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Lollia watched as the blue night fury dragon walked up to Mr Xeto and began asking him about his augmented reality tech as well. Seems she wasn’t the only one curious and fascinated by it. Ry seemed to know more than her about it, which surprised her again. She wondered where the 8 year old dragon had possibly heard about it. Perhaps in video games. VR…so it was a kind of virtual reality then. How interesting. She tried to hide her amused smile at the fact that Ry got Xeto’s name wrong at first, calling him Mr Zero. Not quite as cool sounding. Listening to Xeto’s explanation, she nodded politely, taking all the info in. “Programmable matter…making something out of nothing. I can’t quite wrap my head around it but it seems marvellous,” she said, watching his demonstrations of what it could do. “Ohh, fascinating! You really can make anything!” she exclaimed. “Thanks so much for entertaining the little ones like this, Mr Xeto. Though I like them to get outside into nature and fresh air fairly often, this really is good for days when the weather is bad and such. You’re a genius!” she praised him. “Snow without the wetness and mess. Simply fabulous”. She saw Ry’s tail wagging and was glad he liked the augmented reality snow as well, seeing Xeto gesture to him to join in the girls with their playing. The dragon boy spoke up again and she considered his words carefully. “Hmm, Honey, I don’t know…I know you want to go out but it’s snowing and freezing cold. And we have a games room with an arcade right here in the orphanage already! You would have seen it when I showed you around just before. You can go and play the arcade games in there if you want. As for the pet store, you already asked me once today if you can go and get a puppy and I said no. But I will ring them right now and buy him over the phone for you. He won’t be arriving until Monday though, because you need time to settle in first,” she said. “No point going there and wanting more pets when you already have one coming. We can go out somewhere on the weekend with everyone, how does that sound?” she told him, planning to put all the kids in the van and take them somewhere fun, perhaps the local mall or the ice skating rink, a nature hike or go sledding. She patted his head as he hugged her, smiling at the puppy dog eyes he was making. “Sorry, Sweetie. Why don’t you play with Rei and Sophie here? Looks like they’re having a snowball fight. And Mr Xeto made a slide! Want to go down the snow slide?” she said, pointing it out to him. ============================================= Rei’s snowball flew over the top of the fort to land firmly on Sophie’s head, exploding and dusting her with white powder on her hair, ears and shoulders. “Hey, no faiw! We haben’t stawted yet!” she protested. “I wanna use da snow ball makews to make a pile of snowy ballies fiwsd and DEN we’s tan fwow dem at each othew,” she stated. She wasn’t sure what to do about her ears peeking above the fort wall she’d made for herself, as she was too short to reach to put more snow on top. Oh well. She’d just have to run and duck and dodge! Sophie grabbed one of the long handle snowball makers, using it to scoop a big blob of snow and closing it to squeeze it into a perfect ball. She built a pyramid stack of them beside her wall and then grinned, admiring how neat each perfect ball came out. “Yeee! Now’s I’m weady!” she said, checking to see if Rei made her snowball pile too. “Led’s fight!” With a grin, the dwarf rabbit grabbed a snowball in each hand and scurried behind her fort, leaning out one side to throw a snowball at Rei, her aim not very good and her head and upper body sticking out clearly as she giggled. “Take dat! Ahehehe!” ========================================== “I’m sure she will,” Frost said to Kara, smiling and wagging his tail at the tiny 13 year old. “It’s a very nice outfit. Looks very cute on you. I hope Ms Angela makes more Pokemon clothing like that. I might even ask if she'll make me one,” he chuckled. Looking up higher as the Latias woman approached, he saw the bottle of warm milk in her hand, listening to what Kara said to her. So she was in the kitchen. That explains it. He smiled when Angela easily scooped Kara up as though she weighed nothing, holding her in her warm embrace. He was glad to have other caregivers working at the orphanage so that no kid got overlooked or left out. “I’m sure she’ll be fine, Ms Angela. Kara here doesn’t seem like she’d be into rough housing and playing rough n’ tumble. We’ve got augmented reality snow in here! Come look! It’s not cold or warm but it looks and acts like snow. The kids are having fun with it. Mr Xeto used his alien tech to make and control it. He even made a slide! And he called it…uhh…programmable matter and made all sorts of things out of it just a moment ago to demonstrate what it can do. It can make something out of nothing! Even I can’t do that”. He glanced at the bottle of milk in Angela’s paw again, having heard Kara ask if she can play in the fake snow too, after she drinks it. “It’s good to see you keeping Kara hydrated, Ms. Drinking enough fluids is important. We’ll have morning tea in a bit and all the kids will get a snack and a drink then too. Think I heard something about ‘ants on a log’ for snack time,” he said, having overheard Sophie and Rei’s conversation from earlier, his big, fluffy fox ears not missing much.

Noticing what Samuel wanted, Lily pushed the stroller closer to the interactive map so he could touch it and inspect it while she waited for the kids to answer about what fishy creatures they wanted to see first before the dolphin show. Seeing Aurora raise her hand, she pointed to her briefly, letting her know she’d been seen, chosen and could speak. “Aurora,” she said with a smile, prompting the girl, “I’m listening, go ahead, Dear!”. =================================== Nanny Lyn listened to Ry’s promises regarding the puppy he wanted. “Alright, I’ll hold you to your word then, young sir. Taking care of a pet is a big responsibility. Paw Patrol? One second…” the nanny said with a smile as she checked through the neatly folded diapers in the bag before finding one with prints from the show and pulling it out. “Ah, here it is!” So saying, she placed the diaper neatly to one side and leaned forward to rip open the sticky tabs on his messy pamper, pulling the front open and folding it down, using it to wipe some of the mess off into the main part of the diaper. “Now let’s clean this mess up, stinky boy. Peeyew!" She said jokingly. She opened the container of wipes with a click and tugged some out of the box like she’d done it a million times, beginning to clean him up straight away. As she continued, she grabbed more wipes, dropping the used ones into the diaper. “Legs up, bottom up for me, Sweetie”, the blonde woman gently prompted, encouraging him to lift them, “I need to reach back there”. She didn’t seem to mind the smell too much, aside from holding her breath and breathing through her mouth rather than her nose. She thought it was cute how excited Ry was for his diaper change. His happy disposition certainly made it a breeze. To think something so simple could make him this happy. “Okay, I’ll get you some chocolate and ‘tato chippies and some healthy snacks as well. Since you asked so nicely. And of course, Darling. I’ll be happy to ask him about adopting a puppy once we get back home from our aquarium trip today,” she promised. Once she finished cleaning him with bunches of wet wipes and made sure he was spotless, she balled up the loaded diaper and threw it in the trash, grabbing the clean one with happy puppies on it and opening it up, spreading it beneath his tail and bottom. “I’m seeing a puppy theme here, Sweetie,” she said with a chuckle. “Adopting a puppy and wearing puppy diapers. You really like puppies, don’t you?” Smiling, she grabbed the bottle of baby oil, pouring some into her hands and gently rubbing it onto his diaper area, her hands soft and warm, following it up with a dusting of baby powder which she lightly rubbed in as well, before wiping her hands clean and taping the fresh padding up nice and secure, making sure not to miss the tape that went over and above his tail. She pulled his clothing back into place, doing up the snaps with satisfying clicks before packing up and rising to her feet to wash her hands. “Well that’s all over and done with. Let’s not keep the others waiting too long,” she said, drying her hands with paper towels then going over to help Ry to his feet. “Upsy daisy, big boy!” She picked up the changing mats and folded them up neatly, putting them back in the diaper bag then slinging it back over her shoulder. “All righty! To the vending machines!” she said, taking hold of Ry’s hand and leading her big baby out of the bathroom and over to them. She took the blue card out of Ry’s phone holder and inserted it into the machine’s card slot. “Okay Ry Ry, tell me what you want, Honey Bun. Just point to them,” nanny Lyn said, tapping the glass front of the refrigerated machine with her pointer finger. “We’ll use the money on your bank card to pay for the snacks. Which chocolate and which chips? And please pick one healthy snack, too. Like a sandwich or wrap”. She glanced across the room and saw Castile and Lily waiting by the map with Samuel and Aurora. “Be quick so we don’t keep the others waiting too long”. She encouraged Ry. ==================================== “Alright then, I shall leave him in your care Miss Savannah. Thank you kindly. You have a good day,” Ms Darla stated with a warm smile. “I hope you both will soon settle in here”. The head nurse then went back behind the desk to her computer to do some work, leaving the lovebird boy with the leopard woman. Peachie looked up at Savannah and returned her grin with one of his own, a cheerful little fella. “Yeah! I LOVE food! Let’s eat!” he cheered brightly, “Ho boy, food, food!” he said, jumping up and down excitedly, wondering what kind of things they had to eat here. “I’m hungry!” He reached up and slipped his pudgy hand in hers, gently grasping hold. “Is it okay if we hold hands? I don’t wanna get lost in here,” he said. “This place is way big and I’m used to small spaces”. Shifting a bit on his feet, he brushed dirt and leaves from his clothing and person, knowing he must look a scruffy mess after running away and making it here. He prayed the rich lady wouldn’t come looking for him, gulping at the thought of her. His diaper, since he was incontinent and always kept in them, was a plain white, medical grade one that wasn’t very absorbent and it was rather soggy now, having been worn since last night. She often left him in them for hours, many times as punishment for not doing what she wanted. She would definitely be flying into a rage right now when she discovered him missing. Peach shivered. After a long two years of hell, he didn’t ever want to go back to that cage. They treated him like an actual pet or a toy, instead of a living, feeling person. Hopefully here, there would be people who loved him and treated him better. He was so lonely in that other house. Studying his new nanny, Peach noticed that she had a bulge under her dress as well. Was she wearing a diaper? Phew. That made it less embarrassing for him to say what he had to next. “Um…Miss Savannah? You wear diapees too?! I do too and umm…I need a change,” he said, looking down with a blush as he bit his bottom lip, working it between his teeth. “I been wearing this one since last night. ‘Cause I can’t hold my pee and poo. It just comes out. Whoosh!” he swept a hand dramatically as he explained what always happened. “That lady says I’m in-condi-ment. So I have to wear them. And…and I don’t want it to leak and make someone angry”. He didn’t want her to see the blue heart birthmark on his tush but he couldn’t change himself either. He really wasn’t good at looking after himself. ======================================== The guard at the gatehouse saw Miguel was in trouble by a strange man approaching him. He stepped out of the gatehouse, grabbing his baton from his belt and quickly marching over towards them with a stern look on his face, raising his voice. “Hey! You! What do you want with that kid? Leave him alone! Get outta here!” he said, brandishing his bludgeoning weapon. “If you don’t back off, I’ll call the guard dogs and call for backup,” he warned, putting himself in front of the kid and between them both, protecting Miguel from the other man. “Hey, kid. I’ll let you into the mansion if you want. You’ll be safe there. Do you know this guy? Is he bothering you?” he asked.

(((Hey guys, I have been having a TERRIBLE time with my IBS since last year and this year. Almost every food I eat is making me sick. But I now have an appointment with a dietitian, so am hoping she can get my diet sorted out so I won't get sick as much, or at all anymore. I hate that I keep making you guys wait so long for me to reply. I don't like being sick and exhausted most of the time, either. I hope you guys will still rp with me from this point. I'll give you updates on how things are going. I have my first appointment with her on Feb 11th at 2pm. So wish me luck with it! I look forward to becoming healthier and happier this year.)) Sensing Andrew nearby, along with Ms Hoshi, she knew all was fine so didn’t pay attention to the hiding child a short distance away. She trusted Ms Hoshi would keep him safe and out of mischief. The alien focused her attention solely on Ry. “Oh, you can just call me Mama Lolly, Sweetie. Not ‘Mrs’, I’m not married!,” she chuckled, hearing him opt for joining the other kids in the playroom. “Alright, then I’ll keep your iPad with me for the meantime and will leave it in your new room once it’s done. You can watch One Piece later,” she said, stroking Ry’s head lightly. She nodded at his question, “Yes, that’s what it sounded like to me. But Mr Xeto didn’t say you’d be going outside. Bringing you there will let me check for myself what he’s up to,” she explained to the dark blue dragon boy with a smile. “Come on, let’s go see!” Mama Lolly carried Ry through the halls to the playroom and looked inside, her mouth falling open for a second when she saw the room full of falling snow that was piling up on the ground. “What is this?” she asked, turning to look at Frost as the fox wheeled back towards the room, “Mr Snow, did you do this?! Is this your winter magic at work? You could have just brought them outside to play!” she exclaimed, confused. However, as she stepped into the room, she shuffled a few steps through the ‘snow’ and then stopped, confused, looking down at the white powder which came to her mid-shin. “Wait…it’s not cold. What is this?” she asked again, turning her gaze to the alien teacher next. “Do you have something to do with this, Mr Xeto? I trust that it’s safe”. She saw Sophie and Rei piling up the strange, fake snow into walls, making their own small forts in preparation for a snowball fight. They were playing so happily, yet without the cold factor to worry about. “Well, I guess this is probably safer…” she decided, talking to herself before putting Ry down so he could join them. She saw Xeto press a button on his wrist pad and watched as a snowy slide formed from the ground. “Oh, my! That’s so neat! Wow!” That confirmed it for her; he was definitely responsible for all this. The snow was seemingly falling from the ceiling, turning the playroom into a winter wonderland. She turned to look at the other alien and smiled. “Well, I never expected you could do something like this, Xeto. I’m impressed! Why don’t you try joining in with the kids, though? It would help them get more used to you,” she urged gently. “Sophie and Rei are playing together. Perhaps you could play with little Ry, here,” she said, sweeping her arm to indicate him. “Actually, now that I think about it, being a dragon, he’s probably more sensitive to the cold. Playing indoors with this magical snow seems better for him,” she said to Xeto, “Do you mind if I ask how it works? What is it called? Is it some kind of illusion?” Despite being someone with powers of her own, she didn’t understand how Xeto’s specific, advanced tech worked in this instance. ======================================== “Fanks. I fink my wall tuwned out weally well. It was so easy! Easiew dan weal snow. Yeah, dat sounds good! Let’s test it,” she agreed with Rei. Sophie hadn’t managed to build a very big wall, being a dwarf rabbit species herself, but this snow was surprisingly much easier to build and craft with than real snow. Usually, a wall like this could take anywhere from 1-3 hours to build but she had managed to construct her wall in minutes, just by piling up handfuls and smoothing them out with flattened palms. It was a flat wall, since she wasn’t sure how to make it curved. “Dis snow sticks togethew weal good,” she noted. Sophie then grabbed a handful of snow from the floor, packing and shaping it into a rough ball in her hands before throwing it at her own wall, watching it hit and burst, the wall taking minimal damage. “It works!” The girl squeaked happily, bouncing on the spot. She then ran to hide behind it, her rabbit ears peeking out from the top, giving away her location easily. ======================================== Hearing Mama Lolly from where he was in the hallway, Frost put both hands up and shook his head as he warded off her assumptions. “Nuh-uh! Not me. I TRIED to take them outside. I just got them dressed and then I had to undress them and put all the winter clothes back away. Because of SOMEONE,” he said, though it sounded half playful. “Me, you know I prefer the real stuff. But the kids are happy and having fun, so that’s all that matters,” he conceded. The white fox paused in rolling his wheelchair as he saw Kara walking towards the playroom and then looking in. He smiled at her and spoke, having heard what she said, giving her a small wave in greeting. “Oh, hello there, Kara! It does, doesn’t it? You’re welcome to play, too. If you want, I can hold your hand and we can go into the playroom together. But I’m sure Miss Angela will come find you in a minute, wherever she went off to,” he told the little girl, seeing her grasp Loki the lion under one arm and noticing that she was now wearing an Eevee kigurumi. “Hey, nice. Where did you get the Eevee outfit from? Did Miss Angela make that for you? It looks great,” he commented. “What’s your favourite Pokemon? I like Vanillish a lot!” His ears then moved about as he heard Angela walking down the hall towards them and he looked up and saw her approaching with a warm bottle of milk in her hand. “Oh, there she is. Looks like Miss Angela is back with a nice milky bottle for you, Hon”.

Nanny Lyn listened to Ry, taking into consideration what he said. “That’s right; which means you would be responsible for giving him food and water every day for breakfast and dinner, taking him for walks, brushing and grooming him, buying him toys, playing with him, giving him a bath if he gets dirty, keeping him on a leash around the manor, taking him to puppy school for proper training, making sure he is well behaved around other people and much more. Are you sure you can handle all that? If so, then Mr Balverk might let you adopt one. But I don’t think you should be putting diapers on any pet unless they are incontinent, which means they have no control over when and where they go. In that case, you’ll have to take the puppy outside to do his business whenever he lets you know and then clean up after him. Putting diapers on him otherwise would be cruel, so I won’t allow you to do that”. She heard him giggle, which made her smile as she led him to the back of the van to wait while Castile and Lily got their kids situated in the stroller. She then saw him drop into a crouch and as soon as his tail lifted up, she knew exactly what he was doing. “Uh-oh, looks like it’s potty time again already," she giggled, "That-a-boy, get it all out. Good thing you did that before I put a new diaper on you. Gosh, you must have a fast metabolism!” she told the 6 foot tall 12 year old in a playful tone, amazed at how fast breakfast went through him. With this newfound knowledge, she realised she would have to buy snacks to top Ry up before it rolled around to lunch time, otherwise he might get hungry sooner than Aurora and Samuel would. That would cause low blood sugar and make him sleepy. “I’ll get you some snacks from the vending machines once we go inside, Honey. Looks like you’ll need to eat more frequently than most”. Hearing him sigh, she leaned over and patted his head with a smile. “Aw, does that feel all better? Good job making pushies, little dragon,” She praised him. “One diaper change, coming right up!” ================================== Lily was glad that Samuel didn’t notice his bandaid getting removed, as she hadn't wanted to make him cry. While carrying him, she saw him take off the sunglasses and start chewing on the handle but didn’t mind too much, even though the bright sunlight was probably hurting his eyes now. She would look for some teething toys in the diaper bag. It looked like he had a possible chewing stim to her. Once he was strapped into his stroller seat beside Aurora, she heard a soft clatter then noticed him reaching for something on the ground and whining, making grabby motions for it. Lily sighed, regretting that the glasses didn’t have a cord on them. She knelt down to retrieve the sunglasses, putting them back on his face. “Here you go, Sammy. Keep the sunglasses on your face so you don’t drop them again,” she reminded him gently and patiently, “They aren’t a chew toy. They are there to protect your eyes from the sun. No more chewing on them, okay? We don’t want your eyes to hurt any more. Hold on a moment and I’ll get you a teething ring and a water bottle to sip on, Sweetie Pie” So saying, she dropped to a squat and unzipped his diaper bag, placing a chilled teething ring in his dominant hand and putting a drink bottle with a strap around his neck. The water in it was chilled too, since it was a warm day. She zipped the diaper bag closed. Standing up again, she went to hold the handles behind the stroller, looking at Castile. “Ready!” she told him. ================================== Castile finished putting Aurora in the stroller, giving her a drink bottle as well before he walked to the back, grabbing the handles. “Good to go. Let’s go in,” he stated, helping Lily push the twin stroller towards the big building and in through some double sliding doors. Their visit had been paid for already by Mr Balverk so Castile just went to the front desk and told them which name it was booked under. Then they were free to look around. However, it seemed nanny Lyn had an urgent matter to take care of first. Ry was waddling more than before and a stinky odour was starting to emit from his person. Castile spotted a big display of a map and pointed to it. “Hey, Lily, why don’t we look at the map so we can decide what to look at first,” he suggested before looking at Lyn. “Nanny Lyn, we’ll wait here by the map while you go and change Ry’s diaper, then we can meet up here and start looking at fish together,” he said. He then pointed to the colourful displays around the main lobby, “Look Aurora, look Sammy - they have models of whales and dolphins hanging from the ceiling. That’s how big they are in real life!” he said, pointing upwards to get the kids to look up. “Wooow…the blue whale is the biggest one!” ===================================== Lily looked at the models in awe. She had never seen most of these sea creatures before, not in real life anyway. Their accurate models were impressive. “They don’t have a tank big enough to display a blue whale. Those guys live way, waaay out in the deep blue sea~” she told Samuel and Aurora with a smile. “I think they show videos of them, though” She studied the map a bit more. “Hmm, this map says we can look at tanks with tropical creatures, tanks with cold water creatures, deep sea animals, touch pools, otters, turtles, rays, penguins, sea birds…oh and they have a sea lion theatre and the dolphin cove for shows! So many animals to see. Crabs, corals, seahorses…oh, I’ve always wanted to see those! Gosh, it even has tanks that are split into different sections. There are tanks showing animals and plants that live in shallow water and tide pools, then middle depth waters, then going deeper and deeper. All the way down to the deepest parts of the ocean, where it’s dark and they have jellyfish that make their own light. Fascinating!” There were also tanks displaying animals from rivers, ponds and lakes. And some tanks had wave makers that caused the surface of the water to make waves like the ocean. There were saltwater crocodiles as well, which you could watch being fed, or even go in a special cage that put you underwater with them. She looked at the two toddlers in the stroller, checking the watch on her left wrist to see the time. “Well, the dolphin show doesn’t start yet; what do you want to look at first, guys? Tell me one at a time. Put your hands up…and wait for me to point to you first before you talk,” she said. ======================================= Meanwhile, Nanny Lyn led Ry by the hand, pausing to nod and wave at Castile and Lily before continuing on into the restrooms. “Okay, we won’t be long. Thanks for waiting”. She led Ry to the bathrooms and picked a disability accessible room due to his size (wings and tail included), bringing the dragon in with her, locking the door behind them before putting the diaper bag down and getting out two big changing mats, spreading them out on the ground. She then patted the mats and motioned for Ry to lay on them. “Alright, Ry, lay down for me, that’s a good boy. Which diaper do you want to wear?” she asked, taking out a pack of wipes, baby oil and baby powder, setting them beside the mats. “We have all your favourite designs; Sesame Street, Blue’s Clues, Paw Patrol, Spiderman, dragon prints, dino prints, T-Rexes, My Little Pony and Bluey” As she waited for him to lie down so that she could open the snaps on his sailor outfit and start the change, she asked; “What kind of snacks do you like, Sweetie? Is there anything you can’t have or don’t like? The vending machines out the front have cold sandwiches, fruit salad cups, salads, wraps, protein bars, granola bars, cookies, chips, candy bars and candy. They also have water, juice and soda. Though I think I might not buy you any soda…it makes you have to pee more often. We don’t need your diapers to leak today!” she chuckled softly, patting his tail. The scales felt smooth as silk.

She smiled brightly, loving the sounds of his happy giggles to her bouncing. “You are most welcome, Sweetheart,” she told him in a warm and loving tone, booping his snout playfully. She listened as he told her about One Piece, frowning as she considered his words, thinking it great that the show had taught him morals and other lessons, despite her disapproving of him watching it at such a young age. Lollia then concentrated for a second and her phone teleported into the air in front of her, floating over to her so she could look up the age rating for the anime, using her telekinesis to open the Google browser and type in the keywords. She quickly scanned some of the results with her eyes. Seeing that it was fine for ages 11+, she made her decision. “Alright…well, some of the reviews say it’s aimed at audiences aged teen and up, with some violent content. But since you’ve grown up watching it, I’ll allow you to watch it. But I will give you your own tablet with some headphones, so you can watch it by yourself and the little ones here won’t be seeing anything they shouldn’t,” she decided. So saying, Lollia teleported her phone back to her room with a glimmer of sparkles. She then used her powers and dragged over a new tablet with a cute, silicone, dragon shaped cover on it from one of the storage closets and over to Ry, where it floated just within his reach. A pair of earphones were already plugged into the port at the bottom, their colour matching the iPad cover. “Here you go, Sweetie. This is all yours. Make sure none of the younger kids get their sticky paws on it, okay? This is for you and you alone. Also, I will be monitoring the content through an app on my phone and parental controls. So it should be safe for you to use,” she said, leaning over to place a kiss on his forehead. “It has a dragon shaped cover so everyone can tell it belongs to our little dragon. I’ve also put your name on the back in big letters”. She began to carry him out of the changing room and around the house at a leisurely pace, listening to him chatter with the pacifier in his mouth, finding the words a little hard to understand because of it. After taking a moment to decipher his speech, she replied. “The pet store? Oh, Baby, I don’t know…” she said with an uncertain frown and tone. “It’s only your first day here, Ry, and you’re still getting settled in. I think it’s a bit soon to get a pet. But I don’t want someone else to adopt the puppy before you. I can tell how much you want him. Hmm…I’ll call the store tonight and ask to buy him but he won’t be arriving till later next week. It could be nice to have a pet around here. I’m sure the other kids will love him, as well. He can stay in your room at night and you will be responsible for taking care of him and watching him so he doesn’t cause trouble. Those are the rules”. Mama Lolly then continued to show Ry around the big house while carrying him with her, showing him all the different rooms and things to do here. At the top and bottom of the staircases were baby gates, so Little ones couldn’t get hurt falling down the stairs. She showed him all around the bottom floor and then the top one, including which room she was going to make into his nursery. Once the tour was finished, she then stood still in a hallway, with Ry still in her arms. “Alright, so that’s the entire house. Now, what would you like to do, Honey Bun? Do you want to go to the playroom with Sophie and Rei? Mr Snowpowder and Mr Xeto are down there right now with them. You could meet the girls and play together. Or, if you want, I can take you to another room so you can sit and watch a few episodes of your One Piece anime”. ===================================== Seeing that Rei liked the idea, Sophie bounced on her toes some more giddily, glad her new friend shared her enthusiasm. “Good idea, Wei! I’ll hewp chu mate a wall… an’ chu tan hewp ME mate one. Den we’s tan mate da snowy ballies. And den…we fight! Ahehehe!” She couldn’t wait to playfully pelt the other girl with snowballs while dodging the ones sent her way. So saying, she looked around the foam playroom floor and went to draw a line in the snow on one side, putting her red snowball maker down beside it. She then went and drew a line across the other side of the room. “Dis wine will be’s youw wall, Wei. Mine is oba dewe. Wed’s ged makin’!” she squeaked softly, kneeling in the snow and beginning to scoop it up and build along the line she had drawn. “Should da wall be stwaight? Ow bendy wite a wainbow?” she asked, not knowing the word for ‘curve’. “Which one bedda to hide behind?” Sophie didn’t know if she should be making snow bricks and piling them up, or just building a smooth wall the same way as a sandcastle, where you piled up random handfuls until it became a wall. “Am I doing dis wight?” she asked Rei. Oddly, the snow didn’t feel cold or warm but it had substance and texture. ========================================== If Kara was passing by the playroom, she could hear Rei and Sophie’s happy voices inside, as well as Frost’s wheelchair noises as he finished putting the kids’ outerwear away and moved down the hallway back to the playroom, muttering to himself about the augmented reality winter that Mr Xeto had made. He just found it so unsatisfying! Kids needed to get outside in the fresh air, have their immune systems stimulated by the winter cold! Not this…weird fake stuff. The outdoor enthusiast just couldn’t wrap his head around the idea. Having the sharp hearing of a fox, however, he moved his ears forward and listened, detecting the sounds of diaper crinkles. “Huh? I wonder who that could be? Hello…! Who’s there?” he called in Kara’s direction. Ms Angela was supposed to be supervising her but the Latias must have disappeared again. Frost didn’t think it was a good idea to leave a Little One on their own in such a big house. Especially on their very first day. He wasn’t sure if Andrew and Ms Hoshi were still in the conservatory or if the little baby was crawling away down the hallway. Andrew should be fine, though, since Ms Hoshi was with him and would probably be able to check his diaper to see if it was wet or messy. It was important to check and change diapers every 2-3 hours, unless you had on one of Mama Lolly's super absorbent, premium diapers. Then it was more like every 4-5 hours, unless they made a poopie. And even then, the barrier cream, oil and powder should protect their skin for many hours. Lollia used the highest quality and best products for her precious babies. ========================================== Hearing Mr Xeto’s voice in her mind, Lollia immediately responded to her new teacher. “Yes, Mr Xeto, that should be fine. Outdoor exercise and physical activity is important for the kids. Although, I can sense that you are in the playroom. That’s odd. In any case, I’m happy for the girls to play in the snow, so long as they have their winter clothes to keep warm. We wouldn’t want anyone to catch a cold!” she said back to him, her cheerful voice clearly audible in his own mind. “Please keep an eye on them for me. You can play with the girls too, if you want. I’m sure they’d get to know you better if you join in with their activities,” she suggested. The kids would warm up to him faster if he played with and talked to them, rather than watch from the sidelines.

((Hey, I ran out of energy to reply on here today. Am going to do a new post tomorrow. Got a post done over on House of the Lost today and it was BIG lol))

((I'm back with a new post for you all. My health issues kicking me in the ass again the past month or so. But I return! Sorry for the long wait again, guys xoxo I'm trying to fix my health issues with help of my GP and specialists.)) Mr Goodie drove the van into the aquarium’s busy parking lot, finding a space made for longer vehicles near the back of the car park, since all the good spaces were taken at the front and center. “Alright, here we are, everybody! I’ll wait while you nannies unload the kids and supplies. Just tell me when you are ready and have everything and I will leave you here and come back to pick you up when you’re done. Have fun!”. ============================================== Since she was sitting right beside him, nanny Lyn heard the quiet hissing and tinkling sounds that softly emitted from Ry’s diaper some minutes before Mr Goodie found a space to park. Glancing down at his navy blue sailor suit shorts, she saw that the diaper bulge beneath was now much more prominent, having absorbed a lot and expanded. She’d have to talk to Mr Balverk about getting some diapers that could hold more than one dragon wetting at a time. Looks like he was going to need a change as soon as they got there. Noticing Ry’s movements as he took off his red headphones, she flicked her gaze back up to his face, not giving any sign she had noticed his ‘wee’ accident. “The pet store? Probably not today, Sweetie, because we’re doing a day trip to the aquarium. But I’ll ask Mr Balverk about taking you tomorrow, if you want. I’ll have to ask him if he’d let you adopt a puppy, as well. Perhaps it would be allowed as a support dog. I’m not sure about the manor’s rules on pets. Would I be taking care of the puppy, or would you?” she asked. Hearing Mr Goodie’s announcement once they stopped, Nanny Lyn unbuckled her seatbelt and leapt to her feet. “Oh, good, we’re here! Okay, Ry Ry, hold on one moment while I get your stroller and diaper bag from the back. We might need it in case your legs get tired,” she said. She grabbed and shouldered the Bluey diaper bag. Yet, when she looked for the stroller, she saw a clear capsule with Ry’s name and a tiny stroller inside. Picking it up, she was confused. How was this miniature stroller supposed to fit the dragon boy? “Um, Mr Goodie, what is this ball with a stroller in it and Ry’s name on it?” she asked him, seeing a button on top of the capsule. =============================================== “Ah, that’s one of Mr Balverk’s new enchanted, magical items. He has someone make them for him. You just need to press the button on the ball and drop it on the ground. It will make a poof and the stroller will appear in the larger size, ready for Ry to fit in it. It has a button on it to press when you want to put it back in the capsule and will shrink and reseal itself in the ball. You can carry it around in your pocket when Ry’s not using it”. ================================================ “Wow. that’s amazing!” she chuckled, putting the ball in her apron pocket and walking back to where Ry was seated, unbuckling him from the carseat and gently reaching out to take his hands, pulling him gently forwards so he could slide off the seat to the floor, as he was too big for her to carry. “Upsie daisy, my little Night Fury! Come along, you hold Nanny’s hand and we’ll wait outside the van while everyone else comes out. Then we will walk into the aquarium as a group,” she said. “Once we get inside, I’m going to take you to the bathrooms for a diaper change, too. Since you seem to have sprung a leak and your diapee is all poofy,” she giggled, reaching a hand to his bottom to give his padding a playful squeeze, checking how soaked it was. “Goodness, that’s soggy! Good thing we have this bag with lots of diapers inside,” she said, hefting the bag on her shoulder. =========================================== While Samuel wasn’t paying attention, Lily eyed the Mickey Mouse bandaid on his left hand from yesterday’s blood test and reached over, suddenly peeling it off in one quick motion so he wouldn’t feel it. She crumpled it and dropped it in her tote bag to dispose of later. When he saw the water park and tugged on her sleeve, she looked out the window to see what he was pointing to and smiled. “Ohh, the water park! That looks like lots of fun. Did you want to go there, Sammy? Sure, we can go there one day. We’re spending today at the aquarium, but we could go there tomorrow,” she informed the small boy brightly. She’d have to find some swim diapers and swimming gear for him. She was sure there’d be some in storage since the manor had a big swimming pool as well. The water park was bound to have water play zones and paddling pools for the kids. “Yay! We’re here!” she cheered and clapped her hands when the van was parked and Mr Goodie spoke up. Miss Lily undid her own seatbelt then stood and released the buckle on Samuel’s car seat, picking the child up and stepping out of the van, carrying him around to the back and opening the hatchback with one hand, taking out the folded double stroller. “I think it’s safest if we put you and Aurora in the stroller for now. What do you think?” she said. “That way, you won’t get lost and can look at the fishies together and talk about what you see!” She leaned forward a little and called into the main cabin of the van; “Castile, I’ve got the double stroller for Samuel and Aurora, along with their diaper bags!” she called softly over to him, while she grabbed and loaded each of their diaper bags into the basket under the double stroller. The mana rose floated up beside Samuel’s shoulder, following him everywhere. ================================================= Once they got there, Castile let the others get up first, since his cat taur body was big enough to block the aisles. He saw Nanny Lyn walk past holding Ry’s hand and smiled at the sight of the dragon toddling behind her with his tail wagging and a swollen diaper. He then watched Lily take Samuel out and go around the back of the van. Once they were out, he slid off the bench seat and unclipped Aurora’s car seat buckle, scooping her up into his arms, “Okay, now it’s our turn! Let’s go put you in the stroller with Sammy so we can go into the aquarium together as one group. The family stays together”. Carrying the little girl in her pink, frilly outfit, he took her over to the unfolded stroller and leaned down to place her in one side, buckling the harness in place. “Who’s excited to see some marine life today?” he asked the kids cheerfully, trying to hype them up a bit. Checking to make sure Aurora’s diaper bag was in the bottom of the twin stroller, he then looked back inside the van. “Mr Goodie, I think we’ve got everything!” he called out to him. He was glad that they could just take their time and not have to hurry. There was no time limit or set time to return to the manor, so they could hang out here all day at their leisure, if they wanted. It just depended on how soon the kids got sick of seeing and playing with water animals. They were planning to have lunch at the cafe and let the kids romp in the children’ undersea themed play area afterwards, as well as visit the gift shop after seeing all the fish and other creatures. ================================== “Sounds like a plan,” the friendly elven man replied with a smile, watching the snow leopard get up from her chair. “Don’t forget your employee kit. We’ll have some spare uniforms delivered to your apartment later today but the clothes you’re in for now should be fine,” he stated. “Or the staff at the Nanny Station can give you one to change into after you get cleaned up. And no problem. Thank YOU for joining the House of the Lost family. I hope you have a wonderful day”. He said, waving her off as she left the room. … As Savannah approached the nurses’ station, she would see Darla standing, waiting for her out front of the Station’s curved desk while holding the hand of a very chubby little boy who had parrot coloured wings and hair like a peach faced lovebird, the ‘watermelon’ variety. Darla gave her a comforting smile when she saw her and waved. “Hello there…Savannah is it? Hi. I’m Darla, the Head Nurse. Mr Balverk told me you would be coming. It’s lovely to see you here. I have little Peachie here with me today. He just arrived this morning. Would you like to take him over to the nannies’ station and help him get a change of clothes, a new diaper…and help him pick things out for his new nursery here at Balverk Manor?” she asked. “After that, he might need a meal. You can find the cafeteria on the map Mr Balverk gave you but if you get lost, ask any of the staff you see around and they’ll point you in the right direction,” the short, bubbly nurse said, her bright green eyes and hot pink hair making her easy to remember. Her gaze skimming top to toe of the snow leopard woman, she noted her soggy diaper and commented. “Oh, and if you need a change, just ask one of the nannies over there. They’ll get you sorted out in no time as well,” she stated. “Don’t be afraid to ask; you’re not the first adult to wear diapers here. Many of us do”.

Yay! Thank you, ValentinesStuff! Thank you so much!

Hi, this thread has 78 pages and I'm not sure if there's a way to search for keywords in a thread. Does anyone remember this really amazing story set in a version of the Diaper Dimension and written by a female author, where humans are babied by giant Amazons in a giant world? There was mention of the main girl character having 'Robophobia' and the Amazons had more mature tastes than the Littles. The food for littles tasted incredible to them. There was a cat themed little named Sprinkles who at one point was killed by another character. And the main character's best friend was a trans babygirl named Melanie, or 'Mellie'. I want to find the story again for my friend to read, as it's one of the best I've ever read and made a huge impression on me. If anyone knows where a link to it is, or can remember the name of the author, I would appreciate it greatly, thanks.

((Okay, I replied to House of the Lost and today I got this one done as well. Thanks for your patience, everyone. I believe my gut is gradually starting to heal and I am starting to have less tired days so hoping I can post faster than before. I know it's been a long time and I apologise for the hiatus but would be thrilled if you would all continue the rps with me!)) “Of course you can, Sweetheart!” Lollia smiled at Ry’s good manners in asking, sending the other diapers back into storage as she finished cleaning him up and grabbed the Spider-Man print diaper, opening it out before sliding it under his bottom. She poured some baby oil onto her palms and then smoothed it over his diaper area, her hands cool and soft. The alien followed it up with a good dusting of baby powder, lightly rubbing that over the skin and scales before she cleaned her hands with a wipe and began to pull the diaper closed, expertly taping it up. She made sure the leak guards were standing and that the fit was snug without being too tight or too loose. She then buttoned the white onesie closed over it and then the blue gingham romper, giving the front a gentle pat. “And you are all done!” she cooed softly, helping Ry sit up. Lollia considered his question as she scooped the dragon boy up in her arms, balancing him on one hip. “Well, that depends. If it’s appropriate for children 13 and under, then you can watch them. So, things like Pokemon, Digimon, Yokai Watch and any anime made for younger audiences. I’ll have to check the rating before I decide if it’s safe for you to watch. But yes, you can watch some anime, if you’re good,” she promised. Seeing him suck his thumb, she gently took hold of the pacifier clipped to the front of his romper and held it up to offer instead “Here, baby, suck your paci, not your thumb. There could be germs on your hands from playing and touching things around the house”. Lollia considered a moment, then. “Okay, I’ll bring you around the house so you can see where everything is. Then I’ll let you go play while I work on making up your new room, how’s that sound?” she asked, stroking Ry’s head and scratching around the base of his horns. She bounced him gently in her arms, hoping to coax out a giggle or smile. ====================================== Lollia would be proud of Ms Angela for making Kara an accurate Eevee outfit in such a short time. She didn’t know the woman was so good at sewing and making clothes. She’d have to ask her to make any custom orders that the kids wanted in future. For now, the alien owner of the orphanage would busy herself showing Ry around the place, then making up his room and Kara’s forest themed room. Kara and Ry could find the other kids and rooms and start playing when they were ready. Frost, meanwhile, wasn’t too happy. He crossed his arms and huffed quietly to himself, thinking that this ‘augmented reality’ was nowhere near as good as the real outdoors. But he didn’t want to start an argument between himself and Xeto. Still, real fresh air and real snow were much better than pretend reality, in his opinion. The arctic fox quickly helped peel off the winter cloaks and other garments he’d just spent time putting on Sophie and Rei, leaving the snow toys he’d gathered upon the floor that was quickly being covered by fake snow. He went to hang them up and put them back in storage neatly, wheelchair beads clinking on the spokes as he wheeled out of the room, leaving the girls to play as they wished. ======================================= Sophie thanked Mr Snowpowder for getting their bulky winter wear back off them and waved after him as he went to put them back in the cupboard. She then turned to Rei, her ears twitching excitedly as she jiggled on the spot, bouncing on her toes. Being a rabbit who loved to burrow, dig and run, she hesitated while trying to decide. “Ummm…um! Snowball fight!” she decided in her soft, cheerful voice. They’d been rather stationery for a while so running around would feel good. Sophie then walked through the snow, looking for the snowball maker. She found two of them and went to hand one to Rei. “Hewe, we tan use dese to make pewfect snowy ballies, tee hee!” she giggled. “Wet’s make a big pile fow me…and a big pile fow chu…and den we tan frows dem at each othew”. These are what the snowball makers look like.

((Hi guys, I am here with a reply at last! I know it's been 2-3 months and I'm terribly sorry. I've just been having the most horrendous time with my health issues this year and I have so many upset stomach episodes that leave me tired a lot. I am starting to heal a bit with the slippery elm and probiotics I am taking though, so hope things get better in future. Thank you all so much for your kindness and patience and I will do my best to post more often as much as I can!)) “That’s a good boy,” Nanny Lyn said, reaching up to scruff the top of Ry’s head, petting it fondly. Watching him relax in his carseat and put his new phone to use straight away, she was glad there were apps on there for the kids’ entertainment, confident that there would be parental controls to ensure no unsafe material for the Littles. Pokemon was fine for kids. She saw him take a pair of red headphones out of his pocket and was surprised, wondering when he put that in there. “Good thinking, Ry. Using headphones is very considerate of you. Other passengers won’t be bothered by your media,” she said with a smile, praising his thoughtfulness. What a kind boy he was. Lyn continued to make sure she didn’t get whacked by Ry’s happy tail and just looked out the window as they journeyed, idly passing the time. She glanced around the rest of the van every so often, keeping a gentle watch over everybody. =================================== Lily smiled hearing Samuel’s sweet giggles, glad she could make him laugh and distract him from being anxious. Hearing the animals he listed, she nodded, “Yes, yes, you’re completely right. I don’t think this aquarium has whales any more, though. It was deemed to be cruel to keep such enormous creatures in smaller pools, so they don’t have them any more. But they have lots of other animals, I promise! You will be lucky if we get to see every animal today. Oh and they definitely have turtles and sharks!” she informed the boy brightly. Hearing the tablet in her tote bag ping, Lily pulled it out and swiped the screen, drawing the unlock pattern then tapping the alert notification and seeing the heart rate spike. She put it back in the bag and placed a hand on Samuel’s upper arm, rubbing it lightly as a form of comfort “Oh, sweetie. It’s okay. There’s no need to be so nervous. We’re going to have a fun day today!” she told him with a cheerful yet soothing tone. “Look, Ry is using his new phone to watch YouTube. Why don’t we use yours to play a game or watch the Kids’ YouTube channel?” she suggested. “Want to try?” She said, pointing to the phone on its beaded lanyard around his neck. “Or we can sing to the kids’ radio. The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round!” She sang softly along to the music, swaying side to side in her seat and moving her hands in circular motions. She didn’t sing too loud, just quietly in respect of the others. ==================================== Castile grinned upon seeing her reaction to the good news about the dolphin show seats. He wanted to make sure the experience would be a positive one to remember and was excited for her meet and greet with the dolphins after the show concluded. The dolphins were friendly, well trained and loved to play and do tricks. Tricks and play kept them stimulated and prevented the smart animals from being bored, so they enjoyed them. Switching topics to the now unnecessary bandaid on her left hand, Castile waited for her response then smiled when she held out her hand and closed her eyes. “Good choice, kiddo. We don’t want wrinkly skin under there from leaving it on too long. Alright, on the count of three. One…two…” Before he could say ‘three’ he quickly ripped it off, hopefully taking her by surprise so it wasn’t as bad. It might smart for half a second but it was done. There was the tiniest speck of blood in the bandaid’s central strip but he quickly threw it in his duffle bag to get rid of later “All done! No more bandaid!” he announced, letting her know it was safe. “We should be there in about 15 minutes now, so not long to go” Castile said, humming along softly to the kids’ radio song. ================================ The kindly owner of the manor didn’t hear any noise from her padding when she sat down, glad she took the time to look over the new equipment he gave her. When Savannah asked her question, he did his best to give her a thorough answer. “Well, for now, since we only have a few children, we’ve been assigning one nanny to one child to care for. But if we get more, we might need to add children to the nannies we already have. So you could end up caring for two or more kids in future. But it all depends on when we get new nannies and new kids. If I can spread the caretaking evenly across the amount of staff, I will do so. We do our best not to overburden our caretakers. It’s also okay to help other children if their own nannies are busy doing something and you happen to be free. Or to take care of their assigned child if they have to be away for some reason or have the day off,” he explained. “We do have a school house on the premises for education, as well. The teachers will overlook and help the entire class but if nannies want to be present to assist their children in learning, they are more than welcome. Or they can leave the child to the teachers’ care and take a break if they wish. We also have a home schooling option for children with bad anxiety issues. Our school teachers give you the paperwork and materials and they will also mark it and provide feedback”. When the leopard shuffled on her chair a bit, Mr Balverk detected a telltale crinkle coming from under her clothing. “Ah, forgive me for asking but are you one of those caregivers who also happen to require diapers? If that’s the case, you can go to the other nannies for a change or else page the nannies’ station for one, or go there directly to their office,” he told her politely. The phone on the elven man’s desk rang, then, and he held up a finger to pause the conversation and stated “One moment, please!” before answering, listening and giving some short replies before hanging up. He looked at Savannah with a winning smile. “I have some good news! That was the head nurse, Darla. She just informed me that a new child came in for intake just now. He should be ready for a nanny very soon if you’re interested. He’s a lovebird boy, named Peach Loveberry, and has a pair of wings,” he said. “Apparently very colourful so he stands out and won’t be easy to miss,” the man chuckled jovially. “My, my, I’m so glad the word is getting out thanks to the printed flyers we distributed”

((I edited my previous post to fit in better with Grumvakk's new post And again, another delay. I got a winter cold that took 2 weeks to fully clear up plus was having some writers' block. I'm trying to catch up on my rps again now!)) “Good job, little dragon,” Lollia praised Ry, laughing a little at how loud that had been. “My goodness, I think you shook the whole house with that one! Hope you feel better now,” she said, her ears ringing from the echoing burp. Hearing Kara’s reply in her mind, she sent back a telepathic response. “Of course you can, Darling. A forest theme it will be,” she assured her “I’ll get it done before tonight”. She saw Ry’s tail raise then felt his diapered rump expand, forming a big lump in his padding. “Oh my, that was a big oopsie! That’s okay; that’s what your diapers are for”. She patted the giggling 8 year old dragon on the head, scratching gently around his horns. “Yes, you did! You think that’s funny, huh? Well, since you made Mama Lolly such a big present, then I guess it’s time to go and change your bottom. I’ll bring you to the changing room next to the playroom, and we can take a house tour afterwards. How does that sound, Sugar?” Making good on her word, she wiped Ry’s mouth and tossed the towel in the hamper before carrying him down the hall to the changing room nearest them, lying the dragon boy down on a padded smiley face changing table and pulling the snaps of his clothing undone, lifting the material up out of the way to get to his Bambino BABY print diaper. “Legs up, Sweetie. This diaper didn’t last very long. Stinky diapers get changed right away,” she told Ry, tearing open the diaper tabs and starting to clean him up while holding her breath against the smell. “We wouldn’t want you to get a rashy rash. Plus, it really is stinky. Pheeyew!” she playfully said to him, making quick work of using the diaper to scoop off the bulk of the mess before cleansing his scales with lots of soft wet wipes from a warmer, making sure not to miss a spot. Lollia then balled up the used wipes and diaper, which tossed itself in the diaper genie as the air freshener sprayed some fragrance to combat the stench. The air purifier and extraction fan freshened the room further. “Alright now, best get another diaper on you before you make any more little presents, baby boy. Let’s see…you like Bluey and Paw Patrol, don’t you? And Spider-Man. I found some diapers with their designs on them,” she said, as three diapers floated out from under the table and hovered in the air above him, letting him choose his next padding. “Point to which one you like”. ========================================= As he wheeled away from the conservatory, Frost had heard Ms Hoshi’s last comments about hoping to see her friend again one day and called back to her down the hallway, “I hope you do!” It would probably be best to follow Andrew around for the time being, since the boy seemed content to crawl about the house. It was some physical exercise for him and that was a good thing. If he got tired or started to get into something he shouldn’t, she could always pick him up and take him to the play room or another room. Frost heard what Xeto said and didn’t go to the back door yet. Sophie and Rei were still standing in the playroom in all their winter garb. His ears turned in Xeto’s direction, listening curiously. “Better than outside? What’s better than the real thing?” he asked in disbelief, watching the green skinned man get up and put an object in the middle of the room. When snow began to fall from above, seemingly materialising out of nowhere, Frost was half impressed and half bothered. Not by the breeze, though, by the fact he couldn’t play outdoors with the kids now. “Hmph, well, I guess it’s kinda cool. I just hope it doesn’t make a mess of the playroom. It’d be a pain if everything gets covered in fake snow,” he said, not really understanding how the device worked. “Augmented reality, huh? So it’s like…a powerful illusion?” he asked, putting the snow toys down around the floor and looking at the girls. “Okay girls, well, I guess you won’t be needing your winter coats and stuff now, so you can take them off and play in here in the fake snow…I mean…artificial winter,” he said, not really that fond of it. ===================================== Hearing Rei, Sophie gave her another small side hug, “You tan stay hewe as long as you want. Mama Lolly says so. And I’ll be youw fweind so you don’ get lonely. Dat way, you be happy hewe, always. Mama Lolly won’t let anyone takes us kids away”. Sophie jumped up and down in joy when she saw all the toys Frost had grabbed so they could play in the snow. She then heard Mr Xeto and hesitated, not going to the back doors like Frost told them. “Missha Snow? So…we play hewe instead? No going outside?” she asked, seeing that he looked a bit disgruntled about their outdoor plans being changed. She felt the cold breeze on her cheeks and raised her mittened hands to catch some falling snowflakes in the room “Wooow! Dah’s so cool!” Looking at Mr Xeto, Sophie asked “Tan we use da snow toys in dis?” she asked him, her mittened hands now cupped, full of snowflakes. “Tan dis stuff be made into snow balls, like weal snow?”

Noticing Samuel’s shyness, Lily gently took one of his hands and lightly drew patterns on it, softly saying “Round and round the garden…went the teddy bear…one step…two step…tickle you under there!” She said, tickling very softly under his chin. “It’s okay, Sammy. Just focus on the sound of my voice. I’ll keep drawing some pictures on your hand,” she said in a soothing voice. “Have you ever been to an aquarium before? They have lots of fishies there. Do you know about some of the kinds of animals that live in the ocean, rivers, or lakes?” She kept talking to the boy to take his mind off his nervous feelings, drawing patterns upon his hand the whole time, since it usually felt nice and could help him relax. “Do you like your new phone? It says ‘Samuel’ on there. Do you know how to spell your name? I’ll tell you. It’s an S…then an A…” slowly, she began to spell the letters out, drawing each letter on his hand with her fingertip. ===================================== Castile hung up the phone and looked at Aurora, who was being so good in her car seat beside him. “Well, we’re in luck, Princess. I was able to get us the good seats at the front and we can stay after the show is over to get up close and pat the dolphins,” he told her, knowing she would love that. “They’ll play with you and do some tricks, too. The dolphin trainers will be there to help us”. He looked at the Disney Princess bandaid on her left hand. “I think that can probably come off, now. You went to the nurse the other day. It should be all better by now,” he said. “Want me to rip it off at the count of three?” he offered the little girl, knowing that peeling off a sticky plaster hurt more if you did it slowly. Samuel still had his Mickey Mouse bandaid on his left hand, as well. ====================================== Nanny Lyn looked up to the front of the van, waving in response to Castile’s greeting. “Good morning, Castile! Good morning, everyone! Yes, I’m sure Ry is very excited. We made it just in time for the trip today. I have a separate stroller I can use for him, since he’ll need something bigger than the double stroller you guys will be using. And Mr Balverk got us a Bluey diaper bag to bring too. By the way, doesn’t he look so dashing in his adorable Sailor Suit?” she cooed, grinning as she looked at the big baby beside her and took out her phone, snapping a picture. “I’ll get more photos at the aquarium,” she told Ry. “It’s a place where they have lots of animals that live in the water, mostly the ocean but also some freshwater species. There are lots of kinds of fish, manta rays, sharks, octopus, eels, sea snakes and many other creatures”. She smiled when he exclaimed how cool his phone was. “I’m glad you like it. It even has your name on the side in black letters, so we know it belongs to Ry, and won’t get mixed up with Samuel’s”. The nanny gently rubbed the large dragon boy’s knee, hoping to settle his nerves. She looked confused at the question he sent her way. “Game store? I don’t know if there'll be a game store at the aquarium, Sweetie. Maybe there’s one nearby there. Anyway, yes, we’ll have a look and see if there’s any games you want, but I will say that the manor already has a full gaming room with all types of consoles and five TVs. Mr Balverk might already have the newest games in stock,” she explained kindly. “But we can have a look”. She watched his tail wagging like a puppy’s and tried to stay out of the way so she wouldn’t get hit by it. She was glad to see him in a good mood though. ====================================== Mr Goodie looked back, doing a final check that everyone was present and had their seatbelts on. “Everyone ready? Alright then, here we go!” the cheerful man said, starting the van and beginning to drive down the manor’s long driveway then finally, out of the gates, entering the main streets. The aquarium was probably a 20 minute drive away. Scenery passed them by, becoming more full of suburban buildings and areas the further into town they travelled. Mr Goodie put the kids’ radio on and The Wheels on the Bus began playing. ====================================== Mr Balverk knew Savannah was due to start today. He told the gate guard to let her in and she was soon buzzed in, the gate swinging open to permit her entry. Once she walked all the way up the long driveway, past the flower covered graves, to the front door, he opened the door and greeted her. “Good morning, Miss Savannah. It’s lovely to have a new nanny join us. Welcome to Balverk Manor, or as we call it ‘The House of the Lost’. Please, come to my office,” he invited, before leading the way. Mr Balverk sat down and grabbed a box full of things, pushing it across the desk towards the new nanny. “I hope you’ll enjoy being a part of the family here. We are getting new children all the time, so I’m sure you’ll be assigned a child soon. This is your new employee starter kit. It contains a tablet which has the staff handbook app, where you’ll find most of what you need. You’ll also find the help icon on the tablet full of useful information. I’ve given you a staff ID and a swipe card, as well as keys to the Woodland apartments - number 102. They are made for those of non-human nature. We currently have a cat taur staying in apartment 101, right next door to yours. Your three dot key card will allow you to go to places the regular humans do not get to see. For now, you can use a spare uniform but please do visit the tailor so he can measure and fit you and make uniforms to your liking. Inside the box is also a map of the manor, in case you need a bit of help finding your way around,” the man finished speaking. "Any questions?” ===================================== Outside of the manor, a chubby, short, 5 year old boy with tan skin and rosy cheeks waddled up to the gates, having just ran away from his captor in the town. He was a bright burst of colour against the late spring background. He had two large, feathered wings displaying feathers of green, blue and red, in that order, each one being a layer. They looked like angel wings but were in fact, parrot wings. His soft, fluffy hair was red bangs at the front, then green in the middle and then a patch of bright blue at the back and his eyes were a brilliant emerald. He was clutching a paper flyer advertising the ‘House of the Lost’ as he stood on tiptoes to ring the bell for the gate. He seemed dirty and a bit rumpled, out of breath. There were dirt and grass stains on his clothes and twigs and leaves in his hair. When the gate guard talked to him, he spoke up, seeming a bit desperate and jumpy. “Hi! My name is Peach Loveberry! Can I come in? I heard this place was a safe haven! I'm a lovebird!” he told the guard, who let him in. Peach then began to jog down the long driveway, panting and puffing by the time he made his way to the front door. He knocked on it and a maid came and let him in, leading him to the nurses’ station to begin the intake process. Nurse Lacey, the lady with light blue hair and yellow eyes, took him in and began to do the tests and ask him questions, taking his blood pressure, height, weight, age, and other information. Peach just sat there and did whatever she told him, too puffed from the long driveway to talk much. He was very unfit after being in that horrible woman’s house, locked inside a big cage for two years and fed mostly junk food while forced to entertain the woman and her guests. Before that, he had run away from a lab in a tropical country. People just kept kidnapping him and locking him in cages!

“Ah, right. You did say that. It's great that you have that much control and practise with your fire. I’m impressed. And room number 5? Okay. You’ll be closest to Ms Angela and Mr Xeto, and right next to Kara, in room 4,” she said with a smile. Using a tentacle, she tore a note off the kitchen notepad on the fridge, grabbed a pen and wrote down everything he wanted for his room. While writing, she replied to Kara via their mind link. “Alright, Dear. And what theme would you like for your nursery?” she asked her politely. “Sophie has Spring and bunnies. Rei has kittens. Drew has undersea, those are some examples…” “Alright. I’ll get started on decorating your room after I show you around your new home. It should be done before lunch time, at the least,” she informed him. “Oh, nicely done! Clever boy!” She watched him carefully breathe fire on the bowl of noodles. She then fed him the rest of the super heated food, being sure not to burn herself. Once the bowl was empty, she tenderly cleaned his face and hands with some wet wipes before removing his bib, one of her stretchy tentacles putting it in the kitchen hamper. The motherly alien woman cleaned up the dishes and high chair tray using telekinesis before unlocking the baby seat and scooping the blue dragon boy up, draping a towel over her shoulder and holding him so his chin was leaned upon her shoulder. “Now, now, time to get out any air bubbles from that full tummy~” She cooed as she reached up between his wings and lightly rubbed and patted his back through his romper to help him release any trapped gas. “Can you give us a good burp, Ry Ry?” Mama Lolly encouraged her scaly baby. ======================================= “Aw, that’s sad,” Frost said. “I hope life is treating her better nowadays”. He watched her put the toddler boy on the paved ground and pat his brown hair. “I’d follow along behind him to keep an eye on him, if I were you,” Frost told Akiza. “He’s at that age where he might try to eat the flowers or put things in his mouth. Oh, and you can try those other things I suggested, if ya want. Pointing out the pictures in the flower beds and showing him the statues Lollia put in here for the kids would make a neat game. Teaching him the names of flowers and what the colours are…it’s fun to make things educational”. He then began to wheel his chair out of the room, down a path towards the doors. “Well, I’ll leave you to it. I gotta go see how these girls are doing. If you want to come join us, feel free, Miss Hoshi!” he said with a friendly grin and a wave before leaving the conservatory, heading down the hall back into the playroom. Once he got inside, he looked around and saw that Sophie and Rei had finished playing with the Hello Kitty house, overhearing Sophie ask Mr Xeto about getting winter garb so they could play outside. He clapped to get their attention. “Hey, you two! I’ll grab the winter coats and stuff for you. Wait here a sec and I’ll be right back with them,” he advised, spinning his wheelchair around and disappearing with the sound of tinkling beads on the wheel spokes. He went to the storage closet and grabbed a coat, mittens and snow boots for each girl. Rei got the pink and white set while Sophie got the yellow ones. ========================================= “Otay! Fank you Missha Fwosty! We waits hewe,” Sophie called back to the arctic fox, glad that one of the adults responded. “Yay! We gedda pway outside!” she cheered, clapping her hands. She kept talking with Rei while they waited for Frost to come back. “Weah…I get dat. I gots in lotsa twouble a-cause I couldn’t leawn how to use da potty. And dey punish-ded me a lot when I had accidents. It was bad. And sad. I always got scolded fow using my diapees and dey hated changing me. Buh now dat I’m hewe, I tan be happy in my diapees ebewy day! I like dis home da mostest out of alla dem”. She looked at Rei with sympathy. “I woulda runned away too. Dat sounds tewwible! Poow Wei. But now you safe hewe” She said, unable to imagine how hard it would be to have to clean up your own accidents. She felt a little bad for making fun when Rei said she didn’t know Mr Xeto was an alien. “Sowwy…now you knows. Missha Xeto is fwom outside-space. He’s definitely an aliem!” She smiled as she stood up from their game of house and brushed down the skirt of her dress, making sure it sat nicely. “Dun wowwy, Missha Fwost will be back soon. Ya! I wish we could be like him. I would tuwn into a bunny like him and you could be a kitty!” she said enthusiastically, just as she looked up and saw Frost wheel back into the playroom, some winter clothes on his lap. “He’s back! Missha Fwost, tan chu help dwess Wei? I tan pud my coat and stuffs on by my ownself,” she said, wanting to be nice and let her friend go first. She waddled up to him and took the yellow garments, starting to put her feet in the fur lined snow boots and pull on the mittens. ======================================= “What’s this I hear about wanting to be like me?” Frost jokingly asked as he entered the playroom, his chair leaving double line indents in the spongy, colourful block flooring. “Sure, Sophie Hon, I can do that. If you need any help getting dressed, let me know,” he said, before taking the pink coat and holding it out with the sleeves facing him so that Rei could step up and put her arms in. “Okay Miss Rei, you get the pink ones. Whenever you’re ready, step into your winter coat, Sweetie. Then we have to put your mittens and snow boots on,” he instructed warmly, “I’ll come outside with you two, so just go ahead and wait at the back door for me. I gotta keep watch while you play, to make sure you’re both safe and I can help if you need something”. The fox wagged his tail, giggling when he saw that Sophie managed to put her boots on the wrong feet, and her coat on inside out. He quickly helped her fix them, patting her bunny ears. “Aw, good try, Baby Bun. You almost had it this time. Looking nice and sunny in that bright yellow! Alright, let’s get into the snow! Let’s enjoy the winter wonderland that’s waiting for us in the backyard,” he said, ushering the girls along. “I’ll meet you out there, so go ahead! I’m grabbing a few toys for outdoor play”. He stayed behind, gathering the snow toys from the playroom shelves to bring outside. Arms and lap now full, Frost wheeled around and saw Sophie and Rei still standing there, waiting for him in their winter garments. “I got some stuff for decorating and dressing snowmen, along with shovels, snowball makers, snow markers, sleds, scoops, ice bubbles and some black cardstock to catch snowflakes!” he announced. “Let’s play!”

“Sure, I’d be happy to,” Lollia responded, taking the plastic handle of the fork and twirling some of the noodles onto it, cutting them off with the spoon before feeding him a mouthful of the warm, cheesy goodness. “Ahh, so you DO have some fire breathing capability. I’m glad you told me that. It’s very important for me to know, so I can prevent fire accidents,” she said, feeding Ry another bite when he was ready. “What comes next? Well…after this, I’ll clean up a little and then I’ll show you around your new home. It’s very big, so you’ll need to see where everything is. And once that’s over, I’ll help you pick a bedroom and decorate it the way you like. You can choose the crib, changing table, walls and flooring and much more. Some rooms are already taken, so you will have to pick one that’s free,” Lollia told him while she continued feeding him. She considered how to handle Ry’s fire abilities. “When you start school with Mr Xeto next week, I’ll have to do some training with you so you can practice using your fire breath safely, as well as get better at flying,” she said. “Also, I must stress; please do NOT use your fire breath inside if you can help it. You should only breathe fire when you are outdoors and try not to hurt anybody. I think I’ll make your room fireproof, just for safety reasons”. She wondered what colour his fire was and how much control he had over it. “I’ll make some training courses outside for our lessons, when they start,” she promised. “Just like they have in the Spyro games. Have you heard of that game? It’s about a small, purple dragon”. ===================================================== ((Free Rooms: 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. You can check their locations on the map of the second floor on the front page ^^ I am working on an updated image with text on occupied rooms.)) Frost listened to Akiza tell him about her roommate from when she was young. “It’s interesting that you used to live in an orphanage and now, here you are, working in one. Maybe that makes this place seem more familiar. I hope it does. We try hard to make this one of the good ones. It’s a good thing we have more options for controlling and limiting powers nowadays, and that we can afford to purchase them”. He paused. “And that sounds pretty scary. I wonder how many fires that girl started. Did the staff put her in a fireproof room, or help teach her healthy alternative ways to express her anger? It sounds like they couldn’t find a power nullifier for her to wear. That must’ve been tough. Since the other kids knew that making her angry would get a really good explosive reaction, it probably just encouraged them to bug her even more. I feel bad for her. Kids can be cruel, even if they don’t always realise they’re being it,” he said, feeling sorry for the other girl. “I bet if they got injured by her fire then they wouldn’t be so keen on provoking a reaction. She probably used fire as a threat to get them to leave her alone at times too”. Hearing the names she was given, he smiled. “As nicknames go, those are pretty cool. I hope she was able to gain better understanding and control of her powers eventually and live a happier life. Being angry so often is bad for your health. It makes you age faster too. It takes a lot for a chill guy like me to get angry,” he informed her, “Though even I have my limits”. The arctic fox watched her interact with Andrew fondly, hoping the tot didn’t try to eat the fish food she put in his hand, but would instead give it to the ever-hungry guppies. To his relief, Akiza gave him instructions and Andrew followed them. Frost snickered as he watched the fish all come to the surface and snatch the food, their tiny mouths biting at the rainbow flakes. “Yay, good job, Andrew! You got all the food into the pond. The fish are eating it up, see? Those guys are always hungry”. He looked back at Akiza. “You might wanna put Andew down and let him wander a bit. The conservatory is nice and warm and there’s wending paths and plenty of things to see in here. I sometimes put the kids in one of the hanging chairs and push it like a swing, or show them the different garden statues and flowers. He can put his hands in the water bubblers or the stream but it’ll probably be cold, ahehe,” he chuckled, “Not that it bothers ME, of course. Oh, or you could try taking him to play with the other kids. I left Sophie and Rei in the playroom beside the living room. I should probably get back to them, so Xeto isn’t left alone. Unless you want me to stay”. ========================================================= Sophie nodded emphatically, rabbit ears bobbing. “Yes. I do! I neba hadded such a good fweind a-fowe. ‘Cause peoples always get a-scawed of my magic when it does weiwd stuffs,” she said softly, sounding a little sad as she looked away. “Buh Miss Lolly lets me use it ebewy day, so it bes good fow me most da time now. It only plays up when I don’t use it enough and twy to holds it all inside. It huwted peoples in da past and den da gwowed ups said I wasn’t ‘llowed to play wiff othew kids in case I huwts dem”. The more she tried not to use her wild magic, the more it lashed out and escaped. It would build up inside her if she didn’t release some of it every day. She normally used it to control her plushies, animating them and making them act according to her will. She could do this 3 times per day max before she ran outta juice. Getting back to the topic at hand, Sophie heard Rei reply to her question about what aliens eat. “I fink dey eat made-up foods wike what’s on Neopets and in cawtoons and some bideo gamies. And Missha Xeto is an aliem. Didn’t chu knows dat? He’s sittin’ wight oba dewe!” she pointed towards him and giggled. “He eben has dose antenna fingies like bugs do,” she snickered, putting her hands up to her forehead and poking her pointer fingers out to demonstrate what she meant. She wondered if that meant that he could talk to bugs. Since he was like them in some way. Sophie was glad that Rei agreed to playing outside. “Yay! Dat’s good. I needa wun off some enewgy” the girl stated, shifting restlessly. She was quite energetic and active and needed to burn off energy running and using large motor skills at times. “We bedda ask da adults fow outside coats and mittens and snow boots afowe we goes outside,” Sophie said. “Othew-wise we get fwostbite”. The girl continued to play house for a minute. “Fank you, I cooked it wiff lots of lub” she made MaMa kitty say, grinning. “Umm…I fink aliems eats foods dat gwows on theiw home planets. Ebewy planet has diffewent foods”. Just then, Sophie heard Mr Xeto’s voice in her mind…belatedly answering the questions she asked him earlier. It startled her and she jolted, falling over onto her back “Ahh!” Sophie flailed, clutching her head. “What was dat?!” Once she calmed down a bit, Sophie sat up, her hand over her heart “Phew! Dun scawe mes wike dat, Missha Xeto! I didn’t knows chu could talk in ouw head wike Mama Lolly”. She thought about what he said. “Aw, den I guess we neba knows what food you wike. Ah, by da ways…tan me an’ Wei get somes wintew coats, mittens and somes snow boots, so we’s tan play outside?” she asked him. "Dey in da stowage closets".