Just Another Not Quiet Day at Home...

[middle_amazon]

The Good News: Lian Harper is actually getting the hang of this "public school," thing. She's even discovered school band and has taken a serious interest in it.

The Bad News: She beginning to learn the saxophone and there isn't enough soundproofing in the world for this, much less out in the garage.

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[arsenal_arrow]

"Awww, GEEZ! How long is this going to go on?"

Roy almost has the urge to go upstairs and praise his daughter until her face turns blue, just so the noise will stop. He's happy she's taken an interest in the arts, but couldn't it be a quieter art?

"At least it's not the drums!"

[middle_amazon]

"Until she gets good or gets bored." At the drum reference, she just smiles at him lovingly and very knowingly - not saying a word.

[arsenal_arrow]

This is Lian. She will get good, eventually, but she won't get bored. That means Roy simply gets to tough it out. To be honest, the noise is irritating, but he can't complain too much.

He closes the distance with his wife-- and the second door dividing the garage from the back door, and the freezer pantry-- and decides to take advantage of Lian's practice. He gives Donna a 'testing' kiss. "We get quiet time. AND she's not getting arrested, in trouble, or doing anything I did."

[middle_amazon]

"As quiet as it gets." The testing kiss is received very receptively. "You did a lot of things right. Some wrong doesn't change that."

[angel_in_a_box]

Something is very "off," about this version. She takes the punch, for example. Normally, Donna couldn't ever seem to land one on the entity. There's not the feeling of hopelessness and despair. It's like she's...not real.

But she is still powerful and throws her former captive through her own kitchen and sends the couch flying at the father and daughter.

[arsenal_arrow]

Roy's not Superman, who can stop trains. He's not Wally, given his superspeed by fate or destiny or dumb accident. He's not even a meta. There's no answer to deflecting a couch thrown at high speeds when you're human.

There is training that lets you dodge in a way that really hurts when you land. Roy grabs Lian as he dives by, bringing her out of range of the furniture as well.