Corbin, can we get some candy? (Corbin)

[Corbin Jacobs]

Steamy still damp Corbin hardly had enough time for his eyes to go a bit wide before he found that he was wearing an adolescent as a belt.... that apparently someone had fast-forwarded. Holy crap could this girl talk.... Strangely enough, though, Corbin managed to remember his answer to each question. Which, honestly, genuinely surprised him even as his stream of responses came out of his own mouth.

"Yes, yes, no, no, three, one each, depends if we get the candy first, yes, maybe, that's good to know, I doubt it, strong enough, heavy enough.. uh, and thank you?" Corbin blinked as he tried to trace back over everything he'd just answered and.. had no idea what he'd just said. He simply gave a muted shrug to himself as he took the skittles package, dumped the single remaining candy into his hand, tossed it into the air and caught it in his mouth.

"You.. like.. talk really fast, ya know that? Holy crap, d-- little girl. Amber. Sis? The heck do I call you, anyway? Ack, anyway.. uh, yeah we can leave.. we'll get the float first, but I'm not feeding you a diet of only candy. If you want candy and a rootbeer float, you gotta eat some real food too. I don't care if it's your power or what.. You're still a growing little girl and you need some actual food. Even if it's a burger or mozarella sticks.. And I guess we'll go to someplace to get candy after.. but we've really gotta, like.. monitor how much candy you're eating. I don't want a toothless little sister before she's even a legal adult. --What do you like to eat, anyway?"

Not wanting to risk that this sudden energy would result in a ceilingAmber, Corbin started shuffling toward the door back to the garage, gently removing the girl from his waist if he had the chance.. and... well.. carrying her all the way to the car if he didn't.

[Amber Jacobs]

Her smile just got bigger and bigger as he went to answering all of her questions, him actually having done so before her attention span (or lack there of) had her forgetting any of what she had asked him. She practically beamed when he accepted the skittle. He might not have known it but it was a bigger gesture than one might have thought. It was her last skittle after all. The last piece of candy she had with her.

When he commented about her talking really fast, Amber laughed a little. She didn't really talk that fast. She just got excited sometimes, that's all. Anyways, it had been normal enough for him to answer her without any huh whats, right?

"You can call me Amber, or Sis. Sis is good, seeing how that's what I am. I'm your sis~!" She replied even as they walked.

Sure she stayed clinging for a bit but she let go to walk along with him after a couple of his shuffling steps. Though, she went to holding his hand and skipping some.

"And I'm gonna find a way to stay a kid before I'd be an adult. I mean, there's gotta be a way, right? Right? It's not like it's impossible." She told him playfully yet so sure at the same time.

"Salmon. I like salmon. But I like fries too. And pancakes with extra syrup. Same with waffles."

[Corbin Jacobs]

"Huh. Never thought of that before. I probably shoulda done that, too.. Decided not to grow up before I grew up. Lemme know if you figure out how to do it, will ya? Most people who never grow up don't do it on purpose." Amber was simultaneously cute and.. surprisingly introspective. A bit more self-aware than average sheeple and maybe a bit smarter than the average bear. She had to know she was being silly, but she was so serious at the same time. For whatever reason, Corbin felt that the way Amber had confessed her goal in life made her sound like someone who would eventually do something worthwhile with it.. even if it didn't quite match up with her original goal.

Freakin goals were hard things to really come up with and commit to. Corbin hadn't planned to own and operate a business before he was thirty. He hadn't had any real goals or plans at all. He'd fallen into his success and all but woken up into it one day, it having built itself around him.. "Whatever you decide to do.. Just make sure that you try your hardest. Lots of people say they have goals and plans but they're all talk. If you try your hardest to do what you want to do, then even if you don't quite get it, you still know how to work your butt off for what you want and that by itself makes you pretty awesome. And.. I mean, if you accidentally grow up without realizing it, you at least wanna be awesome, right?"

--Wait a second. Salmon? "Seriously? You're into salmon? Heck yeah, sis! We are totally getting some fish! Hmmm.. Have you ever had sushi? I haven't eaten sushi in a while. We could do that.. but if you want fries we'll have to do somewhere else. There's a place in town that does catfish sandwiches, seasoned fries.. I'm pretty sure we could get salmon there and a float. You wanna do that? You pedaled all the way out here.. I figure you should at least get to decide where you wanna get lunch. --Real-food lunch. No candy lunch. We'll get Candy after."

[Amber Jacobs]

Amber giggled a little when Corbin told her he hadn't thought of finding a way to not grow up before. Then she smiled that big almost cheesy smile.

"Well, you wouldn't have been as big of a big brother if you didn't grow up, so it's not too bad, is it? And I'll tell you how. Maybe even who. I mean, there's a loooot of super powers out there." She told him.

There were more and more super powers popping up every day, so there was a chance... a really, really, reeeaallllly good chance that Peter Pan was out there. Nobody knew how long super powers were around for, right? So maybe some stories were real. She was pretty sure that one was. It had to be.

When he told her to try her hardest at her goal, she gave almost her biggest smile ever and followed it up with a giggle.

"Of course I'm gonna try my hardest, silly. And if I do accidentally grow up, I'll just change it to finding a way to stop it before it's too late." She stated.

Her eyes widened at his reaction over salmon and she lit up some.

"Let's go try it all!" She exclaimed, throwing her non Binny holding hand up in the air.

[Corbin Jacobs]

There was something innately catchy and contageous about the enthusiasm of a preteen. At least if Corbin had to have a surprise little half-sister, he seemed to have a pretty cool one. Knew what she wanted and seemed to know who she was and wasn't afraid to let people know or to be herself. He hoped she held on to that as she got older.. Too many people lost it. Maybe he could help, though. In more way than one.

"Haha, right on lil' sis. I dunno about all of it today but neither of us are goin anywhere. We can try it all eventually." He snuck around behind her and scooped her up, tossing her into the air to catch her by the waist, setting her on his shoulder and wrapping an arm protectively over her legs to make sure she couldn't fall. "I gotta admit. It's pretty cool having somebody around that I can toss over my shoulder any time I want. 'Specially since you're a little spiderbunny and could probably stay up there even if I wasn't holding on to you." Maybe this big brother thing wouldn't be so bad. It really was neat to be able to grab this little human and toss her on his shoulder and just walk around.. She seemed to enjoy the time, the contact, and the fact that he wasn't.. ya know.. shunning her. Young or not, Corbin was sure this little girl was smart enough to realize that he was doing his very best to accept her and he hoped that meant something to her, even if she didn't realize it. It certainly meant something to him that she'd just blindly put her faith in him.

Anyway, they would shortly make it to the car, where Amber would be plopped down on the front bucket seat and scooted over to make room for Corbin. "Aight. You can hold on to Binny but you gotta buckle up.. Oh, and by the way.. even if you do accidentally grow up, I'm gonna keep bein your big brother. You don't ever get to not have one again."

Oof.. Corbin might have accidentally just hit himself in the chest with some feels.. "Uh.. One other thing. Do as I say, not as I do. Never, ever drive like I do." The trip to the diner with the catfish sandwiches, fries, and floats would be.. a 'spirited' one... The type that one might imagine would end up with a little girl whose hair was a mess and was giggling like crazy from being jostled around to the tune of V8 and screeching tires for several minutes...

[Amber Jacobs]

When Corbin told her that he didn't know if they could do it all today, Amber giggled then gave a big grin.

"The day's not gone yet, you don't know just how much you can do in a day until you try it." She told him in a fun filled challenge accepted kind of way.

As long as she had the sugar and the energy to keep up, she felt like she could take on the world. And now, she had a big brother to take the world on with! So that made her feel even more like a mighty bunny champion girl. Up until the positively girly giggly shriek came when he scooped her up and tossed her into the air. A rush of excitement and fun came and she was all bright eyed and bushy tailed when he caught her and set her on his shoulder. She couldn't stop giggling as he carried her along, even as he talked about how it was pretty cool to have a tossable spider bunny to shoulder. As he commented on how she could probably stay up there without him holding her up, she made a big grin whether he could see it or not.

"Yup, like a suction-cup. But better." She told him in a bubbly cheery kind of way.

Because suction cups left marks, and were noisy and stuff when they came off of stuff. Even if suction cups were fun to play with sometimes. So were those other things that reminded her of suction cups. Those things her grandmother had for het to play with sometimes. They were like half balls, you can get them to stick onto things or you could push them inside out and put them down watching them until the suddenly popped back into place and went flying up into the air.

Amber gave a soft whee when she was plopped down in the seat then slid and scooted until she was in the passenger's side, kicking her legs a little even as she adjusted Binny to be sitting on her lap. As she was reminded to buckle up, she looked for where the buckle might have started then reached for it before putting it on without complaint. Her mother had trained her well, it seemed.

"As long as you promise." She told him in response to his telling her that he was going to keep being her big brother.

'Cause you're the best one." She added before adjusting Binny to make sure the seat belt wasn't across his face or something.

When she heard Corbin tell her to do as he said and hot how he did and brought up his driving, her eyes lit up and she gave one of the biggest grins ever before sticking her hand onto the side of the door with a "Let's DO this!" face.

Squealing. There was much of that. And it wasn't just the tires either. Binny even went flying one time but thanks to her quick reflexes he didn't get too far and she had fun catching him. Corbin? Oh she liked him. He was fun! She was still giggling some when the ride was over and gave him one of those big goofy smiles before poking at the seat belt to unbuckle it.

"You're waaay more fun than anyone else who drives." She claimed.

[Corbin Jacobs]

... There were those feels again.. just bouncing around Corbin's ribcage. He was the best big brother.. Despite having only known his little sister for .. what.. an hour? Maybe? And here he was about to risk her little life driving like an idiot...

Oh, but those little squeals of joy made it so worth it. Besides, Corbin was a good driver.. and knew these streets like the back of his hand. He knew where he could drift, where to brake early, what corners were slick, where the dips were, where the cops sat.. And he knew his car, too. And knew that the tires on it were only two months old and he likely had another three months before he would need to change them. Nice tires were expensive, but they also brought a car to life....

Anyway, squealy happy Amber and grinning-like-a-madman Corbin would arrive safe and sound a short ways from the diner he'd mentioned, Corbin taking a deep breath and exhaling it in a bit of a laugh. "Yeah, I know.. But seriously, don't do that crap. It's actually really dangerous and the only reason I do it is because I have had a looot of practice. Now C'mon, spidermonkey. Let's get us some food." He'd offer her a hand, and if she took it, he'd slide her across the seat, hoisting her up again and setting her on his shoulder once more, grabbing Binny if she hadn't.

He carried her to the restaurant, opening the door and ducking way down in order to make sure she didn't hit her head as she continued riding on his shoulder. Fortunately the ceilings in the place were high enough that the fans didn't pose any threat.. "Alright.. So this is Susan, that's Jerod, and the guy in the back who's gonna make our food is Bobby. I come in here a lot. I go to all the restaurants a lot.." Corbin ate a lot.....

Susan, behind the register, waved at Corbin and Amber.. Jerod didn't look up from his phone but gave a wave. When he glanced over a moment later he almost dropped his phone as he noticed Amber and rushed to his feet..

"So, Amber.. You want salmon or do you wanna try the catfish?" Susan stepped from behind the counter with some menus and set them down at a nearby table, asking if Amber needed a booster seat.. Corbin didn't know.. So he just looked at the girl expectantly. Surely she'd know if she needed one.

[Amber Jacobs]

When Corbin told her not to drive the way he did and that the only reason he did it was because he had a lot of practice, she giggled. Silly Corbin, she didn't drive. And she wasn't going to either, seeing how kids didn't drive cars and she planned on being a kid forever. She gave a bit of a goofy smile when he called her a spidermonkey then gave a soft "whee" when on taking his hand, she was pulled across the seat then pulled up onto his shoulder again. It was quickly becoming one of her favorite perches. And as he brought Binny up to her, she took the bunny eagerly and hugged it even as her big brother carried her to the restaurant.

As he ducked through the doorway, Amber ducked too, more to copy him than being worried about hitting her head. And once they were through to the other side, she looked around, her eyes exploring every place she could look. She hadn't been in this restaurant before, so of course she was curious. As he named off the people he knew, Amber smiled.

"Susan, Jared, Bobby." She repeated to give a better chance of remembering.

But she was quickly distracted when she saw a bird fly by the window, instantly trying to identify it then almost as quickly, giving up and just settling on calling it a sparrow in her head. Her attention came back just in time for her to catch the wave, which she returned cheerily.

When Corbin asked her about the fish, Amber gave a soft gasp.

"Salmon. Salmon allll the way." She replied before turning her attention to the woman who had asked about a booster seat.

A giggle came from the girl and she shook her head.

"I don't need a booster. Thank you." She said to the woman.

She was a kid, not a baby. Sure, she was little small, but she could see over the edge of the table just fine, she thought. Still, her mommy had taught her some manners, so she'd spoken with some.