Turtle & Canary; Monday [04/15].

[somethingwithturquoise]

Look. Anyone who'd met other versions of Summer would know that behind that cute and fashionable exterior lurked a true monster. A monster that was in full display as she realized from radio the kids were still here and she had none of them to deal with herself, and went to proudly display a new sign in the window:

Any Child Left Unattended WILL Be Given ALL THE CANDY

Yes, she realized that she ran a huge risk here, that those unattended children would then be hyped up on candy while still in her store, thus raising a holy terror, but that was a risk she was willing to take.

Today's Squishy Flavors
Bubble Gum
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Red

Today's Jello Flavor
Gumdrop

Turtle & Canary is open!

The Park; Monday Morning [04/15].

[special_rabbit]

Amaya had woken up that morning to a blessedly quiet and empty forge, which she assumed could only mean that this whole nonsense was over, and she could get back to her life as normal and child-free, with with a few new started weapons that she could maybe have Fjord finish for practice, hopefully with being able to blatantly ignore the fact that some of them were started by their apparent son.

There was the issue, though, that she'd blown through all of her coffee trying to survive a teenager and preteen with a proclivity for weapons and hitting things, so she was on her way to Turtle & Canary to get some more when she passed by the park and discovered that her two impossible children were not in fact gone, but, instead, were in the park, with crossbows, in the process of taking paces away from each other.

...how was that for timing?

"Zounds, what in the world do the two of you think you're doing?"

Both stopped abruptly in their paces and slowly turned their heads toward her. "Nothing," said Djodge, which was piggybacked by Zephyr's, "Duelling....er, I mean, nothing!"

"Since Zephyr's father is a coward and a no-show," said Djodge, ignoring the offended gasp that came from Zephyr, "she decided we had to duel each other as proxies instead."

"My father is not a coward!" Zephyr protested. "He is the strongest, bravest man in all of Daventry and Modesto! And he is merely doing your puny half-orc of a father a favor by letting him live!"

Amaya rubbed her forehead for a second, though it would do nothing to get rid of the dull pain that was all too swiftly returning and she held out her hands pointedly. Reluctantly, rolling their eyes, groaning and mumbling about it, they placed the crossbows in them. "Zephyr," she scolded, "don't duel your brother. Djodge, stop listening to your sister. Both of you just....I don't know...run around or something or whatever it is kids do until you get tired, and if you manage to not kill each other by lunchtime, I'll let you two pick whatever you want for food."

But she already knew it was going to be something on sticks. And these terms seemed agreeable to the two of them, and Djodge was already offering Zephyr a little crooked grin and heading over to the other side of the park. "Come on! I'll show you the tree where my dad left a big old scar from that throwing star up on the wall! Then you'll really see, he's not nearly as puny as he looks!"

And so then Amaya was left with two crossbows in her hands and two kids who didn't seem to know whether they hated each other or were best friends, and a very strong desire for this to be over with real soon.

[[because sometimes I have ideas. Open park is open for all your park-related needs!]]

A Portal in the Park, Monday Evening

[rebelseekspizza]

There was a rhythm to this, a known schedule. The children knew it, and the portal knew it. It reignited in the park as the sun sank behind the horizon, and stretched its psychic tendrils into the firmament.

It's time to go home...

[[ goodbye post for kids and parents! ]]

Community Center Class: Modern Earth Entertainment, Monday

[2_old_for_this]

"Hi...everybody." Peter smiled and waved at those who'd shown up. "Sorry about last week. I promised a nautical movie instead today; this one is supposed to be pretty good, so I hope you all enjoy it. If not, please let me know. I've got another one on standby just in case. If you haven't been here before, the snacks are for everyone." There wasn't any alcohol today; sorry, adults. Peter was playing it safe.

"Anyway, enjoy! And if you have any thoughts for summer movies, please let me know."

The Perk, Monday Morning

[uncertain_dume]

After Radio, Kanan and Jacen had set out in search of milkshakes. Or something. And sure, there were plenty of places they could have gone in order to get those, but as they were passing by the Perk, Jacen gave Kanan's elbow a nudge and ventured, "What about here? The cherry pastries are really good."

And that was how they wound up at a window seat, far too many pastries sitting on a plate between them, Jacen happy to distract himself from conversation by stuffing his face and Kanan sipping not-quite-broodily at a berry frappuccino with far too much whipped cream on top.

You know. Quality time.

They were both bad at this.

[OOC: open!]

Fast Eddies, Monday Afternoon

[spin_kick_snap]

It was the last day for the kids on the island, so Kathy was stubbornly refusing to think about that. What better way to put it out of her head for a few more minutes than by collecting the herd of kids that had shown up and heading over to the arcade for a few hours. There was bowling, pool, karaoke, video games, and - best of all - not a single vegetable in sight. Just pizzas, burgers, fries, and sodas as far as the eyes could see.

After a weekend of eating semi-healthily (albeit with much complaining), Kathy figured they deserved a treat.

Rather than the hassle of giving the kids money, Kathy'd just made a deal with the manager. The next few hours were free for every kid who walked in and she'd settle up at the end.

"Okay, so here's $20 worth of tokens for each of you," she said, handing small stacks of coins to each kid. "If you run out and need more, just come over to this counter and ask politely for some more. And don't forget to take turns if you see there are other kids waiting to play whatever game you're playing. And make sure to eat lunch. And--"

Carys tugged on her hand. "It's okay, Mommy," she said. "We know how to be good."

"Right," Kathy said, smiling down at her. And then at the rest of the kids waiting for her to finish her list of rules and reminders. They were all old enough to know how to behave. Time to loosen up a little.

"Go have fun," she finished, swallowing back the rest of what she'd been planning to say. "Go on, all of you, go have fun."

[Open for any AU kid and their parents who'd like to join in the fun!]

Fandom Post Office, April 16 (Tuesday)

[filleauloup]

The yearly madness had come and gone -- no, not the one that had kept her run off her feet all day yesterday here at work -- and Éponine wasn't sorry at all that it had skipped over her this year, as it had for the last few. She'd had a lovely quiet weekend all to herself.

She knew that hadn't been the case for most people, though, and seemingly the post office did too; today, along with the rest of their regular mail, Fandom residents would be getting gift cards for the Perk and also a voucher redeemable for one cuddly plush toy or fuzzy blanket of their choice from the Isle of IKEA.

Éponine supposed that last one had an equal chance of making things better or worse.

[OOC: . . . I . . . have no idea.