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Who: Simon Tam pompous_today and Alexis Castle raisingdad
What: Simon and Alexis try to deal with their bouncing bundle of joy- a unicorn baby!
When: May 10th
Where: Starting off at Alexis' room, who knows where they'll go from there?
Rating: Can't see it going above G with these two.

Simon knew something had to be up when he awoke to find an egg on his doorstep. He'd been passed over for a child last year, a fact which he was grateful for as it would likely have made his longing for Kaylee unbearable, but this year, he wasn't so lucky.

But an egg?

Whatever was inside it, Simon was sure it wasn't going to be human.

Stranger still was the accompanying card telling him to seek out Alexis to help him care for the so-called "bundle of joy".

Simon figured that there was no use waiting, so he went to find Alexis' room and knocked on her door, egg tucked under one arm.

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Simon sat down next to the unicorn, looked in the eye and said solemnly,

"Then I dub you Sam, official unicorn of Cair Paradisa, for as long as you choose to serve us." He then looked up at Alexis and shook his head. "We got lucky- I've been seeing horror stories all over the journal all morning."

[raisingdad]

"So have I. Imagine getting a demon or something. I guess the castle doesn't hate us."

That made her feel good. She hadn't done anything to make the castle hate her so she was glad it was being nice. She could only hope her luck would continue.

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"Or a phoenix, like Katniss got. Might as well say goodbye to all of your possessions in that case."

Well, the castle not hating me for once is a nice change, Simon thought to himself, but he stopped himself from saying anything further aloud. No need to be a killjoy, after all.

"Should we take him to the stables? He can meet horses there."

[raisingdad]

"Ooh a phoenix. What's wrong with a phoenix?"

Alexis cradled the unicorn in her arms, feeling a sudden maternal bond towards it. She was hesitant to send him to the stables, where he might get hurt without her looking out for him.

"Well, only if I can stay with him for a while. He's still a baby."

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"Hers has apparently set things on fire," Simon said with a grimace. "I suppose a young one does not have much control over its abilities yet, so..."

He nodded, opening the door for Alexis once again.

"I'll accompany you- I've gotten to know some of the horses, so I can be of help."

[raisingdad]

"Oh yeah, ok. I can see why that's a problem."

She doesn't have a lot of familiarity with mythological creatures since they don't exist in her world. Alexis thanked him for opening the door and carefully carried Sam in her arms down the hall.

"I've been meaning to go down to the stables, actually."

[pompous_today]

"It's peaceful out there," Simon replied, following close behind. "And even if Sam doesn't get big enough to ride, he'll have others for company and can at least run alongside them. My friend Vanyel and I have been taking rides when we can... it's very... freeing."

Simon realized with a slight pang of guilt that he hadn't ridden in a long time, and that perhaps he might feel a bit less stressed and directionless if he had been. He made a mental note to talk to Vanyel about it when he could.