Chapter Two: What's that Smell?
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Viviana was a responsible and independent child, so she helped herself to a bowl of clam chowder when she woke. She cleaned up after herself though no adults were around to prompt her.
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Spotting Selma at the front door, Viviana took it upon herself to lecture the dog about her behavior, doing her best to mimic her mother's voice.
Selma gave her an innocent look, as if to say, "Who, me? I would never do that!"
"Silly dog,' Viviana said, laughing.
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She decided to sit down and do some extra credit work, wanting to impress her teachers.
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Taro woke hungry, and went to his parents' room to demand food, waking up Harry for the second time in less than twelve hours.
"All right, buddy, let's get you fed," Harry said, rolling out of bed and scooping the toddler up. "How about peanut butter and jelly for you and pancakes for me?" He did not want to spend time cleaning up the mess that would result from giving Taro pancakes. Fortunately, his son was agreeable.
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Once Taro was settled in his chair with his breakfast, Harry began cooking his pancakes, making enough for the whole family.
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Harry had no sooner sat down and began to eat when Taro decided he'd had enough and would rather play with his food than eat it.
Harry sighed. "Very nice. Now you can sit there and wait until I'm done.
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Viviana, mindful of her mother's words of the night before, decided one wat she could be helpful was by brushing Selma. She laughingly tried to avoid the dog's loving kisses.
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Her next chore was taking out the trash, though the garbage bag was half her size. Noticing the stray dogs hanging around, she tried befriending one of them. She thought Selma should have a friend so she wouldn't be lonely when everyone was gone.
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Needing to the bathroom, Harry released Taro first and let him go into the living room with a plate of pancakes since the toddler was still hungry. He had already made a mess and judging by the smell emanating from his neither regions, Taro was going to need a bath anyway, so he might as well have pancakes.
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Having done all she could to be helpful for the moment, Viviana relaxed in her room with a book She began to analyze it as she had learned form her Great-Aunt Jessica.
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Harry emerged from the bathroom to finish his breakfast, joining Taro in the living room to keep an eye on him while he played with his blocks. They had a nice chat, and Harry was pleased to discover that Taro's communication skill was improving.
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Harry left Taro in the living room to play for a few minutes while he cleaned up the highchair He was glad to see that Viviana had picked up the mess on the floor.
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"All right, Taro, it's time for your bath," Harry said, swinging the boy up into his arms.
Taro was too busy giggling to object. Once he was in the bath, he splashed vigorously.
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"Now let's try to use the potty again," Harry said once the bath was over and Taro was dried and dressed.
"Potty, potty, potty!" Taro mimicked, eyes bright with mischief.
Harry laughed. "That's right. You want to use the potty like a big boy, don't you?"
Taro nodded. "I big boy!"
During the potty training, Brianne returned from her shift exhausted and went right to bed, or she would have been right therd with Harry cheering Taro on.
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Brianne made herself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, used to being on her own. She cleaned up after herself, not wanting to leave a mess laying around.
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After lunch, she spent some time on the phone with her best friend Ruby Sasaki-Stone and her cousin Takashi Yomin-Kibo, telling them about a new game she had played.
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Taro had missed his nap, so Harry put him to bed even though it wasn't yet 7pm. Then he spent a few hours jamming and writing a couple of knew jingles in the hope that at least one of them would sell. He rotated from guitar to keyboard to violin, improving all of his skills.
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Viviana found another book to read, and took it into Taro's room to read, wanting to be near her little brother. Besides, with Harry playing music, he might not hear if Taro woke up.
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Finished with the book, Viviana brought out her little blue bear and played until bedtime, sending the toy on a tour through the solar system.
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Downstairs, Harry watched TV until he was ready for bed, checking to make sure Viviana was asleep before he went up to his own bed.
