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Tweak says, "jenny don't change your number"

abidingpercy (abidingpercy) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-09-14 13:30:00

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character: lisa turpin, character: percy weasley, character: richard summerby

Who: Percy and OPEN
What: Sunday in the park with Percy and Lucy
Where: Monument Alley Park
When: September 14, afternoon
Status: Open / ongoing

"Please, Daddy?" Five and a half year old eyes looked up at Percy pleadingly.

"Oh, all right," he replied, looking as if he was making a great sacrifice by granting her wish, though it was no sacrifice at all. "Lift up your arms and hold on tight."

She did as instructed, practically vibrating with excitement as Percy lifted her into his arms. He couldn't resist a quick buss of her cheek as he swung her around and over to the wishing well where he perched her on the edge and wrapped his arms around her tightly in case she slipped. She looked down into the well, delighted beyond words, and from his sleeve he drew out a single coin.

"You know what to do."

She took the coin with overly careful fingers before screwing her eyes shut, moving her lips as she thought really hard, then opened her eyes to toss the coin into the well. As the coin hit the water with a splash, she squealed in delight.

"So, what did you wish for?" he asked as he did every time she made a wish at the well, and she responded the same way every time.

"I can't tell you that, Daddy. It won't come true!"

"That's exactly right, Pumpkin."

He lifted her from the edge of the well and swung her back to the ground, taking a moment to fix a lock of ginger hair before letting her go. He watched her run off to one of the flower beds, her red and gold robes bouncing along with her. He sighed happily. These were the days he lived for.

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bookshop_mama
2014-10-06 06:34 pm UTC (link)

"I'm very sorry for your loss," Lisa said, resisting the urge to give his arm a little squeeze in comfort. She was a naturally tactile person, even with people she'd just met, but not everyone appreciated that about her. "But it must have been fun, growing up with so many siblings. I was an only child, and I often wanted someone to team up with against my parents."

She laughed as well, but was happy her kid was gnome bite free. "They'd learn very quickly stay out of gardens though," she commented.

Brightening at the idea of a parent-child even, she tilted her head in interest. "That would be a great idea. I'd certainly attend, and help out."

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abidingpercy
2014-10-06 11:59 pm UTC (link)

Percy let out a small chuckle. "To some it would probably be fun," he began, "but it was rather a little too chaotic for me. Don't get me wrong, I love my siblings and my parents, very much so. But where you would have enjoyed someone to team up with you against your parents, more often than not, it was them teaming up against me." He shrugged, a gesture which showed the memory didn't hurt as much as it once had, having been softened by time and the death of his brother.

He nodded. "Excellent. I'll keep you apprised by the journal should arrangements become firm."

His attention was pulled away as Lucy rushed over, Christopher in tow, with her hands dirty and holding a large bouquet of flowers. He wanted to chastise her again, but the look on her face was so hopeful - furthermore, she'd learned quite well since these ones weren't uprooted like the previous ones, the stems had been broken outright. With a look that told her he was on to her but wasnt' going to say anything in front of the others, he took the flowers from her hands. She was going to be the death of him. "I believe half of these should be yours," he said with a look to Lisa.

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bookshop_mama
2014-10-09 02:05 am UTC (link)

"That...doesn't sound as fun as I thought it would," she said, making a small face. "Maybe one or two siblings are better for the teaming up against the parents; any more than that it gets chaotic." He didn't seem too upset at the memories, so that was good. She'd have hated to have brought up a sore subject.

She grinned. "Thanks. I'll look forward to it."

Christopher was equally as dirty as Lucy, and she sighed. She could see now that these two were going to be terrible influences on each other. It was nice to see.

"I suppose they are," she said, giving Christopher a Look that mirrored Percy's to Lucy. She took the flowers, unsure what to do with them now. "I don't suppose we can reattach them?" Magic could fix a lot of thing,s but she wasn't sure this was one of them.

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abidingpercy
2014-10-09 02:50 am UTC (link)

"Take that as a warning - too many of these little munchkins and you'll never get another moment's peace."

He shook his head. "No, that's unfortunately beyond our abilities. It seems we're doomed to having flowers on our tables, though we can at least cast preservation charms and others to get rid of any insects."

Lucy reached for him as if to give him a hug, but he held up a finger. "No hugs until you're clean." He pulled out his wand and cast a quick cleaning charm, then pointed it at Christopher. "May I?" he asked of Lisa, not wanting to spell her son without her consent.

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bookshop_mama
2014-10-14 09:43 pm UTC (link)

"One's enough for me, at least for now," Lisa said. Children had never really factored into her life, right up until she'd found out she was pregnant. She regretted nothing, but she wasn't certain more children were in the picture for her.

She didn't mind flowers, but wished they hadn't come from a public park where they were meant to be enjoyed. She'd definitely be discussing this with Christopher later. "It will brighten up the flat at least." She'd have to remember the preservation charms.

At Percy's question, she nodded. Normally she liked to encourage the 'Muggle' way for things like cleaning up, and household chores, but there was no need for him to go about dirty when it could be taken care of so quickly. "Thanks. At least this will take care of them tramping about, getting soil everwhere."

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abidingpercy
2014-10-14 09:59 pm UTC (link)

Percy nodded and quickly cast a cleaning spell to relieve Christopher of dirt and mud. "There, now you don't have to worry about getting your Mum dirty." He smiled down at the boy and resisted the thought of ruffling his hair, something he'd seen his own father doing on many occasions to his brothers. But not to Percy, he'd been far too fastidious to appreciate such a gesture when he'd been young.

"Since these two seem to be getting on so well, if you'd ever like to arrange a playdate, please let me know. It's always a pleasure getting to know other parents around. Lucy deserves a change to play with children her own age."

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