right there.// *hang up*
Few moments later.
Rachel: *pulls up into the right parking lot and slips out of the car, grabbing her black bag and bringing it along as she locks the little Tercel and walks briskly toward Jack's office*
Merlin: *alternating between poking his head out of the office, and talking quietly to the three beings inside the office*
Rachel: *limping slightly as she arrives. The janitor was waxing one of the halls*
Merlin: *concerned* Miss Rachel, are you alright? *going to fuss over Rachel now, even as Moofy can be heard beeping excitedly in Jack's office*
Rachel: Someone's waxing the floor in hall 2-A. I hit a slick patch a little too fast. Let me by, buddy. I don't like it when Fluffy's that quiet.
Merlin: *nods, stepping aside and mumbling something about going to get Jack*
Moofy: *GLEEFIT*
Rachel: Shhh, Moofy, you're going to bust your speaker.
Moofy: *Quiets down, and snuggles the new sibling he found*
Rachel: *walks inside slowly, her eyes and sensors scanning the room*
Fluffy: *sitting on Jack's chair and being very quiet as he pretends to read his bus transfer*
Moofy: *snugglesnuggle new sibling, making quiet, happy beeps* ^^
new femme: *blinking big blue optics and clicking to Moofy, while trying to sort out how to move without bumping her wings against anything. Is clearly based on another dinosaur: one that can fly*
Rachel: *clicks softly to the newspark, feeling her vocalizer static up* *gently* Hey. Can you understand me?
Swoop: *Blink blink, happy noise* Me Swoop understand! *curious headtilt* You lady who he Wheeljack talk about lots?
Rachel: *gently touches her beak* I'm Rachel. And you better call him Jack when you're in places like this. *soft smile* Can you transform?
Swoop: *Happy chirr, nod nod* Me Swoop can transform. *proceeds to do so, and is soon a petite brunette with curly hair, around the same height as Autumn, and with big blue eyes*
Moofy: *excited beeping begins anew*
Rachel: *brings out the clothes she brought and tries her hardest to contain her soft and loving clicking as she realizes that the youngster bears a strong resemblance to herself* -Jack is such a suck.- Here, will you put these on?
Fluffy: *watching, his attitude protective and gruff*
Swoop: *nod nod reaches for the clothes, and blinks as she studies how Rachel is dressed before attempting to imitate the arrangement of the garments*
Patrick's voice: *is coming closer, as is Merlin's, though what the two men are saying to one another isn't audible yet*
Rachel: No no. The underpants go on this end, sweetheart.
Swoop: *clicking and figuring the whole 'clothes' thing out slowly but surely*
Moofy: *getting up and moving to beetle out to the hall*
Rachel: *glances after him and decides to let him go. Turns her attention back to gently assisting Swoop* Do you have a native name picked? Or do you need one?
Swoop: *blink blink, headtilt, trying to remember* Umm... Him Jack say me Swoop supposed to go by Sarah when like this...
Rachel: Sarah... it means 'princess'. *smiles and smooths the apparent twelve-year old's soft curls*
Fluffy: *quietly says a Han Solo quote with the word princess in it*
Moofy: *Beetling back into Jack's office at full speed beeping with alarm, and then diving into Jack's knocked-over trash bin*
Rachel: *looks at Moofy, and then goes to the door and looks out*
Patrick: *holding Jack, and trying not to laugh at the look on the face of a brunette man with short hair, while Merlin apologizes for being a nuisance*
Rachel: Russell, don't mind Moofy.
Russell: ... Let me guess... one of Jack's creations?
Patrick: *still trying not to laugh*
Rachel: His second youngest. *walks out and goes to Jack, scanning him discretely as she searches his face with her eyes*
Fluffy: *peeks out through the door behind her and snorts quietly*
Jack: *still asleep, his face showing subtle signs of stress, while his spark and other systems are showing more obvious stress*
Rachel: *gentle hand on his cheek* Let's get everyone home.
Russell: *quietly* I applied a pain override... though, as you can see, it's done little to help...
Rachel: They don't do much for spark damage. *bites her lip and blinks back tears*
Patrick: *concerned, was thinking this was something similar to Jack working himself too hard again*
Russell: ...*quick glance around to make sure nobody who shouldn't hear this conversation is nearby, before he's returning his attention to Rachel* What did he do?
Rachel: *steps away from Jack and pushes the office door open a little further* Sarah, come here?
Fluffy: *pulling Moofy out of the trash*
Sarah: *puzzled blink blink as she comes to stand next to Rachel and regard the unfamiliar people with wide eyes* ?
Moofy: *unhappy deedling as he's withdrawn from his paper cave*
Rachel: *arm around the little girl's shoulders* Russel, Patrick, this is Sarah Ruteger.
Russell: ... *sharp intake of breath as he scans the youngster* *quietly* I... I see...
Patrick: *nods politely, not missing that Sarah resembles Rachel in many ways*
Jack: *soft noise of discomfort, but does not wake*
Rachel: *looks at Jack, but stays by Sarah as she repeats her earlier request* Let's get everyone home.
Sarah: *wibbling and hiding her face against Rachel*
Patrick: Will there be enough room in the back seat of your car for him, Rachel?
Rachel: I think so. I left the boys at home with Steeljaw. *gently rubbing Sarah's back and crooning unconsciously under her breath*
Fluffy: *has a Moofy and is beeping to him as he brings him to Rachel*
Rachel: *looks down at Fluffy with a slight frown*
Moofy: *not a happy drone, lets his displeasure with the situation be known, loudly*
Sarah: o_o Him Moofy loud...
Rachel: Moofy, shhh. *sticks out her leg to be climbed* Come here. Come snuggle with me and Sarah.
Fluffy: *shoves brother gently but insistently toward Rachel*
Moofy: *beetles up Rachel's leg, deedling unhappily and hiding behind Sarah's head so he doesn't have to look at Russell*
Patrick: *nods to Rachel* Lead the way...
Rachel: *one arm to lift and cuddle Moofy; one arm to cuddle Sarah. She turns and heads toward the entrance nearest to her car*
Fluffy: *climbs up Patrick and claims his shoulder*
Patrick: *would reach up and patpat Fluffy, but currently has an armload of Jack*
Rachel: *down the hall, past the janitor, careful on the slick spots, down some stairs, down a couple more halls, and then out into the sunshine of the afternoon*
Patrick: *Following carefully*
Russell and Merlin: *checking to make sure there's no hint of what Jack was working on in his office, before Merlin locks everything up again*
Rachel: *car door open, toys and books being put under the front seats, and then she steps out of the way and nods to Patrick*
Patrick: *Carefully sets Jack on the back seat, before offering Fluffy a hand down*
Sarah: *clicking quietly as Moofy deedles*
Fluffy: *John Wayne* Thanks, pardner. *down he goes to sit by Jack and watch as Rachel gets the doors and seats and everything arranged*
Rachel: *sets the front seat in place and looks at Sarah* This is your place, sweetie. *realizing that this car is going to be FULL with she, Sarah, Jack, and the twins in it*
Sarah: *nods, looks at Jack and wibbles a bit, before getting into the car*
Patrick: Rachel, do you need anything at your apartment? *thinking of asking Lisa or Javan for help*
Rachel: *closing the door gently and gazing into space for a moment before she looks up frankly* More space? I just can't figure out how to get another bed, or even a bigger bed, into my room.
Patrick: *quiet chuckle, nods* I'll see what I can do about that.
Rachel: Thanks. *gives him a hug and then slips around the car to get into the driver's seat*
Patrick: Not that I expect Jack to follow these orders to the letter, but I don't want to see him around here for at least a week...
Merlin: *coming out of the building with Russell, before the two men part ways, Russell heading for his scooter, and Merlin approaching Rachel's*
Rachel: *looks toward Merlin* Don't worry, Patrick, he's not going to be going anywhere.
Patrick: *nods* Just don't re-assemble him into anything, alright? *teasing*
Merlin: All evidence of what occurred earlier has been hidden, Rachel....
Rachel: *soft, absent chuckle at Patrick's words, and then she nods to Merlin* Thanks, Merlin.
Patrick: I've got to get going... I promised Emilia that I wouldn't work too late tonight... *small smile*
Merlin: *nods* Would it be undesireable for me to offer to escort you home, Rachel?
Rachel: It's still daylight, Patrick. *grins and nods a farewell to him, then turns back to her other friend* No, it wouldn't be. But there's no more room in this car.
Merlin: *small smile as Patrick laughs and heads off to the bus stop* Ah, but I have my own vehicle...
Fluffy: *suddenly stridently beeping, his head out the window as he waves his bus transfer after Patrick*
Patrick: *pauses and turns to head back, concerned*
Rachel: *blinks and stares at the drone*
Fluffy: *waves the transfer again*
Patrick: ... er... thank you... *nods to Fluffy and gives Rachel a puzzled look, before heading to the bus stop*
Rachel: *watches, and then looks at Merlin* I'll see you back at the attic.
Merlin: *nods and heads for his car, which is parked near the opposite edge of the parking lot*
Rachel: *checks Sarah's seatbelt and then pulls out of the lot and heads for home. Glances into the rear view mirror at the drone sitting on the back seat by Jack* Brawn, you stupid glitchhead. You're supposed to be somewhere else.
Fluffy: 0_0 How....
Rachel: I know how my own kids act. *turns onto a tree-lined street and drives down it*
Fluffy: >_< I... can't, Ratchet. I just can't leave you guys. The restlessness when I was there was driving me crazy.
Sarah: *Blink blink*
Moofy: *Deedling*
Rachel: *sighs* I'll see if Jack will build you a drone to use. *frown* You better not have messed up Fluffy's processor.
Fluffy: No! I wouldn't do that. Actually, the little guy's fine and trying to talk to me. It was his idea to go on the bus.
Rachel: Well you've upset Lyra pretty well. *pulls into the alley leading to her driveway*
Moofy: *quiet deedle, ducking*
Rachel: *looks at Moofy* Did you know too?
Moofy: *deedles*
Sarah: *small frown* Him Moofy know...
Rachel: I see that. *opens the car door and gets out* Pull the lever, sweetheart. It'll open the door so you can get out.
Fluffy: *slips out and heads up the stairs, looking ashamed of himself*
Fred: *looking through the screen door* *beeps!*
Lyra: *beeping up a storm*
Rachel: *up the stairs quickly* I know, Lyra. It's okay.
Lyra: *shakes, beeping and moving to run around in small circles*
Simon: *catches her and cuddles her* She sister scared.
Merlin: *pulling up behind Rachel's car and getting out once he's shut the engine off*
Rachel: I know. *gently takes the little drone* Fluffy's safe, Lyra. He's just got a friend along for a ride. But Fluffy's okay. *gently rubs Lyra's back*
Greg: *down the steps to contest territory with Merlin!*
Moofy: *rapid deedles from his perch on Sarah's shoulder*
Greg: *stops and looks into the car* Who you?
Sarah: *Biiig eyes* Me Sarah.
Jack: *soft groan, before he's opening his eyes halfway*
Greg: *scowl* Me, Greg, not know Sarah. Why you in she, Rachel's car?
Rachel: *coming down the stairs, Lyra in her arms and Fred on her shoulder*
Jack: *Softly* Heel.
Greg: *looks around and goes to Rachel*
Simon: *following Rachel*
Sarah: *puzzled, before she's clicking quietly to Jack, and still trying to figure out the seat belt*
Moofy: *beeping quietly*
Merlin: *still by his car, trying to figure out what the heck is going on*
Lyra: *quietly deedling now*
Rachel: *gives the little femme drone a kiss on the head and then sets her on her shoulder so that she's got her hands free to help Sarah with the belt* Merlin? Is something wrong?
Simon: *watching Sarah curiously, seeing her resemblance to Rachel*
Merlin: I... must admit, I'm rather perplexed by the situation, Rachel...
Jack: *quiet chuckle* Merlin... thinks too hard...
Sarah: *once she's free of the seatbelt, she turns around in the seat to click to Jack* Him Jack awake now...
Rachel: *gently tugging on Sarah to show that she'd like her to come out of the car* Perplexed by what part of the situation?
Simon: *goes around to the driver's side to open the door, flip the seat forward, and pull Jack out*
Sarah: *blink blink, follows Rachel's guidance*
Jack: Hey Simon... you and Greg behaving?
Merlin: *small frown as he figures out how to word his observations politely* Mostly... by Sarah's resemblance to yourself...
Simon: *softly* We behaving. *carefully holds Jack close* You, Jack, hurt?
Rachel: *blushes* *softly as she starts to round up her crew and herd them and Merlin toward the stairs* I'm sure Jack had his reasons for that.
Jack: Nothing time won't fix, Simon... *quiet chuckle, pings Rachel's comm* //remind me to tell you about her...when Merlin's gone.//
Rachel: *quietly* //I'll do that.// *has the car closed up and everyone in the apartment*
Greg: *grumbling and goes to sit on Jack's bed in the other room, knowing that Jack is going to be sleeping on the futon till he's feeling better anyway. Shuts the door and closes everyone else out*
Rachel: *directs Simon in laying Jack on the futon, and then gently shoves a few toys aside as the youngster pulls off Jack's shoes and sets them under the futon*
Fred: *beeping and trying to cover Jack up with the blankets*
Rachel: *helps Fred, and then turns to check on Sarah*
Merlin: *helping Fred, and clicking quietly, worried for his friend*
Sarah: *headtilting as she studies the room curiously*
Steeljaw: *climbing out the window, will pester Greg for a bit!*
Rachel: *arm around Sarah, though she wants to check on Jack too* This is our home, Sarah. This is where we live.
Fluffy: *up on the futon, frowning down at Jack as he frets silently*
Sarah: *nod* Me Sarah am home. *nod nod* Him Greg being dumb.
Rachel: Greg is just being Greg. That's how he is. *rubs the young femme's back* I can't show you where you'll sleep yet. But you can sit in this chair if you want. Are you hungry?
Jack: *small frown, trying to figure out why something doesn't seem right*
Sarah: *small headshake* Him Jack shared lunch, then went to find him Merlin...
Rachel: *kisses Sarah on the hair* Alright. Will you sit here with Lyra while I check on Jack and talk to him?
Sarah: *nods and holds out her arms to take Lyra* Me Sarah sit with her Lyra.
Rachel: *looks at Lyra* Will you sit with your baby sister?
Lyra: *deedles and nods*
Rachel: *smiles and gently hands her over, then turns to Jack* Let's have a look at you, fragbrain.
Jack: *quiet chuckle*
Merlin: *politely makes an excuse to leave, intends to talk to Javan*
Simon: You, Uncle Merlin going away? Not stay and eat cookies?
Rachel: *pauses with hand on Jack to watch her son*
Merlin: *Small headshake* I do apologize, Simon, however I need to speak to Javan about something...
Simon: *slight frown, but offers Merlin a scrap of something that glows softly* Take cookie with you for you and for him, Uncle Javan.
Merlin: *Smiles and accepts the scrap* Thank you, Simon. Javan will more than likely be calling to thank you as well...
Simon: *shy smile, and then goes to sit on the floor by his sisters*
Rachel: *wonders when Merlin's going to realize what that cookie is made from* Thanks for the help, Merlin. Be careful on the road, alright?
Merlin: *nods* I shall stop by later, if that is alright?
Merlin: *amused chuckle, nods to Jack before heading out the door after verifying that no drones are going to escape*
Rachel: *watches him go, and then frowns down at Jack*
Jack: *attempting his best "cute" pout*
Rachel: *scanning him as she continues to frown*
Jack: *still showing stress in his spark* I know... I... did a dumb...
Rachel: *interrupts* Dumb, unnecessary, dangerous, and crazy. *glances at Sarah and softens before turning her frown back at him*
Fred: *bappa Jack?*
Fluffy: *tries to stop him*
Jack: *frowns as he's bapped* ...something... isn't right... what aren't you telling me?
Rachel: *distracted by the drones* Knock it off, Brawn. The drones bap Jack all the time.
Fluffy: *looks up at her with surprise, and then beeps his shock as Fred baps him too*
Jack: *Sharp intake of air*
Sarah: *Quietly* Him Jack making funny noise... *cuddles Lyra*
Rachel: *unbuttoning Jack's shirt as she asks Moofy and Fred to bring his PJs* Fluffy's fine, Jack. But I think we're going to need a new drone. Maybe one a little taller than the others.
Fluffy: *looking at Jack with an expression that begs for permission to stay*
Jack: *getting over his surprise* *quiet chuckle* *Fondly* Stubborn glitch...
Moofy: *Happy beeps!*
Fred: *going to get teh jammas!* *once Greg lets him and Moofy in....*
Moofy: *beetling to the door to Jack's room* *Scrabbles at the door*
Fluffy: *quietly, in a smaller version of Brawn's voice* I couldn't stay, Wheeljack. I had to come back.
Greg: *finally opens the door and tells the drones they're stupid*
Fred: *walks right between Greg's legs to go get the pyjamas*
Rachel: *silently getting Jack's shirt off*
Moofy: *Zips into the room after Fred*
Jack: *trying to sit up so he can be somewhat helpful* Just... don't come to me... if you get chewed on by Steeljaw...
Steeljaw: *Speaking of, here he comes now... he might "accidentally" trip Greg up if Greg isn't careful!*
Brawn: Ol' Steeljaw wouldn't do something like that. *sighs and curls up*
Greg: *stumbles and says some words*
Rachel: *without looking at him* Greg....
Greg: *goes and sits on Jack's bed and sulks*
Rachel: *shirt off Jack. Now for the undershirt*
Jack: *quiet chuckle* I'm kidding... *not quite as steady as he thought he was, is leaning forward to keep his balance*
Rachel: *gently lays him back on the pillow and tosses his shirts over to his chair, then hesitates and looks into his eyes* You said something before you passed out.
Jack: *puzzled, trying to remember* I did?
Rachel: You did. *checks to make sure he has shorts on and then makes his pants and socks follow the shirts*
Fred: *has jammie pants! Trips over jammie pants and faceplants*
Greg: *laughs at him*
Moofy: *uses Greg as a springboard as he brings the matching jammie top*
Jack: *searching his memory files before his eyes widen and he's blushing*
Rachel: *has looked away from him to help the drones bring the pyjamas*
Lyra: *if she had a proper face, she'd be grinning like the cheshire cat. As it is, she plays a little snippet of a love song she heard on the radio*
Rachel: *slips pants onto Jack, and then gently pulls him up to put on the shirt as Fred scrambles up onto the bed and turns to help Moofy* Do you know how silly it looks for a guy your age to act like a first vorner on their first crush?
Jack: *sheepish mumbling, still blushing fiercely *
Rachel: *looks at Simon and Sarah* Sarah, you can sleep on my bed, alright? And Simon, you and Greg can use Jack's room. I'll sleep in Jack's chair tonight.
Simon: *gets up and offers little sister his hand*
Sarah: *gets up with Simon's help after she shifts Lyra to the crook of one arm*
Lyra: *Playing a cheerful tune now*
Rachel: *settles Jack down and goes to kiss all three young things good night, then lets them go and watches them*
Simon: *shows sister where pyjamas are, and the bed, and how to brush her teeth*
Rachel: *grins a little, then looks back at Jack and sobers*
Jack: *still blushing, and looking anywhere but at Rachel*
Rachel: Even if you hadn't said it I would have gotten a pretty good hint from you making your daughter look like me.
Jack: She's our daughter...
Rachel: *frowns a bit* How do you figure that? Did you use some of my electronics in her processor?
Jack: *small headshake* Used that sample of your spark code...
Rachel: *eyes go wide*
Jack: *quietly* I'm...nowhere near as skilled... with sparks as you are...
Rachel: *pushing away the shock as she nods her understanding* But... I was happy with the drones. *and her quick glance toward where the youngsters are getting settled with a story book shows that there's no way in #@$@$#@ that she'd want to give Sarah up now*
Jack: *Quietly, amused* And here everyone thought I was the oblivious one...
Rachel: *looks back at him* I knew you loved me.
Jack: *giving Rachel a Look* And that I was trying to court you?
Rachel: No. I didn't realize you loved me that way.
Jack: *small smile* It took me awhile to figure out... and a slap upside the head... but I do love you that way...
Fluffy: *curls a little tighter and pulls a corner of the blanket over his head*
Rachel: *scoops up the little drone and tells him to go sleep with the youngsters*
Jack: *quiet clicks to Fluffy/Brawn* I needed... the slap... *closing his eyes partially*
Rachel: *gently pats his shoulder* Get some sleep.
Jack: *small nod as he closes his eyes the rest of the way*
Rachel: *gently tucks the blankets around him and brushes his hair away from his forehead, then goes to his chair to sit and fold his clothes and think*
Sarah: *Snuggles against Simon, clicking quietly*
Rachel: *turns and looks through the open bedroom doors, then chuckles softly as she realizes that her kids aren't arranged quite like she'd thought they would be* *softly* Good night, guys.
Greg: *only reply is a soft snore where he's laying with his face buried in Jack's pillow*
Sarah: *sleepy smile, snuggles more*
Simon: *softly* Good night, Rachel. *whisper* Mama. *snugs baby sister and closes eyes*
Lyra: *playing a soft lullaby*
Moofy: *curling up in Rachel's chair, beeping quietly to Fluffy/Brawn*
Fluffy: *pauses on his way to Rachel's room and Sarah and Simon* *quietly* Good night, buddy. *goes*
Rachel: *watching them. Sets the folded clothes aside*
Moofy: ^^ *powers down to sleep*
Fluffy: *settles down to watch over the young ones, but falls asleep from the fatigue of the day*
Rachel: *is awake for a long time as she thinks*
Steeljaw: *once things have quieted down, he's moving to climb onto the back of Jack's chair and purr quietly*
Rachel: *acknowledges her friend, but has an important decision to make*
((co-written with random_xtras))