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[gandere]

[ Being a mother... isn't as easy as it sounds, Rin's painfully discovering. While the boy she adopted is a sweet little thing, he is also a boy and Rin is lacking in experience when it comes to boys that age. In Japan they were proper and didn't mingle much with girls so there's minimal experience from her childhood to go by. Growing up, there was a baby sister for a few years, but she doesn't like to think about those times either so it's no good. She's been a mother for a week and she's already crawling to her locket after asking around. Turns out most of her close companions either suck at parenting (thanks Saber for everything Mordred) or just planned to never have children at all (because that's helpful, Waver), leaving her in the dark. If only there were self help books available, but of course there's not.

Plus this gives her a reason to actually pester people. See what's been going on now that Caer Scima is rubble and everyone is scattered throughout the world. Let people know she's alive. Give them a chance to speak with her before she shut her locket for good. So here's one Rin, dressed tomboyish for her poking around for all to see. ]

Boys are really a handful, aren't they? No--before you ask--I'm not having relationship problems. I mean little boys. I'm not sulking, but it's really kind of hard to think of activities for someone his age-! [ She's brooding pretty fiercely by now. ] When I was seven years old, all I ever wanted to do was study, so why won't he?

[ Just in case anyone in Allaidh Darach needed further proof that Rin Tohsaka was a nerd. ]

I don't even know what to feed him since Emiya left. [ Yes, that's a public jab at his departure today. She's still a bit sour over it. ] He's a stupid boy, so he knows what boys need! What if I don't have enough of the right vegetables and his growth is stunted as a result. That can happen, can't it?!

[ There's a sound in the background that causes her to nearly drop her locket, the magus fumbling with it for a few seconds before it lands solidly in her palm. ]

Crap, crap, crap! What if he heard-?! Oh no, he's going to think he's an inconvenience and—[ Snapping the locket shut. It'll be a couple minutes to confirm it's clear before she replies to anyone. ]

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[gandere]

What if he gets stuck up there? I can't climb a tree to save him and it isn't as if there's a police force I can call to help me.

[ Rin would have to rely on people like Rider to get him down and that's embarrassing. ]

You climbed trees?

[digophelia]

Yes, I climbed trees and jumped on almost anything. I've even sprained my ankle as a little girl.

[ Believe it or not, Alice was a terror as a child. ]

Every chance I got where my sister wasn't looking, I would wander off, too. You don't have to let him climb a tree, but that may be inevitable. It's a shame there's no slides or a playground around these parts. Well-- yet.

[ She's working on that. ] You'll just need something else to keep him active and something that won't frighten you.

[gandere]

[ If Scian got hurt, Rin would burn down the tree. No doubt.

Yet? Interesting way to put it, but she listens while stashing away that thought. ]

Frighten me! I'm not scared of anything! [ She will be. Wait for that motherly instinct to kick in. ]

[digophelia]

[ The look on her face says it all -- she doesn't buy that. ]

Then you'll be getting grey hairs before you turn 30.

[gandere]

I can use my magecraft to turn my hair dark again!

[ Don't call her old. ] What's with that look anyway? You're being strange!

[digophelia]

I'm being strange?

[ She's not sure whether or not to be offended. ]

Don't be absurd; you're nerves are going to be shot by the time he's an adult.

[gandere]

My nerves will be perfectly fine. A magus' circuitry is pristine and won't fall apart due to extensive use.

[ She's not getting it. ]

[digophelia]

[ It's taking quite a bit of patience for Alice to keep her temper in check. ]

You have a child in your care now. You're responsible for another life and someone's well being.

[ It's not that uncommon for women their age to become caretakers, so she doesn't second guess Rin's motives. She's starting to get a little concerned, however, thus the gentle reminder. ]

That within itself should be frightening.

[gandere]

[ Rin's scared to death of taking care of Scian among other things, the greatest realization being that she will outlive him should she not be killed. Something she wish she thought of sooner. ]

I've always been responsible for someone's well being and their life. The target just changes every few months.

Now it won't. I understand, Alice.

[digophelia]

I don't think you do, at least, not yet.

[ As irritated as she is, she remembers when she was told she would be looking after kids when she first stepped out of Rutledge. Weeks, afterwards. That scared her, she didn't know how to handle it, let alone children. ]

This is different. Just take him outside with you, let him spend his energy; you'll be able to handle it so as long as you watch him.

[gandere]

Different huh? [ She sighs at that thought, but doesn't bother to expand on it. ]

I suppose teaching him a few martial arts moves would be a good way to spend our time outdoors... or the garden. I'm being told boys enjoy gross things, so digging in the dirt must qualify.

[digophelia]

I don't think digging in dirt is a boy only thing; if that were the case, then I should have been a boy, myself.

[ About the only thing she didn't do was pull out worms, that was all. ]

Isn't he a little young for that?

[gandere]

[ Hey now, she said boys enjoy gross things. Rin has been digging in enough dirt and ice for the past week in order to prove it's not just a boy thing. ]

A little young for what? Learning to throw a punch?

I was his age when I started. [ Only difference is her teacher killed her dad. No big deal. ]

[digophelia]

[ Alice actually looks upset - she started learning to use a knife too young for the sake of trying to defend herself from orderlies, after all. ]

He shouldn't have to worry about those things right now.