Nexus, The Factory and Aoife's Brownstone, Purrpony

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blanket factory: *quiet, the day is drawing to a close. All the workers are at their posts, except for one certain furball in dreadlocks*

Legacy: *stopping to load her backpack with more blankets and add the money from the last trip around the Nexus to the big jar. Pauses as she notices a distinct lack of furball* *blink blink* ... Where's Lumen?

Aoife: *looks up from where she's sitting crosslegged in the middle of a table watching Deirdre and Violet sleep. Tilts head* Heading this way.

Legacy: *blink blink* Oh... Okay. *moves to set her backpack down at her station*

Yuffie: *is that shout down near the other end of the work area, is giving one of the Sephiroths a run for his money*

Sephiroth: *giving as good as he's getting, snark-wise*

Deidre: *ear twitch, and then the lioness size Fae tabby is getting to her feet with an extravagant stretch before bounding into the air with Sephiroth as her intended landing pad*

Legacy: *ignores the startled yelp from Sephiroth*

Yuffie: Aww! Hi, Dee! *moves to give cuddles and scritchies*

Sephiroth: *not amused!*

Legacy: *quick glance towards Den's office as she moves to sit down across from Aoife* *slight frown*

Aoife: *softly, as she cuddles Violet and listens to Dee's thunderous purring* She'll heal. Just make sure her hug meter's full.

Legacy: *small nod, fiddles with her blocker* *quietly* And Dennis', too...

Aoife: *nods* Deedee'll help with that.

Legacy: *another small nod and more fiddling with her blocker*

Aoife: *soft throat clear* *low voiced, and slightly amused* And it turns out Lumen didn't get the pet for Den and Dennis that he went to Aria's to pick for them.

Legacy: ... *raised brow* Oh?

Aoife: *head turns toward the door as she grins softly* Nope.

Legacy: *looks where Aoife's looking* ... *and now she's getting to her feet as she sees Lumen carrying a black foal-like creature*

Lumen: *pleased kitty grin as he sights Legacy, and then he's approaching and talking about the creature* I got her from Aria's, right after she arrived. Apparently, she's a purrpony, but I don't think she has a name yet....

Aoife: *chuckles and gently zips Violet into her coat, then sparkles a bottle into existence and feeds the twi'lek toddler as she watches the two young mutants*

Legacy: *questioning Lumen about what the purrpony foal needs, food wise, bedding wise, and otherwise, and letting the black baby smell her hand*

Lumen: *gently pointing out that the foal looks like a My Little Pony, and explaining that she's a sentient being, indicating the implant around her eye. Will also explain that when the foal's of age, she'll need to be let go if she wants that*

Legacy: *nods, understanding in her expression*

Aoife: *can't help snerking as the foal sneezes and then nickermews*

Legacy: *gentle, soothing sounds*

foal: *blinks those big blue eyes at her, and puts her head down and purrs softly as she curls in Lumen's arms*

Lumen: *makes with the cute pouty face at Legacy in order to get a blanket for the foal*

Legacy: *amused expression is a go as she puts some of the money she earned today in the jar and snags a blanket from Aeris*

Aoife: *quiet chuckle, will teleport to Aria's pet store and pick up a red fighting fish with smallish dark blue fins in the lyretail form. Buys a large round bowl for him, and a skull for him to play in, as well as food and treatments. Then teleports into the office back at the factory*

Den: *slight start from where she's sitting on Dennis' desk*

Aoife: *holds up the bowl with ease despite the weight of the water and gravel* Lumen went to Aria's to get you two a pet.

Den: *blink blink* *soft 'heh'* He's a doof...

Dennis: *raised brow* Is that a boy or girl fish?

Aoife: It's a male. *looks down into the water, and then walks over and sets the bowl on the cabinet between and behind the two desks*

fish: *crawling through an eyehole*

Dennis: ... So Lumen got us a fish...

Den: ... It's an Optimus Prime fish. :3

Aoife: No, he got Legacy a pony. I got you a fish. *smirk*

Den: ... *snerrrrk*

Dennis: ... He still has to wait till Legacy's at least 20 before he can flirt with her.

Aoife: *snerk* It's a My Little Pony. I don't think either of them realize they're parents now.

Dennis: ... *facepalm*

Den: ... So should we give them pointers on what not to do? *is watching the fish*

Aoife: MLP babies are pretty straight forward. Even purrponies. *offers Den a little jar of betta food, a card of water treatment capsules, and a book about keeping pet bettas*

Den: *reaches for the offered items* Gotcha.

Aoife: She's going to be climbing all over things even worse than Dee once she's older, though.

Dennis: ... Climbing?

Aoife: *waves her hand and sparkles a description of purrponies into the air between them*

Dennis: ... *chuckles once he's finished reading* Lu's gonna have his hands full.

Aoife: She might just be the perfect animal family member for them. Didn't I see Leggy on the roof the other day?

Den: *nods* Braver woman than me....

Dennis: *teasingly* Says the girl who freezes on ladders.

Aoife: Be nice, you two. The fish is watching.

fish: *probably actually giving his reflection a wary look*

Den: *clicks a bit and goes back to fish-watching*

Aoife: *chuckles and turns to leave the office* He's already been fed today.

Legacy: *trying to hide the slight wince she just did at Lumen's overly-excited state. She's managed to make it most of the day with her shielding intact, but she's nearly at her limit*

Lumen: *just a bit oblivious to that, is happily chattering away about getting a comfortable bed for the foal*

Aoife: *quietly but not unkindly* Lumen, you couldn't even afford to eat right now if your bosses didn't give free meals. *turns to her young border, thinking that Yuffie's excitement about not being the only person at the factory with a pet anymore probably isn't helping Legacy either* Home?

Lumen: *ears droop a bit, slight frown* Well... *can't think of an argument*

Legacy: *small nod*

Aoife: *pats the lionoide, and then calls to Deidre and teleports to the front hall of her home with her daughters and her border* There we go.

house: *peace, quiet, soft creaks and the rustle of something small in the wall*

Legacy: *deep breath, lets it out in a soft sigh*

foal: *starts to cry softly, the teleportation has confused her*

Aoife: Whoops...

Legacy: *attention on the foal, soothing sounds as she gently smooths the foal's fur*

Aoife: I've got a dog bed I think she'll fit in right now.

Legacy: *small nod* And she's got a blanket...

Aoife: Yup. *squeezes Legacy's shoulder and nods toward the door to her apartment* Go on home and relax. I'll be right back.

Legacy: *another nod, moves to enter her apartment, wondering for a moment if she has any plush toys that the foal can snuggle against at night*

Willa: *peeks out of the fireplace, her sharp little brown face smiling a welcome to her young neighbor*

Legacy: *small smile for Willa* Hey...

Willa: *sends a quick and complicated series of images by way of greeting, and then a few more to tell Legacy that she found another of those chocolate flavored puffball mushrooms after the last rain in the meadow*

Legacy: *chuckles and begins telling about the foal*

Willa: *interested as she buzzes out of the fireplace and comes over. Images for suggesting that Legacy lay the baby on the couch for now so that she can eat her puffball*

Legacy: *small headshake* I don't think the couch would be very safe for her right now... She seems pretty new...

Willa: *images of her scratching a little chin and keeping the baby still*

Legacy: *surprised expression. Hadn't thought of that*

Willa: *that's why she's a mama* *grins kindly*

Legacy: *soft chuckle, moves to gently get the foal situated on the couch with her blanket*

Willa: *tugs on the pillow that got left on the couch, wants to put it beside the foal*

Legacy: *nods, checking on the foal all the while*

foal: *tucked between couch back and pillow, she blinks around and then starts to purr softly*

Willa: *pleased grin. Darts away to get the puffball and then bring the lovely truffle sized, creamy white morsel to Legacy*

Legacy: *small grin, will gently scratch the foal's chin*

foal: *more purring, and then a sleepy yawn*

Willa: *little chirps and holds out the puffball*

Legacy: *attention going to Willa* Thanks... *reaches for the puffball*

Willa: *gives and then watches for Legacy's reaction to it. This puffball is younger than the first one Legacy ate. The inside is creamy instead of crumbly, smooth and lovely, and twice as flavorful as that other*

Legacy: *surprised and pleased expression as she enjoys the puffball*

Willa: *happy zips, and then checks on the foal and waves to Legacy before darting back up the chimney, which is echoing softly with her husband Lark's sweet song*

Aoife: *knocks on the door at about the same time*

Legacy: *moves to get up to open the door*

Aoife: *big soft oval dog bed under one arm, and a rag bunny from Den's factory in the other hand* How's this?

Legacy: I think that'll work well.

Aoife: *grins* Where do you want it? Oh, I have this too. *turns slightly to show the portable playpen hanging on her back* And some pony diapers.

Legacy: *considering look around the apartment* Well...

Aoife: *quirks a brow quizzically* What?

Legacy: I don't want her to feel lonely in the night....

Aoife: Stick her bed or pen right by yours. She might not wander even when she gets old enough to walk more confidently, so you may never need the pen.

Legacy: *small nod* That'll work...

Aoife: *grins and offers the stuff* There's a diagram on the package that explains how the diapers go on. Rinse them out before you stick them down the laundry chute, just like your pads.

Legacy: *nods as she reaches for the offered stuff*

Aoife: *makes sure she's got a good grip on it* I've figured out what her implant's for.

Legacy: *as she reads the diagram* Oh?

Aoife: She's got a birth defect that didn't let her brain develop properly, so someone gave her cybernetic backup.

Legacy: Aww... *will gently smooth the foal's fur*

foal: *prrrrrrrr. Sigh*

Aoife: *pulling bottle and formula out of the air*

Legacy: *will carefully put a diaper on the foal before reaching for the bottle and formula*

Aoife: *hands them over, and then lifts her eyebrows and looks down into her jacket as she hears a toot* You trying to asphyxiate yourself, Violet?

foal: *giggle!*

Legacy: *soft snerk, will turn her attention to feeding the foal*

Aoife: *as the little one closes her eyes and purrs while eating* Just yell if you need anything. Have a good night. Oh, and Den says you're off tomorrow.

Legacy: Alright.

Aoife: *grins and sends a soft thread of affection, then turns and closes the door behind her. She'll be able to hear Legacy's call wherever she winds up in the Nexus tonight*

((Co-written with random_xtras))