Magenta held off on serving until the girls would come sit.
Columbia smiled at Miracle peacefully. "This is Frankie's daughter and Riff and Mags's daughter," Columbia explained to Sarah-Anne, hoping that maybe the tip that Frank had a daughter would put her off the mood for him.
"Hi..." LP finally greeted Sarah-Anne, but still sounded a bit shy. She then went to sit in her seat for dinner.
Frank smiled at them, and took a small sip of his drink, though his rules were always no eating or drinking at the table until everyone is served. Riff was glad that Frank was nice to kids mostly, so Miracle was treated normally, not meanly. Miracle took her seat too, she offered a tiny smile to Frank, then Sarah-Anne and then a slightly wider one to LP, Columbia and her mother and father.
Sarah-Anne looked surprised. She looked at Frank. "You have a daughter?" she asked, then continued after a moment's pause. "She's adorable!" she told him.
Columbia grinned at Sarah-Anne's surprise, then her face dropped after the 'adorable' comment.
"Yes, I do, she is my prized posession..." Frank smiled back at her. "It's a little hard work taking care of her... but I love my Little Precious..."
"Am I getting a new Mommy?" LP asked, stroking her own hair.
"Miss Sarah-Anne is just a guest, sveetie." Magenta told her, removing the tin container to show dinner of honey baked ham with no fruits or vegetables.
Sarah-Anne smiled at Frank. She didn't feel anything romantic towards him, but she did like him. She then blushed at LP's comment, she had only been helped by Frank so why would the dear little one think she would get together with Frank. Riff nodded and poured the girls some juice once they sat down. Frank smiled as the servants served him and the others.
"I hope you like ham." Magenta whispered to Sarah-Anne giving everyone their meals.
Sarah-Anne nodded. "Yes, thank you..." she whispered, softly. She was unaccustomed to this and if wasn't in company of someone as important as Frank was she would be squirming in her seat.
Magenta smiled and delivered the last piece of ham and went to her brother to stand by for further demands.
"Juice again?" LP sighed.
Riff nodded. "It's that, milk or water until you are old enough." he told LP, quietly.
"Yes, sir..." LP blushed slightly at him, sipping the juice. "Oh, good, you remembered the apple juice!"
Riff watched, calmly.
Miracle looked at Sarah-Anne, then at Frank, then at Columbia. She tugged lightly on Columbia's shirt to grab her attention a moment.
Columbia's eyes popped and she smiled, turning to Miracle. "Yeah, honey?"
Miracle leaned up to say quietly, but not seeming rude, "Did you do Miss Sarah-Anne's clothes and nails?" she asked. She was hoping so as it seemed something fun to do, something she could learn from Columbia to add to pranks.
"Erm... maybe?" Columbia grinned innocently with a slight laugh in her voice.
Frank took his glass, raising it, prompting the others to do it. "Welcome to our home, Sarah-Anne. You may stay as long as you would like."
Sarah-Anne flushed pink. She smiled though. "Thank you, Dr. Furter." she said, quietly.
Miracle murmured the name like the others were doing too. She sent a sweet smile to Columbia though, and grinned slightly at LP.
Frank nodded, and sipped his drink, making the others take a sip and get started on their dinner. "Shall we?"
Magenta watched too, feeling hungry and nibbling on some pieces until she and Riff would be allowed to eat. LP started eating her food like an animal with her hands. Columbia nudged her, frowning a bit and taking out her fork and knife, cutting the pieces for the child. Sarah-Anne started to eat, rather daintily. It was the nicest she had had for a while. She also sipped on the wine and found it tasted a bit better than the first time she had had wine too. Riff was waiting, and made sure Frank didn't notice Magenta's nibbling. Miracle was eating like the child she was, but it was neat. She had learned to eat with her mouth closed though sometimes she couldn't help doing it a little when she took a bit that was a little too big. Frank quietly cut and served himself most of the ham. Being head of the castle, he always ate more than everyone else did, no one seemed to mind. Magenta kept smacking her lips, but she was good at hiding that she was sneaking some scraps. LP ate a little quietly like the others.
"So, where's Sarah-Anne stayin'?" Columbia asked.
"One of the guest rooms, I'm sure tomorrow we'll contact the others she lives with or around tomorrow, but for tonight, she is stayin." Frank replied.
LP swallowed hard on her juice, remaining quiet.
Sarah-Anne looked at her plate as she ate. She wondered why her guardian hadn't answered her when she called earlier. She smiled though with what Frank said. Riff smirked a little. Miracle smiled at LP. Her bunches bounced a little as she turned to face LP a bit more. Columbia quietly hissed, then ate rather violently to try to scare Sarah-Anne with little to no avail. Magenta looked down at Frank as he ate more.
Frank smiled, still eating. "Another slice, anyone?" he offered.
LP finished her plate and kicked her legs under the table. "Just a little more..."
Sarah-Anne looked at him. "A little more, if it's no bother." she said, softly. She really liked the meats and was thankful there were no vegetables.
"It's no problem, my dear." Frank smiled, cutting some more meat for her and his daughter.
Riff made sure to keep everyone's glasses full. LP put her hands together, wondering what she could do after dinner.
Miracle shook her head, gently. "No, thank you, sir." she said.
Magenta's stomach growled and she put a hand over it, feeling hopelessly hungry. Miracle looked at her mom with slightly wide eyes, then she gave a small giggle.
"So hungry..." Magenta said quietly, sounding carnivorous. She looked back at Miracle with a small smile.
Sarah-Anne heard the stomach rumble and after thanking Frank again for the extra ate a little quicker but still very daintily. Riff luckily didn't feel that hungry, but was worried with how hungry Magenta was.
Columbia finished and waited for everyone else to. The groupie sighed. "Where's Eddie when ya need him, huh?" she said, lowly, no one heard her.
"I just love the smell and taste... so awesome..." LP gushed, and continued to eat the ham happily, not knowing how hungry Magenta was.
Sarah-Anne soon had completely finished. She took a sip of the wine, it was sweet but not overly so and very smooth. Riff petted Magenta's shoulder. Miracle smiled back, she found it funny how her mom's stomach sounded. She swung her legs softly as she waited.
Frank finished and looked around him. "Are we all done?"
"Yes, Frankie, I am at least." Columbia smirked.
"Yes, thank you, Dr. Furter." Sarah-Anne said with a small smile. She then looked at the red-headed woman, offering a small, apologetic smile.
Magenta glanced at her, then kept her distance.
"Oh, good," Frank stood up. "Girls, you have two hours before bedtime, do whatever you please. Riff, you will assist me in the lab tonight."
"How long vill it take?" Magenta glanced at her master.
Frnak turned back to her, sighing and looking a little annoyed with her interruptions. "However long it takes, Magenta... Entertain our guest."
Riff's eyes burned with annoyance, but he couldn't let it show.
Miracle smiled sweetly at Frank. She always gave sweet smiles to him as the others seemed to make him give her strange looks. After all she did look like her mom and somehow she always had the feralness in the normal smiles she had given Frank, though the girl herself didn't know it.
"I trust I'll see you in a few moments?" Frank asked his handyman, not asking if he wanted to work with him tonight or not. He turned to the girls. "As for you two, you will stay downstairs and go straight to bed at your bedtime. If I see you awake any time afterward, I'm afraid I'll have to punish any night owls."
"But we are night owl-" LP tried to explain, only to be hushed and have her father's hand over her mouth.
Frank glanced at her, looked back at Sarah-Anne with a friendly laugh, but then sent a firm stare at his daughter. "No one knows about that... Okay? You don't want Daddy to be taken away from you or Uncle Riff Raff and Aunt Magenta away from Miracle, do you?"
Sarah-Anne looked confused at the statement. She however kept quiet.
Riff Raff nodded. "Yes, Master." he drawled, his voice still in it's monotone.
Miracle nodded. "Okay." she chirped. She tilted her head though as Frank covered LP's mouth.
"Good, I'll see you all later." Frank smiled, removing his hand and going up to the lab.
LP scooted toward Miracle with a sneaky smile to her. "Let's make a prank phone call... Uncle Eddie used to do them all the time..."
Miracle giggled almost evilly and grabbed LP's hand and led her to the phone in the foyer. "Who shall we call?" she asked.
LP took out a random phone book and flipped through the pages. "Maybe there's some good people in here." she giggled, biting her lip with a stifled wicked, kiddy laugh.
"Frankie's a mad scientist," Columbia grinned eerily to Sarah-Anne. "You should leave while you still can!"
Magenta nibbled on some ham, glancing at the pink-haired groupie. "Columbia, leave her alone..."
Sarah-Anne blinked at Columbia. Her eyes widened slightly and she looked at Magenta. She gave a tiny nod of thanks and then looked at Columbia again. She thought the girl liked her but it seemed that she wanted rid of her. She was getting a tiny bit annoyed at the mean things Columbia was doing.
Columbia pouted, then got up. "Excuse me." she went to the bathroom for a moment.
Sarah-Anne sat in the dining room a moment. She'd wait for Columbia to get back and would give the girl one more chance. Columbia watched Sarah-Anne, hissed, then went in the bathroom. Sarah-Anne frowned. When Columbia came back out she'd have a word with the girl.
Columbia washed her hands and bounced in the dining room, looking for the girls, but shrugged and saw Sarah-Anne again. "Hiya!"
Sarah-Anne looked at Columbia. "Hi," she started, keeping her voice soft as usual. "Do you have a problem with me?" she then asked, still soft, but quite bluntly.
"What! Why would I have a problem with you?" Columbia's voice was higher and squeakier than normal.
Sarah-Anne looked at her and stood up to gesture to the clothes and to the nails. The only thing wrong according to Frank, being the color of the items. "This is for one..." she said. She never resorted to violence herself, but could defend herself if needed.
Columbia scoffed, puffing a blow of air out her baby pink lips. "You're fine, Miss Perfect..."
Sarah-Anne frowned deeper. "I'm not perfect, no matter how much I try to be, but this hasn't helped! I haven't done anything to you, but you seem to not like me!" she announced.
"I don't want you to take Frankie away from me!" Columbia sneered.
"I don't want to take anyone away from anyone! He's helped me out, offering somewhere for me to stay for however long I may need! I don't like imposing on anyone and I'm in hid debt for everything he's done! Why would helping me constitute me trying to take away!?" Sarah-Anne told and asked Columbia. Then she gained a little perspective, but due to being in a passion, asked the question. "Are you jealous!?" she asked, her tone suggesting that Sarah-Anne didn't know why she would be.
Columbia flinched a bit, and didn't answer Sarah-Anne. She just turned around and walked away. "I'm not answering that question..." she sounded like a child had been scolded by her mother for something very foolish and childish.
Sarah-Anne ran a hand through her hair. "She must be then..." she murmured to herself.
Riff took the cart with the dishes on into the kitchen before going to work with Frank in the lab. Magenta went to help him. She wanted to be alone with him as much as possible before he would have to work.
Riff looked at Magenta. "I'm sorry, dearest sister, I guess even his new guest wasn't able to keep his attention..." he murmured to his beloved sister.
Magenta sighed and helped more. "It's okay... I'll try to stay avake for you...?" she offered, sacrificing her sleep just to see him again.
Riff stroked her cheek. "You need the sleep, I'll perhaps 'plant a seed' in Frank's mind to get him to pay attention to something other than his work..." he told her.
"But I miss you so much..." Magenta moaned, looking into his eyes.
Riff gave her a kiss on the forehead. "I know, but Frank will punish us if we don't follow his orders..." he told her softly.
"I know... it's just so hard..." Magenta sighed, then flinched a bit, hearing Columbia's voice. She could never forget it from the day she first heard it. She thought someone was shoving scissors in her ears.
Riff sighed softly. "Just think, if I can persuade Frank to get distracted, we'll both have much more time..." he said.
Magenta cackled a little. "I'd like to see you try."
Riff then heard Sarah-Anne's voice and raised an eyebrow. He smirked. "I bet I can..." he said.
"Oh?" Magenta wondered.
Riff looked at Magenta. "Yes..." he said. Then hearing the shout, he sighed. "I need to go for now... And it sounds like your friend and the new guest are arguing..." he said.
"Oh, boy..." Magenta rolled her eyes and folded her arms. "Columbia arguments are like vhat I expect to be like if Miracle rebels against us vhen she's a teenager... Good luck, and good night..." she looked up to him, looking like a lost puppy.
Riff kissed her cheek. "Good luck too, my dearest sister." he told her and then had to go and help Frank.
"Child..." Columbia scoffed. She then stepped back slightly as she heard something in the closet. "Hello?"
Magenta's arm came out, grabbing Columbia's arm and throwing her in the closet to interrogate her, locking the door.