The Dorm Roof, Saturday Morning

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy hadn't wanted to infringe on Adam and Eve's privacy so he'd set up camp on the roof. Currently he was lying dozing on a full length lawn chair in a sleeping bag.

His brain was debating about whether to get up or not.

[ooc: open to any and all, especially weetinies.]

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[satokids.livejournal.com]

At some point, when her mama was trying to figure out how to change Toru's diaper, Yoshiko slipped out and headed for the roof.

She was actually more interested in the lawn chair than the person sleeping in it. The chair just looked so old-fashioned.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy heard someone approaching, and blinked blearily at the child. He also remembered to adjust his eyepatch which had come askew during the night.

"Good morning."

[satokids.livejournal.com]

"Hi! Were you sleeping? Why were you sleeping up here?" asked Yoshiko, her antennae wavering.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I was, but I was probably going to get up soon." he answered. "And my room mate had some company over, so I slept up here so they...I felt like camping out. Just because."

[satokids.livejournal.com]

"Oh," said Yoshiko. "I like it up here. It's too warm inside. Mama says that the part of me that's human should probably like being warm like her and Toru, but I never did."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Not all humans like being warm." Billy shrugged. Unzipping the sleeping bag, revealed that his left leg ended mid thigh. His prosthetic was under the lounge chair. "Me I like a middle ground. Not too warm and not too cold." Then his brain woke up a bit more and he realized he was talking to a kid. "Uh, are you a student here?"

[satokids.livejournal.com]

Yoshiko oohed over the prosthetic leg. "My Uncle Shran got into a fight with Uncle Jonathon once and got part of his antennae cut off," she said. "Phlox tried to make him a new one, but Shran refused to wear it. And I'm too little to be a student. My little brother and I came to see Mama."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy didn't have antenna, but he winced in sympathy at the story anyway. That sounded rather painful. "I thought maybe you were." he said. While he talked he strapped the leg back on. "I hope they stopped fighting after that. Who's your mama?"

[satokids.livejournal.com]

"Phlox said that they had an even bigger fight after I was born because Uncle Jonathon thought that Uncle Shran was my dad, but he wasn't," said Yoshiko, who heard way too much gossip for her own good. "My mama's name is Hoshi. Do you know her?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Oh that's not good." Billy said. "I hate it when my friends and family fight. I know Hoshi yeah. I didn't know she had kids-oohhh." He smiled when he realized what must be happening.

[satokids.livejournal.com]

"She has two. I have a little brother named Toru, but we don't look alike," said Yoshiko. That was putting it mildly.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I don't look much like my sister either. Oh, what's your name? I'm William, but everyone calls me Billy."

[satokids.livejournal.com]

"I'm Yoshiko ch'Talla Sato, but most people just call me Yoshiko," she said.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Pleased to meet you Yoshiko." Billy said. "Do you speak Japanese?"

[satokids.livejournal.com]

"//I have to,//" said Yoshiko, in perfect Japanese. "//My grandmother won't speak to me otherwise.//"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

//That's a good way to learn it.// Billy smiled in near perfect Japanese.

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

Faith might have boggled a bit at the alien girl.

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"Here you are." Faith panted, reaching the roof and spotting the younger version of her father. "Why'd you have to be all the way up here?" She had to sit down to catch her breath.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"You looking for me?" He was pretty sure she was. There was something vaguely of himself in her expression.

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"Yes." she nodded. When she'd regained her breath, she came over to him and sat on the chair beside him. "I thought I was looking for Tommy, but then I found out I'd gone back in time. So when I disappear at Calvert Cliffs? This is where I am. Don't panic."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Tommy goes to Fandom?" Billy grinned. "Excellent. So, what's your name?"

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

Faith facepalmed. "Oh, right. I'm Faith. And I won't tell you who Mom is because that might cause a para...thing."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Paradox I think. And fine, be that way. Tell me about yourself then."

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"Uhhhhm. I don't like fighting. A lot of your friends scare me."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. Although, if uh, if you don't like fighting then I can see how...yeah."

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"Oh but I do like sailing, and beach combing and camping and animals. And stories." It was important that her father not think they didn't get along. They did. Mostly. When she didn't think he preferred his other kids.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Oh good." Billy grinned. "Uh, what about, meditation?"

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"Too much like naps."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

Billy snickered. "I used to fall asleep all the time when I meditated. Still do sometimes. What do you do to relax then?"

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"I like to go sit on the beach, or in the boat." she said. There were many times in fact when Billy or her older sister had found her having fallen asleep in the boat and brought her home. Sometimes after a particularly nasty argument.

The boat was the one thing that the whole family seemed to have in common. It was like a security blanket for all of them.

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"I was hoping we'd have a boat." Billy nodded. "Do you know how to sail?"

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"Uh huh. Grandpa taught me." She looked down. She'd never told her father that she'd found her other grandfather's grave. They'd never told her about him, and she was curious. "Grandpa Sam I mean."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Yeah I don't think your other grandfather is the type."

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"I never met my other grandfather. Oops."

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"So, he's dead by the time you can remember then."

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"I found his grave a year ago. You never talk about him. You didn't get along?"

[l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com]

"Your grandfather and I had, a very complicated relationship. Did you ever ask me about him?"

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"Uhm, no." she admitted. "Maybe I should do that."

Billy nodded. "I'll tell you when I'm older. So, what do you want to do?"

[notacobrakid.livejournal.com]

"I really liked the Preserve when I was here before."

Billy grinned. "Sounds good. Let me get changed and we can go exploring."