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Post by Evangeline on Nov 13, 2007 20:14:11 GMT -5
"I was just wondering about that." Shayla replied. "Any time you think you're ready."
Three months ago, Liska would never have dreamed of having children at this time in her life. But three months ago, the Earth on which she had been born was still beneath her feet, and no one could have predicted what happened just hours later. After what seemed like eternity, the "plus" sign materialized in the window of the test kit. Liska should have been several days into her period by now, but it was late. She had her hunch. Now she knew.
Dressing up quickly, she went off to find Daniel.
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Post by ebonyviper on Nov 13, 2007 20:20:50 GMT -5
"How about a day after this party is over?" suggested Ebony, "I think the kids wanna have a whack at that pinata."
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Post by Evangeline on Nov 13, 2007 20:46:44 GMT -5
"Sounds great to me." Shayla nodded. "Lookit the little dickens. They can hardly wait."
Blindfolds and sticks had been brought out, and straws were picked to see who went first.
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Post by ebonyviper on Nov 13, 2007 20:56:06 GMT -5
"I suppose I should let them go first, though," said Ebony as she watched, "They look like they've been looking forward to it."
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Post by Evangeline on Nov 13, 2007 21:17:41 GMT -5
"It'd be fun to watch." Kendall agreed.
A little boy was the first drawn. He took on the blindfold and waled away with the stick while the pinata was bounced around. He managed to get one or two whacks in before his turn was up.
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Post by ebonyviper on Nov 13, 2007 21:23:18 GMT -5
Ebony blinked, "Whoa, that was pretty good for a first try."
She figured she'd let all the kids give it a try before she got a turn.
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Post by Evangeline on Nov 13, 2007 21:39:18 GMT -5
One by one, the kids had a turn. Some hit it, some didn't. The pinata had taken some whacks but remained more or less intact.
"OK, let's see the birthday girl have a turn at it."
Kendall grinned. "Give him hell."
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Post by ebonyviper on Nov 13, 2007 21:50:51 GMT -5
Ricardo came up with a stick and a blindfold particularly made for cars, "Show him who's boss, Ebs."
"Go, Ebs," Phoenix said encouragingly, "Whack him a good one."
"Okay," nodded Ebony, taking the stick and letting the blindfold be put on her. It felt a bit weird without her sight, so she went carefully up to the pinata. Fortunately, she had been directly facing it the whole time as she had been watching the kids, so she knew where it was at.
Ebony gripped the stick firmly in her antenna and took a first swipe and missed. She whuffed, but decided to try again. This time she struck the pinata hard enough, causing it to break apart and allowing the prizes inside to fall out.
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Post by Evangeline on Nov 13, 2007 22:17:43 GMT -5
"JACKPOT!" Kendall called out as trinkets and candy spilled out over and around Ebony, amidst a chorus of whoops and cheers.
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Post by ebonyviper on Nov 13, 2007 22:25:34 GMT -5
Ebony lifted the blindfold and watched as the prizes fell all over her and around her. She stayed still so that the kids could pick up some of the prizes that had fallen on the ground around her wheels and off of her hood as well.
She picked up the automotive prizes herself and decided that she would save them for later when she needed them.
"Hey, great job, guys," she said to the kids who had participated in the 'Whack-A-Blitz' pinata game, "You were all awesome."
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Post by Evangeline on Nov 13, 2007 22:50:19 GMT -5
"Thanks, Ebony." the children gathered their prizes and scampered off, laughing.
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Post by ebonyviper on Nov 13, 2007 22:54:45 GMT -5
Ebony smiled and drove back over to Kendall with her prizes. "I have to admit, that was very fun. I just wonder what's gonna happen next and how long this birthday is gonna last."
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Post by Evangeline on Nov 13, 2007 23:08:52 GMT -5
"Well, we still have to open the presents next." Kendall gestured over to the table. Those who had been eating, drinking, listening to music or chatting turned their attention back to them.
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Post by ebonyviper on Nov 13, 2007 23:25:20 GMT -5
Ebony looked over at the table with the gifts and went over to it. She took down the first package that was nearest and opened it. This one happened to be from Ricardo and Phoenix. It happened to be a new notebook, sketchbook, and a new set of drawing supplies.
"Thanks, guys," she turned and nuzzled the Stealth and the Trans Am.
"Ebs," Phoenix pointed at another package, "There's one more for you. It's from me."
Ebony took the second package and unwrapped that as well. It was an antique typewriter. "Nix... It's nice, but you didn't have to..."
Pheonix smiled, "Ah, I wanted to. You could have a good novel-writing career for you in the future."
"Thanks..." said Ebony.
"We'll talk about it later," added Ricardo, "Now, how about you open up the rest of your presents?"
"Okay," Ebony nodded, tucking her other presents away, then looked at the table again, "Which one do I open next?"
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Post by Evangeline on Nov 13, 2007 23:54:15 GMT -5
"This is from Darcy, who's still watching the twins." Kendall pointed to another package. "And that other one's from Ondine and Mike, and there's one from Robin and Brett, one from Shayla and one from Tess on behalf of the whole settlement."
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