thread ☆★☆ when generations come to call

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CHARACTERS: Quentão household + Traydor extended family
WHEN: Approximately 7QJ90
WHERE: Quentão (Anjouverse), later Songverse
SUMMARY: Khrista brings her family (back?) to Aquavitae. Joyous reunion for Nausy and Marcus, cousins meeting, and cute kidlets.
WARNINGS: Subject to massive ret-conning

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[ ALL - Vita - evening ]

[carousingly]

Vita arrived, as she usually did, in the main hall. It was as though the very air inside the palace changed, became warm and welcoming. She was usually happy to come home to Quentão, but today it felt a hundred times better than it usually did. More of her children had come home.

"I'm home~"

[notvanquished]

Marc, who'd happened to be going the hall that time, paused and gave her a warm smile. "Welcome back, Lady Vita," he greeted with a slight bow. "I'm sure you already know, but we have guests tonight."

[carousingly]

"Hello Marc~" Vita smiled. "Yes~ it's quite wonderful! Have you been~ making friends?"

He had certainly grown from the little boy who'd clung to his mother the night he'd arrived. Like the rest of the people living in Quentão, she had never spoken of his real parentage, watching Marc grow up calling Paris "Father" without reservation. She wondered if that would change now that people were here who knew his past.

Like Kahlua, Vita thought of Marc like an adoptive son. She wouldn't take kindly if anyone made him sad.

[notvanquished]

He nodded. "Kahlua moreso. She's become very close with our cousin, Macie." And he added with a thoughtful expression, "And Mother, she's very happy. Well, Father, too... he and Aunt Khrista made an instant connection."

[ Marcus & Marc - just before dinner ]

[notvanquished]

Marc informed his mother about Vita's arrival and then inquired about his uncle's whereabouts, intending to see him before they all gathered for dinner. He knew better than to take Vita's advice for granted.

He then headed over to the guest room, knocking softly on the door.

Re: [ Marcus & Marc - just before dinner ]

[dyne_amic]

Marcus moved over to open the door. "Oh, hello, Marc. I take it you want to talk to me?"

[notvanquished]

"Lady Vita has arrived, Uncle," Marc said first. "We shall be having dinner soon."

Then he added, a little sheepishly, "Well, yes, actually. If I'm not imposing?"

[dyne_amic]

"Thanks for the warning. I don't want to miss dinner. Your Aunt Khrista's a wonderful cook." He gestured toward the bed. "Come on, sit down. What did you want to talk about?"

[ Vita & Khrista - somewhere ]

[carousingly]

After greeting Marc, Vita let herself be guided towards a welcoming feeling. It had been a long time since she'd found one of her missing, and she'd only been able to meet Khrista that one time when she'd come to claim Nausy. She regretted that she had not been able to stay longer that night.

"Where are you~ little feather?"

[queens_shield]

Finished with her cooking, Khrista happily headed out of the kitchen and towards the guest room to get ready for dinner. On the hallway, however, she felt a familiar powerful presence, and she had to smile as the other came into view.

"Vita..."

[carousingly]

Vita smiled benevolently, sweeping towards Khrista and then wrapping her arms around the woman in a hug. "Oh my lovely girl~" she said. "I always knew~ you'd find your way back."

[queens_shield]

The feeling was overwhelming, just like the last time. And Khrista never forgot that feeling.

"I'm home," she whispered, returning the embrace. At long last.

[ Cielo comes home ]

[spiraledfight]

Cielo went down to Pisang regularly, to the academy where exchange students came to learn. Although she was much better than she had been in the first few years after coming to Quentão, she occasionally relapsed and was still skittish around strangers. But on the average day, she simply seemed like a shy young woman with some off behaviours.

When she saw the strange ship parked on the bridge, some of her learned confidence evaporated. No one knew the ins and outs of the palace as she did, so instead of coming through the main hall, she slipped through one of the side entrances.

[inmyfathersname]

Nausy was heading back down from the guest rooms when she caught sight of Cielo. Her expression brightened considerably; she was very fond of the girl, treating her like a little sister.

For a moment her thoughts turned to Fia, and she felt a pang of pain in her chest. But she shook her head. She wouldn't want me to be sad.

"Welcome home, Cielo," she called out, walking briskly to intercept her. "You're just in time. We have guests today. My brother's arrived, with his wife and daughter."

[spiraledfight]

Cielo was likewise glad to see Nausy first. "Your brother?" she repeated, her quiet and whispery voice one thing that had never changed about her. "The one that you talk about... is here?"

[inmyfathersname]

"Yes. My twin, Marcus. He arrived with Khrista and Macie earlier today," Nausy answered, smiling. "I'll introduce you to them later. How are you, Cielo? Are things okay at the academy?"

[ HEY DINNER TIME ]

[carousingly]

At last as it was time for dinner. The dining hall was lit with warm glowing chandeliers, and the smells of a delicious feast being brought out to the long table. Tall-backed chairs were seated so that everyone could see each other and no one would feel as though they were at the end of the row. Rich wines, sweet juices, and

The extended family was finally able to eat their first meal together. ♥

[inmyfathersname]

Despite the distressing news about Fia's death, Nausy was happy to have her brother and his family around. It had been way too long and she was relieved to find out that the war had ended in their favor, even if lives were lost along the way. She was also amazed at how much bigger the family seemed, now. It was almost unbelievable how everyone was connected to each other in some way, as if their families had been predestined to come together as one.

Khrista was among the last to be seated, as she'd made sure that everything was in place. She was also the last to start eating; she wanted to see their reactions to her cooking. "Well?"

Macie was the first to answer, exclaiming "Ten out of ten!" with a huge grin. She then turned to her companions, excited to hear what they thought. "It's great, isn't it?" she asked Marc, Kahlua and Sercial excitedly.

[dyne_amic]

Marcus chuckled. He wasn't bothering to answer; she knew what he always thought about her cooking, and in any case he was too busy eating to offer an opinion.

[anjouprogeny]

Kahlua had been making little happy noises as she sampled all the food on her plate. Real-cooked food, instead of the ambiguously provided meals that the palace gave, was such a treat that she was feeling almost overwhelmed. "It's wonderful!" she exclaimed. "It's so different, but delicious!"

Then she turned red to the tips of her ears. "N-Not that there's anything wrong with the food here!" she added hastily, for Vita was also sitting at the table and she didn't want to seem ungracious for the care Quentão took of them.