Room 317, Monday Afternoon

[multiplez]

Z had no children. But after a run to Turtle and Canary, Z had Cheetos and candy. She also had stolen pixie extra credit booze in her sock drawer, music, and an open door. Any kids who came in her room were so getting sugared up. She was nice like that. Their parents probably wouldn't think so, but what did Z care? She was kid-free!

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[weechesters.livejournal.com]

"She's good! She has a column on the internet and she writes and we travel with daddy in the Impala." Sparky grinned at her. "We get to see lots of places, and I knew where I was when the portal-thing dropped me here, 'cause we visit Grandma and Grampa sometimes. And sometimes mommy and daddy kill bad things together, but I'm not allowed yet." She pouted. "Too short."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well, thanks..." Bridge manages. "I mean, I don't usually advocate, well. Uh. But like you said, prom dress. And also extra credit. Which I can't exactly turn down. And you went to all that *trouble*..." he babbles. "Just, thanks. You're the best."

[multiplez]

The bloodthirstiness of Fandom kids sometimes worried Z... "So you eat all your vegetables so you can grow big and tall, right?"

[multiplez]

Z shrugged. "The pixie's kinda dumb. I'll buy her some to make up for it when I get my next stipend."

[weechesters.livejournal.com]

"Yup yup yup!" Sparky nodded hard, bouncing on her toes. "And practice fire with mommy, and do my lessons, and drink my milk. That's very important. What are you going to be when you grow up?" Sparky wasn't sure, but maybe Z was grown up now, almost. "A monster fighter?" Just like all the other grown ups she knew.

[multiplez]

"Sort of," Z told her. "I'm going to be a Power Ranger, and fight bad aliens."

[notlostyouare]

Bronwyn tugs on Bridge's sleeve. "Daddy, kitty can't have candy, right?" Not chocolate candy, anyway, which she's currently trying to lick off Bronwyn's hand.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, no. Candy is people food just like pizza. Don't let her have any, okay?"

[weechesters.livejournal.com]

"Oh, yay! Awesome!" Sparky gave her a very serious look. "My boyfriend is an alien. And a prince!" She nodded hard. "But you'd fight the bad aliens with him, right?"

[multiplez]

"Maaaaaybe," said Z, amused that the little girl had a boyfriend. "Who's your boyfriend?"

[weechesters.livejournal.com]

"Orden," Sparky said, giggling, and shifting from one foot to another. "His daddy is an emperor and his other daddy is a con-cu-bine, and he can get really really tall. Tall!" She jumped up, one hand trying to touch the ceiling. "And he has a pony and a crown! And he said I'm awesome." She smiled at Z. "What's your boyfriend's name?"

[notlostyouare]

"Okay. No chocolate for kitties, Payback." Bronwyn shakes her finger at the kitten, then, well. Licks the chocolate off her hand herself.

[multiplez]

"Oh um, I don't have a boyfriend...but Orden sounds nice!" Way to be lame, Z.

[multiplez]

Seemed perfectly reasonable to Z. "So, how have you been, Bronwyn? Besides getting a kitten and terrorizing your dads here?"

[weechesters.livejournal.com]

"You're pretty and you're going to be a supercop! You should date a superhero, like Storm and Kristofer's daddy." Sparky frowned, then shook her head. "Orden is very nice! I'm gonna miss him when we leave. But maybe he'll come back for a visit, or maybe I will, or maybe we'll go to school here! That would be fun."

[notlostyouare]

"Daddy made Twinkie ice cream from the synth'tron!"

[multiplez]

"Twinkie ice cream, huh? That sounds..." fairly horrible. "Interesting."

[multiplez]

"Aw, that's sweet of you," Z said. "I'm sure you'll see Orden again." Next year, maybe. Which Z would miss. Aw, man.

[weechesters.livejournal.com]

"Yeaaah, me too." Sparky grinned at her. "I'll tell my mommy I saw you! And that you remembered her! And maybe I'll see you later too!"

[notlostyouare]

"It's mooshy!" Which is clearly one of the best things ice cream can be, ever.

[multiplez]

"Mooshy," Z said slowly. "Riiiight. Well, Bronwyn, I guess it's good that you like the Twinkie ice cream, because I don't think I would."

[notlostyouare]

Bronwyn shakes her head. "Daddy makes it alla time at home and Daddy an' me and Aunt Dawn like it but you say ewwww."

[multiplez]

"Ewwww is definitely right," Z agreed. "But if we were all the same the world would be pretty darn boring, wouldn't it?"

[notlostyouare]

"Yuh-huh." Bronwyn nods. "'Cept you can be all the same and that's not boring 'cause you can go do lots of different stuffs at the same times!"

[multiplez]

"That's true," said Z, "but we're all still me. You get that, right?"