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[It's actually much simpler than it sounds but Allison's not sure she wants to explain ... all of that.]

I have yet to meet someone who doesn't have them. Which probably says a lot about the state of fathers in the world.

Across universes even. I guess I know who is on the top of list of people you don't want to spontaneously show up here.

[ Same for him too really... once he's done tidying up her nails, he grabs the bottle of home-made polish to begin the first coat of deep red on her left hand. ]

Is there anyone you miss beyond your second husband?

I don't know. It might be kind of fun to see him suffer with some of the undead shit we've got going on.

[This place is nothing but chaos and Reginald Hargreeves is obsessed with order. He would hate it.]

But my other siblings would be nice. Luther, Vanya, and Klaus. We're usually better as a team, and I think it would make Five at least fifty percent less paranoid to have all of us together in one place.

I take it your adopted father is a regular human as opposed to all of you?

[ That might mitigate some of the possible harm the man could do... aside from emotional harm. Magnus wishes the same could be said of his own, but his father is a terror no one, not even the undead, should have to deal with. ]

And 50% from Five's usual 150% is still a marked improvement. Maybe your other siblings might enjoy the break from whatever monotony I'm sure you barely get to experience back home.

[There's a pause when Magnus asks that question because one the one hand probably but on the other ...]

You know what, I actually don't know whether Reggie was human or not.

[They never asked, he never told, but given what he was doing in the sixties and how he didn't look like he was a day older than when Allison knew him her entire life she's starting to question whether or not that's the case.]

But he doesn't have powers. At least not that I'm aware of.

[But she snorts at the monotony comment.]

Oh yeah. Whenever Five's around, the world's about to end in a week. Honestly, I think this whole situation has been kind of a vacation for him.

I would say it's generally obvious, but some are better at hiding it than others. It's how I've managed to go so long undetected in my world.

[ Not that he really is the most subtle of warlocks, but he prefers to think of his own method as hiding in plain sight. ]

And it's nice to see him sort of thriving in a new environment. At least here the cataclysms probably occur independent of any supernatural people like us so we don't absorb all the blame.

[ Not unless the arrival of the first outsider from another universe is what kicked off all the angry spirits, volcanoes, krakens, etc... ]

It is very nice to not be at fault.

[That much is for sure. Not that Allison ever was directly responsible, but she was tangentially involved here and there.]

But I know it frustrates him. He's not sure how paranoid he has to be, and "relaxed" isn't one of his natural settings.

We might just have to sneak a bit of warlock xanax into his ice cream. I know a great recipe for both. He'll hardly notice. Other hand, my dear.

[ He gestures to her right hand while the left hand is left drying. Considering he hasn't done nails the manual way in a while, he likes to think he's doing a fairly good job here.

Of course, lacking any proper top coat, he'll probably just polish them a little more with magic when he's done. ]

[She obediently trades hands, holding up the opposite to admire the color.]

Does that stuff work with coffee or booze? Because that might be a better chance of him actually consuming it.

[ Sounds like him, although he wouldn't turn down good ice cream either. ]

Depends how much he drinks of either, although booze would be far better than coffee. I imagine coffee would only counteract any relaxants. I also worry about his tolerance at that age.

[ From what Five had told him, he's all biologically a teenager again, so his tolerance has probably diminished considerably. ]

[She nods.]

Yeah, it's hard to say with him. Because while his body did reset a bit, he's works hard to build it back up.

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