concoursec | (no subject)

Characters: Ace, Marco, Thatch, Grell, Espio, Toby, Namur, Open
Location: Quad, Marco/Grell's room, who knows where else.
Rating: PG +, never can tell with this family
Summary: Ace just arrived and needs to meet the rest of his wonderful family. That includes the rest of Garden too.

It had been a few crazy days to say the least. Ace had gone from a near death experience to being dragged through time and space to a completely new place unrelated to his own world. After take a few days to get rested up, learn the ropes of Garden, and enroll in classes he finally felt as though he could hold his own here.

So here he stood outside of his room waiting patiently for Marco to come along and get him. The blond had asked him to meet up with him so he could introduce him to the rest of the family. Ace had to admit it. He was curious about Marco's child. What would he be like and would he accept Ace as his uncle? He took a deep breath and leaned against the wall. Marco sure as hell better hurry up before he got bored of waiting and wandered off.

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Tobias had mostly been dozing in his room, hidden under the bed with the blankets pulled over in a way that it hid him from sight. It was a comfort right now, when all he wanted to do was fade in the darkness, and one easy enough to do.

When Grell appears, though, Pikachu bristles and causes him to stir, poking his head out from his little fort.

"...Mom?"

At first, Grell turned around to see where the voice came from before seeing the cover move at her feet. Of course he would be down there.

She knelt down, peering at him and Pikachu. "Hiding from the world, still?"

"A little. I wanted to sleep and just think for a while."

He climbs out properly, adjusting his pajama top and yawning a little.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'll get right to the point." She sat on the edge of his bed, crossing her arms. "You're fiance is an idiot and probably doesn't deserve anyone as wonderful as you."

Huh?

"Why?"

Tobias blinks a little again, rubbing his eyes to try to wake up fully. For some reason, he felt groggy...

Toby was far too adorable in such a state. Grell couldn't help but smile. "He's not very willing to fight to keep your relationship from crumbling to the jagged rocks."

Oh... that.

"It... was because I said something really bad. I know it made him upset. I didn't want to talk to him either, so... it's my fault too, isn't it?"

"Whether or not either of you are to blame, the end result is what matters." Grell gave him quite a serious look. "Have you given up as well?"

"...No."

It was the truthful answer, of course.

"I don't want to give up. But I don't want to hurt him anymore either, or anyone. And... there were some things I had to figure out."

Which doesn't really have that much bearing, but it was Tobias.

Grell tapped her finger against her arm, trying to dog deeper. "And have you? Because you cannot hide and have your cake, as well."

"Kind of. There's still a lot I can't understand, but... I think I'm really starting to."

Slow progress... but progress.

She sighed, a bit impatient,but she was doing her best to not rush him. "And here I was going to demand you end your engagement." Grell gave her shoulders a shrug. "You sorely need to talk to one another, because I'm rather fed up with such foolishness."

Tobias perked up at that, eyes widening in horror.

"No! I... I don't want to do that! I still really love Espio, just... I don't know how to talk right."

"You and half the population." That included politicians. "What I would suggest is not letting this simmer too long, or you may lose him."

Ahh... Tobias looked down, fingers going to fiddle with the ring under his shirt. He... doesn't seem to know what to say to that, and so resorts to his default saying nothing.

Grell knew she got her message across by the way Toby reacted. She reached forward and pushed back some of his hair so she could see his face, giving him a small smile.

"Just keep this in mind, hmm~?" She stood up, straightening out her clothes. Sometimes this family was a pain, but they were her pain.