IT'S A BABY-BONANZA!

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Good morning, residents! Did you sleep well? You're going to need all the energy you can muster because congratulations: You're parents! Again! The Paradisa Stork has paid some very lucky residents a visit last night, and even moved them to a more kid-friendly environment.

Some of you may already recognize your little bundle of joy and--my, how they've grown! Others will have to get acquainted with their little rugrats. You may not know them, but they certainly know you. By they way? They're bored. And hungry! And they want all the attention you could possibly give them.

It's going to be a long week.

(ooc: Use this as a catch-all post! This will be the only mass post for the Sunny Skies Retreat, so you may use it for any day that you'd like. Feel free to make your own posts and/or sections whenever you'd like!

SECTIONS: BEDROOMS | PLAY ROOM | PETTING ZOO | POOL | GARDENS | THE CASTLE)

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[youfallback]

[Carolina watches carefully in case either kid needs assistance down at the bottom of the slide and, while she trusts York with both, there's a huge urge to get into the water to make sure that if he gets too tired supporting both, she'll be close enough to help. So, as Jack tries to walk as carefully as he can to the stairs, Carolina takes the dress off (with an extremely modest one-piece underneath) and slides into the water to wait.]

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[Modest or not, she still looks smokin' hot in a bathing suit. York spares her a longing glance with a sad smile before turning his attention back to the ones who actually want him to be here.

Laura will be down the slide first, so her mommy can catch her.]

[youfallback]

[She'd been hoping to avoid that look in keeping the dress on and does what she can to ignore it, focusing on the water slide and the kids. When Laura comes down, Carolina catches her with a returning smile and carefully swims out of the way so Jack and Laura can come down.]

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[And there's a pretty big splash as Jack and York make it down.]

Do you want to play in the shallow end for a little bit and then go down again?

[Jack's starting to look a little tired from all those steps, after all. And Laura hadn't had a chance to just splash around yet.]

Okay, Daddy!

[youfallback]

[Yeah, she's not surprised that naptime might be coming soon. Carolina helps Laura swim over to the shallow area as Jack sort-of dog paddles in his dad's arms, but that'll tire him out pretty quickly.]

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[Yep. That might or might not be part of a completely unsubtle plan on York's part. Laura's big enough not to need a nap now, but Jack's definitely still at that age. York plays along for a good few minutes, but Jack obviously starts to tire and York starts leading him back. Once he realizes it's time to stop playing, he might get upset, but York is pretty sure he'll be asleep by the time they get back to the hotel room.]

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[Once Jack starts seriously flagging, Carolina pauses their group and glances over at York.] Might need to carry him.

[She wants to, herself, but it's good bonding time for father and son. Jack rubs at his eyes at the pause and sleepily holds his arms out for York.]

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I gotcha, big boy.

[Yeah there's no way Jack is going to be able to walk the whole way back. York picks him up and drapes a towel over the toddler.]

We can play again when you wake up, okay?

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[Jack sleepily settles on York's shoulder, cheek down against him and asleep almost as soon as he's there. He somehow manages another small,] Kay, Daddy.

[Carolina can't help but smile as she watches them, affection touching the edges of her gaze.] Laura, do you need a nap?

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[Laura tilts her head and thinks about it in a gesture very reminiscent of her father.]

I don't think so. But maybe we could sit down and read a book?

[York will be taking Jack back up to the room to lay him out on the bed.]

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We can do that. [Carolina smiles, even at the tilt of her head. Damn, she looks so much like her father right now.

Jack barely shifts on his part of the bed, waking up enough to ask.] Want Georgia.

[Carolina glances over at Jack again and quickly goes searching through the boy's things before she comes up with a little stuffed red panda.]

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That is the cutest thing I have ever seen, except maybe for Laura's panda.

[Laura giggles, though quietly as she's pretty aware of how easily her brother can wake up in the first few minutes of a nap.]

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[Carolina holds the red panda out to Jack, who snuggles up to it and promptly falls back asleep. Carolina kisses him lightly on the top of the head. With that all taken care of, she heads to Laura's suitcase to grab a small book.]

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I can stay here with him if you guys want to go outside or anything?

[He wouldn't mind a bit of a nap himself.]

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[Carolina glances down at Laura, silently asking if she wants to go outside or stay in their room to read.]

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[Laura nods and takes her mother's hand.]

Come on!

[It's a big hotel, after all. There's probably a number of posh sitting rooms and balconies to explore.]

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[Carolina pauses to glance back at York, opening her mouth to say something before she decides against it and heads out with Laura to go find a place to read.]

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[She seems to be a pretty smart girl for a seven-year-old, so Laura has a small chapter book to read from. It's a fairly standard magical realism story set on a distant colony and starring a plucky young girl.

As for York, he'll take a short nap snuggled up with Jack for a while. He missed having another warm body in bed with him, even just for cuddling.]

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[Carolina finds them a plush armchair to settle in and sets Laura on her lap so the can read together. It's surprising to Carolina just how natural and warm it feels to have someone else in her arms. Altogether, it's been so long that she can't help but eat it up. She'll keep reading as long as Laura wants her to.

Jack, meanwhile, will sleep for a solid hour and a half before stirring.]

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[Laura will insist on alternating chapters as they read so she gets practice, though after a while she'll want to investigate lunch options as well.

As for York, he'll be poring over the journal when Jack starts stirring. He'd been able to sleep for about half an hour earlier, which was a nice nap for him.]

You waking up there?

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Let's go back and get Daddy and Jack for lunch. [Carolina carefully lifts Laura and heads back up to the hotel room, entering as quietly as she can.

She notices York with his journal before the stirring Jack and sets Laura back down as the sleepy toddler starts to sit up with his panda.]

Anything on the journals. [Nope, still hasn't learned how to ask questions.]

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Some people apparently didn't have any idea they'd get kids. Shocking, I know. Did you get some good reading in, Laura.

[She nods excitedly and puts the book back in her bag so they can continue tomorrow.]

Mommy says it's lunchtime!

Mommy's smart. [He was starting to get pretty hungry.] What do you guys want to eat?

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[Carolina heads over to her own journal and as she scans through entries, she pales at the sight of Church's.] Take them to lunch, I need to handle something.

[And doesn't wait for an answer before heading out of the room.

Jack doesn't look too perturbed as he blinks around and rubs his face.] Chicken nuggets?

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[Lovely. York rolls his eyes a little at Carolina, who probably doesn't notice it.]

Can I have a cheeseburger, Daddy?

Course you can, Laura. Let's head downstairs, okay?

[Yep, two Happy Meals down in the dining area coming right up. As for York, he'll have a McRib. Mmm.

That should give Carolina enough time to get her business over with.]

[youfallback]

[Carolina's back not too much later, around the time they're finishing their lunches. She's a shade paler, but she's quickly settling at the table, offering a weak smile to the kids.]

Did you already finish? [Holy shit it's an actual question.]