Oh ho, and here I thought you were too young to know the fun of tentacle monsters. [Lup tousles her hair before she's dancing out of Ellie's reach to the kitchen, before the girl can retaliate.] They grow up so fast.
So, [Lup starts, already pulling out a pair of mugs from the cupboard.] I was thinkin' of taking Peanut out for monster hunting tomorrow. You up for some fun?
[Nothing can really be fixed, not when the hole of where Magnus should be is filled again, but being able to drag any lighthearted teasing from Ellie is everything. Lup will keep working to make sure the girl finds a reason to smile every single day.
It's what Magnus would have wanted.]
Cross my heart. Look, I wasn't in Camp Peanut when she first came home, but she's a good girl now. Trained by a pro.
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I'll put money down on tentacle monster. Sounds about right.
[She nods and flops down, somewhat tiredly giving Lup a salute.]
Aye aye, cap'n.
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So, [Lup starts, already pulling out a pair of mugs from the cupboard.] I was thinkin' of taking Peanut out for monster hunting tomorrow. You up for some fun?
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I didn't mean it like that! Gross!
[She still obviously gets what Lup is implying, though, so...]
Oh, fuck yeah. [frown] Promise Peanut won't bite? [She still doesn't like that pupper.]
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It's what Magnus would have wanted.]
Cross my heart. Look, I wasn't in Camp Peanut when she first came home, but she's a good girl now. Trained by a pro.
[Her. Lup is the pro.]