Realistic or Modern The Beginning of the End

[DrTrollinski]

(oh wtf. I didn't get notifications for you @Soul OMU)


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Eric walked downstairs willingly with Tom and sat down at the table. He looked at his watch and sniffled once. This watch was looted from a store when he used to do the running jobs at the mall - he liked it. ".. Well... It's almost two o'clock now, and this is all about timing this time, so maybe at about four o'clock. Ish. Maybe four-thirty. Time will fly by, I'm sure." He said, he'd sat down next to Jenna once again - he took hold of her hand and squeezed it. "Before we do anything, I think it'd be a good idea to sit and have lunch together." He suggested with a shrug, but he smiled around them all.


Carl sprung up from Jenna's lap and ran to Tom to hug him. He didn't care who upset who. Eric came back with Tom being his normal self again, so Carl was grateful. He hugged Tom tight and then ran to Scarlet. He was down for some lunch, most definitely. He tugged on Scarlet's shirt again and grinned. "It's all okay again!" He said. "We gotta' have lunch together! That'll be nice! Let's have--.. Uhm..." He thought for a moment. ".. Let's have chicken and--.. and..." He tapped his foot on the ground. "Chicken and salad!" He said with a wide smile. (@Soul OMU, @DrCompton)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna smiles a bit and pets his head before Carl goes running off hugging everyone and holds Eric's hand lightly. "That sounds great." She said softly while smiling at Eric. Scarlet smiles a bit at Carl. "Okay okay, I'll go see if I can get some from Chef." (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

Eric quickly stood up and went to Scarlet's side. He pulled her out of the kitchen so he could speak to her. ".. Scarlet... Chef's gonna' be in this little restaurant further into town. It's closer to us than the diner - it's right beside the park. It's a bit more of a fancy place - I asked him to go there, you know, for tonight..." He whispered and blushed a little. ".. I know he's going to make the place look nice, but don't say anything to Jenna, please? I want it to be a surprise." He smiled at her. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Scarlet blinks and looks at him before smiling a bit and noddif. "Sure thing, also thanks for telling me." She said as she headed out towards the park to the place Eric told her Chef would be. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

When she walked into the said restaurant, she was impressed by what she saw, and it just showed the effort Eric had went to to make this night perfect. In the center of the dining room, there was one small circular table with two chairs at it. It was covered by a pure white table cloth and had a few small candles in the center. Scented candles, mind you. The restaurant itself had been cleaned up as well, with all of the dust from the furniture being gone completely. Around the restaurant there were pots of potpourri that added a nice sweet smell to the building - there were also numerous bunches of fake but beautiful flowers put on display - overall, it looked very nice - the final touch was that the table in the center was surrounded by a ring of what appeared to be rose petals. Chef was heard singing along to Italian opera in the kitchen across the restaurant. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Scarlet raises a brow and smiles a bit. "...he did a good job... He's one of the good ones that's for sure..." She said as she made her way to the kitchen.


"Chef!" She called out as she made her way over. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

Chef's singing was pretty fine as well. He had the right voice for opera, though - loud, bold, and quite a heavy tone. He stopped singing and turned the music off before going to the kitchen window. "Ah, Scarlet!" He smiled. "How can I help you, dear?" He asked. (@Soul OMU)


 
Carl went to Tom after that and climbed up onto his lap. ".. Daddy... When Jenna and Eric go on the date, what movie are we gonna' watch?" He asked with a smile as he set his head against him and rolled his eyes up to look up at him. (@DrCompton)

 

[DrCompton]

"I was thinking Toy Story orrrr Monsters Inc. Which one would you prefer?" Tom yawned a little and looked down at Carl. He got up and walked with Carl into the living room and looked at all the different movies, "Cause if you can name a movie better than Toy Story, I'd be willing to watch it." He scratched his jaw,

 

[DrTrollinski]

"No! Toy Story's the best! I've watched it loads of times!" He grinned at him and then ran around to climb up onto his back and tuck his legs around his body. He put his head on his shoulder and then looked at him. ".. Did you get popcorn? You better have got popcorn or I'm gonna' run and get some." He said before giggling. He was only joking - he'd never run out of the house without Tom's permission. (@DrCompton)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Scarlet gives a short wave. "Hello, I was wondering if your not busy if you could make some chicken and salad? That's what Carl wants for lunch along with the rest of us there, Eric, Jenna and Tom." She said while looking at him.


(@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrCompton]

"Course I got pop corn. Do you like butter on your pop corn? I hope you do, cause I like EXTRA butter on mine, and that cheddar powder stuff they have, its all so delicious!" He grinned, "And we can put some M&Ms in the popcorn too."

 

[DrTrollinski]

He smiled. ".. Of course, dear." He said, followed by going to the fridges to get some lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, some grilled chicken breast, and some red onion. In ten minutes he'd sliced and diced everything he needed to and then put it into a large bowl. He drizzled the stuff over with some homemade salad cream and then seasoned it with a little pepper. He covered the bowl over with some kitchen film and then handed off to Scarlet with a smile. "One lunch." He smiled. (@Soul OMU)


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He gasped in shock. "Yeah, loadsa' butter!" He grinned, but almost squealed in delight when Tom mentioned M&M's. "M&M's in popcorn?! Daddy... You're the best daddy ever!" He yelled before hugging him from his back. (@DrCompton)


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Once Carl and Tom were gone, Eric took Jenna's hand again and smiled at her. ".. I'm sorry about all that. I just got overwhelmed, that's all." He shrugged. ".. I can't wait for tonight, Jenna." He said. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Scarlet smiles a bit and takes it. "Thank you Chef. It smells delicious." She said as starts to head out. "Also this place looks amazing." She said as she headed out the door.


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Jenna holds his hand and takes his other one. "You sure sugar? Cuz I can wait you know since... All that happened..." She said while looking at him. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

Eric shook his head. ".. I'm sure. I feel better now that I vented what was wrong, trust me..." He leaned forward and planted a gentle kiss on her cheek. "You've waited a month already... I've done a lot to make our night special, and special it shall be." He chuckled a little and squeezed her hand. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna smiles a bit while squeezing his hand back lightly. "Alright... If your sure..." She said while holding his hands lightly in her own.

 

[DrTrollinski]

(I'm sorry, guys. But we'll have to pick this up tomorrow. It's 3am here and I really want to put effort into the posts instead of giving you one liners. See you guys in the morning )

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

(Night darling!)

 

[DrTrollinski]

He gasped in shock. "Yeah, loadsa' butter!" He grinned, but almost squealed in delight when Tom mentioned M&M's. "M&M's in popcorn?! Daddy... You're the best daddy ever!" He yelled before hugging him from his back. (@Soul OMU)

 

[DrCompton]

"I dunno about the best, I'll all agree that in pretty freakin' awesome." He smiles and rustles Carls hair. "What do you want to do until then? I got one of those Lego marvel games, wanna play?"

 

[DrTrollinski]

"Yeah, I like Lego games!" He grinned and then squirmed down from his back to run over and sit on the couch - he smiled at Tom and waited for him to start everything up. Carl didn't want to mess anything up, so he'd let him take care of it. He smiled at Tom and then lied back on the couch. ".. You are the best, daddy... And you're always gonna' be the best." He grinned. It was strange - Carl thought so much of Tom and Scarlet, and that was great, but sometimes Eric - mostly Alex - thought about their old parents. They were happy to see that Carl had moved on, but they also hoped that he hadn't forgotten the other people who had value in his life, too. (@DrCompton)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna smiles a bit and squeezes his hand. "Alright, just wanted to make sure... Also I wouldn't mind helping at all." She said while looking at hom. "What's the plan?"(@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

He started whispering. ".. I wanted to check out the movie theater. We'd have to go down into the basement, but... I'd like for my dad and Scarlet to go and see a movie together at some point." He smiled and shrugged. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna smiles a bit. "That's a wonderful idea." She said softly while looking at him and lightly squeezing his hand and smiling brighter. (@DrTrollinski)

 

[DrTrollinski]

".. Yeah, I was just thinking... It'd be nice for them to be able to spend some time together. You know, alone." He smiled and shrugged. ".. I was speaking to dad about it... I told him about how when Carl's around, yeah, him and Scarlet probably aren't going to get the chance to be alone very often. Carl's young, and he likes spending time with them when they're both there, you know? I said to him, if he wants to spend time with Scarlet, all he has to do is tell me and I'll look after Carl. You could help me out with that as well, if you're feeling up for it. We could have our own movie night here as well." He chuckled a little. (@Soul OMU)

 

[StarrySkyofLostSouls]

Jenna smiles and kisses his cheek and squeezes his hand lightly. "I think that's such a wonderful and sweet thing of you to do..." She said while looking at him, smiling. (@DrTrollinski)