8.02.2012

A Strange & Winding Road: Day 55a

Poppy (to Victor & Persephone): What, pray tell, are you two troublemakers snickering at over here?

Persephone (to Poppy): Oh my! Aunt Poppy, you scared the dickens out of me.

Poppy (to Victor & Persephone): I'm sure I did, honey. Now, do you mind telling me why you're both hiding behind the hedge, giggling?

Persephone (to Poppy): Oh, we were playing hide and seek with my brothers.

Victor (to Poppy): What she said.

Poppy (to Victor & Persephone): And?

Persephone (to Poppy): Uh, they may not know that we're playing with them.

Poppy (to Victor & Persephone): Honey, I thought you were supposed to be watching your brothers while your parents were out on errands?

Persephone (to Poppy): They were being little monsters.

Victor (to Poppy): They were being more than a little bit unbearable, Mom.

Poppy (to Victor & Persephone): So what have you done with the little terrors, sweeties?

Persephone (to Poppy): Nothing terrible. Honest. We talked them into playing a game of escape artist... and then we came out here.

Poppy (to Victor & Persephone): Was it the chairs or the closet this time? When will those two boys learn... I swear.

Persephone (to Poppy): It was just the pantry closet. We even left the light on for them.

Victor (to Poppy): We weren't gonna leave them in there long. Just a minute. Or ten...

Poppy (to Victor & Persephone): So, what you're telling me is that you locked Edward & Ben in the pantry, where your mother keeps the candy & the canned goods? ... You both are in so much trouble.

Persephone (to Poppy): Oh... I didn't think about that, at all. Grunt!

Victor (to Poppy): Oh. No wonder they weren't trying to get out.

Poppy (to Victor & Persephone): Yes, we are now going to have 2 spastic children on our hands... I think you both need to go find Vincent. I'll go deal with the boys... and then, I'll deal with you two.

Persephone (to Poppy): Yes ma'am.