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Tweak says, "my face can do tricks!"

threecenturyman (threecenturyman) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2017-01-14 01:12:00

Entry tags:

!open, jake sully (big/kid), ~micha delmare, ~steve rogers (old)

Who: Steve and Michael
Where: The pools in the Jedi temple
What: Swimming and so forth
When: Saturday
Rating: Low
Open: To anyone in the temple
Status: Ongoing
Steve had been wanting to take Michael out to the thermal baths or even to the beach but the weather turned cold before he made the final decision. Fortunately, they had the pools in the basement. He could spend some time with his son in the water and not have to worry about traveling through the cold. It was hard to believe that Michael was already almost a year old. Time definitely flew pretty quickly.

As he headed down to the pool, Michael jabbered almost continuously in his baby talk. Steve swore he could understand a word every now and again but he figured it had to be his imagination. Or something Force related that he could ask either Micha or Kytana about later. He still felt a little strange living in the temple. He wasn't a Jedi. He didn't have any sensitivity to the Force at all, and yet there he was. Only because Micha and his son lived there. He certainly wasn't going to ask her to leave just to make himself more comfortable. He'd been dealing with it so far.

One advantage to Michael taking after his mother was that when they got to the water, Steve didn't have to worry about holding the baby above the water. He stepped into the pool and lowered his son into the water and then just let him swim. Steve laughed as he watched Michael swim in circles around him. He wasn't as strong a swimmer as Micha, but he was just a baby. It was obvious to tell that he was enjoying himself, though. Steve wondered if maybe Michael felt more at home in the water than on the land. Maybe he'd be able to tell him when he started talking.

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txopuluke
2017-01-16 05:29 pm UTC (link)

Jake didn't realize that he'd be having company when he decided to go for a swim, but he could sense "Happy" as he got closer. The sound of laughter just confirmed it.

He left his change of clothes, towel and shower stuff near the showers, and then walked out to the pool area. "Hey, Steve," he said with a wave once he saw who he was sharing the pool with, and grinned when he saw Michael swimming about. "You mind if I share the pool with you two?"

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	threecenturyman 2017-01-16 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	"Come on in." Steve said with a wave back. Michael swam away a little bit and then went back to swimming around Steve. "He was getting a little hyper so I thought we'do come burn some energy." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

txopuluke
2017-01-16 05:47 pm UTC (link)

"Good call. He's good at it, too, but I guess that ain't a surprise to anyone, given who his mom is." Jake glanced at Michael again, who was very busy swimming in circles, and then jumped into the pool before starting to do a couple of laps. After about eight or ten laps, he made his way over to where Steve and Michael were.

"Hey there, little fishy, you are super good at swimming!" he said to the little boy, before looking round at Steve. "Y'know, if you want to get some proper swimming done, I don't mind keeping an eye on him."

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	threecenturyman 2017-01-16 05:56 pm UTC (link)
	When Jake started doing his laps, Michael swam out a little but went back to Steve. He giggled up at Jake and started swimming around him. Steve smiled. "Thanks, I might take you up on that in a bit." (Reply to this) (Parent)

genepunk
2017-01-17 09:11 pm UTC (link)

Micha was a mother and a wife, yes, but above all else she was a Jedi. It had taken her years of hard work to reconcile her then new mer self and the self discipline needed as a Force user, and she wasn't going to let that hard won integration slip. Besides that the island could be a dangerous place at times, and one never knew when the danger could strike, her skills had to remain sharp to defend her family and her fellow islanders. She made a point of taking time to keep her skills sharp and her connection with the living Force clear and strong.

So with Steve looking after Michael, Micha had spent the morning in meditation communing with the Force before moving onto physical exercise and lightsaber practice. Upon finishing her last kata she stretched out in the Force to sense where her boys were, and a smile stretched across her face.

It didn't take long to stop at their rooms to change into swimwear before travelling down to the temple pool, and she stepped out onto the deck. "I see someone needed to burn off energy."

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	threecenturyman 2017-01-17 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	Steve was sitting on the shelf in the pool when Micha came in, the water was up to his collar bones. Michael continued to swim in circles, he did love the pool. Steve looked up at Micha and grinned. "He refused to sit still. I had to do something." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

genepunk
2017-01-18 09:06 pm UTC (link)

"Kytana was much the same if you remember." Micha smiled out at her youngling as she sat down on the edge of the pool and put her legs over the side. Legs which quickly transformed into her tail and she pushed herself off to join Steve as their son swam toward them after spotting her.

"Aside from that has he been behaving himself?" As much as an almost one year old could be expected to do so anyway.

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	threecenturyman 2017-01-18 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	Steve nodded. "I think she had a bit more energy, actually." He smiled and shifted a little closer to Micha. "He's figured out how to use his tail to splash me with water but other than that, he's been good." Michael swam up to Micha and snuggled up to her side. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	genepunk 2017-01-19 11:27 am UTC (link)
	"Is that right?" She glanced down at their son and tried to hide a smile, though her amusement was clear in the Force. "That's earlier than Kytana discovered that trick, though she was more of an indiscriminate splashed. Have you been splashing daddy?" The last was directed at Michael, who giggled in reply. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	threecenturyman 2017-01-19 11:36 am UTC (link)
	"Yup. I think he's a little ahead of her in the mischief department." Steve smiled. As he watched the two of them he had a very brief tinge of jealousy. It only lasted a moment. The same thing had happened when Kytana was younger. The acknowledgement that Michael would always have a connection that he never could. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

genepunk
2017-02-01 02:33 am UTC (link)

She'd sensed his jealousy. How could she not? Even without the Force she could have guessed it, given their experience with Kytana. Hopefully it would be as brief as it had with their first child. All she could do was trust the Force.

"Why don't we burn off some more of that energy by having him swim between us?" she suggested, "I could put myself out partway down the pool and he can swim back and forth. Make a game out of it."

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	threecenturyman 2017-02-02 04:03 am UTC (link)
	The jealousy was always brief. It had completely dissipated when Kytana had become a daddy's girl when she was younger. He had no doubt that Michael would be a mama's boy, mainly because he was convinced that was genetic. "That sounds like a really good idea." Steve nodded. "How far out do you think he can handle?" (Reply to this) (Parent)