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MCA #-1 [after radio]

2008-08-08T02:31:57Z

Robin sneaked into the apartment, greeting the dogs lounging about in the living room and giving them all quiet kisses and scritches before tiptoeing down the hall into the bedroom. She smiled a little, because of course he was already asleep, and changed quickly before sliding into bed and curling up. "Hey you."

If he didn't wake up, she'd deal, but he usually did when she crawled in bed on Thursday nights.

Office Hours [Monday, August 4th]

2008-08-04T19:00:48Z

Robin was doing important things today in her office.

Important things being testing whether she had filters up in the internet due to it being a workplace and all (she didn't want to look at anything dirty! She was just curious!), and also Googling "randomly waking up six for a weekend."

She wasn't having much luck with that last one.

[open door, etc.etc.]

MCA #-1 [morning!]

2008-08-02T08:21:13Z

just_add_starch	Benny had been up for awhile but he hadn't gotten out of bed. It was a LONG ways down and he didn't want to fall and hurt himself. Maybe there was a ladder or a step stool around here. Turning to the other person in the bed (though there was a lot of space and covers and clothes between them), Benny poked her. "Excuse me?" Ever polite.
canadianpopstar	Robin was not awake yet, since it was early and she'd had a very long week and all she wanted was to sleep off her sugar rush from the night before. So when she heard a little boy's voice and then something POKED HER, she frowned sleepily and rubbed a wee hand over her eyes. "Whaaaaaat?"
just_add_starch	"Could you please help me locate a ladder?" he asked, all manners and politeness.
canadianpopstar	"Why?" she asked, staring at him, all...well, not manners or politeness.
just_add_starch	"Because I would like to get off the bed," he said, staring at her like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
canadianpopstar	"So jump!" she said slowly, the "duh" implied. "Duh." Or not.
just_add_starch	"It's high," he said, frowning at her. "I wouldn't want to get hurt or break something that isn't mine."
canadianpopstar	Robin rolled her eyes. "Why, are you scared?"
just_add_starch	"No!" Benny frowned at her and then turned around so his back was to her. "I'll climb down." And he did, reaching for the nightstand and carefully lowering himself down by putting small feet on the shelf and the bed frame.
canadianpopstar	"See? Easy!" she declared, clapping. And then she scooted to the edge and flung herself off fearlessly. And earned a skinned knee for it. "Owwww!"
just_add_starch	Benny peeked around the edge of the bed. "Do you need a bandage?"
canadianpopstar	"No," she said, trying to keep her lower lip from trembling, because it didn't hurt and she was a very big girl. "Maybe a bandaid, though."
just_add_starch	"Let me see," he said, coming around and kneeling next to her. "It's okay. Don't cry. It will heal."
canadianpopstar	"You talk funny," she said, letting him see. "It doesn't hurt!"
just_add_starch	"I talk normal," he said and brushed his hand over the skinned knee to check for any broken bones. His grandfather had taught him it was important to be thorough.
canadianpopstar	"You talk weird," she decided. "It doesn't hurt. I'm a big girl."
just_add_starch	"It's not weird!" he protested. "And don't move yet. I'll get you a bandaid." He skittered off into the bathroom and found the bandaids before skittering back and kneeling down next to her. "Hold still," he said while he opened the bandage.
canadianpopstar	She did, watching him. "No, it's weird. You talk like a old lady."
just_add_starch	"I talk like my daddy," he said, putting the bandaid on before standing up. "Stay here, if you want. I'm going somewhere else." He stood up and walked off without a second look. She was mean.
canadianpopstar	Robin frowned after him, and then realized she was hungry, so she went scurrying out of the room after him in search of the kitchen. Maybe there was candy! "I'm finding breffast," she told him when she spotted the old-lady-talking boy again.
just_add_starch	"Fine," he said, deciding not to give her any attention. He puttered around the kitchen before saying, "Don't eat too much."
canadianpopstar	"I'll eat much as I wanna," she said, just to be contrary, and started looking for a chair to climb on. "You should help me. You're taller."
just_add_starch	"No." He shook his head. "I have to go do other things. And I don't want breakfast."
canadianpopstar	"S'most important meal of the day," Robin told him, frowning and putting her hands on her hips.
just_add_starch	"I'm not hungry," he said, shaking his head at her. "I have to go do other things. I don't have time for breakfast."
canadianpopstar	"What other things?" she asked nosily.
just_add_starch	"I have to go find my dog and we're going to go hiking to make sure the environment is safe," he said. "So other people can go hiking and not get hurt."
canadianpopstar	"I have doggies too," she told him. "Why do you wanna hike?" She made a face.
just_add_starch	"Because I would like to be like my daddy and he hikes," Benny said. "It's good exercise."
canadianpopstar	"My daddy doesn't hike," she informed him. "He smokes cigars and shoots guns."
just_add_starch	"My daddy shoots guns too," he said proudly. "He's a policeman."
canadianpopstar	"Oooooh." Robin liked how the policemen wore red sometimes. It was pretty. And there were horses! "Does he have a horsie?"
just_add_starch	"He rides one," Benny said. "It's his police horse. I've ridden it too!"
canadianpopstar	"I've never ridden a horse," she said, frowning upsettedly.
just_add_starch	"They're fun!" he said excitedly. "They go really fast!"
canadianpopstar	"What if you fall off?" she asked.
just_add_starch	"You don't," he said, looking grave. "You hold on really tight and you do not rough house or misbehave so you don't scare the horse."
canadianpopstar	"But what if the horse is mean?" she wondered.
just_add_starch	"My daddy's horse isn't mean," he said, frowning at her.
canadianpopstar	"I never met your daddy's horse," she pointed out.
just_add_starch	"I don't lie," he said. "Excuse me, but I'm going to go now. I hope your knee feels better."
canadianpopstar	Robin crossed her arms. "No. I wanna go hiking too." She didn't. But she wanted to be contrary. And just then, a group of little puppies came scampering in. Only one of them was normally a puppy. "PUPPIES!"
just_add_starch	"Hi doggies!" Benny said, watching as one particular dog wound around his legs. "This is Dief! He's mine! He's part wolf!"
canadianpopstar	"Hi Dief!" Robin said, going to pat all the other dogs on their wee heads. "This is Dorito and Sprinkles and Reeses and Popcorn and Peanut and Pickles. They're not part wolf. But Sprinkles has spots!"
just_add_starch	"That's a lot of doggies," he observed. "They're bigger than you!"
canadianpopstar	"Nuh uh!" she said, carefully picking up a tiny, tiny chihuahua. "Seeeeeeeee?"
just_add_starch	"That one is smaller," he acquiesced. "Would you like to bring them out with us on the hike?"
canadianpopstar	"I dunno if they like hiking," she said thoughtfully. "We need to have breffast first!"
just_add_starch	"I don't want candy," he said, shaking his head. "It's not good for you. You need fruits and vegetables."
canadianpopstar	"You're weird," she said, frowning at him. "Maybe there's something else!"
just_add_starch	"Stop calling me weird," he said, making a face. "Namecalling isn't nice."
canadianpopstar	"S'not namecalling!" she argued. "It's the truth."
just_add_starch	"I'm leaving," he said sadly before getting Dief's attention and heading towards the door. She didn't need help and he didn't want to be called weird all day.
canadianpopstar	Robin pouted. "Fine, meanie."
just_add_starch	"I'm not mean!" he said and stomped out towards the door with Dief on his heels. It took him a few tries to reach the knob but he did and threw it open so he could leave.
canadianpopstar	"I was gonna share my cereal with you!" she added, because she had spotted some up on top of the fridge. "It looks healthy! But no, you're mean and want to leave."
just_add_starch	"Don't call me names, it's not nice," he called and stepped outside with his dog.
canadianpopstar	"I'm...sorry," she called. "And I like your doggie and I'll share my cereal!" She wasn't actually sorry. She just wasn't sure she'd be able to reach the cereal herself.
just_add_starch	"What kind of cereal is it?" he asked before moving back to where she was.
canadianpopstar	"Purple," she said, pointing to the top of the fridge.
just_add_starch	"Okay," he decided, coming back inside. "Get it down."
canadianpopstar	"I need to get up there," she said prissily, hurrying over to grab a chair. "Maybe I can get up on the counter."
just_add_starch	"Be careful!" Benny said, eyes wide. "Don't fall down!"
canadianpopstar	"Do you wanna do it?" she asked, hands going back to her hips.
just_add_starch	"I don't want you to fall," he reiterated. "You might get hurt."
canadianpopstar	"I won't," she assured him, getting up on the chair. "Maybe the doggies can help!"
just_add_starch	"No, that's too much weight," he said, shaking his head. "Just you and don't jump on the chair."
canadianpopstar	Robin jumped once just to prove him wrong.
just_add_starch	"No!" He latched onto the chair to hold it tightly. "Stop it!"
canadianpopstar	"I didn't fall," she pointed out.
just_add_starch	"You could have," he said, eyes wide. "And if you fall, then I will have to carry you on my back to the nearest first aid station."
canadianpopstar	"I'm a big girl!" she assured him. "I can walk!"
just_add_starch	"Fine, you can do it yourself," he said, backing away. Girls could be independent too. His father had taught him that.
canadianpopstar	She nodded. "Girls can do anything," she replied, carefully crawling up on the counter. "'Cause we're better'n boys. It's okay, it's not your fault."
just_add_starch	He frowned and looked sad. "Why am I even here?"
canadianpopstar	"'Cause you want cereal?" she offered.
just_add_starch	"No, I came back to help you and you don't need my help, you just want to call me names more," he said, stomping a tiny foot before backing up further. "I'm not weird or inferior."
canadianpopstar	"Nuh uh!" she protested. "I was being nice! I was gonna share. You're okay for a boy."
just_add_starch	"I'm not weird," he insisted.
canadianpopstar	"You do talk kinda funny," she pointed out. "Like a grownup!"
just_add_starch	"I learned from my daddy and he's not weird either!"
canadianpopstar	"He's a grownup," she pointed out.
just_add_starch	"He's all I have," he said, frowning again.
canadianpopstar	Robin frowned. "Where's your mommy?"
just_add_starch	"Not here anymore," he said, kneeling down to press his face against Dief's fur.
canadianpopstar	"Did she go away?" Robin asked, sitting down on the counter.
just_add_starch	He nodded mutely.
canadianpopstar	"Divorce?" she asked sympathetically. She knew that word from someone at school.
just_add_starch	He shook his head and clung to Dief.
canadianpopstar	Robin wondered where she went. "Sometimes my daddy goes away 'cause he works lots and lots, and sometimes he and Mommy fight and he doesn't come home until I go to school."
just_add_starch	"My mommy died," he said and pressed his face into Dief's fur again.
canadianpopstar	Robin had a very six year-old concept of death. "My doggie was going to die but then my mommy and daddy had him turned into a turtle so he could get better," she offered.
just_add_starch	Benny was pretty sure that wasn't the same thing but he didn't say anything. He just kept hold of his puppy and tried to not cry.
canadianpopstar	Robin scrabbled up to get the cereal, very carefully, and then hopped down and offered him the box.
just_add_starch	"It's not mine," he said, looking up at her.
canadianpopstar	"I'm sharing," she told him.
just_add_starch	"We need bowls," he said, reaching to take the box from her.
canadianpopstar	"Nuh uh," she said, shaking her head. "We can just eat from the box."
just_add_starch	"No milk?" he asked, eyes wide. Cereal belonged with milk!
canadianpopstar	Robin sighed heavily. "You got to get bowls," she decided. "I'll get milk!"
just_add_starch	"Okay," he said, standing up and then climbing up on the counter to grab two good bowls. He carefully set them down and then climbed back down.
canadianpopstar	Robin, meanwhile, had found some milk, and managed not to drop it. "Cereal first and then milk!"
just_add_starch	"Do you want a lot or a little?" he asked her, cereal box poised over the bowl.
canadianpopstar	"A lot!" she told him, nodding.
just_add_starch	Benny tilted the box and started dumping cereal into her bowl. "Tell me when to stop!"
canadianpopstar	Robin waited until the bowl was alllllllllllll full and then said, "Stop!"
just_add_starch	Benny pulled the cereal box back as soon as she said that. "That's a lot of cereal."
canadianpopstar	"I like cereal," she decided.
just_add_starch	"Can you hold my bowl while I pour me some?" he asked politely.
canadianpopstar	"Okay," she said, and reached out with her little hands to firmly hold the bowl in place.
just_add_starch	Benny started to dump the cereal in his bowl and stopped when it was just over halfway filled. "Thank you."
canadianpopstar	"Milk?" she offered. "I can pour!"
just_add_starch	"Please and thank you kindly," he said with a nod.
canadianpopstar	"Do you think the doggies want cereal?" she wondered, pouring milk and only getting a liiiiiiiiittle bit on the floor.
just_add_starch	"I think they should only have doggie food," he said with a firm nod. "Cereal is people food."
canadianpopstar	"But they like it," she said, frowning.
just_add_starch	"It's people food!" Benny exclaimed.
canadianpopstar	"Maybe it's both," she tried.
just_add_starch	"No," he said. "It's people food only."
canadianpopstar	"Does it say that on the box?" she wondered.
just_add_starch	"It doesn't gotta," he said. "Everyone knows it's people food!"
canadianpopstar	"I don't think it has to be just people food!" she protested.
just_add_starch	"Yes, it does!" he yelled. "Doggie food is separate!"
canadianpopstar	"You don't gotta yell at me!" she yelled.
just_add_starch	"You're yelling at me!" he yelled right back.
canadianpopstar	"You started it!"
just_add_starch	"Just eat," he said, pulling his bowl in front of him. "The doggies can eat later."
canadianpopstar	"Kaaaay," she declared, grabbing her own bowl.
just_add_starch	"Good, he said, pleased that she'd finally stopped arguing. Girls were loud.

[preplayed with the faaaaaaaabulous just_add_starch. NFI, broadcast a go, and OOC love.]

MCA #-1 [eeeeeeeeeearly morning]

2008-07-25T17:51:00Z

When Robin drowsily glanced at the clock and saw what time it was, she groaned softly and burrowed closer to the other body in the bed with her.

Somewhere in her hazy, sleepy mind, it registered that that wasn't a very piratey groan.

"...hello? Oh hey!" And now she was poking Fraser's arm. "Benton, I don't talk like a pirate anymore. Wake up!"

[for he who makes her think she can fly when she holds his hand.]

Office Hours [Monday, July 21]

2008-07-21T19:24:43Z

Robin was getting over the excitement of actually having an office, inasmuch as how today she had bigger things to worry about. What with how her wardrobe consisted of twirly long skirts and dresses, puffy weird blouses, and lace-up corsetty bodice things that'd put her Wonderbras to shame, and all.

And, of course, a hat. Robin was sorry for ever telling Marshall he looked like a gay pirate that one time.

Today's task, pirate clothing aside, was installing a mini fridge. So the door was open, and Robin was stocking her new little fridge with, unfortunately, non-alcoholic drinks.

[open, though I'll be in and out all day!]

Availability dance of OH MY GOD MY TEETH

2008-07-16T05:30:26Z

So, tomorrow I am copying laidanegg and getting my wisdom teeth yanked. I should be around...ish, but I wouldn't rely on me for anything. Especially since my typing will guhiuprobablyj lookh llIKED htis.

I hope to be around and more coherent by Friday at the latest. Now, y'all have to comment and reassure me that this isn't as scary as I'm anticipating it to be.

Office Hours [Monday, July 14]

2008-07-14T18:57:46Z

Robin had an office! She had pretty much never had one before, not even at Metro News 1 (though she did have a makeup chair there, which was sadly lacking here.)

And the best part was that it was warm. It was warm and wonderful and not freezing cold anymore -- but then there was also the factor that the humidity wasn't going to agree with her looking pretty for very long.

Which was why Robin, with her hair uncharacteristically up for once, was setting up a standing fan in her office, and willing the chocolate she'd found under a stapler (with an X on it -- weird) not to melt. And of course the door was open. It was too hot to think of doing anything else.

[Open office hours are open.]

MCA #-1 [evening]

2008-07-09T00:16:35Z

Robin had gotten home earlier than Benton, and while she had pondered waiting for him, she had wanted to get home and check on the boys.

Which was why Robin was stretched out on the couch with dogs curled up on her and around her, and a beer in her hand while she watched TV.

[for that one guy who expresses gratitude eleemosynarily. I GOT BORED, LOOK IT UP. Even if it doesn't exactly translate as a synonym. Shh, I really just wanted to use my word of the day.]

Freakin' Antarctica [late afternoon/eveningish]

2008-07-02T20:45:03Z

Robin had always wanted to travel, of course. That was, after all, why she and Ted had broken up. So when the island started moving around, she was in heaven -- it was a vacation she didn't have to pack for!

At least, it was fun as long as they were on tropical islands and near France and all. This new place...not so much with being her favorite, thus far.

But, she reminded herself, she was Canadian. It wasn't like she wasn't used to cold. Besides, how bad could it be? They even had a dog who could keep them from dying or whatever.

And she'd gotten more clothes out of this agreement. She had a lovely, enormous baby blue down jacket, a couple of sweaters (again, sooooo grateful she hadn't actually gotten Benton that Dior sweater, because this would be where he'd wear it), and god help her if her friends ever heard about this, but there was thermal underwear involved, too. Yeah. Not to mention the thick socks and the huge -- if cute -- snowboots, and the little hat wreaking havoc with her hair. And the gloves.

She looked, she supposed, as cute as one could look in Antarctica without being a penguin.

"You really think we should camp in this?" she asked, not for the first time.

[for the only person insane enough to think this is a good idea. and his dog.]

MCA #-1 [evening]

2008-06-28T00:55:05Z

Okay, so it had almost been a week, and Robin was able to deal with her arms being a little scratched by now. She had more important things to deal with, such as her boyfriend totally cutting her off on the basis of "not hurting her" or whatever (pff, like they would tear those stitches. Tiny Barney had done a good job. She was pretty sure they'd be fine.) So, no sex, and also no booze, because for some reason she was dating a mean person who actually cared about her health.

So she was spending Friday night occupying her time with better things, like trying on her dress for the wedding they were going to the next day, and consulting with her dogs. "Think it makes me look fat?"

Popcorn tried to leap on one of her shoes, until she carefully set him on the bed so he could curl up with a few of the older dogs, who were staring at her in such a way that Robin, who understood her dogs, interpreted to mean that no, she did not look fat.

[for the Canadian gentleman in red. No, Deadpool, not you.]

MCA #-1 [evening]

2008-06-17T01:40:49Z

Robin had gotten some voicemails. She really ought to be used to this by now, but it had been kind of awhile since he'd done anything like that. Stupid Victoria.

But anyway, the point was that she'd gotten them, and she was, consequently, in quite a mood. So, she made a point to take the dogs out and get them settled before he got home, and casually sat down to watch some TV. Not that she was really concentrating.

[for the ancient man who shares her apartment omg.]

MCA #-1 [evening]

2008-06-14T02:54:59Z

Robin was bored, and trying to think of something cute to do. There wasn't anything on TV except terrifying Animal Planet shows (cobras trying to eat little meerkats!), so Robin broke out her laptop and googled.

"Good lord, staying home and curling up with the crossword? Um, hello, twenty-eight, not seventy-billion. At least for one of us," she said, frowning sternly at the screen.

[for that elderly gentleman who sleeps in her bed.]

Beach on Bali Ha'i [late evening]

2008-06-08T02:50:38Z

Robin had helped pitch the tent this time! And not even in a dirty way. She was insanely proud of herself for this. Granted, "helping" involved planting some stakes and then watching Benton do the rest while she played with the dogs, but psh, details.

For some reason, she was better with this kind of camping than the kind back in January. Maybe it was that it was warm. Maybe it was that it was on the beach. Maybe it was that there were adorable flip-flops on her feet, a cute little sundress on the rest of her, and there was no danger of poison ivy or anything.

It was probably a combination of all of the above.

"It's pretty here," she noted, lying on her back and scritching Popcorn's ears as Sprinkles lay across her legs, once they were all settled in and fed and so forth.

[for the man and the dogs, zomg.]