4th floor common room: Sunday Morning

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Blair had gone to eat a sandwich from the fridge and almost bit into mold. So he decided that it was time for the fridge to be cleaned out and the food tested for edibility. Figuring that breakfast was something that everyone enjoyed, he started cooking. He did find some eggs but the rest of breakfast was a weird mix of leftover pizza, sandwiches, old Chinese food, garlic bread and pudding pops.

Bouncing as he worked, Blair whistled happily and munched from a container of take-out chicken.

[ooc: open! Leftover food is totally moddable! And now in the right place!]

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[moonbrain-tam.livejournal.com]

River woke quite early despite having stayed up late. At least she had stayed away from the spiked punch. And there had been plenty of dancing! So she was in a good mood, but hungry, and wandering down the stairs she found the 4th floor common room smelling invitingly of food.

Noticing Blair, River smiled. "Food for me too?"

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Blair grinned around a bite of noodles and nodded. "Plenty of food for you too. Mornin' River."

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"Morning." River inspected the food available, grinning widely. "Is this only from this floor or have you been collecing food from all the common rooms?" Either way, she was obviously pleased.

[littlesensitive.livejournal.com]

Something wee and tiny wandered into the common room on the trail of food, the trail of which she had picked up a floor down. A bright smile blossomed across her face when she saw the source of the food and Blair would find his leg being enthusiastically hugged.

"Unca Bwair!"

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Blair looked around sneakily and winked. "If anyone from another floor comes up and looks angry just say you never saw me or this pile of food."

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"Ack!" Blair jerked backwards, one hand instinctively going to hold onto the girl attached to his leg. "Uh...hello?"

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"Mommy! Daddy!"

After climbing all those stairs she'd finally found them. And it looked like Daddy's been making lunch. Tributary bounced up to her parents, arms outstretched.

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River blinked and instinctively took a step back. Children were generally far to loud. Added to that, this one called her 'Mommy'. She glanced nervously at Blair.

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"Hi!" She beamed happily up at him.

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Blair put down the container of Chinese food and bent over. "Are you a student? Did people turn into kids again?"

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Blair gave River a concerned look and then looked down at the girl. A very small part of his brain noticed a resemblance between her and River.

"Hey there. Are you lost?"

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"Nuh uh," she giggled, holding out her arms in the international sign for 'pick me up and cuddle me, for I am cute!'

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"Was lost. Found you now." She hugged Daddy, even though he was acting strange and looked a lot younger than usual. "Told you I'd help you with the petitions today."

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"She thinks we're her parents," River whispered to Blair, her eyes wide with fear.

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"What's your name, kiddo?" Blair was a sucker for that look and he bent to pick her up. "Do I know you?"

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Blair had hugged Tributary back warily, mostly just because that's what he did but he blinked at River. "Um...are we her parents?"

Figuring that the kid would have the answers, he bent down to her level. "I'm Blair and this is River. What's your name?"

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"'Course you know me," she said, one arm looping around his neck and poking his nose with one finger. "I'm Maggie!"

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"Maggie, of course." Blair laughed a little, looking around to see if parents followed her in. "How 'bout you tell me how I know you, Maggie. Just a reminder?"

[smalltributary.livejournal.com]

Ok, her parents were acting really odd, apart from looking younger than usual. "Daddy! I know your names. You know I'm Tributary." She tugged his arm. "What are we doing here?" She looked at Mommy. "Mom? Don't be scared?" Her mom seemed to have one of her bad days.

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River moaned and crouched on the floor, covering her ears with her hands. "In her mind we're her parents," she mumbled. "Living together. Grown-up. Not here."

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"You're my Unca Bwair," she said firmly. And decided to back up her claim with a kiss on the cheek.

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Blair knelt next to River, laying one hand on the back of her neck and focusing on soothing thoughts. "Calm down, River. It's okay. Can you focus on me for a little bit?"

Looking at the small hand on his arm, he smiled and moved his hand to clasp hers. A daughter. His daughter.

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"Like Uncle seriously or uncle in the..." Blair's voice trailed off and he shook his head. "Never mind. Who are your parents?"

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"Mommy and Daddy," she replied seriously.

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Blair laughed and tickled Maggie lightly. "Silly question, right? Do you know their names? What other grown-ups call them?"