Papa's the one with the long-suffering patience of a saint, but he will (gently) put his foot down if he sees something that needs to be rectified. And if
Mama needs to put her foot down...
EDIT: GAH! I was just thinking of outlining a funny scene, but then it spiralled out of control and became this micro-short instead!
"papa!papa!papa!Papa!Papa!Papa!PAPA!PAPA!PAPA!"
Benjamin was already expecting the tiny black blur to come bursting through the doorway of his office and fly into his arms. It was a good thing she was a lot
lighter than she appeared thanks to her avian nature.
"Mayo-chan, what did you do this time, my little raven?"
For an answer, Gina suddenly appeared at the doorway, literally seething. The bits of opaque foam clinging to her naked body was a clear give-away as to why
she was upset. Benjamin did his best to hide the guffaw that wanted to come out. A snort escaped anyhow and Gina gave him a look that would have sent him
beyond the Next Dimension(tm) and into the one after that.
He then looked down at his ever-so-adorable daughter. "Just how did you get ahold of a Type 17? No, wait, nevermind. I'm not sure I want to know. Just
stay right here while I do damage control, and then we'll discuss your punishment."
As Benjamin got up, he grabbed one of his other favorite coats, a gray trench coat, off the coat rack and drapped it around Gina.
"Benjamin," she growled, a crazed glint in her eyes, "help me out here. I love her so much, but right now I just want to KILL HER."
Benjamin shushed her gently and carefully pried her hands off the door frame - which wasn't easy given how strong she was.
"It's okay, Love, I know. Remember, our little one is of the Raven. She is the avatar of the Trickster God and she is only doing what comes
naturally. Remember that she takes after me and that you're more than welcome to take your frustration with her out on my hide..." And then the door
shut behind them and clicked, telling Mayonaka that her Father had no intention of letting her go for now.
An hour later, Ben came back to his office, winded and looking flushed.
"Mama was really angry this time, wasn't she?" said the dark-haired, dark-winged stick-of-a-girl in Ben's chair. Her brown eyes, just like
his and set in a face that was his as well, glittered with mischievous amusement. Benjamin sighed as his little girl just reminded him once again just how
not-so-innocent she was.
"Getting your Mama riled up like that just to get her in the mood is -NOT- gonna get you a baby brother or sister any sooner. Your punishment will be
restriction to the base for the next week and your next playdate with Helen will be cancelled. Instead of The Jason coming to babysit the two of you,
you'll get extra lessons from your Uncles instead."
Mayonaka groaned in that put-apon manner that children do when they are punished.
"Well, what did you expect?" said Benjamin as he came around the desk and scooped his daughter out of the chair. "Now, your mother and I love
you very much," he want on, punctuating that with a kiss to her forehead. "We both understand that you are the avatar of the Raven - which you still
haven't told me how it happened."
"It's my secret," she muttered stubbornly.
"And your Mother and I are fine with that as well. But just do us a favor and limit your tricks on your Mama to the less... flamboyent stuff. Instead,
use me as a victim. I'm a lot safer than your Mama."
"You're not as much fun, though!"
"Oh, I'm not, am I?" said Benjamin as he suddenly began to tickle his daughter mercilessly. "Huh? Huh!? HUH!?" Mayonaka giggled
helplessly as she tried to struggle. She was strong for her size and age, but true physical strength for her wouldn't come until some years down the road.
For now, her Father was strong enough to maintain a tickle-hold on her. then, as suddenly as he started, he stopped and set her upright on the deck, giving
her a loving swat on the butt.
"Ow," grumbled Mayonaka, more annoyed than hurt.
"Yeah, yeah," said Ben, looking at her with a grin. "Go on and get out of here. Your Mom's taking a nap and she should be up soon. No
more pranks, though."
Mayonaka sighed theatrically. "Yes, Papa."
The grin stayed on Ben's face for a while, even though he had to work at a break-neck pace to make up for lost time.
Mama needs to put her foot down...
EDIT: GAH! I was just thinking of outlining a funny scene, but then it spiralled out of control and became this micro-short instead!
"papa!papa!papa!Papa!Papa!Papa!PAPA!PAPA!PAPA!"
Benjamin was already expecting the tiny black blur to come bursting through the doorway of his office and fly into his arms. It was a good thing she was a lot
lighter than she appeared thanks to her avian nature.
"Mayo-chan, what did you do this time, my little raven?"
For an answer, Gina suddenly appeared at the doorway, literally seething. The bits of opaque foam clinging to her naked body was a clear give-away as to why
she was upset. Benjamin did his best to hide the guffaw that wanted to come out. A snort escaped anyhow and Gina gave him a look that would have sent him
beyond the Next Dimension(tm) and into the one after that.
He then looked down at his ever-so-adorable daughter. "Just how did you get ahold of a Type 17? No, wait, nevermind. I'm not sure I want to know. Just
stay right here while I do damage control, and then we'll discuss your punishment."
As Benjamin got up, he grabbed one of his other favorite coats, a gray trench coat, off the coat rack and drapped it around Gina.
"Benjamin," she growled, a crazed glint in her eyes, "help me out here. I love her so much, but right now I just want to KILL HER."
Benjamin shushed her gently and carefully pried her hands off the door frame - which wasn't easy given how strong she was.
"It's okay, Love, I know. Remember, our little one is of the Raven. She is the avatar of the Trickster God and she is only doing what comes
naturally. Remember that she takes after me and that you're more than welcome to take your frustration with her out on my hide..." And then the door
shut behind them and clicked, telling Mayonaka that her Father had no intention of letting her go for now.
An hour later, Ben came back to his office, winded and looking flushed.
"Mama was really angry this time, wasn't she?" said the dark-haired, dark-winged stick-of-a-girl in Ben's chair. Her brown eyes, just like
his and set in a face that was his as well, glittered with mischievous amusement. Benjamin sighed as his little girl just reminded him once again just how
not-so-innocent she was.
"Getting your Mama riled up like that just to get her in the mood is -NOT- gonna get you a baby brother or sister any sooner. Your punishment will be
restriction to the base for the next week and your next playdate with Helen will be cancelled. Instead of The Jason coming to babysit the two of you,
you'll get extra lessons from your Uncles instead."
Mayonaka groaned in that put-apon manner that children do when they are punished.
"Well, what did you expect?" said Benjamin as he came around the desk and scooped his daughter out of the chair. "Now, your mother and I love
you very much," he want on, punctuating that with a kiss to her forehead. "We both understand that you are the avatar of the Raven - which you still
haven't told me how it happened."
"It's my secret," she muttered stubbornly.
"And your Mother and I are fine with that as well. But just do us a favor and limit your tricks on your Mama to the less... flamboyent stuff. Instead,
use me as a victim. I'm a lot safer than your Mama."
"You're not as much fun, though!"
"Oh, I'm not, am I?" said Benjamin as he suddenly began to tickle his daughter mercilessly. "Huh? Huh!? HUH!?" Mayonaka giggled
helplessly as she tried to struggle. She was strong for her size and age, but true physical strength for her wouldn't come until some years down the road.
For now, her Father was strong enough to maintain a tickle-hold on her. then, as suddenly as he started, he stopped and set her upright on the deck, giving
her a loving swat on the butt.
"Ow," grumbled Mayonaka, more annoyed than hurt.
"Yeah, yeah," said Ben, looking at her with a grin. "Go on and get out of here. Your Mom's taking a nap and she should be up soon. No
more pranks, though."
Mayonaka sighed theatrically. "Yes, Papa."
The grin stayed on Ben's face for a while, even though he had to work at a break-neck pace to make up for lost time.