Play Date (GANONDORF)

((NOTE: This takes place AFTER Lynna and BEFORE Gathering.))

Senka had made sure he had reservations ready by the time he got to Termina. He had rented Anju's largest room which had four beds, thinking that it would be plenty large enough for Lydia and his sons to sleep comfortably. Clock Town was quiet today, what with the Festival of Time not being for another few months. Members of the Bomber Gang roamed around quietly, occasionally shooting spitballs at one another. The balloon near in North clock town still hovered above the earth ands everything seemed to be normal.

No on had found what Senka had done, and he fully intended to keep it that way. The Mask Salesman had helped him out and had since been silenced. The Sheikah hadn't killed him, simply wiped his memory and got the master his goods. Now he was standing next to the entrance that faced the Great Bay, awaiting Lydia and his sons. He didn't think they had ever formally met and the blind man was fully anticipating the encounter to be slightly awkward, but he could cope with it.

Lydia sighed and guided her kids through the street. She never liked clock town and despised dragging her kids places. Not because she hated them or thought them to be annoying. She simply feared formerly safety. She paused when she saw Senka and slowly walked up to him. "Hello Senka." she said quietly as her boys looked up at the man.

As his eyes were bandaged as they usually were, Senka couldn't actually see. He would have been able to take them off but he wasn't entirely sure as to how his children would react to his rather odd eyeball area. He smiled gently, seemingly fake. "Lydia." He could feel the presence of little people, but he wasn't entirely sure how to react to it. He wasn't used to warmth or loving and wasn't entirely sure as to how to go about offering someone else warmth or loving.

"Boys say hi to your father." Lydia instructed with a small smile. She knew Senka didn't care about her or how she felt but she at least got some enjoyment out of helping her sons know their heritage.

Ulfric nodded "Hello I'm Ulfric!" he said loudly and proudly.

Ralof blushed and buried his face in his mothers leg "Ralof..." he whispered from the comfort of his mothers touch.

"So Senka... I assume you're only here to see them?" Lydia asked looking him in the eyes.

Just because someone was an ass didn't mean they didn't want the best for their children. Senka crouched down, bandages fluttering from the quick movement, and held out a bandaged hand. "I got something for you two." He said clearly, softly, as if to not be intimidating. "I wasn't sure what flavor you'd like, but I figured you would like candy. That is, if your mom lets you have it." In his open palm were two suckers of the same color and size, meant for the enjoyment of children.

It was a bit of a bribe, but he had no ill intentions. He stood up, about three inches shorter than Lydia, and 'looked' at her. More of turned his head in the general direction of her voice. "If I was here solely to see them I wouldn't have invited you." His voice contained a hint of a joke, but was somewhat serious nonetheless.

Ulfric smiled and took the candy happily "Thank you sir!" He said smiling.

"Thank you" Ralof said quietly.

Lydia smiled momentarily. "They like your gift Senka. Sorry for my rudeness earlier. I know you didn't deserve it." She said frowning slightly. "So why do you want to see me? I thought you hated my guts?"

"You're welcome, boys." Senka said politely, a small smile still gracing his features. He placed his hands behind his back and linked them together, getting a little antsy from standing still for this long. It was a little awkward for him, but it wasn't totally unbearable. If today didn't go well, maybe he would just retreat to his cave and never come out.

"There is a great difference between hatred and disagreeing with someone's path in life so much that you begin to feel hints of remorse." He paused thoughtfully, before continuing with his well articulated words. "I wanted to see you because I've been alienated from our children's lives for long enough. I was hoping we could work out some kind of a treaty of sorts."

He had good intentions, a bit of a plan, but he had also devised something so that, if things didn't go his way, he could still get what he wanted. "Is anyone hungry?"

Lydia didn't know what to make of this meeting. It was good to see him but at the same time not. "What exactly do you mean by treaty? What do you want from me?" she asked tilting her head. "Is it to see the boys or is it about me?"

It was nice to know she was still just as bull-headed and inconsiderate as before. "I don't think this is something that should be discussed until the children are sleeping. There is no need for them to be talked about as if they are not here. They may be small, but they have feelings too." Leave it to him to pull that out of the situation. He didn't want to sit here and elaborate on something that wouldn't even be acted upon until later. She was much too suspicious for her own good.

"Until then, you'll just have to trust me." Eerie words coming from the blind man's mouth, but he meant what he said.

Lydia sighed and nodded. "You're right. I'm sorry." She sighed and looked at the ground for a brief second as if to vent her sorrow and nervousness "So Senka are you happy to see your boys?" She asked quietly.

Ulfric tugged at Senkas pant leg "Mr. Senka?" He said looking up at him.

"No need to apologize." Senka dismissed the apology with ease and courtesy. He didn't expect an apology, nor did he need one. If anything he was being rude himself. In response to her next question, he nodded, a faint smile in place on his face. "Of course I'm happy to see them."

As he spoke, Ulfric tugged on his pant leg. The cloth was probably unlike any other he had felt before, but Senka didn't bother to say anything about his special garb. Ulfric was a child and there was no need to gloat. He crouched down again and smiled, "Yes, Ulfric?" There was no need for formalities, but he was pleased he had such polite children.

"Is it true you're our daddy?" Ulfric asked politely. He simply wanted to know where and who he came from.

Lydia nodded "Yes he did!" she said putting a hand on his back. She winced in pain and bent over with a hiss. She was about 5 months pregnant now and had been in pain more and more frequently. "Oh...." she bit her lip to hide her pain "Fuck.." she mumbled under her breath. "W- let's eat. Please."

((5 months pregnant? Was she five months pregnant in gathering? Because this takes place before that! lol!))

"Yes, I'm your father. Are you okay with that?" Senka asked this with a smile on his face, glad this one wasn't afraid of him. Normally he'd be fine with terrorizing small children, but today was not a good day for that. When he felt the air from Lydia bending over, he 'looked' upward. "Everything okay?" He couldn't see her, of course, but he didn't have the faintest idea that she was currently with child. He couldn't see her, after all. After she 'gave the orders', Senka stood up. "We can go get situated in our room, then. Anju's going to bring us dinner around five." He gestured toward the inn. "Anyone want a piggyback ride?"

((I know!))

Lydia shook her head and groaned "No I'm in a lot of pain. It feels like I'm being stabbed to death. I absolutely hate it." she said nearing tears. "I'll be fine go ahead with out me." she ordered.

"I'm fine with that." Ulfric said smiling. "Do you know Attlas?"

"Heard of him," Senka said, hoisting Ulfric into the air and placing him on his back. He could hear the pain in Lydia's voice, sense her discomfort, and didn't want to leave her alone, especially not with his other son clinging to her leg. He began to realize that maybe this wouldn't be about him, after all. It was a bit of a damper on his mood, but he could deal with it anyways.

"We're not leaving without you, Lyd," Senka said, using a pet name as an effort to coax her into moving. "The pain will subside if you sit down, take a warm bath. Just come to the room and I can get something arranged for you." It was a generous offer and took some effort on Senka's part. The last time he did something like that was forever ago.