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[lalliho]

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[enflame]

( Stupid and unobservant, Emil stalls for a second while trying to -- oh, right, Lisko scarfing down everything in front of them. He'd barely noticed they had half a cookie, it was gone so quickly! )

They're growing still. Also a bit chubby...but babies are, so that's fine! ( Like the "I Can't Say No To That Face" Dad he is, Emil places a whole cookie on the counter for the beast, and it's gone rather quickly. Fat Lisko Rises... ) It's actually rather amusing to watch.

[lalliho]

[Lalli munches fairly often, but wow... All of Emil's money is going to be spent on keeping this one satisfied... If Lalli wasn't already determined to get a job, seeing these luxurious foods squandered would be the nail in the coffin.]

I guess so. [Admittedly, he doesn't know much about babies, or what's amusing or not...] As long as they don't get sick.

[enflame]

( ....Oh. Day Dad didn't consider this possibility. Hmm. )

Maybe that'll be the last one they get...I'm not sure how sensitive lizard stomachs are. ( Lisko doesn't appear to be disturbed thus far, licking the counter to make sure they get every smear of chocolate. They baby them too much... )

[lalliho]

[Let them have their beautiful brat, gosh.]

Handled burnt meat good enough, I guess.

[Yes, He transitioned mid-sentence. He's stopped eating and grown comfortable enough again, so...!]

...I'm getting a job. Are you going to?

[This sounds like a random topic change again, but he had a train of thought that definitely made sense!!!

[enflame]

( Another thing Emil's gotten more used to, though it does take him a second more than it should to connect the end of the telepathy to the beginning of the verbal communication. )

A job? I'd say not. Most of them sound ridiculous or menial, and there's no point if they're going to give me credits for free. Maybe if we're still here and they need help with something more in line with my skill set, but I doubt that.

( That last bit particularly irritates him!! Why don't other worlds need people to burn shit down? )

[lalliho]

Mmn, yeah... This place probably would not like a big fire.

[And they hate magic... Bizarre place, but most places were.]

This is good. Lisko won't be lonely.

[enflame]

Being a stay-at-home-dad...I suppose that's better than picking up garbage.

( Saying "dad" still feels strange, but he accepts his fate... Also, holy shit, just wait until he discovers takeout food. THEY BRING THE FOOD TO YOU, LALLI!!!! )

What sort of job are you getting, anyway?

[lalliho]

Delivery.

[HE MIGHT EVEN END UP BEING THE ONE TO BRING EMIL FOOD SOMETIMES, WHO KNOWS!!!]

I'm going to be really good at it. And I'm going to learn to ride something called a bicycle!

[enflame]

( When Lalli has to bring Emil food, will he stay and eat with him or is the job more important. Real questions. )

A bicycle? ( He knows what that is, but... ) That sounds interesting. Much faster than just walking or running everywhere.

( He hasn't failed miserably at it and therefore hates it, yet. )

[lalliho]

[…job… sorry babe.]

Mhmn. I could deliver stuff running, but if I do more deliveries, I should get more money, and I can do more if the bicycle makes me faster.

[He's kinda jazzed...!]

[enflame]

( Rats...well he can take an egg roll for the road.

Look at Lalli all smug and happy and shit...makes Emil feel soft. )

Not that I don't understand, but is there a reason you want more money? ( Lalli just doesn't seem like the type to want a lot of material stuff, so consider him curious. )

[lalliho]

[Hmn...?]

I don't really care about the money part... You can have most of it, if you want. [hes an enabling fuck] But if I get lots of it, it means I'm doing it right, right? They'll see I'm really good and useful.

[enflame]

( omg he doesn't want your money, pal )

Keep your money. Use it to buy more of those warm clothes you want. Food! Other things! You deserve it.

( Emil leans back against the counter, inhaling contentedly. He definitely likes this world so far. Despite Shehui being totally different than any place he's ever been, something about it feels so homey and normal. It's nice. This is nice. )

[lalliho]

[why what's wrong with his money]

Mm. Maybe.

[He's not...so sure... He hasn't done much to deserve it, and when he does, the praise is more than enough. But clothes and food were, uh. Good. He's come face to face with a conundrum.]

Either way, it'll be good to do stuff. Right?

[enflame]

Right. ( Well, not exactly right -- Emil's not exactly juiced at the idea of having to do stuff that he doesn't want to, but there's also plenty of stuff to do that he does want to. In Lalli's case, seeing him out and about is good. If he wants to learn to ride a bicycle and deliver who knows what to who knows where, that's a marked improvement.

Lisko licks their nose and sits back up on their hind legs, still getting used to bipedal movement. They amble over to Night Dad on two legs, papping at him. What's the hot haps, stranger? How are you today? )

Instead of taking Lisko scouting here, maybe it would be alright to take them...wherever you go. If you can deliver things and watch them at the same time, I mean. ( Daddy/Child bonding time!! Knock knock, delivery lizard is here. )

[lalliho]

[the hot haps are that he's getting a job and even though the sheer population is upsetting, he's feeling like there's a purpose for him being alive right now, little baby. pretty hot, right? Lalli hums and lifts them so Lisko can stand in his lap instead of off to the side, nosing into their little hands whenever they draw near. Gentle hands, gentle hands.]

Mm. I want to learn the area better first. Since they can't have telepathy, I can't find out where they are super easy if they get lost. But I can do that after, if you want.

[enflame]

( Lisko doesn't fully comprehend that they've been sort of rejected and instead babble Go Lala, Go Lala steadily. One day, baby!! )

That's fair. They talk about you quite often, so maybe you can take them to your room sometime. ( Ruby might scream but she'll live. )

[lalliho]

[hey, universe???? this baby is Illegal. too fuckin cute, arrest the inventor.]

They do?

[He stares at this babbling lizard... This new information combined with the "Go Lala"s is really swaying his heart... It couldn't hurt to take them everywhere he went, surely... It was populated, it wasn't like there were big environmental dangers...]

[enflame]

Yeah... Well, it's not like they've known how to say about your name before now. But they make a lot of noise and...wet sounds...directed at you.

( There have been several times where Lisko has gone over to where Lalli keeps his things and babbles and gurgles at the air, wondering where the other human ran off to. Come back, Lala!! Night Dad, where you at? )

[lalliho]

Oh...

[Oh. That's... He's not sure. As much as it makes his chest grow warm, it's something difficult for him to understand. Also: gross.]

...Why?

[enflame]

They like you. They're used to you being around. Babies are impressionable towards the people around them.

( Ohana and all that good shit, man. They're a family!! They babble at him, trying to show off their developing language skills. Day Dad, they've been able to say Lala for a week or so now. They look at Lalli, clacking their hand claws together excitedly. Liiiiiii. Lalali. Lilili. None of it sounds as good as Lala to them, though -- Lala he will stay for now. )

[lalliho]

[gasp omgggg look at their baby, listen to themmm?]

They said Lalli! Almost. They mostly said it!

[!!!!!!!!!!]

[enflame]

( two dads panicking.gif )

They did! See, I told you! ( Victory!!! Except!!!!! ) Lisko, why wouldn't you say my whole name? It's not hard.

[lalliho]

[absent dad is...b-best dad? absence makes the heart grow fonder? what kind of lessons are they teaching this child...]

Yes, say "Emil", now. It's like backwards the part of mine. [what] Emil. Emil.

[enflame]

( who knows, they're winging it

Lisko looks from Lala to Em with trepidation. Hmm. Do they dare? Lisko gives Emil a good hard look before announcing -illllllll to him with their floppy lizard tongue. That's probably as good as he's going to get at this point. )