In Your Honor (OPEN)

[Dr. Nik Kenjutsushi]

((This thread is an open, one-post per character thread in honor of Mother's Day. However your character celebrates the mothers in their lives, feel free to post it here. We always need more love and feelings here at Hammel!))



Sunday had always been Nik's standard day off. Not because of religious preferences, but simply because it meant spending time with her family.

And sleeping in, of course. The doctor was not an early riser normally, and today was no exception. Therefore, it was somewhat of a surprise when she woke up before ten, her bedroom brightly lit but flickering from the very light overcast outside. The house was somewhat eerily quiet, so the mother of two simply laid about for a moment before stretching and going about her routine.

After a shower, stepping out of her bathroom revealed a small bouquet of white flowers and a baked apple rose. The card with the flowers made her laugh, dedicated as it was from her younger daughter with lots of doodles and cheerful faces. Considering the warmth of the treat, it must have been left for her just before she finished drying off. But there was no one in sight, so...

Taking the flowers and "rose", Nakia walked about the house, but her family was mysteriously absent. A card was left for her on the table (signed by Appoline with a lovely note added), as was breakfast - homemade crepes and coffee, also still hot. Suspicion drew over her, and blue eyes glanced around before the albino woman finally sighed in exasperation. "Come on, everyone," she called out, laughter edging her stern tone. "I do want to see you all at some point today!"

With a prelude of laughter, Cassi burst into the open from the sliding door, hugging her mother with the full force of an excited teenage girl. The pale woman laughed as well, hugging her back, and grinning up at her husband, who leaned in the doorway smiling at her. "Let me guess; your idea?" she asked ruefully.

He shrugged, nonplussed and unspeaking. But his glance to their younger child said more than his silence hid, and Nik gripped the girl harder. "Thank you, Cassi - this was a wonderful idea."

Little did she know that there was more to come.

[Jesse Adams]

Long-distance relationships were never easy. Especially when it came to family. While Jesse harboured a special distaste for Fathers Day, Mothers Day was an entirely different story. He loved his mother, and held absolutely no ill will against her when it came to their toxic childhood. She'd had the same amount of power over her husband as her children had, which had been woefully little.

With all three of them out of the house now, he worried about her.

After consulting with Sasha, he placed an order for flowers for her, including a special message from them both. He knew Sasha was also mailing off a card - a luxury he didn't have. But hopefully she'd like the flowers. Maybe he'd even call, as long as they were ensured some privacy.

He wouldn't put it past his father to crash it.

Once he was done, he rolled onto his bed and tossed his phone aside. As he shifted, his knee ached a little. He'd been hard on it over the past week, and if he strained it again, Nakia was going to lecture him. Again. Despite the slight irritation that came with the thought, there was an odd wave of affection, too. Nakia seemed like one of the few adults that actually liked him, though he couldn't fathom why. It wasn't like he'd been overtly nice to her, especially when they had first met. But ever since he'd stayed with her and Vincent for those few days, he'd started thinking of her as less frightening despite her profession, and much more as a genuinely nice person.

It helped that she seemed capable of shooting down Vincent in a heartbeat.

After a few minutes of thinking, he hit redial on his phone. He had some more flowers to order. The arrangement was simple, and the card would simply read 'Happy Mother's Day Nakia". He saw no reason to sign the card. Sometimes life needed a little mystery. Besides, it was kind of... weird.

But kind of right, too.