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Tweak says, "Ayyy Macarena!"

yellow_zu (yellow_zu) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2020-01-30 17:38:00

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astrid, suzume

WHO: Zu & whoever Tracy decides to add
WHERE: Bryn's quarters
WHAT: Talking?
WHEN: Morning hours
OPEN: Open to people who would visit the quarters

It still hadn't settled in. She still hoped she would go back to how things were or maybe even go back to her own world. To fix things. But that was not how things went. Life went on, no matter how she felt. It did not matter that the world felt wrong. It did not matter that no smile made sense.

Two weeks now. She had been here for two weeks. It was not improbable that this was temporary. She said up straight in her chair and stared at the lonely plate in front of her on the table. Her toast was already cold. She nibbled a little bit, then pushed it away. This was stupid. She got up and threw the toast into the bin. Coffee. That counted as food, right? It had only been a recent thing with her but she was slowly coming around to it. She fished out a pad and put them into the machine. Mug. Switch on. The purr that followed was a good one. The smell was just as delightful.

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_astrid_
2020-01-30 11:08 pm UTC (link)

Hródolf ran on ahead of his mam, Sven Wolf with him as always. The stuffing in the toy wolf's face had shifted just enough so that it looked resigned to being dragged around by its tail all the time that Hródolf was awake, and to being the little boy's pillow at nap times and at night. "ZU!" he yelled as he saw her at the hot water machines he wasn't allowed near at all, so he slowed down as he approached her. And then he hugged her leg. "Hi Zu," he said again, before holding Sven Wolf up and making a growly noise. "Sven, uhm. He says hi too," he translated, before letting go of his aunt and running back to meet his mam as she approached.

Astrid smiled as she saw her adopted sister. "Good morning, Zu," she said, arms raised as she twisted her hair up into a loose knot at the back of her head. "Did you sleep well? Hródolf, stop putting the little men in your lessons bag. They are not going to see Mary Ellen."

The little boy looked round, shocked as he tried to work out how his mam knew what he was doing while she was fixing her hair and couldn't see him properly. "[It was Sven!]" he blurted out as he took the action figures back out and set them back on the floor.

"Sven knows our rules, little wolf. Does he want to stay here while you have lessons?" Astrid asked, before looking back round at Zu and biting her bottom lip to keep from laughing.

"No, mam," Hródolf replied, before starting to scold his wolf in a mix of his own language and English.

Astrid walked over to stand beside Zu as she tried to work out which drink she would like. "Sven is a very naughty wolf, it would seem," she said quietly, still clearly amused, "far more naughty than Hródolf ever is. Have you noticed this?"

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yellow_zu
2020-02-01 01:35 am UTC (link)

There was one good cure against sadness: her nephew running towards her and holding up his stuffed wolf. It was a sight that broad back normality. Zu joined with a smile. It wasn't as carefree as it usually would be. But most importantly it was there.

"I have," she chuckled. "It is always the wolves. Has my cousin taught him that?" She had met this part of the family in her timeline too. Hródolf had grown into a formidable young boy in her own timeline. He had made family gatherings so much more lively. If the mood was down, if something did not go according to plan, you could count on Hródolf draw attention and make it all better.

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