Daddy for the 5th Time... and Still Not Used to It [Backdated to Morning]

[peacockherald]

[Well... this was a surprise.

For starters, he was human again. Thank the Gods! He was getting scarily familiar with a peacock anatomy, and he had no wish to become comfortable with it in the least. So yes, he was very thankful that he was fully human again, even if it did seem to be with a distinct lack of clothing and a smattering of his formerly white feathers along the floor. 

He shifted to sit up in bed... and suddenly because aware of the fact that there was someone else in the bed with him. He blinked and turned to look, his eyes widened when he saw a familiar head of silver hair lying on the pillow next to him.

Miles Edgeworth.

What in the havens?

Any confusion he had about that was summarily destroyed when the cracking wail of a baby slammed through the room. He winced and turned his gaze towards the source.... only to see a tiny little girl standing at the foot of the bed, peering over it at them, a stuffed white horse in her arms and tears in her eyes]

Papa, Daddy.... I had a bad dream.

[WHAT?] 

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[cantacquityou]

[She pointed at him and softly exclaimed:]

Daddy!


[He gently touched her hair and face, oddly entranced for several seconds until blinking back into reality. So...the child understands German? Did she understand much of any language? There's only one way to find out... He spoke to her in German:]


Where did you come from, child?


[She chirped in response:]



Nein!




[...Guess not.]

[peacockherald]

What.... exactly are you asking her?

_{[The language sounded similar to Karse's, but it was not the same, so he was in the dark yet.]}

[cantacquityou]

[He is hesitant in answering, eyes flickering upward to meet Vanyel's, then back to the child. He wasn't sure what to make of the situation, nor Vanyel's involvement in it.]





...I asked her where she came from.

[peacockherald]

And Nein means?

[cantacquityou]

...





'No.'

[peacockherald]

Ah, well, I suppose that explains... not much.

_{[He looked down at the little girl again, a little girl who professed they were both her parents.]}

Well... I am not sure what to think. She thinks we are both her parent.

_{[The idea of a gay couple having a child did not bother him. He had helped his teachers to achieve just that and a female pair in the guard as well.]}

[cantacquityou]

[...and the idea of having an unclothed man in his bed wouldn't normally bother Edgeworth but that's severely irrelevant right now. Edgeworth acknowledged that Vanyel is a mage...however, one of which he's not entirely certain the extent of power that he possesses. One thing he noted for sure...their initial reactions to the child were vastly different. He could be wrong, but it was almost as if he knew a bit more of what was going on than he did...

Exasperatedly, Edgeworth exhaled and rubbed his face.]


...If this is your idea of a joke, Vanyel, I am not amused...

[peacockherald]

_{[He had no more idea than Edgeworth. He just had the good sense not to panic. Life on the borders taught you that quickly. Panicking only made a situation worse, and it would upset the child, and neither of them needed a crying child, especially one that thought they were her parents.]}

Believe me, if I wanted to play a joke, it would not be this.

[cantacquityou]

[A...child. Seriously, castle?! Edgeworth sighed once again, looking upward.]


...Oh, my goodness...



Oh mai goo-niss!

[peacockherald]

_{[All right, that had Vanyel laughing and he stroked the little girl's silver hair.]}

Sweetie, why don't you go back to bed so... so Daddy can dress?

_{[It felt weird to say that, but he did need to dress. He was still quite naked beneath those sheets.]}

[cantacquityou]

[Oh Christ. Almost forgot about that.]


I-I'll take the child! Just..put on some clothes!

[peacockherald]

_{[He nodded, handing her over to Miles and quietly waiting for them both to go so he can wish up some clothing for himself.]}

[cantacquityou]

[He takes the little girl and heads upstairs toward the kitchen to sit and wait until there's any sort of indication from Vanyel that he has dressed. Seriously, for all the people that end up randomly popping up in his bed, he certainly doesn't get any action.

When he gets there, he places the child on the floor, who then proceeds to promptly skitter about the kitchen floor and observe ...like, everything. In the meantime, have one Miles Edgeworth trotting around, attempting to steer her away from various fragile items, commanding a series of, 'please don't touch that!'s and 'come back here!'s...alternating between both German and English..whichever one she'll understand at the moment. 'Papa,' hurry up and halp?]

[peacockherald]

<sub>[Vanyel wishes up soft doe skin trousers, soft indoor boots, and a simple dark blue jerkin with silver colored laces. He tugged it on and belted it before heading up the stairs, following the sounds.

He came up just as she was skittering past, and he reached out, scooping her up and balancing her on his hip.]</sub>

What are you doing then, eh, causing him such trouble? If you aren't careful, your Companion will run away if you keep behaving so!

[cantacquityou]

[She doesn't seem rather bothered by the words more than happy to be scooped up by Papa. She bounces a bit in his arms as she greets him.]

Papaaa...! Goo' moinin'! Guh moinin'! Goo' moinin,' Papa! Guhmoinin'!




...Perhaps taking her little 'Companion' away for a minute rather than telling her would be a little more effective, in the near future...

[peacockherald]

_{[He just gives the other a look and bounces the little girl.]}

Well, since we are in the kitchen, how about some breakfast?

[cantacquityou]

[He silently groans...so much for getting any sleep.]

...We may very well be holding someone's child captive and your antecedent concern is breakfast...

[peacockherald]

Considering she calls us Papa and Daddy, I sincerely doubt she is someone else's. Children rarely make such mistakes.

[cantacquityou]

You honestly think--...




...You have got to be kidding me...