http://tripledmyself.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] tripledmyself.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2011-02-13 12:43 pm

Fast Eddie's | Afternoon | Sunday | February 13

The thing about having a kid, alternate universe or not, was that she constantly wanted to be entertained. Even after the awesomely bad example he and Caroline had set last night by giving the kid cough syrup to make her sleep, she'd woken up the next morning even more energetic than the day before.

Trying to sleep in was fucking impossible when he had a kid jumping on his back and pulling on his hair. Caoimhe refused to just sit around in their room either, deciding that she wanted to go out and do something. She wanted to have fun.

So, Nathan had picked the activity. That might have been a frightening prospect but he thought he'd done a good job. Of course, as soon as he stepped into Fast Eddie's, he spread his arms wide and shouted, "Bowling!"

Such an ass.

[Nathan's here for two blondes but this is an open place in town so feel free to have families drop in!]

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 05:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Grateful as she was to get out of the room, Caroline still made a face when presented with silly bowling shoes.

"Seriously, you're sure I can't just wear my normal shoes and do this?" She didn't think she was going to be all that great...at least not without breaking something on accident.

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is there anything you don't claim to be amazing at?" Caroline asked, following the little blonde girl to a lane. "Because now I'm going to expect a perfect game or whatever."

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Considering all of Caroline's confidence was a totally fake attempt to hide her terrible insecurity, she was just going to glare at Nathan and his love of confidence. He could bite her.

"That must be where she gets it," Caroline said, sitting down across from the girl to put her ugly, non-matching shoes on. "These things are too gross. Do I really have to wear them? What if I promise not to scuff the floor?"

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, now isn't that a lovely family image," Caroline interjected, somehow annoyed that Nathan would call her Tits even if he wasn't really the one who had done it.

"I should take pictures and send them to my mother just to freak her the hell out. Bet your grandma adores your father." Now that would actually be a point in Nathan's favor since Caroline didn't like doing anything (or one) her mother liked.

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 07:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"She would loathe you," Caroline told him, smirking in amusement. "It'd be kind of hilarious. The Sheriff trying to cope with a skinny, chain-smoking Irish boy claiming to have impregnated her daughter." Caroline might need to laugh here for a moment. "Seriously, it'd be so worth it to see if she even bothered to try and figure out what I was pulling on her."

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course I loathe you," she answered, leaning down to tie her shoes and fighting with her hair as it tried to fall in her line of sight. "I thought I was pretty clear on that." It was a lie and she didn't care. "Maybe I need a few more weeks to warm up."

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well now, that sounds like something for me to work on," she told him, pushing her hair back so she could return his glance, trying to quickly paste on a fake face of disdain.

Not that she'd acted like she hated him lately. Even if she kind of hated how he was so clueless and unable to grasp the smallest of things. "So kid, how does this work? Do we try or do we let you win?"

[identity profile] wee-immortal.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"You try," Caoimhe informed her, standing up on one of the chairs in an attempt to be as tall as her giant parents. "I'll win anyway."

And she was smug AND confident about that fact. Sure, they were both humongous and adults (compared to her) but that didn't mean jack squat when it came to bowling.

"Mummy's first," she said, hopping down off a chair and going to fetch the absolute heaviest ball she could before handing it off to Caroline. The weight probably wouldn't be much trouble for her but it was a pretty blue!

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
The ball was no trouble, but it did go well with her outfit so Caroline managed a smile for the child's sake as she moved to take the ball and back toward the wooden lane.

She looked between Kiva and the other end where the pins were neatly lined up. "Right, so the goal is to...knock down all the pins? Have I mentioned I don't do sports so much as cheer them on?"

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 08:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're sure you shouldn't be laying down at the other end there? I bet I'd make the shot for sure," Caroline said, smirking and tilting her head to the side.

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"God, you so have Nathan's patience," Caroline said, turning to look at the lane. While she remembered doing this in elementary school, she hadn't gotten any practice since, being her social-climbing self and not one of the stoner kids.

When she flung the ball down the lane it seemed to nearly hang in the air before smacking the center of the lane and beginning a slow roll. "Oh come on!" Caroline complained, watching the ball curve to the side and slowly approach a single pin that toppled with a sad, hollow sound.

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um, that is what I tried to do," Caroline told the girl, glaring over her head at Nathan's stupid lounging figure.

Maybe if she was super nice to the kid and offered her the blue ball that popped up from the ball return things could be different. "Are you really going to make me go again? Come on, throw the ball for me! I'll buy you candy."

[identity profile] wee-immortal.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"S'not my turn," Caoimhe pointed out, frowning a big frown up at her mum. "C'mon, you go! You can do it! I'll cheer for you! Like a cheer cheer! Like you used to do!"

[identity profile] puppywithatutu.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
It wasn't fair her bribes failed. If that smirky bastard had tried it, five bucks said the kid would've done what he wanted. Caroline sighed and turned back to the lane, really not caring if she hit anything because if it wasn't perfect, it wasn't good enough and she'd already missed perfect.

This time the ball didn't sail quite so high on the release, and it somehow managed to take out a half dozen pins with greater speed. Bah, like Caroline cared.

[identity profile] venture-stock.livejournal.com 2011-02-13 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, boy, bowling! Grampa Rusty had saved a lizard princess from the frogmen by beating them at bowling in Episode 23, "Sponsored by Brunswick"!!!


Rusty's first try landed in the gutter, though. "I meant to do that! I was just... measuring the edge-place to make sure the ball would fit!"