Bah. Even if it were easy to animate, I'd still suck at it. I'm not a visual person- not one bit.
Glad I managed, BA. Not sure why that one line made you smile, but I'm glad it did. Time to throw another pot of spaghetti at the wall, and see if it sticks!
Eh. I've heard of worse than that. What, no clonecest? No Orochimaru tentacle-snake shenanigans? No unexplained crossover so that can come have a threesome with them? That's only pulling about a 7.9 on my Weird Fic-o-meter, tops.(The one that really haunts me is the HP fic where, in the process of getting access to the family vault, Harry finds out that his entire family line except for Lily was made up of gay men. Apparently, the Potters have a genie bound to the family line, and it made them a device that could grow babies from two male genetic samples. Also made them a lot of gold. Anyway, he quite literally realized that he'd been flagrantly gay his entire life, and went from shy kid to looking down on his father for being a 'breeder', in the course of a page or so.)
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Not ten seconds after we'd reappeared in the lab, I found myself wrapped up in a most familiar hug. A little bit more awkward, with two of us being hugged, but this is definitely Sein."Aww, you brought me the BIGGEST bear! You're the best siblings ever!"
Cinque, one eye twitching in annoyance, simply slipped out of the hug. I didn't bother; with her out of it, the hug had gone from an awkward bear-hug (three people throwing off the shape of it) to something actually pleasant, so I just soaked it up for a bit.
What can I say? I like having affectionate sisters.
My comfy prison was soon disrupted, though, by way of having Sein's arms pried off of me by Cinque. "We most certainly did not! Where did you put my bear?"
I gave the room a cursory once-over, only to see no bear. Weird. I didn't notice that right off. Must've been the hug- it was quite a distraction.
Instead of doing the sensible thing and arguing with Cinque, Sein turned to me and deployed her fearsome puppy-dog eyes. "Really? Is that bear really Cinque's? When I saw it, I was so SURE you'd gotten it for me- it was just so CUDDLY!"
I sighed. "Sein, it's not my bear to give- to you, OR to her. Cinque won it in a knife-throwing game today- one I couldn't have beaten."
She scowled at me. "Don't talk like that! You can do anything you put your mind to! I believe in you!"
I couldn't help but grin at that, and scratch the back of my head in embarrassment. Awfully nice of you, sis. I appreciate that. "Thanks... but honestly, I don't have the skill to do what Cinque did. You know how good she is with knives, right?"
Sein nodded. "Mhm!"
Good. I have her thinking, instead of emoting. Much easier to work with. "Well, she couldn't win anything on her first try. The game was rigged."
That got her attention. Sein turned to Cinque, her eyes wide. "Really?" Cinque just nodded, almost bashfully. "And you still won?" She nodded again. "Second try."
Another hug. "Wow!" Okay, the Sein is distracted. We can now sneak away before she-"So what did you bring me, huh? Huh?" ...gets back on subject. Drat. "You did bring me something, right?"
I ruffled Sein's hair, smiling my most infuriating big-brother smile. "Of course we didn't." A beat later- just long enough for that to sink in, but not long enough for her to get upset- I continued with "...we went to a carnival. Half the fun of bringing things back is winning them yourself... and I know my younger sister wouldn't want to miss out on any of the fun!"
"Oh." She pouted for a second, idly straightening her hair, before what I'd said caught up with her. "Does that mean-?"
"Yep." I ruffled her hair again, this time getting her to stick her tongue out in mock-exasperation. "Not today, but soon. Maybe next week?" Please be okay with that. PLEASE be okay with-"That's PERFECT!" Sein pounced on me, hugging like there was no tomorrow, a megawatt smile on her face. "I'd better go get ready! I'll need clothes, and research- oh, and I should probably research what to wear, too- and..." She made to walk out the door, only for Cinque to reach out, and grab her by the shoulder.
"Aren't you forgetting something, Sein?"
Sein turned to look at her, a look of utter innocence on her face. "I don't think I am, sis... but what if I've forgotten what I've forgotten? I wouldn't even know that I'd forgotten anything!" She put one hand up to her chin, a finger resting on her cheek. "Have I forgotten something?"
Cinque frowned. One eye twitched in frustration. "My bear?"
Sein grinned, airily waving a hand. "Oh, that? It's sitting on your bed. I saw it sitting here, and thought I'd put it someplace nicer. It was getting awfully lonely in here, you know, so I put it with the others."
What.Cinque, surprisingly enough, didn't take the news well. "...you mean... this ENTIRE TIME..."
"...it's been right where it belonged. Yep!" Sein grinned. "Aren't I the best!"
"...and asking if Imma brought you something?"
The grin got wider. "Oh, that was just so's he'd take me out next week!"
She looked at the two of us- Cinque's hands twitching, reaching for knives that weren't yet there- my Imma regalia fully manifested, along with a glare- and made the best possible decision. "Time to go!" Sein leapt up, her hands phasing into the ceiling, and swung herself up and into the room above.
Seconds later, after making sure Sein had really left the area, Cinque and I nearly collapsed laughing.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
Glad I managed, BA. Not sure why that one line made you smile, but I'm glad it did. Time to throw another pot of spaghetti at the wall, and see if it sticks!
Eh. I've heard of worse than that. What, no clonecest? No Orochimaru tentacle-snake shenanigans? No unexplained crossover so that can come have a threesome with them? That's only pulling about a 7.9 on my Weird Fic-o-meter, tops.(The one that really haunts me is the HP fic where, in the process of getting access to the family vault, Harry finds out that his entire family line except for Lily was made up of gay men. Apparently, the Potters have a genie bound to the family line, and it made them a device that could grow babies from two male genetic samples. Also made them a lot of gold. Anyway, he quite literally realized that he'd been flagrantly gay his entire life, and went from shy kid to looking down on his father for being a 'breeder', in the course of a page or so.)
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Not ten seconds after we'd reappeared in the lab, I found myself wrapped up in a most familiar hug. A little bit more awkward, with two of us being hugged, but this is definitely Sein."Aww, you brought me the BIGGEST bear! You're the best siblings ever!"
Cinque, one eye twitching in annoyance, simply slipped out of the hug. I didn't bother; with her out of it, the hug had gone from an awkward bear-hug (three people throwing off the shape of it) to something actually pleasant, so I just soaked it up for a bit.
What can I say? I like having affectionate sisters.
My comfy prison was soon disrupted, though, by way of having Sein's arms pried off of me by Cinque. "We most certainly did not! Where did you put my bear?"
I gave the room a cursory once-over, only to see no bear. Weird. I didn't notice that right off. Must've been the hug- it was quite a distraction.
Instead of doing the sensible thing and arguing with Cinque, Sein turned to me and deployed her fearsome puppy-dog eyes. "Really? Is that bear really Cinque's? When I saw it, I was so SURE you'd gotten it for me- it was just so CUDDLY!"
I sighed. "Sein, it's not my bear to give- to you, OR to her. Cinque won it in a knife-throwing game today- one I couldn't have beaten."
She scowled at me. "Don't talk like that! You can do anything you put your mind to! I believe in you!"
I couldn't help but grin at that, and scratch the back of my head in embarrassment. Awfully nice of you, sis. I appreciate that. "Thanks... but honestly, I don't have the skill to do what Cinque did. You know how good she is with knives, right?"
Sein nodded. "Mhm!"
Good. I have her thinking, instead of emoting. Much easier to work with. "Well, she couldn't win anything on her first try. The game was rigged."
That got her attention. Sein turned to Cinque, her eyes wide. "Really?" Cinque just nodded, almost bashfully. "And you still won?" She nodded again. "Second try."
Another hug. "Wow!" Okay, the Sein is distracted. We can now sneak away before she-"So what did you bring me, huh? Huh?" ...gets back on subject. Drat. "You did bring me something, right?"
I ruffled Sein's hair, smiling my most infuriating big-brother smile. "Of course we didn't." A beat later- just long enough for that to sink in, but not long enough for her to get upset- I continued with "...we went to a carnival. Half the fun of bringing things back is winning them yourself... and I know my younger sister wouldn't want to miss out on any of the fun!"
"Oh." She pouted for a second, idly straightening her hair, before what I'd said caught up with her. "Does that mean-?"
"Yep." I ruffled her hair again, this time getting her to stick her tongue out in mock-exasperation. "Not today, but soon. Maybe next week?" Please be okay with that. PLEASE be okay with-"That's PERFECT!" Sein pounced on me, hugging like there was no tomorrow, a megawatt smile on her face. "I'd better go get ready! I'll need clothes, and research- oh, and I should probably research what to wear, too- and..." She made to walk out the door, only for Cinque to reach out, and grab her by the shoulder.
"Aren't you forgetting something, Sein?"
Sein turned to look at her, a look of utter innocence on her face. "I don't think I am, sis... but what if I've forgotten what I've forgotten? I wouldn't even know that I'd forgotten anything!" She put one hand up to her chin, a finger resting on her cheek. "Have I forgotten something?"
Cinque frowned. One eye twitched in frustration. "My bear?"
Sein grinned, airily waving a hand. "Oh, that? It's sitting on your bed. I saw it sitting here, and thought I'd put it someplace nicer. It was getting awfully lonely in here, you know, so I put it with the others."
What.Cinque, surprisingly enough, didn't take the news well. "...you mean... this ENTIRE TIME..."
"...it's been right where it belonged. Yep!" Sein grinned. "Aren't I the best!"
"...and asking if Imma brought you something?"
The grin got wider. "Oh, that was just so's he'd take me out next week!"
She looked at the two of us- Cinque's hands twitching, reaching for knives that weren't yet there- my Imma regalia fully manifested, along with a glare- and made the best possible decision. "Time to go!" Sein leapt up, her hands phasing into the ceiling, and swung herself up and into the room above.
Seconds later, after making sure Sein had really left the area, Cinque and I nearly collapsed laughing.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.