August 2012
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“You’re welcome,” Victor says, patting her on the back. “I love you too, little sister.”
He couldn’t let her do that alone. He hates the idea of a child being abandoned, suffering alone (especially after the situation at Houndsditch). And she reminds him both of Alice (what with her parents dying in a fire, and her falling into the hands of a complete monster), and of himself a...
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Victor’s jaw drops. “They — oh, Alia…” He had no idea. Her parents had died on her birthday?! How could the world be so cruel? (He asks that question a lot, he thinks. But living in the East End, being engaged to Alice, and being a ‘big brother’ to Alia seems to bring up lots of stuff that require the question to be asked.)
He pulls her into a hug as she cries. “Shhh,” he says,...
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Victor starts to offer to help her with the hook, but then she gets it on her own. He smiles at her and nods. “I’m sure you will. It looks very nice on you.” He giggles as she promises to deal with the cupcakes. “Oh yes, I’m sure you’ll take good care of all cupcakes,” he jokes.
He frowns a little as she starts mentioning her parents again. He’s always wanted to know a little...
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Hey, Victor’s happy to help. He wants his friends and loved ones to be happy — and what better occasion than a birthday?
Victor laughs as she goes through her routine. “I was happy to get you one,” he tells her. Money can be tight for him at times, but he always can find a pound or two to spend on his friends. (Maybe he has a special ‘birthday fund?’)
Inside the box is a small...
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Friendly faces everywhere, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALIA!
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Shigure smiled warmly. Nothing felt better than a child’s love, especially seeing a once-abused child smiling. The dog kept silent and rubbed her head a bit as she examines her new gifts.
Alia gently tore the wrapping off, then giggled, squirming a bit.
“I’m n-not use to p-presents.” she admitted.
She got over the strangeness quickly, though, and opened up...
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Friendly faces everywhere, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALIA!
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Shigure kneeled down and kissed Alia on the forehead, jovially wishing her a happy birthday. “Happy birthday, my little sunshine! Here… I got you a present!” The dog handed over the wrapped rectangle box which contained cat toys, tools, and yarn.
Alia giggled, then blushed as he said that. She was interested in the present, but… She hugged him tightly, nuzzling against...
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renners I SWEAR TO GOD
askshiguresohma:
IF YOU GIVE ME FEELS AT 4:22AM EST
I WILL HUG YOU.
THIS IS YOUR WARNING.
YOU WILL BE HUGGED and idk gure-mun’d whatever that means im so tired what is ENGLISH COMPREHENSION
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE FEELS NOW
MUAHAHA >:D
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Friendly faces everywhere, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALIA!
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Shigure waited outside of Alia’s door with a box. Enclosed in the box was a bunch of Kyo’s cat toys for his daughter’s cats among other items.
Knock knock, knock knock. “Alia sweetie! Wake up!”
Alia woke to the knocking with a faint moan, rubbing the sleep from her eyes as she sat up. She was usually pretty good at getting up when told, even though she could sleep for two...
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I love how no one except Victor cares that it’s Alia’s birthday XD
Also she’s crying in her corner right now. Cause her parents died about two hours ago ( 1 AM ) X3 Poor kid.
Come on, she’s been crying about her birthday for about five years; Make her happy! ))
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Victor’s smile freezes a bit as she says that and stops. Ah yes, her parents. He imagines they must be kind of a painful memory on this day. (Though he doesn’t know how much.) He reaches out and gently pats her shoulder. Just a moment of comfort before they leave that behind.
He chuckles and picks it up, presenting it to her. “Here you are.” Nope, he’s not going to tell you...
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Victor chuckles as he watches her “feed” Jaguar. “I used to have tea parties for my toys,” he comments, finding a comfortable place to sit. “Usually beside my old bedroom mirror. I — ah — sometimes acted as if my reflection was a living person,” he explains, fiddling with his tie. “Didn’t h-have many playmates.”
He jumps back a little as she gets him with the icing, then laughs...
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Victor blinks, astonished. “You’ve never had a cupcake before?” He shakes his head. Poor, deprived child! “It’s basically a smaller version of a cake — you do know what cake is, right?” He’s not sure he can explain every pastry to her. “It’s — it’s sweet. Try it.”
He grins as her face lights up. “See? I told you it was good. Chocolate and vanilla — I thought that would be a...
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Yes, him and his sweets. He’s a bit spoiled in that regard — fortunately, he also likes spoiling others.
He grins. “Well, happy birthday to him too! You’ll have to share your cupcake.” He opens the box so he can show her — it’s a chocolate cupcake, with vanilla frosting. Nice and simple.
“I love you too, little sister,” he says, patting her head. “You’re very welcome.” He...
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Victor puts the boxes down in a safe spot and hugs her back. “I know, but I don’t like anyone going without at least some cake on their birthday,” he replies. He feels that is a necessary component to birthdays, cake.
He laughs and pats Jaguar on the head. “I’m glad. Is it your birthday too, Jaguar?” he asks the toy.
Alia giggled a bit again, poking his shoulder gently. Him...
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He buys it, probably because he’s such a worrywart himself sometimes. “Oh — well, winter won’t be here for a while yet,” he says, smiling again. “I don’t think you need to worry too much right now. And as it is…”
He reveals his hands, showing they’re carrying two boxes. One’s clearly a bakery box — Alia can probably smell the cupcake inside. The other is a small wrapped...
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Victor doesn’t remember the exact details of how he found out today was Alia’s birthday, but he knows that it is today. Which is why he’s paying a special visit to the den today. He knocks on the wall before poking his head around the corner. “Hello, Alia,” he says with a smile —
Only for it to turn into a frown as he sees her sad expression. “Oh — what’s wrong?” he asks,...
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Alia sat in her soft place, nuzzling her tiger quietly. Well, it was her birthday again… She’d have to visit her parents tomorrow, but she could never do it. Would this year be any different? She sighed and buried her face into her knees, trying to resist from crying. This was suppose to be a happy day, but… Her parents…
“W-we’ll be o-okay together, h-huh,...
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Alia hugged her stuffed tiger tightly, tears in her eyes as she rocked back and forth in her soft place. She held it out for a moment, forcing a smile.
“I-it’s our b-bir-birthday, Jaguar… Y-you’re seven, an-and I’m th-thirteen; Th-that means I’m a-a t-teen now..!”
She hugged him again, beginning to tremble, tears silently streaming down her cheeks.
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Dez should have suspected something was wrong when the child tightened her grip, but Dez shrugged it off as fear for her pet. She glanced around the den, even though she couldn’t see a thing. “I.. Where is it?” She questioned with a frown. She wished that she could at least see, she felt she’d be able to be a better help that way.
“Oh, it actually appears one of the...
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“Oh hell no,” Marty says in response to her whole ‘maybe I should have stayed’ spiel. “You did the right thing in getting out of there, believe me. You probably would have ended up dead if you’d stayed.”
Doc nods, sighing. “Trust me, we can understand self defense. Marty and I are from the American West — California. We’ve seen situations where the only way to get out was by...
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The boys look a little dubious, Marty in particular. “I don’t think he was that good if he ended up doing what he did to you,” he says. “That’s just — wow. I can see why he needs friends on the force. Even if the East End of London is kind of a shithole, I don’t think they could ignore that for too long.”
“That is horrific,” Victor whispers, feeling sick to his stomach. “I...
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“I can try,” Victor says, though his smile indicates he’s teasing. “It’s not really all that bad, I suppose. But you’ve got to be a certain type of person to enjoy living there.” And he’s not that certain type of person.
Ooooh, okay, things are starting to make a little more sense. Doc’s face darkens. “So that’s why you’re so reluctant to go to an orphanage or foster home? I...
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It wasn’t, at least for Victor. Being dragged God knows how many miles underneath a flying steam train is not pleasant. But the end result was worth it.
“I know, but — well, as the only person from that p-place in the room, I feel compelled to,” Victor admits with a shrug. “It’s a rather prejudiced and boring t-town, I’m sorry to say.”
There’s a moment where everyone goes a...
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Victor notes the look. “They were testing their new hover conversion system, and they chose Burtonsville to fly to.”
“Farthest away place Doc found on the map,” Marty explains, starting on his sandwich. “Greyest place in the world.”
“Yes, well, I was being chased by some bullies, and we all happened upon the train. They forced me to go inside, and I knocked out a rope ladder on...
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She felt her heart ache as the child started to cry. “I..” Biting down on her bottom lip, she nodded her head slowly. “Please.. Take me to where the kitten is. I’ll try and help your kitten. No need to cry.. Please..”
She couldn’t take the sight of the crying child anymore, she would probably start crying herself if it continued. She truly hoped that she would be able to help...
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Dez glanced at the young girl and widened her grey eyes. She noticed that the young girl looked upset and frowned deeply. Whenever anyone was upset it instantly gave her the urge to take care of them. “What is it?” Dez asked with a concerned expression. She bent down to the child’s level and looked at her. “What’s going on? How can I help?”
This would be all too easy…
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With how quiet and lonely things have been lately, Dez was certainly going out of her way to find something dumb and reckless to do. Usually, of course, that started out wandering the city streets in the middle of the night.
She wasn’t even sure when the last time she had slept or done much of anything to take care of herself. Things were becoming too much for her.
It’s...
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“I have no idea, but it’s a hell of a thing,” Marty says with a grin, unwrapping another sandwich. “And this one’s mine — last one should be yours, Doc.”
“You sound like Victor,” Marty notes. “Would you believe that, even after being dragged her under our train, he wanted to stay?”
“That wasn’t your fault — I’d found their train in the woods, and I somehow got myself attached...
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“In the making? He is one, pretty much,” Marty says, pulling out sandwiches.
“It’s just a hobby,” Victor says, smiling a little shyly. “I’ve just always loved butterflies and other insects. They’re fascinating little creatures.”
“We’ve got a Big Ben too,” Marty says, checking a sandwich. “Think this one’s yours, Victor… Except that the clock’s a cuckoo clock, so it’s Cuckoo Ben...
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Victor stops and blushes a bit. Whoops. Going on his equivalent of a rant. “Ah, y-yes,” he says, rubbing the back of his head. “I do.”
“He spends all his free time there,” Marty says, gently nudging him. “If you want to visit and think you need a tour guide, he’s your man. He probably knows the park better than Lewis at this point.”
“Oh, I wouldn’t say that…”
The boys frown a...
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“Yes — rather obvious, but accurate,” Doc nods.
“Oh, it’s beautiful,” Victor says. “Multicolored trees, every kind of flower you can think of — and a lot you can’t — oh, and the insect population is amazing! Rocking-horseflies, bread-and-butterflies, snapdragonflies and fire-dragonflies — the latter is designed to look something like an actual dragon — mechanical ladybugs, Army...
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“Sounds about right to me,” Marty says.
“Me too,” Doc says. “I don’t think you need any further classification than that. Unless you like the term bio-mechanics. I think that’s what they call what you do.” He nods at the hands, and at her mechanical eye.
“Lewis Carroll,” Victor explains. “He’s a good friend of ours — works mainly in biology. He runs Wonderland Park.” He smiles...
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“Probably because I’m not a biologist,” Doc admits. “I try to keep up-to-date on all the various branches of science, but I’m best with physics and mechanical creations. We do know a good biologist, though — Lewis Carroll! I’m sure if you’d like to go that route, he’d be happy to help you,” he adds to Victor.
“I d-don’t want to be a bother—”
“Letting him ramble on about...
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You’d be surprised at how many customers apparently didn’t learn that. They do a closing clean up of the shop every day to put things back on shelves, or restore them to their proper places. Someone like Alia is much appreciated.
“Yeah,” Marty agrees. “If you want to give it a whirl, you should. No need to be all shy about it.”
“I know, but…” His eyes flick to Doc. “It’ll...
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“Or you just don’t know how to stop,” Doc smiles.
Marty notices the jump. “Sorry,” he says, going to put the bag on the counter. “Didn’t mean to scare ya.”
“That’s Marty,” Doc says in explanation. “My other assistant.”
“Ahh, I see.” That actually helps them not worry, Alia — shows you really do know what you can and can’t afford. And they’re quite happy to see you’re willing...
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They’ll try not to worry as openly now that she’s said all that. They know it’s never a good idea to tick off a Touched — you never know what might happen.
Victor and Doc watch her work, with both interest and vague amusement. Doc laughs too when she finally sort of snaps out of it. “You know, that happens a lot with me too,” he comments. “I have an idea, and suddenly it’s five...
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Break my: Body, heart, or mind.
theyoungwarlock:
Body:
Starve me.
Torture me.
Abuse me.
Leave me for dead.
Heart:
Tell me a loved one is dead.
Take away a loved one.
Torture a loved one.
Mind:
Remind me of my failures.
Remind me of the past.
Remind me of those I hurt.
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Doc frowns. “I don’t think so — then again, if they’re coming from the future back… Most people can’t get past the power issue, you see. Every previous design seems to require all the energy in the universe, no matter how small or large the jump.”
“Can we please stop talking about destroying the universe with time travel?” Victor asks, pulling at his tie a little. “It’s a...
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“Well, small timeline changes are to be expected — you unfortunately can’t avoid those,” Doc admits. “I’m talking about the big things, that might break cause and effect. Those are the ones you definitely want to avoid.”
He shrugs back. “I know it’s a dangerous invention, but — time travel has been a dream of mine for ages. I just want to see how history works.”
“And hopefully...
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Victor chuckles at that metaphor. “That would be the best life, I think,” he comments. At least, it would be for him. Terrible sweet tooth and absolutely loves dogs.
Doc grins. Don’t be sorry, Alia, he loves rambling on about this! “Oh yes! That’s the fascinating thing about time travel — how you have to learn to perceive past, present, and future all as one. As for paradoxes,...
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Doc smiles. “I’m glad to hear that.”
He’s rather less glad to hear that she’s apparently wandering the alleys on her own. “Oh, I see. I’m very sorry for your loss.”
“So am I,” Victor says sympathetically. “That must have been terrible.” He almost wants to give her a hug, but considering he barely knows this girl…
Doc nods. “That’s good, at least. I know going Creative has...
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“That I do remember — I was in university at the time, and my classmates had just laughed at me again after something I created for my science class failed to work.” He smiles a little. “One of the top reasons for going Creative is the ‘laughter of fools,’ after all…”
“I’ll try to be quick,” Victor promises. He doesn’t like causing anyone pain.
Doc and Victor are rather...
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Kyoya heard the stuttering in her voice and suddenly understood what was going on. “I feel that you and Tamaki have a story to tell me, but I don’t think I want to hear it until you can tell me without it bringing up terrible memories,” said Kyoya pushing up his glasses. “Tamaki is defiantly a person that brings out the best of people.”
Alia nodded obediently, looking down...