Malik Ayim saunters into a coffee shop with a small bag in his hand, he stops behind the blond man. "Well, I did not expect to see you here, Wolfgang."
Ase Sjong " Lokii went for a swim new years eve and he wasn't alone he said ."
Judith Baldwin walks in carrying her small granddaughter in her arms and hoists her up on her hip "Grandma just needs a little coffee Sweetie....then we can go to the playground again." Maisy looks around the coffee shop and at all the people with wide curious eyes.
Doctor Song " He did what exactly and with who?!" she says surprised.
Wolfgang.Pots just looks around as he is given a paper to sign 'ill be damned.. i though it was a joke 'he shrugs and picks up the paper and reads it .. all businesslike.. scanning the paper before look up at Malik 'well ill be damned , what you doing here , you rascal ' he swears just the little kid walks by him .. 'oh shoot , dang I'm sorry .. he looks down at the cute girl "hi there Sug. " he smiles down at the girl .
Ase Sjong "Um he dove in at midnight to "save" some old lady that jumped in the water polar bear style he swears he was trying to save her ." Åse see's the little one and her face just lights up Mrs. Baldwin is that your grand kid she's a doll."
Malik Ayim grins at the little girl. "Jambo." he rumbles nd then looks at Wolf. "I'm getting a gift for ... a friend ... my landlord..." he shrugs, ALMOST casually. "What are you doing here? Not buying more things for my mother? She's busy preparing me for work." he motions to his suit. High quality and the tie is decidedly Africanesque. Definately Zuri's son. He hears the other conversion, but is too polite to even look in that direction.
Judith Baldwin is trying to put cream and sugar in her coffee now while Maisy grabs all the sugar packets and tries to line them up on the counter. She laughs and sets the child down "Stay right there Maisy..." realizing she can't actually do this one handed. She smiles at the two men and then looks back to her student for a second, a second "Oh yes she's.....Maisy!"
Maisy.Russell feels the floor beneath and her impulsively takes off gleefully across the room to the couches where others are sitting. She hides behind one of the couches and giggles like she's tricked her grandmother.
Doctor Song "hi there" oh wait your hiding right?" shhh we wont tell " she says to the adorable munchkin.
Wolfgang.Pots crouches down to the kids level making funny faces at the kid then uses the floor to sign the waiver and stands up to hand it 'can i have my dad gum coffee .. please 'he say to the attendant 'make it damn strong 'he say softly so the little kid cant hear him.. he turns to Malik ' ummmm welll I wont say I'm buying stuff for her.. then .. 'eh say winking and laughs 'oh your landlord .. that sounds mighty nice of ya "
Ase Sjong "Giggles at the kid hiding at the couches ,George super size the coffees we have to do the wavers with the quads we had an elderly guy order one and he ended up in the hospital a bit of a mess legally so its a CYA measure but we also comp you the first cup's refill.
Malik Ayim watches the child sort of go off. "She is very fast to be so small." he murmurs, actually amazed the kid can move THAT fast. He watches Wolf and shakes his head. "I can say I am the Canadian Prime Minister, that does not make it true, right?" he smiles and looks down a bit. "He is ... very special to me." he confesses in a slightly muted tone. "But ... I ... think ... maybe ... MAYBE I understand you and my mother...." he keeps his eyes averted.
Judith Baldwin turns around, knowing exactly where Maisy is but playing along. She smiles knowingly at the adults for a second and then walks around slowly "Where's Maisy?" She asks to the room, pretending to not know.
Maisy.Russell smiles at the woman who played along at first, giggled at the faces made and then tries to crawl under the couch when she hears her grandmother and gets a little stuck. She quickly starts to look frustrated and then, unable to move either way, begins to just suddenly wail.
Doctor Song "uh oh are you stuck little one can i help you?" she says not wanting to scare the child further as she knows she is a stranger.
Wolfgang.Pots turns to George .. 'i was an officer in a submarine.. for months on end.. strong as coffee is the only way i stay sane and awake 'he laughs 'but yeah i understand with the waiver ' he nods and turns to Malik 'is that right.. 'he smiles chuckling reading the grin knowing .. 'nice arrangement 'he beams . and goes to pat his son back .. hard if he does 'that's my boy 'he laugh s 'you rascal ' . he turns as he hear the cry 'aw poor little rugrat .. she okay 'eh say concern his parental instincts kicking in high gear.. but he forces himself to not go running and scooping up the little girl .. an effort that takes ever fiber of his being 'when you giving me one of those 'he jokes to Malik
Ase Sjong gets up and checks on Maisy talking softly in calm tones and gently helps her out "all fixed and and makes a wave like she's sprinkling fairy dust to make it all better like her mom used to do with her when she was that age.
Malik Ayim chuckles at the interaction between his father and the clerk. He turns a little darker with a blush and shrugs. "Well I don't think Sydney will give me any children for you to spoil rotten." he tells his father looking at the little girl across the room. "When I hid from my mother like that, and cried .. she would find me and hug me ... then smack me .. then hug me .. then .. smack me." he laughs. "You know my mother." black mama syndrome.
Judith Baldwin dashes over and sets down her coffee and purse on the floor and scoops Maisy into her arms, sitting half cross legged on the floor. She sighs at Ase "Thank you...." And then looks down to her granddaughter "You're OK..." and rocks her a bit.
Maisy.Russell had looked a little terrified when the teen helped her out but her grandmother's waiting arms helped her not totally scream her head off. She quietly cries, now, with her bottom lip sticking out and her face screwed up. It's terribly sad but very cute.
Doctor Song surveys the scene quietly glad the little one isn't hurt but is taken with the pouty face and the tears " would she like a C-U-P-C-A-K-E ?" she asks Judith.
Wolfgang.Pots looks at Malik oddly 'is Sydney in.. 'he trails off knowingly 'well guess its be all on Hani.. but that be ages.. cuz he just kid himself so .. 'he sighs looking a bit longingly at the wee kid despite the wailing 'well cant pour spilled milk back into the bottle 'he shrug and takes his coffee sipping it just watching the kid sternly but it warms it an interested smile.
Ase Sjong Is just glad the little one's ok but looks at her aunt with curious eyes as she watches her aunt interact with her teachers grand kid.
Malik Ayim nods, slowly. "Yes ... HE is ...." he swallows. "You are not angry?" he looks t the child, feeling a little bad he isn't in a heterosexual relationship. "Hani ... yea ... he probably wants to wait to make sure the zombies don't come."
Judith Baldwin looks down at the pouty little face she can barely resist and muses "Erica always asks me not to give them too much sugar....but I'm watching her for a few more hours....." She smiles "That would probably do the trick." She says chuckling at both women. Judith glances over at the men for a moment with curiosity. They're not locals and their conversation seems very intense from an outsider's view, not argumentative, just serious. She gives them a little smile and smooths Maisy's hair.
Maisy.Russell's tears had stopped but the pout looked stuck. It was almost picture worthy. She turned into her grandmother and tugs on her necklace casually, examining it.
Doctor Song: me grabs a small carrot cake child sized with not to much sugars- with pretty decorations. and walks over to the child her eyes just sparkling . " I cannot have Children but I have adopted two wonderful teens and adoption is a great thing."
Wolfgang.Pots looks at him smiling 'why would i be angry as long as the dude doesn't become a peckerwood and hurt you .. then ill live 'he laughs softly 'other wise .. ill kick his ass myself 'he say warning . he looks at the kid sighing ' well Hani's a kid but he say he don't want kids.. .. he gettin over the zombie phase and preparing for another way for the world to end .. but he say he don't want them and they'll only slow him down 'he exhale 'but hes 14 . barely 14 this past Christmas .. he a kid himself so who knows 'he say half hopefully 'but if not ill be happy as long as you and him are Hani now matter what life you choose to live.. 'eh say softly 'as long as you ain't hurting anyone... that don't want that 'he laugh softly .. 'I'm a young buck but i think but that ship has sailed .. 'he laughs
Ase Sjong yeah Adoption is a good thing I ended up with a great aunt who is a cool mom.
Malik Ayim smiles at the beloved threat, feeling very warm inside. Then he laughs about his brother. "There is always something that makes people think the world will end. I will try and talk to him." then he arches his brows. "Please I am too old for another younger sibling." he looks at the little girl. "Maybe if things keep going well, Sydney and I can adopt a baby for you to spoil rotten." he offers with a half serious chuckle.
Judith Baldwin looks sympathetically at the kind purple haired woman "Nature does not always cooperate, but it sounds like life brought you what you needed, all of you. I was very blessed and am again with Maisy and her sister. Penelope is off at horseback ridding winter camp so I have this one so my daughter can work." She unwraps the cupcake "Thank you for this....small bites Maisy Mouse..."
Maisy.Russell sees the cupcake with big eyes. There is no grandma, no other people, no coffee shop, only cupcake. Vaguely she hears her name as she grabs a fistful of cupcake and stuffs it in her little mouth, wearing a great deal of it immediately on her face and shirt.
Doctor Song " as i say New Year new chapter in your autobiographies" she says matter of factly.
Wolfgang.Pots laughs soflty 'just let him live.. he is a kid .. that doesn't happen for much longer let. him dream.. helll find out soon.. hell if i know .. every so often somebody predicts gloom an doom but the world keeps spinning . 'he laughs 'if he wants ..to if you want to.. it's your lives 'he smiles
Ase Sjong tries not to intrude on the men's convo but is intrigued about all the zombie talk mixed in with the doom and gloom.
Malik Ayim is half watching the little girl with a grin. Then he glances at Wolf. "He is enjoying his childhood. And his friend thinks like he does. But both were raised in America. I think that is why they are sure it will all end badly." he shrugs. "And maybe. She is very cute .. but so was I and mama tells me I am STILL a terror." he chuckles. He is afraid to approach the little girl so tiny and cute, and he is a giant. But he watches her amused.
Judith Baldwin laughs at Maisy and digs in her purse for wipes "Yes new chapters for everyone...." She dabs at Maisy's hands and grabs them to wipe them a bit, glancing at the student she knows and the woman "I'm Judith. I know Ase but not you. We're just here for a few before the playground...." She looks briefly towards the men since she can hear parts of their conversation without meaning to.
Maisy.Russell finds her hands being wiped and face plants into the rest of the cupcake eating the rest in a crumble of middle down the shirt and icing right up to the eyeballs.
Wolfgang.Pots laughs 'i was right little monster my ma said but yeah ... thought i didn't want kids for a bit .. 'eh laughs 'but looks at me a dad of a 14 year old proper and a grown man with in the year apart 'eh laughs watching her 'but I'm still as proud as if you were that age right now 'he point at the little girl 'i can imagine you run around .. 'he sighs softly 'but I'm just happy that I'm your father.. and Hani 'he smiles at him
Åse looks a bit mortified as if she was expected to get married and pregnant like her ancestors used to do as soon as the plumbing started working."
Malik grins and pats Wolf's back. "You get your coffee. I need to get back to White Rock."
Judith Baldwin looks down at Maisy as it gets even messier "You might just need a bath and a new shirt Maisy Mouse.....I think some of it went in though. Thank you Rose. It's very nice to meet you."
Maisy.Russell just looks messy and happy to stay that way. The word bath makes her give Grandma a defiant look. Those are terrible. Before she can even squawk she gets scooped up and carried out.
Life in the coffee shop carries on with many more vignettes of the locals and tourists.
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