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Harley turns five. That means that it is time for the much-anticipated trip to the world's largest amusement park. They can stay an extra day if he doesn't see everything he wants to see the first day, but as he doesn't really go in for naps Elspeth thinks he'll probably get to try all the rides on his birthday proper. (Well, not the date of his birthday - Aurum was not synced to his universe of origin even before Jane went down again; he is really five years old now but it is, in Aurum, late April).
Right near the entrance to the amusement park is a very, very big roller coaster, with a loop that swings all its dangling passengers around at sixty miles an hour right over the entering guests. They scream. (The riders, not the entering guests. Yet.)
Elspeth is carrying Harley on her shoulders, and buys them tickets.
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her_imperial_radiance
He runs out of the exit after the fifth time, hugs her enthusiastically, and declares, "I'm hungry!"
her_imperial_radiance
"Okay, we can go find some lunch for you." She rattles off the choices from the memorized map. "And after you eat, no roller coasters for a bit, we don't want you throwing up again."
"Awwww," he giggles. "Okay."
He picks a place to find lunch, mostly at random.
He picks a place to find lunch, mostly at random.
her_imperial_radiance
There they go and there they lunch. Well, he lunches. She gets an order of fries so she doesn't stand out as conspicuously not eating.
Harley lunches, and then he crawls into her lap and leans on her snugglishly.
her_imperial_radiance
Hugs. They can hang out in the restaurant while he digests.
He might doze off a tiny bit while he's waiting.
Sleepysnuggle.
her_imperial_radiance
After a thirty minute doze, Elspeth says, "Do you want to go find some more rides to try, Harley?"
"Yeah!"
her_imperial_radiance
"Okay then!"
There are some medium-sized roller coasters, and a few non-coaster rides like spinning swings and the log flume.
There are some medium-sized roller coasters, and a few non-coaster rides like spinning swings and the log flume.
Harley partakes of all of them with immense delight.
her_imperial_radiance
Elspeth accompanies him, indulgent and amused.
The park is open pretty late, and she stopped needing to sleep - on her original schedule or otherwise - a while ago.
The park is open pretty late, and she stopped needing to sleep - on her original schedule or otherwise - a while ago.
Eventually, though, Harley wraps his hands around her arm and dangles from it, declaring himself "tiiiiiiiiiiiiiired".
her_imperial_radiance
She scoops him up and cradles him. "Time to go home, then. Happy birthday, Harley."
"I love you, Elsie," he hums.
her_imperial_radiance
"I love you too, Harley."
She departs the park via the normal exit, because they log visitors to prevent people hiding in the park overnight, but once they're out of the park and out of sight, she teleports them home and puts Harley to bed.
She departs the park via the normal exit, because they log visitors to prevent people hiding in the park overnight, but once they're out of the park and out of sight, she teleports them home and puts Harley to bed.
Where he curls up and happily goes to sleep.
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