Envy Adams (
whenshewasnice) wrote2014-09-13 01:43 pm
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Natalie's Office, The Hegemony Compound, Brazil, Saturday
Of all the strange things Natalie had experienced in her life in recent times, this was the most pleasant one. It was a surreal experience to have her parents in her office, but not a bad one. Her father had immediately taken to examining the few books she had on the shelf (fairly old fashioned for this time period, but she'd wanted her office to feel comfortable for her), while her mother was far more interested in the electronics. If someone had asked Natalie beforehand what would happen once they got here, she would've gotten in exactly right. Sometimes, predictability was comforting.
"So this is where I work," she told them. "While I'm not hounding Peter across the hall."
Her father looked back towards her. Teasing was clearly incoming. "Does he need a lot of hounding?"
"Only sometimes." A beat. "Mostly for things that don't have much to do with our work. Sleep. Food. Those kinds of inconsequential things."
Her mother gave a quiet, dry snort. Yeah, these were Adamses, all right.
[ooc: NFB, and mainly for the people already in Brazil, but can also be open for calls and texts and whatever. SP warning for tonight.]
"So this is where I work," she told them. "While I'm not hounding Peter across the hall."
Her father looked back towards her. Teasing was clearly incoming. "Does he need a lot of hounding?"
"Only sometimes." A beat. "Mostly for things that don't have much to do with our work. Sleep. Food. Those kinds of inconsequential things."
Her mother gave a quiet, dry snort. Yeah, these were Adamses, all right.
[ooc: NFB, and mainly for the people already in Brazil, but can also be open for calls and texts and whatever. SP warning for tonight.]
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Dominic had been watching them banter. It was something their family was extremely good at, watching and observing. "She was never much for playing princess," he put in, idly.
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Natalie had rarely felt any need to mention them. She thought that was one of her best qualities, sometimes.
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"We have three children," she said. "Peter is our oldest. His sister, Valentine, and his brother Andrew have left to join the interstellar colonization effort."
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Yes she could.
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"John-Paul and I come from religious backgrounds," Theresa added, watching Abigail's face closely. "We wanted a third. We had to enlist Andrew in a military program to get the waiver." She smiled faintly. "Different times."
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"Seems to have worked so far," Dominic added. "Even if we are left with no one with us now that Natalie is here."
He quirked a faint little smile.
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Theresa shot him a faint look. "And then suddenly we miss the other two terribly," she said. "It's rough. I'm glad that the two of you, at least, have the opportunity to visit."
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He knew that was a cliche. It was half the reason he said it.