"..." Luke was silent, before nodding.
"Yeah." he said.
"I remember." he told her.
"But... you were really cool, too." he then said further.
"I didn't know you could do poison like Mom can."
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Lily just looked to her hands.
"I had no idea either." She admittedly.
"I just knew I had to try something, and that was teh result." She added before sighing.
"But I've no idea what it is that I can think beyond that, really." She added. "Seeing as it's just... at thing."
"Mm." Luke muttered.
"Um..." he then mumbled, thinking about something.
"Is it today?" he asked.
"Or tomorrow?" he asked her.
"When are Mom and Dad getting back?"
"Um..." he then mumbled, thinking about something.
"Is it today?" he asked.
"Or tomorrow?" he asked her.
"When are Mom and Dad getting back?"
Lily was silent before shrugging.
"Beats me." She commented.
"I never keep track of things like that. What's the point?" She asked.
"It's on them to make sure they know."
"Yeah..." Luke muttered.
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When Anna and Andrew returned home, they saw Ash standing at the front of the place, watching as the contractors did their work, repairing the windows that had been broken.
He then looked over towards the couple, and waved, before heading towards them.
"Yo." he greeted them.
"I'd hoped that this could be done before you got back, but there was a contractor delay." he lamented.
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When Anna and Andrew returned home, they saw Ash standing at the front of the place, watching as the contractors did their work, repairing the windows that had been broken.
He then looked over towards the couple, and waved, before heading towards them.
"Yo." he greeted them.
"I'd hoped that this could be done before you got back, but there was a contractor delay." he lamented.
Anna was silent before sighing.
"All right. So what happened?" She asked.
"And how much was destroyed?"
Ash just shook his head.
"Well, here." he said, handing her a slip of paper.
"That covers what needed to be replaced, what was damaged, and all that." he told her.
"As for what happened... well... Luke happened." he said.
"Specifics, please?" Andrew asked.
"He caused a Giant Snapper Maw to grow downstairs." Ash explained.
"....excuse me?" Andrew muttered.
"I meant what I said." Ash responded, before giving a more complete explanation, including what he had seen Lily doing to the plant to try and stop it.
"Well, here." he said, handing her a slip of paper.
"That covers what needed to be replaced, what was damaged, and all that." he told her.
"As for what happened... well... Luke happened." he said.
"Specifics, please?" Andrew asked.
"He caused a Giant Snapper Maw to grow downstairs." Ash explained.
"....excuse me?" Andrew muttered.
"I meant what I said." Ash responded, before giving a more complete explanation, including what he had seen Lily doing to the plant to try and stop it.
"Well, seems that Luke takes after you, Andrew." Anna said.
"And I do believe that you need to have a conversation with him. About a variety of things.... like making sure he learns what the hell it is that he can or can not summon." She aded, her voice a bit on the sharp side. It was not a hard thing to guess that she was not impressed, that she was very much unimpressed, with what had happened.
Andrew crossed his arms over his chest.
"Indeed." he said.
"And it seems Lily takes after you, Anna." he told her.
"You'll need to make sure SHE knows what she's dealing with, lest issues come up." he said.
It was clear that Andrew was not impressed, either.
"Oh, and don't worry about the bill." Ash chimed in.
"Anything that your insurance won't cover, I asked them to bill me." he told them.
"What? Why?" Andrew asked.
"It's less of a hit to my savings than it is to yours, and I feel like being nice." Ash responded with a shrug.
"Indeed." he said.
"And it seems Lily takes after you, Anna." he told her.
"You'll need to make sure SHE knows what she's dealing with, lest issues come up." he said.
It was clear that Andrew was not impressed, either.
"Oh, and don't worry about the bill." Ash chimed in.
"Anything that your insurance won't cover, I asked them to bill me." he told them.
"What? Why?" Andrew asked.
"It's less of a hit to my savings than it is to yours, and I feel like being nice." Ash responded with a shrug.
Anna was silent for a moment before shrugging.
"'kay." She said, referring to Ash's comment about the bill.
"Where is Lily? Do you know off hand, Ash?" She asked, her voice curious.
"I think she's downstairs." Ash replied.
"And Luke?" Andrew asked.
"....downstairs as well." Ash said.
"Actually, Luke's pretty much grounded himself down there." he then told them.
"Lily's been going down there often to stop him from having panic induced emotional breakdowns." he explained.
"And Luke?" Andrew asked.
"....downstairs as well." Ash said.
"Actually, Luke's pretty much grounded himself down there." he then told them.
"Lily's been going down there often to stop him from having panic induced emotional breakdowns." he explained.
Anna just smirked before looking at Andrew.
"And you said Lily didn't give a shit about anything." She said before nodding.
"I'm heading down there." She paused a moment after a moment.
"Chances are that Luke'll break out into tears though, of course. I have a few choice words for him." She then said.
"Unless you want to go let them know we're home?" She then asked Andrew.
"You might as well get it over with." Andrew told her.
"Odds are he's been expecting you." he said.
"He's been fearing it." Ash told them.
"His imagination has concocted some... interesting punishments." he told them.
"Oh?" Andrew asked.
"Apparently he had a nightmare where you and Anna punished him by overloading his mana and turning him into a tree that was set to be cut down and turned into toothpicks." Ash told them.
"Odds are he's been expecting you." he said.
"He's been fearing it." Ash told them.
"His imagination has concocted some... interesting punishments." he told them.
"Oh?" Andrew asked.
"Apparently he had a nightmare where you and Anna punished him by overloading his mana and turning him into a tree that was set to be cut down and turned into toothpicks." Ash told them.
Anna was silent for a moment before snickering.
"Sounds like him." She commented.
"But all right." She added with a nod.
"He'll probably come running for you when I scare the hell outta him. I'll send Lily out though." Was the last thing she said before vanishing from where she was in a burst of leaves.
She appeared in the basement and looked around, wondering where her son was. She found him in the corner with his sister, who was crouched down in front of him, and just rolled her eyes.
"Yo. Lily. Get outta here." Anna called as she neared. The blonde child looked up and nodded before getting to her feet and heading off, leaving Luke with Anna.
Luke was silent as he watched Lily leave, before looking at his mother.
He was a very frightened child right now, scared as to what his mother would do to him as punishment for what he did.
He shied away a little, but he knew it was pointless.
She would find him if he ran.
There was no escape here.
"...sorry..." was all he quietly said.
He was a very frightened child right now, scared as to what his mother would do to him as punishment for what he did.
He shied away a little, but he knew it was pointless.
She would find him if he ran.
There was no escape here.
"...sorry..." was all he quietly said.
Anna just pinched the bridge of her nose.
"You're going to study that damned book, kid." She stated.
"It'll help you with figuring out what can, or can not, be grown, and how easy or difficult they are." She continued.
"Oh, and how about the fact that you're not on cleaning duty for the next two weeks to make up for the destruction of the house."
Luke just nodded quietly.
"Okay." he said.
"And okay again." he agreed.
"I'm sorry." he apologized again.
"I didn't mean to do it..." he said to her.
"I was just trying to help you grow something..." he added quietly.
"Okay." he said.
"And okay again." he agreed.
"I'm sorry." he apologized again.
"I didn't mean to do it..." he said to her.
"I was just trying to help you grow something..." he added quietly.
"I know." Anna said after a few seconds.
"You just gotta learn what to grow, and what not to." She told him simply.
"As a result, you'll be studying with your father." Her voice was straight to the point.
"He'll help to teach you all you need to know, for he's far better with growing things like that than I could ever hope to be."
Luke nodded again.
"Okay." he said.
He was then silent, and looked around for a moment.
"You're not gonna make me go away, right?" he asked.
"Or lock away my mana?" he asked further.
"Okay." he said.
He was then silent, and looked around for a moment.
"You're not gonna make me go away, right?" he asked.
"Or lock away my mana?" he asked further.
"There is no shame in deterrence. Having a weapon is very different from actually using it." - Ghandi
"Uhhhhh...." Anna trailed off before sighing.
"Not at all." She stated.
"That's just inhumane." She added with a light laugh. "I mean if you want me to, I sure as hell can."
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