"The Moppet Family..."

[The Count]

OK, Ann can stay here with Mom. Looks like Tabby's already jumped outside and wants to play with Viq and Vibs.

Kelly? Can't make up your mind? Well then, why don't you stay here and say hello to your extended family.

*Out of Character: Lisa, you do know these girls are half-cat half-human fright?
Good stuff, we're gonna get along purrrrrfectly fine.

 

[Beauregard]

*arrives back with pizza, caffe's in polystyrene cups, and a bottle of cream*

Right, foods up, shall I put it here on the ceoffee-table, oh, no, theres a kitten on there. *mutters somethign inaudable about pets on the furniture*

I'll put it on the floor then shall I? Well, dig in...or, something.

*trying desperatly to be nice and polite and gentel*

Ahh! What is that? It's a baby....not a kitten, and it's not Vibs, or Viq! And it's crawling in through your cat-flap...

 

[TogetherAgain]

*out of character: Yes Count, I know that. I'm not sure they know, but I know. If that makes logic. Wait, I just lost myself...*

*In character*

Ann Gora: zzzzzzzzz

Kelly: Ok, Daddy. What's extended family?

Tabbytha: Who cares? I'M OUT OF THE BASKET! Ha ha! <sits down in front of Viq> Hi, I'm Tabbytha. But you can call me Tabby. Who are you? And why are you human?

Kelly: Tabby, that seems rude.

Tabbytha: What?

Kelly: "Why are you human?" It seems rude.

Tabbytha: Well, no one's taught me manners yet. Besides, I'm just trying to make conversation.

Kelly: Well, make conversation in your human form!

Tabbytha: I have a human form?

Ann Gora: <yawn> Of course you have a human form. Just like Mommy. Now be quiet, I'm sleeping. <goes back to sleep>

Kelly: I told you so.

Tabbytha: Hey look, I'm human!

 

[Beauregard]

See! She just turned human!

*starts thinking of fainting, then changes mind, then almost faints anyway, then dosn't...*

They are...kind'a cute though...in their human forms they look more like their father...wonder why...wait...silly questian....*cough*

Hey, wonder what Dan-Dan will think of these....children...

 

[The Count]

Thanks for the food Bo. Huh? Must be Kelly crawling back... Oh no, she's here with Tabby. All three girls are here. She must've come in while I was fixing sugarbritchez' pager.
*Hands working pager back to fairy godmother.
Just needed a couple of fresh ZZ batteries.

Hmhmm, to answer your question Kelly...
Immediate family is you and your sisters and daddy and mommy, at least in our particular case.
Extended family is all the other people who share a connection with you, though they might not be part of the immediate family. See, Bo here is married to Christy, my sister. That'd make them your uncle and aunt respectively. Their children, Vic and the twins, would be your cousins.
Hope that helps.

Now then, let's get Tabby into the playpen.
*Lifts Tabby up gingerly and places her in the playpen in the corner of the living room.
Uh, could someone please help bringing Viq and/or Vibs here as well please?
Thanks.

 

[Beauregard]

*looks to nany*

Can you? If I touch them they'll hurt me...

 

[sugarbritchez]

Thanks for fixing the pager!

 

[TogetherAgain]

Kelly: Oh....

Ann Gora: zzz...

Tabbytha: Aw, I was just talking to that other kid! Hey, this isn't the basket... <tries to explore> Darn, I can't crawl yet.

Kelly: Wait a second...

Tabbytha: What?

Kelly: Well, if those people are our family...

Tabbytha: Who? Them? They're our family?

Kelly: So we're ruh... re... re-lat-ed? Related?

Tabbytha: Related. Related. Related. Hey, that's fun! Related related related related... what's it mean?

Kelly: Um...

Ann Gora: zzz...

 

[The Count]

You're welcome sugarbritchez. Now then...
Here we go.

*Lifts and places Viq and Vibs carefully in playpen with Tabby.
OK, you be sure to play nice. Ann looks so cute asleep like that. Just hope the rumbling thunder doesn't wake or scare her.

You want to join them in there Kelly?

 

[TogetherAgain]

Kelly: <looks at Ann Gora> Um... <looks at Tabbytha> Ok. Sure.

Tabbytha: <to Viq and Vibs> So like I was saying before. I'm Tabby. I'm a baby. Well actually I'm part baby. I'm part kitten, too. But you two are babies! Are you part-kittens, too? And what are your names? Do you have names?

Kelly: um...

Tabbytha: Oh yeah, this is my sister Kelly. Oh hey look, she's human now! Nice job, Kelly! Anyway. Do you two have names? Why aren't you answering me?

Kelly: Tabby, I think they might answer you if you stop talking for a little bit...

Tabbytha: Oh.

Ann Gora: zzz...