2021-09-20 - Boring Conversation Anyways

It's not much later, approximately an hour and a half and one State line after their action that Everett gets a chance to borrow Bean's phone and call in. While listening to the dial tone, he looks around suspiciously once, then adjusts the rear view mirror to look at the kids in the back. One awake, the other sleeping. "C'mon, c'mon, c'mon," Everett murmurs to himself with his deep voice.

"LIL?!?" The phone pics up and is almost immediately answered with a voice shrill with anxiety and worry. Kailey's voice to be precise. "Where are you? Are the kids with you? Is Mew okay? Is Everett with you?" The questions come off one after the other, not waiting for an answer. Till she finally has to pause for breath.

There's silence on the other end. Just the background noise of late-night highway traffic, a woke baby gurgling and making mmuah sounds, the kind of lull a man makes when he's trying to decide if now would be a good time for a practical joke or not.
Probably shouldn't.

So of course, he does.
He inhales deeply, while fighting the smile, the hand not holding his, well -- not really his, the phone covers his mouth to add a little mystery to his deep timbre. "The babies are fine, and if you w-want to see them again, send me a pic of that sweet booty."
There's a small laugh before he starts apologizing, his hand down, and his voice returning to normal. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. That was dumb, but I couldn't help myself. No, it's me. And we're all ok. Bean's in Walmart buying me some new clothes."

There is a little gasp and maybe a soft whining sound on the other end. Then quiet as Everett begins apologizing. It is a long ten seconds, Kailey counts them as she tries to calm down. The sound of her taking deep breaths heard on the other side.

"You. Are. An. Asshole," Are the next words spoken into the phone. "OH you made my heart drop into my stomach for a second there!" She sounds annoyed, her voice pitched high and a little shaky. A beat before the inevitable question, "Why is Bean getting you new clothes?"

Of course, being called an asshole only makes him smile. "You are what you eat, but sorry again, Kiki, baby," he says with the sound of the smile heavy on his voice. Then there's a pause, filled with, "Weellll. Seems we're in Florida. Were, were in Florida." He smacks his lips once, "They were pretty happy to see me, and things got a little out of controll. You know," he says in an off-handed fashion, like she would.

"So we had to get the fu--fudge out of there pretty quick. I'm almost sure my clothes are in the bundle of clothes I took on the way out, but I don't want to stop to check. It's about a two day drive back, and I want to get back as soon as possible. Mew misses her mom."

He pauses for a second, "So, um. Do you remember the last couple of days? 'Cuz I don't. Did I take one of your pills or something?"

"You're gonna be sorry," Is the muttered and somewhat sullen response from Kailey. Then it hits her what he just said. They were in Florida and her blood runs cold. Her brain starts firing and misfiring over all the possibilities. Especially as Everett decides to elaborated somewhat on what happened. Given she knows what happened and why he left Florida.

"Oh fuck baby are you okay? The babes? Red Bean?" Yes Kailey has a sweet nickname for her that she doesn't use except when worried or to tease the red head. The reassurance that they are, in fact, safe has her breathing a huge sigh of relief. Then he asks about memories and he hears her suck in a breath,

"That. Right...no...I only have a few vague memories. Nothing useful though. And seems everyone else is having that too. Ravn suddenly owns and has furnished a house and Aidan is his roomate," Kailey speaks slowly, sounding as confused as they likely all are. "It's like the storm blew something open. The Veil feels more...more I guess. And I feel...more. Like...I dunno. Also...the Veil decided to not have me take my meds. And it isn't a few days babe. It's been 12 weeks."

While the words were sullen, Everett replies with a sultry, "Ooh yeah. So sorry. So very. Very, mm-hmm, sorry." Right up until she asks how they're doing, and he looks into the rear-view mirror again to take stock of the children. One, two. All accounted for. "We're doing ok; it's been about an hour or so since we woke up. But we got twenty chubby baby fingies, and twenty chubby toeies. Bean -- well I probably shouldn't say over the phone, but let's just say her target practice paid off."

When she pauses after speaking about Ravn and Aidan, the smile returns to his tone of voice, "Aww. Those two make a cute couple. I'm so proud of them coming out of the closet and all that." He suddenly recalls something, the gasp in his voice signifies, "No wonder why he didn't date the ADA. He's all about the caw--ah... the wienie." Not for the first time Everett self-cleans his language in the presence of his children. "We'll have to get them something nice. What do gay guys like now-a-days? Rainbow flags?"
And when she continues, Everett pauses to purse his lips. "Hmm. I can't say as I've been there. I don't know iffn there are any thin spots around like GH, not that I'd want to get pulled through with the kids or Bean present. Oh yeah, Mew gnawed a man. Her mole-rat teeth proved handy. I don't know what possessed her to do it though, but she chomped a guy good. You'da been proud, I think."

He sucks in a breath as there's a vague impression he's thinking. "Twelve weeks? That explains Bean's belly. She's for sure carrying another of my demon spawn."

Kailey rolls her eyes when Everett starts going on about Aidan and Ravn being a couple. And while Everett may not be able to see the smirk he can probably hear it in her voice. "These days roomates actually means roomates. Especially when one of 'em has a girlfriend," She says as she shakes her head. Getting up from the couch she wanders into the kitchen and pulls the fridge open, possessed of a sudden worry. Very quickly he can hear the door closing again.

"Uhuh. Yeah that sucks..." Kailey's responses are vaguely canned during her fridge inspection and her words trail off in time with the door being closed. "Everett...there's a python in the fridge.," She speaks over him for a brief second. So she then follows it up with, "WHAT? Bit?" And she can be heard sputtering and guffawing and other such noises. Into which Everett drops that last bomb.

Silence on the other line. "Better her than me," Kailey finally says as she opens the fridge again slowly. Peering at the python curled up on the top shelf of the fridge. Torpored by the cold it doesn't even seem to notice. The sound of the cooking utensils being rummaged in follow as she snags the tongs and goes to pick up the sleeping serpent.

"I've seen Bert and Ernie. I know what it means when two guys are, ahem, roomMATEs," replies Everett with the humor returning to his voice. So far he's been doing a fairly good job seeding information in, interrupted with his silly. "Oh, see. Ravn did get a girlfriend. Oh that's right," he says with a smile in his tone, "you two are dating, I forgot." The sound that follows is him pulling the phone back, and issuing a small, but childish raspberry, "Ppbbttt!" so as to not hurt her ear.

"Yeah, bit. Is it a live snake? Close the door and call animal control. That's weird for it to crawl in there." He sounds like he's thinking for a second, and in that space of time, a diminutive, tired feminine voice murmurs, "Mmam-ma?" in the background. Rustling follows before he adds, "Usually, being cold-blooded, they find warm places, right? Has the fridge been off this whole time?" Loud noise to the nugatory follows the rustling: cranky baby. "I think she's gotten a taste for human blood, and I think she wants to talk to you. Here, just a second."

Then his voice sounds further away, "Say hi to mommy." There's breathing. Then a muffled sound. "Don't lick the phone, say Mommy." Much louder Mew repeats the instruction, "Mum."

There is a snort about Bert & Ernie and the rest. "That's right. He my boy friend," She says in response to his teasing and raspberry. Carefully she tongs the snake which only looks at her, mostly a limp squeezy noodle. "I don't need to tell you linguists are good with their tongues." Two can play the game.

"I...yeah it's alive. It's a python, I know that much. But it is just kind of looking at me. I'm pretty sure anyway. Hi buddy, what ya doin' in my fridge? Did you want a beer?" Kailey goes from speaking to Everett to speaking to the snake. The fridge door is bumped closed with a hip as she goes to hold her phone between ear and shoulder. Freeing her other hand to tentatively touch the thing. "Fridge is working, it's really cold. It doesn't seem to mind me...or it's too cold to care."

A sudden grin splits Kailey's face as she goes from peering at the ball python in concern. "Hi baby girl! Momma misses you soooooooooo much! Did you bite a bad man? Whose my good, strong, fierce baby girl?" Cooing through the phone even as she finds the snake more than happy to be against warmth again. It curls willingly into her hands and she begins to look around the house.

"Fuck...do we have a terrarium? Oh! I know. I have a heating pad," And Everett can hear her walking through the house and up the stairs. Or at least Mew can until daddy pulls the phone back.

Becoming animated, Mew gurgles and coos the same way she does when she and her mother share special conversation. Just to share every last detail about what happened over the phone through the eyes of a baby. After a moment of letting her babble, Everett pulls the phone back, and turns around to squeak his naked butt against his faux leather seats as he puts the phone back to his ear.

"Oh, do I EVER know what a cunnilinguist can do with her tongue. Heh... hey, none of that. I'm in a Walmart parking lot without any clothes on. Last thing I want to do is grow a mast and start attracting attention. I guess it's just cold. How'd it get in the fridge though? That's weird. You're not keeping it are you? We're going to end up with a whole zoo."

He clears his throat noisily and adjusts his seating, "Bean's prolly going to be back soon. I just didn't want you to worry about where Mew was. And, you know, if you think about ME at all," his voice once again, takes a subtle smile.

"Uhuh. Uhuh. Really? Oh wow, that's amazing," Kailey replies as she continues to rummage for the heating pad. It isn't that buried under things, being used monthly at least as it is. There is a lot of background clattering and movement going on by the time Everett pulls the phone back.

Kailey plugs in the heating pad and sets it to low. The snake is set on her bed as she turns to dig around for a baby blanket to cover the heating pad with. "Yeah it is. But right now anything weird I'm not questioning because I am pretty sure that storm changed everything somehow. So this snake probably did not intend to wind up in the fridge. I'll post on Friendzone and check with the pet store tomorrow," There is no promise or answer given as to whether she will keep the snake otherwise.

"I did ask if you were all right too," Kailey defends with a chuckle. "I was so worried, but am glad you called. That you are all okay," Kailey says with that humor creeping back into her voice before gentling again. The snake senses the warmth even as Kailey is wrapping the blanket around the pad and begins to slowly slither across the bed. That is until Kailey picks it up and sets it on the heating pad. Where it curls up into a happy little ball, staring at Kailey and flicking it's tongue. "You guys stay safe. And let Bean drive so you can get some sleep. Driving straight through is dangerous and you got our most precious cargo with you."

He notices the non-committal answer as far as keeping the reptile and his reply follows as a throaty, "Mm-hmm. You have some fierce maternal instincts, Kiki. I don't know why you sell yourself so short. You're a great mother. Morganna says so." As for asking about him, he smiles, "I know. I just like hearing it coming from your lips. Precious cargo, yeah, I know what you mean, heh. Frisky girl."

Glancing up, through the mostly deserted parking lot, Everett spies bright red hair bobbing just above car height. So short. "Speak of the devil. We'll see. I dunno if she knows how to drive stick." The pause is less than a second, "Get your mind out of the gutter. ANYways, it's a couple of days before we're back. When we are, you'll get your chance to drive too. I don't suppose my phone's with you, is it? Doesn't matter, I guess. It's all on the cloud. Love you, cutie. Call her number if you want to talk and I'll keep you updated, promise."

"I love you, dorkus," Kailey says with a chuckle and shake of her head as she gets the reptile situated on the heating pad. Up next is figuring out how or what to keep it in till a home is found. Or not as the case may be.

Kailey sits on the edge of the bed and leans forward, once more intent on the phone. Her lips parting to make a comment when she is told to remove her mind from the gutter. "Awww, but I had such a good cUmback for that one," She says with a faux whine and giggle. "Okay. You guys stay safe. I'm gonna try and not go crazy here. The Veil decided I didn't need my meds for the last 12 weeks. Did I say that already? Anyway...I'm taking 'em again but it's a thing that takes awhile to build up in your system. So...uhhh...I'll try and stay out of trouble till you get back."

He answers with a soft, thoughtful, but suggestive single chuckle, "I'll cum on your bac-- AHEM. Anyways. I'm glad you're ok. Try to get into a little bit of trouble. Wouldn't want life to get BORING, right? And we'll be back before you know it."

The Grand Prix engine roars to life, but enough that sound doesn't conceal the door opening and after a short pause, closing. "I think I understand about the pill thing, but we won't be long. Bean says hi," his voice takes on a distracted quality.
"Who is that for?"
"You," she giggles.
"The fuck it is." So much for not cursing in front of the kids. And he's punished for it.
"Ev! Language, Quinten's right here."
"Then he can wear that."
"It was the only thing in your size?" she asks, even over the engine rumble and distance from the mouthpiece, her voice sounds hopeful. She's probably giving him a taste of that innocent eyelash flutter. And then Bean adds, "And you can't drive like that. Good conversation is it?"

Whatever it is, Everett surrenders. But not without an audible sound of resignation. Handing the phone over, there's bag rustling, packaging being ripped open. "I hate you so much," Everett says without conviction, to which Bean would giggle and smile again.

The great purple bunny takes to the road.

"Mmmhmmm," Kailey's wordless reply has humor in it. "It won't be boring. I have to bring Ravn back his cat," She adds. As if on cue there is the sound of a cat meowing loudly just as Everett says Bean says Hi. "Hiiiiii," She drawls as she strokes the snake's body gently. It turns it's head, slowly, and flicks the air around her hand before settling again.

"What? What did she get you?" Kailey is less worried about language than the other two. It's a possible cause of contention even. Or it could be. Mostly she keeps it low key. "Bah, I'll find out soon enough. You two drive safe, I'm gonna try and find this snakes owner. It really is pretty. Bye now, love to you and all the babes in the car." Yes, that means Bean too.

Kailey hangs up and looks down at the snake and then over at Kitty Pryde, Ravn's black cat, who came in to meow at her about something. "What? You just ate. I'm not getting you more food," She says as she stands and shoos the cat out, closing the door. With a sigh she turns back to the snake enjoying it's heat finally. "Well...I hope you like tupperware, cause I don't have a terrarium."

A pause and then a mischievous smile. "Yet."