otherfathering | Reprise #1 [Voice

The sun's barely rising when he's ushered quite quickly out into the snow-layered town, no good-bye and a newly-acquired Chatot flying behind him. He had originally thought it would be positive to get going quickly, to head and find his family and friends and home... and then he felt the freezing early-morning cold. Oh holy chicken breast, the cold. Pumpkins are warm-season vegetables; apparently his body temperature is reflecting that, which is why he takes a moment to stand there shivering, his lack of a coat and gloves seriously being problematic right now.

They travel a small while to a tiny eating establishment that just seemed to be opening for the day.

[The feed switches on as voice at first, a bird's whistle filling the speakers with its simple repeat tune; it's amateur, but it's catchy.]

Hoo~... he~re we go!

[The still-partially shivering voice will be familiar to some, but the face that just clicked onto the feed's screen'll jog your mind if you can't quite place it. His inquisitive face breaks into a big, toothy grin as he realizes that- yes- it' broadcasting! Which means, people, and more importantly his family are on the other end.]

Wou~ld've said I was back earlier, but our mom sent me away pretty quick this time. o~hoo, think she remembers me?

[A single eyebrow raises with that playful little smirk that always comes out in situations like these.
The fact he turned up at the door of her house to collect his ill-as-fuck wife, who had considered burying this 'Mom' alive aswell... Well, I think there are reasons why she's going to want to get rid of him.]

'Didn't mean to leave in the first place, would've stayed in an instant if I could've. Still, that makes three times from the Otherworld, hm? Maybe it'll bring back some'a the others? It'd make my day to see my little Coraline again.

I'll try'n be home as so~on as I can, kiddos. 'Gonna need to make my way to the next town soon, too! I'm freezin' like a pumpkin out there.

[Hardy-har, Other Father.

As he goes to shut off the feed, he gives a wave to the screen and begins to whistle a much more complex tune that fits perfectly in with the Chatot's, though it does seem to be vibrating a bit. 8| stupid cold.]

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Vriska disappeared while you were gone... Everyone else is still here, though. There are even a few more people from our world! It looks like you've already talked to a few of them.

[Oh. 8(]

Did she go back to much?

[The kids' worlds were destroyed, but he doesn't know about the 'trolls' and never really found out.]

Mm-hmm. Ja~ke, Ja~ne, Aradia, Kanaya, a~nd another charming Strider. Can't be forgetting Roxanne, either. The family's gettin' bigger by the day.

It really is, isn't it? It's kind of nice!

As for Vriska... I'm not entirely sure what she ended up going back to, actually.

The mo~re, the merrier.

[Oh.]

Then there's no point considering it might've been bad, hm?

[He cracks a small smile; this is the main problem when people leave and he knows this first hand now. Yet another reason why he doesn't want the kids to know what really happened at home; if he leaves, they'll think he's gone back to a nice home and a loving wife.]

Hmm... I guess not.

And I came back, didn't I?

[Griiiiin! Everyone has a chance to come back with memories, so what's stopping her?]

Hehehe... Yeah. I guess I should try not to worry too much. [Truth be told, it's more on John's behalf than anything... even though he told her not to worry. Whoops.]

That's my girl!

And how's my beautiful little beansprout been? [Gardening nicknames activate.]

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