Long overdue...

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Spider's missed this place... but sometimes absences just can't be helped. Stuff comes up, things happen... stubborn kids want to go out to lunch armed like they're going to raid the place...

They'd all needed some adjustment time.

But here he is, after about four months. And unlike most times, this time he's not alone. He usually picks a nice seat where he can see the view and orders the same grilled strawberry cream sandwich and hot cocoa... but this time he'll look around for a spot with enough room to accommodate the seven kids with him.

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"Lots of them at home," says Spider. "And there's probably gonna be need for more, 'specially 'round Arcadia from what I've heard."

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"Yeah." The slightly eldritch clone sobers. "I hear that too. If you need any help, just call me."

Scrat turns to look toward them, his sober nod backing up his brother's offer.

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The serious reaction lets Spider guess they're possibly thinking of the Ragnarok fallout - with it's batch of orphans and disowned 'bot and cyborg kids - and not the more recent news. He's not all that sure if it would have hit the Nexus yet, even if many of his uncles were still laughing themselves silly about Xavier's lack of foresight and the possibility of Arcadia being 'overrun with babies'. So...

"Latest from there is that Xavier's decided the best way to fix under-population is to import babies. My uncles are waiting to see how long it takes before he starts thinking he needs to import babysitters."