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Hernando Fuentes ([personal profile] hernando_fuentes) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2019-04-14 09:45 am

The Park on Sunday morning - picnic.

The puddle of children had woken in the morning and asked to go to the park. After feeding them - and shooing the teenager out of his kitchen so he could have the privilege of making breakfast - Hernando walked them all to the park.

The children knew the way and it wasn't that Hernando was any sort of helicopter parent except yes, perhaps today a little bit, he was. Sparkle was making a quick dash into town to put a 'closed today on account of children' sign on the door of his store but planned to join them later.

Hernando had packed an entire antique picnic basket full of food and snacks and put Quinn to work hauling a rolling cooler behind them. The children had acted as if this were a usual thing and that made Hernando smile a bit. Abney was wearing the folded picnic blanket as a superhero cape and was running ahead with her arms out, making zooming plane noises.

There was way more food than the children would need, even if one was a growing teenager. To his rueful chagrin, Hernando found that the store had decided to help when he spread the blanket out and began to unpack. The basket never seemed to empty. He set out only enough plates of sandwiches and baskets of fruit for the moment and let the children go run. There were thermoses of tea and sodas and waters in the cooler as well.

Once free of her superhero cape, Abney lead the way to the playground and commenced burning off the energy. Quinn was more interested in reading a book but he, too, occasionally joined his sister in playing.

[Open park with picnic food! Come let the kids play together!]
clonewelldone: (smiling)

[personal profile] clonewelldone 2019-04-14 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
One advantage of telepathy - you could always find your favorite people.

"Mr. Sparkle!" Angela was grinning as she came up to him.
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[personal profile] myownface 2019-04-14 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Where?" Sparkle made a big show of perking up and looking around. "I love that soap!"

Sparkle never did stand on titles very well.
clonewelldone: (smiling)

[personal profile] clonewelldone 2019-04-14 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Angela laughed. "Lucky best wash!"

She came in for a hug if he'd allow it. "Do you know me yet? I'm never sure."
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[personal profile] myownface 2019-04-14 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"Sure do," Sparkle reported, holding open his arms for that hug. "I've been around for enough 'oh shit there are kids quick make a million pancakes and invite the island over' weekends by now, after all."
clonewelldone: (smiling)

[personal profile] clonewelldone 2019-04-14 05:26 pm (UTC)(link)
She hugged him tight. "I escaped from dad and tėtis to come say hi. You've got kids of your own this weekend?"
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[personal profile] myownface 2019-04-14 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"A few, yeah," Sparkle replied, giving her a good squish for good measure before leaning back with a grin. "I have known these two for like a day so far and already I'm pretty ready to move heaven and earth for the little turds, so that's probably a good sign."
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[personal profile] clonewelldone 2019-04-14 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's a very good sign," Angela agreed with a smile. "But you've always been great with me and my siblings, too."

She looked at him. "You're always so young!" She laughed. "I know, everybody is, but it's somehow more surprising on you."
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[personal profile] myownface 2019-04-14 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"What, why?" Sparkle grinned faintly. "I mean, I can't picture me older, so I guess we're even, huh?"
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[personal profile] clonewelldone 2019-04-14 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, Dad never changes, and Tėtis wasn't young when I came about, but you've changed over the years," Angela said. She grinned. "I never said you grew up, though."
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[personal profile] myownface 2019-04-14 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, thank god," Sparkle laughed. "Growing up is for boring people. I plan on staying interesting for a long, long time."

Trouble. He planned on being trouble.
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[personal profile] clonewelldone 2019-04-14 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"You do manage that!" Angela promised. "I can't say you're my favorite uncle, because Logan would pout, but you're certainly in the top two."
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[personal profile] myownface 2019-04-14 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Logan?" A pause. "Oh, is that the guy in the cake?"

It was the best framed photo in the world, dammit. From the second most traumatizing wedding attempt!
clonewelldone: (smiling)

[personal profile] clonewelldone 2019-04-14 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Angela snickered. "That's him. He hates that picture."
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[personal profile] myownface 2019-04-14 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"And that is exactly why it needs to be the picture on every party invitations," Sparkle mused. "That'll teach him to ruin a perfectly good cake."

By getting thrown into it.
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[personal profile] clonewelldone 2019-04-14 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"He'll just have to learn to be more careful in future," Angela agreed gleefully.