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Dark was glad to help Alec work out, and he suggested an easy, somewhat short routine he could really focus on, rather than overwhelming himself with trying to do everything all at once. On Tuesday, when Alec got into the car with him, he asked, "How did your lesson go? Have you gotten to...

After getting Ivy to sleep for the night, Dark and Daizi wandered into their bedroom and flopped inelegantly down on their bed. "It is much harder having a day out with Ivy." Dark said, staring up at the roof of their canopy bed. Daizi nodded, knowing she should get up and change but...

Dark agreed they could think about that, and then led everyone back to the car. Transitioning Ivy to the car seat was precarious, and they were unsuccessful in moving her without waking her, and Daizi stood over her carseat attempting to get her to settle while Dark folded the stroller into the...

Dark looked across at the rides he enjoyed and might have preferred another go on before leaving, but then he looked down at Ivy asleep in her stroller and the tiredness creeping in around Alec's face, and he said, "No, I think it is alright if we go home. We have done all there is to do."

"I do not know," Dark answered, thinking about it for a moment, "Part of what makes them special is how seldom they come. I would not go on a road trip to visit as many as possible. Typically only one or two come through town each season."

"How many carnivals do you go to in a year?" Milo asked with a wry smile, following Xander to where Dark, Daizi, and Ivy were waiting. They were very cautiously putting Ivy back in her stroller--the calm movements of the Ferris wheel had lulled her to sleep, and they decided waking her now...

"It has been pretty fun," Milo replied as the ride came to a stop. "I'm glad I was able to come. I haven't been to a carnival in a long time."

"Is it more tedious than constant backtracking and getting turned around?" Milo asked, taking a look at Xander for a moment, "I think my favourite game was the one where you squirt water at the target and it causes the thing to ring the bell. I think Sloan could do the ladder game well." That...

"I don't think it matters," Milo answered, holding on tighter to the bench because it rocked when Alec nudged at Xander, "the point is that you follow every wall. It's just most people are right handed, I think."

"If you always follow the right-hand wall, you can navigate any maze really quickly. That's what my dad taught me to do, when you're in a burning building, that's how you make sure you check every room, too." Milo told them as they approached the end of the ride. "It kind of takes the guess...

"They put a coating on my lenses that thins them out but they're still stupid thick," Milo said, holding onto the bar and looking down at the carnival, "I'm glad I don't live in the 70s, I'd probably be stuck with BCGs or those glasses that make your eyes bug out." As he listened to the twins...

Milo took off his glasses for a few moments so all the colours blurred together and tried to listen to all of the sounds happening around them. It made it feel sort of like an abstract painting, he thought, it was the carnival distilled into its simplest elements. Bright lights, the smell...

Milo looked over at Alec and then awkwardly stretched back up, just so he could get a better view, but now he felt like he was on display, "I like when all of the lights turn on. Bright lights like that are wasted when they're only used for Christmas."

"Um," Milo replied, slouching back down, "I... dunno? I just... I dunno." He shrugged his shoulders, "I was just trying to get a better look."

"I think it'd be really hard to raise a baby in a traveling carnival," Milo replied, even though he understood they were discussing a complete fantasy, "They'd turn out like--Well. Me, I guess." He stretched up in his seat as they crested the top of the wheel, "It is beautiful, though."

"I've gotten a lot of really cool shots, I think," Milo said as they got onto the ride, not thinking at all about their seating arrangement, "I like places like this because people are up to so many different things all at once... I guess I'm not surprised that Mr. Dark really likes it here...

The food was fun, although Daizi found it a bit sad: it was much more enjoyable when she was pregnant and having bizarre cravings. Strange cravings went wonderfully with the odd sorts of foods they had at carnivals. That was simply an experience she'd never have again, but at least it was...

Milo didn't feel left out, although he supposed, in a way, he was. At every ride, he was asked if he wanted to get on it, and everytime he said no, Dark and Daizi asked if he was comfortable watching Ivy, because they would be more than happy taking turns. And without fail, Milo would tell them...

Milo felt a little awkward on the carousel horse, like he was too old for it, even though there were plenty of other adults and bigger kids riding it. He just felt a little like he was being looked at, regardless of if he was or not. When it ended, Dark took Ivy off the horse and as they...

"You will be fine, they are designed so most adults can ride them," Dark answered them, "I am just outside of the bell curve. Ride the horse since you can, it is better than sitting on a bench." "I'm still going to ride the carousel horse," Daizi said cheerfully. When they got onto the...