The park, Monday afternoon

[betterthanaplan]

"Arrrr, ya scurvy dog! Ye may have the high ground now, but the Great Pirate Crocker will take ye down forthwith!"

"That's the worst pirate accent I ever heard!" Jean cried from the top of the jungle gym, giggling. "I'm the queen of the jungle gym! You'll never bring me down!"

"Ye think that, Jungle Queen! But I have a secret weapon!" He pulled a bag of jelly beans from his pocket. "Bribing you with candy!"

Jean sat down on the jungle gym, swinging her legs. "Wow. You're a terrible father."

"I mean, I'm not dead yet, so I'd say I'm doing pretty well."

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[outofherdepths]

"You are welcome," Larceny said, grinning and proud. She was the best. Both of the spawn liked her! She was glad she'd cut through the park; their approval warmed the spot in her heart that had chilled, a bit, with her continued inability to find not just her pod, but any pods at all.

"Also, you are young and the young must eat to grow strong and healthy to survive predators," she added. "I will remind them of this."

CAKE COUNTED AS EATING!