IT'S A BABY-BONANZA!

[paradisamods]

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)

Comments

[youfallback]

I won't sleep or I'll get a different room. [Carolina rolls her eyes at him. She'd prefer to be able to be in the same room as the kids as long as possible, thus the not sleeping. Because if she does sleep, she knows she'll wake up screaming.]

[encryptedlock]

[York narrows his eyes at her. There's really only one reason he can see for that.]

And you said you didn't hate me. I already said I'd take the couch. I'm not going to take advantage of you in the night, you know.

[youfallback]

[Carolina turns her gaze fully to him in stark confusion, her eyebrows furrowing in a sudden concern. He thinks that she thinks that he'd take advantage of her during the night?]

What? No. That isn't it at all.

[Which puts her down to only a couple options: a)not tell him about the nightmares and have him assume that she thinks he's going to rape her in the middle of the night or b)tell him about the nightmares.

She really hates both options, but one of them is clearly more horrible than the other, even to her scrambled conscience.]

[encryptedlock]

Then what's so terrible about sleeping in the same room with me, huh? I know it's not that you can't stand the kids. [Hell, the only signs of happiness she'd shown at all since she came back was when she was around the kids, so it couldn't be that.]

You were doing just fine this morning until you woke up, anyway.

[youfallback]

York, I have nightmares. [She can't help the still slight snarl of her response. Of all the things for him to assume about why she wouldn't want to be in the same room as him.] Every night. A few times a night. Except last night because of the Castle likely. I usually wake up screaming.

[She openly glares at him in exasperation, hoping that he can, at least, figure out why her screaming while their kids are sleeping would be a Bad Idea.]

[encryptedlock]

[Oh.

Well.

...Okay, that makes a lot more sense, then. Still, York looks more surprised than he ought to, knowing what she'd recently come from. He's quiet for a while until his expression retreats to a more thoughtful one.]

Would you...consider taking anything for it? A sleep aid, I mean. There are some that give you dreamless sleep.

[Because God, does she need it.]

I mean, I'd still be right there in the room with you, so if anything important happened I could give you a shot of adrenaline or whatever to wake you up.

[youfallback]

[Carolina feels conflicted at seeing that surprise on his face. She had been putting on the illusion of functioning and that she was only training all day every day strong enough to fool him, and part of her is satisfied at that. However, the other part is concerned with the surprise and all his previous bluster about caring about her and that him not having known is clearly evidence of a lie about his feelings at one point or another.

She shakes her head at him. Needing him to give her an adrenaline shot to wake her up in an emergency is far to dependent for her tastes right now.] I'll get a different room and come back in in the morning before they wake up.

[encryptedlock]

[Frankly, after their last failure of a conversation in the castle, he'd been far too angry at her to seek her out beyond the most superficial of information. But he had still known right away that she wasn't getting enough sleep - that much was obvious just by looking at her.

But of course, there she goes pushing away his offer of help again. York grimaces at the prospect.]

So you don't even want to try. Typical.

[youfallback]

You're asking me to put my life in your hands. If the place starts burning down and I'm knocked out from a sleep aid, I'm supposed to trust you to wake me up with an adrenaline shot. [Carolina continues to openly glare at him.]

You know how crazy that sounds. What about when we get back to the Castle. Are you expecting me to move in with you so you can give me an adrenaline shot in case the Castle burns down.

[encryptedlock]

First of all, this place isn't going to burn down. It never puts the kids in danger.

[He sighs.]

And Christ, it doesn't have to be me. I know you hate me. [Which he's going to stubbornly repeat, because she's really not giving him any indication to the contrary.] I'm just trying to give you alternatives so you can get better.

[youfallback]

I can not hate you and still not trust you, you know. [She doesn't miss this part of talking to him. Y'know, the part where he ignores what she says and stays hooked on an idea (that she hates him).] I'm not moving in with anyone anytime soon.

[encryptedlock]

I don't see much of a difference from my end, you know.

But fine. Keep not trusting anybody and having nightmares instead of trying to change things. See how far that gets you.

[youfallback]

I don't see you suggesting anything besides 'put yourself completely at the mercy of another person despite the fact that I know you were just strangled and thrown off a cliff a month ago.' [If it's possible to furrow her eyebrows further at him, she does.]

[encryptedlock]

Yeah? So what else have you tried then, besides trying to exhaust yourself and burning through all your reserves?

[At least, he thinks bitterly, now she knows why he never trusted Maine at the castle.]

[youfallback]

[She hasn't tried much, honestly. She's most familiar with the not sleeping strategy and has been employing that the most, but there's other methods probably.] Did you miss the part where I told you I don't trust you.

[encryptedlock]

Because sitting alone at night thinking about how much you don't trust me is a great way to get to sleep. Point being, you're not even trying, are you?

[He scowls.]

I mean, at least I'm trying to think of ways to help you, since you can't be bothered.

[youfallback]

I have been trying. I'm not telling you my nightly routine. [She scowls right back at him.] Saying I'm not trying because I won't tell you every detail of my life is bullshit.

[encryptedlock]

I'm not asking for every detail, I'm asking for one example. Which you can't provide.

[youfallback]

Changing the arrangement of my living quarters. [She glares at him openly, heat blatant in her words.] Fuck off, York.

[encryptedlock]

[He grins a little, actually.]

See? That wasn't so hard.

I'm just worried about you, that's all.

[youfallback]

You're being fucking ridiculous. You assume I'm lying unless I give you exactly what you want. [She continues to scowl at him and starts the F of another 'fuck off' when Jack totters back over.

Whoops they've been arguing for a while and it's actually getting a little close to dinner time.] Mommy I'm hungry.

[encryptedlock]

[Strangely, York's anger seems to have dissipated.] Funny, because that's how you've been treating me for the past two months, with an extra helping of accusations on top of that.

[When Jack comes over, he'll scoop up the little boy and give him a kiss on the top of his head.] Hungry already? Is it time to wash up and go eat?

[youfallback]

[Carolina's keeping from continuing the argument while Jack's there. The toddler nods and rubs his tummy in a show of jus how hungry he is.] Hungry!

[encryptedlock]

[York grins at him and sets him down.]

Laura, honey!

[And of course Laura comes over too.]

Your brother's hungry. You feel like eating?

[She thinks about it for a little bit and then nods.]

Uh huh! I want meatloaf, Daddy!

Meatloaf, huh? Well, we can see what they have.

[youfallback]

[Jack claps in excitement before turning his gaze curiously back up at York.] What's meatloaf, Daddy? Can I have some?