A Room at the Arms Hotel, Saturday Morning

[vanillajello]

Dorian Owens was a pretty resourceful and brave little boy. So, when he couldn't locate his parents at the big building he'd found them last time, and he heard someone mention an awful lot of people would be at the hotel this morning, he set on his way across town

Lots of bright persuasive smiles, a rickshaw ride, and a helpful hotel employee later he found himself at a door behind which he was supposed to find his parents. So, he knocked. Enthusiastically.

Inside the room, in bed, it made Kate frown lightly. "Did you order room service breakfast or something?" she mumbled, still half asleep.

[ooc: For the two pale dudes, and masses of SP!]

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[vanillajello]

"God, you are going to grow up so fat," Kate said, laughing, though he'd probably been blessed with her freaky metabolism. She closed the door, then went for the room phone. "I think I'm gonna go for donuts myself."

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

"With maple syrup!"

Sometimes, he just said things to see if he'd get them. He bounced around in Bod's arms and hugged his tiny arms around his neck.

"You look happier than last time, Daddy!"

[vanillajello]

Kate smiled a little more softly. "He is," she said, before she went to phone in an order.

She ordered coffee, bacon, donuts, muffins, and yes, maple syrup. Breakfast of champions, really.

[therewaslife]

"Yay!" Dorian said and put his tiny hands on Bod's cheeks to give him an Eskimo kiss. "Daddy, after breffast, can we play?"

"Of course," Bod said, smiling softly as well.

"It's not nap time till later so yay!"

[vanillajello]

Kate ended the call and shook her head. "As if you need nap time to randomly fall asleep, Dorian." He was much like her in that respect. "But yeah, we'll definitely play. Definitely."

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

"At least I didn't fall asleep with a Cheeto in my mouf!" Dorian said, sharing something that he'd promised to keep secret from his mum. Oh well.

[vanillajello]

Kate raised an eyebrow pretty slowly, at that. "... What?"

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

"You did that, Mum, but I wasn't apposed to say that," he said and slapped a hand over his mouth. "Dun tell!"

[vanillajello]

"I did that?"

Man, why didn't that sound less likely to her?

"Wow. What a dumb thing to do."

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

"You were tired," Dorian whispered, twisting in his dad's arms to reach for her. "I tucked you in!"

And left the Cheeto there.

[vanillajello]

Naturally.

"Well, that was very sweet of you," Kate smiled, moving closer to make that reaching a little easier. "I must've been really tired."

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

"You weeeeeeeeeere," Dorian said, reaching to hug her and tucking his little body close to her. "You look less sad too, Mum. Good."

[vanillajello]

"I feel a lot less sad too," Kate murmured, kissing the top of his head. "And I'm even happier now that you've shown up, Dorian."

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

"Does that mean I get a brovver or a sister soon?"

Have fun with that one, Kate. Bod was just going to laugh.

[vanillajello]

"Uhhh." Good start, Kate. Excellent thinking on your feet. "You know, I think you should ask your actual mom about that. I mean I haven't even had you."

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

"Okaaaaaaaaaaaay," Dorian said like it was the hardest thing in the world to do. "I'll ask her when I get back! What can I ask you though, Mum? Ask me a question!"

That was confusing but come on, he was young.

[vanillajello]

Kate laughed. "What? That's confusing, Dorian." Well, it was! "What kind of question? Liiike... How is school? You go to school, right?"

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

"Yeah!" Well, it was pre kindergarten but he totally went. "Daddy takes me sometimes and you take me sometimes and sometimes you bof take me! I get to draw things! I drew you bacon!"

Look, food was a thing in their house, all right?

[vanillajello]

"Bacon?" Kate asked, holding back a laugh. "Oh, I'm sure I really liked that."

She glanced over at Bod, amused. "I'm sure that's all on me."

[therewaslife]

"I would imagine so," Bod said, coming closer to give Kate's kiss a cheek and then Dorian's before he actually went to answer the knocking at the door that signaled the food had arrived.

"Wanna know what I draw Daddy?" Dorian asked. "I draw him youuuuuu cuz he says you're his favoritest. Well, 'sides me."

[vanillajello]

"Awww." Yeah, Kate felt like she could just cry at how cute he was, she really did. "Do you think you could draw something like that for us, too?"

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

Bod had retrieved the food from the man at the door, tipped him and was now bringing it back towards Kate and Dorian.

"You wanna bacon and a daddy picture?" Dorian asked. "Bacon daddy! A bacon daddy!"

He found that pretty funny, yes.

[vanillajello]

Kate snickered as she carried Dorian back over to the bed. "Whatever you wanna draw, Dorian, is fine. Even a... bacon daddy."

Snort.

[puddingordeath.livejournal.com]

"I can draw alla us!" Dorian said, kicking his tiny feet as he got closer to the bed. "And you can have it and hang it up!"

[vanillajello]

"Yes, we'll hang it up in our r--" 'Our room', she'd meant to say, but things had changed in that respect, hadn't they? "Well, we'll definitely hang it up somewhere, I promise."

She put him down on the bed. "After breakfast, I'll get you some paper and pens, okay?"