Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Casual RP at the Mariner's Dec. 12 - Han, Malik and Anna
Han Weng walks in looks around before siting bowing slight and sit 'hello'he say with his thick Chinese accent.
Malik Ayim is smiling and laughing with the waitress when the man sits. He looks t him. "You must be Hani's Dad, yea? Hello." he offers his hand across the table, looking happy as a clam.
Han Weng smiles and extends his own hand 'yes , I'm Han Weng, Hani's dad'he say softly bowing his head with the shake.
Malik Ayim smiles. "It is good to meet you, Mr Weng." he replies. "Thank you for meeting with me. I now how busy you are."
Anna Wright walks in laden with a few holiday shopping bags. She sets them down and slides her coat off onto the bar stool. She gives a polite smile to the patrons already in there and collapses "Oh Deidre....hit me with one of those hot chocolate peppermint things please."
Han Weng nods "Thank you." he says softly, noticing Anna ushering her over "Never to busy for family."he says softly.
Malik Ayim looks over at the woman with the bags and considers. That sounds good! He smiles at Han. "That is very kind of you. I did not know if I should consider you as family as Han and I share only a father." he keeps the friendly smile. "I wanted to make sure it was alright meeting with Hani. While I want to know my brother, I do not want to disturb his life."
Anna Wright sees the ushering and holds up one finger as she waits for her drink. When Deidre passes it to her she takes it in hand, leaving her stuff and wanders to the table with Han and his table guest. She smiles at the both "Hi there." She smiles to Han and then the other man "How are you guys doing?"
Han Weng smiles as she comes over and looks over to Malik 'you are his family and now part of our family now 'he say softly 'family is important you are not a disturbing him 'he say with his sometimes messed up English ' he smiles turning to Anna "I'm good how are you?" he says with a bit of trouble but smiles.
Malik Ayim smiles as the red haired woman approaches with the pepperminty drink. He looks at Han with the usual happy smile. "Ah it is a good thing yes." his accent is Colonial .. as is spoken all over West Africa. "My mother was thinking about that as well." he looks at the woman. "Hello. I am very well, thank you."
Anna Wright takes in Han's hesitation and what was being said about family. She looks curiously at the new man since he bears no family resemblance to the Weng's she can see but hey no one would have guessed she and Lee were siblings. With a welcoming face she says "I'm Anna. Are you in visiting...relatives for the holidays?" She asks of the man. He's quite young as well, the accent and his dark skin suggest Africa perhaps. She glances again and notices very blue eyes with a little blink but then keeps smiling.
Han Weng laughs softly 'he share the same father as Hani 'he speaks cheerfully beaming his own blue eyes blinking a bit fast but he smiles.
Malik Ayim smiles at the woman. "Well, yea and no." he explains. "I am in Canada to go to school in Vancouver. Business. My father lives here." his blue eyes look at her, very friendly. He grins when Han tells her about Wolf. "Yes, we do. So I am getting to know my little brother and a new family."
Anna Wright's jaw drops for a second as she looks at Han and then the man. How many kids did Wolf have? Awkwardly she closes her mouth and smiles self consciously "Oh......oh well that's great that you've all connected." She gestures vaguely at the pair of them "Don't let me interrupt.....surely important conversations here...and welcome to Cedar Point."
Han Weng smiles at Anna "I don't think you're interrupting I just sat down." He smiles looking at her for a second as her jaw drops "I think wolf lives here part time .. " He laughs "He likes to travel I think."
Malik Ayim watches her reaction and laughs in delight. "Thank you ... and yes. Please. Sit with us." he even motions to an empty chair. "I am Malik Ayim." he chuckles. "Yes. He was in the US Navy. But ... apparently it is only my brother and I ... Wolf and my mother seem to be back together. A VERY long story." he admits. "But I am 5 years older than Hani. Eighteen just this September."
Anna Wright looks around and smiles. It's a quiet night. She sets down her drink "Alright, thank you, both of you. Just let me move my stuff over from the other spot." She sets down her drink and walks to the stool to gather her bag and coat. she slings the coat over the back of the chair and sets the bags on either side before sitting. She nods about Wolf "Yeah I see him around a lot. He's a good guy Wolf, a dear friend even."
Han Weng smiles 'so I come to meet Malik.. here'he say plainly 'yes i think he is good.. too i have a son because of him so yes he is good 'he smiles.
Malik Ayim smiles. "He seems to be. I only met him a couple of weeks ago when I moved here." he chuckles. "Quite the surprise for him, as my mother decided ... it was safer for me in Accra than the US. Supremacists on both my mama and my papa's side, I am afraid." he shrugs. "But my mother said I could meet him when I was a man and .... here I am." he smiles at Han.
Anna Wright's eyes widen about the supremacists after smiling at Han "Wow geez.....well we're pretty open to diversity in this town." She looks curious now "Did he ...I mean....that must have been weird for both of you. I actually met my Dad when I was ten but I still had some kid years with him."
Han Weng smiles 'well my Miku saw him at Chens one day and told me that she saw him 'he smiles 'then told Wolf about Han.. she could never find him before . 'he says softly blushing a bit 'she .. and him .. i think got too drunk and bam 'he says 'but .. yeah ' he say softly
Malik Ayim nods. "I am finding that out, yes." he looks a little pensive. "I have always known about my father ... and the reasons he did not know. But for Wolf ... yes I imagine. I tried to break it to him gently. I the end I gave him my card... and I have my mothers last name... and .. well I have Wolf's eyes I am told." he nods at the Wolf/Hani story. "He was travelling a lot, in the military. And yes .... I understand ..there was a lot of alcohol involved." he grins slightly. "I think Hani was worried about that until I told him I was also an accident ... and it is alright."
Anna Wright listens to Han, nodding slowly and then looks again at Malik's eyes "Yep, pretty darn blue. Well sometimes accidents are a good thing. I was one too. So you're here for school. Which University did you get into Malik?"
Han Weng chuckles softly ' i have too much water in my eye .. my grandmother say .. 'he say 'bu this . but accidents are sometimes a great thing.. i have a son because of it 'he smiles 'so its a great thing 'he smiles and nods at Anna'sand the world is better for you , Malik and our little Hani in it '
Malik Ayim beams. "It was very difficult for me in school." he admits when she mentions his eyes. "My nickname wound up being Blue." he blushes at Han's words. "Thank you Han." then he chuckles and looks at Anna. "Ah I am at UBC ... the business program." he tells her. "If I do well, I will work for my families textile company. We make African clothing for Canada ... in other words ... warmer." he jokes.
Anna Wright grins at Han "Aww thanks." And then looks at Malik "Wouldn't it be lighter clothing if it's an African style? Or do you mean the textiles from Africa used to make clothes for here?" She's a bit tongue and cheek too, picking up on his joking tone.
Han Weng grins back and looks back at Malik smiling listening carefully.
Malik Ayim chuckles. "In theory, but we would go out of business if we did not use wool for caftans here in Canada." he shudders. "I have already wool suits, but my ties are all patterns from Africa." the door opens and he shudders GAIN. "My blood misses Accra."
Anna Wright laughs "You will acclimatize if you stay long enough. This has been a particularly rough winter." She shudders "I heard someone compare us to Winnipeg the other day....of all the places in Canada. They have to plug in their cars every night so the engine doesn't cease....barbaric."
Han Weng looks around I'm used to the cold I live in new year for a while . but i took some time to get used to cold warm too coming from south china 'he say softly smiling.
Malik Ayim 's eyebrows raise and his eyes get bigger. "Aye! It is in the eighties and raining in Accra these days." he sighs. "I spend a lot of time at home with my heat on and sometimes under all my covers." he smiles. "Plug in your car? That sounds MUCH too old for me." he chuckles. "Is there a good car for this area?" he wonders. "I think I will get myself one for Christmas. I could not stand the public transportation, but I do not want to rent forever."
Anna Wright looks at Han "You've lived all over. Cool..." She looks thoughtfully at Malik "Well there are lots of places to get a car. Have you tried Kijji to start? Might find a good second hand one?"
Han Weng looks at Anna smiling 'just south china, and new yuck.. and now here 'he say and nods to that "i get a good deal there for my car .. too 'eh says softly 'got my first license here 'eh laugh softly amused at himself 'but you're best bet is KIJJI
Malik Ayim considers that. "Maybe. I had wanted a new car, but my brothers friend Sasha told me to watch Adam Ruins Everything about cars, even though it is set in the United States. SO maybe a new car is a good idea. But I DO sort of want to be the first owner." he chuckles. A teenager .. of course. Not even thinking about cost. He chuckles. "New Yuck...." and then looks pensive again. "I will go to that place. Where is it? I live in White Rock now. I did not want to be so close to my mother for my first apartment."
Anna Wright shakes her head "Kijiji is an online service, like EBay. If you type in Vancouver you'll get local cars....you know I just thought of something...." She closes her eyes like she's trying to work through it "My brother Lee....the cops never asked me to move it but Ushi has the keys.....so I guess you'd ask her about buying it. Maybe let me talk to her first....my brother Lee has a car sitting in the police parking lot. He was lost to the earth quake. Ushi told me to just take it, but I can't. It's a good car though, old, but he was a hobby mechanic. It's a Chevrolet Cheetah, 1981 I think."
Han Weng looks oddly 'its the large pineapple .. or is that the large apple or something with pineapple pen apple pen 'he say 'i think that what the young people are saying call it ' he scratches his head 'ill go ask Hani later .. its were the umpire state building is 'he say softly rambling off in quickly Mandarin a sign he a bit frustrated 'its were they drop the ball on New York 'he says softly to them
Malik Ayim arches his brow at mention of a car, but a slow grin is spreading across his face. "I like the name ....." he admits. "Are you sure you would not mind? I am a careful driver. Not like most in Accra." he boasts. He looks at Han. "Oh, the Big Apple." he smiles. "I would love to see that someday live and in person. Maybe I could take Hani, eh?"
Anna Wright smiles sadly "I'd rather someone use it well than have it rust out eventually unused. Lee would be crushed if that's the way his car went." She looks between Han and Malik "It's the place the world watches on New Year's." She sips almost to the bottom of her minty drink.
Han Weng nods 'its a good place but so busy .. i like this place so quiet but i miss Yoa's dim sum .. but this Chinese place .. egg drop soup is better .. but don't tell Yao i said that .. shes my great auntie and yeah 'he say quickly 'but yes .. he can show you around 'he smiles
Malik Ayim considers. "I would treat it as if the spirit of your brother was watching me." he promises, assuming her brother is dead. "And I am very sorry to hear of your loss." he nods. "I have had the egg drop soup here. I will try the Japanese someday. And yes. Perhaps next year I will take him while I am on break from school."
Anna Wright smiles at Malik and then looks between he and Han "Never been much of an egg drop person but I like the WonTon soup and the hot and sour at the Lucky here. And Sakura's is literally the BEST Japanese food in BC and that's some tough competition. I am a little biased as I'm friends with the hostess and accountant." She downs her drink fully now, shaking the last dribbles down the cup to savour it all.
Han Weng nod 'they are good , sakura ... i think better then most restaurants in New York too .. even Miku uncles place the little samurai .. 'he say quickly 'ohhh don't say i say that either . Hani is on there logo.. well a cartoon version of him went he was dressed up for aki. matsuki when he was a baby . 'he rattles off 'but yes they have salmon roll that make you wanna slap your ancestors to get them 'he say laughs.
Malik Ayim smiles. "Then I will try it as soon as I can. In January ... I start work and school, so I must do everything now." he watches her down her drink, amused. Han's words, however make him laugh out loud.
Anna Wright giggles at the slap your ancestor's joke too and wipes a dab of her drink remains from a corner of her mouth "You guys are very fun. I need to get this stuff home though before I run into anyone in town who might peek in a bag and see their loot. Malik, if you give me your number I can ask Ushi about that car of Lee's and get back to you. Han, always nice to see you." She starts to gather her things up.
Han Weng bows as she leaves 'safe journey 'he smiles at her and turns to Malik smiling.
Malik Ayim smiles and gives her his number. It's a Canadian number at least. He grins and nods at her. "Have a good evening and I hope you make it home safe."
Anna Wright stands up after taking the card "Thanks. It's not far. Have a good night guys." She stops to pay for her drink and is out the door into the chilly post snow wet cold air.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Snow in Cedar Point
Weather Report from Environment Canada:
"Snowfall, with total amounts of 10 to 20 cm is expected. A Pacific storm has moved onto the South Coast overnight. The leading front has spread 2 to 4 cm snow over southern Vancouver Island and trace to 1 cm to the Lower Mainland. As the storm continues to develop off the BC coast, more precipitation is expected today through Saturday over the South Coast. While the snow is expected to become mixed with rain or change to rain this afternoon near sea level, for communities at higher elevations or inland, precipitation will remain in the form of snow through Saturday morning. Total snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm are expected over low lying coastal regions by Saturday morning with up to 25 cm over higher terrain. "
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It was quiet at the Lavender Dreams B&B. There was one older couple who had checked out requesting just toast for the road. They had snow tires and were determined they could make it back to Abbotsford if they got an early start. After they left there was no work to be done, so Anna put on her ski jacket and winter boots and dug out a toque, scarf and wool gloves. Properly dressed for the weather she was finding it quite magical outside. Anna Wright trudged up the hill to the lighthouse in the strange winter wonderland Cedar Point had become. Blizzards were rare here and she was rather enjoying it. There were lights on in the living quarters area of the Kingfisher Lighthouse and Historical Museum. As she suspected, her father, Morgan Wright was wide awake.
Morgan was pouring a cup of coffee when she let herself into his small apartment and he turned to her “I wondered when I’d be seeing you. I know how you love the snow. Do you want a cup to take with you?”
Anna smiled “Morning Dad. I’ll come down for it after. I just didn’t want to startle you.”
Morgan chuckled and took his own cup to the table “I’ve already been up to check the bulb and the view. No boats out today though. Rotten day to be a fisherman.”
Anna nodded “Yep. OK I’ll be back down when I get too cold.”
Morgan grinned “I’ll make us some breakfast.”
Anna called back “Thanks.” She headed through the museum to the long spiraling staircase the wound to the viewing deck of the old lighthouse. She stepped outside and shivered. Being dressed for the weather at ground level was one thing. Up here she was completely exposed to the icy wind and wet snow. But still, she couldn’t deny the view of her beloved Cedar Point turning from its usual lush green to stark white. Winter had come, just for Christmas, if it lasted that long.
"Snowfall, with total amounts of 10 to 20 cm is expected. A Pacific storm has moved onto the South Coast overnight. The leading front has spread 2 to 4 cm snow over southern Vancouver Island and trace to 1 cm to the Lower Mainland. As the storm continues to develop off the BC coast, more precipitation is expected today through Saturday over the South Coast. While the snow is expected to become mixed with rain or change to rain this afternoon near sea level, for communities at higher elevations or inland, precipitation will remain in the form of snow through Saturday morning. Total snowfall accumulations of 5 to 10 cm are expected over low lying coastal regions by Saturday morning with up to 25 cm over higher terrain. "
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It was quiet at the Lavender Dreams B&B. There was one older couple who had checked out requesting just toast for the road. They had snow tires and were determined they could make it back to Abbotsford if they got an early start. After they left there was no work to be done, so Anna put on her ski jacket and winter boots and dug out a toque, scarf and wool gloves. Properly dressed for the weather she was finding it quite magical outside. Anna Wright trudged up the hill to the lighthouse in the strange winter wonderland Cedar Point had become. Blizzards were rare here and she was rather enjoying it. There were lights on in the living quarters area of the Kingfisher Lighthouse and Historical Museum. As she suspected, her father, Morgan Wright was wide awake.
Morgan was pouring a cup of coffee when she let herself into his small apartment and he turned to her “I wondered when I’d be seeing you. I know how you love the snow. Do you want a cup to take with you?”
Anna smiled “Morning Dad. I’ll come down for it after. I just didn’t want to startle you.”
Morgan chuckled and took his own cup to the table “I’ve already been up to check the bulb and the view. No boats out today though. Rotten day to be a fisherman.”
Anna nodded “Yep. OK I’ll be back down when I get too cold.”
Morgan grinned “I’ll make us some breakfast.”
Anna called back “Thanks.” She headed through the museum to the long spiraling staircase the wound to the viewing deck of the old lighthouse. She stepped outside and shivered. Being dressed for the weather at ground level was one thing. Up here she was completely exposed to the icy wind and wet snow. But still, she couldn’t deny the view of her beloved Cedar Point turning from its usual lush green to stark white. Winter had come, just for Christmas, if it lasted that long.
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Hani and Malik at the Chinese restaurant in CP
Malik Ayim comes breezing into the Chinese restaurant his brother recommended. "Brrrrrr." he shivers and spots Hani, sitting down several large bags and sitting himself. "I will never get used to he Canadian cold." he complains but in good humor.
Haninozuka Wang smiles as he watches outside the window as Malik comes in his eyes following him as he sits.. his eyes flickering to the bags and back up . he smiles 'yeah I'm sorta use ta it living in New York 'he say softly chuckling softly brushing his hand on his neck as he itches it a bit and looks at his brother 'soooo.. 'he laughs 'what you been upta"
Malik Ayim chuckles. "I am used to Accra. Canada .. is so cold. I need to get a car." he shudders again, even though the place is warm. He shrugs. "Nothing much. I found an apartment. Made a very good friend. Registered for school. Got your Christmas present. Got measured for and picked up my suits, and a few shirts. My ties should be here by Christmas I hope." he sort of sneaks in the part about the Christmas present like it's nothing.
Haninozuka Wang flickers to the bag 'did you say present 'he say excitedly but then tries to play it off cooly 'ah, wheres your apartment at 'he say softly . he again rubs his neck the bruise a yellowish color , faded and nearly gone .. but still a conscious thing for him , the root of some teasing and speculation in the town
Malik Ayim seems to think. "Oh yea ... I might have said something about a present." he watches the neck rub. I was thinking about your friend. Sounds like your best one, yea?" he shrugs. "It is in White Rock. Very close to here. I am near a theater, so maybe I can take you to a movie sometime. They show old ones of all kinds."
Haninozuka Wang looks at the bag his eyes locked as one as he talks ..'oh cool i like the old old horror flicks maybe they have some of those.. ' he say trailing off'. his brother mentions Sasha which gains a slight pinking of his cheeks and he looks back at Malik ' yeah i think so one of the best I've had ever 'he say softly . he says awkward 'yah know she be great if the world ended or shit hit the fan 'he say quickly
Malik Ayim nods. "They probably have those. I will look and when I know I will text you." he grins a little bit. "Well this is EARLY because you have to give one away to your best friend." of the several bags, he takes a smaller one and sets it on the table. Inside are two stuffed zombie dolls ... one male and one female. "You keep one. It doesn't matter which. Give the other to your friend. Tell her I gave them both to you." he smiles.
Haninozuka Wang reaches out slowly holding the male doll gingerly 'which do you think i should give her . he runs his thumb on the eyeball of the doll ' his eyes transfixed on the doll dead eyes
Malik Ayim considers it. "If it were me, I would probably give her the boy one, so that she would think of me when she looked at it." he laughs. "OR, you can show them both to her and let her decide if the wants the boy that represents you or the girl that represents her."
Haninozuka Wang nods 'ill do that .. he says as he replaces the male back in the bag and pulls a hauntingly macabre beautiful female zombie doll and chuckles as he gingerly brushes his hands on the face of the doll .. inspecting its 'she is pretty ' he say vaguely in a way that could mean he is talking about Sasha
Malik Ayim watches. "The doll, the girl, or both?" he asks, finally picking up a menu. "What should I eat that will warm up my thin blood?"
Haninozuka Wang looks up widen eyes 'both.. he say softly in almost a whisper and is glad for the topic change 'the egg drop soup is really good here 'he say softly and places the doll back in the bag clamping his hand on his neck and looking pensively at his brother
Malik Ayim nods. "It is good then." he looks at the menu. "Then I will have the egg drop soup." he watches him put the doll back and cants his head. "What do they say? A penny for your thoughts? Oh wait, never mind, not anymore..." he goes into his pocket looking for a Canadian nickel but only has dime. "Interest." he jokes.
Haninozuka Wang looks at you 'i think i like her but i don't know if that cuz shes a girl or cuz we both like the same things 'he says softly as he plays with the chopsticks in front of him and looks up a waitress 'i have the same ' he looks back at Malik blushing a bit 'is it suppose feel like im going to be sick .. in a good way .. when i think of her' he say confused but determined 'is it cuz she can kick my ass or what 'he say quickly
Malik Ayim watches the waitress go and nods, looking thoughtful. "It could be ... yes ... she is a girl and you like the same things." he chuckles. "As if your stomach flips over when you see or think of her." he nods. "But it helps she can kick your ass." he chuckles. He nods. "I think you like her." he considers himself. "Have you ever kissed anyone before?" he qualifies. "Besides your mother or father ... someone you likes ... that way."
Haninozuka Wang looks at you 'i get sick to my stomach like when my mom walks by when I'm watching a horror flick.. but it doesn't feel like she looks .. it kinda that feeling when you've eaten to much chocolate it makes you feel sick . 'he says looking out the window and around cautiously ' but you still like the way it tasted . 'he exhales and looks at his brother 'well i been kissed before .. several different girls... stole kisses but i never .. 'he looks at the table flustered
Malik Ayim listens and smiles. "Ahh I know that feeling, yes." he nods. So the girls have stolen kisses. "Well, did you ever think of kissing Sasha? Sometimes girls kiss because it is friendly to them. On the cheek." he touches his own. "But if you like girl, it is not so mad they sneak and kiss you." he laughs. "But the kissing ... it is like level in a video game, Hani. Level One, you meet a girl and get to know them. On Level Two, you know you like the girl enough that you can talk about things ... sometimes anything." he considers. "Then there is Level three when you feel the too much chocolate feeling. If no other girl is like that for you, then its like Level Three." the video game reference amuses him, for his own reasons.
Haninozuka Wang looks at him oddly but with narrow eye as he concentrate and focus as his mind strays to Sasha and him rolling around in the Sasha innocently on their last sparing . ' sometimes 'he says softly ' most of those girls no.. they mostly only do it cuz they think I'm cute.. but weird but Sash likes that I'm weird ' he says trying to express his emotion but as a young teen boy failing . 'I'm more on a berserk level where all the zombies come out at you at once but all the levels are coming at you too and you gotta be careful or you'll die ..'he says softly.
Malik Ayim laughs softly as their soup comes. he sips and nods, sighing as the warmth envelopes him. "Ahhhh yes. All the girls want to kiss your cheeks, whether you want them to or not." he nods in understanding. "So .... if Sasha was the zombie coming at you, would you let her catch you?" he considers their other conversations. "Or would you run to her, knowing she has your back?"
Haninozuka Wang looks at you ' if she was a zombie and don't you fucking tell her ..'he say seriously 'i let her bite me . he rubs his almost gone bruise ' but i know she want me to live on .. 'he say softly 'but i don't if i could.. 'he say softly .. all confused like
Malik Ayim drops his spoon long enough to cross his heart. "I won't tell her." he promises. He strokes his beard and sips more of his soup. "So you would rather be a zombie WITH her than a human WITHOUT her?"
Haninozuka Wang exhales 'yeah and she would kick my ass if she heard me say that ' he laughs 'hell she kicks my ass anyways .. but weird thing i sorta like it .. getting my ass kicked and seeing how strong she is ' he smacks the table 'yeah i know I'm fucked up 'he say like he probably get told that all the time . he quickly eats his soup
Malik Ayim laughs. "Sounds like you two had a very exciting fight. Which is good, right?" he concentrates on his soup. "That is how you learn people ... not fighting but seeing how strong they are. See, I do not want a person stronger than I am, if that makes sense." he sips again "I want someone knows when to argue and when to just do what I've told them, you know?" he is a man used to giving orders even at his young age. "I like to be the one in control." he clears his throat and gives his soup attention.
Haninozuka Wang nods 'were always sparing and fighting ..testing each other ''he say softly . he exhale 'i like an equal like not a sidekick but someone to have my back and i have theirs . 'he say softly 'cuz this world is fucked up and you need someone to have yours 'he say softly.
Malik Ayim nods slowly. "Maybe. But I am not so worried that the world will end as you are." he pauses. "But it reminds me... what is it with you and drunken mistake, brother?" he's been meaning to ask. Now seems s good a time as any.
Haninozuka Wang starts to speak about his end of world obsession but is stop mid sentence 'dunno 'he say softly 'it just does ... ya know ..bother me .. 'he say softly looking at his empty bowl with more focus then needed
Malik Ayim considers it a bit. "Do you think our father loves you less because he was drunk when he was with your mama?" he asks, softly. He lifts his bowl and drinks from it. "Sometimes it is confusing why ... things happened the way they did." he had his own issues as a boy.
Haninozuka Wang just shakes his head doubtfully unsure 'he does the same mirroring with realizing ''mom says i was her miracle .. but moms have to say that 'he says 'right 'he say doubtfully ' he exhales
Malik Ayim laughs. "Maybe. But MY mama told me I was the best mistake she ever made. It sounds better from her, I think." he considers. "I had a friend. Henry. His mama was always screaming at him how she was sorry he'd been born and all the things she could be if he hadn't been. He tried everything. But now ... he is in college in Accra and saying his mother can go to Hell when he becomes successful."
Haninozuka Wang looks at you 'my mom says the same .. 'he say softly 'I'm no whiny ass . i know I'm fortunate to have you and mom and dad and wolf.. and now maybe Sasha?' he say uncertain about the last bit .. 'he nods realize how lucky was when he said it aloud 'I'm so fucking lucky .'he say softly smiling 'I'm glad dad made two helluva wonderful mistakes. 'he say meaning him and his brother 'glad your my brother man.. don't know if i could have told anyone that man .. not even Sasha which she is like my best friends basically 'he smiles his poor upbringing making him grateful for the little and big things in his life
Malik Ayim smiles. "Yes, we are very lucky." he smiles even more broadly to hear Hani is glad to have a brother. "I am glad too. And I understand. Talking to your best friend about who you like when it is THEM you like ...." he chuckles. "Can be very scary."
Haninozuka Wang laughs softly 'yeah .. i always wanted a brother but sorta like this better 'he smiles 'dad got some disease or something that made his stuff dead as fuck .. 'he say wincing to even think of his dad that way . a horror worst then anything he's ever seen both on TV or on the streets 'good thing for wolf right 'he say chuckling 'I'm just used to dudes popping chicks and not wanting fuck to do with them .. but yeah .. i know wolf is different but ...'he exhales not know which topic is more taxing his origin story or him falling for his friend ..
Malik Ayim arches a brow. "His stuff ....." he is almost alarmed until he figures it out. "Ahhhh he can not have children." he chuckles. "Ah yes, in New York." he nods. "I would sometimes see couples ... in alleys that weren't dark enough or something ... doing it. Then the guy he tucks it back in and walks off." he blows out a breath. 'Wolf is different, but ........" he encourages. He offers his own story. "When I was a boy and i would see those guys with those girls in the alleys, I would wonder if that is how my father treated my mother. It took me a long time to ask her. I was afraid." he admits.
Haninozuka Wang nods 'yeah . i don't even wanna know .. bout mom and wolf.. but yeah all i know from ma .. is she was drunk as was he .. and nature took over .. ' he say softly 'she say he is handsome cuz that's where i get my looks 'he say softly 'but she is pretty too. he laugh shrug ' he exhales 'but i doubt its just chance with wolf and your mom .. I've seen it .. he loves her .. shes pretty cool 'he beams 'i like her a lot 'he smiles at his new brother
Malik Ayim nods and then chuckles. "Alcohol makes people want to have sex sometimes. And ... it sounds like neither of our mothers contacted him about us." he chuckles. "I was very angry with my mother when I found that out. But I was a child and did not understand her reasons." he beams. "Ahh you have met my mama." he seems pleased. "I did not know that. Maybe that is why she gives me attitude because I will not live in Vancouver with her. I want my own city to live in, nut a few streets way from my parents because they still..." he shakes his head. No one wants to imagine their parents having sex.
Haninozuka Wang spit out his soup he was 'shit.. dude I'm eating here 'yeah .. i think she wants me there cuz of Wolf but understand and is cool about my mom and dad giving me a more quiet life... mom loves it here .. anywhere away from danger 'he rolls his eyes 'but it work out cuz dad work in Vancouver but if we live there i wouldn't have met Sasha 'he smiles and blush 'fuck bro .. he say ..'but yeah .. she's awesome man .. and dad acts like a fucking teenager round her ..' rolling his eye . 'but yeah my mom didn't know who he was plus he was in his punk phase she said then met dad and 'he exhales 'well yeah .. you know the rest 'he laughs softly
Malik Ayim laughs. "I know ... but it is very nice here ... more quiet than White rock .. but it is more quiet than Vancouver." he considers. "I think your mother was drunk ... our father was drunk and it just happened. But maybe that is how it was supposed to happen. If they were both sober ... I would not have a brother eh?" he blinks. "Yea ... I do not want to think of them having sex any more then they probably want to think of one of us having it."
Haninozuka Wang laughs 'yeah .. i think mom just will forever think I'm a baby 'he laugh softly 'and dad . he think he still want me to be little . but its kinda cool cuz he missed it all 'eh say softly 'yeah .. moms type is my dad'he laughs softly he gags 'they're so sweet I'm going to fucking gag and die 'he laugh softy but smiles . its like if the cleaver adopted a cleaver wielding psycho .. 'he say in a quotes like its been said about him which it is
Malik Ayim chuckles. "Mothers always want their babies to be babies. Even when my mother is yelling at me to wear condoms and not get anyone pregnant .. like that would happen." it slips out of him and he quickly moves on. "They sounds very sweet. Your mom is very nice ... and considering how much attitude m mother has ... yes ... had t be the alcohol." he laughs.
Haninozuka Wang laughs 'like i overhead wolf and your mom talk once .. i was a whiskey and tequila baby 'he smirks .. 'he laughs softly ' but yeah .. 'he blushes at the word condom but nods at it 'yeah .. don't think ill get that type of warning well not the shouting ..mine sounds more like some boring old 50s sex ed document.. i swear my parent are like the Asian version of the cleavers .. 'he laugh softly 'or just typical Asian 'he shrugs not know which it is 'he laugh softly 'but yeah "
Malik Ayim sighs a little bit. "But not in a bad way, knowing them. my mother might like your mother. She says she is afraid your mother thinks my mother is angry about you." he chuckles. "Well mine might. or make sure I do." he mocks his mother. "Don't you let Hani turn into a slut like you and ya'll's father." he grins. "Well .... they HAVE to ... never mind." he realizes where that thought can lead .. to blindness in a child.
Haninozuka Wang laughs 'i think they're more alike the they think 'he laughs 'my mom and yours'he laughs softly 'not that my mom use that language 'eh says softly 'i think she still amazed i fucking talk the way i do. 'he laugh 'sometimes i think she purposely forget where i cam from ' him meaning both hell's and from wolf
Malik Ayim laughs again. Oh, my mother can curse like he sailor she loves." he grins. "I would say you got your fathers tongue for cursing." he finishes his soup. "I need to go. And you need to go home." he pauses. "Soon I will have you over to my apartment. You can meet my friend .. and landlord .. they are the same person." he smiles a little shyly. "I have a very comfortable couch for you to sleep on and a large television and plenty of games for you. I live above a gaming cafe."
Haninozuka Wang laughs 'yeah damn straight i did . i like beign over there.. like the fucking opposite of mom and dad' he laughs .he smiles 'shit that be cool as fuck man .reallly dude man thats fucking wicked.. maybe once the holiday season .. i swear mom still keeps a school schedule .. so ill be off when the kids here are 'he rolls his eyes 'but yeah i so wanna go !!' he say a
Malik Ayim laughs and stands. "Then between Christmas and the New Year for sure, alright." he pays the tab and heads for the door. "Come on, I will walk you home so your mother does not worry."
Haninozuka Wang laughs and gets up and follow his brother 'yeah you better shell have the whole canadian mounties out looking . 'he laugh soflty 'or at least cppd 'he laughs
Haninozuka Wang smiles as he watches outside the window as Malik comes in his eyes following him as he sits.. his eyes flickering to the bags and back up . he smiles 'yeah I'm sorta use ta it living in New York 'he say softly chuckling softly brushing his hand on his neck as he itches it a bit and looks at his brother 'soooo.. 'he laughs 'what you been upta"
Malik Ayim chuckles. "I am used to Accra. Canada .. is so cold. I need to get a car." he shudders again, even though the place is warm. He shrugs. "Nothing much. I found an apartment. Made a very good friend. Registered for school. Got your Christmas present. Got measured for and picked up my suits, and a few shirts. My ties should be here by Christmas I hope." he sort of sneaks in the part about the Christmas present like it's nothing.
Haninozuka Wang flickers to the bag 'did you say present 'he say excitedly but then tries to play it off cooly 'ah, wheres your apartment at 'he say softly . he again rubs his neck the bruise a yellowish color , faded and nearly gone .. but still a conscious thing for him , the root of some teasing and speculation in the town
Malik Ayim seems to think. "Oh yea ... I might have said something about a present." he watches the neck rub. I was thinking about your friend. Sounds like your best one, yea?" he shrugs. "It is in White Rock. Very close to here. I am near a theater, so maybe I can take you to a movie sometime. They show old ones of all kinds."
Haninozuka Wang looks at the bag his eyes locked as one as he talks ..'oh cool i like the old old horror flicks maybe they have some of those.. ' he say trailing off'. his brother mentions Sasha which gains a slight pinking of his cheeks and he looks back at Malik ' yeah i think so one of the best I've had ever 'he say softly . he says awkward 'yah know she be great if the world ended or shit hit the fan 'he say quickly
Malik Ayim nods. "They probably have those. I will look and when I know I will text you." he grins a little bit. "Well this is EARLY because you have to give one away to your best friend." of the several bags, he takes a smaller one and sets it on the table. Inside are two stuffed zombie dolls ... one male and one female. "You keep one. It doesn't matter which. Give the other to your friend. Tell her I gave them both to you." he smiles.
Haninozuka Wang reaches out slowly holding the male doll gingerly 'which do you think i should give her . he runs his thumb on the eyeball of the doll ' his eyes transfixed on the doll dead eyes
Malik Ayim considers it. "If it were me, I would probably give her the boy one, so that she would think of me when she looked at it." he laughs. "OR, you can show them both to her and let her decide if the wants the boy that represents you or the girl that represents her."
Haninozuka Wang nods 'ill do that .. he says as he replaces the male back in the bag and pulls a hauntingly macabre beautiful female zombie doll and chuckles as he gingerly brushes his hands on the face of the doll .. inspecting its 'she is pretty ' he say vaguely in a way that could mean he is talking about Sasha
Malik Ayim watches. "The doll, the girl, or both?" he asks, finally picking up a menu. "What should I eat that will warm up my thin blood?"
Haninozuka Wang looks up widen eyes 'both.. he say softly in almost a whisper and is glad for the topic change 'the egg drop soup is really good here 'he say softly and places the doll back in the bag clamping his hand on his neck and looking pensively at his brother
Malik Ayim nods. "It is good then." he looks at the menu. "Then I will have the egg drop soup." he watches him put the doll back and cants his head. "What do they say? A penny for your thoughts? Oh wait, never mind, not anymore..." he goes into his pocket looking for a Canadian nickel but only has dime. "Interest." he jokes.
Haninozuka Wang looks at you 'i think i like her but i don't know if that cuz shes a girl or cuz we both like the same things 'he says softly as he plays with the chopsticks in front of him and looks up a waitress 'i have the same ' he looks back at Malik blushing a bit 'is it suppose feel like im going to be sick .. in a good way .. when i think of her' he say confused but determined 'is it cuz she can kick my ass or what 'he say quickly
Malik Ayim watches the waitress go and nods, looking thoughtful. "It could be ... yes ... she is a girl and you like the same things." he chuckles. "As if your stomach flips over when you see or think of her." he nods. "But it helps she can kick your ass." he chuckles. He nods. "I think you like her." he considers himself. "Have you ever kissed anyone before?" he qualifies. "Besides your mother or father ... someone you likes ... that way."
Haninozuka Wang looks at you 'i get sick to my stomach like when my mom walks by when I'm watching a horror flick.. but it doesn't feel like she looks .. it kinda that feeling when you've eaten to much chocolate it makes you feel sick . 'he says looking out the window and around cautiously ' but you still like the way it tasted . 'he exhales and looks at his brother 'well i been kissed before .. several different girls... stole kisses but i never .. 'he looks at the table flustered
Malik Ayim listens and smiles. "Ahh I know that feeling, yes." he nods. So the girls have stolen kisses. "Well, did you ever think of kissing Sasha? Sometimes girls kiss because it is friendly to them. On the cheek." he touches his own. "But if you like girl, it is not so mad they sneak and kiss you." he laughs. "But the kissing ... it is like level in a video game, Hani. Level One, you meet a girl and get to know them. On Level Two, you know you like the girl enough that you can talk about things ... sometimes anything." he considers. "Then there is Level three when you feel the too much chocolate feeling. If no other girl is like that for you, then its like Level Three." the video game reference amuses him, for his own reasons.
Haninozuka Wang looks at him oddly but with narrow eye as he concentrate and focus as his mind strays to Sasha and him rolling around in the Sasha innocently on their last sparing . ' sometimes 'he says softly ' most of those girls no.. they mostly only do it cuz they think I'm cute.. but weird but Sash likes that I'm weird ' he says trying to express his emotion but as a young teen boy failing . 'I'm more on a berserk level where all the zombies come out at you at once but all the levels are coming at you too and you gotta be careful or you'll die ..'he says softly.
Malik Ayim laughs softly as their soup comes. he sips and nods, sighing as the warmth envelopes him. "Ahhhh yes. All the girls want to kiss your cheeks, whether you want them to or not." he nods in understanding. "So .... if Sasha was the zombie coming at you, would you let her catch you?" he considers their other conversations. "Or would you run to her, knowing she has your back?"
Haninozuka Wang looks at you ' if she was a zombie and don't you fucking tell her ..'he say seriously 'i let her bite me . he rubs his almost gone bruise ' but i know she want me to live on .. 'he say softly 'but i don't if i could.. 'he say softly .. all confused like
Malik Ayim drops his spoon long enough to cross his heart. "I won't tell her." he promises. He strokes his beard and sips more of his soup. "So you would rather be a zombie WITH her than a human WITHOUT her?"
Haninozuka Wang exhales 'yeah and she would kick my ass if she heard me say that ' he laughs 'hell she kicks my ass anyways .. but weird thing i sorta like it .. getting my ass kicked and seeing how strong she is ' he smacks the table 'yeah i know I'm fucked up 'he say like he probably get told that all the time . he quickly eats his soup
Malik Ayim laughs. "Sounds like you two had a very exciting fight. Which is good, right?" he concentrates on his soup. "That is how you learn people ... not fighting but seeing how strong they are. See, I do not want a person stronger than I am, if that makes sense." he sips again "I want someone knows when to argue and when to just do what I've told them, you know?" he is a man used to giving orders even at his young age. "I like to be the one in control." he clears his throat and gives his soup attention.
Haninozuka Wang nods 'were always sparing and fighting ..testing each other ''he say softly . he exhale 'i like an equal like not a sidekick but someone to have my back and i have theirs . 'he say softly 'cuz this world is fucked up and you need someone to have yours 'he say softly.
Malik Ayim nods slowly. "Maybe. But I am not so worried that the world will end as you are." he pauses. "But it reminds me... what is it with you and drunken mistake, brother?" he's been meaning to ask. Now seems s good a time as any.
Haninozuka Wang starts to speak about his end of world obsession but is stop mid sentence 'dunno 'he say softly 'it just does ... ya know ..bother me .. 'he say softly looking at his empty bowl with more focus then needed
Malik Ayim considers it a bit. "Do you think our father loves you less because he was drunk when he was with your mama?" he asks, softly. He lifts his bowl and drinks from it. "Sometimes it is confusing why ... things happened the way they did." he had his own issues as a boy.
Haninozuka Wang just shakes his head doubtfully unsure 'he does the same mirroring with realizing ''mom says i was her miracle .. but moms have to say that 'he says 'right 'he say doubtfully ' he exhales
Malik Ayim laughs. "Maybe. But MY mama told me I was the best mistake she ever made. It sounds better from her, I think." he considers. "I had a friend. Henry. His mama was always screaming at him how she was sorry he'd been born and all the things she could be if he hadn't been. He tried everything. But now ... he is in college in Accra and saying his mother can go to Hell when he becomes successful."
Haninozuka Wang looks at you 'my mom says the same .. 'he say softly 'I'm no whiny ass . i know I'm fortunate to have you and mom and dad and wolf.. and now maybe Sasha?' he say uncertain about the last bit .. 'he nods realize how lucky was when he said it aloud 'I'm so fucking lucky .'he say softly smiling 'I'm glad dad made two helluva wonderful mistakes. 'he say meaning him and his brother 'glad your my brother man.. don't know if i could have told anyone that man .. not even Sasha which she is like my best friends basically 'he smiles his poor upbringing making him grateful for the little and big things in his life
Malik Ayim smiles. "Yes, we are very lucky." he smiles even more broadly to hear Hani is glad to have a brother. "I am glad too. And I understand. Talking to your best friend about who you like when it is THEM you like ...." he chuckles. "Can be very scary."
Haninozuka Wang laughs softly 'yeah .. i always wanted a brother but sorta like this better 'he smiles 'dad got some disease or something that made his stuff dead as fuck .. 'he say wincing to even think of his dad that way . a horror worst then anything he's ever seen both on TV or on the streets 'good thing for wolf right 'he say chuckling 'I'm just used to dudes popping chicks and not wanting fuck to do with them .. but yeah .. i know wolf is different but ...'he exhales not know which topic is more taxing his origin story or him falling for his friend ..
Malik Ayim arches a brow. "His stuff ....." he is almost alarmed until he figures it out. "Ahhhh he can not have children." he chuckles. "Ah yes, in New York." he nods. "I would sometimes see couples ... in alleys that weren't dark enough or something ... doing it. Then the guy he tucks it back in and walks off." he blows out a breath. 'Wolf is different, but ........" he encourages. He offers his own story. "When I was a boy and i would see those guys with those girls in the alleys, I would wonder if that is how my father treated my mother. It took me a long time to ask her. I was afraid." he admits.
Haninozuka Wang nods 'yeah . i don't even wanna know .. bout mom and wolf.. but yeah all i know from ma .. is she was drunk as was he .. and nature took over .. ' he say softly 'she say he is handsome cuz that's where i get my looks 'he say softly 'but she is pretty too. he laugh shrug ' he exhales 'but i doubt its just chance with wolf and your mom .. I've seen it .. he loves her .. shes pretty cool 'he beams 'i like her a lot 'he smiles at his new brother
Malik Ayim nods and then chuckles. "Alcohol makes people want to have sex sometimes. And ... it sounds like neither of our mothers contacted him about us." he chuckles. "I was very angry with my mother when I found that out. But I was a child and did not understand her reasons." he beams. "Ahh you have met my mama." he seems pleased. "I did not know that. Maybe that is why she gives me attitude because I will not live in Vancouver with her. I want my own city to live in, nut a few streets way from my parents because they still..." he shakes his head. No one wants to imagine their parents having sex.
Haninozuka Wang spit out his soup he was 'shit.. dude I'm eating here 'yeah .. i think she wants me there cuz of Wolf but understand and is cool about my mom and dad giving me a more quiet life... mom loves it here .. anywhere away from danger 'he rolls his eyes 'but it work out cuz dad work in Vancouver but if we live there i wouldn't have met Sasha 'he smiles and blush 'fuck bro .. he say ..'but yeah .. she's awesome man .. and dad acts like a fucking teenager round her ..' rolling his eye . 'but yeah my mom didn't know who he was plus he was in his punk phase she said then met dad and 'he exhales 'well yeah .. you know the rest 'he laughs softly
Malik Ayim laughs. "I know ... but it is very nice here ... more quiet than White rock .. but it is more quiet than Vancouver." he considers. "I think your mother was drunk ... our father was drunk and it just happened. But maybe that is how it was supposed to happen. If they were both sober ... I would not have a brother eh?" he blinks. "Yea ... I do not want to think of them having sex any more then they probably want to think of one of us having it."
Haninozuka Wang laughs 'yeah .. i think mom just will forever think I'm a baby 'he laugh softly 'and dad . he think he still want me to be little . but its kinda cool cuz he missed it all 'eh say softly 'yeah .. moms type is my dad'he laughs softly he gags 'they're so sweet I'm going to fucking gag and die 'he laugh softy but smiles . its like if the cleaver adopted a cleaver wielding psycho .. 'he say in a quotes like its been said about him which it is
Malik Ayim chuckles. "Mothers always want their babies to be babies. Even when my mother is yelling at me to wear condoms and not get anyone pregnant .. like that would happen." it slips out of him and he quickly moves on. "They sounds very sweet. Your mom is very nice ... and considering how much attitude m mother has ... yes ... had t be the alcohol." he laughs.
Haninozuka Wang laughs 'like i overhead wolf and your mom talk once .. i was a whiskey and tequila baby 'he smirks .. 'he laughs softly ' but yeah .. 'he blushes at the word condom but nods at it 'yeah .. don't think ill get that type of warning well not the shouting ..mine sounds more like some boring old 50s sex ed document.. i swear my parent are like the Asian version of the cleavers .. 'he laugh softly 'or just typical Asian 'he shrugs not know which it is 'he laugh softly 'but yeah "
Malik Ayim sighs a little bit. "But not in a bad way, knowing them. my mother might like your mother. She says she is afraid your mother thinks my mother is angry about you." he chuckles. "Well mine might. or make sure I do." he mocks his mother. "Don't you let Hani turn into a slut like you and ya'll's father." he grins. "Well .... they HAVE to ... never mind." he realizes where that thought can lead .. to blindness in a child.
Haninozuka Wang laughs 'i think they're more alike the they think 'he laughs 'my mom and yours'he laughs softly 'not that my mom use that language 'eh says softly 'i think she still amazed i fucking talk the way i do. 'he laugh 'sometimes i think she purposely forget where i cam from ' him meaning both hell's and from wolf
Malik Ayim laughs again. Oh, my mother can curse like he sailor she loves." he grins. "I would say you got your fathers tongue for cursing." he finishes his soup. "I need to go. And you need to go home." he pauses. "Soon I will have you over to my apartment. You can meet my friend .. and landlord .. they are the same person." he smiles a little shyly. "I have a very comfortable couch for you to sleep on and a large television and plenty of games for you. I live above a gaming cafe."
Haninozuka Wang laughs 'yeah damn straight i did . i like beign over there.. like the fucking opposite of mom and dad' he laughs .he smiles 'shit that be cool as fuck man .reallly dude man thats fucking wicked.. maybe once the holiday season .. i swear mom still keeps a school schedule .. so ill be off when the kids here are 'he rolls his eyes 'but yeah i so wanna go !!' he say a
Malik Ayim laughs and stands. "Then between Christmas and the New Year for sure, alright." he pays the tab and heads for the door. "Come on, I will walk you home so your mother does not worry."
Haninozuka Wang laughs and gets up and follow his brother 'yeah you better shell have the whole canadian mounties out looking . 'he laugh soflty 'or at least cppd 'he laughs
Sunday, December 4, 2016
Brunch at the Lavender Dec. 4th - Rose, Anna and Kit
Anna Wright comes walking out from the kitchen "Oh good morning Rose. Can I get you a coffee to start?"
Doctor Song Yes Please and my usual .
Anna Wright walks to the coffee cups and pots and calls back "Granola bowl right?"
Doctor Song " indeed.
Anna Wright places a coffee in front of Rose and heads to the kitchen for a moment "Coming right up!"
Doctor Song "Thank You Kindly." Rose grabs the warm cup in her hands and drifts off a little
Anna Wright walks back out with the granola bowl and smiles "So how have you been Rose?"
Doctor Song: sighs okish but i got bad news last week
Anna Wright frowns "That's no fun." She looks around "Quiet this morning. I'd be happy to lend an ear if you need one?"
Doctor Song my sister is on life support now I haven't told the kids , I don't know how if you can believe that.
Anna Wright sits down "Oh my god...Rose...that's so hard..."
Doctor Song "Yeah you would think all my training and education with social services would prepare me for this , but i am so in shock." stiffing a tear.
Anna Wright leans forward looking sympathetic "It's different when it's your own family."
Doctor Song " yes Ã…se i think she kinda knows she has asked me what was wrong . I know she and Lokii were raised knowing this was gonna happen some day but still i am worried.
Anna Wright sighs "Do you think there's time for them to go see her? It's Norway right? Where she is? That's where you're from?"
Doctor Song " yes i am buying the tickets Monday. after i get the call back from my travel agent, the minute i present them to the kids they will know. and it is gonna trash Christmas.
Anna Wright rolls her shoulders forward "That is sad timing indeed. At least they have you though."
Doctor Song " we are all we have right now, I mean we are starting to fit in , settle and bam this happens ,
Anna Wright nods slowly "I lost my brother Lee in the spring. I understand what you're going through. But I'm not the primary care for his daughter. That would be much more intense. Do you have someone to lean on Rose? Because that's as important as you being there for those kids."
Doctor Song Not really a few co workers but no real best friends yet, Some times i go and spend a few moments at the care home tho but not any one there either.
Anna Wright looks kindly at her "Well you're always welcome here. I know it's a bit of a sail over." She smiles in a welcoming way.
Doctor Song " sailing takes my mind off sadness she says dreamily well that and shopping been spending time shopping in Alexandra."
Doctor Song notices another customer and looks at Anna
Kitsune.Stewart walks in and plops down on the chair and grabs the knife and fork and looks at eagerly around.
Anna Wright sees the young man too and stands up, saying to Rose "Scuse me, not so quiet." She smiles and walks over to the new patron "Hi there. Can I get you a coffee to start?"
Doctor Song " thank you." she semi whispers over to Anna.
Kitsune.Stewart looks 'oh wow.. you look like a princess .. 'he chuckles 'golly i love this town 'he say excitedly ' umm doc say i cant .. makes me hyper but do you have some water ? ' he says with cheery bounce in his voice .
Anna Wright looks a little confused and amused "Not really the princess type....but uh thanks I think. Water for sure, or orange juice if you like. We also might have some herbal tea in the kitchen. Mint or chamomile?"
Doctor Song " tries not to chuckle at what little she over hears and goes back to the comfort of her breakfast."
Kitsune.Stewart chuckles 'your welcome! he beams and looks at you 'ohhhhh , ill take Mint.. i like mint..'he nods 'herbal is good ' he say in a quickly succession ' you know what ill take that thank 'he say in a quickly grin
Anna Wright nods "Ok coming right up. My name's Anna if you need to get my attention for anything." She smiles politely and walks to the kitchen passing Rose and mouthing "Princess." with a small chuckle as she passes.
Doctor Song laughs in spite of all efforts to hold it back as Norwegians are well known for hiding and controlling there emotions in almost Vulcan like fashion. " Oh Lordy." she says as quietly as possible.
Kitsune.Stewart looks at her quickly as she goes 'now that too wicked 'he say pointing at Anna with his fork and looks out the window ... puppy like. before turning back look around the round 'oh Hi!' he says to rose 'I'm Kit 'he say excitedly 'great day huh 'he chuckles softly.
Anna Wright comes back in with the tea and a small pot of it brewed for any refill needs. She smiles as she passes Rose and then sets the tea down in front of the cheerfully odd young man "Do you know what you'd like to order?"
Doctor Song "Hi Kit I'm Rose, The Granola here is most excellent ."
Kitsune.Stewart looks at her a bit dumbfounded but smiles 'ummmm just about 6 eggs and a stack of pancakes or toast or whatever you have that's close to that'he says .. 'but noo.. meat.. 'he say softly 'i don't eat meat cept fish .. 'he says with grin and grabs his cup sipping slowly 'oh wow that's a pretty name.. it fits 'he chuckles softy and look back at Anna 'yeah that will do it i think 'he smiles at her
Anna Wright thinks "OK so let's go with a vegetarian breakfast...with...2 sides of eggs? Extra toast too? AND Granola?" She starts assessing his age to be in the teens somewhere now.
Doctor Song " oh a fellow lacto ovid piciean vegan?" she says curiously.
Kitsune.Stewart looks at you 'ummmmmm yeah that sounds good .. but no granola.. its dry.. and correction not that i think your dry ... i just don't like granola 'he makes a face 'i like moist stuff 'he laugh soflty 'but yeah toast be great .. do you have marmalade or jam.. 'he slams his hand down 'oh my gosh... do you try the jam in that house 'he points at civic center 'they have great jam .. i bought out about twelve jars' he laugh soflty and look back Rose confused 'i don't think so .. i just don't like eating cute animals'he shrugs and looks back at Anna.
Anna Wright has to work hard not to giggle and just says to the guy "You're a trip. Yes we have jam. I'll bring out all the options." She gets halfway between he and Rose "I think he might be a pesco-vegetarian? I can't remember all the designations." She does giggle now and heads for the kitchen.
Doctor Song:" I' don't eat animals eggs or fish and i usually make my own jam with fruit i bring back from traveling. Have a seat.
Kitsune.Stewart grabs his tea pot and cup and walks over to the other table 'i did take a trip.. she is all psychic 'e . he sits down by first standing on the chair then sitting down next to her all mad tea party style. 'hope you don't mind .. its hard to talk . all the way across the room
Anna Wright pops down 4 slices of toast and cracks 6 eggs with a low whistle. Everything else is prepped ahead. She stands and scrambles carefully.
Doctor Song Looks at Kit ,he looks about the same age as Lokii maybe slightly older but knows well ages can be wrong to guess " are you a student here Kit?"
Kitsune.Stewart smiles 'yeah that much better .. that way i can look at you when i talk to you . 'he chuckles 'so where you from ... oh LOL 'he says the word in actually text speak ' yeah I'm a senior at that student .. i tried to go to Alexandra but i guess I'm not what they were looking for so... ill going to finish school over there' he points to the school he sips his tea.
Anna Wright comes out with the breakfast plate in one hand and a jar of jam in the other. She sees the young man has joined Rose and sets the food in front of him "Yours comes with grapefruit too. do you like grapefruit?"
Doctor Song " I'm from Norway way up north almost in the arctic, but not quite. I have a step son your age He goes to Job Corps school In Theta Sigma.
Kitsune.Stewart @hypergrid.org:8002 seem to grab the jar of jam and looks at it inspectingly and nod 'yeah this looks tasty so does that .. he points at the food and turns back to Anna don't like grapefruit .. its too.. well it feels funny and is squishy . 'he laughs softly 'oh wow that so far away .. but too cool."
Anna Wright shrugs "Alright. I won't cut you any then." she grabs the coffee pot and looks at Rose "Did you need a warm up there?"
Doctor Song Looks at Anna ," Yes please Thank You," then replies to Kit "cool , so cool its frozen like as People there say a lot. It's why some people think i talk like that old lady in the coffee commercials".
Kitsune.Stewart smiles 'thanks 'he say to rose and digs in and slathers jam on the toast and dip some in his tea then take a huge bite out of it and with half open mouth he starts 'you.. don't he hold up two fingers and then swallow 'you don't look like old lady .. those people don know what they're talking about '. he turns to Anna 'oh my gosh.. this is amazing' he smiles then eats his eggs taking a huge bite.
Anna Wright pours Rose's coffee and then looks up at the guy's eating. Definitely a teenager. She chuckles and looks between Rose and the guy "Uh huh...glad you're enjoying it. You live in town or just visiting us?"
Doctor Song:" " thank you kindly but i'm in my 50's but don't tell Santa Claus he still owes me a new computer" she turns to Anna "Oh thank You. "
Kitsune.Stewart laughs ' i live here in the wood by a guy that looks like prince of story book 'he laugh soflty and smiles . then goes back to wolfing down his eggs quickly 'i go there 'he point to the school . ' he looks at you 'you're.. lying 'he laughs softly 'you don't look old.. and i wont tell him ..'he laugh softly
Anna Wright agrees "You do not looks in your 50s Rose. Not that aging is bad. I might stick with 39 and holding." She turns to the boy "A prince in the woods? I think you're mixing us up with that other town where they film Once Upon a Time." she jokes.
Doctor Song:" its common for Scandinavians to be long lived and young looking , i think its because we don't get as much sunlight to burn and damage our skin. But yeah Maybe i should say 39 ish but i got chronic honesty." she says with a slight chuckle.
Kitsune.Stewart laugh 'no i been there but yeah he is like a blonde guy sound like he from the south or something .' he says while eating his toast.
Anna Wright backtracks with Rose "Oh I turned 39 this fall. I wasn't meaning to impose the age on anyone else." she smiles and then has a look of dawning at the teen "Do you mean Wolf? Do you live with Wolf in the woods? Again, we still sound like a fairy tale..."
Kitsune.Stewart shakes his head 'oh yeah that's his name.. odd name but no i don't live him .. i live about a half mile away from is cabin 'he laughs 'though .. he wasn't there yesterday .. you do !! its all wonderful here "
Doctor Song " oh Anna no offense at all i am very flattered by it and Kit i am flattered at your thinking i am young too " she smiles "But I will need to finish up and get back to my boat before the Vancouver ferry docks with my two kids."
Anna Wright smiles at them both "Let me get your bills, and no rush, but then you don't have to ask when it's time." She sets down the coffee pot and walks to the till. she comes back with two print outs "Bronwyn can take payments at the back anytime."
Doctor Song: ""Thanks Anna and good to meet you Kit. "" heads to the back to pay her tab but leaves a nice sized tip with a nod of thank you for earlier to Anna.
Kitsune.Stewart nods and continues to eat. "Laters."
Anna Wright disappears into the kitchen to load the dishwasher.
Friday, December 2, 2016
TEXTS - Hani and Sasha
Hani: Hani texts "people keep saying we're making out all the time. .. smmfdh" lol 7:38 PM
Sasha: Sasha - WHAT?? WHO?? WHY?? 7:41 PM
Hani: Hani - some people. . I've gotten the talk from both my dads and brother. . Oh yeah I have an older brother or and also from some teens that go to cphs 7:43 PM
Sasha: hehehe ... but why? SOmeone lie and say they saw you kiss me? 7:44 PM
Hani: Cuz I got a bruise tha looks like u went all zombie lover on my neck " sends her a pic of his hickey like bruise 7:46 PM
Sasha: OMG they think I gave you a HICKEY!!! ROFL 7:47 PM
Hani: Yeah they do .. a damn big on.. Sissy queen of the airhead saw u on top of me.. so she told everyone. . She mad that I didn't go with her to the craft fair.. 7:50 PM
Sasha: smmfh stupid cow! SO now they think we're kissing and stuff 7:51 PM
Hani: Yeah. . Awkward huh.. people need to chill the fuck out 7:53 PM
Sasha: Next is talk callin me a slut 7:54 PM
Hani: The first person that does is getting a knuckle sandwich 8:01 PM
Sasha: After I beat the shit outta them. Bitches 8:04 PM
Hani: Yeah .. ill take what is left of them lol I'll need a microscope lol 8:08 PM
Sasha: smiles 8:08 PM
Hani: It's like hells kitchen all over again well most of the people are cool 8:11 PM
Sasha: maybe. Temm me bout u bro 8:11 PM
Sasha: tell 8:11 PM
Hani: Like what bro?? Lol dude um 8:12 PM
Sasha: you said your brother. 8:13 PM
Hani: Oh he like from Ghana and he is a brother I mean like a brutha . He got blue eyes like wolf and he's going to uni lol he seems pretty cool 8:15 PM
Sasha: YO BORS BLACK?!?! with blue eyes 8:16 PM
Hani: Yeah wicked sick huh but yeah he is black *sends a pic * 8:18 PM
Sasha: OOOOOOO HES CUTE! NICE EYES!! Not as cute as you tho 8:20 PM
Hani: Waitt.. what umm yeah.. blue eyes like wolf 8:21 PM
Sasha: I've only seen those red eyes. Semd me a pic of YOUR eyes 8:22 PM
Hani: Fine.. hold on.. their just shit brown. -Hani removes his zombie contact and send her a picture of his large brown eyes. His iris are abnormally large like he is wearing circle contact lenses 8:30 PM
Sasha: WOW!!! 8:30 PM
Hani: What! 8:31 PM
Sasha: U got PRETTY eyes! 8:33 PM
Hani: I guess lol they brown lol 8:35 PM
Sasha: So? Mine r brown. You sayin I got shit eyes? 8:44 PM
Hani: No you got chocolate eyes lol 8:53 PM
Sasha: Brown skin and eyes. Why you like your dad and bros eyes over your own? 8:55 PM
Hani: Idk cuz they blue idk 8:56 PM
Sasha: So what? Blue or green or brown .. I likeyour eyes 8:57 PM
Hani: Thank you !! :D 9:12 PM
Sasha: Nothin but truth kissy emoji 9:13 PM
Hani: Umm yeah. . U remind me of a a Starbuck mocha caffeine lol 9:17 PM
Hani: Cappuccino 9:19 PM
Sasha: You wanna suck my eyeballs out? 9:19 PM
Hani: Um no maybe if I was a zombie lol but I mean they look like a yummy cappuccino lol 9:22 PM
Hani: ×D 9:22 PM
Sasha: Aww ur cute 9:24 PM
Hani: I guess lol I'm just telling u wha ur eyes look like to me 9:25 PM
Sasha: Its sweet. Long as you dont stab me with a straw 9:27 PM
Hani: No promises lol jk 9:27 PM
Sasha: mmhmmm Now I cant wait to see your normal eyes 9:28 PM
Hani: Lol I suppose lol they're just eyes but cool I kinda like then cuz they remind me of the creepy dolls with the huge eye even though they're like almond ooh I should be a gender bent grudge person 9:36 PM
Sasha: meh I like YOUR eyes shrugs I gotta get a shower and get ready for bed. Night if * don't talk to ya again tonight* 9:38 PM
Sasha: Sasha - WHAT?? WHO?? WHY?? 7:41 PM
Hani: Hani - some people. . I've gotten the talk from both my dads and brother. . Oh yeah I have an older brother or and also from some teens that go to cphs 7:43 PM
Sasha: hehehe ... but why? SOmeone lie and say they saw you kiss me? 7:44 PM
Hani: Cuz I got a bruise tha looks like u went all zombie lover on my neck " sends her a pic of his hickey like bruise 7:46 PM
Sasha: OMG they think I gave you a HICKEY!!! ROFL 7:47 PM
Hani: Yeah they do .. a damn big on.. Sissy queen of the airhead saw u on top of me.. so she told everyone. . She mad that I didn't go with her to the craft fair.. 7:50 PM
Sasha: smmfh stupid cow! SO now they think we're kissing and stuff 7:51 PM
Hani: Yeah. . Awkward huh.. people need to chill the fuck out 7:53 PM
Sasha: Next is talk callin me a slut 7:54 PM
Hani: The first person that does is getting a knuckle sandwich 8:01 PM
Sasha: After I beat the shit outta them. Bitches 8:04 PM
Hani: Yeah .. ill take what is left of them lol I'll need a microscope lol 8:08 PM
Sasha: smiles 8:08 PM
Hani: It's like hells kitchen all over again well most of the people are cool 8:11 PM
Sasha: maybe. Temm me bout u bro 8:11 PM
Sasha: tell 8:11 PM
Hani: Like what bro?? Lol dude um 8:12 PM
Sasha: you said your brother. 8:13 PM
Hani: Oh he like from Ghana and he is a brother I mean like a brutha . He got blue eyes like wolf and he's going to uni lol he seems pretty cool 8:15 PM
Sasha: YO BORS BLACK?!?! with blue eyes 8:16 PM
Hani: Yeah wicked sick huh but yeah he is black *sends a pic * 8:18 PM
Sasha: OOOOOOO HES CUTE! NICE EYES!! Not as cute as you tho 8:20 PM
Hani: Waitt.. what umm yeah.. blue eyes like wolf 8:21 PM
Sasha: I've only seen those red eyes. Semd me a pic of YOUR eyes 8:22 PM
Hani: Fine.. hold on.. their just shit brown. -Hani removes his zombie contact and send her a picture of his large brown eyes. His iris are abnormally large like he is wearing circle contact lenses 8:30 PM
Sasha: WOW!!! 8:30 PM
Hani: What! 8:31 PM
Sasha: U got PRETTY eyes! 8:33 PM
Hani: I guess lol they brown lol 8:35 PM
Sasha: So? Mine r brown. You sayin I got shit eyes? 8:44 PM
Hani: No you got chocolate eyes lol 8:53 PM
Sasha: Brown skin and eyes. Why you like your dad and bros eyes over your own? 8:55 PM
Hani: Idk cuz they blue idk 8:56 PM
Sasha: So what? Blue or green or brown .. I likeyour eyes 8:57 PM
Hani: Thank you !! :D 9:12 PM
Sasha: Nothin but truth kissy emoji 9:13 PM
Hani: Umm yeah. . U remind me of a a Starbuck mocha caffeine lol 9:17 PM
Hani: Cappuccino 9:19 PM
Sasha: You wanna suck my eyeballs out? 9:19 PM
Hani: Um no maybe if I was a zombie lol but I mean they look like a yummy cappuccino lol 9:22 PM
Hani: ×D 9:22 PM
Sasha: Aww ur cute 9:24 PM
Hani: I guess lol I'm just telling u wha ur eyes look like to me 9:25 PM
Sasha: Its sweet. Long as you dont stab me with a straw 9:27 PM
Hani: No promises lol jk 9:27 PM
Sasha: mmhmmm Now I cant wait to see your normal eyes 9:28 PM
Hani: Lol I suppose lol they're just eyes but cool I kinda like then cuz they remind me of the creepy dolls with the huge eye even though they're like almond ooh I should be a gender bent grudge person 9:36 PM
Sasha: meh I like YOUR eyes shrugs I gotta get a shower and get ready for bed. Night if * don't talk to ya again tonight* 9:38 PM
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Black Hole RP Nov. 26th - Anna, Tamela and Tonya
Tonya Williams walks in an pays the entry fee, moving into the bar proper looking a little anxious and nervous.
Tamela Douglas listens to Anna telling a story and exhales into a whistle. She glances up at the nervous woman walking in and gives her a kind look before answering "So they weren't just posturing? Was either of them hurt in the fight?"
Anna Wright shakes her head but then rolls it side to side on her neck "Not significantly. And Mike was all proud.....he's been teaching Sasha and I guess this makes it seem like she's learning. Different worlds I know." She saw Tams look at someone and glances back casually, giving the stranger a small smile before sipping her beer.
Tonya Williams is still looking around, a little anxious but sees a kind smile and tries to place the face. Then she hears the name Sasha and approaches, looking more, or less worried. "Um ... hi .... I ... um ... I'm" she fumbles a little. "Are you talking about Sasha Williams?"
Tamela Douglas nods to the lady and chuckles a bit "Yes. Yes we are." Having met the kid once she sort of squints at the asker now "Are you acquainted?"
Anna Wright looks at the woman as well, thoughtfully and a little self consciously. She maybe should have been a little quieter.
Tonya Williams sighs deeply an nods. "I'm her mama." she sounds at once proud, worried an resigned for the worse. "What she done now?" she asks.
Tamela Douglas grins "Nothing terrible Ma'am. Come join us and Anna will tell you all about it. I'm Tamela. I actually met Sasha the other week and she'll be doing some first aid training with me. I work at the CPPD."
Anna Wright gives Tams a stressed out look and then tries to smile at Sasha's mom "Come join us.....I'll buy you a drink?" There's a hint of guilt in her tone.
Tonya Williams pulls up a chair and sighs. "Yea. Oh ... right ... the police." the word seems to have two distinct syllables coming from her 'po-leece'. She arches her brows. "Is it that bad?" she actually doesn't laugh, but expects it could be bad.
Tamela Douglas sips her gingerale and then says "Nah. Just kids testing their limits. Did Sasha tell you she got into a little scrap?"
Anna Wright can't hold back any longer "Ms Williams...I'm so sorry.....I thought they were kidding and then I found out later there was a fight. I would have called someone, tried to stop them. Officer Reinhardht handled it and he says they're OK...friends even, but as a responsible adult I shouldn't have shrugged it off and not checked up on them."
Tonya Williams blinks an looks at Anna. "Um .... some kind of cola, please." then she looks at Tamela. "Well .. yea..." and then looks at Anna as she starts confessing. "I .. um . I thought it was something serious..." she looks back at Tamela. "I'm just glad she got someone to watch her back." she sighs. "We din't really come from a nice place like this. I was surprised Officer Reinhardt offered to teach her how to fight right." she sighs. "She ... we come from a different place." she shrugs.
Tamela Douglas nods "I got that sense from your girl. This town takes that whole takes a village to raise a child thing to heart." She smiles at Sasha's mother and then gives Anna a cheeky look "And there's a few helicopter parents and helicopter aunts watching out a little extra. She'll do OK here. I didn't catch your name?"
Anna Wright pretends to be offended by Tams calling her a helicopter aunt and then looks sympathetically at Sasha's mom "Mike...Officer Reinhardt explained a bit of the neighbourhood Sasha is more used to. I hope this town offers you both a community you can call home."
Tonya Williams chuckles. "Yea, well .... we KINDA ha that in Minneapolis. It was Sasha being friens with people in multiple gangs ... so none of them would hurt her. Taught her to watch her own back an fight." she places her hand over her chest. "I'm sorry. I'm Tonya Williams." she looks at Anna an smiles. "Well I don't know bout a helicopter, but it's nice people watching out for her. That's like home, but ... well, it's interesting knowing cops ain't asking after someone. The more eyes on my baby, the better far as I'm concerned. If I keep her too close, I'm afraid something .... well ... Hani is a boy an all." she sighs.
Tamela Douglas gives Tonya her full name to return the proper intro "Tamela Douglas. We really do try to help kids here, not push them down the wrong path. Helps being a small place, relatively low crime rates. I know it's a scary world to have kids in no matter where you live...and shit you just got out of Trumpland."
Anna Wright adds her full name too since Tonya is still getting to know the town "Anna Wright. I'm the cook at the Lavender Dreams B&B. Before they fought, Hani did seem very respectful..." she says, trying to be helpful. "They seem to have this zombie survival thing going on and I think that fueled the fight as some kind of test of the fittest."
Tonya Williams nods and then laughs. "Well police would keep asking Sasha about gang members and she kept telling then she didn't know any .... snitching .... that's get her killed for real. And now ..." she sighs. "I'm hoping my mama comes here before Trump comes for her." she chuckles. "They into zombies. But since Trump, Sasha sort of come down to earth a little ...now she thinking what to do if a revolution happens in America. She imagines every Mexican, Muslim and Black persons pouring over the border here." she blows out a breath.
Tamela Douglas snorts "It's not that far fetched sadly. The immigration website crashed on election night in the States. Can't say I blame anyone who wants to get the hell out. Where does your mother live now?"
Anna Wright sighs and nods into her beer and then sips. The clever waitress, Molly had heard the asking for cola and dropped one off now in front of Tonya.
Tonya Williams snorts also. "He's gonna deport all the Mexicans .. my guess is the ones that was born there too. Then the Muslims. Then the BLACK Muslims ... and of course, he can't tell us apart so back to Africa I guess." she rolls her eyes and takes her pop. "Thank you." she turns her attention back to her table. "Minneapolis, Minnesota. I started applying for jobs a year and a half ago. But my mother used to march in Chicago. I'll get her here, tho." she sighs. "By the way, Anna I had breakfast at your B&B a couple weeks back. VERY good, what I could eat before I had to get back to the clinic."
Tamela Douglas shakes her head at the state of the USA and then smiles at Anna "See, best cook in town. Don't tell the Yamadas I said that though."
Anna Wright blushes and then replies to Tonya "Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Do you work with Doc Pierson....oh and that new nurse practitioner. I'm seeing her next week for a check up. Nurse Kim."
Tonya Williams smiles, but shakes her head. "No, I work for Dr Ziven Ayala. I'm a vet assistant." she chuckles. "He's a nice man. Has the cutest boyfriend, too." she sighs dramatically. "Ain't that always the way? The best men are either married or gay."
Tamela Douglas starts giggling to herself and suddenly can't look at Anna. She's trying to contain it and failing. Finally she just manages to mutter "Small towns...."
Anna Wright turns beet red and then laughs and gives Tams the finger "Sorry Tonya. We were just talking about them." She gets a very tongue and cheek look and then says dryly "The boyfriend is my ex....and I just found out he switched teams. Don't get me wrong, we're done and I'm happy for him."
Tonya Williams looks at Tamela a bit confused. She picks up and sips her pop ... and almost spits it out when Anna speaks. Covering her mouth, even though she ha managed to swallow she mumbles. "Oh, shit." she lowers the glass and her hand. "Well. I gues a long as everyone's happy?" she sort of asks. "I guess it don't hurt nobody. Me? I'm happy with Bob." she snorts and sips her pop again.
Tamela Douglas laughs some more "I always say no one knows you like yourself. "
[21:58] Anna Wright looks bewildered for a second and then frowns "Is that an innuendo? Bob?" She looks between them with a bit of doom, knowing she'll either be laughed at or mildly shamed.
Tonya Williams snorts. "You ain't nevah lied." she laughs. Then she looks at Anna as if she is wondering if shes serious? "Bob? The one you ain't got to feed or clothe or worry they steppin out on you or gonna bring you home something you can't get rid of but by dying?" she grins. "Battery Operated Boyfriend?" she isn't laughing, just amazed to meet a woman who didn't know Bob.
Tamela Douglas is almost beside herself now "Anna you're adorable, you do know that?" She sighs "I'd rename mine BOG but that just sounds like an infection waiting to happen."
Anna Wright giggles madly, turns even redder if possible and pulls her sweater up to hide her face with a small groan.
Tonya Williams looks at Tams. "Ain't Bob and Bobby short for Roberta too?" she suggests. "Cause a bog ... that's like a puddle of mud? Get dirt in places it does NOT being." she looks at Anna and tries to withhold her laughter. "Now you can't tell me you've never ....." she assumes Anna will know. "Hell I set Sasha up with her own last year." she pffts, as if that was perfectly logical.
Tamela Douglas finally composes herself and then nods with a shrug "Alright then." She zeroes in on Anna too now "There's a club in Vancouver I know of that has a vendor of them in the bathroom...if you're lacking and too shy to go into a big shop." She teasing her of course because she knows the reaction.
Anna Wright peeks out from her sweater, at both of them now, her eyes wide and then says in mock indignation "I am perfectly capable of all of those things." She clears her throat "So Tonya, what's Ziven like to work for? A friend of mine works with him on Falcon Island."
Tonya Williams grins. "Or buy one online. Adum and Eve is a great store." she grins. "Hell ... you're smart, Anna. Fingers work too and don't need batteries. Like an orgy with ten." she grins. "He's very sweet and professional." she agrees to change the subject. "During the week, I never see him cause he's on that Island. A doctor with two jobs. Go figger." she shrugs and sips. "He doesn't mind hard work either. Couple weeks ago he had NINE cats from ONE family all in to be fixed. He just smiled at me and told me to set up the assembly line for the cast of Harry Potter ... whatever THAT means."
Tamela Douglas rolls her eyes "Jesus Christ those are my sister and brother in law's cats...the nine. AND she keeps telling me they're trying to get pregnant too. Adum's forbidding her from naming the human children after Harry Potter people."
Anna Wright has to laugh a little and then looks surprised "Megan wants kids? Don't take that the wrong way...she was always such a party girl. I'm still wrapping my head around her getting married." She smiles at Tonya after "Well that's good about him as a boss. He and my friend had a personality clash for awhile but they seem OK now."
Tonya Williams laughs. "Small towns again?" she asks. "Well I guess they could be all into Lord of the Rings. How many Dwarves was that again .. oh wait that was the Hobbit, right? Or Snow White? No that's not ENOUGH dwarves." she's apparently not geek enough. She looks at Anna. "Doctor Ayala? Who could HE clash with. Seems pretty easy going."
Tamela Douglas shrugs "Well he must be a good vet because Adum and Megan live in Alexandra." she laughs at Tonya "Not enough dwarves, nope."
Anna Wright thinks "Charlotte was going through a tough time...but also they live and work together on that island and when it's not tourist time that could get a little intense. They didn't choose each other as workmates, the job did right? Anyhow, they're cool now."
Tonya Williams chuckles. "Well, he is. Is Alexandra far? I know he does a lot of work in White Rock and Vancouver. A good reputation goes a long way?" she nods at Anna. "He seems to really try and get along with people, so I'm glad they're cool now."
Tamela Douglas swirls her drink before sipping, making the ice clink on the sides "Yeah it's about 2 hours from here. Be closer to find a vet in Vancouver. Not a bad little town though in it's own right. It's considered our sister city, lots of family connections between the two places. Case and point, my sister Megan married their police chief on Thanksgiving."
Anna Wright nods along with Tams and then asks "How's Adum doing by the way? I mean i know he's home....but is he all healed?" She explains why she's asking to Tonya "There was a robbery in Alexandra and Adum was shot, in the head, went right through but he's miraculously OK."
Tonya Williams smiles. "Maybe that's why they choose him. Did they come and visit you when they dropped he cats off or picked them up?" she looks at Anna an her eyes go wis. "Jesus." she sighs. "Who did THAT?"
Tamela Douglas grins "Yeah we had a meal together. He's doing OK....switched to left handed, and a little spacey but considering...he's amazing. And back to work now too. No rest for the wicked." She exhales "The shooting is even more of an example of our version of 6 degrees of separation being around a 2."
Anna Wright: Anna continues the story where Tams left off "The guy who shot Adum Brate was a guy named Colin Rankin. I don't know how he ended up in THAT life, armed robbery that is, but 10 years ago he was connected to a close friend of ours. He's the father of her son. He also held up the pharmacy here and she was in there shopping when it happened.....messed up 2 degrees of separation..."
Tonya Williams considers that. "And that's probably why they choose Dr Ayala ... a built in excuse to visit." she sighs and looks a little uncomfortable. "Now ... I know this is gonna soun like an odd question ... or maybe not to you, Tamela. "But that souns like a white man ... Colin .... " shepauses. "How they takin all that?"
Tamela shrugs a bit "Well it was a white man shooting a white man. They actually shot at the same time. Colin's dead. But if you're asking if there's racial profiling in the Canadian police work, yeah sometimes. Although, and I realize my bias here, it's more prevalently directed at our First Nations people. If you look at the population dynamics in the prison system by race, it's pretty apparent."
Anna winces and nods in agreement "Yep. Although Canada has all other kinds of racism too. This town is pretty happily diverse, but not all places are."
Tonya Williams sags in relief and covers her face a moment as if she just found out her only child was safe. "There's ALWAYS racial profiling, Tamela." she states, flatly. "But now I know THAT, I'll worry bout Dr Ayala. He's half that First Nation and half Inian .. I mean Native American." she nods. "Just a different group to hate up here." she considers that a simple fact of life, like breathing.
Tamela Douglas nods "My mother was Spanish descended and my Dad's descended from the Semiahmoo peoples of Boundary Bay. Now I don't look Aboriginal enough to have gone through some of the shit Dad did and still does. And we're not perfect in terms of Black History here. Canada had slavery too, for less time, but it still did. And there have been chapters of the KKK surfacing from time to time. Basically our shit stinks too. Maybe we use more air freshener to mask it, not so out in the open or a little quieter. I would say as a whole, British Columbia is one of the better provinces for awareness, activism and accountability.
Anna just quietly nods, looking saddened by the need to agree. she slowly sips her beer after.
Tonya Williams listens and nods. "Well, I'd be crazy to think Canaa is perfect. But my mama says its the great white north up here ... so i counter her with things like all the slaves that excaped to Canada. Meeting that Lieutenant helped. Johnson? I think she can help Sasha, too."
Tamela Douglas grins now "Angie Johnson, yep. CPPD would fall apart without her. She's my extra work mom and my pal."
Anna Wright smiles a bit too "Angie's everyone's mom there isn't she? She's worked there forever."
Tonya Williams nods. "Yes. She is very nice and Sasha likes her ..." she snorts. "Even though she told her she couldnt knife fight here." she grins. "I will TRY not to have her babysitting mine too much." she blows out a breath. "Sasha tire a body out. Thinks things WAY out of proportion .. like the millions abandoning America for Canada." she chuckles. "Did shetry and inventory your weapons, Tamela?" she wonders.
Tamela Douglas's eyes go wide and then she chuckles "Not yet but thanks for the heads up. I can tell she has some nervousness. That must be a lot on you too Tonya."
Anna Wright looks sympathetically at Tonya "She did seem to have fun at the craft sale, despite no liking our Santa. I think she was expecting Justin Trudeau. As far as I know he does selfies and Pride Parades but no Santa requests."
Tonya Williams chuckles. "She's smart. That means she thinks too much and that means she worries too much. I guess I should be happy she at least concentrating on the people she knows and likes. I have a friend with a daughter worried about some water crisis that's gonna force us all into being vegetarians." she sighs and then laughs again. "Oh she LOVED that craft sale. And yes she loves her new Prime Minister." she shakes her head. "I told her I'll see what he does with his shirt ON." she rolls her eyes.
Tamela Douglas snickers "Yep. He made some promises, lime them all. We'll see where it goes." She smacks the table "Even Gord Downey reminded him on the Hip's last tour."
Anna Wright looks a bit misty eyed about the Tragically Hip and then tunes into what Tonya was saying "So she's vegetarian because of water waste in food production?"
Tonya Williams snorts. "He's a politician .. he just isn't a ROUND one." she nods to Anna. "Yes ... turns off her water when shes trying to wash dishes ... gets on her abot leaving the water running when shes brushing her teeth. Wants her to shower by turnig the wateron nd off...." she shakes her head. "Maybe I'm just old or something ... I don't get it."
Tamela Douglas thinks about it "Well conservation is good for sure...but you also have to live in the world. Course some folks opt out. Anna used to live in a commune back to the land type thing on Salt Spring Island....I like to tease her that it was a cult." she says with a grin.
Anna Wright scoffs "It was not a cult!" She looks at Tonya "It was an intentional permaculture community. We had some alternative arrangements for things like showering with solar bags and whatnot. I will confess that when I was off island I took horribly long showers and just reveled in them."
Tonya Williams looks at Anna as if she has two heads. "Lawdy ....." and blinks. "A intentional .... perma ... awhosiewhat?" she snorts. "Just ... no ... no ... maybe when the US immigrates en masse or something ... hell worse I ever did was take my dishes in the bathrub with me when things was bad money wise." she pffts again. "You two are a hoot." se glances at her phone. "Lawd it's almost midnight. Watch em get a lecture for staying out half the night from Miss Grizzly Adams."
Tamela Douglas laughs "Just watch out for the forks in there...oi. i should head home to bed too. I'm on in the morning with Nault. I need to be awake enough to tranq him if the moment calls for it."
Anna Wright smiles warmly at Tonya "It's been fun to chat with you too. Sasha will do alright here....Oh mu god Tams....you're joking right? Although he really is a dick."
Tonya Williams grins. "Oh he sounds like fun?" she stands. "Good night ladies .. and thanks .. it really does feel like home here." and off she goes.
Tamela Douglas listens to Anna telling a story and exhales into a whistle. She glances up at the nervous woman walking in and gives her a kind look before answering "So they weren't just posturing? Was either of them hurt in the fight?"
Anna Wright shakes her head but then rolls it side to side on her neck "Not significantly. And Mike was all proud.....he's been teaching Sasha and I guess this makes it seem like she's learning. Different worlds I know." She saw Tams look at someone and glances back casually, giving the stranger a small smile before sipping her beer.
Tonya Williams is still looking around, a little anxious but sees a kind smile and tries to place the face. Then she hears the name Sasha and approaches, looking more, or less worried. "Um ... hi .... I ... um ... I'm" she fumbles a little. "Are you talking about Sasha Williams?"
Tamela Douglas nods to the lady and chuckles a bit "Yes. Yes we are." Having met the kid once she sort of squints at the asker now "Are you acquainted?"
Anna Wright looks at the woman as well, thoughtfully and a little self consciously. She maybe should have been a little quieter.
Tonya Williams sighs deeply an nods. "I'm her mama." she sounds at once proud, worried an resigned for the worse. "What she done now?" she asks.
Tamela Douglas grins "Nothing terrible Ma'am. Come join us and Anna will tell you all about it. I'm Tamela. I actually met Sasha the other week and she'll be doing some first aid training with me. I work at the CPPD."
Anna Wright gives Tams a stressed out look and then tries to smile at Sasha's mom "Come join us.....I'll buy you a drink?" There's a hint of guilt in her tone.
Tonya Williams pulls up a chair and sighs. "Yea. Oh ... right ... the police." the word seems to have two distinct syllables coming from her 'po-leece'. She arches her brows. "Is it that bad?" she actually doesn't laugh, but expects it could be bad.
Tamela Douglas sips her gingerale and then says "Nah. Just kids testing their limits. Did Sasha tell you she got into a little scrap?"
Anna Wright can't hold back any longer "Ms Williams...I'm so sorry.....I thought they were kidding and then I found out later there was a fight. I would have called someone, tried to stop them. Officer Reinhardht handled it and he says they're OK...friends even, but as a responsible adult I shouldn't have shrugged it off and not checked up on them."
Tonya Williams blinks an looks at Anna. "Um .... some kind of cola, please." then she looks at Tamela. "Well .. yea..." and then looks at Anna as she starts confessing. "I .. um . I thought it was something serious..." she looks back at Tamela. "I'm just glad she got someone to watch her back." she sighs. "We din't really come from a nice place like this. I was surprised Officer Reinhardt offered to teach her how to fight right." she sighs. "She ... we come from a different place." she shrugs.
Tamela Douglas nods "I got that sense from your girl. This town takes that whole takes a village to raise a child thing to heart." She smiles at Sasha's mother and then gives Anna a cheeky look "And there's a few helicopter parents and helicopter aunts watching out a little extra. She'll do OK here. I didn't catch your name?"
Anna Wright pretends to be offended by Tams calling her a helicopter aunt and then looks sympathetically at Sasha's mom "Mike...Officer Reinhardt explained a bit of the neighbourhood Sasha is more used to. I hope this town offers you both a community you can call home."
Tonya Williams chuckles. "Yea, well .... we KINDA ha that in Minneapolis. It was Sasha being friens with people in multiple gangs ... so none of them would hurt her. Taught her to watch her own back an fight." she places her hand over her chest. "I'm sorry. I'm Tonya Williams." she looks at Anna an smiles. "Well I don't know bout a helicopter, but it's nice people watching out for her. That's like home, but ... well, it's interesting knowing cops ain't asking after someone. The more eyes on my baby, the better far as I'm concerned. If I keep her too close, I'm afraid something .... well ... Hani is a boy an all." she sighs.
Tamela Douglas gives Tonya her full name to return the proper intro "Tamela Douglas. We really do try to help kids here, not push them down the wrong path. Helps being a small place, relatively low crime rates. I know it's a scary world to have kids in no matter where you live...and shit you just got out of Trumpland."
Anna Wright adds her full name too since Tonya is still getting to know the town "Anna Wright. I'm the cook at the Lavender Dreams B&B. Before they fought, Hani did seem very respectful..." she says, trying to be helpful. "They seem to have this zombie survival thing going on and I think that fueled the fight as some kind of test of the fittest."
Tonya Williams nods and then laughs. "Well police would keep asking Sasha about gang members and she kept telling then she didn't know any .... snitching .... that's get her killed for real. And now ..." she sighs. "I'm hoping my mama comes here before Trump comes for her." she chuckles. "They into zombies. But since Trump, Sasha sort of come down to earth a little ...now she thinking what to do if a revolution happens in America. She imagines every Mexican, Muslim and Black persons pouring over the border here." she blows out a breath.
Tamela Douglas snorts "It's not that far fetched sadly. The immigration website crashed on election night in the States. Can't say I blame anyone who wants to get the hell out. Where does your mother live now?"
Anna Wright sighs and nods into her beer and then sips. The clever waitress, Molly had heard the asking for cola and dropped one off now in front of Tonya.
Tonya Williams snorts also. "He's gonna deport all the Mexicans .. my guess is the ones that was born there too. Then the Muslims. Then the BLACK Muslims ... and of course, he can't tell us apart so back to Africa I guess." she rolls her eyes and takes her pop. "Thank you." she turns her attention back to her table. "Minneapolis, Minnesota. I started applying for jobs a year and a half ago. But my mother used to march in Chicago. I'll get her here, tho." she sighs. "By the way, Anna I had breakfast at your B&B a couple weeks back. VERY good, what I could eat before I had to get back to the clinic."
Tamela Douglas shakes her head at the state of the USA and then smiles at Anna "See, best cook in town. Don't tell the Yamadas I said that though."
Anna Wright blushes and then replies to Tonya "Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Do you work with Doc Pierson....oh and that new nurse practitioner. I'm seeing her next week for a check up. Nurse Kim."
Tonya Williams smiles, but shakes her head. "No, I work for Dr Ziven Ayala. I'm a vet assistant." she chuckles. "He's a nice man. Has the cutest boyfriend, too." she sighs dramatically. "Ain't that always the way? The best men are either married or gay."
Tamela Douglas starts giggling to herself and suddenly can't look at Anna. She's trying to contain it and failing. Finally she just manages to mutter "Small towns...."
Anna Wright turns beet red and then laughs and gives Tams the finger "Sorry Tonya. We were just talking about them." She gets a very tongue and cheek look and then says dryly "The boyfriend is my ex....and I just found out he switched teams. Don't get me wrong, we're done and I'm happy for him."
Tonya Williams looks at Tamela a bit confused. She picks up and sips her pop ... and almost spits it out when Anna speaks. Covering her mouth, even though she ha managed to swallow she mumbles. "Oh, shit." she lowers the glass and her hand. "Well. I gues a long as everyone's happy?" she sort of asks. "I guess it don't hurt nobody. Me? I'm happy with Bob." she snorts and sips her pop again.
Tamela Douglas laughs some more "I always say no one knows you like yourself. "
[21:58] Anna Wright looks bewildered for a second and then frowns "Is that an innuendo? Bob?" She looks between them with a bit of doom, knowing she'll either be laughed at or mildly shamed.
Tonya Williams snorts. "You ain't nevah lied." she laughs. Then she looks at Anna as if she is wondering if shes serious? "Bob? The one you ain't got to feed or clothe or worry they steppin out on you or gonna bring you home something you can't get rid of but by dying?" she grins. "Battery Operated Boyfriend?" she isn't laughing, just amazed to meet a woman who didn't know Bob.
Tamela Douglas is almost beside herself now "Anna you're adorable, you do know that?" She sighs "I'd rename mine BOG but that just sounds like an infection waiting to happen."
Anna Wright giggles madly, turns even redder if possible and pulls her sweater up to hide her face with a small groan.
Tonya Williams looks at Tams. "Ain't Bob and Bobby short for Roberta too?" she suggests. "Cause a bog ... that's like a puddle of mud? Get dirt in places it does NOT being." she looks at Anna and tries to withhold her laughter. "Now you can't tell me you've never ....." she assumes Anna will know. "Hell I set Sasha up with her own last year." she pffts, as if that was perfectly logical.
Tamela Douglas finally composes herself and then nods with a shrug "Alright then." She zeroes in on Anna too now "There's a club in Vancouver I know of that has a vendor of them in the bathroom...if you're lacking and too shy to go into a big shop." She teasing her of course because she knows the reaction.
Anna Wright peeks out from her sweater, at both of them now, her eyes wide and then says in mock indignation "I am perfectly capable of all of those things." She clears her throat "So Tonya, what's Ziven like to work for? A friend of mine works with him on Falcon Island."
Tonya Williams grins. "Or buy one online. Adum and Eve is a great store." she grins. "Hell ... you're smart, Anna. Fingers work too and don't need batteries. Like an orgy with ten." she grins. "He's very sweet and professional." she agrees to change the subject. "During the week, I never see him cause he's on that Island. A doctor with two jobs. Go figger." she shrugs and sips. "He doesn't mind hard work either. Couple weeks ago he had NINE cats from ONE family all in to be fixed. He just smiled at me and told me to set up the assembly line for the cast of Harry Potter ... whatever THAT means."
Tamela Douglas rolls her eyes "Jesus Christ those are my sister and brother in law's cats...the nine. AND she keeps telling me they're trying to get pregnant too. Adum's forbidding her from naming the human children after Harry Potter people."
Anna Wright has to laugh a little and then looks surprised "Megan wants kids? Don't take that the wrong way...she was always such a party girl. I'm still wrapping my head around her getting married." She smiles at Tonya after "Well that's good about him as a boss. He and my friend had a personality clash for awhile but they seem OK now."
Tonya Williams laughs. "Small towns again?" she asks. "Well I guess they could be all into Lord of the Rings. How many Dwarves was that again .. oh wait that was the Hobbit, right? Or Snow White? No that's not ENOUGH dwarves." she's apparently not geek enough. She looks at Anna. "Doctor Ayala? Who could HE clash with. Seems pretty easy going."
Tamela Douglas shrugs "Well he must be a good vet because Adum and Megan live in Alexandra." she laughs at Tonya "Not enough dwarves, nope."
Anna Wright thinks "Charlotte was going through a tough time...but also they live and work together on that island and when it's not tourist time that could get a little intense. They didn't choose each other as workmates, the job did right? Anyhow, they're cool now."
Tonya Williams chuckles. "Well, he is. Is Alexandra far? I know he does a lot of work in White Rock and Vancouver. A good reputation goes a long way?" she nods at Anna. "He seems to really try and get along with people, so I'm glad they're cool now."
Tamela Douglas swirls her drink before sipping, making the ice clink on the sides "Yeah it's about 2 hours from here. Be closer to find a vet in Vancouver. Not a bad little town though in it's own right. It's considered our sister city, lots of family connections between the two places. Case and point, my sister Megan married their police chief on Thanksgiving."
Anna Wright nods along with Tams and then asks "How's Adum doing by the way? I mean i know he's home....but is he all healed?" She explains why she's asking to Tonya "There was a robbery in Alexandra and Adum was shot, in the head, went right through but he's miraculously OK."
Tonya Williams smiles. "Maybe that's why they choose him. Did they come and visit you when they dropped he cats off or picked them up?" she looks at Anna an her eyes go wis. "Jesus." she sighs. "Who did THAT?"
Tamela Douglas grins "Yeah we had a meal together. He's doing OK....switched to left handed, and a little spacey but considering...he's amazing. And back to work now too. No rest for the wicked." She exhales "The shooting is even more of an example of our version of 6 degrees of separation being around a 2."
Anna Wright: Anna continues the story where Tams left off "The guy who shot Adum Brate was a guy named Colin Rankin. I don't know how he ended up in THAT life, armed robbery that is, but 10 years ago he was connected to a close friend of ours. He's the father of her son. He also held up the pharmacy here and she was in there shopping when it happened.....messed up 2 degrees of separation..."
Tonya Williams considers that. "And that's probably why they choose Dr Ayala ... a built in excuse to visit." she sighs and looks a little uncomfortable. "Now ... I know this is gonna soun like an odd question ... or maybe not to you, Tamela. "But that souns like a white man ... Colin .... " shepauses. "How they takin all that?"
Tamela shrugs a bit "Well it was a white man shooting a white man. They actually shot at the same time. Colin's dead. But if you're asking if there's racial profiling in the Canadian police work, yeah sometimes. Although, and I realize my bias here, it's more prevalently directed at our First Nations people. If you look at the population dynamics in the prison system by race, it's pretty apparent."
Anna winces and nods in agreement "Yep. Although Canada has all other kinds of racism too. This town is pretty happily diverse, but not all places are."
Tonya Williams sags in relief and covers her face a moment as if she just found out her only child was safe. "There's ALWAYS racial profiling, Tamela." she states, flatly. "But now I know THAT, I'll worry bout Dr Ayala. He's half that First Nation and half Inian .. I mean Native American." she nods. "Just a different group to hate up here." she considers that a simple fact of life, like breathing.
Tamela Douglas nods "My mother was Spanish descended and my Dad's descended from the Semiahmoo peoples of Boundary Bay. Now I don't look Aboriginal enough to have gone through some of the shit Dad did and still does. And we're not perfect in terms of Black History here. Canada had slavery too, for less time, but it still did. And there have been chapters of the KKK surfacing from time to time. Basically our shit stinks too. Maybe we use more air freshener to mask it, not so out in the open or a little quieter. I would say as a whole, British Columbia is one of the better provinces for awareness, activism and accountability.
Anna just quietly nods, looking saddened by the need to agree. she slowly sips her beer after.
Tonya Williams listens and nods. "Well, I'd be crazy to think Canaa is perfect. But my mama says its the great white north up here ... so i counter her with things like all the slaves that excaped to Canada. Meeting that Lieutenant helped. Johnson? I think she can help Sasha, too."
Tamela Douglas grins now "Angie Johnson, yep. CPPD would fall apart without her. She's my extra work mom and my pal."
Anna Wright smiles a bit too "Angie's everyone's mom there isn't she? She's worked there forever."
Tonya Williams nods. "Yes. She is very nice and Sasha likes her ..." she snorts. "Even though she told her she couldnt knife fight here." she grins. "I will TRY not to have her babysitting mine too much." she blows out a breath. "Sasha tire a body out. Thinks things WAY out of proportion .. like the millions abandoning America for Canada." she chuckles. "Did shetry and inventory your weapons, Tamela?" she wonders.
Tamela Douglas's eyes go wide and then she chuckles "Not yet but thanks for the heads up. I can tell she has some nervousness. That must be a lot on you too Tonya."
Anna Wright looks sympathetically at Tonya "She did seem to have fun at the craft sale, despite no liking our Santa. I think she was expecting Justin Trudeau. As far as I know he does selfies and Pride Parades but no Santa requests."
Tonya Williams chuckles. "She's smart. That means she thinks too much and that means she worries too much. I guess I should be happy she at least concentrating on the people she knows and likes. I have a friend with a daughter worried about some water crisis that's gonna force us all into being vegetarians." she sighs and then laughs again. "Oh she LOVED that craft sale. And yes she loves her new Prime Minister." she shakes her head. "I told her I'll see what he does with his shirt ON." she rolls her eyes.
Tamela Douglas snickers "Yep. He made some promises, lime them all. We'll see where it goes." She smacks the table "Even Gord Downey reminded him on the Hip's last tour."
Anna Wright looks a bit misty eyed about the Tragically Hip and then tunes into what Tonya was saying "So she's vegetarian because of water waste in food production?"
Tonya Williams snorts. "He's a politician .. he just isn't a ROUND one." she nods to Anna. "Yes ... turns off her water when shes trying to wash dishes ... gets on her abot leaving the water running when shes brushing her teeth. Wants her to shower by turnig the wateron nd off...." she shakes her head. "Maybe I'm just old or something ... I don't get it."
Tamela Douglas thinks about it "Well conservation is good for sure...but you also have to live in the world. Course some folks opt out. Anna used to live in a commune back to the land type thing on Salt Spring Island....I like to tease her that it was a cult." she says with a grin.
Anna Wright scoffs "It was not a cult!" She looks at Tonya "It was an intentional permaculture community. We had some alternative arrangements for things like showering with solar bags and whatnot. I will confess that when I was off island I took horribly long showers and just reveled in them."
Tonya Williams looks at Anna as if she has two heads. "Lawdy ....." and blinks. "A intentional .... perma ... awhosiewhat?" she snorts. "Just ... no ... no ... maybe when the US immigrates en masse or something ... hell worse I ever did was take my dishes in the bathrub with me when things was bad money wise." she pffts again. "You two are a hoot." se glances at her phone. "Lawd it's almost midnight. Watch em get a lecture for staying out half the night from Miss Grizzly Adams."
Tamela Douglas laughs "Just watch out for the forks in there...oi. i should head home to bed too. I'm on in the morning with Nault. I need to be awake enough to tranq him if the moment calls for it."
Anna Wright smiles warmly at Tonya "It's been fun to chat with you too. Sasha will do alright here....Oh mu god Tams....you're joking right? Although he really is a dick."
Tonya Williams grins. "Oh he sounds like fun?" she stands. "Good night ladies .. and thanks .. it really does feel like home here." and off she goes.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Family Breakfast - Wolfgang Pots and Malik Ayim
Malik Ayim stands on the dock, a top coat over his hands, looking at the boats on the dock. His glasses and their blue lenses hide his eyes from view.
Wolfgang Pots leans on the counter bullshiting with the person working'yeah .. he swears it aint a hickey but i dont know poor fella 'he says as he recieves his fish and chip . 'poor fellar is all tucker out from video games 'he laugh and waves to the attending as he looks around .he nods at the stranger in his friendly way and makes for the tables to eat
Malik Ayim 's head turns, almost sharply at the voice and nods once in return. As the man makes for the tables, he stops at the counter. "Halibut and chips, please. And a hot coffee." his accent is sort of Colonial English like one might find in the various countries of Africa, which would match his skin tone. They aren't all black as a moonless night.
Wolfgang Pots sits down as he dips his chip in mayo.. looking around watching the whales abit exhaling the cold crisp air 'he smile and looks over noticin the man accent watching him abit before looking back out the water
Malik Ayim gets his order and nods to the chef. "Thank you, very much." he pays with cash and them takes his order to the tables. Even with other tables available, he opts to approach the one with the blond. "May I join you, sir?" his deep voice inquires.
Wolfgang Pots turns to face the other man 'sure shooting 'he say in his own southern georiga drawl 'he smiles big and 'ya aint from these woods either ' he laugh noticing his accent 'acroos the pond .. wait .. some where in africa 'he say trying to use his many voyages to pin point his accent "long way from home 'he laughs
Malik Ayim sits and laughs. "No, I am not from here." he admits. He waits and smiles. "I am from Accra. I am going to university in Vancouver and my mother suggested I might like this town to visit." he dips the hot fish in the mayo, tasting it and nodding. He swallows and dabs his lips. "Not like home, but that is not always a bad thing."
Wolfgang Pots laugh softly "home is where your heart is 'he say soflty 'yeah .. this is a nice little town . people are nice and its quiet and peace. 'he laughs 'i like to come here to relax 'he laugh 'plus my son lives here so i gotta visit him and make sure he aint getting into too much trouble 'he laugh softy . he pops another chip in his mouth chewing 'what ya studying son 'he say not afraid to be noisy but doesnt with such a southern charm
Malik Ayim nods. "It seems very quiet, yes." he arches bis brows behind the obscuring sunglasses. ""A son is a blessing to be cherished." he eats a bit more before replying. "I am studying business. My mother owns a clothing company. Some day it will come down to me." he pauses. "So I must learn and preserve my legacy, yes?"
Wolfgang Pots nods 'yes sir . thats darn smart of ya, son 'he say softy using this southern term so loosely "i did abit of that a westpoint and online while in the navy .. good for leadership building .. its a big responsiblity 'he nods 'yes , sir .. its alway good to know what you came out of .. learn you history so you wont repeat the bad stuff and appriecate what you come from 'he smiles as he tears off a piece of fish and dips it in the mayo almost just like Malik did.. subconciously
Malik Ayim mirrors the motion without thinking. Just eating his fish breakfast. "Ah yes. That is very important." he agrees. "My family history is very dark, on both sides." he admits. "On my mother's side, they sold slaves, not only among each other, but later to the British. That is how my mother ultimately came to America. In my grandfather's time we found and reconnected with my relatives in Ghana and in some ways returned. Those are the relatives who raised me while my mother went back and forth from American to Ghana." he drinks some of his coffee. "And yet, even my father's side of the family dealt in slaves in their history. But on the English side." he glances down, but only to be able to get the fish in the mayo. He does not seem ashmed as he speaks his next words. "I may not look it, but I am half white. On my father's side."
Wolfgang Pots nods 'yeah .. what are the odds.. yeah .. my sob father side were like that too. im half english down the line but thankfully my Ma side save me from to much embarrasement 'he say rollin a chip between two finger before toss it up catching it and cheweing 'ma is austrian born 'eh laugh soflty 'but yeah my pa side were slave traders born settling in georgia and settle up a peach and tobacco plantions ..they stop doing bacco during prohibition an did bootleg whiskey and wildblack berry wine'he laugh soflty 'so yeah .. its mainly a orchard that sels the fruits, jams, jellies and wines ' he shakes his head .. but yeah .. 'history is the blueprint that you rewrite with your choices 'he say soflty 'make it what you want 'he smiles
Malik Ayim nods as he eats and drinks. "The babies should never pay for the sins of their relatives." he rumbles. "But there remains such hate." he nibbles at a chip. "My mother ran to Ghana when she found out she was pregnant .. afraid both her family and my father's family would find out. But she did not abandon me. She spent most of her time inn Africa. Only returned to Atlanta, Georgia when she knew my father would be there. All these years, she has loved him." he scrapes he last of the mayonnaise away with the last of the fish. "But she NEVER told him about me. Afraid .... not even her brothers know who my father is." he eats and swallows. "But I do."
Wolfgang Pots sips his water and nods 'yeah .. 'he says pensievely think on his own father ' he looks up "is that right 'he looks curiously at the man like working something out but exhale s'yeah .. i loved altanta in the 90s such a great music vibe.. dont look like it but this white country boy .. loves him some 90s hip hop and r and b.. 'he laughs 'im not so sure about some of this new stuff.. 'they have no art about .. music back then was just as sensual but knew how to sell it in classy way .. 'he laughs 'thats too back.. bet that man woud have wanted to know.. i miss my 13 year olds sons life so far..'he exhales 'would be been nice to cradle him ya know 'he say lookign at a boat in the distance 'now he is at that age where .. welll. 'he chuckles 'its like congratulations wolf. your the proud new father of a bucket of hormones 'he laugh soflty
Malik Ayim smiles. "I love Hip Hop from that era. I was born in 1998. I have rapped some in Accra. But I will do better helping my mother." he pauses. "But what if knowing about that son put both the son and yourself in danger?" he asks, softly. "That is a sword with two edges. My mother was afraid ... with reason .. and when I was ... oh perhaps your sons age ... she told me I could meet him when I was ready. Now ... I am eighteen and in University." he chuckles and looks at the boat. "You missed diapers, but as he grows to a man, the hormones will calm." he chuckles. "Or so I have heard. I . still .. have moments my mother tells me." he pushes his sunglasses up his nose. "They call me Blue . by the way. Well . friends and the casual. it is not a professional name." he offers his hand to shake.
Wolfgang Pots looks nods 'yeah .. i can understand that . a true parent would do their dangest to protect theyre chil 'he laughs 'yeah i heard theyre brutal .. some buddies that i used work with over at the cannery said i didnt miss much but throwup, diapers and many sleepless night 'eh smiles ' he smiles 'im sure he will.. just hopign he will.. that he .. 'he trails off looks at the boat smirking an thinking 'have history repeating himself but he so shy about girl so i think were in the clear for now 'he laughs and extends his hand claspign Maliks hand 'nice nick name .. names Wolf . 'he laugh soflty shaking the mans hand
Malik Ayim pauses. "Yea . Good to meet you, Wolfgang." he licks his lips and considers a moment. Easily long enough for Wolf to realize he used his full name. Then he goes into the inside pocket of his business suit and pulls out a business card holder and slides out a business card, which introduces him as Malik Ayim.
Wolfgang Pots looks at you 'how did y a.. 'he looks confused an takes the card 'wait.. whats going on 'he say surpise .. 'your.. her.. 'he say making the contact .. 'why they call you blue ..say looking oddly at his glassses 'he looks abit take aback like if some women told him she was pregnant
Malik Ayim licks his lips again and answers the question silently by taking off his glasses and revealing his eyes ... which are blue .. a rare color in African men to say the least.
Wolfgang Pots looks back looking into malik eyes his own matching eyes .. 'the horowitz jewel.. thats impossible.. why .. ..huh 'he say confused 'youre Zuri. kid.. 'he say soflty . he looks very surpised and just abit betrayed. he brake eye contact looking at his empty fish and chips container
Malik Ayim sighs, even though he had not expected the man to rise up and embrace him. "Yes, I am Zuri Ayim's son." he shrugs. "Why? She was seventeen? Her father was one of the biggest Black Supremacists in America? Your father was one of the largest WHITE Supremacists in America? You had a future in the US Navy she did not want to ruin with a child? I can give others ... but she had her reasons. Mine are much the same. I do not want anything from you. No money or child support. I only want you to know I exist. Do not blame my mother, please. She offered earlier this year, but I asked her to keep her word to me .. and let ME introduce myself."
Wolfgang Pots ruffles his golden locks exhales softly just taking it all in . he nods and after awhile nods 'yeah .. i understand .. wouldnt except anyway less .he looks at his new grownup son .. 'he blinks abit 'i understand and her reasons.. and im glad she keep you safe 'he beams that charming smiles he is known for .. 'well thank for .. tell . 'he pause and then unexpectly goes to hug his long loss son 'get your ass over her and give me a hug ,son 'he laugh solfyt .
Malik Ayim nods, as the man stops looking so angry and betrayed, but he was not prepared for the hug. He freezes a moment but then hugs him back. His laugh is much richer. "I did not expect ...." he pulls back. "Mama will be happy you are not .... so angry." he grins. "So .. it is TWO sons you are blessed with."
Wolfgang Pots loosk at you 'oh shell sure as shooting be getting a piece of my mind but .. yeah .. i can hate you or fault you .. he smiles 'yeah .. two son with these two year first hani then you .'he smiles and looks out at the boat where a little golden lab is barking toward them 'all introduce you to youre little brother soon.. if i can tear him away from video games, anime or girls.. 'he jokes 'but its good to have met you.. he looks at the card 'malik 'he smiles
Malik Ayim chuckles. "Good luck with that. mama might not get her back up, considering but ... she be fire when she get mad." he grins and then looks towards the boat. "Ah, anime. I was into that, for a while. The girls too. If he anything like what mama tell me about you .... you might have problems. She told me a lot my charm come from my Papa and she don't want to be a grandmother." he nods. "Malik ... or Blue. Either works for me."
Wolfgang Pots laughs 'this family and there nick name your grandma says 'he laugh 'cant be satsified with the name ya ma gave you wolfgang .. yeah hani has a long ass japanese first name 'he laughs 'yeah .. 'he exhale 'im worrie bout that .. had girls on the go at his age.. 'he ruffles his hair .. and im sure you had a pack of girls around you like poor hani over there ..'he motions to the boat 'yeah i dont wanna be no grandpa yet either .. from none of you two boys 'he says warning.. 'just became a pa .. one step at a time .. 'eh laugh s
Malik Ayim chuckles. "Mama said she made it very simple. Malik means King she wanted me to feel like royalty, even of I was not treated like it." he laughs. "I had a few. Charming ladies young and old and getting an earful from the women in my family while getting praise from the men." he holds up both hands in a defensive gesture. "Mama taught me to be very careful I don't drink, so my mind wont be so addled I forget protection." he looks at the boat. "So he has a girlfriend? What is he like. Does he have other brothers or sisters? Besides me, I mean? Does he even want them ..."
Wolfgang Pots smiles 'that fits ya son 'he smiles then laughs hard slappign his kneew and motion 'good you doing beftter .. cuz hani is the product of a drunk love in. 'eh alughs soflty 'he looks at you 'no girlfriend .. i dont think.. think he is all sweet on this one gall but i dont think he know that what is what it is 'he laugh softh smiling looking at Malike 'he is a huge horror film fan .. so yeah .. theres that . 'he looks peniseve thinkign 'he dont have anymore brothers and sister .. that i know off 'he exhales ..'i think you two are it and.. his stepdad and mom cant have anymore so .. 'he say soflty
Malik Ayim laughs along. "Well I guess we can meet. I'll have a car soon and be able to get around better. If he needs someone to supervise his dates." he offers. "And a place. Mama says the best be in White Rock, Vancouver, Alexandra and here, but not in that order." he shrugs. "And a job, I got. Helps to have those connections."
Wolfgang Pots laugh soflty as 'look at you being all big brother and all . but yeah .. i think he like that .. having a sibling .. and an extra pair of eyes on him is alway a good thang 'he laugh soflty . his phone rings bit going to voicemail then the sound of a text message pops up 'well your kid brther is up .. and is wondering how to cook..yeah .. i better go while i sill have a boat .. 'he laugh soflty
Malik Ayim smiles and nods. "My number is on that card. It's Canadian. Call me up sometime, yea?" and he stands, glancing at the boat and then away for a final handshake.
Wolfgang Pots reaches out his hand and shakes int .. 'well do.. ill tell hani all about you .. once i save my boat from being set ablaze 'he laugh and turns to leave
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