Another Hour in the Ball Pit | Viper + Abel | Daycare Car

Viper

At least FViper is the same as regular adult Viper in the sense she still didn’t really have a concept of shame, even as a child. Because if she did, this would be considerably more awkward for all parties involved. Instead, she was apparently amused by this little game- even if the implication they had to kiss meant she would probably end up with cooties. That was icky, but if it was for the game… perhaps she could cope.

Abel Lazarus “… I don’t know? Do we have to be engaged because they’re engaged?”

“I dunno! Maybe!” FViper is so unhelpful. At least that aspect of her personality tracks. “Maybe if we get engaged…then it’ll make Sister happy. Because we’re doing what the big us’s did?” FViper tilts her head.

Abel Lazarus “… Are we gonna have to get married?”

“We could have a wedding!” FViper seems to be struggling with the whole… standing still and talking to Fabel, because she’s climbing back up the monkey bars again and starting to swing from them upside-down again.

Abel Lazarus

Viper then it’ll make Sister happy.

Say less. He’s already turning around and running for his bigger self to take a ring from him and come running right back. Yeah sure the damn thing is going to be too big but he got it off his pinkie so hopefully it’s not too bad.

Big Abel WAS displeased with this but sure. FINE.

Once he’s back to FViper he looks up at her. “I need you to come down so I can propose then.”

You’re doing this for approval? Really? Yeah fine at least there’s NO way this can be legally binding seeing as you’re 1.) flour sacks 2.) Children because it’s going to be something for you both to realize you really ARE gay other wise.

“Then we can get married.” He’s doing it.

Viper

Hey, luckily for Big Abel, FViper has big hands… for a six year old flour-sack.

“Oh, okay!” FViper jumps down from the monkey bars again, landing with a small ‘oof’ this time- and luckily not almost taking Fabel out this time. “Sorry, it’s hard to keep still for too long… mom said it’s…” Her brow furrows. “A condition. A-D-H-D.” She counts out the letters on her fingers. But she’s right back to beaming afterwards.

This tomboyish little girl was so sweet and so happy, yeah… she was cheeky sometimes, but what kid wasn’t?

“I think you’d like my mom and dad!” C’mon, Fviper, snap outta it. Get back to the proposal topic! “I wanna be just like my dad when I grow up. I hope Big Viper did that too!” …Maybe don’t ask her about it. Please.

“They’re really really nice, and friendly, and, and… my mom makes good cakes! And she cooks well! And…mom lets me watch TV past my bedtime!” …Luckily, Fviper seems to catch herself, and her face turns a little red. It’s less… shame and more, embarrassment.

“Oh- sorry, you’re… meant to be proposing.” She scuffed one of her beat-up sneakers on the ground awkwardly.

Abel Lazarus

Viper “I think you’d like my mom and dad!” C’mon, Fviper, snap outta it. Get back to the proposal topic! “I wanna be just like my dad when I grow up. I hope Big Viper did that too!”

“I don’t have a dad,” he seems… a little ashamed to admit that. “… and I almost don’t have a mom.” On account of she’s dying! “But big Viper says I become just like my Uncle so I’m sure you do!” Well! He got to his point.

Not sure that’s how it works Fabel but I guess you still believe in the power of love a little don’t you?

Viper “Oh- sorry, you’re… meant to be proposing.”

“It’s okay.” Really doesn’t matter to him just when it happens but! He gets on one knee and holds out the newly stolen ring. “Viper, will you marry me?” No speech. Abel himself isn’t much for them- plus. He does barely know this Viper! But. You know. He’s trying so hard and he’s pretty sure this is what people do! Just say will you marry me. That’s good enough.

Big Abel is certainly watching this all happen with… an unamused expression.

“We can get married on the play set and make our big selfs come.” Which. Did you forget you’re supposed to keep the Viper’s Apart buddy? Hopefully she can be… cordial with herself for the length of a children’s wedding ceremony. How long before they get bored to move on? 20 minutes?

Viper

Abel Lazarus “I don’t have a dad,” he seems… a little ashamed to admit that. “… and I almost don’t have a mom.”

“Aw, I’m sorry…. you can share mine when we get married!” Viper seems a little restless on her feet, but that’s par for the course with her. She fidgets idly with a thread on her shorts, watching Fabel as he goes to actually propose to her.

Abel Lazarus “It’s okay.” Really doesn’t matter to him just when it happens but! He gets on one knee and holds out the newly stolen ring. “Viper, will you marry me?” No speech. Abel himself isn’t much for them- plus. He does barely know this Viper! But. You know. He’s trying so hard and he’s pretty sure this is what people do! Just say will you marry me. That’s good enough.

There’s a sense of childish glee in the display, it was much like the romance from TV shows she had just recently started watching. Much more watered down to be palatable for children who didn’t understand the intricacies of romance and relationships, but still enough to make them aware of the concept.

The lack of speech was not a deterrent nor a bother, as FViper nods furiously.

“Yes! I will Marry you!” She declares it like some TV hero, offering him her hand- that was what she was meant to do, right?

Big Viper was watching all of this… with a much more amused expression

Abel Lazarus “We can get married on the play set and make our big selfs come.” Which. Did you forget you’re supposed to keep the Viper’s Apart buddy? Hopefully she can be… cordial with herself for the length of a children’s wedding ceremony. How long before they get bored to move on? 20 minutes?

“Yeah, yeah!!!!!” FViper grabs Fabel by the hand, and is already pulling him toward the play set in question, because apparently…. no time like right now, huh Fabel?

Abel Lazarus

Fabel doesn’t even get time to really process he’s a newly engaged flour sack before getting dragged up from his kneeling position and brought to the top of the play ground.

Now, the thing is, he’s certainly Seen people get married on the playground- and he’s been to some weddings- but he’s also pretty young- and weddings are hard to pay attention to when you’re a kid.

Also! It’s a wedding. People kinda need to be there! Abel and Viper both earn an almost pleading look before he has to start climbing the play structure.

And I’m fairly sure FViper’s going fast enough he’s barely keeping up.

Big Abel, definitely a little exasperated with this turn of events looks at Big Viper and gestures for her to get up and follow him up.

“You’re going to be nice to your kid self for the duration of this wedding. Come on. This is on you.”

Viper

FViper is absolutely going way too fast for poor Fabel. She gets him to the top of the play set and kneels down at the top of the slide, practically wiggling like a worm the entire time.

Big Viper, grinning from ear to ear at the turn of events, hops out of the ball pit she was apparently still sitting in, and reaches for Abel’s hand. Yeah. She’s going to hold his hand on the way there.

“Yeah, yeah, I’ll…be nice to her.” Admittedly, it was kind of cute. “…She’s… I’unno. Maybe growing on me a little, who knows.” She shrugs.

Abel Lazarus

Fabel glances down at where their grown up versions of themselves are for a moment. “Can we wait for them? Since we’re getting married before them it’s probably required that they come?” He thinks that’s how it works right?

Big Abel, down below, takes Viper’s hand. Yeah. Okay. He’s getting “married” it seems.

It’s harmless to let Viper have this fun, though. And he cares about her. He’s going to let it happen.

“You know. This might be a good time to heal with her.” He offers it. Gently. But he doesn’t push. Sister really did a number with that talk, huh?

“I bet you wouldn’t run up to the top of that play set.” Notably he isn’t planning to run himself but he’s really not realizing she’ll probably just drag him along. come on Abel. Think about it.

Viper

FViper nods and she’s clearly doing her best to wait in a normal and patient manner, but it’s difficult for her. Very obviously she wanted them to hurry up!

Viper on the other hand was taking her sweet time at first. Healing with her child self, huh? Yeah… maybe… maybe she should. Try at least. It was so… scary, though, with what this kid version of her knowing so many things and not having the filter to not share them.

Abel Lazarus “I bet you wouldn’t run up to the top of that play set.” Notably he isn’t planning to run himself but he’s really not realizing she’ll probably just drag him along. come on Abel. Think about it.

Say less!

Viper gets this determined look on her face, and it’s clear she’s going to bolt before she does. Abel is along for the ride as she races toward the playset and starts climbing with much vigor.

“I bet I can and would!”

Abel Lazarus

Viper “I bet I can and would!”

Oh no. Oh no : ( He gets dragged along much to his displeasure. What else can he do? He trips Many times along the way- but he has no choice but to keep moving.

Until they make it to the top and he has to take a moment to catch his breath. Viper he’s fragile.

Fabel comes forward to pat Abel on the back carefully and… awkwardly.

And then he moves back to his position for this fake wedding.

Yay…

“Viper.” Abel’s voice is rough given his having to run. “You weren’t supposed to drag me with.” He playfully shoves her except he’s so out of breath it’s pathetically weak. It’s barely a tap. Come on, Abel.

Viper

Unfortunately for Abel, Viper is too enthused about her climbing that she doesn’t seem to realise she just tugged him halfway through the play area. She does realise at least when Abel lightly taps her instead of shoving her and gives him an apologetic look.

Fviper coughs, before blinking at Big Abel and Big Viper.

“Um…. let’s start the wedding?” She suggests rather cutely. “What do we do first?” This question was directed to Fabel as she moves into her correct position at the top of one of the slides.

Abel Lazarus

Viper “Um…. let’s start the wedding?” She suggests rather cutely. “What do we do first?” This question was directed to Fabel as she moves into her correct position at the top of one of the slides.

Ah. Now here’s the problem. He’s been to a handful of weddings so far, sure.

Not as many as grown up Abel, though. He looks thoughtful for a moment before looking at his older self pleadingly for help.

“…” Abel doesn’t sigh but that’s only Barely managed. He manages to stand himself back up and dust himself off. “Usually… The bride holds flowers. Viper do you have anything in your bag?” He figures she’s the type to have brought something from the last car- but even if she hasn’t he’s pretty sure her bag is… Way too full. Something will probably work. “… Someone walks the bride down the aisle-” He doesn’t mention it usually being a father due to… How loaded that topic would be right now- “And then someone says some words. You both say I do and.” He cuts himself off.

… “Then you kiss each other on the cheek.” Phew. Rescued himself. “Sometimes there’s speeches, but you two don’t need to worry about that.” Very simplified! But he’s not giving these kids a play by play. Not The Time.

Fabel looks back at FViper. “… So I think we need flowers first? Who do you want to walk you down our aisle?”

Viper

Viper does retrieve the clear rose she took from the last car, and hands it to FViper, who takes it gladly. She listens, surprisingly attentively for how she’s acted so far, until Abel finishes explaining how a wedding works. Okay, be walked down the aisle. Say I do. Kiss on the cheek. She can do that.

“Ummmm…. I think I would like Big Me to do it.” Fviper replies bashfully, twirling the rose between her fingers. She reaches up her hand to Viper, who walks her a few paces away and gets ready to walk her down the aisle.

Viper looks down at her kid self, watching that childish excitement, feeling her heart clench and her stomach twist just a touch. But she kept it together.

“Okay, we’re ready.” Assuming Abel and Fabel were also ready, she started walking FViper the few paces across the play set, holding onto her hand.

Abel Lazarus

Abel stands behind Fabel and pats him on the shoulder before they give the go ahead. It must be strange since it’s the sort of game Abel wouldn’t have played on his own- but hey.

It is sorta funny.

FViper gets walked by Viper- and Abel gives her a thumbs up to encourage her to Keep being nice like this.

Fabel shuffles on his feet and looks up at Abel for a moment. If Fabel is busy pretending his older self is Marius for now- don’t worry about it.

Once FViper makes it up to their makeshift altar- Fabel takes her hands the way he’s seen in weddings before. They’re doing Such a good job at playing Wedding right now. Amazing.

Viper

Viper, luckily, doesn’t plan on not being nice right now, and focuses exclusively on walking FViper to stand at Fabel’s side. Yeah, maybe it… was kind of healing to partake in just some silly pretend wedding with her child self and Abel’s child self right now.

FViper was doing so good at keeping herself together now. When Fabel takes her hands, she’s grinning with such child-like excitement.

Viper clears her throat as she returns to stand next to Abel.

“…We….gather here today, to witness the marriage between Viper and Abel. Abel, do you take Viper to be your wife?” Perhaps it’s a matter of Viper not having attended a wedding since Kanna’s mom re-married, but maybe it’s the fact she doesn’t think these flour kids care for all the semantics, but she’s really watering it down. “And Viper, do you take Abel to be your husband?”

FViper nods quickly. “I do!”

They are doing so good at playing wedding you guys.

Abel Lazarus

Viper Abel, do you take Viper to be your wife?

“I do.” Fabel is a funny kid because he looks… Way too serious. Like. The level of serious you’d expect from a non playground wedding.

But hey! It’s kinda cute to see how focused he is.

Viper FViper nods quickly. “I do!”

Abel decides to finish it off for Viper. Because stealing the last line is fun. (And gets this over with)

“I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride.” Those were all the important parts anyway, right? There’s no other surprise wedding traditions these kids will know about (or Viper might remind them about).

Fabel, with his only frame of reference for cheek kisses being family greetings, kisses both of FViper’s cheeks.

All Done!

Yay they’ve played wedding and nothing else is going to happen! Nothing at all! All done.

Viper

It’s definitely Very cute. Viper has to resist the urge to squeal, actually! She is so. entranced by this silly little pretend wedding and how seriously both of them are taking it. But as she watches the new flour-couple after the little cheek kisses, she blinks- huh. Felt like she was missing something.

FViper seems to have noticed it too, because she looks down at the flower still in her hands and beams with the realisation of just what was missing. “Oh- yeah! I’m meant to throw this!” Without giving much warning, she tosses the rose into the air. Which would have been fine, were it not made of glass.

She’d be in big trouble if these flour-kids started injuring themselves on broken glass.

Viper bolted, her eyes tracking the rose as she raced to the edge of the playset. Oh god- she wasn’t going to reach it in time-!

She hops up onto the railing, her hands gripping on as she leans over, and barely manages to catch it between her teeth.

“I caught it!” It’s…muffled by the rose, but. “Phew…”

Abel Lazarus

Ah yeah. Well!

“Viper.” He moves over to help her back onto her feet- as best as he can while not being able to use one shoulder- but still. Once she’s back on her feet-

“Doesn’t that mean it’s your turn to get married now?” Fabel thinks he’s being so helpful. As far as he’s aware they’re a real life engaged couple!

When they’re actually two VERY platonic gay people with other romantic prospects.

Oh Viper, we’re really in it now.

Abel gives Viper the most desperate “What do we do now?” Expression- despite knowing that this is Viper.

And she’s going to pick the more chaotic options.

Viper

Seems Viper only just realised how close she was to falling off when Abel helps her back onto the safety of the play set, and gives him a somewhat flustered laugh. Whoops! Almost injured herself in front of the kids!

Holding the rose again, she blinks at Fabel’s words.

…Oh. He was right, wasn’t he!

Oh, Abel…you really should know not to give Viper the option. The two platonic gay people must be wed! It was the way of the world!

“…So it is! Well, I suppose there’s no better time than the present, hm, dear?” …VIPER YOU’RE MEANT TO BE HELPING! “We should get married.”

Abel Lazarus

Viper “We should get married.”

He makes sure the kids can’t see him give Viper the most “oh i hate you so much right now” Expression. Yeah. SURE. Get married in front of some flour sacks you care… WAY too much about making have a positive impression of you. Absolutely. Viper you’re so absolutely lucky there’s no romantic potential here because otherwise he would have abandoned you at this altar in a panic.

~~And then came back because disappointing his child self like that would have been pretty upsetting but it would have lead to other issues later.~~

“… Right. I suppose so.” Glaring at you Viper. Glaring.

Fabel comes around, though, which makes Abel fix his face to something that just looks… Like really weird nerves. At least to children.

“You guys can give speeches too.” He offers. Again. Thinking he’s SO HELPFUL.

Viper you’re being exploded with his mind.

“… I’ll stand at the top.”

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