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Gunner Crawley (livingdeadboy_) wrote in zenerschool,
@ 2009-09-15 20:04:00

Thread: Three & Four... and Gunner
Who: Three and Four. And Gunner.
When: September 15. Evening.
Where: Three & Four's room.
What: Breaking the big news!

Gunner had planned to tell Three and Four the sex of the baby almost as soon as he'd learned it. But then he'd gotten busy. The Doctor had had him all signed up for school and he'd begun his pre-med undergrad degree, which was weird. Classes. Having to sit in classes and take notes and do homework. It was all very odd. He wasn't used to it, especially being surrounded by people, since he had been homeschooled since his ability had manifested. But he found he sort of liked the classes. They were interesting.

But tonight he remembered the news, and so, after doing his chores in the Medlab, he bounced on down the hall to the room that Three and Four shared. He punched in the code to release the door and pulled it open and waltzed inside.

"I have news!" he announced as he shut the door behind him, locking it, although he knew the code to release it from the inside as well. "Big news! Exciting news!"

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dr_bishop
2009-09-15 11:19 pm UTC (link)

The times in between Gunner or the Doctor's visits were definitely Annie's favorite times of the day. She needed the drug, craved it, but when she was alone with Byron it was almost possible to forget just where she was. Sometimes she did forget, like that evening. She was in the kitchen pushing some large meatballs around in a pan with some water while the pasta softened. Gunner, the Doctor, the Project, and the drug were the farthest things from her mind to the point she jumped a little at his sudden appearance, a hand lowering protectively to her stomach.

She groaned a little when she saw Gunner and went back to stirring the meatballs. "Byron!" He could deal with Gunner, she really didn't want to. It put her in a bad mood.

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livingdeadboy_
2009-09-15 11:24 pm UTC (link)

Gunner, as always, was a bit oblivious to the fact that the pair of Experimentals didn't like him. With good reason. He didn't think of those things, and acted as though the two of them were just as thrilled with everything as he was.

Byron had been in the bedroom, lounging on the bed, not napping, but resting off a headache that came with some of his mood swings, and as a result, felt on the calmer side of things. He sauntered out of the bedroom, not needing to ask what Annie needed, because Gunner's shouting announcement gave that away.

He stepped between the kitchen door and Gunner and folded his arms. "What?" he asked, arching an eyebrow.

Gunner just grinned in his skewed way. "I know what the baby is!"

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	dr_bishop 2009-09-15 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	She looked up again from the kitchen, tapping her spoon on the side of the pan. Annie was curious, she couldn't deny it. She wasn't sure she wanted to, really. Feigning disinterest or not didn't really matter because she doubted Gunner cared. Still holding the utensil, she emerged from the kitchen looking at him sternly. "You mean the sex?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

livingdeadboy_
2009-09-15 11:31 pm UTC (link)

"Yes!" Gunner replied with a bobbing nod of his head. What else would be mean?!

Byron tilted his head and took a step back so that he was standing next to Annie. He had extremely strong urges to be protective of her. Even of Gunner was really no thread at all.

"Well," he prompted.

"It's a girl!" Gunner announced. He wished he had confetti to throw. Or a balloon.

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	dr_bishop 2009-09-15 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	Annie watched him, waiting for Gunner to reveal the news, although she didn't think she'd care one way or the other. No matter the outcome, the baby was still a mistake. She sighed when he made the announcement, lowering her wooden spoon. "What different does it make? She asked coldly, watching him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	livingdeadboy_ 2009-09-15 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	Gunner frowned, and looked confused, because that seemed like a strange question to him. "Well it makes a lot of difference," he replied sagely. "Because otherwise it would be a boy." Which was probably not what she meant. At all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bishop 2009-09-15 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	She frowned at him and not for the first time considered hitting him. Her hand tightened around the spoon but she kept it at her side. "You can go now," Annie assured him, glancing back briefly towards the kitchen, her fingers balancing on Byron's arm. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	livingdeadboy_ 2009-09-15 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	"You're supposed to be happy," Gunner said, his confusion quickly turning into a sulk. It was exciting news! She was going to have a baby girl! "Go," Byron instructed sharply. Gunner pouted. "Fine," he said and he turned to leave the room, locking it up tight behind him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bishop 2009-09-15 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	Annie turned towards him and with a sense of familiarity, she slid an arm around his waist, looking up at him. "We could take him," she insisted. "He's only a kid." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

livingdeadboy_
2009-09-15 11:56 pm UTC (link)

"We could," Byron agreed with a nod as his arms wrapped around her, drawing her closer. Gunner would be easy to take, he was young and small. "But if we did, he'd come." The Doctor. "And who knows who else." Byron knew that there were others in this... place. Who they were and what they were capable of, he had no idea.

"We don't want to risk it." He slid a hand to rub his fingers over her stomach.

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	dr_bishop 2009-09-16 12:00 am UTC (link)
	"Really?" She asked quietly. She wasn't so sure, about any of it. At that moment they could have taken Gunner and who knew how long it would have been before the doctor had found out? She sighed and let him go, turning back towards the kitchen. "Dinner will be ready in ten minutes." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

livingdeadboy_
2009-09-16 12:08 am UTC (link)

"Really," Byron murmured. He leaned in and kissed her forehead, and then followed her into the kitchen. The food smelled delicious already. "It may not be ideal. But it's still our baby." He went to the fridge and peered inside. Wishing they had beer, but of course not. No vodka or rum either. He pulled out a bottle of juice and looked over his shoulder. "Thirsty?"

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	dr_bishop 2009-09-16 12:12 am UTC (link)
	"Yes please." She looked over at him and smiled just a little bit. "And I bet they'd be a lot more careful if they were trying to apprehend me given my current condition." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	livingdeadboy_ 2009-09-16 12:14 am UTC (link)
	"They would, yes," Byron agreed with a nod. Annie was of the utmost importance right now, while she was pregnant. Still, he wasn't sure he wanted to risk it. And he knew that he was expendable. He took out another bottle and passed it over to her. "Is there anything I can help with?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bishop 2009-09-16 12:17 am UTC (link)
	"You can set the table." She told him, understanding the importance of keeping a man busy while dinner was being prepared. "Spaghetti and Cesar salad, if you're curious about utensils." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	livingdeadboy_ 2009-09-16 12:24 am UTC (link)
	"Alright." Byron gave her an easy smile. He was in a calm mood, but she tended to level his moods anyway. Byron went to the drawer and pulled out silverware, and collected the rest of the things that they would need and went about setting the table. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bishop 2009-09-16 12:31 am UTC (link)
	By the time she got back to the stove the noodles were soft so she drained them in the sink, returned it to the pan and added the sauce and the meatballs bringing the pot to the table to sit on a trivet. The salad came in a bag with the dressing and everything so she mixed it up in a serving bowl and brought it to the table. "Looks good?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	livingdeadboy_ 2009-09-16 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"It looks good. It always looks good," Byron said with a smile as he reached for the salad tongs, to transfer some onto his plate. Then he took some noodles and ladelled some sauce over top of them, making sure to get meat balls as well. "How are you feeling?" he asked her as he twirled noodles around his fork. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bishop 2009-09-16 12:43 am UTC (link)
	"Stir crazy but fine other than that." She sat down across from him with a slow smile, glancing back down to the table ax she filled her plate. "Excited for meatballs, that sort of thing." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	livingdeadboy_ 2009-09-16 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Byron smiled a little bit. "I was thinking more along the lines of... you know." He glanced down at the table, in the direction of her abdomen. "But I understand. Even though these rooms are so much larger then our cells..." It was still a prison. Just larger and more comfortable. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bishop 2009-09-16 12:51 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, the Doctor makes sure I'm perfectly fine." She assured him, picking up her fork and starting with the salad. "I hate him but he's a really amazing doctor. A psychic doctor." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	livingdeadboy_ 2009-09-16 12:52 am UTC (link)
	"He is." Byron was loathed to admit it, but it was the truth. The Doctor was very skilled. Just cold and ruthless as well. He took a bite of the spaghetti, and chewed slowly. "I only wish we knew what would come after the birth." He didn't want to give up their child. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bishop 2009-09-16 12:56 am UTC (link)
	"I'm guessing testing...lots of testing, but I also don't think either of them will want to raise a baby so they shouldn't be taking it - her," she corrected, "any time soon." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	livingdeadboy_ 2009-09-16 12:57 am UTC (link)
	"I was thinking that. They'll want us to raise it - well, you to raise it, at least," Byron murmured between bites. "And.. I don't think the tests would be harmful? That would be counter productive." He thought. He hoped. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bishop 2009-09-16 01:03 am UTC (link)
	"I hope. I'm not exactly sure either of them are sane though." Annie's smile looked a little sad as she broke up a meat ball. "If you don't want to go back to the cells, I'll tell them you have to be with me to raise her." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)