Old Bones, New Resolve

[another-phace.livejournal.com]

Old Pika moves about the room, slowly but surely. She purrs thunderously as she walks, keeping the tribbles and small children out of harm's way, trying to be useful for once. Her age is making it difficult, but she's determined.

- Come off there, little one, - she smiles and untangles baby Pika from some thread, nudging her gently as she gets up and runs off.

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She nodded and slipped into the booth across from him, aware of Jaime returning to her work with downcast eyes.

[tehhouse.livejournal.com]

Greg chuckled as she wrestled the itty Pika off his fingers. "So, how've you been?"

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"Busy." She took a pull from her bottle. "Had a sick kid, 'n another one pulled somethin' I still gotta git t' the bottom 'o."

[tehhouse.livejournal.com]

"What happened?" he asked, arched an eyebrow.

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"Dunno. I ain't managed t' pin Jack 'er Robbie down 'n find out." Humor showed in her eyes.

[tehhouse.livejournal.com]

He chuckled. "They get into that much trouble?" he asked.

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"Jack does. He ain't house trained yet."

[tehhouse.livejournal.com]

"Well that's a bit of a rut in the day," he said, then started slightly as Pika bit him and ran over to Logan. Apparently he hadn't pet her enough.

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The small woman shrugged, then put a hand on the kitten and started to maul her gently. "Every heard'a Jack Sparrow?"

[tehhouse.livejournal.com]

"Er, from the movies?" he asked, arching an eyebrow.