( Father isn't here yet; something uncomfortably cold runs through his stomach. A twist he hasn't felt in a long, long time. Funny how you can forget something for so long, only to have it come rushing back with perfect clarity.
The serum in his mind doesn't help.
Wait- the what? He didn't have that back then. Now.
Don't think about it. Just take the knife. Cut the cake. He should be happier about this, it's a happy looking cake. Happy looking sparklers. Happy looking sister.
He doesn't look all that happy himself when he slowly takes the knife and spends a too-long second looking down at it.
George Barnes is going to be pissed, he knows it already, but they only have so long for something good before he bulldozes his way in and shuts it down. His wife won't do much about it; Winifred is a spectre who will watch on, called in to reinforce George's point whether she agrees or not. Her most significant contribution will be you knew it would upset your father.
He wants to give this to her anyway, because his sister needs to be able to feel the good parts of life, not just the cold steel of it. He can deal with the fallout. He resigns himself to it, balling up that cold with fatigued acceptance, and forces a smile back onto his face. )
Yeah. Guess we better.
( He cuts a perfect triangle slice from the bottom tier, television-pretty, and moves it carefully onto a plate that he offers out to her. )
If you hear him come in, take it to your room, okay?
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The serum in his mind doesn't help.
Wait- the what? He didn't have that back then. Now.
Don't think about it. Just take the knife. Cut the cake. He should be happier about this, it's a happy looking cake. Happy looking sparklers. Happy looking sister.
He doesn't look all that happy himself when he slowly takes the knife and spends a too-long second looking down at it.
George Barnes is going to be pissed, he knows it already, but they only have so long for something good before he bulldozes his way in and shuts it down. His wife won't do much about it; Winifred is a spectre who will watch on, called in to reinforce George's point whether she agrees or not. Her most significant contribution will be you knew it would upset your father.
He wants to give this to her anyway, because his sister needs to be able to feel the good parts of life, not just the cold steel of it. He can deal with the fallout. He resigns himself to it, balling up that cold with fatigued acceptance, and forces a smile back onto his face. )
Yeah. Guess we better.
( He cuts a perfect triangle slice from the bottom tier, television-pretty, and moves it carefully onto a plate that he offers out to her. )
If you hear him come in, take it to your room, okay?