http://bakers-boy.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] bakers-boy.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] shatterverse2008-02-06 02:13 am

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Toby slept most of the way from wherever it was Mr Venom picked him up until they reached the farm, and even then, he was still pretty groggy. The washroom was pointed out to him (and what a wonder that is, all shining and clean and good clean hot water right there without having to pump it or heat it on the fire or anything), and Toby did manage to scrub the mud off his face and shuck the outermost, muddiest layers of his clothes.

The kitchen seems like the best place for him, but when he finds it, he decides that it, like the washroom, is too posh for him to use much unless he has to or he's told to. Besides, there's not a proper fire going anywhere in the kitchen, and if there's one thing Toby really wants to find, it's someplace warm. A lot has happened lately-- too much to really, really take in, even-- and if he could just find somewhere warm and easy to sit for a while, to think things through... well, it can't hurt and might help.

He figures, though, that nobody's going to miss just one apple from the bowl, not if what Mr Venom told him about how many people live here is true.

If someone should wander in to tell the lad otherwise, he'll be most appropriately shamefaced-- especially since he's already taken a great big bite out of it.

((The usual note about spoilers applies-- let me know whether you want them or not or don't care.))
littlestcooper: (look to the sky)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
Encouraging nod! (They come in many flavours.)

Also, at some point her apple core has vanished into the trash, to be replaced by... well, a second apple.

Lucy doesn't face strangers without food. Recipe for disaster, that.
littlestcooper: (other self)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
Grin!

"Have? No. Dragon? Yes."

She makes sure to keep her teeth covered when they lengthen into fangs and scales flow over her skin like ink over paper. People don't generally react well to the other self's smile.

And Lucy only stays dragon long enough to blink once before the spill reverses and she's an ordinary girl again.
littlestcooper: (kind smile)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
"That you will," she says kindly.

And hey. Hasn't eaten him yet.

Might not ever, come to that.

(Might.)
littlestcooper: (look to the sky)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Dragon lady."

Well, it's closer than witch, at least. And a fairly apt description.

(...Lucy has never been considered this awesome before! At least not so soon into a meeting. She's starting to warm to Toby a bit.)
littlestcooper: (giggles)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
"A bit."

Beam! (With utterly normal teeth, thank you. At the moment.)
littlestcooper: (kind smile)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Yep."

Slightly smug, that. Flying is fun!
littlestcooper: (giggles)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
"No fire."

Nope, she just eats people. (But not often. None since the world ended, in fact.)
littlestcooper: (I swear she's not nekkid)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Quite."

Hey. Lucy can fly. What's she need with fire? Nothin', that's what.
littlestcooper: (kind smile)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
Lucy grins right back!

Toby, your enthusiasm is catching.
littlestcooper: (giggles)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
...*snork*

"Good."

Lucy is happy when family is happy, even family she only met today.
littlestcooper: (look to the sky)

[personal profile] littlestcooper 2008-02-09 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
"All right."

Really, Lucy doesn't need much done. The house takes care of itself, or more accurately is taken care of by what remains of Anne's little songs.

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