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Post by Counselor Artasa Avery on Mar 16, 2009 2:22:30 GMT -5
She blushed. "Well, what would you suggest? I'm worried that 'Al' might be too informal for when he's older..." She walked Liam to within Al's reach and waited for him to take him. Liam, for his part, looked over his shoulder at his mother as if to say "Look at me! Look what I can do!"
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Post by Al'sshakar on Mar 16, 2009 2:25:13 GMT -5
::Al held him and then cradled him in his massive arms. He smiled warmly looking down at the green little trooper.:: Al isn't too informal Artasa,this little guy can call me whatever he pleases. You call me Al,why shouldn't he?::Al looked over the boy and nodded.:: Aye...just like his mother.
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Post by Counselor Artasa Avery on Mar 16, 2009 2:38:09 GMT -5
Liam looked up at Al with something akin to awe. He canted his head, reached up his chubby little hands, and grabbed hold of the end of Al's snout. Tasa tried not to laugh and ended up snorting into her hand. "Silly little Green Bean," she managed between giggles. "Well, if you think Al is fine, then Al it will be."
She paused for a moment, idly turning a toy over in her hands. "While we're on the subject... You don't call me Tasa anymore. Why not?"
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Post by Al'sshakar on Mar 16, 2009 2:45:10 GMT -5
::Al chuckled at the little guys antics and looked up at Artasa slowly,a little frown forming.He looked away:: You know...Funny thing about good memories. They never seem to just leave you alone ya know? You can suppress them,but in the end they always come back to hit you hard...Tasa...
::He laced her name in the sweet tone he used to when they were..well..were.::
Thats the reason I don't call you Tasa any more, it reminds me of the good times and makes me ask myself...Where did I go wrong?::he sighed through his nostrils and shrugged.::
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Post by Counselor Artasa Avery on Mar 16, 2009 3:05:19 GMT -5
"Ah..." Her gut wrenched slightly with both guilt and hurt. "It's just... I heard about you and... what was her name? Feyrune?" she chewed her lip, determined not to cry as the old emotions came back to her. "We'd been engaged barely a week, and here I was having people come tell me that you were with someone else. It crushed me to think that."
Liam, oblivious to the shift in mood, attempted to stick his fingers up Al's nose.
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Post by Al'sshakar on Mar 16, 2009 13:19:57 GMT -5
::Al sniffed and sneezed as Liam played with his nostrils. He then looked to Artasa with a face of confusion.:: What?...Me and Feyrune? No. Thats not what happened at all. I consoled her and made her civilized because she was the only other frea..person like me in the fleet. I believe she was working under Tremaar then, he sent her to my office.::He sighed and scratched near his spines.::
It was only after you left me that I turned to Feyrune for love..I can't believe that rumors split us apart. You could have come to me to talk about it, I could have gotten security logs,video tapes,ect...I would have done anything to keep you by my side.::He frowned and tickled Liam's tummy with a claw.::
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Post by Counselor Artasa Avery on Mar 16, 2009 20:27:12 GMT -5
Liam squirmed, flailing his little arms as he gave a peal of baby-laughter. For once, Tasa didn't smile at his antics. "I should've known better than to believe it. At the very least I should've come to you. I know that now..." She sighed heavily. "I'd never been so... so hurt and so jealous. I didn't know how to deal with it... Ironic, that the Counselor doesn't understand her own emotions...
"And then I discovered I was with child, and then I was taken prisoner in a whole different universe, and months passed and when I was finally able to think rationally about it I thought I was too late to apologize to you." A tear slid down her cheek, and she bit back a quiet sob.
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Post by Al'sshakar on Mar 16, 2009 23:07:26 GMT -5
::Al stopped tickling liam and patted his stomach softly. He looked up and frowned slightly once more, blinking a few times blankly..he watched that single tear roll down her cheek.::
Nothing is ever too late Tasa...and I apologize. Not because I've necessarily done anything, but because of the pain you've gone through..that I could not be there by your side and didn't try hard enough I guess...
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Post by Counselor Artasa Avery on Mar 16, 2009 23:43:18 GMT -5
She looked up at him, giving hima tremulous smile. "I'm sorry, too," she said. "For being so quick to believe others over you."
Liam grabbed two of Al's fingers in his chubby fists, tugging at them. His mouth and eyes were near perfect "O"s.
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Post by Al'sshakar on Mar 17, 2009 16:30:16 GMT -5
::Al was happier to see that things were going smoothly. He looked down at little liam and canted his head.:: What is it little guy? ::Al chuckled deep in his bass like voice. The sound originating deep from within his chest and reverberating out like a tremor.::
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Post by Counselor Artasa Avery on Mar 17, 2009 16:56:55 GMT -5
Tasa laughed, too. "He's just testing his strength. Your hands are bigger than mine, and probably heavier. He's a tough little guy, he is." And she reached over to ruffle the downy brown hairs on Liam's head.
Liam looked over at her and held up his hand, opening and closing his fist. "Ah, he's hungry now. That was the sign for 'milk'," she told Al, going to the replicator for a bottle. "I have to watch what he eats though, to make sure he gets enough potassium..."
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Post by Al'sshakar on Mar 17, 2009 20:09:59 GMT -5
::Al prepares to let him run free.:: Why enough potassium? ::He canted his head and gave a confounded look. He then pulled out his PADD and made some security notes, his hands darting across the PADD as if it were a piano.:: I don't know much of anything about personal Health...
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Post by Counselor Artasa Avery on Mar 17, 2009 20:50:29 GMT -5
"He has a condition called HKPP, or Hypokalemia, which causes him to become temporarily paralyzed if his blood potassium level drops too low." She lifted Liam out of Al's lap and gave him his bottle, which he nursed greedily. "It's a genetic disease, which he inherited from his father."
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Post by Al'sshakar on Mar 17, 2009 20:55:49 GMT -5
::Al blinked twice and sadly frowned,revealing some of his fangs.:: Thats..Thats so horrible...:: He said dropping his PADD.:: I've never known any real disease or anything like that. I've had my fair share of injuries though. I have scars all over my body, new and old. ::chuckles.::
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Post by Counselor Artasa Avery on Mar 17, 2009 20:59:27 GMT -5
"It could be worse," she shrugs. "At least now I know about it, so I can keep him from having an attack. It just requires careful monitoring and occasional medication. Other than that he can live a perfectly normal life." Turning to face him as he mentions the scars, she can't help but blush a bit: well does she remember the old scars.
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