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

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.

She unwrapped it, popped it in her mouth. Giggle. "Thanks, 's been ages since I've had one."

The entire atmosphere was just so relaxing. Almost overwhelming, it was so nice to be there.

"There's a whole bowl here if you want more." Cassie turned the potato pan on and resumed preparing vegetables.

And then the door opened and a blond girl who looked around fifteen seemed to blow in like a whirlwind as she bounced over to hug the woman.

"Dere's Mary." Ben didn't bother correcting his pronunciation this time. He was feeling too comfy.

"Thank y'." She smiled at her, resisted the urge to offer to help with the cooking. No way she could hold three babies and cook at the same time, even if one of the babies was sort of flat. She could hardly cook normally.

"Hi, Mary. 'M Victor."

Green eyes that sparkled with mischief and attitude studied her warily before the younger girl offered her a smirk that wasn't unfriendly. "Hey."

Then she walked over to hunker down and look at Ben. "Hey, you. Your ama says it's time for you to come home."

He blinked, then sighed soulfully. "Okay...."

She smiled back at her, laughed lightly, then clucked sorrowfully and patted Ben's head at the approrpriate parts of the previously mentioned actions.

"'S okay, we'll see each other 'gain."

"Yeah?" He brightened, absently taking the ball of pink fluff that Mary handed him. "Weally?"

The fluff squeaked and cooed.

"'M sure, little dude." :D "Whazzat?"

Grin!

"That's my twibble, Bob." Ben hugged it with one arm as he stood and gave her a nice kiss on the cheek and then lay his head on her shoulder.

((That's tribble, lol. And I must to bed. Thanks for playing :D))

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