basic_powers: (playtime)
basic_powers ([personal profile] basic_powers) wrote2011-10-05 11:50 pm
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...how kids plan parties...

If they're dreamers, they want bouncy castles and pony rides and giant tigers.

If they're the children of superheroes, oddly enough they still want those things, but you can't find a good pony that resists nuclear radiation as Tyler's learned. So, in the interest of keeping things simple and within his budget, a party has come together in the backyard of the house of one Augustus Fenwick.

Inside, there's plenty of soda in the fridge, and bowls of chips, dips, crackers, pretzels and ofcourse candy and little paper favor bags. The coffee table between the couch and TV already has one large present wrapped in brown paper (decorated with green watercolor cats) and an absolutely HUGE box wrapped in a myriad of wrapping papers next to it.

Outside in the fenced backyard is a good sized stick, branch and log structure, waiting to be set on fire as soon as the sun really starts to set, and that isn't that far off as the afternoon sunlight reveals. There's a kid in a black trenchcoat that looks about eight sizes too big poking about said structure as Tyler holds open the door for the guests. And decorating the walls, counter top are little decorated brown-paper flags saying 'Happy Birthday Nepeta!" in green letters.
not_his_pa: (dime novels)

[personal profile] not_his_pa 2012-01-03 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
On top of two dime novels that have tigers and lions on the cover, there is a bunch of brightly colored rock candy tied with a gold ribbon.
nepetaleijon: (Default)

[personal profile] nepetaleijon 2012-01-03 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Oooooh.

She picks up the brightly colored ... things first. They look a little like grist, but they're the wrong shape for that.

They're pretty, though!
not_his_pa: (kind of a smile)

[personal profile] not_his_pa 2012-01-03 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
"They're hard sugar, you can eat them,"

She looks like she's never seen them before and he wants to make sure she likes them.
nepetaleijon: (happy cat)

[personal profile] nepetaleijon 2012-01-04 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
You said the magic word, Will: sugar.

Nepeta tastes one, and promptly tosses the whole thing in her mouth and proceeds to crunch its bones.

(Figuratively. Rock candy doesn't have bones.)
not_his_pa: (surprised laugh)

[personal profile] not_his_pa 2012-01-04 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
It's on a wooden stick which is remarkably bonelike for candy and William laughs at how much she likes it,

"I can get you more if you really like them."
nepetaleijon: (o hai)

[personal profile] nepetaleijon 2012-01-04 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
"You said it's called rock candy? We can purrobably get it from the Bar."

She's tempted to eat the others right there, but carefully tucks them away instead and turns her attention to the books.
not_his_pa: (smug smile)

[personal profile] not_his_pa 2012-01-04 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, you can. I've gotten 'em for my brother there,"

The books aren't too fancy just some dime novels about adventures in Africa and places far from William's Arizona. He picked them because they had big cats on the covers.
nepetaleijon: (happy cat)

[personal profile] nepetaleijon 2012-01-04 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
The big cats are definitely a draw! Nepeta is admiring them.

"Thank you! I'll k33p these in my cave to read before I go to sl33p in the meowrning."
not_his_pa: (kind of a smile)

[personal profile] not_his_pa 2012-01-04 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
"I hope you like them. They should be good. I read lots of stuff from those authors and the stories are always excitin'. If you don't like them, I'll get you some others."
nepetaleijon: (happy cat)

[personal profile] nepetaleijon 2012-01-05 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Nepeta beams. She loves exciting stories!

(Some of these may find themselves illustrated on the walls of her cave, if they catch her imagination.)
not_his_pa: (smug smile)

[personal profile] not_his_pa 2012-01-05 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
"If you do like them, I can get you more too."