With a new dynasty effort underway, it has been nothing but serious business and hard work at Pippin Enterprises.
Pippin's Self: Step into my "office," Miss Witch.
Wella: Ooo, well, if I
have to...
Ava: So, Animus, are you single?
Pippin's Animus: Well, I'm part of a collective of Pippin Prime's consciousness, so I suppose I'm technically plural.
Ava: Wha...? Plural? Single as in...you know what, never mind.
But all of their "hard work" was soon to be interupted...by actual work.
Anwyn: Alright, doll, we're gonna make these losers do something about our issue.
Amnisse: Loser means more lose. If they have the most lose, they'd be losest!!
Wella: Oh. It's you.
Wella: Sorry, I don't see an appointment for blood-sucking-demon-queen on the schedule.
Anwyn: Nice to see you too, morsel. Have you put on weight?
Wella: I'll have you know I'm pregnant with a little baby Self!
Anwyn: And here I'd thought you'd eaten too many Twinkies.
Amnisse: Twinkies! Like keys that are twins. Twin keys!!
Anwyn: Send the losers my way, will you, broomsticks? I'll be in the conference room.
Wella: I hate her.
Amnisse: Yep, just part of her charm!
Wella: ...that's...that's not how charm works...
Amnisse: She sure is!
Wella: ...uhh...yeah. Okay. I'll get the Pippins.
Pippin's Persona: So, if this is about how small the house is, you'll just have to expand it as you go. We can't cheat the funds on that and the well was pricey...
Anwyn: Slow your roll, checkbook. The well is actually what we're here about.
Pippin's Anima: Things aren't well?
Amnisse: As my sweetievamp says, all's well that ends Wella!
Pippin's Self: That's...not how that goes! That's not right at all!!
Anwyn: Alright, focus, losers. If the well doesn't grant a child on the first wish after we complete our aspiration, does that mean we're done, or is the rule actually one wishing well
child rather than one
wish per set of aspirations?
Amnisse: We mated our souls!!
Pippin's Persona: Oh, so if...and the well...people?
Pippin's Animus: (avoids eye contact)
Pippin's Self: Yes, that is the question. So, I think...what do you think, Anima?
Pippin's Anima: What? I wasn't listening, but did anyone else notice how pretty Amnisse's hair is?
Pippin's Animus: I
so noticed!
Pippin's Persona: (facepalm) We'll need a moment to discuss this, if you'll excuse us, ladies?
Anwyn: Sure. Begone, losers.
Pippin's Self: So, what do we do?
Pippin's Persona: We need to confidently and solidly stand on our own two...well...ten feet and make a solid decision all on our own.
Pippin's Animus: Sounds good.
Pippin's Persona: So I'm emailing Marian.
Pippin's Anima: Sounds great!
And meanwhile, in a quiet residence in Windenberg…
MarianT: Hmm, I'm having the strangest notion that I should go check my emails...it's almost like that sense I get every time Pippin's about to fail another dynasty attempt...
(reads the email)
MarianT: Ah, less crisis than usual. I think we can handle this.
MarianT: And...send! Another crisis averted. You know, I should get a cape and become a superhero. Or go take a nap. Yeah, the nap sounds preferable.
And back at Pippin Enterprises...Pippin's Persona: Hmmm, she says, "I'm pretty sure we meant that you can only gain one child from the wishing well."
Pippin's Self: Sounds like permission to me!
Pippin's Anima: Done and done!
Pippin's Persona: ...and so after all of that debate, we have determined, entirely on our own, that the intention of the rule is one child rather than one wish. So yes, you may wish again.
Pippin's Self: Meeting adjourned! Time to go make out with...I mean...discuss...work things...with the receptionist...
Amnisse: Woot! Magical water baby!!
Anwyn: So you emailed Marian?
Pippin's Persona: What? You think we...yeah. We did.
Pippin's Self: So all of this talk about babies got me thinking we should go try for a baby.
Wella: We're already pregnant.
Pippin's Self: Let's make extra sure we are!
Wella: I like how you think!
Anwyn: You're both just ridiculous. Like not even just silly, but full-on ridiculous.
And so, our dynasty founders head back to their home with some good news, but a lot of hard work ahead of them.
Anwyn: All that traveling really worked up my appetite. Thanks for being there for me Clara.
Pippin: What about Candy?
Anwyn: She was desert. Her own fault for having a name like Candy.
Pippin: That's...disturbingly logical.
Anwyn: Thank you!
Pippin: And anyway, our favorite maid comes over to provide some free child care.
Amnisse: Salami's here!! Are you hungry, sweetieeats?
Anwyn: No, thanks, babe. I just had a Clara and some Candy.
Salma: Run, little one. Run for your life!!
Pippin: And early that morning, Anwyn approached the well again.
Great and Powerful (not as) Grumpy Wishing Well: Oh hey!! How's the little one doing?
Anwyn: She's great, thanks. I'd love to chat about her more, but I've got about half an hour before the sun's up enough that I start burning, so I was wanting..wishing, I should say...that we could have a sibling for her.
Great and Powerful (not as) Grumpy Wishing Well: You got it!!
Great and Powerful (not as) Grumpy Wishing Well: Anwyn Nocturne-Feyline, it is my honor to bestow upon you this gift certificate for one free adoption!
Anwyn: Adoption?
Great and Pwoerful (not as) Grumpy Wishing Well: Yep!
Anwyn: So...baby, not a child-aged child?
Great and Powerful (not as) Grumpy Wishing Well: That's right!
Anwyn: Umm...thanks.
Great and Powerful (not as) Grumpy Wishing Well: You. Are. Welcome! Well out!
Amnisse: All's well that ends Wella!
Pippin: (facepalm) Anyway, Amnisse finishes her good friend status with young Sigrid, who was good friends with Anwyn almost a full day earlier, and...
Anwyn: Simba!!
Pippin: Really?
Anwyn: Hey, that was a powerful movie moment!!
Pippin: And young Simba...I mean...Sigrid was definitely a daddy's girl.
Anwyn: Awww, she's kind of fantastic. Can't wait to see her as a big sister!
Sigrid: (look of horror)
Pippin: And with that enthusiastic response from her sister, we introduce young Raelyn.
Anwyn: I picked her because she had the best name.
Amnisse: That's how science works!
Pippin: The scary part is that she's actually a scientist. Meantime, outside...
Great and Powerful (not as) Grumpy Wishing Well: Hello, little one! Aren't you so excited to have a baby sister?
Sigrid: (shakes head)
Great and Powerful (not as) Grumpy Wishing Well: Oh please, you didn't need to come all the way out here to thank me. It was truly my pleasure.
Sigrid: (sticks out tongue)
Great and Powerful (not as) Grumpy Wishing Well: Now, run along and stay in school and don't play in traffic!
Sigrid: (sighs and heads back inside)
Anwyn: Hey, Siggy! We'll play dolls in just a bit. I've got to finish becoming good friends with our little Rae of sunshine...which is a poor choice of nicknames from a vampire, now that I think of it.
Pippin: But while little Siggy waited for time with Daddy, she got in some quality Mom time.
Amnisse: ...and then the dental floss said, "But the toothpick has such a wooden expression," so the duck lowered his head to avoid a thrown object because he's a duck!
Sigrid: (looks longingly at Daddy)
Pippin: But Daddy was, sadly, called away to do more vampire training.
Vlad: ...and there are those times when no fresh food is available, so you have to go with canned food.
Anwyn: Hmm, I think I should try that out.
Anwyn: Wow, canned food is not bad at all!
Papparazzo: Hey, someone passed out from seeing a celebrity! That's way more important news than the vampire terrorizing the town!
Anwyn: And that is how you avoid becoming my next meal. Nice choice, filmroll.
Papparazzo: Thank you, ma'am.
