John goes to great lengths to get cinnamon bears for the kids. In the city, Athosian children are mixed in with Ford's daughter Kamala and Doctor Wheatley's boys and Linskaya's son (who's too young for solid food regardless) and the remaining four toddlers from Atlantis's first baby boom. He bribes the pilot of the Daedalus for a candy store run for enough sugar for all the kids, but he's most worried about the Earth-parented ones. Candy is their birthright.
Elizabeth makes some halfhearted arguments, more for the sake of making conversation. He argues back more widely - we're stunting their emotional growth! it's not like they can become addicts out here anyway! they're not even your kids!
When he's mid-tirade, he sees her grinning at him, that same "got you!" smile that Kamala has.
"They're kind of my kids," she points out, still smiling.
Cinnamon - Atlantis kid-fic
Elizabeth makes some halfhearted arguments, more for the sake of making conversation. He argues back more widely - we're stunting their emotional growth! it's not like they can become addicts out here anyway! they're not even your kids!
When he's mid-tirade, he sees her grinning at him, that same "got you!" smile that Kamala has.
"They're kind of my kids," she points out, still smiling.
"So you would deprive them of candy?"
Elizabeth rolls her eyes. "Of course not."
"I knew you were a sucker."
This time, Elizabeth laughs out loud.