Finding time for a day out...

[1st_mistake]

Blues and Kalinka have been meaning to check this place out for quite a while now. It was surprising how often something could keep coming up when you have a pair of twins to watch. Not to mention all the other things both parents tend to meddle in.

But they're here now, with little Mikhail and Ciel. And without any other guards or chaperones.

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[1st_mistake]

The suddenness startles both twins. Ciel lets out a squeak and hugs her stress worm, falling on her bottom on the seat. Mikhail is just as startled, but manages not to fall over.

Kalinka checks on Ciel and Blues gives the girl outside the window a curious glance.

[random_xtras]

The landlady looks over at the sounds of startled baby. "She's jes' curious, bub. She won't hurt nothin'."

[1st_mistake]

"Didn't think she would," Blues replies, watching.

Mikhail's already recovered, and pats the glasss with a chubby hand. "Eevyed!" The word is almost recognizable as mangled Russian - at least, to anyone that speaks Russian. To everyone else, the little boy's actions still make it fairly clear he's trying to say hi.

Ciel doesn't get back up just yet. But she hugs the stress worm and babbles to it and to the girl outside the window.

"Does this happen often?" asks Kalinka.

[random_xtras]

"Since she got 'er wings." The landlady brings over the huge platter of breakfast, then adds a sizable plate of toast and sets down some silverware.

And the winged girl laughs and calls hello in her own language, setting her delicate looking hand with its twig-like fingers against the glass opposite Mikhail's.

[kalli_cossack]

Mikhail babbles softly back, though thus far there are no other near-recognizable words.

Ciel, however, has been distracted! As soon as she sees the toast she lets out a happy squeal and grabs for a piece. Which she proceeds to mangle and tear into pieces for the stress worm.

[random_xtras]

"The heck is that?" asks the landlady, looking at the little blue creature with raised eyebrow.

[1st_mistake]

Ciel's response is happy babbling and she holds up the stress worm for a second as if showing it off. Then she cuddles it some more.

"Something called a stress worm," Blues says. "A lady in the Nexus gave it to her."

Ciel babbles softly to the stress worm and gives it a little kiss on the head.

[random_xtras]

"Looks like another burg's word fer tribble." The landlady snorts humorously and turns to go back to the bar, sidestepping one of the aforementioned furry puffballs as she goes.

[1st_mistake]

"'Ble?" Ciel blinks and looks at her stress worm, then looks back up again. "Nyet!"

Kalinka and Blues both chuckle at this.

"I do not think she agrees," Kalinka says.

"Not enough fur to be a tribble," adds Blues.

Mikhail is still looking out the window and babbling softly to the flying girl.

[random_xtras]

The girl is obviously hearing everything he says, because she repeats a few of the more wordlike of his sounds back to him in the classic reinforcement game.

The landlady chuckles too, but then turns to the next customer.

And Ben suddenly bounces past on all four as a piercing squeaking comes from a corner of the room. "I'm coming! No fear, you'll be free soon."

"Stupid tribble," says a tall kid in a yellow raincoat.

[kalli_cossack]

It only encourages Mikhail to keep up the conversation - at least until the squeaking starts. This startles him and the little boy looks scared.

Ciel's reaction is more outgoing, as usual. She makes a few loud comments, trying to be heard over the squeaking. Whether she's just making more noise or trying to cheer Ben on in rescuing the tribble is hard to say.

((And yeah, these two are going to need journals. Or a shared one))