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Renée is gone in the morning, a pot of maple oatmeal for the girls and Trouble cooling on the stove and a note on the fridge, she's going to be gone all day on a day trip to Tucson with her friends.
Andi wakes up first. Bella's not far behind.
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aeskhyne
At the point where giggling becomes markedly difficult, Trouble shoves the hammer away and starts to morph.
Definitely a little slow.
Definitely a little slow.
Bella times him. When he's done, she says, "Distracted or actually slowed down by being hurt?"
aeskhyne
"Distracted," he says. "That's how it slows me down - it's hard to concentrate through it, you know?"
palmofyourhand
This round, Ethan puts the hammer down and breaks all of Trouble's fingers. And then picks it up again to finish the job, prodding carefully to verify that no bone in hand or wrist remains intact.
aeskhyne
By the time Ethan desists, Trouble is teary-eyed and grinning broadly.
His morph to Robin is noticeably slow; his morph back is about like average.
His morph to Robin is noticeably slow; his morph back is about like average.
Bella takes notes.
(Occasionally she flips forward a few pages and writes indecipherable things there, not with the rest of her timing chart and its annotations.)
(Occasionally she flips forward a few pages and writes indecipherable things there, not with the rest of her timing chart and its annotations.)
"Inspiring me? I don't think I'd describe it like that, what do you mean? Trouble, do of course say so if you need another break."
aeskhyne
"I am fiiiiiiiiine," says Trouble. "If I take a break it'll be to drag Ethan behind some boxes and fuck him."
palmofyourhand
Ethan puts a steadying hand on Trouble's shoulder and punches him in the stomach.
Then he starts breaking bones again.
He goes on for a while; eventually he has to lay Trouble out on the floor to keep working on him. Hands, arms, collarbones, ribs, hips, kneecaps.
Then he starts breaking bones again.
He goes on for a while; eventually he has to lay Trouble out on the floor to keep working on him. Hands, arms, collarbones, ribs, hips, kneecaps.
