behave

[mrmage]

There's a total lunar eclipse two weeks later, the first one since January 2001. That semiquarter and most of the next pass without much more noise. Jackson is occasionally sad because of his dom's electric toy, and he's occasionally more stripey than he wishes to be, but there's not a whole lot Sadde can do about that. Against his hopes, Mason doesn't dump Jackson, and nothing gives.

Sadde continues socializing with people, but no one new. And as the semiquarter approaches its end and summer break gets closer, Sadde receives an email from Tobias, saying that he fully expects his daughter to come home and tell everyone all about her first half year at magic school.

The email tells Sadde to behave.

Sadde is not in a good place.

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[mrmage]

Good. He likes it much more when it's her.

[eclipsi]

Good.

Nothing strenuous, nothing to keep them up late. Just lovey possessive protective carnal knowledge and then snuggles and sleep.

[mrmage]

And Sadde will stay up for Nouns because he has missed Nouns.

[eclipsi]

Nouns appear! "Cabbage. Train. Florida. Deep pile Persian shag carpet. Rosary."

[mrmage]

...deep pile Persian shag carpet? Okay, this one he's gonna remember.

[eclipsi]

Zzzzzzzz.

[mrmage]

And eventually, zzzz himself.

[eclipsi]

And they have class in the morning. She climbs over him to get dressed.

[mrmage]

"Deep pile Persian shag carpet," he says once he's awake enough to say things.

[eclipsi]

"I beg your pardon?"

[mrmage]

"Y'said that. Las'nght." Okay, maybe not that awake.

[eclipsi]

"Must have been feeling adjectival. I have no idea where the nouns come from."

[mrmage]

"Mmmm great nouns, though. I love your nouns." Still in bed.

[eclipsi]

"And I love you." She gets her pants on and leans over to kiss him on the head.

[mrmage]

Eeeeee. "I love you, too."

[eclipsi]

"Don't you have an early class this quarter?"

[mrmage]

"Not on Mondays."

[eclipsi]

"All right. But if you wanna eat breakfast with me get up."

[mrmage]

"Nnnnhhhhhfine," he says, getting up and stretching and going for clothes.

[eclipsi]

"Good boy."

And to the cafeteria.

[mrmage]

To the cafeteria!

"How's eidetic memory going? Have any of the missing breakthroughs these past," his voice catches a bit, "two weeks?"

[eclipsi]

"Nah, just incremental. Although incremental's still pretty good."

[mrmage]

"What does incremental even amount to at this point?"

[eclipsi]

"Oh, more vivid audio memory of you making delicious noises at me, that sort of thing."

[mrmage]

"...oh. I like your eidetic memory."