Page 85 of Culture and Curiosities
He laughed out loud.
“No, we don’t have anything like that…at least not that I know of.” Shaking his head, he poked at his food and got thinky. “There are probably couples who are discreet and have explored on their own but nothing that is society-wide.”
I showed him sad diner men.
He thought that was funny too.
“Yes, they would find that sad but we’re going to have to make sure they understand our differences going forward. If they keep shocking everyone who comes through, it’s going to cause a problem.” Daddy frowned and shook his head. “I don’t even want to imagine the incidents they might create.”
They were naughty.
I showed him Boyd and Kenzie’s Daddy.
“Yes, I agree. They’re the best choice for explaining the problem to the diner men, but I was also thinking that a safer welcoming committee might be a good idea.” Daddy sighed when I giggled. “I know. It’s a long shot as you would say, but they need a group who are safe to meet people from my side. The diner men need to create a Team Boring.”
Did they have any boring people?
Even the people who weren’t naughty didn’t seem to be boring.
I gave him my question pictures and he shrugged. “I don’t know who would be best. We haven’t met anyone that boring yet.”
Yeah, no boring people were allowed.
Who was close?
I showed Daddy a picture of the library and bugs and then more question pictures.
“You’re right. They’re the closest we’ve met to boring and even they’re littles in some way and both fairly shy.” Daddy finished up his yummies and put his paper plate back in the bag. “I think we’re going to have to leave this for someone else to solve while we’re gone.”
Yep, not Daddy’s problem.
I was Daddy’s problem.
And his problem was ready for bathtime and cuddle time and bottle time.
Daddy nodded when I showed him all my stuff I was ready for. “Are you all done?”
Hmm…
Two more bites.
One.
Two.
Hahaha.
I could count.
“I do not understand the reference, my mate, but your society has extensive fictional materials.” I showed Daddy a picture of the puppet Count from TV and he shook his head. “I can’t decide if that looks friendly or frightening.”
He was so silly.
“Bubbles will definitely be safer and I know you’ll protect me if we watch scary things on the television.” Daddy stood up and kissed my head. “I might have a surprise for you if you can promise to protect me.”
Oh.
Present surprise?
