1 x 1 with RubyRocket

[Boomer]

Alessa looked to the cat as Pound Cake talked about him. She was still a tiny bit weary, but she tried not to show it. After being invited to sit at the table, Alessa sat down and set Scarlett on the floor. The few times she was allowed at the table, she had to keep Scarlett on the floor. 'You are barely allowed at the table, what makes you think your toy is allowed?' Alessa heard her mother's question in her mind. The girl's eyes seemed spacey for a moment before the scent of cookies broke her out of her trance. The pup looked to the plate of cookies in front of her, but made to attempt to take one. She only took the glass of milk because it was given directly to her. Alessa held onto the glass, still awaiting a visual cue to drink the milk. She had been scolded for eating with one only cue given to her. Typically a glance and a nod would be enough. Alessa simply sat there and patiently waited. She could go several hours or days without food.

[rubyrocketboots13]

Pound Cake took a long sip of milk and finished off his cookie. Glancing up, he notided that Alessa wasn’t eating or drinking her milk and it had him just a bit worried. Did she not like them? Or is she too nervous to eat? He wondered. Pound Cake set his cup on the table, looking back at the young girl. “It’s okay, you can eat them. They should be cooled off by now” He said, attempting to assure her, “And if you don’t like the cookies and milk, I’m sure that I have something that you might like to eat. I’d be glad to make you whatever you want.” Pound Cake thought back to when he was a kid. He had been a very picky eater; he wondered if Alessa was the same way. Though, he had a feeling se would probably eat whatever that was offered to her.

Pound Cake also noticed that she had set her toy on the floor. He wasn’t sure exactly why she had put it there, but he certainly didn’t mind if she set it on the table. “It’s okay, you can set your doll up here” Pound Cake said, giving a friendly smile. He could tell Scarlett was important to her and he wanted to make her more comfortable. “What’s her name?” He asked before munching on another one of his cookies. Pound Cake had to eat a lot of calories to keep up his strength, so he had made a couple dozen cookies.

[Boomer]

Alessa moved her paw towards the plate, recoiling her paw a few times. She had expected her paw to be smacked away and it was simply a natural reaction for her. She soon realized that Pound Cake wasn't going to hit her paw, so she took a cookie and scarfed it down. Her eyes widened with joy as she tasted the cookie. Alessa grabbed as many cookies as her paws could hold before she ate them. She licked her muzzle after eating about five or six cookies. The pup then guzzled down the milk before wiping her muzzle with her sleeve. Alessa almost felt a rush from her snack. She had never had tasted anything so sweet and chocolaty. Alessa only then processed what Pound Cake had said about Scarlett. She looked to the bat and flicked her tail. "O-oh... that's Scarlett." she said quietly, "I-I'm not supposed to put her on the t-table. I-it's bad manners." Alessa then got up with her plate and glass, setting the dirty dishes into the sink. "I-I can do the dishes, if y-you'd like." she offered. Alessa had been taught to do some chores, mostly because her mother didn't feel like doing them.

[rubyrocketboots13]

Pound Cake smiled happily as he watched her eat. It made him so happy that she really loved the cookies! It made his heart fill full of joy to see that they made Alessa happy. Pound Cake promised himself that he would make more for her if she wanted them.
“Scarlett? That’s a pretty name” He said thoughtfully, munching on another cookie. He had lost count of how many he had already ate, though he knew he would burn it off quickly. Looking back at her, Pound Cake smiled, “Well, I suppose, but I don’t mind her on the table. In fact, we can give her a place to sit, if you’d like?” He offered, looking around for a tin or something that she could prop up her doll with.
Pound Cake finished off his milk and cookies, then scooped up his dishes. He was a bit surprised that Alessa had offered to do them. “Oh no, it’s fine!” He insisted, “I’ll wash them in a little bit” Pound Cake smiled, setting his dishes in the sink. “Come on, let’s go pick out a room for you and get you settled, alright?” He said, motioning for her to follow him out of the kitchen.

[Boomer]

Alessa stood by the sink as Pound Cake said he'd do the dishes later. "Well, o-okay." she said quietly. Seeing that he got up and motioned for her to follow him, Alessa swiftly picked up Scarlett from the floor. The pup followed him out of the kitchen. She moved to the hallway and grabbed her suitcase. "I-I'm not picky with w-what room you give me..." she whispered, "A-any of them will be just fine." Alessa then remembered the records in her suitcase. "Oh!" she said, setting it down and opening up the suitcase. She grabbed the thick, overflowing file and gave it to Pound Cake. "T-those are my records." she said, "I-I had my blood draw for today... but the hospital said they could s-send someone over t-to do the blood draw."

[rubyrocketboots13]

Pound Cake led her upstairs, giving her a small tour of the house. His house wasn’t terribly big, but it did have three bed rooms, not including his own. Each of the three bedrooms were all every cheerful looking; each was painted with a bright color and decorated differntly. There was a small lavender colored room with big bay windows, a yellow one with giant paintings of sunflowers on the wall, and the biggest was a mint green room with book shelves. After showing her the different rooms, Pound Cake asked which one she wanted. “You can have any one of them you’d like. And we can decorate it later with whatever you’d like.” Pound Cake knew he’d have to buy a lot of things for her that she would need, like clothes, furniture, toys and things. Though, he was a bit clueless about what a little girl might like. He hadn’t had any sisters or anything like that to sort of help him guess.

Pound Cake took the records, looking them over carefully, “ Oh, thank you, I’ll take care of it” He nodded “ Mm, that would probably be a good idea for them to send someone over.” Pound Cake didn’t know very much about her medical history and blood draws. Though, it pained him to think that Alessa had to go through all of that at such a young age. Personally, he hated the thought of blood and needles. Hospitals freaked him out just a bit.

[Boomer]

Alessa followed Pound Cake as she studied each room. She liked the bay windows in the lavender room, but she also liked the bookshelves in the green room. Alessa decided she liked the lavender room the best. "T-the lavender room, if that's okay..." she said quietly. She was used to a small space anyways, so the size of the room didn't really bother her all that much. Alessa held onto Scarlett as Pound Cake took the giant file. She glanced down at her near-empty suitcase. "M-may I go to my room and unpack?" she asked quietly, "And could I take a bath? I-if not, that's okay too." One thing Alessa did like about the hospital was her baths; she typically was left alone and it was the only time she could have some time to herself without having people staring at her and bothering her.

[rubyrocketboots13]

“ That’s perfectly fine!” Pound Cake nodded, “ If you want the lavender room, it’s yours.” He smiled, glad she had found one that she liked. “ Yep, go ahead and unpack.” The bat nodded. He noticed that her suit case was mostly empty, and he frowned a bit. They could go shopping later if she needed clothes and things. Pound Cake didn’t mind though, he was glad to buy Alessa anything she needed to live here with him.

“Sure thing love, you can take a bath. The bathroom is just there down the hall. And there’s towels and things in the closet.” He said, showing her where it was. “ If you need anything else, let me know. I’ll be downstairs in the kitchen.” Pound Cake said cheerfully.

[Boomer]

"Thank you, I-I think I'll be okay." said Alessa softly, dipping her head to him. She went into her new room and unpacked her art supplies. She set them down on a desk, then looked at the bay window. "This is a beautiful view, Scarlett..." she whispered, "We can stargaze all night." The pup sighed happily as she left the room to gather a towel and a washcloth. After drawing a warm bath and getting cleaned up, Alessa got dressed. She had a hard time getting any mats out of her hair, but at least it was clean. Alessa noticed a brush on the bathroom counter, then flicked her tail nervously. Brushes were a favorite form of punishment of her mother's; she could feel the welts on her arms as she stared at it. "Let's go Scarlett..." she whispered, collecting the dirty towels and moving to find the hamper.

[rubyrocketboots13]

Pound Cake walked back downstairs, thinking over everything that had happened. This was still all a bit overwhelming, Though, Pound Cake felt like they were getting along just fine. He smiled to himself as he thought about Alessa. She seemed really sweet. He wanted to do everything he could to protect her and give her a happy childhood. Pound Cake was far from being the fatherly type, but that didn't matter, did it?

Pound Cake set the folder Alessa gave him on the counter, casually flipping through it. There was a lot to read over, but he wanted to know more about Alessa. After reading through it all, he was quite stunned by it all. Blood draws, telekinesis and the accident. The poor little thing... Pound Cake thought, biting his lip in worry. This wasn't going to be as easy as he thought before.