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[save_the_souls]

[Being the third time he's gone through this, Allen has grown very used to this week- it's a very nice reprieve - simply getting to look after his daughter for a week. Today Allen can be found out by the duck pond this afternoon, relaxing under the shade of a tree while his daughter who besides her light gray eyes looks much like her mother, Lenalee, wanders around the area- she seems very keen on the ducks that are keeping their distance from her. Timcanpy is flying close to the girl, keeping vigilant in case the little girl needs rescuing. He glances up from the journal he was quickly checking, holding back a bit of a laugh as he scolds her as she makes a duck flap away with a loud "QUACK QUACK" sound]

Anita, we already have Simon we don't need anymore ducks. Please leave them alone.

[OOC: Open post!]

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Dictated

[atrophied]

Walker. Clinic. Now.

Dictated

[save_the_souls]

What? Is it an emergency?

Dictated

[atrophied]

One of the magical children swallowed a toy lighthouse. You tell me.

Dictated

[save_the_souls]

[he groans softly. So much for having playtime with his kid]

I'll be there soon, but I'll have to bring my child with.

Dictated

[atrophied]

Hurry up. I want these sorry excuses for parents out of my clinic.

[waterproofed]

You got a kid too, Allen?

[save_the_souls]

Mm! I did! This is the third time she's come.

How about you, Percy?

[waterproofed]

Nope. I wouldn't know how to take care of a kid.

[save_the_souls]

Oh...it's not that bad really! I mean it's confusing, but you get used to it!

[waterproofed]

I think right now I'm more suited as the guy who gives kids candy and toys.

[bedninja]

[Oh, but someone else wants to look at the ducks, too. A moment ago, where there had been no one, there now stands a little girl, who is staring at the ducks flapping away with wide, red eyes. o_o

It isn't more than a few seconds later that Pharos appears closer to where Allen is, keeping an eye on the little girl. Though of course, the only thing that'll really hint that it's Pharos is probably the fact that his appearance will set Allen's eye off. Oops.]

She is much more energetic than I was expecting...

[save_the_souls]

Ah!

[He puts his hand on his eye, glancing over at the person who caused it. He doesn't recognize him, since lots of people set off his eye]

Ah- yes. They tend to be...!

[bedninja]

[Pharos seems a little surprised to see Allen - he hadn't actually noticed him being there - but he smiles slightly nonetheless.]

I see the little girl from last year has returned... how fortunate for you.

[He chuckles. Meanwhile, the little girl is staring at Anita now that the ducks have flown away. o__o ]

[save_the_souls]

Eh...?

I'm sorry, do we know each other?

[Meanwhile Anita is like her mother- unphased by weird looking kids and very friendly. she'll smile at the girl] Oh hello! Who are you?

[bedninja]

Of course we do. How else would I know that girl if I had not seen her before?

[But nope, he isn't offering any explanations just yet. He liked to keep this form more private than the other one - this one was for rule-breaking, after all (and now babysitting) - but he won't deny it if Allen can figure it out on his own.

The little girl - a toddler, really - smiles a little when she's addressed, and steps closer to Anita, although she doesn't say anything. Or blink. She never seems to blink. But she does reach out to touch Anita's face, because that's a totally normal greeting, right? Hi! c: ]

[mom_to_us_all]

[Underneath a three that's not so far from the duck pond, there is Ammy trying to take a nap, but that's impossible for her since her pup is restless and wants to play a little more.

The baby wolf runs towards the little girl! Hello! He yaps and yips, and one can only see the bigger wolf perk her ears and see everything from the distance... because... lazy.]

[save_the_souls]

[Anita sees the baby wolf and gasps!] Puppy! Hiiii!

[And she is so approaching to try to pet him!!]

[mom_to_us_all]

[He stands still letting her pet him, but only for so long before he starts licking her hand.]

[save_the_souls]

[When the puppy does that, she makes a surprise noise and giggles in delight!]

Daddy! Look at this puppy!

[Allen looks...wow that sure looks more like a wolf than anything]

Oh? Whose this?

[mom_to_us_all]

[Oh? Ammy hears that and... she supposes it's time for her to make her appearance. Hello, big mom wolf approaching!]

[excalibured]

[Despite the recent events making him cautious and limiting his time spent outside, he can't rightly justify keeping his children cooped up in a small castle room without any toys he can't wish for, for the entirety of the week they are here.

With any luck, Morgana will be too preoccupied with Ida to bother him. The duckpond is one of his favourite spots within the castle grounds, so it's no surprise he takes them there. A two year old boy settled on his hip and attached like velcro, and a little blonde girl, tugging far too eagerly on his hand to make him speed up.

Because ducks. He spots Allen, and what he assumes his child fairly easily, but he'll be ignoring him for the moment. We are having a tsundere day, today]

[save_the_souls]

[oh tough luck Arthur, because guess who recognizes you and is running over VERY excitedly?]

Arfer! I found you! [Anita giggles, as if the fact he's been absent was simply a game of hide and seek and it all makes sense now!]

[Allen meanwhile...catches sight of this and is having a moment where he looks very close to a deer in the headlights]

[excalibured]

[It causes him to arch an eyebrow very pointedly in Allen's direction, but he lets go of Elizabeth's hand so he can crouch down, before the tiny excited launch missile disguised as a child.

Arthur however, is good at handling children. And after nearly tripping over a similar hurdle with Gwaine on a loss, he's learned to just roll with them, so he fixes a smile on his face, small but genuine. She is at least, totally adorable]

Yes, you most certainly have.

[save_the_souls]

[Allen meanwhile looks away at Arthur's gaze, biting his lip. He had been reaaally hoping to avoid this encounter this week.]

[Anita meanwhile is completely and utterly happy to see Arthur around. The moment he's crouched down? She's hugging him around the neck as much as a four year old can]

I'm so glad! I missed you lots! Daddy said you were far away like mommy.

[excalibured]

[When Allen only looks away, he has to resist the urge to roll his eyes. It figures that Allen wouldn't be any good at this. He can't even begin to fathom why he'd lie to the girl like that. Arthur may not be able to remember certain things, but if carefully explained or simply never spoken of at all, it wasn't particularly harmful.

He'll just settle his hand on her back, and give it a few light pats, keeping his voice even and polite, despite the confusion. It's odder still, that Lucius doesn't mind currently, sharing the attention]

Is that so? He must have been playing quite the game with you.