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  ❛ ALURA! ❜   the snap is sudden and perhaps uncalled for, stark azure orbs widening in shock.   ❛ that language is not appropriate! ❜   and she WONDERS where the small girl managed to pick it up – a matter to deal with another day.  ❛ there are better ways to express your concerns or frustration. i won’t tolerate this attitude. ❜

tears well up in her eyes - it’s not even here yet and mama already likes it better!

@futureschild​​ said:  “Mama, I’ve been thinking. You and Father really don’t need another a baby, so you guys should stop it before it gets here. I know it’s inside you, but I think you still have time to put it back.”

  ❛ UM— ❜   she’s shocked at the sudden suggestion, pausing to glance down at the bump that’s just barely started to form. then gaze darts back to small child, confident in her assessment of the situation.   ❛ lura, that’s not— why would you want me to put the baby back? don’t you want a little brother or sister? ❜

her frown deepens.

    ❛ sprock no. babies are stupider than a bag of rocks. and they smell bad. ❜

lura’s gaze shifts from her mother’s face to her stomach. the baby in there is going to ruin her life. she just KNOWS it.

❛ my, it’s almost as if your father locked things up for a reason. ❜   she’s teasing now, pressing back a soft laugh behind pursed lips. this was nothing new. of course the smartest man in the universe would remember to LOCK UP — to keep small, prying digits away from dangerous equipment. ❛ but maybe, if you ask, he’ll let you help check things in the locked section later. ❜    under supervision of course.    ❛ in the meantime, how about some chess ? ❜

    “I doubt it. You guys NEVER let me do anything fun.”

It’s always, ‘Alura, those chemicals aren’t meant for children.‘

‘Alura, you’re too young to use a plasmatorch by yourself.’

‘Alura, you can’t build a multicylindar laser rifle.’

It’s so BORING.

She frowns when her mother changes the subject. Lura knows what she’s doing: trying to distract her so she’ll leave the lab alone.

❛ you weren’t touching anything, hm? just checking? ❜ she would play along for now. ❛ did you find anything … concerning? ❜

     “No, all the really good stuff is locked away.”

Stupid Father and his stupid passwords.

    “Mama!”

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❝ ah actually i came to get something fixed for m– um my dad.. yeap. booster– well yeah, my dad broke something again, ❞ she smiled, trying to cover up her awkwardness. was there really anything wrong with her admitting that SHE was actually the one to break it? no. but also totally wouldn’t hurt anyone if she just pretended her dad did.  ❝ so, is your dad around or like should i come back later… ? ❞

   “Father isn’t in right now. He took Kal and they      went off to do twelfth-level things or whatever.”

Which meant she was left out. Again.

    “... But I can take a look, if you’d like.”

“I thought maybe because it was mine you would listen.”

❝ oh hi! ❞ michaela smiled, greeting her with a wave. she was just going to pretend like she didn’t notice the curtness of her welcome. she worked in customer service for some time now, she was pretty resilient to that sort of thing.   ❝ how are you? ❞

    “Annoyed.”

It was an honest answer, after all.

“Laaaaaaaame, but gettable.”

    “Oh joy. It’s you again.”