Wellspring Arms & Meditation Center, Saturday

[spring-lost.livejournal.com]

He hadn't been in to the store for a while, being too preoccupied with potty training Jan's education. On Saturday, Tether wound up barking at the door until Cable opened it, and he skittered down the stairs in that doglike way that portrayed real enthusiasm.

As by miracle, Cable's phone rang at the same time, and so by the time mid-morning had hit, he was trying to soothe Jan on one leg while soothing Irene by use of the phone.

"Just get Ben Haraz in," he advised, "He'll know what's up..."

"Easy for you to say. I'm hip-deep in angry Rumeki! Um... figure of speech."

"It's all a matter of PR, Irene... and letting the people know that it's being taken care of. Don't dismiss their opinion, either. Between you and Haraz, you should be able to make for a good compromise."

Deep breath. "I miss you, you know."

"It'll work out fine, Irene. Just follow the steps; I have faith in you."

[[ flying OCD-less, whoo ]]

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[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Between holding off alligators and zombies at gunpoint, Mary had gotten very, very low on ammunition. She had no idea if a trip to Wellspring Arms was going to be successful, but she figured it was worth a try.

"Uh, hello," said Mary, smiling nervously. "I was wondering if I could purchase some ammunition."

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"Miss Connell." Ammunition was never the main problem, especially with townies Cable knew. "I'll get on that," he said, and reached to put Jan on the floor for a moment so he could get up.

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"No problem. I'm not in a hurry," said Mary, though her smile was directed at Jan. "Hello, sweetie! How old are you?"

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Jan waddled a little, but kept her hands to the desk in an awkward kind of way to keep from falling over. Cable's eyes were still half on her as he walked up to the safe in which he kept the ammo.

"She's a little over a year and a half," he commented.

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"She's adorable!" said Mary, barely able to keep herself from squealing. "My goddaughter is probably about the same age."

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Cable punched in the code for the safe, then began on cycling through the rest of his failsafes. "How's she coming along?" he asked.

Not that he was interested in any potty training advice, no.

Jan looked up at Mary with big eyes. "Age," she said. "'Dora."

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"I think my friend Danny just finally figured out how to change diapers, and Delinda has her in baby couture, which I had no idea even existed," said Mary, amused. "Then again, she named her daughter after Coco Chanel. I shouldn't be surprised."

The McCoy-Delines were probably not in any hurry to start potty training.

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"I guess there's some demand in the world of baby fashion..."

Cable would just blame that remark on Deadpool as he finally yanked open the safe. "Don't let her get past the desk."

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"No problem," said Mary, crouching down so she was closer to Jan's eye level. "You're adorable!" she cooed.

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"Dora!" Jan repeated, flailing happily at her (and the closest available piece of cloth she could snag) while Cable busied himself behind her.

"What kind?" he asked.

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"Handwavey should be fine," said Mary, grinning at Jan. "Guess I don't have to ask what her favorite show is, huh?"

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"I think she's convinced you're talking about it," Cable said, conversationally, and shoved the safe shut after he'd taken out a cartridge of ammo. "I suppose I should be grateful it's not Tyra..."

Wade was a horrible influence.

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"I think she's a little young for Tyra's target audience," said Mary, amused. "Then again, they keep going for a younger crowd."

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"Wade watches ANTM in the house," he said, vaguely, then put the ammo down on his desk. "That'll be handwavey."

"Deadpool," Jan squealed.

"He's not here."

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Mary giggled at Jan as she took the cash out of her pocketbook. "At least she gets along with him?"

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"I'm still not sure whether that's a good or a bad thing," Cable said, wryly, and snagged her by the hand.

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"Yeah, I can see how that could be an issue," said Mary.

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Cable shoved the ammo towards her. "We manage," he said, wryly. Slightly. Once he figured out the whole potty training issue.

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Mary took her ammo. "Guess I'm all set for whatever tries to invade next," she said. "As long as they aren't bears again."

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"With bears, you aim for the head," Cable adviced. He sat back down, snagging Jan and perching her on his knee. "A shotgun tends to work better than that, though."

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"I hadn't planned on ever having to worry about one," said Mary. "Though a shotgun might have been handy to have when the zombies showed, up, too. Thank goodness Gunther was so good with a rolling pin."

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Cable glanced at her. "A rolling pin," he said. "Guess that works..."

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"I sleep better at night knowing that Gunther doesn't have access to a gun. But he can still hold his own in a fight, most of the time," said Mary.

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"Most of the time," Cable echoed, wryly. "That's reliable." Not really. "Let me know if you need any other blunt instruments, miss Connell."