sydney_ashcroft (sydney_ashcroft) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2009-08-23 03:51:00

Entry tags:

aridis, asleif, halbjorn, svalin, sydney ashcroft, team - defenders, zoey ashcroft

Getting Ready For School (open)
School shopping with a very opinionated five-year-old was an experience Sydney would like to forget, mutant power aside. It had been a constant battle for the past three hours. Zoey loved being out and loved going shopping, it was just her taste in clothes. Everything the child picked out had been black. It wasn't any place strange where she picked up her taste in fashion, but did everything have to be black?

It just made school shopping VERY difficult.

In the end most of Zoey's clothes were black, but Syd had managed to get the child to agree on some clothes with other colors in them.

Syd sighed as the front door closed behind her. She dropped the numerous bags she carried in the foyer. First something cold to drink, then she'd come back and grab the bags to put the clothes away. This year Syd had bought her at least double what they had bought last year. It was nice to have a good paying job and to be able to provide for her daughter. Zoey's birthday was in a week and Syd would be able to make it the best birthday of Zoey's life. She just had to find time to go shopping without Zoey.

She made her way into the kitchen in search of that cold drink.

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	stone_bear 2009-08-26 05:56 am UTC (link)
	He figured she might be out here, when the practice room was empty. "Mine sister, I hath been seeking thee. Myself and Aridis need thine aid." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 06:05 am UTC (link)
	"Well met, brother," she said but did not pause in her task. Talking can be done while doing chores. "What ist the boon thou seek?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stone_bear
2009-08-26 06:08 am UTC (link)

"It seemst that Zoey's birthday ist almost upon us, but a week away. And her mother ist going to purchase her an odd, mechanical conveyance. I hath also learned Zoey loves horses, but dost not own one. Twas our thought that she ist of the age where she shouldst be learning responsibility. And that we shouldst purchase her a spring foal, and teach her to care for it, eventually to ride. I thought both that thou wouldst wish to take part, and that thou knowst more of quality in horses than either of us."

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shield_maiden
2009-08-26 06:20 am UTC (link)

Svalin's brow furled in thought. "Didst thou speak to the Lady Sydney about permission to bring another animal under her roof?" Svalin knew her two siblings and knew they probably didn't think of doing that. Responsibility weighed heavier on the eldest of siblings and this was no exception.

Not to mention Svalin did not forget the time Halbjorn tried to bring a bear cub home. Three of them, Svalin, Aridis and Halbjorn thought it was a good idea, but both mothers explained to all of them about why they couldn't have a bear in the house and how permission was needed before bringing a live animal under a roof. There were very strict ways of doing things and they were expected to follow them. Being on Migard was no exception.

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	stone_bear 2009-08-26 06:23 am UTC (link)
	"Twas she who explained to me young Zoey's interests when asked about her upcoming birthday, horses wert near the ver' top of the list. That, and things which wouldst make the child more like Aslief." Direct permission? No. But that's what she was hinting at, right? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 06:29 am UTC (link)
	Her siblings could be so frustrating at times. "Didst thou ask permission to acquire a horse for young Zoey or didst she say thou shouldst get her one?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stone_bear
2009-08-26 06:35 am UTC (link)

"I asked the Lady Sydney what we shouldst get her as gifts - she listed three things... Disney Princesses, Horses and dolls, as her direct answer to my indication we wouldst wish to give her a gift. Thou hast seen Disney Princesses... truly wouldst thou wish such things on a child? No practicality. And I knowst naught of dolls. So from the list I wast given by Sydney, only one thing remains."

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	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Now that made sense. Sometimes it took awhile to get to the point with her siblings. "Aye, I wilt help thee find a suitable horse for young Zoey." Another thought struck her. "Didst thou think of how we'rt to purchase this horse? I hath no Migard money. Doth thou?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-08-26 06:47 am UTC (link)
	He shrugs. "I hath a few coins of our realm. Surely gold ist still valuable, if we canst trade it for coin of the realm. And the Avengers hath been most helpful, surely we canst get some aid... but it must remain a surprise." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 06:53 am UTC (link)
	"Perhaps thou shouldst talk to Simon Williams about exchanging gold for coin. He wouldst be most likely to know. When were thou wanting to go on this quest?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-08-26 06:55 am UTC (link)
	"Within the next few days. The child's birthday ist but a week away. A selection must be made, and then it canst be delivered 'pon the day and we canst then keep it hidden until tis time for the presents." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 07:03 am UTC (link)
	"Aye, it ist a good plan, brother. I wilt ready a stall. Didst thou find a horse trader?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-08-26 07:04 am UTC (link)
	"Nay, we wished to bring thee along in selecting a good one. Thou and Aridis art both better trainers and riders than I, and thou'rt a good judge of horses. We do not wish to get her aught but the best." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 07:08 am UTC (link)
	Svalin sighed. Halbjorn was always the impulsive one. "I wilt find a trader nearby and we canst go look at their stock." Too bad they couldn't get back to Asgard. She knew a few people who raised the finest stock in all of the nine worlds. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-08-26 07:10 am UTC (link)
	"I thought thou wouldst be up for this, mine thanks. I wilt tell Aridis thou hast joined in our search for this gift." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 07:15 am UTC (link)
	Svalin nodded. "Doth not forget this boon when I art in need of a boon from thee, brother." Another headbutt from Tryggvi and she pulled out a sugar cube from a small pouch. "Methinks Tryggvi wouldst enjoy company that doth not try to grab his tail or pounce." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stone_bear
2009-08-26 07:19 am UTC (link)

He looks slightly confused at that, but nods.
"Sister, tis mine oath to trade mine life for the safety of Asgard, and that includes thee. Thou'rt the oldest and truest heir to the throne of Asgard of the line of Thor. Ne'er wouldst I deny thee aught that wast in mine power to give, and I wouldst ask naught in exchange. Thou hast but to ask, and tis thine... I simply thought thou wouldst enjoy aiding us in giving a proper present to Zoey. And twould indeed give thy mount good company."

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	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 07:26 am UTC (link)
	Svalin nodded. She knew he meant every word. "Asleif wouldst beg to differ," she said with a smile. Contention for being the true heir ran high between Svalin and her half-sister. "I hast thought of giving young Zoey a sword and shield appropriate to her size. Perhaps thou canst help me forge them." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-08-26 07:33 am UTC (link)
	"Aslief ist younger than thee, and Asgard hast always been ruled by warrior kings. The mayst beg whate'er she wishest, thou'rt the true princess of Asgard, and none shalt say thee nay save those who wouldst answer to me.... and aye, a sword and shield canst indeed be done. Knowst thee the crest of her house?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 07:39 am UTC (link)
	"Aye, brother, warrior kings. Thou'rt more likely to sit on the throne of Asgard than me. There'rt many who desire not to see a woman ruling Asgard. I art content to be a valkyrie and defend the Golden Realm with mine sword and mine life." She shook her head. "Nay, I knowest not of the crest of her house." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-08-26 07:47 am UTC (link)
	That gets a laugh. "T'will ne'er happen, sister mine. I am no warrior king, the shirt of the bear-jherk marks me as one of the unwashed savages who art oft nearer to trolls than gods. I wear it proudly, but ne'er shalt it be the garb of kings. Thou'rt the rightful heir, and those who think thee a woman because of thy birth shalt find thee a warrior born." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 07:59 am UTC (link)
	"Thou'rt the eldest of the male children. Thou wilt be king after father. Aridis and I wilt most likely be married off to secure an alliance or end a war. 'Tis the path of female children." Asleif would be the exception. Even Father realized that Asleif is not wife material. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

stone_bear
2009-08-26 08:03 am UTC (link)

"Bah, Aridis mayhap... and when she learns she ist expected to take but one man to bed, she wilt make life very difficult for many people. But thou'rt no one's wife. Thou wilt need a wife thyself as surely as did thy birth-mother. Best thou shouldst start seeking out eligible women thou wouldst not mind raising the children of the Queen of Asgard. The day thou didst take up the path of the sword, twas destined to be. Asgard ist safest in thine hands, and mine gift makes me suited to but one thing... and that ist not guiding the realm."

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	shield_maiden 2009-08-26 08:16 am UTC (link)
	"E'en thou knowest that I wilt marry if Father or Grandfather doth order it. I hath no choice." It was useless to continue this conversation. They have had it many times in the past and would have it many more times in the future. Svalin knew her duties to family and realm. "On the morrow we wilt seek a horse for young Zoey." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	stone_bear 2009-08-26 08:20 am UTC (link)
	"And thou knowst just as well that order will ne'er come. Thou wilt marry thy choice of stock to produce strong heirs and find a fine wife for thineself. But aye, on the morrow then. Truly, I canst hardly wait to see the child's face 'pon receiving her present." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)