sydney_ashcroft (sydney_ashcroft) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2010-12-12 11:42:00

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With Zoey with Avery for the weekend Syd had used the weekend to finish her paper for a class and wrap up the Scion end of quarter stuff. It had been a productive weekend and thankfully the chaos had been kept to a minimum as well. Maybe she was getting a Christmas gift early.

She poured herself a glass of wine and retreated to the library. Zoey would be home soon and Syd would spend the last few moments of free time with a glass of wine and a book. She curled up on one of the large couches in the library and dove into a book.

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	word_of_law 2010-12-13 03:12 am UTC (link)
	Avery arrives with a Small Lady in tow, having enjoyed the weekend with his little girl. He loves spending time with Zoey; he also enjoys bringing her home so that he can see her mother. Once they're inside, Avery escorts Zoey to the library to announce their arrival. "Honey! We're home." he calls out with a grin. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-13 04:42 am UTC (link)
	"In the library!" Syd called out when she heard Avery's voice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-13 04:48 am UTC (link)
	"Twenty points if you make Mom squeal with a hug, Small Lady!" Avery tells Zoey. "Go, go, go!" he laughs. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2010-12-13 04:54 am UTC (link)
	Zoey laughed and went running toward the library. There was a squeal followed by laughter from both girls. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-14 01:33 am UTC (link)
	Avery follows Zoey into the library. "Twenty points to Small Lady!" Avery says. "How are you, Sydney?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-14 03:50 am UTC (link)
	Syd was in the middle of getting a bear hug from Zoey when Avery walked in. She had smiles for the both of them. "Better now that my two favorite people in the whole wide world are here." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-14 03:58 am UTC (link)
	Avery goes to sit next to the girls and kisses Sydney. "I missed you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-14 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Syd returned the kiss and then smiled. "I missed you too. How was your weekend together?" she asked as she tickled Zoey's tummy. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-15 12:52 am UTC (link)
	"It was good. Zoey and I had a talk about her recent adventures, then she gave me advice on some Christmas shopping and we watched a slew of Disney movies. She could tell you which ones they were because I am Disney-Movie Challenged, apparently." Avery says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	team_mascot 2010-12-15 05:52 am UTC (link)
	"I'm going to go see the dogs!" Zoey said and scampered off leaving her parents to talk. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-15 05:55 am UTC (link)
	Syd chuckled. "I'm glad the two of you had a good weekend. She does love her Disney movies. I think we have every one on DVD." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2010-12-16 01:59 am UTC (link)

"We did have a great time." he says, pulling Sydney's feet into his lap.

"We both talked about you a lot, too." Avery says. "So, how does Christmas work with the Defenders? I mean, you've got actual gods on the team. Do any of them take offense at the idea?" he asks.

Then he looks around before asking his next question.

"Did any of them actually know Jesus? You know, back when?" Avery asks. That question has been on his mind for a little while now.

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sydney_ashcroft
2010-12-16 04:23 am UTC (link)

"Oh? What was being said about me?" she asked.

"The Asgardians celebrate Yule as well as the Celts. I'm not sure about Andy. He hasn't said what the Greeks celebrate around mid-winter.

Syd blinked and shook her head. "No. They're all way too young for that. The Asgardians are twenty-six. Andy's twenty-three and Eiltin is nineteen. They're all babies in terms of gods."

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	word_of_law 2010-12-16 05:04 am UTC (link)
	Avery now feels very /old/. He was hoping they'd at least be a century old for looking so young. It was a little humbling, now that he thought on it. "Oh, we just talked about your Christmas presents and how Awesome you are. We figured Zoey had to get her Awesome from somewhere." Avery grins. "So...about her Christmas list." Avery says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-16 05:16 am UTC (link)
	Sydney blushed. She always did with flattery and compliments. "Yeah. I'm still kind of freaking out over the baby-sister thing." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-16 05:25 am UTC (link)
	"She explained it to me through the fact that she asked for a dad and got one...so she thinks a baby-sister should be pretty easy, too." Avery says, marveling at a child's path of reasoning. "I almost wish she'd asked for a puppy." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-16 05:58 am UTC (link)
	"And Scotty has a new baby sister, so it's not surprising where this came from," she said. "You and me both. A puppy would be easier." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-17 01:47 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, it would. Though, the idea of a baby has certain appealing qualities." Avery says, pretending to think it over. Because he hasn't yanked Sydney's chain in awhile, he chooses now to do so. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-17 05:20 am UTC (link)
	"..." Syd just stared at him. She couldn't have heard him right. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2010-12-17 05:33 am UTC (link)

Avery goes on as if he hasn't felt all of the air leave the room and the temperature drop about 30 degrees.

"I mean, there's the fun of making them, followed by listening to you crave bacon ice cream chili dogs for nine months and Zoey asking if the baby is ready yet. Oh, and we certainly can't forget debating names, and what kind of crib to get..." he says, really starting to get going as he looks up to the ceiling.

"Oh! And then...what if you have twins?" he asks.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-17 05:50 am UTC (link)
	Syd's eyes narrowed before she grabbed a pillow and smacked him with it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-17 05:51 am UTC (link)
	Avery howls with laughter. "You should have seen your face!" he says between gasps for air. "I think...I think you almost jumped out of your skin!" He laughs a bit, then kisses her on the cheek. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-17 05:52 am UTC (link)
	"That wasn't funny," she said and punched him in the shoulder. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-17 06:33 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry, Sydney. I was just kidding. I didn't mean to make you angry." Avery says. "How may I earn your forgiveness, Miss Ashcroft?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-17 06:34 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not angry," she said and kissed him. "It's just not funny." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-18 03:28 am UTC (link)
	"I apologize, Sydney." Avery says solemnly. He's silent for a bit before speaking again. "How do we want to explain to Zoey that her Christmas wish isn't going to happen this year?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-18 04:34 pm UTC (link)
	"It's okay. It's just the idea of having another child is scary. Things are definitely much better for me now, but I know I'm not ready for another." She smiled. "Our little lady is quite the handful as it is." "I don't know to be honest. It's a tough situation." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-19 03:31 am UTC (link)
	"That's true. Maybe we should just be honest with her and let her know that, right now, that's not something that can happen." he suggests. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-20 03:44 am UTC (link)
	"I think that may be best," Syd said. "Her Christmas lists have gotten rather difficult for 'Santa' to fill." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-24 03:08 am UTC (link)
	"Well, not every kid gets what they want for Christmas. I, on the other hand, have everything I want." Avery says, laying a gentle kiss on Sydney's shoulder. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-24 04:11 am UTC (link)
	Syd smiled and kissed him. "As do I. I have a great job...jobs. A wonderful daughter. Some muscle if I need it. And you. Life's pretty darn good right now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2010-12-27 12:18 am UTC (link)

"You're right. It is pretty good. Oh, and I forgot to tell you about what happened at work the other day." Avery says, just remembering the other thing he wanted to tell Sydney.

"I met with a member of the City Council the other day while getting a proposal together for the city. The seat in my district is going up for election soon. After a lot of discussion, she suggested that I run for it." Avery chuckles.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-27 12:23 am UTC (link)
	"I think you should run for it," Syd told him. "You'd make a great city councilman." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2010-12-27 12:54 am UTC (link)

"Do you really think so, Sydney? I've thought about getting involved in politics for a long time, but the timing always felt off. I'd have to quit my job, of course, but even more than that, campaigning is an intense and long process. People look at your life and who is a part of it." Avery says.

"I'm not worried that you can handle it at all. How do you think it would affect Zoey?" he asks.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-27 02:02 am UTC (link)
	Syd smiled. "I really do think and believe so, Avery. You have this /thing/ about you that makes you well suited for public office." "She will be able to handle it," Sydney said. "She's a strong kid and can handle a little public scrutiny. She did stand up to Galactus after all." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2010-12-27 06:27 am UTC (link)

"Yes, she did. I can always tell people that our daughter is awesome enough to talk down a guy who eats planets." Avery says, half-jokingly. It still amazed and scared him that his daughter, at six years of age, had stood up to a being that was likely a live before the universe was even created.

Growing up with gods had its advantages.

"You know they'll also look for information about us, right?" he asks.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-27 06:43 am UTC (link)
	Some of the things Zoey did terrified her, but her daughter had a lot of very powerful people at her back. Syd of course would rather not have Zoey out there, but outside of moving away she had little hope of stopping it. "I know," she said. "What would you like me to tell them if I get asked?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-27 06:52 am UTC (link)
	"The truth." Avery says simple. "Any thing less, people will use later on." He kisses her. "/We/ are what's important to me, Sydney. Zoey and us." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-27 09:27 am UTC (link)
	"The truth it is then," she said and returned his kiss. "I just don't want to say something I shouldn't. I will try to keep the kids away from any reporters." One never knew what the godlings would say. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

word_of_law
2010-12-27 09:00 pm UTC (link)

"Well, I don't want to disrupt anyone's lives any more than these type of things do...but thank you." Avery smiles.

"Since I've gotten to know the Defenders a lot of my views on super-humans and gods have changed. I admit, I used to be afraid of them and afraid of you and Zoey being so near them all the time. Now, I realize this is the safest place for both of you and you're both happy." Avery says.

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	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-27 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	"Disruptions are the norm around the place," Syd said with a smile. "But I appreciate the thought." "Sometimes I'm scared witless, but I know they would protect Zoey with their lives if they had to." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-29 03:43 am UTC (link)
	"That thought both relieves and scares me, Sydney. I'm glad you trust them." Avery says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-29 04:40 am UTC (link)
	"They're family," Syd said. "They made oaths to protect Zoey and me and they take their oaths very seriously." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	word_of_law 2010-12-31 01:55 am UTC (link)
	"I'm glad they do. I love you both more than anything, and I'm glad to know you're protected even when I'm not around." Avery says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sydney_ashcroft 2010-12-31 02:07 am UTC (link)
	Sydney smiled and kissed him. "I love you too. Zoey and I will always have your back." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	word_of_law 2011-01-14 02:18 am UTC (link)
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