[Accidental Video]

[whatwas]

[The PCD is set on a bedside table, so nothing is really the center of focus. The part of the window in view is carefully boarded up, and the bed is large and clean. And occupied.

Horst wakes the moment the sun is gone, just a twitch of the fingers at first and then a groggy mumble. He rolls onto his side, instinctively moving towards warmth. Yuca is next to him, though very much awake; the PCD can't see much of him at first, though.

Horst's arm snakes around Yuca's waist and pulls him closer.]

Hey. Fancy meeting you here.

...House is quiet. What'd you do with the kids?

[He sees the blinking light, makes a face, and turns the PCD off]

Comments

[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

I apologize, father. It was my fault.

[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Don't cover for him.

[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

[...damnit. This always happens- Horst screws up, daddy gets mad, and Yuca tries (and fails) to take the blame. Wellp.]

Yes sir. I'm sorry.

[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

You couldn't have picked someone cleverer, could you? I instructed you better than that, didn't I?

[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

I've told you- he...

[Biting his lip.]

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Not where the children can see it. Please, sir.

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[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Nothing they haven't seen before. Nothing they couldn't benefit from seeing. Unlike your displays.

He what?

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[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

He- he's not completely useless. I could... bring in a blood sample, if you wanted to study it.

[Peace with daddy by offering up his husband as a test subject? Way to go, Yuca.]

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[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Bring in the whole thing as a subject, maybe I could modify him into something useful.

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[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

...that wouldn't go over well with anyone, and you know it.

[Quietly.]

Father, we weren't- it's not like... it wasn't inappropriate, what the PCD caught.

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[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

I'll just take his brain out, you won't be able to tell the difference.

You've already bred with him, it was inappropriate enough.

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

I'm right here. Dad.

[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

I know. It's disgusting.

[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

Let me deal with him. You're making it worse.

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[He hates his in-laws, can he just say? But Yuca's the boss in the relationship and Horst gets up to grab a drink.]

Just don't invite him to dinner.

[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

He wouldn't come anyway. You know that.

[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Of course he would. If he thought poisoning me would work? He'd be here right now.

[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

Horst, he's my father.

[exarmatio]

Father is intelligent enough to suit himself.

[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Which is worth nothing to the rest of us with more than half a brain.

[exarmatio]

It's worth a lot to me! And it's worth a lot to mother, too!

[law-of-reason.livejournal.com]

Your mother needs rebuilt so he has better tastes.

Your father is beyond salvaging.

[exarmatio]

They're fine the way they are.

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[al_truism]

... why do you let him treat you like this?

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[neverquitedies.livejournal.com]

He's my father.

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[al_truism]

[Silence. They've both lived under Mayuri's thumb for so long. Al had started to rebel after certain experiments.]

And he's my grandfather, but-

[He lowers his eyes.]

... I hate this.