The Quill [OPEN]

[abster]

Headphones in, Abby hummed to herself as she bit into a cheese and onion muffin. Scrawling over her dad's face in the local rag pretending to be a newspaper, Abigail worked on finding something more secure than working for some crappy little fishing place fixing up their internet and online business. And something that paid a damn sight better seeing as she now had a house to maintain. Head down, she didn't see the person who attacked her until the last minute.

"ABBY!" Looking up at the excited sound of a voice, Abigail blinked in confusion as this tiny little bundle of blonde hair threw herself at her. Letting out an ooof as the kid crawled all over her, she managed to free herself from the tangle of wires to wrap her arms around... her sister. Her stupid, amazing baby sister Gabrielle- Gabby. "Hi! Were you surprised? Mom said to wait in the car while she called to find out where you were but then I saw you and I wanted to surprise you."

"Gabby... one thing at a time. Does mom know you're in here?" Abigail asked, pulling her up to sit on her lap properly and not just flail around. "What are you even doing in here anyway? Why the hell are you in town?"

"Awww, you swore! I'm going to tell on youuuu," Gabby sang. Abigail looking up as her mom walked through the door, looking pale and tired. Which was weird. "Mom! Abby swore lots, she said the h word."

"Gabrielle don't tell tales, Abigail don't swear." Flushed Abigail, ducked her head as she picked Gabby up and put her down on the floor so she could hug her mom. Her mom looked smaller too, thinner, almost unwell. It was weird. "I'm glad I found you, could you look after Gabby for a little bit while I go run some errands."

"Sure but mom-" Abigail began as her mother cut her off and kissed Gabby and her goodbye. Blinking at her mother's strange behaviour, Abby's voice trailed off. "-why are you here? And who dressed you brat, you look like a rainbow vomited all over your clothes."

"Do not!" Gabby yelled as Abby watched her mom through the window, the way she slowly walked away from the Quill. The way she stopped every so often as if catching her breath.

"Do too!" Abigail muttered worrying.

"Do not!"

"Do too, what are you five?" Abby asked as Gabby held up her hands with eight fingers showing. Abby held one back in response.

"I'm so telling," Gabby said, making Abby smile. "Unless... you buy me an ice cream."

"Yeah, yeah fine. Come on, let's get you something to eat. And maybe some ice cream." Abigail muttered, groaning as Abigail jumped onto her back as she carried her over to the counter. It was nice to see her sister but it was kind of weird and her mom was acting so, so weird. Maybe she'd tell her later.

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[louise_abasi]

It is just the sweet, innocent thing Louise needs after all of this. She dodged the little girl and smiled at the older woman.

"If only we could fix everything with icecream, right?"

[meowhistory]

Lena didn't feel good and she couldn't find her brother. The Quill was the one place where she could possible find someone to distract her enough from the biggest head ache ever. Muscle ache as well, and with everything happening, she really didn't want to die being a cat.

Or die at all. She curls up on one of the chairs, meowing softly.

[phoenixfalling]

Kim was conflicted about going out. He'd spent the better part of a week trapped in a cave so the idea of being able to do stuff was nice, but he wasn't really feeling up to socialization. In the end, he refused to let whoever had kidnapped him get in anymore in the way of living his life so he had decided to head to the Quill to get some coffee and just... relax.

Standing in line, he glanced over to see a little girl at a table looking at him intently. It would have been creepy if she hadn't been so cute.

"I've seen you on the TV," she told him.

"Me?" he asked, eyes going wide as he pointed at himself. Kim wasn't too worried about being outed by a little kid. Even if she recognized him not many people would take her word over his. "Why would I be on TV?"

"I've seeeeen you," she said, leaning more over her chair as she studied him.

[astra_inclinant]

It's the first time Mira's ventured outside all weekend, between her own exhaustion (and need for cuddles, frankly) and her parents being slightly terrified to let her do anything, which she figures is fair.

At a certain point, though, cabin fever has set in and she's haggled her way into going to a very public area to get food during daytime hours. Going back down to the boardwalk is a little freaky, actually, but it helps that it's much brighter and busier and 100 percent less foggy than it was when she got snagged.

Also: espresso.

She looks over when she hears the do-not-do-too argument going on and grins as she sees Abigail hauling a tiny blonde tornado of a girl onto her back. "Ice cream does pretty much solve all problems," she puts in from where she's studying the menu. Technically caffeine solves all problems but the kid's probably a bit young for that.