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Clio | Κλειω (ephemerist) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2021-04-02 22:11:00

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clio, much the miller's son

WHO: Clio, Much, Friar Tuck later
WHEN: Friday afternoon
WHERE: The Parsonage
WHAT: Cyte visits
WARNINGS: I doubt it

Clio still wasn't up to hanging out in public, but she had managed to go back to work. Thus, she felt comfortable enough to visit her friends and family as well, as long as their places were warded. She headed for the parsonage, keen on visiting the Friar, and even perhaps catching her Will if he happened to be there. Mostly, she just wanted to get out of the house.

She stood at the door, Ella knocking loudly since she was super excited about the idea of seeing 'Tucker'.

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muchofamuchness
2021-04-02 09:57 am UTC (link)

Much wasn't all that far from the door, wandering the parsonage on his hands and knees trying to get a child's eye view of the place. The knock at the door was so obviously a kid, for half a second he thought he'd imagined Will's baby into existence and onto the doorstep.

Obviously the next most obvious scenario was that it was one of the kids come round early for the Easter egg hint. Probably Pippi. Girl was absolutely diabolical. He'd hidden eggs in places he'd never even explored before, just to give her a challenge.

But as Much crawled closer to the door, he could sense the immortal on the other side. Walking suspiciously on his knees, he poked open the letter slot and looked out, right into Ella's eyes. Well! That was okay then. "Hey kiddo," he grinned, wiggling his fingers out the slot. "Hey Clio! One sec..." He reached up and unbolted the door, having to really stretch because he was still down on his knees.

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	ephemerist 2021-04-02 10:23 am UTC (link)
	Ella squealed when the letter slot opened and she was staring into someone's eyes. Then the door opened and Much was at her height so she barelled forward and slammed into him with a hug. Clio, who was more bemused than anything else, said, "well. Hello, Much!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muchofamuchness 2021-04-02 10:35 am UTC (link)
	"Whooaa!" Much wrapped his arms around Ella and toppled backwards, landing on the floor with Ella on top of him, pretending to be winded and pinned by her strength. "Ella, you juggernaut! Hi Clio! Your daughter is a menace." Much said it very fondly. Menaces were his favourite genre of children. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ephemerist 2021-04-02 10:43 am UTC (link)
	"She is," Clio said, just as fondly. "Sweetheart, let Much breathe," she laughed. Ella clambered off Much, but not before kissing his cheek. Then she ran inside and flopped down on the sofa. Clio extended Much a hand and she smiled brightly at him. "Is there a reason you're on the floor?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

muchofamuchness
2021-04-02 10:55 am UTC (link)

"I'm babyproofing the parsonage," Much said, taking her hand but mostly using his legs to haul himself off the ground. "Seeing what trouble I can get into from down there. A lot. I crawled into the oven, earlier!" He locked the door behind her as he spoke, not making a show of the act, but not being subtle about it either.

He figured, if Lucifer was after him, he'd want to know all the doors were locked too. Yeah, the parsonage was warded, but there was something good and honest about a solid metal bolt that couldn't be beat.

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	ephemerist 2021-04-02 11:24 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know that crawling in the oven is how you babyproof something," Clio said, though she gave him a grateful smile when he locked the door behind them. "Here, I brought some wildberry cake. I'm still trying to fatten up the friar. Is he here?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

muchofamuchness
2021-04-02 11:35 am UTC (link)

"He's not, he went out to see Art, leaving muggins here to do all the work," he winked at her, since the work involved hiding a bunch of chocolate, crawling around looking for mischief, and occasionally letting his mind stray into how on earth he could help Mary feel better.

The first two tasks were definitely the easier asks. "Let's fridge that till he gets back, then," he said, taking the cake from Clio so he could find a space in the fridge. "I've been playing the Fatten up the Friar game too. T'other day we tried butter in his coffee. It did not go well. You guys want a drink? Guaranteed butter-free. Unless you want butter. Ella, do you want to drink some butter?"

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	ephemerist 2021-04-02 11:39 am UTC (link)
	"That's MuhSGUSting!" Ella said, bouncing on the sofa. "I want hot chocolate!" Then, because Clio was watching her, she added, "pleaaaaase!" Clio laughed and she headed into the lounge, "I wouldn't mind a tea, Much, if you're making some. Come here, bouncy." Clio sat on the sofa and she pulled Ella into her lap. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muchofamuchness 2021-04-02 12:11 pm UTC (link)
	"It is MuhSGUSting!" Much heartily agreed, sending Ella a pair of fingerguns as he flicked on the kettle. "One pot of tea and one hot chocolate, coming up. What about food? A plate of bikkies or something more substantial? There's moose in the freezer if you're here for the long haul..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ephemerist 2021-04-03 07:44 am UTC (link)
	"There's- Of course there's moose in the freezer," Clio said, sounding a little lost. "Nuh UH!" Ella jumped out of Clio's lap and she ran into the kitchen, where she put her hands on her hips. "A moose couldn't fit in there! You're tricking me!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

muchofamuchness
2021-04-03 08:37 am UTC (link)

"God's honest truth!" Much promised, heading back to the freezer. "It's in bits, do you wanna see?"

Only after he'd said it he did he wonder if he should. Had Clio had the talk about where meat came from yet? Was Ella at the stage where she was going to be horrified to find out how the world worked when it came to hungry Merry Men and mooses? He shot Clio an apologetic look and got ready to backpedal.

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	ephemerist 2021-04-03 08:44 am UTC (link)
	"OH like steaks?!" Ella said, cutting through Much's worry. "...you can EAT MOOSES?!" "And it doesn't taste like chocolate mousse either," Clio said with a grin. "I think just bikkies, thank you, Much." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

muchofamuchness
2021-04-03 09:10 am UTC (link)

"Like steaks!" Much agreed with a grin. "Though between you and me, steaks are nicer. Do you wanna carry the biscuits through?" He offered Ella the packet and a plate, and gathered up the cups in one hand, teapot in the other, milk under one arm and the handle for the bowl of sugar cubes hooked through his pinky. It was a big of a juggling act, but Much had been a literal juggler once, and he carried them through easily enough into the lounge. "We scored the moose when we scored Art, so really, some of that moose should be yours. Doubt we would've found him so quickly without your help."

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	ephemerist 2021-04-03 09:13 am UTC (link)
	Ella carried the biscuits into the lounge happily and then she jumped back up onto the sofa again. "I'll let you keep your moose," Clio said fondly. "But I am very glad you found Arthur and I can't wait to meet him. Once he's settled in. How have you been, Much?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muchofamuchness 2021-04-03 09:31 am UTC (link)
	"Settled!" Much laughed, shaking his head. "I'm fine, I'm fine - sorry, hah- yeah, you gotta meet Art, and when you do you'll get it. Settled. Nah, nah, that implies a sense of calm and he's..." Much gave an impressed whistle. "He's not a calm man. Lots of energy. Very weird dude. I've missed him to bits." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ephemerist 2021-04-03 09:55 am UTC (link)
	"I'm good with not calm," Clio smiled. "Who's Art? Is he an artist?" Ella asked, and then she barrelled on without receiving an answer. "I LOVE drawing and I want to be an artist and marry a rich lady and she can pay for things and I'll just do drawings all day!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

muchofamuchness
2021-04-03 11:03 am UTC (link)

Much winked at Clio's comment; oh hell yeah, he figured she was good with not calm. Hard to date a Merry Man and keep up, if what you wanted was calm.

"Just drawing, hey?" Much asked, letting the 'rich lady' comment pass because he figured if she kept growing up around Stutely and the others, she'd see the rich a little differently when she got older. "Nothing else? No... hot chocolate? No wild adventures? No Easter eggs hunts through the house?" As he said that, he leaned forward and plucked a mini egg wrapped in gold foil from behind Ella's ear. "Look, here's a hidden egg now!"

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	ephemerist 2021-04-03 11:06 am UTC (link)
	Ella narrowed her eyes at Much as he produced an egg seemingly from behind her ear. Some kind of trickery was afoot. "Do that again, I wanna see if I can see the trick!" she demanded. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muchofamuchness 2021-04-03 11:37 am UTC (link)
	Ooh, Ella was this kind of kid. Much grinned at Clio then turned his attention back to Ella, replicating the trick a second time, and then a third. "See it? I can do it slower if you want." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ephemerist 2021-04-03 12:13 pm UTC (link)
	"One more time!" Ella said with a nod, her face scrunched up in concentration. Clio watched fondly. She was glad that her recent traumatic experiences hadn't seemed to have any ill affect on Ella. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muchofamuchness 2021-04-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	"As the lady commands," Much said, having a great time as he moved a little slower, this time making the flick of his wrist more obvious so she could see where the egg actually came from. "Voila!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ephemerist
2021-04-04 02:32 am UTC (link)

"I want to make an egg baby from Mom's ear!" Ella took the egg and she jumped back over to Clio. She tried the trick three times, finally nailing it on that last one. "Tadaaaa!"

"I have a feeling I am going to get a call from her teachers next week, advising me that Ella won't stop pulling things out of people's ears."

"Well they shouldn't put things in their ears then," Ella said, matter-of-factually, as she unwrapped the chocolate.

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	muchofamuchness 2021-04-04 03:31 am UTC (link)
	"A flawless argument," Much said, sitting back on his heels to pour the tea while Ella practised. The hot chocolate, too, was probably getting closer to a drinkable temperature. "Could be worse, Clee," he said with a wink. "I could be teaching her how to pick-pocket." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ephemerist 2021-04-04 03:34 am UTC (link)
	"Not if you want to keep your bollocks," she said, though her smile was fond and amused. Ella trotted over and grabbed her hot chocolate, sipping at it carefully. "Yum! You make it almost as good as Tucker! Does Tucker know magic, Much?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	muchofamuchness 2021-04-04 03:41 am UTC (link)
	Much made an innocent face at Clio, blinking angelically. "Not as much as me!" he replied to Ella, proudly. "He has different kinds of magic. Hey, you want to practise some more and surprise him with eggy ear babies when he gets home? He should be back in a little bit," this last was directed at Clio again. "So if you hear the door go, it's probably him." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)