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Arya Oros (arya_oros) wrote in thedas,
@ 2010-10-30 11:48:00

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! thread, & before 9:45, @ arya oros, @ terin oros

Backscene: Perfectly Innocent
Who: Sellion Oros (NPC), Terin Oros, Haldir Oros (NPC), Arya Oros
Where: Denerim Alienage
When: 9:29 Dragon Ferventis 16
Summary: Partha bakes a pie for Arya's fourth birthday, and the siblings scheme to get a piece before the celebrations begin
Rating: C for cuteness?

"No, sweets, it isn't ready yet. Let it cool, and then we'll all have some for your birthday," Partha's soft voice was music to young Arya's ears; her mother tapped her on the noise, bringing forth a smile on the young elf's face. It was her fourth birthday, four years of life that were being celebrated by her family today. Once her father got hom from the carpenter's, of course - her brothers were still home, having been left behind to help their mother with the preparations for the small party they'd have. There were no decorations, necessarily, but a beautiful pot of flowers fresh from a neighbor's garden and clean though somewhat worn dishes were all laid out on the table, and the celebratory blackberry pie had been fixed.

The fruit had been purchased from a neighbor who was lucky enough to have a small blackberry bush growing in their front yard, carefully tended and cared for since the berries were so difficult to come by otherwise. Upon hearing that it was the youngest Oros' birthday, they'd gladly parted with the fruit for mere coppers. Partha had been in the kitchen all day, Arya constantly underfoot, but Partha wouldn't have it any other way.

"Haldir! Haldir, where are you, dear?" Partha moved the pie to a window sill for it to cool in the near evening breeze; the kitchen was tiny, barely five or six paces across, but it was full of the smells of various foods that Partha made throughout the day and it was possibly the best room to be in in the Oros' household. Arandur would be home soon, but Arya was feeling a little impatient. Haldir, a skinny thirteen years old, popped his head into the kitchen, his blonde hair falling over blue eyes in bad want of a haircut. Partha smiled to see her youngest boy.

"Where are your brothers?"

"Sellion and Terin are in the bedroom, Mama. Should I get them?"

Partha shook her head. "No, love. Just wanted to make sure everyone was at hand for when your father gets home. Then we'll eat, all right?" Haldir nodded, and Partha gave him an affectionate pat on his head as she moved past him into the combination living space and dining room; next to that was the bedroom they all shared, the adults and the children all crammed into the tiny space but somehow it worked. After a few moments of padding footsteps, he heard the front door open and close. Haldir looked over to his sister, who made a face at her elder brother, the kind she knew would make him laugh. His face creased into something of a smile and he just shook his head.

"What mischief is waking in that head of yours, Arya?" She pointed to the pie, high upon the windowsill. Even at thirteen Haldir wasn't quite tall enough to reach it either. They might need Sellion's or Terin's help, but Haldir was lax to ruin the pie his mother had worked so hard on for such a special occasion. He shook his head, and Arya crossed her arms over her chest and pouted.

"Pie!" She said firmly, stamping a foot. Haldir only laughed, and picked up his sister. Carrying her to the bedroom, he glanced at Terin and Sellion playing some card game for amusement while they were all waiting for Arandur to return home. Haldir watched his brothers for a moment, and then glanced at Arya, who was giving him the face again as though making him laugh would convince him to aid her in her nefarious plot to get the pie. Surely one bite wouldn't hurt, and it was Arya's birthday. The younger Oros siblings looked at the elder, and a plan was formed.

"Hey Terin? Mama needs your help outside. Sellion, Arya and I could use your help in the kitchen. Um, cleaning pots, yah know." Haldir and Arya smiled innocently, as though nothing could be afoot.

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I need to find kid pictures for Terin... hmhmhmmmmm

oros
2010-10-30 11:04 pm UTC (link)

At the sound of his siblings entering the bedroom, Terin glanced up from the cards on the floor. He smiled at them lightly before turning his attention back to the game he and his older brother, Sellion, had engaged themselves in. It wasn't necessarily a fun game, but it made the time pass and kept Sellion out of Terin's hair. The two brother's couldn't have been more different from one another, but they were still close nonetheless.

"Ha!" Sellion exclaimed, throwing a card down on the ground. "I win!" He pumped both fists into the air in a silent victory cry before turning to look at his siblings. He cocked an eyebrow at his brother's request and looked at back at Terin questioningly. Sellion was the eldest of the four siblings. He had three years on Terin and fourteen on his baby sister. "Cleaning pots? That's no a job for a man!" he claimed with a laugh. At the age of eighteen, he was all about doing men's jobs. He'd help out around the house if his mother asked, but his mother hadn't.

Terin was a bit perplexed by the direction as well. He didn't see the same distinction between jobs for men and women did and it was he who was often asked to help with household chores. He didn't mind helping his mother, it gave him an excuse to not be out playing with the other children and getting into all kinds of trouble. He didn't question the orders though and just shrugged, getting up from where he sat on the floor. "Man's job or not, Sellion, mother must've asked them to come get you to help so let's go. It's the whole reason father had us stay home today," he said to his brother, offering him a hand up from the floor.

Grimacing slightly, Sellion took his brother's outstrechted hand and allowed himself to be pulled up from the floor. Kicking the cards into a pile, he turned to his youngest siblings and opened his arms to herd them out of the bedroom. "Alright, kids, let's get this over with," he directed, heaving a dramatic sigh.

Laughing to himself, Terin should his head lightly and headed for the front door to find his mother. He paused just as he reached out for the handle, glancing over his shoulder to watch for a moment as Sellion helped Arya stand on one of the few chairs they had so she could reach the wash tub. He smiled to himself before pressing the door open and going outside to find their mother.