Chapter 4.23 – Home, Sweet Home II https://i.imgur.com/mxS8vbH.png
Anthrax - Safe Home
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At home Lenore was still there, now in a group conversation with Aaron and Isaac as the taxi arrived and Ingun and Natalie came back from the edge of the forest.
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"Yeaahaw! I want to ride a horse!" Ingun said and imitated a horses neigh. Natalie didn't know what to say to that. As far as she could tell, her sister hadn't been particularly interested in horses. Atleast not anymore than any young girl going through their "horse phase" will do, so she took it for an exclamation of happiness, and surely Natalie was also very glad to have her sister home with her.
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Once inside Inguns eyes were wide open and confused, as if she had just appeared somewhere and didn't know where she was, and poor Natalie had to check if the kids or someone else had left the stove on. Just to make sure it wouldn't catch fire.
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Ingun knew where she was though, she just had one of her memory lapses on the way in from the taxi.
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The sisters are very different, but they also have their similarities.. Ingun has to check the oven as well, even though Natalie just checked it...
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And of course, both of them also work with cooking at The Zombie Restaurant, so it is not that strange that once Ingun begins to relax a little more they turn to discuss work and cooking recipes. Inguns life time wish is to be a master chef. That is her biggest joy in life, of which she hasn't had to many of.
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Aaron is telling a story to Lenore about a pair of winged creatures that love each other very much. In good days and in bad days...
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Natalie reassures Ingun that she will be safe here, and that there isn't anything to worry about. "I'll have your back, sister" she says.
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Ingun feels reassured and continues to talk about cooking, it is indeed her main interest..
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Billy is outside telling a ghost story to absolutely noone as a stray cat runs by..
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Oy, kitty where are your heading?
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Meow, meow, meow, says the kitty as it stops and stares at the door. Unfortunately I don't speak cat language, so I can't translate..
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Aaron comes outside, but he walks right by the cat, because he wants to sleep in the treehouse.
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The cat walks over to listen to what is left of Billys ghost story while wagging is tail at him. The cat then runs around a bit, but it doesn't want to leave the lot.
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Then it walks over to investigate the treehouse where Aaron is sleeping. *purr* *purr* it says, and I still can't translate. :P It stands there for a while, before it finally runs off.
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Billy, Lenore and Isaac have now gathered upstairs in Isaacs room. Billy tries to scare Lenore by telling of dreadful things from the forest, but Lenore is completely unphased.
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Billy: Hi, lady... can you read me a bedtime story? Natalie hasn't introduced them to each other, so he doesn't actually know her name..
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"Oh, s-sure, I'll be more than happy to that" she says. "I am Ingun, your aunt and Natalies sister. Whats your n-name?" Billy tells her his name, and they go to Natalies bedroom.
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Ingun is not so shy and timid anymore already, now that she is in a home where she can feel safe and good.
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She still has a few struggles, though.
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Lenore finishes her last bit of homework. Natalie is happy that she came over to visit, and tells her she is more than welcome any time she wants. It makes Natalie feel good that Aaron has made a friend from school. Ingun has a brief thought of wanting to see someones ghost... "I like you better dead..."
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Eventually it gets late, and Lenore has to go home.
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This is actually the first time I have seen Natalie use the tv set. She is not watching in its direction though. Her head is instead turned towards Isaac, waiting outside the bathroom to use the toilet, because Ingun is occupying it, alternating between talking to herself and feeling happy...
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Isaac gave up the waiting, and went to bed.."Aunt Ingun is acting a little strange" he thinks "Why is everyone in my family so weird?"
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"First time I'm using the tv, and then it breaks" Natalie laments, while she locks her elbow around Inguns arm.. The sisters like to be close.
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Natalie shares her concerns to Ingun about things catching fire. "I am still afraid of these ghosts and demons" she says. "I don't want them to come back here and set things on fire again.."
Ingun still doesn't understand where this talk of ghosts and demons come from, but tries her best to comfort her sister, like she comforts her. "I am sure it will b-be alright" she says. "We d-did get that protection from that w-witch from the f-forest."
Natalie: Elisa. Her name is Elisa, and she is a magician.
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As Aaron is sleeping outside in the treehouse, and Billy is downstairs in Natalies bed, Ingun gets the room with the bunk bed all to herself on her first night in the house. Sweet dreams!
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Umm, well, seems like Aaron the night owl wasn't sleeping. He had awoken, fully rested to play in the treehouse instead...
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And Bianka just finished practicing chess on her own, and is now looking pretty pissed off... Its way past bedtime and Ingun hasn't come back home yet...
''Meow, meow, meow, says the kitty as it stops and stares at the door. Unfortunately I don't speak cat language, so I can't translate..'' haha I wonder if they will keep the cute kitty. oh well maybe it will come back another day.
It's nice that Ingun is relaxed here at Natalie's and feels no longer shy or timid. And I like that the sisters feel close!
OH! I didn't realize that Bianka didn't know that Ingun had moved out!
@DivaDoodle Thanks for the comment! Ah yes, Natalie didn't go over to her mom's house to take Ingun with her permanently, she only went there to bring her to the doctor (and Elisa) at first. The idea to ask her to move in only came to Natalie at the doctors office when she started to feel it that Ingun staying with their mom wasn't a good thing..
I got me some horses to ride on, to ride on They say that your demons can't go there So I got me some horses to ride on, to ride on As long as your army keeps perfectly still
And maybe I'll find me a sailor, a tailor And maybe together we'll make mother well So I got me some horses to ride on, to ride on As long as your army keeps perfectly still
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Ingun was having sweet dreams of baking the most delicious cakes and pastries...
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"Morning Billy" Aaron said, as he walked out to play in the treehouse. Billy didn't respond, he was perhaps a little grumpy this morning. The sun was already up, and soon it would be time for the kids to get ready for school, and Ingun for her first session alone with Dr. Sara...
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Rise and shine, Ingun..
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Her sister, Natalie, woke up downstairs at more or less the same time. She had to remember to take her medication, as usual.
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The first thought on Inguns mind was to buy a new and more expensive oven. She wasn't to happy about the one that Natalie owned. "I want one that is worth atleast 1000 simeoleons!" she thought.
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Natalie called the repair man to fix the broken tv.
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The kids were on their way to school.
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Natalie gave Ingun a hug, and Ingun felt protected and watched after. "Time to go to the doctors office, sis" Natalie said.
Ingun: O..ok, I just hope we won't meet any c-criminals on the way...
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Natalie: Relax, Ingun! Its broad daylight! You know criminals usually operate in the dark.. and even if one tried something, I would kick his ass! Come now!
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Ingun wasn't all that convinced. She had a little nervous breakdown, so Natalie had to call on her a few times before she would leave the bathroom.
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"Come along now, Ingun! I'm watching over you!" Natalie called for her again as she entered the hallway at the hospital.
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Saras makeshift office is just up that staircase. "You go up there now, Ingun. I'll be in the waiting room watching a movie or something until you are done. Sara is very good and friendly, there is nothing to worry about!" Natalie said reassuringly.
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"Good morning, Ingun! Nice to see you! Please, have a seat!" Sara said as Ingun entered.
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"I moved to a new house, yesterday", Ingun said, "but I never made it inside. Why does that happen?"
Sara: What..uhh.. what do you mean? Didn't you go home with Natalie?
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Ingun: Natalie..? Who is Natalie?
Sara: Your sister, Natalie. You went home to your sisters house yesterday.
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Ingun: I don't have a sister. I want to go home to ride my horse. Do you like horses lady?
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Sara: Horses are very beatiful animals, but.. Ingun.. of course you have a sister. Don't you remember?
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Ingun: ?? No... what sister? My name is Tommy. I like horses.
Sara: Oh, oh.. I see. My name is Sara, I work here as a psychologist.
Sara began to understand that Ingun might actually be dissociating. She had read about this as a student, and heard of patients diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder, but never actually met one before. She knew that this condition was typically caused by childhood abuse as a way for an individual to distance and detatch themselves from trauma. A person with this disorder would have two or more seperate identities, known as alters, with each their own personality traits, unique history, likes and dislikes. Sara also knew that there was no real cure for the disorder. The best thing she could do for Ingun, was to make the identities aware of each other, teach her/them about the condition and how best to deal with it, as well as offer psychotherapy to help Ingun and/or her alters to deal with her past trauma.
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Tommy: I'm only ten years old. I have no job. Are you a doctor?
Sara: Yes, Tommy, I am a doctor. I help people get better. Do you have any friends, Tommy?
Tommy: I have no friends. I only have mommy and my horse. We live together in a big house on a big field. Mommy is very good to me.
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Sara: Oh, thats good to hear Tommy. Does mommy have a name?
Tommy: Yes, her name is Ingun. She likes to make food. She makes the best cakes!
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Tommy: My mommy is a doctor, just like you, and she has said that if her boss gives her a raise, we will buy a new horse!
Sara: That sounds very nice, Tommy. Do you have a father?
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Tommy: No, father has ran away! He doesn't like mommy and he doesn't like horses!
Sara: Oh, I am sorry to hear that, Tommy.
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Ingun: S-sorry to hear w-what? I... ap-pologize... I m-must have blacked out for a s-second..
Sara: That's ok.. so, you don't remember anything of what we just talked about?
Ingun: I d-don't know.. I remember c-coming here, w-walking up the stairs and s-sitting down.. t-that's what I remember...
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Ingun: D-do you know w-why that happens?
Sara: Well, umm.. it looks like you have a condition called dissociative identity disorder.
Sara explained everything about the disorder to Ingun, and what she could or couldn't do about it. She also recommended for Ingun to start keeping a journal as a way to communicate between her alters to make them more aware of each other, and as a way for Ingun and Sara to uncover how many there were of them.
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Ingun was relieved to finally get an explanation, but also sad to have such an untreatable diagnosis. "So.. I h-have to.... live with t-this for the rest of my l-life?" Ingun said with a sorrow in her voice.
Sara: Well, the bad news is that... yes, you do, but the good news is that it is possible to greatly reduce the impact it has on your life.
Sara: I will teach you several coping mechanisms, and together we will uncover the triggers that causes these switches between your alters, so that you can recognize when it happens and get a lot more control.
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Sara: It is also very important that you have support from your loved ones, and already you moving in with your sister is a HUGE step forward! I think it is so not only for you, but also for Natalie. I think that both you and your sister need each other.
Ingun was listening intently. Sara told her about Tommy, and went on to explain in further detail what plan and strategy they should use, before the time was up and she had to dismiss Ingun for the day. Ingun would continue to see Sara daily for the next couple of months as step one of the plan, before it would be reduced to every other day and eventually only weekly. Atleast that was the plan so far.
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Ingun felt better after the session was over, but became a little uneasy when she came downstairs and didn't see Natalie anywhere.
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Well, Natalie hadn't gone to far, she just had to use the toilet.
Natalie: I am so proud of you from sitting through your first session alone! Tell me, what did Sara say?
Ingun explained everything Sara had told her, about the dissociation and the alters, and about Tommy, the 10 year old boy that loved horses.
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Natalie: Ahh.. that explains why you shouted yeehaw and imitated a horse right after we came home yesterday!
Ingun: Wow, I r-really did that? T-that's kind of funny, in a w-way.
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Natalie: Maybe we should buy a horse next!
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Ingun: I w-would much rather have a new c-cooking oven!
Natalie: Hahaha, yeah, why not!? I think we can stop by and get one on the way home!
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And so they did..
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All of a sudden money didn't appear to be any problem for Natalie. She hadn't bought anything expensive in a good while, so she had built up a little bit of a cash reserve, so getting a new oven was no problem.. Natalie now only wanted the best for her sister, she wanted to give her everything she wanted, everything she could give her...
It was a new disorder for me to discover, I hadn't really heard about it before. I don't remember now excactly how I came across this, but I did do a lot of searching to understand mental illness and the effects of trauma on a person, so that's probably how I found it. I also found a youtube video of an interview with a woman with this disorder where she switches to at least one alter, and yeah.. learning about this and watching that video kind of blew my mind... not only is it extremely tragic, but also the lengths or own brains can go to, to preserve ourselves.. it left me with a feeling of... speechlessness.. jawdropping..
If it is of interest I may try to dig up the video again, but I think it was 20+ minutes long, or something..
@Sprottenham As soon as I saw the title 'Tommy', I immediate thought of the musical Tommy {1975) and I thought your music was going to be Listening to You, by the Who! :D
I love the picture of Aaron on his bike, the town is so pretty!
''Sara: What..uhh.. what do you mean? Didn't you go home with Natalie?'' ''Ingun: Natalie..? Who is Natalie?'' uh oh!
''Ingun: ?? No... what sister? My name is Tommy. I like horses.'' oh boy.... I used to read books about this in my 20's, 3 faces of Eve and Sybil. it's very interesting, the multipl personalities.
It's so great that Natalie is so accepting and supportive of Ingun, and Yay a new oven!
@DivaDoodle Hmm, interesting, though I have never been a big fan of musicals and I have never heard of that musical (especially not ones from before I was born!).
Oooh, thanks a lot about the comment on the town. Isaac is biking through the more downtown-y area. I don't remember excactly what the building to the left was - but I think it was a night club/disco or something. Which probably means they should have gone out more... if only they didn't have so many other troubles! :S
I have never heard of 3 faces of Eve and Sybil, but I'm gonna have to search for it now. :P But of course, I have always heard about "Multiple Personality Disorder", but never gone to indepth about it to figure it out, or known what was the cause (I always assumed it was genetical and extremely rare, possibly non-existant, because in my life realistically I have never heard of anyone with such a condition!)
*edit: Whoaa, I just read the beginning of the plot summary on Eve and Sybil from the wikipedia page..
In 1951, Eve White is a timid, self-effacing wife and mother who has severe and blinding headaches and occasional blackouts. Eve eventually goes to see psychiatrist Dr. Luther, and while having a conversation, a "new personality", the wild, fun-loving Eve Black, emerges. Eve Black knows everything about Eve White, but Eve White is unaware of Eve Black.
Having blackouts there is just like I wrote it too, ah, this made me feel better about my own writing, when it has already been written like that by someone else! :P So I did get something right! :P Thanks for giving me this little confidence boost. ^_^
@Sprottenham Here's link if you're interested on the rock musical Tommy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who%27s_Tommy I of course was crazy about it, because Rock 'n Roll! Wooohooo! ??????? The songs were great!
I think they made a movie of 3 faces of Eve.
Yes! you totally are spot on, in your descriptions in your great story!!! Keep going! I'm definitely your avid fan reader!
@DivaDoodle Oh wow, an avid fan reader, that is almost to much, but thank you very much for sticking out with this weird show! ;)
Hmm, well, I might check out the musical tomorrow when I have time, ah, and though I don't much about musicals, I guess this project is a little bit inspired by music (or musicals) and similar theatrics, atleast some idea is behind there, since I have tried to find a song for every update!
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Billy was at the dining table doing his homework when a loud pounding noise was heard from the door behind him.
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"Open the door!" an angry voice shouted. The pounding was heard again. "Open the goddamn door! I know you're in there!"
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"Who is that, mommy?" Isaac asked. Natalie recognized the shouting voice. She was here. Of course she was here. "Don't open the door, Isaac!" Natalie said. "Don't open the door!"
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Aaron had just been hushed out of the bathroom by Ingun, because she needed to use the toilet. He had heard the pounding, too, and could tell that Natalie was upset about something. "Whats going on mom?" he asked.
Natalie: Stay away from the door! Don't open it!
Another round of pounding was heard. "Open the door, or I'll kick it in!" the voice from the outside shouted.
Natalie: She's here! Kids, go upstairs! Isaac: Why mom? Whos there? What's happening!? Aaron: But Lenore is co..
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Natalie: Go upstairs! NOW!
A kick was heard, and the front door slammed open just as Billy was making it up the stairs. "I know you're in there!" the voice shouted.
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Bianka ran through the door straight up to Natalie. "Where is Ingun? Where are you keeping her!?" she yelled
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Natalie: Ingun is not here! Get out of my house! Bianka: I'm not leaving without my daughter! Where is she!?
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Natalie: She's not here! GET OUT!
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Ingun heard them shouting at each other and thought it was best to not leave the bathroom for a while..
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Bianka: Don't lie to me! I know she's in here!
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While this was going on, poor Lenore had arrived and stood outside listening to the shouting and arguing from inside. She didn't know what the fighting was all about, and where was Aaron?
Bianka: She's upstairs, isn't she?
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Bianka turned around to go up the stairs.
Natalie: No, she is not! Don't you dare go up there!!
Natalie couldn't have that monster go upstairs to her children.. Now it was all or nothing!
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But Bianka fought back hard this time...
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Natalie: Oww... Bianka: Where is Ingun? Natalie: She is not here.. get out of my house...
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Bianka: I'm not leaving without Ingun! She belongs to me!
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Ragnar: Hey! What's going on in here?
Ragnar, Isaac and Aarons father (and also their neighbour) had just returned home from going to the movies with Ina, when he saw the front door open and heard the commotion from inside.
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Bianka: Thats none of your business! This is a family affair!
Ragnar: I don't think Natalie wants you around here.
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Bianka: Who are you to say, you damn no-show!
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Ragnar: Now you watch it! I suggest you take it easy and go home.. Bianka: I'm not leaving without my daughter, Ingun. I know she's in here!
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Natalie: Ingun is not here, and even if she was, she wouldn't be coming with you! Get out of my house, or I'm calling the police!
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Bianka: The police? Hah! What are they going to do! I am your mother!
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Natalie: You. Are. Not. My. Mother. Now, get the fuck out of my house!
Bianka: I'm not leaving!
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Natalie: You are SO leaving!
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Bianka: I'm not done here, Natalie! I'll be coming back for Ingun, and I won't give up! Natalie: Just get out...
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Natalie made sure to follow Bianka to the door, ready to give her a hard push at any moment if she stopped or turned around... Lenore was no longer outside. She had ran home once things got physical inside. She didn't tell her father what she had seen and heard at Natalies house until after a couple of days.
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Ragnar: Whew! That was.. intense! Natalie... what the devil is going on here!?
Natalie explained everything to Ragnar, about the how she picked up Ingun from her moms house, and the visits to the doctors office. What she didn't explain, was everything related to Elisa, the demons and the spellcasting. Ingun heard that her mom had left, and hesitantly made it out of the bathroom. Natalie went up to the kids, and told them it was safe now and that they could come downstairs.
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Isaac: I didn't know grandma was so mean Aaron: I hope she never comes back here! Natalie: Neither do I, Aaron. Billy: We should put her in jail! Natalie: Yeah, maybe we should...
Natalie went downstairs again, to where Ragnar was standing.
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Ragnar: Its getting late, and I think its time for me to go home. Ina was quite worried when she heard you fighting inside...
Ragnar: ....but Natalie, if you get in trouble with your mom again, please don't hesitate to give me a call.. and tell the kids that they can come over to our place anytime they want! Me and Ina would love to have some kids around the house!
Natalie: Oh, yeah.. sure, thanks Ragnar. I will tell them...
Ragnar: Good to hear. Good night, Natalie..
Natalie: G-good night...
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Ingun was still in the bathroom looking nervously out the window. She had seen her mom leave just that way, but wasn't sure yet if she would suddenly double back.
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As Ragnar walked out the door, Natalie went into the bathroom and gave her sister a good, solid hug.
Now that things had returned to normal, Aaron walked outside to sleep in the treehouse again. Its not that he didn't like his bedroom, but he liked the treehouse more where he could be alone. Especially now that he had to share a bedroom with both Billy and Ingun.
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Billy on the other hand, enjoyed his newfound auntie Inguns company, so he went into the bathroom to ask her once more to read him a bedtime story.
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Isaac was upstairs being a strong and powerful dinosaur. Raawr, rawwr. No bad and evil grandmother should ever be able to lay her hands on him or his mother. He would sink his claws into her if she tried, that was for sure.
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Ingun read the bedtime story to Billy, and everything seemed peaceful...
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Natalie wasn't feeling so good right now, though, as the adrenaline was about to leave her body. What if her mother came back? What if she didn't only take Ingun, but took her kids as well? Natalie was very distressed.
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She hoped that her sister would toughen up, and that together they could defeat their mom once and for all, so that she would never come back! Heck, Natalie didn't even care if her mom would wind up dead for all the pain she had caused....
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The kids seemed to warm up pretty good to Ingun, and they really enjoyed her reading for them. Isaac also wanted a bedtime story, and Ingun was more than happy to read for him as well.
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Natalie didn't feel to bad about the kids occupying her bed, as she could use the rocking chair to rest and calm her nerves for the night.
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With Billy in Natalies bed, and Aaron in the treehouse, Ingun got the room with the bunk bed upstairs all to herself for this night.
Trip Around The Sun – Jimmy Buffet/Martina McBride
Yep, today is the last day of the dry season in the year of 1993 and Isaacs 13th birthday. Isaac's last transitional marking fell on the end of the wet season. In other words, the seasons have reversed pretty much completely during the course of the last 8 years.
To find the reason for this, it is necessary to zoom out and have a look at the planet they live on, Somnetia (more commonly known by its less scientific name, "The Dreamworld Planet"). Somnetia is to us an "earth sized planet", and the second planet away from their Sun on the outskirts of the Adsimulaticius galaxy. And like earth, it has an axial tilt of 23,5 degrees which is the cause of their seasons.* * Earths axial tilt is 23,4 degrees, so its not excactly the same, but similar enough to not notice any difference.
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However, it differs from earth in that it every 400 years or so, the planets axial tilt over the course of 8 years gradually slants the other way, hence the reversal of the seasons. Once this shift is complete, the seasons will not change until it happens again in about 400 years time.
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The young Isaac had done really well in school, in spite of a rather troublesome start, and would graduate from elementary school (6 – 12 yrs.) with the best grade possible. This should give him a solid foundation to also do well as he begins junior high school with the other young teenagers (13-15 yrs.). Isaac has already inherited the eccentric and heavy sleeper traits from his father, and a strong dislike for anything outdoors from his mother.
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Good morning and happy birthday, Isaac!
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Life is good when you can have an excellently cooked grilled salmon for breakfast, thanks to there being two chefs in the house now.. if only they knew how to clean! A dishwasher for the household might be an idea.. but they need to wish for one first. Those are the game rules...
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Off to school he goes. This is Isaacs day, so focus will be on him.
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Outside the school yard Isaac spots his good friend, Samira Mørch-Engebakken. She has blue wings, because she is an angel-werewolf hybrid. With Isaac it is a little more complex. He, as well as his brothers Aaron and half-brother Billy, are angel-human-magician hybrids. Hmm....
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Isaac is happy to go to school in such a wonderful school building. ;) Billy and Aaron is not there, because they are assigned to the old school building.
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At home Natalie thinks the place is filthy, and decides to do some cleaning. They're going to have guests over for the birthday party, so it should look clean and presentable.
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Oh, I had forgotten all about it being excursion day for the kids, because of all the tumultous happenings of yesterday.. Looks like the kids are in good hands, with Teresa Mater as their teacher. Isaac is also in the bus, though he is not visible anywhere...
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And I see now why Teresa was with them. They are going to the old mauselom in the Monastery Gardens. The Monastery Gardens lies between the Monastery to the north and the Nunnery to the south. The mausoleum in the garden is only for nuns and munks.
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The Monastery Gardens is also home to the towns Vault of Antiquity, with lots of ancient knowledge available to the towns population.
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To my surprise, Isaac leaves the excursion much earlier than the other kids. Billy and Aaron are still there. "Teresa Mater is so nice. She let me home early because its my birthday!" he says. Oh that Teresa, she is truely a saint...
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Poor Ingun is still nervously looking out the window to see if Bianka is anywhere nearby. Yeah, she better not come and wreck Isaacs birthday party, that old hag..
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Isaac is listening to the music box, so that he doesn't notice the ice cream truck that just parked outside..
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Ragnar is in the car behind the ice cream truck, honking for it to get out of the way...
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Ingun is helping Natalie clean around the house, and is doing laundry.
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Aaron and Lenore had ventured away from the Teresa and the other kids in their own game of hide and seek, and had lots of fun inside the mausoleum. This finally fulfilled Aarons wish of becoming best friends with Lenore, and Aaron immediately gets a new wish to hang out with her. Is something in the air, besides the smell of old bones and mummified corpses? :P
Meanwhile at the Twilight Tavern on the opposite end of town..
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"I just want to dance" Friederich, Natalies grandfather, says to the bartender. The other two people there, that you can see in the mirror, is Ecaterina Dascalu-Vasquez, a vampire, and Avigail Pammy-Vasquez.
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Avigail is Isaac and Aarons grandmother, and Ragnars father. You can tell she is related, because there is no other family where those facial features are prevalent. Atleast not that I know of...
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Billy and Aaron just came home from the excursion. "Wow, how clean this place is for a change!" Aaron thinks.
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Isaac immediately thinks its time to arrange his birthday party. Isaac invites over all the kids he knows from school, as well as his father Ragnar and his girlfriend Ina.
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A couple of human boys, Leon Sundal and Roar Tvedt are the first to arrive.
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Isaac is happy about the cake. "Did you bake it, auntie?" he asks. "I wish, but n-n-no, this is one is from the c-c-cake and sweets store" Ingun answers.
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Isabella Pammy-Vasquez, Icaacs cousin, is the third guest to arrive on the lot, but manages to get in the door before the two human boys, because, well, she can fly. Isabella has aged up to a teenager since last time we saw her. Isabella has yellow wings, because she is an angel-magician hybrid. Ina is seen exiting her and Ragnars home in the background.
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Lenore (in the light blue jacket) also arrived, this should make Aaron happy. Ingun finds it appropriate to laugh at Isabella for some reason.
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It doesn't take long after Lenores arrival before Aaron starts getting some interesting thoughts. Really, Aaron? Really? :D Well, you better go over and talk to her, then.. ;)
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Oh, more people arrived that weren't invited. As far as I know, they are not friends of the family, so I don't know what they are doing there... Ok, the one to the right, Annlaug Bjerknes, is a paparazzi.. who is the celebrity here!? Actually none of them is a celebrity, so why the paparazzi is there, I don't know...
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Isabella is impatient and left the party, calling it boring before it had even started..
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Ina wants to prepare Isaac for his teenage years by telling him about love and girls. "Good girls are like unicorns" she says. "A rare find that can show up when you least expect it!"
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Ingun gets nervous from all of the people gathering. "Why couldn't Isaac just have a small celebration with only us in the household? I would like that so much better..." she thinks.
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But Ingun is the first one to celebrate when Isaac is about to blow out the candles!
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Isaac: Ow ow, my arms and legs are stretching out! :O That looks like it could hurt...
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Isaac inherited the inappropriate trait from his mom, and Ragnar does his best to make sure his son won't be able to hear properly on his right ear for a while.
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Isaac: Oh, thanks a lot, dad...
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Ina is really amused at Brit being the Queen of the Chessboard. ;)
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Isaac is not though, he thinks its stupid. "Playing queen at my birthday party! I am the king here!" he says.
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The kids, as well as Ragnar and Ina, go outside to play and hang out by the seesaw. Aaron sits inside doing his homework.
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And the birthday kid actually decides to go to bed early. Alright, good night then, Isaac!
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"Bye Natalie and Aaron! It was a cool party, but I think I should be home now" Ina says.
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I look outside again, and figure out that Lenore must have a brother. The kid to the rights name is Thorleif and he has the same last name as Lenore, Johansen-Knutsen.
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Thorleif leaves the party shortly thereafter, saying he had a good time, while Samira and Lenore decide to do their homework out on the lawn. "Isaac has a nice home" Samira says.
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Aaron goes outside to play with the seesaw. His father Ragnar is still there. Samira continues to talk nicely about their home. Going outside also fulfills Aarons wish to hang out with Lenore.
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Aaron talks about how he wants to take a course in painting, an unfulfilled wish he has had for a very long time now, but he hasn't gotten around to ask his mom about it. Ragnar hears what he says, and promises to his son that he will pay for it, so that Aaron can finally get his course and learn painting!
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I am then notifies me that Thorleif just aged up as well. So he is not just Lenores brother, he is her older brother. This is Thorleif outside his and Lenores home.
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Unexpectedly Ingun goes outside to join Aaron on the seesaw, but then he goes off it, because he wants to play in the treehouse.. Ingun is afraid of the dark, and thinks the outside area could use a little more light to it. It is just barely that one her of alters now breaks through, but she has learned some techniques already by Sara to keep them from coming out. She wants to stay as Ingun as long as they have visitors.
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Ingun thinks its better to go back inside again to eat some more cake. Natalie has already gone to bed.
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Billy walked outside and wanted to ask Ragnar to read him a bedtime story, but was to late because now Ragnar decides to leave and go home.
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"Oh, drats" he thinks, "better go inside and finish my homework then. Ingun will probably read for me later".
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Lenore must have snuck off the lot without any notification, because now only Samira and Aaron are left outside (Aaron is inside the treehouse).
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Well, Billy doesn't even have to ask Ingun to read for him. "I want to read you a b-b-bedtime story after you have f-f-finished your homework, B-B-Billy" she says. Ingun has learned that she loves to read for the kids. She has never had any of her own, obviously, her mom wouldn't allow it. Ingun, being a supernatural, still has a lot of life left to live, so it is by no means to late for her.
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I think Samira just finished her homework, and says its time for her to go home as well, her werewolf eyes glowing in the dark. And just now I get the notification that Lenore is going home, but she has already been home a while... She is already on her way to go to bed. She just has to do what all the other kids are doing, check under her bed for monsters.
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Poor Lenore has monsters under her bed...and neither her father or brother is at home to comfort her. Lenores father is a single dad, living alone with his kids.
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Ingun turns on the music box for some soothing music. A tiny moment where she can dream away and forget about being nervous and anxious for a while.
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Once Billy has finished his homework, Ingun reads for him as she promised. Natalie can hear her sisters voice in her sleep, and it makes her dream about cooking and food. :P
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Ingun kisses Billy good night, and Natalies pleasant cooking dream is interrupted by dreaming of someone whom she thinks should be arrested and locked up...
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Ingun is really happy to stay at her sisters house and to read for her children.
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She just has to make sure the sink is not leaking before going to bed...
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Nighty night Ingun. I hope you sleep well.. tomorrow, if Natalie remembers what Elisa told her, she might take you for a little walk in the woods...
