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Pre-amble...Somewhere in Seajewel

"...maybe I should go with you..." Luther responded after a brief pause, pulling a scruffy sweatshirt over his head.

Tonight's night-shift was on a construction site - a messy one - so no need for good clothing if it was just going to get filthy anyway. Coral hovered in his room, doing the usual big sister things like idly poking through his belongings. She rolls her eyes and purposely makes a big dramatic gesture at his words.

"You sound like you don't trust me to look after kids, bearing in mind that I've raised two kids of my own and I helped raise you for a bit too. I think I can look after Sim for a few days," Coral countered. "I've been doing really well on the sign language lessons, and failing that I'll take a huge notepad."

It was Luther's turn to be dramatic, shooting her a 'really?' glance. "Now you know this isn't a comment on your parenting skills. Hell, you're the most natural parent out of all of us...except maybe me," he added with a brief flash of self-assurance and a cheeky smile. His expression stiffened then. "...after all she's been through, I just want to be careful...I don't even know how she might react to just normal challenges, like making friends..."

Coral couldn't argue with that and she idly wondered if thats why Luther had been so reluctant to send Sim to school. As Luther finished grabbing his visibilty jacket and spare helmet, Coral intercepted and just very lightly encircled his wrist with her delicate paw. Everything about Luther is so big, so heavy...he carries so much weight, in more ways than one...

"Luther...I promise everything will be fine," she looked up at her 'baby' brother and smiled the smile of countless carers before her. That smile that says 'all will be well, I know what I am doing.'

For a moment, Luther felt like her words weren't just for this conversation. They were for everything - all that had happened and all that might come next. And he believed them - because it was Coral, the one sibling that had made *any* effort to be a part of his life. Just the one moment was enough to sway him and he visibly softened.

"Okay...okay...you and Sim will have a great time. She loves animals, the softer the better, and its for a good cause and all that..." Luther said, his smile growing wide as Coral reacted with glee.

She bounced around him like a giddy child, still grasping his wrist lightly and practically hanging off it at times.

"Of course we'll have a great time, I am the best auntie," Coral beamed and left Luther's room with a dance in her step. Luther watched her leave and just chuckled under his breath. This felt like a 'family' moment, something he'd not experienced much of and was making sure to keep safe in his memories. Coral is such a bad dancer...

"Oh hey, Coral...if this is a cabbit...cabubu thing, are you gonna take yours with you...? 'Coz y'know it keeps finding it's way into my room and-"

=BUUUUUUUUUUUUUU=

Luther froze in the doorway. Sure enough, behind him in the middle of his room, was 'Prince' Louis, the cabu that belonged to Coral. Luther peeked just a little over his massive shoulder. Louis blinked sweetly at him.

=Buuu?=

Luther flinched instantly and slammed the door behind him.

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Somewhere NOT in Seajewel...

Coral looked out of the window of the inn. The landscape was barely descernible at this point in time. Just white and angry. She bit her lip and then looked back at Sim, who was happily petting lots of cabu in a big pile near the fireplace.

"Uuugh...Luther will never let me take her anywhere ever again..." she muttered to herself.

That wasn't the real issue here though.

Coral felt so bad about this trip going south not because of Sim - look at her, she is living her best life, just being cuddled and kept warm by these strangely trusting wild animals - but because she had brought Sim here under false pretences. It was clearly a bonus that Luther would get a break for a few days with Sim here, but the real reason Coral was so insistent? She missed being a mum. Her own kids were growing or grown up already and they weren't interested in just another twee thing that their mum was into.

Coral crossed her arms tight against her chest. She knew what she did was bad and selfish, and here they both were in a situation outside of her control. She would do the best despite it all, its what she always did, but there was more at stake. Sim wasn't her child. And was she putting her relationship with Luther on the line too?

Words: 789

Event entry - Dec 2022

Name of Event: Heart and Hearth
Focus Curio: [SI] Coral Registration Sheet
Guest Curios: [SI] Persimmon Registration Sheet
EXP Tally: full colour, shaded, full body - 6E; simple bg - 4E; pet bonus x2 - 2E; guest bonus - 5E; 500+ word story - 2E = 19 EXP
Token Tally: full colour, shaded, full body - 12T; simple bg - 8T; pet bonus x2 - 4T; guest bonus - 8T; 500+ word story - 4T = 36 Tokens

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Description

Pre-amble...Somewhere in Seajewel

"...maybe I should go with you..." Luther responded after a brief pause, pulling a scruffy sweatshirt over his head.

Tonight's night-shift was on a construction site - a messy one - so no need for good clothing if it was just going to get filthy anyway. Coral hovered in his room, doing the usual big sister things like idly poking through his belongings. She rolls her eyes and purposely makes a big dramatic gesture at his words.

"You sound like you don't trust me to look after kids, bearing in mind that I've raised two kids of my own and I helped raise you for a bit too. I think I can look after Sim for a few days," Coral countered. "I've been doing really well on the sign language lessons, and failing that I'll take a huge notepad."

It was Luther's turn to be dramatic, shooting her a 'really?' glance. "Now you know this isn't a comment on your parenting skills. Hell, you're the most natural parent out of all of us...except maybe me," he added with a brief flash of self-assurance and a cheeky smile. His expression stiffened then. "...after all she's been through, I just want to be careful...I don't even know how she might react to just normal challenges, like making friends..."

Coral couldn't argue with that and she idly wondered if thats why Luther had been so reluctant to send Sim to school. As Luther finished grabbing his visibilty jacket and spare helmet, Coral intercepted and just very lightly encircled his wrist with her delicate paw. Everything about Luther is so big, so heavy...he carries so much weight, in more ways than one...

"Luther...I promise everything will be fine," she looked up at her 'baby' brother and smiled the smile of countless carers before her. That smile that says 'all will be well, I know what I am doing.'

For a moment, Luther felt like her words weren't just for this conversation. They were for everything - all that had happened and all that might come next. And he believed them - because it was Coral, the one sibling that had made *any* effort to be a part of his life. Just the one moment was enough to sway him and he visibly softened.

"Okay...okay...you and Sim will have a great time. She loves animals, the softer the better, and its for a good cause and all that..." Luther said, his smile growing wide as Coral reacted with glee.

She bounced around him like a giddy child, still grasping his wrist lightly and practically hanging off it at times.

"Of course we'll have a great time, I am the best auntie," Coral beamed and left Luther's room with a dance in her step. Luther watched her leave and just chuckled under his breath. This felt like a 'family' moment, something he'd not experienced much of and was making sure to keep safe in his memories. Coral is such a bad dancer...

"Oh hey, Coral...if this is a cabbit...cabubu thing, are you gonna take yours with you...? 'Coz y'know it keeps finding it's way into my room and-"

=BUUUUUUUUUUUUUU=

Luther froze in the doorway. Sure enough, behind him in the middle of his room, was 'Prince' Louis, the cabu that belonged to Coral. Luther peeked just a little over his massive shoulder. Louis blinked sweetly at him.

=Buuu?=

Luther flinched instantly and slammed the door behind him.

========================

Somewhere NOT in Seajewel...

Coral looked out of the window of the inn. The landscape was barely descernible at this point in time. Just white and angry. She bit her lip and then looked back at Sim, who was happily petting lots of cabu in a big pile near the fireplace.

"Uuugh...Luther will never let me take her anywhere ever again..." she muttered to herself.

That wasn't the real issue here though.

Coral felt so bad about this trip going south not because of Sim - look at her, she is living her best life, just being cuddled and kept warm by these strangely trusting wild animals - but because she had brought Sim here under false pretences. It was clearly a bonus that Luther would get a break for a few days with Sim here, but the real reason Coral was so insistent? She missed being a mum. Her own kids were growing or grown up already and they weren't interested in just another twee thing that their mum was into.

Coral crossed her arms tight against her chest. She knew what she did was bad and selfish, and here they both were in a situation outside of her control. She would do the best despite it all, its what she always did, but there was more at stake. Sim wasn't her child. And was she putting her relationship with Luther on the line too?

Words: 789

Event entry - Dec 2022

Name of Event: Heart and Hearth
Focus Curio: [SI] Coral Registration Sheet
Guest Curios: [SI] Persimmon Registration Sheet
EXP Tally: full colour, shaded, full body - 6E; simple bg - 4E; pet bonus x2 - 2E; guest bonus - 5E; 500+ word story - 2E = 19 EXP
Token Tally: full colour, shaded, full body - 12T; simple bg - 8T; pet bonus x2 - 4T; guest bonus - 8T; 500+ word story - 4T = 36 Tokens

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