random_cantina | Bringing a friend to the cantina. ((locked to victormakesart))

"You're safe here," he murmured, chuckling softly at the happy song that Mmlon was trilling and paying attention so that he could tell when Victor had had enough hug and let go of her.

"Yes," she whispered. "I...I, yes." The song tugged a smile to her lips, and she shifted slightly, ducked her head. It was her own physical way of saying 'it's okay now' without saying 'it's okay now'.

He let her go and sat back, smiling as Nathan and Ben both heaved big sighs and then gently coaxing Mmlon to let go till he could sit back again.

She settled back, with a tiny giggle at the synchronized sighs. And she was suddenly really rather tired.

He could see the tired as he gave her hand a pat of farewell and stood up. "Ouch...."

Fawkes trilled as Cassie got up to see him to the door.

"I'm not that old. Watch where you say that, Salinas doesn't need any ideas."

"You okay, sir?"

She looked up, concerned.

"Oh yes." He stopped to give her a last smile.

"He's just old," noted Ben candidly, reaching over to take Nathan's finger and poke it into the younger baby's mouth.

Shy-shy. She'd tip her hat to him if she wasn't otherwise baby-occupied.

"He ain't old," she said with a warm smile and a wink.

Albus chuckled and continued on his way, feeling cheered that he'd been able to tender assistance.

"Old on the outside." Ben nodded, then blinked as Nathan bit his finger instead. "Ouch...."

Victor laughed (quietly, softly, tentatively), and brushed a bit of hair behind her ears before focusing her full attention on the babies. "Awww!"

"If you weren't too wid... liddle to know better I'd smack you for that," said Ben gently.

Nathan just quirked an eyebrow and grinned at him before looking up at Victor with a little squeal and a back arch that ended in him once more snuggled against her.

Cassie chuckled. "Are you hungry or anything? We'll be having supper pretty soon; as soon as Mary gets home."

She stroked Nathan's head. "Ain't you two th' sweetest little things..."

"I might be a bit hungry, if'n there's food left." In truth, she hadn't been taking care of herself very well. Not much food, not much to drink.

Cassie shook her head slightly, her expression a little chiding but not angry. "I don't feed guests left overs, Victor. We've got a whole roast to share around and more sugar peas than I know what to do with." She paused and looked toward the kitchen, absently twisting her wedding ring, then turned back with a smile. "Do you want noodles or potatoes?"

"Ack!" Ben laughed and pushed at Nathan as Mmlon squeaked and trilled and hugged. "I don't wanna kiss! No nono! Stoppit. Hahahaha!"

"Yes m-" Grin! See she was good! She was good, she shouldn't get in trouble! "I mean...'s long as there's 'nough, y' know?" She fidgeted lightly, fingertips light-light against Mmlon, then Nathan, then Ben. "Potatoes, if'n that's okay?"

"Awww, lookit y'all." Beam.

Cassie chuckled at the babies, then hunkered down to gently touch Victor's knee before putting her hand on her own. "Sure thing. Yellow or blue? Oh, and the roast's dinosaur."

Both baby boys, meanwhile beamed back, then took it into their heads that Victor needed baby kisses. Lots of baby kisses.

Shy-shy at the touch. "I ain't never had any of that. I've had red potatoes, but they're nat'rally that way, an' that's jus' the color of th' skin."

That made her giggle. Petpet.

"C'mon, guys, settle down." Cassie chuckled, then got to her feet and went to the kitchen.

"See," she said as she returned and held out two potatoes, one with beautiful golden yellow skin and the other with unmistakable purple. "This is natural too, and the whole potatoe's got it."

"Tata." Nathan reached for the yellow one and happily sank his tiny teeth into the skin, then gnawed thoughtfully.

"You're really teevin', aren't you?" said Ben sympathetically.

She whistled. "Man, this place...that's awesome."

Victor patted Nathan on the head again. "Poor dear." Sympathetic cluck. "Seems like it."

Cassie laughed softly at her son. "Actually, I got the potatoes from my mom, back on Earth. She's got some that are red on one end and yellow on the other, too."

"The purple ones're good," Ben whispered helpfully, his bright brown eyes looking up at Victor.

((Those two colour potatoes are called Pink Nose, and underneath the red part of the skin the meat is white, and under the yellow part it's yellow. For true.))

((That's awesome!))

"Dude, that's like freakin' sci-fi-stuffs, you know?"

She blinked down at him, smiled. "I'll try that then?" :D

"Nah." Cassie got to her feet. "This is small beans. My husband used to fight things that were sci-fi stuff."

"Spooks!" Ben chortled. "They can't come here neither!"

"Tata." Nathan held it up toward Victor's mouth.

"Cool, cool. I ain't no good at fightin' stuffs."

"Ooh, 'm glad."

She laughed, pressed the potato lightly back to his hand. "It sure is."

"Me either. At least not things I can't see." Cassie set a pan on the stove and started to cut potatoes and make salad.

"Nafen's ada went to Heaven," said Ben soberly.

"Ben, don't bother Victor with that stuff, okay." Cassie didn't turn from her work.

He blinked, then looked up at Victor earnestly. "Sorry."

Nathan, in the meantime, cut her a grin and started chewing on his potato again.

She looked awkward a moment, then ashamed that she looked awkward.

A subject, find a subject! "So..." Pause. "'M sorry for your loss. 'S a nice place y've got here. Good rent, or d' you own it?"

"It's mine and my father in law's." Cassie grinned and offered to toss her a bit of saltwater taffie wrapped in white paper. "For as long as we want it."

Ben sputtered softly as Nathan shared the potato with him, but then politely took a bite and ate it.

Mmlon hadn't moved in awhile, though his purring continued.

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