"Wake up, man," a 20 year old Logan shook his brother by the shoulder, "Wake up!"
"What!?" Victor groaned into the pillow, trying to sleep.
"You pissed the bed again!" Logan climbed out, his pyjamas just as soaked as the sheets, "You peed all over me."
The older man groaned and rolled out of the bed and scratched his back, "Sorry."
"We're never gonna have sheets at this rate," he sighed and pulled his wet clothes off, "I'm going to wash, you deal with the bed."
He sighed, peeling his pyjamas off and tossing them to the side and just pulling the blanket off the straw. They had added more blankets so thankfully it hadn't soaked through to the straw this time, they were still pretty much without bedding though now. Victor just sighed and grabbed the clothes, taking them to the kitchen to soak them in the tub.
Logan stared to his brother as he washed in the cold water, he was too tired to warm it. And he had work in a few hours so he just needed this done quickly so he could get back to sleep, "Was it another nightmare?"
"No. I didn't even have a dream," he leaned on the wall, waiting to use the tin.
Logan started to open his mouth to speak but just shook his head and decided against it, "Alright, I'm done," he dried himself and grabbed a blanket from the line. He wasn't wasting anymore pyjamas this week.
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Come morning Vic was up early with the windows opened, soaking the clothes in boiling water. Logan walked in, "Going to work. Are you taking the eggs in?"
"Yep. Gathered them up and going to leave this stuff to soak while I go," he nodded to the basket, "Biscuits for breakfast. They're in the oven."
"Great, any jam left?" he grabbed a couple biscuits, "And are you planning on getting another job soon?"
"Sure, as soon as you can learn how to farm and raise some animals we'll switch places."
The younger rolled his eyes. It was the same comment every other year. This year it was Logan who was working while Victor was the housewife, "Just remember to get more soap when you go to the market."
"I plan on fixing us rabbit tonight so we'll have plenty of meat," he sighed, "Anything else for me to get from the store, your highness?"
He shrugged, and sat for a minute, "Anything you want to talk about?"
"Nope."
"You sure? I have some time before I have to go off," he munched, slightly averting his elder brother's eyes.
"I said it's nothing," he shook his head, shaking his hands out, "I'm off to the store now. Have a good day at work," he grabbed the basket and kissed his brother's head as he left.
Logan rolled his eyes and grabbed a few more biscuits and grabbed his lunch. He had his new job today and might's well get going, it was a minute away.
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"Plenty of eggs for me?" the store clerk looked through them all, "Not bad." he went in his change purse to gather the money Victor was owed, "Hows your little brother?"
"He seems well enough," he grabbed some soap, looking about at some of the clothes.
"Make sure you stock up on soap."
The mutant slowly looked up, "Why do you say that?"
"Gardening can be pretty dirty work. Shall I take that soap out of your pay?"
He turned and snickered, "Uh, yeah. Whats this about gardening? I know how to keep myself plenty clean while doing that."
"Your brother bought his shovel and peace. Thats normally a sign of one of few things. I decided to ask him about it but he said he was thinking about helping you with gardening."
Victor stared at the man. Logan hardly ever even went to the garden with him. Matter of fact last time he helped it was only to help chop some wood to make a minor fence. Where did this guy get the idea of him helping in the garden?
A long pause of him thinking and he merely shrugged before going back home to see about fixing a proper meal.