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Random scenario test drive meme! For all you thinking about apping to our fair game. Because all our characters are the modern reincarnates of the people we canon reviewed for, you need a modern AU! Post your character with a couple details about who they are now. Use a prompt to set the scene! And tag around.

RAIN: The weather sucks and you gotta share a bus stop, overhang, or other cozy space with someone.

MONSTERS IN THE PARK: Doesn't really matter what they are, it's time to run and/or fight!

NEW ECHO: augh you were minding your own business in public and now you have feathers for hair, or you just had a vivid flashback to being a wizard, or suddenly you have your preincarnation's clothes on. Someone help! Or point and laugh, that works too.

NORMAL DAY AT THE MALL OR WHEREVER: Slice of life happens too!

WILD CARD: You can't be contained by these paltry prompts! Get out there and combine them or make your own!

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[sly_fox]

She kept her eyes on him as he opened the bag, chuckling at the way he shook his head. Of course, she'd berated him on spoiling her too much, on a few occasions. It was light-hearted, and never particularly serious as she knew she liked to spoil the kid as much as Lucas did.

"I promise. No more comments from me." She playfully nudged his shoulder with hers, chuckling lightly. Her arm draped around his waist, and she called out to Elise just as Lucas asked about lunch. The sound of the phone buzzing reached her ears though, and she felt a bit of dread. Lucas was a busy man, with his work, but she kind of hoped he didn't have to disappear on them. This was a nice day, and she selfishly wanted it to continue. The moment was worth savoring.

"That sounds good... Sounds like someone else wants your attention though." She said playfully, nodding to the phone in his pocket.

oh wow, it was a good thing I went to bed part of that reply didn't even make sense. >.<

[sly_god]

"It'll be alright." He replied, pulling his cell out of his pocket and quickly glancing at the display. "It's just Sylvie. This shouldn't take long." He told Hannah as he answered the phone, while putting a little space between them for privacy's sake. Even though he didn't have any intentions of abandoning the family outing, he couldn't ignore his sister's call. There was always the chance that it might be an emergency after all.

Luckily the voice to greet him on the other was the usual cheerful tone of the woman, who once followed him around like a little duckling in her youth. Though he found he wasn't feeling too particularly happy about the content of the call. His parents were smart in choosing their representative as Lucas could rarely say no to Sylvie. He sighed heavily as he hung up the phone and moved back over to Hannah and Elise.

"Well apparently Brandon is back from his doing his relief work and my parents want to throw him a big welcome home dinner. So I hope you didn't make any plans for tonight." He said with a slight grimace, clearly he wasn't looking forward to being around the entire clan at once. He would have preferred, the call had been work related at this point.

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[sly_fox]

She took a step back, crouching down to Elise's level to talk to her about the toys on display. The girl only made a couple of noises in response, before reaching out to take a toy and attempt chewing on it.

"Oi, you can't do that!" Hannah laughed, gently reaching out to move the toy before it reached her mouth.

The last thing she wanted was for Elise getting sick from chewing on things that a dozen other kids had undoubtedly touched, sneezed on and chewed on themselves. Neither Hannah or Elise got sick often, but the risk was still there. As Elise started to lightly bounce the toy off of the table instead, Hannah looked over to Lucas just in time to see him get off the phone, looking less than pleased.

Well, his news ruined the plans she'd had for them both tonight. She sighed audibly, unable to hide her feelings on the matter. It wasn't that she disliked his family, by any means. Since her own parents had died, she appreciated her new one, but she had been looking forward to some alone time with Lucas.

"It's alright." She stood, placing an arm around his shoulders and lowering her voice so no one but Lucas could hear. "I did have something, but part one can wait. Part two will depend on how tired you are when we get back."

With a laugh, and a little grin she rested her head on his shoulder.

[sly_god]

Lucas chuckled, understanding her meaning right away. It had been a while since they had enjoyed some time to themselves, without having to worry over Elise or having to deal with one or both of them being tired from work. Instinctively he placed an arm around her waist and dropped a kiss to her forehead as she rested her head upon his shoulder.

"Truly, I am sorry, darling. I promise that I will make it up to you." He replied in a low voice. He could certainly tell she was a bit put out by the impromptu family get together, but he appreciated that she understood. There were times he wanted to punt his younger brother like a football, but he was still family. And despite the inconvenience to their plans, he had to admit it was a good excuse to get the entire family together outside of just major holidays.

His parents could be crafty indeed, though he guessed he had to have gotten the trait from somewhere. He did note that now that they were getting on in age, they were taking more time for themselves. He was even quite surprised when his mother had insisted that she watch over Elise at least one day per week, giving the daytime nanny they employed for their work weeks an extra day off.

[sly_fox]

"You'd better." She teased him, not really meaning those words. He couldn't help that his family had sprung this little surprise on him, and it's not like she really minded going. She'd get to catch up with Sylvie, which would be nice, as she hadn't seen Lucas' sister for a long while. That was certainly a plus. It was a shame that they most likely wouldn't get their alone time, but it certainly wasn't the end of the world either.

"Really, it's fine. Family is important, and I don't think we've all been together since... the holidays, yeah?" She was sure that it had been that long since the entire clan had gathered together.

"Did they want us to bring anything? We could buy something to take over?" It seemed like the polite thing to do, considering they were inviting them over. But she'd leave that decision to Lucas. There was no way Hannah could cook something decent in time for the dinner. She wasn't exactly the greatest cook anyway.

[sly_god]

"Have I ever failed to delivery on a promise?" He teased right back, pressing another quick kiss to her cheek. He'd definitely make certain not to tired himself out before they made it home. Though he was sure that going to be an hour or so later than usual wouldn't mess up his schedule. After all they deserved a little time to themselves.

"About that, yeah. It's likely the reason why my parents wanted to do a family dinner. Let's just hope that everyone can behave themselves." He added with a small laugh, before calling to Elise not put something she was holding in her mouth. Within moments he had released his light grip on Hannah and moved over to Elise, quickly scooping up the small child, while simultaneously taking the toy out of her hand. The baby only lightly protested already growing tired from the morning outing, that she simply opted to chew on her dad's shoulder instead.

"I'm actually not sure, I'll call my mother once we get home and ask her if she needs us to bring anything." He finally answered, turning back to Hannah with a smile. "I think someone is going to need a nap after lunch." He added, rubbing Elise's back as she shifted in his arms and nuzzled against him.

[sly_fox]

She chuckled. Indeed, that included her. Hanna was known for her playful sarcasm, which some tended to take the wrong way. Lucas' family seemed to know when she was simply messing around, but she had taken it a little too far once or twice before. Apologies were given though, and they seemed to get over those awkward moments.

She both grimaced and laughed at Elise moving to put another toy in her mouth, and Lucas's quick actions to prevent her from actually doing it. Moving in to close the gap between them all, she stroked Elise's hair gently, recognising that the little one was starting to tire.

"I think so too. Or else she'll be grumpy all evening." She said, turning her attention back to Lucas. Elise was a sweetie but when she got grumpy, she got grumpy.

[sly_god]

He wasn't excluding himself in this instance as he knew when it came to his brothers, Talbot and Brandon, that things could escalate between them fairly quickly. Even if they had only started out joking. Though he hoped that wouldn't be the case this evening.

"If she gets grumpy, we'll pawn her off on her grandma." He joked, still rubbing a hand over Elise's back. "Do you have a preference for lunch?" He asked after a moment, moving to place an arm her shoulder, while he carried their daughter in his other arm.

[sly_fox]

Hannah would at least try and step in between them if she felt she had to, though she was ultimately going to defend her husband. Either she would end up getting involved, or would sit with Sylvie and wait for them to sort out their differences. Here was hoping everything would go nice and smoothly though, without issue.

"I'm sure grandma will love that." She chuckled, giving Elise's head a playful, gentle rub. Hannah had to think about that for a moment, but she couldn't really think of anything that she craved over anything else.

"Not really, actually. I think I'd be content with just about anything right now. What about you?"

[sly_god]

"She likely won't make it through a proper meal, perhaps we should just grab take out on our way home." He suggested, he didn't much care for fast food in general, luckily there were a couple of restaurants they liked that prepared take out meals.

As to prove his point, Elise tiredly rubbed at her face, something she would only do when she was low on energy. Though he couldn't be too surprised, she usually got up bright and early, seemingly bursting with energy, while demanding they play with her. Which undoubtedly meant by noon, she was out cold for her nap.

"If someone takes her nap, that would give us a little time alone." He added in a sly voice, as they didn't have to be at his parents until the evening, which still gave them the afternoon for some quality time.

[sly_fox]

Hannah didn't particularly care for fast food either. She wasn't the world's best cook, but she still preferred to make food rather then buy it. It was a good option right now, though, as Elise was getting visibly restless, and Hannah knew that was a sign that she needed sleep.

"Let's do that. There's a couple of decent places where we should be able to get something." She said, placing her hand on Lucas' back. Leaning on him slightly. A mischievous grin played across her lips the moment he mentioned quality time.

"Oh? Not like I can object to that."

[sly_god]

"I didn't expect that you would object," he said slyly, leaning down to press small kiss to her lips. Of course, he planned on giving her a proper kiss later once they were back in the privacy of their own home and he wasn't holding their sleepy little girl in one arm.

"Shall we go then?" He asked, nodding toward the exit of the store. They still had to walk back to their car and then there was the matter of calling ahead to one of the neighboring restaurants to put in an order for pick up.

"If mom needs us to bring anything, I'll just make a short trip to the store later." He added, looking forward to getting to spend a little time alone with Hannah, before they had to go spend time with his family.

[sly_fox]

She laughed, prodding his shoulder lightly with her finger before returning his kiss. There would be plenty of time later to give him her full attention, though right now they had to think about getting Elise her nap. With a nod, she took a step towards the exit.

"Sounds like a plan! I'll make the call to the restaurant in the car, ok? What'd you feel like?"

She was indeed looking forward to a little time alone with Lucas too. It felt like it'd been a little too long since they'd last had a chance like this, and she welcomed it with open arms.

[sly_god]

"It doesn't matter, just chose what is closest to home, so we won't have to wait as long." He said simply, shifting Elise in his arms as he could feel her nodding off against him already. Once her weight was adjusted, he began to walk toward the exit in step with Hannah.

He didn't really care what they chose to eat, since he didn't have any particular cravings himself. It was more a matter of he knew he should eat, otherwise he'd be starving later and end up gorging himself. Inevitably that would lead to him having a restless night, which frankly he wanted to avoid.

[sly_fox]

Hannah grabbed her phone from her bag so she could look up the numbers of restaurants nearby that did take out. She was a little peckish herself, and she too figured it'd be a good idea to eat before heading out later that day. Otherwise she too would probably eat more than she wanted to actually consume.

With her phone in her hands, she looked at Lucas carrying Elise, smiling at them. He really was a doting dad, and she could see he was going to look out for the kid. He already spoiled her, but so did she. Honestly, she was proud to have him as a husband; he was everything she could have wanted. Marriage had never been the focus of her life, and she wouldn't have been devastated if she'd never gotten hitched, but... she was happy she found him. After quite a few shitty turns, life was good.

"Looks like its Chinese food. I think they were pretty good last time I got from there." She shrugged, turning her attention back to her phone, and the restaurant details on the screen.

[sly_god]

Soon Elise's head rested against his shoulder, while her little arms went limp, as she laid draped upon him. Lightly he continued to rub her back as they walked toward through the mall heading toward the exit.

"That sounds fine. Be sure to order noodles instead of rice." He said simply, as he usually enjoyed any of the entrees with noodles over rice. It wasn't necessarily the healthiest, but it was not as though either of them ate poorly on a regular basis. So a splurge here and there would hardly effect his weight.

[sly_fox]

Hannah, herself, liked to try and keep as fit and healthy as she could. She always had to be mindful of her back and legs, as occasionally they'd still give her a bit of trouble, but exercise was never impossible for her.

"Will do." she answered, quite liking that idea herself. There was nothing wrong with splurging every once in a while, indeed. Though before she gave the restaurant a call, she gave Elise's hair a light stroke, with a loving smile. The poor girl really did need her rest.

"It's all right, we'll be home soon." She said, in a soft and soothing tone before she dialed the restaurant's number, inquiring about their deals and specials as they walked out of the mall.

[sly_god]

Upon reaching their parked, SUV he pressed the button on his car remote to turn the alarm off and unlock the doors. Elise only fussed a little as he went to buckle her into her car seat, making sure she was strapped in and secured. "Be a good girl, sweetheart." He said softly, pressing a kiss to her forehead, before closing the door.

"It's the Chinese restaurant closest to our neighborhood right?" He asked, Hannah as he got into the driver side and buckled himself in.

Mentally he was checking off his to do list as he waited for Hannah to settle in. The matter of food would be shortly handled, then they would have to put Elise to bed and he would have to call his mother. After that they would get a couple of hours to themselves before they had to go to dinner with his family. So unless something else cropped up, everything was looking like smooth sailing for them.

[sly_fox]

Meanwhile, Hannah was climbing into the passenger's seat, still on the phone ordering their small family pack with noodles and spring rolls. They said small, but she knew there would be leftovers for tomorrow, which was just fine with her. It meant not having to cook up lunch. She got off the phone just in time to hear Lucas's question, nodding in response while dropping her phone into her bag.

"Sure is! It's that one about ten minutes from our place." She answered, buckling herself in. "They said they'd be about 15 minutes, so it should be ready by the time we get there!"

[sly_god]

"Right then. Shall we get going?" He asked rhetorically as he started up the vehicle and began pulling out of the parking lot.

"What entrees did you end up settling on?" He asked curiously. Not that it really mattered, he had enough confidence in Hannah to know she would choose things that he liked.

Though the question was interrupted by Elise asking for a drink of water.

"Sweetheart, you'll have to wait until we get to the restaurant." He said, gently as he was fairly certain the water bottles they had in the car were too hot to drink at this point.

[sly_fox]

Hannah immediately turned in her seat to look at Elise, smiling at her. Speaking to her just as gently.

"It's okay, it won't be too long." She reassured her, even as the little one pouted. Though they were lucky Elise wasn't the type to throw a tantrum easily. She was an easy-going child who seemed to understand the concept of waiting for the most part.

Turning back in her seat, she closed her eyes for a moment.

"I got us the vegetarian spring rolls with sweet chilli sauce. They came as a part of the meal pack." She answered Lucas' question softly, now gazing out of her window.

"And I got us the Singapore noodles, beef with black bean, and Mongolian lamb. That was the smallest deal they had." Yep. There was definitely going to be leftovers.

[sly_god]

He merely chuckled as she named off the entrees. "I have to wonder what their definition of small is, if that is their small family pack." He replied, sparing a momentary glance at Hannah. Though he was unable to resist, reaching over to lightly stroke her neck as she looked out the window.

"Are you alright, dearest?" He asked, just wanting to be certain that she wasn't going to a dark place on him. Not that it was something she would normally do, but as a psychologist aware of the traumas of her past, he couldn't help but keep an eye out for any signs.

[sly_fox]

She shuddered a little, her neck being somewhat sensitive to touch. Her gaze returned to him and she placed her hand on her shoulder reassuringly. He really was good to her, and she appreciated that he looked out for her. Some women were not nearly as lucky to have a husband like Lucas. Indeed, a lot had happened in her past, but none of it was on her mind at present. And it it was, she knew she could talk to him.

"I'm alright, just feeling a little tired. I stayed up a little too late last night." She grinned, squeezing his shoulder. Her actions insisting that she was fine.

[sly_god]

He merely nodded, assured she was fine. He knew she wasn't the best liar, so he had a tendency to be able to read her if she were being untruthful. However he just smiled, glad that it was something as simple as exhaustion.

Thus the moment he had to stop for a red light, he leaned over and placed a kiss on the side of Hannah's neck.

"If things get too tedious at my folks tonight, we can cut out early. I'll make an excuse about work if I need too. It's not as though they can check."

[sly_fox]

Reaching out, she stroked his arm lightly and leaned in to kiss his cheek in return, clearly appreciating his concern for her. Really, she considered herself incredibly lucky to have him, and couldn't imagine her life any other way.

"Alright. It should be fine, though. It's my own fault for getting hooked on that silly crime show." She laughed, kissing his cheek again just for good measure.