Logs

WHO: Emma & Neal
WHEN: Middle June
WHERE: Portland, Oregon
WHAT: Swanfire Family vacation with paddle boats and discussions of future living situations.
WARNINGS: Nada
STATUS: Complete

( The look on his face was contemplative - maybe he was mentally making a list of everything he’d endured since moving to the OC )

Who: Neal Cassidy & Rick Grimes (with appearances by Henry & Carl)
What: The kids go horseback riding, the grownups clean horse troughs and talk
When: Today?
Where: The Ranch
Rating/Warnings: Rick's dreams are a mindfuck, but not nothing much
Status: Complete

( Chicken and waffles?? )

Who: Neal & Ed
What: Taking Ed to the mecca of all-you-can-eat buffets
When: Backdated to the middle of March
Where: Buffet Mecca
Rating/Warnings: Nothing to speak of!
Status: (Mostly) Complete

( I wanna live here. Just leave me on the way out. )

WHO: Emma Swan & Neal Cassidy
WHEN: 25th of March
WHERE: Tallahassee
WHAT: The Reception of the Swan-Cassidy wedding.
WARNINGS: Schmoop. Feels. Cuteness.
STATUS: Complete

( The beginning of the happily ever after. )

Who: Neal & Richie
What: Making Richie the ranch's official accountant, so he'll just sit the hell down for a few minutes
When: Backdated to when Richie was recovering from being shot
Where: Jean Grey Outreach Center
Rating/Warnings: Mostly low - some blood and stitches and stuff
Status: Complete

( He was recovering, but it was a process. A frustratingly slow process that sometimes left him less than social try as he might to fake it. )

Who: Swanfire (with baby Niko)
What: Wedding planning, getting some shit together
When: Tonight?
Where: Their casa
Rating/Warnings: Very PG
Status: Complete

( But January brought new things, not the new-year-new-me thing, oh no, although Emma was determined that she’d shake off the remaining pregnancy weight in time for her wedding. )

Who: Regina & Neal
What: Giving Neal some intel about his father, with some surprises
When: Tonight
Where: Casa de Disney Villains
Rating/Warnings: Pretty lowish!
Status: Complete!

( If my brother is as messed up as I am, from having a dad like ours, maybe I should just leave him be. )

WHO: Rocket and Neal Cassidy
WHERE: A pub downtown, wherever they usually drink
WHEN: Wednesday evening
WHAT: Drinking, catching up
WARNINGS: Bad language.
STATUS: Closed/in progress

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Who: Swanfire
What: Plotting Christmas gifts, after the Fairytale Thanksgiving
When: Friday night
Where: Their house
Rating/Warnings: Not really!
Status: Complete

(  I have star charts and some villains on speed dial for pointers. I think I should rule the world. )

Who: Murphy & Neal (with NPC Henry and smiley fat baby Niko)
What: Murphy's been invited over to have dinner and meet the kids
When: Recent!
Where: The Swan-Cassidy abode
Rating/Warnings: Lots of feelings being felt
Status: Complete

( This was nice. A touch of normality to help remind Murphy that normal *was* a thing that existed, that it hadn’t been something that simply disappeared with his father. )

Who:Ed and Neal
What:Ed meets Niko and other various chats
When:Recently
Where:Neal's place
Warnings:None
status:Complete~

( Wait, what if he moves? )

Who: Sarah and Neal
When: September
Where: Best food ever and plans
What: Local cafe
Rating/Warnings: Low/None
Status: Complete

( Sarah enjoyed her work at the ranch )

Who: Neal & Jesse
What: Interviewing about a volunteer position~
When: This past week!
Where: Jean Grey Outreach Center
Rating/Warnings: Naaah, talk of criminal activity is all
Status: Complete

( I’ll keep my lighter close as a tick. )

Who: Nealfire & Linabean
What: Catching up, with the babies in tow!
When: Today, Saturday
Where: A delicious BBQ joint like they've been planning to go to foreeeeever
Rating/Warnings: Besides extreme baby cuteness, nada
Status: Complete

( You would have turkey legs at your wedding. )

Who: Neal & Emma
What: A proposal dinner that goes...mostly to plan!
When: Friday night
Where: Napa Rose, swankiness at Disney
Rating/Warnings: Feels and Food Comas
Status: Complete

( You are a dork, you know. )

Who: Neal and Murphy
What: Caring for the sick NPCs at the Ranch
When: Today, September 4th
Where: The Ranch
Ratings/Warnings: Sickness, blood, etc. etc.
Status: Complete

( ...you know it’s not your fault, right? That it crossed over? )

Who: Neal & Riza
What: Visiting the baby (and Neal too, I guess)
When: Today
Where: Swan-Cassidy Abode
Rating/Warnings: Very low!
Status: Complete

( They were doomed to be in zombie-like states for a couple more months, probably. )

Who: Neal & Regina, with the babyyyyyy
What: Visiting Nikolas and sharing some important news and plans with each other
When: Beginning-ish of August
Where: Swan-Cassidy abode
Rating/Warnings: Nothing but poopy diapers!
Status: Complete

( I can take him, unless you want to try out the homemade butt wipes firsthand. )

Who: Neal & Emma (with Nikolas)
What: Getting used to caring for a newborn, aka, getting used to no sleep
When: Recently!
Where: Casa de Swanfire
Rating/Warnings: All the feels
Status: Complete

( That rumour about boys and helicopter pee was not a rumour. )

Who: Neal and Caleb with baby Niko
What: Caleb holds a baby
When: Recent!
Where: The Cassidy-Swan residence
Rating/Warnings: Low
Status: Complete

( I’m not sure that’s the best idea. What if I drop him? )

Who: Neal & Splendid (with little Valerian too)
What: Showing Neal how to make baby butt cream and baby wipes
When: A couple weeks ago/after the 4th
Where: Casa de Swanfire
Rating/Warnings: Nothing scandalous!
Status: Complete

( Did I pass the butt cream test too? )

Who: Neal Cassidy & Diana Prince
What: Wonder Woman is job searching, then becomes the Outreach Center's newest employee
When: Before the Breach plot
Where: The Jean Grey Outreach Center aka The Ranch
Rating/Warnings: Pretty low
Status: Complete

( The highlights seemed to be exactly what she was looking for. )

Who: Neal and Murphy
What: Murphy has a bad dream, wakes up worse for wear.
When: Before the plot, July 29th
Where: The Ranch
Ratings/Warning: Teen. Well, Murphy gets beat up and hanged, so that.
Status: Complete

( Looks like it was one hell of a night )

WHO: Emma & Neal with NPC!Henry and Nikolas
WHEN: July 4th
WHERE: Swanfire home then the hospital
WHAT: The Swanfire family grows by one, with spectacular timing.
RATING/WARNINGS: Swearing, light violence towards flying simians, birth sorts of things.
STATUS: Complete

( Nikolas seemed like he didn’t want to come out in all this mess though - who could blame him? )

Who:Ed and Neal
What:Ed worries about Neal's recent trip to the underworld and etc
When:recently!
Where:Neal's place
Warnings:none~
STATUS: complete~


( He wasn’t the most touchy feely type person typically speaking-but when you learn your friend has gone to the underworld maybe it was time to make an exception )

Who: Neal, Tas, and Emma Swan
When: Recently
What: Tas delivers the nursery furniture he built
Where: Neal and Emma's house
Rating/Warning: Low/Squeaky Clean
Status: Complete

( Apparently, carpentry was a lot harder than Tas had thought it would be. )

Who: Cuddlefishes (Neal & Garrus)
What: Taking Neal out on a night of Satan's Piss and Thai before baby #2 comes around
When: Tonight
Where: Their favored Thai place
Rating/Warnings: Low, mostly
Status: Complete!

( Don’t ask why he googled cankles, please. The Vakarian Google Search History was an odd thing to browse. )

Who: Nealfire & Murphy
What: Giving the newest hellion a tour
When: Recent!
Where: The Jean Grey Outreach Center aka The Ranch
Rating/Warnings: Pretty low
Status: Complete

( Ruin my fun, why don't you. )

Who: Swanfire (with NPC!Henry)
What: Braxton-Hicks contractions and uncomfortable roly-poly Emma
When: Today!
Where: Their house, then to a clinic
Rating/Warnings: Talk of placentas and the ~miracle of life~
Status: Complete

( I’m going to get revenge soon, but sometimes I definitely plot your messy end. )

Who: Regina, Kenzi, Neal, and Killian (with guest appearances by several dead people), also featuring NPC!Hades
What: Doing whatever it takes to bring back one soul
When: Today!
Where: Under County, CA
Rating/Warnings: Medium-ish for talk of murder, lots of FEELS, splitting a heart, Hades is a troll
Status: Complete

( Do you mind? I'm getting a pedicure here. )

Who: Regina & Neal
What: Searching for an entrance into the Underworld, their guide a cat
When: Wednesday night
Where: Disneyland, after hours
Rating/Warning: None, just sass
Status: Complete!

( It’s always existed, dearie. You just have to know how to open it. )

Who: Neal & Revy with a little bit of NPC!Henry
What: Building a fucking babycrib while their people do a seance
When: This past weekend
Where: Swan-Cassidy Home
Rating/Warnings: Revy's foul mouth
Status: Complete!

( I’d just feel like shit if I didn’t help them try. Because when I died, I would have wanted my loved ones to come for me. )

Who: Regalfire (Neal & Regina), plus Kenzi and a little bit of NPC!Henry
What: Plotting out a trip to the Underworld, nbd
When: Today, perhaps
Where: Gigi's house
Rating/Warnings: Mostly low - death talk?
Status: Complete

( Never did he think ‘bargaining with Hades’ would be his life, but welcome to Orange County. )

Who: Captain Swan (with Dark!Hook posing as Neal, and then the real Neal later on)
What: Stealing that broken piece of Excalibur
When: Sunday sometime
Where: The Swan-Cassidy abode
Rating/Warnings: Mostly low - Hook is shady, but lol what else is new
Status: Complete

( Nothing happened, did it? No visits from Dark One pirates? )

Who: Neal & Tas (with NPC!Henry)
What: Tas drops by to see the nursery-in-progress and get inspiration for the baby furniture he's going to make (also to wow Henry with awesome stories, clearly)
When: Saturday, maybe?
Where: Swan-Cassidy House
Rating/Warnings: Very low, squeaky clean
Status: Complete

( Oh! And there was this drow - which is like, a dead evil elf - and her voice could kill people. )

Who: Nealbear & Linabean
What: Dark One Discussions and baby names, because the two clearly go together
When: This evening
Where: Neal's car, viewing the beach
Rating/Warnings: Lowish
Status: Complete!

( There’s always more than what’s in plain sight, and there’s always something we’re missing. A crucial piece of information. It’d be too easy otherwise, and this place doesn’t always give us easy. )

WHO: Swan Fire
WHEN:Feb 16th;
WHERE: Their home
WHAT: Post-Babyscan cuteness and serious decision making.
RATING/WARNINGS: Nada
STATUS: Complete

( she still occasionally lost the baby and had to squint to work out where the head was again )

Who:Ed and Neal-mentions of Riza at the end
WhatWaking up from a dream coma.
When:backdated to the 3rd
Where:Hospital room
Warnings:none, dream angst?

( Ed finally blinked golden eyes open after what felt like an eternity of blackness to him )

Who: Caleb, Hanna, Neal and Garrus
What: Rescuing Hanna (and Caleb) from Caleb’s past
When: 29 January
Where: NPC!Criminals’ cabin
Warnings: Kidnapping, Violence, NPC!Character death.
Status: Log | Complete

( How very action movies cliched of you. )

Who: Neal, Nina, and NPC!Henry
What: Nina drops by to visit and ends up helping to bottle feed the baby moo cows
When: Backdated to before the fog appeared
Where: The Ranch
Rating/Warnings: Lowish - there's a gross medical story in there?
Status: Complete

( Adding the worm component to the story was what made it extra gross and awesome for Henry. )

Who: Regina & Neal (and Henry, briefly)
What: Foreboding discussions re: The Dark One
When: Backdated to last week sometime
Where: Regina's place
Rating/Warnings: Sassy pre-teen behavior
Status: Complete

( Might as well consider it a family curse, at this rate. )

Who: Neal & Emma
What: Emma informs Neal that she's slated to be the next Dark One in the dreams, nbd
When: Yesterday evening
Where: In-N-Out (a perf place for serious talks)
Rating/Warnings: Pretty low
Status: Complete

( Holding on to the maybe it won’t happen was all she had for now. )

Who: Neal and Caleb
What: Nursery preparations
When: Recent!
Where: The Cassidy-Swan residence
Rating/Warnings: Low
Status: Complete

( We can have official meetings and sit around talking about the good ol’ days when we had our spleens. )

Who: Neal and Ed, with an appearance by NPC!Henry
What: Playing in the snow, making snow cannons and colored marshmallows
When: Early December
Where: The Cassidy-Swan residence
Rating/Warnings: Safe for the youngin's
Status: Complete

( I guess it isn’t so bad, all this Christmas junk. )

Who: Cuddlefishes (Neal & Garrus)
What: Mini-bonfire with discussions of wives dying and the next generation
When: Last night, probs
Where: The Vakarian Abode
Rating/Warnings: Relatively low, unless you're squeamish about alien testicles
Status: Complete!

( Meat and sweets roasting on an open fire with beer. No guns, no blood, no magical exorcism. )

WHO: Clint & Neal with NPC Henry
WHEN: Recently
WHERE: Pizza joint
WHAT: Random run in cause massive pre-teen fanboying. Hawkward.
RATING/WARNINGS: Low/mild language
STATUS: Complete

( Like, not just casually watching but eyes boring into a complete stranger, mouth hanging open. )

Who: Neal and Caleb, with guest appearance by Henry
What: Caleb needs to distract himself from fretting about Hanna
When: Last week sometime
Where: The Cassidy-Swan residence
Rating/Warnings: Low, no warnings except for ~cuteness~
Status: Complete

( Don’t worry, Neal would do the dishes. )

Who: Neal and Lina
What: There's important news to share
When: Tonight?
Where: Lina and Pete's townhouse
Rating/Warnings: It's low, just lots of FEELS and pregnancy hormones
Status: Complete

( They’d just be one big dysfunction-junction family. )

WHO: Neal and Neena
WHEN: Early November
WHERE: Jake, the dive bar where Neena works
WHAT: meeting and chatting
WARNINGS: maybe language? Nothing major
STATUS: Complete

( We find ourselves in the same old mess singing drunken lullabies )

WHO: Emma & Neal
WHEN: Early November
WHERE: Their home
WHAT: Emma has some questions about the dreams and then there's some stick peeing.
WARNINGS: smooshy feelings
STATUS: Complete

( Grow old with me, let us share what we see, and oh the best it could be, just you and I )