TOYLB: Lurker in the Shadows- Season 5-13

*meanwhile, Dieter came home with a number of shopping bags aftr getting bk frm work at the shop*

Vincent; 8kissed him gently8

Dieter: *kissed him bk* How r the chiddlers vith ze kid?

Vincent; We're all well

Dieter: Still hasnt said much of a word? I knw ze social service lady said he's mildly autistic bt haz he said wats hiz name eez at least?

Vincent; 8shook his head8

Dieter: Vell, eef he hasnt said hiz name, maybe he can write eet?

Vincent; Possibly

Dieter: Oh *showed him the shopping bags* Been doing a beet of shopping for ze boy. New clothez n all, since he'z obviously way older zan ze chiddlers

Vincent; 8smiled8

Dieter: Vere eez he n the chiddlers?

Vincent; In the lounge

Dieter: *peeks in n sees the twins playing building blocks with the boy*

Boy: *just quietly passes the blocks to the twins n lets them build instead*

Vincent; 8bit his lip8

Dieter: Hey, chiddlers. Vati is home

Twins: *squealed n ran to hug him*

Boy: *just looked up at him, bt not reli looking directly at him*

Vincet; 8came over to him8

Boy: *still not looking directly at anyone, bt his arms do reach out for a hug to be carried*

Vincent; 8lifted him and held him close8

Dieter: *shows him the clothes he bought* Look, sveetie. I bought jou some new clothes. Jou like?

Boy: *looks at the clothes, doesnt reply, bt doesnt reject the clothes either*

Vincent; 8stroked his hair8

Dieter: Vould jou like to try some of zem on?

Boy: *looks at the clothes quietly n reaches in to pick one tht he'd like to try on first*

Vincent; 8set him down8

Dieter: *takes the boy's hand* Come, ve'll help jou get dressed togezer

Boy: *flinched a little at the touch, bt doesnt reject him n follows him to change*

Vincent; 8went to make dinner8

*a while later, Dieter came out with the boy dressed in wat the boy seems to like best, which is an orange sleeveless shirt with a cute zombie face n track pants*

Twins: *squealed in delight at how cute the shirt was*

Vincent; 8looked out and smiled8

Dieter: See, evryvone likes eet

Boy: *nods quietly*

Vincent; Are you hungry/

Boy: *nods*

Dieter: Dinner vill ready soon. Jou go play vith ze chiddlers first vhile I help make dinner, ja?

Boy: *nods n joined the twins to play building blocks again*

Vincent; 8returned to the kitchen8

Dieter: *came in to help him*

Vincent; 8added some spices8

Dieter: *helped out to set the table*

Vincent; 8smiled at him8

Twins: Mutti, vati~! He told us his name~! *showed them the magic dust drawing board where the boy wrote his name*

Vincent; 8looked at it8

*the board showed a scrawly writing tht showed his name RASCAL*

Dieter: *blinked* Rascal? Zat eez heez name?

Boy: *as if recalling something his real mother used to say, repeating it like a tape recorder* Ur my little rascal, my beautiful little rascal

Vincent; 8scratched his head8

Dieter: Huh, I zink zat eez vat heez parents call az pet name. I dont zink he zhould hv zat sort of name, eets not quite suitable

Vincent; 8nods8

Dieter: Ve vill give jou a new name, vould jou like zat?

Boy: *doesnt reply, bt doesnt reject the idea either*

Vincent; 8rubbed his chin8

Dieter: Jou hv any ideas on names, mein liebe? *turns to Vincent*

Vincent; 8Trying to think of a good one

Dieter: Jou hv any ideas, chiddlers?

Twins: *both shrug n shook their heads, not sure wat to name him*

Vincent; What about Salvador/

Dieter: Hmm, Salvador sounds nice. Vat do jou zink? *turns to the boy*

Boy: *doesnt reply, bt he did reach ovr to hold Vincent's hand*

Dieter: I guez zat eez a ja to him

Vincent; 8smiled8

Dieter: Zen Salvador eet eez zen

Twins: Salvador~! Sal, Sal! Wee~!

Vincent; 8stroked his hair8

Dieter: Vell, dinner eez almost ready. Jou go bring Sal to go vash his hands before eating, OK?

Twins: Come, come, wash up, wash up

Boy (now Salvador): *nods n lets the kids lead him to the bathroom*

Dieter: At least he'z not rejecting ze chiddlers

Vincent; Thankfully

Dieter: I guess he'z been lonely und vanted friends for a long time

Vincent; 8nods and sets the table8

Dieter: *helped out too*

*the kids soon came out all clean n ready to eat*

Vincent; What would you like Salvador/

Salvador: *pointed at one of the dishes, then a couple more*

Vincent; 8sorted a good portion8

Salvador: *nodded n started eating, tho almost the same way he did wen he first came to this house*

Dieter: Take eet eazy, Sal, zere's more where zat came frm

Vincent; Pace yourself

Twins: *giggled* Eat slowly, eat slowly

Salvador: *slowed dwn a little, bt still finished faster than the rest, then pushed his plate in the same fashion as if asking for seconds*

Vincent; 8gave him seconds8

Salvador: *nod a thanks again n ate, a bit slowly this time*

Vincent; 8finished his8

TOYLB: Lurker in the Shadows- Season 5-12

*the family reached home, n Aida was being fussed ovr by the babysitter bcoz she made a mess in the kitchen wtih the flour*

Babysitter: Ah! I'm so sorry. We were trying to make pancakes for Aida...

Aida: *giggled as she clapped at the flour, spreading it more*

Julius; 8rolled his eyes8

Morty: Ahaha, its OK. Kids will be kids. Here, for ur trouble *paid her her fee* We'll take it frm here

Babysitter: *thanked him, cleaned up n left*

Julius; 8picked Aida up9

Morty: Now we ALL need a shower

Aida: *smelled a bit of the dumpsite* Stinky *giggled*

Julius; 8rolled his his eyes8

Morty: C'mon, lets all go to the bathroom n bath. U too, pup

Excalibar; 8fallowed8

Morty: *led the family to the bathroom n undressed, filling up the tub*

Aida: *giggled as she let her mother undress her*

Julius; 8undressed her then himself8

Morty: *once the tub was full, led the whole family enter, tho Excalibur takes up quite a bit of space*

Aida: Ack! Callie squeezy!

Julius; Get out

Morty: Sorry, pup. Ur gonna hv to sit outside the tub *chuckles*

Aida: *tries to push Excalibur out*

Julius; 8pushed hi out8

Excalibur: *whined n stepped out of the tub*

Morty: *used the showerhead to rinse the dog*

Julius; 8bathed Aida8

Aida: *giggled n spluttered water at the dog*

Morty: *chuckles n soaped up Excalibur to clean him*

Excalibar; 8moaned8

Morty: Dont complain, pup. We're all stinkbugs here n need to be cleaned

Aida: Hehe, Callie big baby, no like bathie~

Julius; It's because he's not allowed in the tub

Morty: Well, too bad, pup, ur just too big. Maybe nxt time u'll get a tub all to urself

Aida: *giggled n made soap bubbles on Excalibur's head*

Julius; 8washed her hair9

Morty: *soaped himself aftr done soaping the dog*

Julius; 8washed himself8

Morty: *once all done, rinsed Excalibur n himself, then rinsed Aida's hair*

Aida: *spluttered playfully*

Julius; Easy now

Aida: *giggled*

*they were soon all done n drying themselves, n Aida was playing ard helping Excalibur to dry by using teh hair dryer*

Excaliar; 8wasn't pleased8

Aida: *giggled as she blew-dry Excalibur*

Morty: Now, now, the pup doesnt like it *takes the hair dryer away* U need it more than he does *dries their daughter's hair*

Julius; 8dried off the dog with a towel8

Morty: *aftr done drying, wraps her in a towel* Alright, time to get dressed while ur mom makes us dinner

Aida: Mwee~!

Julius; 8got dressed and wet to the kitchen8

*luckily the babysitter had cleaned the pancake mess before she left, so it wasnt too much of a disaster*

Julius; 8wondered what to make

Morty: *came with Aida all dressed* Wat's for dinner, lovebug?

Julius; Trying to decide

Morty: Well, there's one box of spaghetti noodles left, n we hv some meatballs leftovr in the fridge. Might as well make those

Julius; alright 8got them out8

Aida: *rides onto Excalibur while waiting for dinner*

Morty: *helped his mate out*

Julius; 8cooked them but added some basil to it8

Morty: *takes a whiff* Mmm~ Smells good

Juius; 8spooned it into even bowls8

Morty: Dinner's almost ready, princess

Aida: *leapt off Excalibur n went to the dining table eagerly*

Julius; 8set them out8

Aida: *climbed onto the dining chair, licking her lips, dangling her feet*

Julius; 8smiled8

Morty: *scooped Aida's portion*

Aida: Mwee~ *ate gleefully*

Julius; 8took his own8

Morty: *took his own too n sat to eat* Mm, nice

Julius; Thanks 8ate8

*the family ate, engaging in small talk in btwn, n once they were done, while Julius cleaned up, Morty showed Aida her present*

Morty: Look wat Daddy got for u, princess *held up the doll he got at the pawn shop*

Aida: *eyes lit up happily* Wow~! So pretty~!

Julius; 8chuckled8

Morty: Here u go

Aida: Thank u, Daddy~ *kissed Morty on the cheek n tottered off with the doll, showing it off to Excalibur*

Excalibar; 8growled at it8

Aida: Look wat Daddy got me~ Its a nice little cute dolly~ *giggled, barely noticing the growl*

Excalibar; 8narrowed his eyes8

Aida: Naw, wat's wrong? U dont like dolly? U jealous? I still love u too, dont worry

Excalibar; 8curled up8

Aida: *giggled* Silly Callie *played with her doll, leaning against Excalibur* Imma gonna name u Veronica, coz ur pretty like one

Morty: *shakes his head n chuckled at her antics*

Julius; 8rolled his eyes8

TOYLB: Lurker in the Shadows- Season 5-11

*the gang rode off to the nxt street where a known pawn shop was situated*

Julius; 8looked round8

Morty: *got off Excalibur n entered the pawn shop with the junk* Hello~ Anybody home~?

8the owner came out, a middle-aged cell8

Morty: Howdy. Found these stuff in an old storage at our restaurant. U think there's anything here ur willing to buy frm us? *set the box on the counter*

8the shop owner looked through them8

*some were OK n in working condition, some were vintage, the rest were just tht: junk*

Owner; Some will be able to sell and repair to sell but a few just junk lad

Morty: Alright, then take wat u need n give us its worth. We'll deal with the rest

8the owner sorted what's what then hand them the money8

Morty: *takes the money, thanked him n carried the rest of the junk bk* See anything u like, lovebug?

Julius; 8looked amongst the shelves8

Morty: *scoured ard too to see if there's anything nice to buy*

Julius; 8looked at the music boxes8

Morty: *chking out the porcelain dolls*

Julius; 8listened to each tune

Morty: *found a nice looking porcelain doll dressed in Victorian clothing* Ah, this would be nice for our little Aida

Julius; Kinda fragal isn't it/

Morty: Well, I'm sure Aida will be careful. Besides, its reli pretty. Reminds me of where I come frm

Julius; 8turned back to the music boxes8

Morty: *found one tht wasnt made of porcelain n chose tht* How much is this?

Owner; Ten dollars lad

Morty: *paid the money* Found wat u want, lovebug?

Julius; 8chose a small oval music box8

Morty: How much for tht, sir?

Owner; It's a bit expensive, an antique

Morty: No worries. Money is no object for my lovebug

Owner; Two hundred

Morty: *fished out the money; he had been getting good tips these few days frm customers*

8the owner took the money8

Morty: Thanks for the help. C'mon, lets go, lovebug *chked the music box* Wat did u get?

Julius; 8showed it to him8

Morty: *took the music box n listened to the music*

8the medoly that played sounded like 'Hush Now, Quiet Now'8

Morty: Hmm, sound reli haunting yet soothing at the same time. Look wat I got for our princess

Julius; 8looked at it8

Morty: *showed him the doll* Dont worry, I got a non-porcelain one

Julius; Good

Morty: Well, looks like we cant get rid of the rest. Its the dumpsite for them

Julius; 8nods9

Morty: *climbs onto Excalibur n helped Julius up* Off to the dumpsite, pup

Excalibar; 8barked and took off8

*the duo rode off to the dumpsite at the bowel area*

Julius; 8looked round8

Morty: *sees the dumpsite mound* There it is, go there, pup

Excalibar; 8trotted over8

Morty: *tossed the box of junk into one of the mound hills* There, tht takes care of tht

excaliber; 8sniffed about8

Morty: Smell anything u like, pup?

Juius; 8looked round8

*the whole area was kinda smelly n huge mound, n the workers r working hard to clean it*

Julius; Let's go

Morty: Yeah, or else we'll start smelling. Gonna need a shower wen we get home. Home, pup

8the dog took off8

TOYLB: Lurker in the Shadows- Season 5-10

*the restaurant was busy as usual, bt at least it has slightly slowed dwn since lunch hour was long ovr with*

Leah; 8set some clean dishes away8

Ricardo: *wiped some of the empty tables*

Morty: *just came out frm stock-chking* Hey, Leah. How's things at home? Has Drix been better?

Leah; Getting there

Morty: Heh, I can tell. U came to work today 'blooming', so to speak *grins*

Leah; 8went scarlet8

Morty: *chuckles* Well, at least tht's good news. Hopefully he'll be bk to his old self soon

Leah; So do I

Morty: Btw, evr thought of slightly expanding a little? Its getting a little too crowded in this restaurant n we're getting an extra good flow of customers these days

Ricardo: Si, esp wen the new cells hv came out frm hibernation n stuff

Leah; How?

Morty: Well, we could always use the extra floor up. I heard there's supposed to be an entrance somewhere on the upstairs dining tht leads to a newer floor up

Leah; 8looked round8

Ricardo: Awesome. A treasure hunt. Lets go find it

Julian; 8rolled his eyes8

Ricardo: *joined Morty up to the upstairs dining to find the entrance*

Leah; 8looked round8

Morty: Found anything?

Ricardo: Nope, still searching *tapping the walls to see if there was a hidden door somewhere*

Leah; 8ran her hands against the ceiling8

Morty: *was leaning against one of the walls near the upstairs toilet for guests wen he suddenly fell in* Woah~!

Julius; 8came over8

Ricardo: Woah, wat happened?

Morty: This wall suddenly gave way n... *looks up* Hey, its a stairway! I think we found it

Julius; 8shined a torch upstairs8

*the stairway led to a sort of attic-ish room upstairs tht looked like it used to be an old storage*

Leah; 8looked round8

Ricardo: See anything interesting?

Morty: Looks like an old storage plc to me

Julius; 8looked at the boxes and items8

*there were old records of the previous owners of the plc, bt most of the stuff ard were junk*

Ricardo: Hey, found some nice recipe books. Maybe we can borrow them or let Di sell them for half-price

Morty: Well, this was technically a restaurant on its own before u guys bought this ovr

Leah; 8looked through the records8

*the records were mostly monetary records, showing a steady business at the beginning of the yrs, then slowly a decline wen there was a change in management*

Leah; 8scratched her head8

*the records then showed tht the business worsen aftr Goliath became the thousand yr stone as evryone was locked in n food was getting scarce. It barely managed for 10 yrs before it became shut dwn for good*

Leah; 8bit her lip8

Morty: Anything useful here in those records, boss?

Leah; 8showed him8

Morty: *looked thru* Woah, looks like this plc had been gone for a gajillion yrs before u guys took ovr

Julius; 8rolls his eyes8 More like forcenturies or so before closing

Ricardo: Well, this looks pretty alright, nice n spacious, maybe good for ppl who want to book a private room. We just need to knock on the walls a bit to add more windows

Leah; 8nods8

Morty: Bt first we need to get rid of these old junk here n do a little spring cleaning n renovation

Leah; 8lifted a few boxes8

Morty: *joined in, bringing Excalibur to help*

Ricardo: *called for Antonio n helped out too*

Antonio; 8joined them8

*the restaurant crew also came to help move n dust the place*

Ricardo: *helped make calls with the ppl who helped them renovate the restaurant to make an appointment for another renovation for this new floor*

Morty: So, wat r we gonna do with these recipe books? Keep em or give em to Di?

Leah; Keep them if they're useful

Morty: Cool, I'll add it into the office shelves then *brought them to the office*

Leah; 8drew out a few plans8

Ricardo: Wat abt all this old junk?

Morty: We can sort it out n see which ones would work nice for the restaurant. The rest we can sell it off to pawn shops or second hand shops

Julius; 8looked them over8

*most of the stuff were super junk, some not practical, bt there were a few decors tht were nice for the restaurant*

Julius; 8set these aaside8

Morty: *helped picked some too out of the pile*

Leah; 8loked round9

*there was a picture at the corner of tht room, n it seemed to show a family picture of the last owners of the restaurant*

Leah; 8picked it up9

*they were all dressed in restaurant attire, showing tht this restaurant was apparently a family business*

Leah; 8smiled8

Ricardo: *saw it* Tht the previous owner?

Leah; And his family

Ricardo: Nice. We could put it at the receptionist counter, like a piece of history

Leah; 8nods8 8wiping the dust off the nameplate8

*the nameplate reveals "PRIMROSE CLAN: PUCK RESTAURANT & CATERING"*

Leah; Puck?

Ricardo: Huh, I guess they named their restaurant aftr tht crafty elf

Julius; Seems so

Ricardo: Tht's original *was being a bit sarcastic*

Antonio; 8glared at him8

Ricardo: *raised a brow* Wat?

Morty: Neways, the renovation guys said they'll be here first thing tomorrow aftrnoon. I suppose we need to close the restaurant for a while for the renovations

8everyone nodded8

Ricardo: *brings out the 'CLOSED FOR RENOVATION' sign n hung it out the door*

Leah; 8looked at the family photo8

Morty: See anything interesting in there, boss?

Leah; Vondering if any of the family's still around

Morty: Its been a thousand yrs since then, they've prolly thinned out or gone or something

Leah; 8looked at it8 Possib;y

Morty: So, is tht gonna go on the wall of the receptionist counter?

Leah; 8nods8

Morty: Sweet *carries the junk tht was not needed* Well, better bring these to pawn shops n second-hand shops *whistled for Excalibur*

8the dog ran up to him8

Morty: *climbs up* Brb, boss *turns to Julius* Wanna come with me, lovebug?

Julius; 8sat next to him and held on8

Morty: Lets go, pup *clicked his heels*

Excalibar; 8took off8

TOYLB: Lurker in the Shadows- Season 5-9

*a knock was heard*

Vincent; 8looked through the peephole8

*it was Eduardo along wtih a bespectacled white blood she-cell, looking like the child services*

Vincent; 8let them in8

Eduardo: Howdy. How's the kid with ya?

Boy: *flinched at the police wear Eduardo was wearing n ran to hide behind Dieter*

Vincent; He has quite an appitite

Eduardo: No surprise there, since he's been living in the streets. This is Ms Vihto, frm child services. She will need to assess the boy for a while

Ms Vihto: I'd like it if the child n I hv a room in private so I can assess him professionally

Vincent; Not a good idea 8looked at the boy8

Ms Vihto: Maybe if ur kids can accompany him, I think it should be fine

Eduardo: Besides, there r things I would like to speak to u abt the boy in private

Dieter: Dont vorry, mein liebe. I'm sure he'll be alright. Sveetie, ze nice young lady vants to hv a small talk vith jou. Dominik n Emily vill accompany jou, so jou dont hv to be alone. Can jou do dat?

Vincent; 8looked at him8

Boy: *looks warily at Ms Vihto for a while, then at the twins, then nodded quietly*

Twins: *takes either side of the boy's hands n led him to the study, in which Ms Vihto followed behind them*

Vincent; 8looked at Eduardo8

Dieter: *offered Eduardo some coffee*

Eduardo: *nodded a thanks n sat dwn* Well, there is not much to go by, bt frm preliminary results, the bodies were definitely the boy's parents

Vincent; we guessed that

Eduardo: The coroner was surprised tht the father of the boy is actually chickenpox, we dont get humanoid chickenpox virus vry often, well, actually, almost nvr in this decade

Vincent; 8wasn't surprised8

Eduardo: Coroner said he could be one in a trillion where he gains sentience aftr adapting to this city. Who knws, he might've mutated to humanoid by then n been homeless since

Dieter: Vat abt ze mutter, sir?

Vincent; 8arched a brow8

Eduardo: Well, we found her name was Susanne Taede, she used to be a model wen the fame, drugs n alcohol ate up her life. Apparently she went a little starstruck crazy aftr almost OD-ing, then she found she was replaced without her knowledge or consent, n she's been on the streets evr since. She must've met up with the chickenpox guy at some shelter n hooked up with him somehow. We still dunno the chickenpox guy identity. He's not registered in the system, so we're just calling him Doe for now.

Vincent; The price of fame

Dieter: Poor girl. Wat waz zier cause of death?

Eduardo: Both died of OD-ing n starvation, bt mostly OD. I'm surprised the boy evn survived. Did the kid give u his name?

Vincent; 8shook his head8

Eduardo: Huh, well, I'm sure Ms Vihto will be able to get some info out of him

Vincent; 8looked unsure8

Dieter: *patted Vince's hand*

Vincent; 8looked at him8

Ms Vihto: *soon came out, along with the twins who led the boy to their room to play*

Vincent; 8looked over8

Eduardo: Well, wat is the assessment, Ms Vihto?

Ms Vihto: Well, I couldnt get him to speak much, bt it doesnt look like he's mute. My professional opinion is tht he may be autistic

Dieter: Did he give a name?

Ms Vihto: *shook her head*

Vincent; 8frowns slightly8

Eduardo: How bad his autism? Will he be able to communicate n stuff?

Ms Vihto: Its not a vry severe case, bt he will hv the basic mild tendencies. He's gonna need extra care n lots of patience. I can recommend a home for the special needs...

Dieter: Nien! *suddenly shout out of impulse*

Vincent; 8glared at her, snarling8

Eduardo: *was surprised* Dieter, ur not suggesting tht...

Dieter: Ja, I'm suggesting eet. I vill adopt ze boy

Ms Vihto: I'm sorry, bt I cannot recommend it if u hv no experience...

Vincent; Experience isn't always required

Dieter: Ve vill take him. Ve vill care for him. Eef jou vant to send in an expert to help us vith eet, eets fine, bt ve vill not let jou take him avay

Vincent; 8nods8

Ms Vihto: *could see they were serious n sighed* Vry well, if u insist, bt I must insist tht u hv an expert monitor ur progress, n he will need to be in special classes so u can cope with him

Vincent; 8thought depends on the school8

Dieter: Ve'll see how zings go

Eduardo: Well, I guess the kid's all urs now. I suppose u should give him a name to be entered in the registrar sooner or later

Vincent; We'll see how things go

Eduardo: *nodded n got up, escorting Ms Vihto n left*

Dieter: *sent them out*

Vincent; 8went to check on the kids8

*the twins were asleep, cuddling against the boy, n the boy was leaning against the shelves, asleep as well*

Vincent; 8stroked his cheek gently8

Dieter: *peeks in n chuckles* He lookz vry peaceful

Vincent; 8smiled8

Dieter: I zink I better go bk to ze shop for a vhile to chk on zings n maybe close up eef need to. Jou vill be OK vith ze chiddlers?

Vincent; I will

Dieter: *nods n kissed Vincent before he left*

Vincent; 8brought the kids to their rooms8

Boy: *mumbled a little in his sleep as he was carried*

Twins: *fussed a bit bt didnt wake*

Vincent; 8tucked the twins into their bed before bringing the boy to the guest room8

Boy: *mumbled a bit, something tht sounded like 'Mommy', nuzzling against Vincent, still sleeping*

Vincent; 8kissed his forehead8