Saeran didn't really mind babysitting his niece and nephew. They were hassles and tended to make a lot of noise, but he didn't mind them all that much. He mostly minded the fact that Saeyoung and his wife tended to just up and leave him with the children without telling him. Or, rather, Saeyoung did. You, at least, had the common courtesy to explain that you were going to help set up for the RFA party, but then Saeyoung implied that he planned to turn it into an impromptu date with you. This meant that Saeran was going to be left alone with the trolls. All day.

Saeran let out a sigh as he turned to his napping niece and nephew. At least he hadn't needed to put them down for their afternoon nap which was arguably the hardest job. No wonder Saeyoung had fled as soon as he could. But Saeran'd had plans for the afternoon and now they were cancelled due to his babysitting. He would have to get his revenge.

In the meantime, Saeran needed to get ready for the trolls to wake up. They both had a lot more energy now than they used to, and after their nap they will be positively charged up to do something. Saeran never really had to worry too much about Mingi, but Mina was a handful. Saeran only thanked the heavens that both children weren't complete wild children.

He set to work picking up the living room of loose trash that Saeyoung had compiled over the course of morning and setting up the wide fence to make the play pen for the children. Saeran allowed himself to feel a little bit of pride about the Troll Pen that he and Saeyoung had designed together. It had been created to have toys attached to the walls of the pen that would be attractive to children, and the best part was that the toys were removable to replace with various attachments as the children aged more. It was currently being considered to be sold on the market, and in the meantime the trolls were being used as test subjects.

Next he placed the walker into the pen in case he felt like trapping one of the trolls in it long enough to deal with the other. It beeped at him as it activated, Saeyoung's stupid voice ringing from it to receive commands. Saeran shut it off. Outside of the Troll Pen Hunni mewed curiously to get his attention before she effortlessly hopped up and over the pen's fence to join him. She made the effort to rub up against his legs while he continued placing toys in the pen.

What else did he need to do? Oh, he would have to feed them. He briefly mused on the idea of maybe sharing a bit of ice cream with them later, and then quickly dismissed it horrified at the thought of the children on a sugar rush and him being here alone to deal with it. No. Never ever. Ever. He went to go prepare some soft fruits instead and some cereal. They would also want some milk.

As if on cue, as soon as Saeran had finally finished preparing the snack Mina was slapping at the door of the twins' bedroom for attention as she wobbled on her feet and made noises. If she was awake, Mingi would be too soon enough. Saeran went over to the door and didn't bother to hide his soft smile as he lifted the girl. "Did you have a good sleep, Mina?" He asked as he carried her back into the bedroom to change her before her brother woke up. He peeked at the bed to find Mingi still curled up around a cat plush, thumb in his mouth.

"Buh buh buh cah!" Mina responded cheerfully, already wiggling in her attempt to get back on her feet as Saeran laid her on the ground to change her diaper.

"No no, hold still." He scolded to no avail. He had to fight her every step of the way through the changing process. By the end of it he wasn't even sure if he even had her diaper on straight as he gave up on her pants and she climbed to her feet to toddle off as fast as her rapidly-developing walking skills could take her.

Her squealing and playful struggling had ended up waking Mingi, who whined as he slipped off of his little car-shaped bed to sit on his knees and make grabby hands towards Saeran. Mina rushed over to her brother and cried out something that startled him. He only shot her a disinterested look before he went back to reaching for his uncle.

"Papa…" He murmured as Saeran picked him up and felt his diaper to see if he needed to be changed too. It startled the man to hear that, but maybe Mingi was still just making noises. A devious smile lit across Saeran's face, though. Oh, he was so going to hold this over Saeyoung.

"Papa?" He asked the boy as Mina fell against his leg and clung to his pants. She cheerfully latched on and sat on his foot so he was forced to walk with her on his leg and Mingi in his arms. He went out into the living room.

"Papa…" Mingi repeated, laying his head on Saeran's shoulder. Saeran bounced him as he made his way towards the living room with Mina cackling about her ride, tugging on the material of his pants. Hunni trotted on his heels, tail up as she stayed a safe distance from Mina's grasp. Saeran placed his nephew into one of the booster seats first before he pried his niece off to give her the same treatment.

Mingi cried out in distress as he was strapped in, immediately distraught at being put down. He began to sniffle as Saeran finished strapping in his sister and she eagerly reached for a piece of banana. Saeran sighed.

"Mingi, I'm not going to hold you while you eat." He told him. Mingi yelled again, fingers groping in a motion to pick him up. Saeran shook his head. "You have to eat by yourself." He already knew that Mingi wouldn't accept that.

The boy teared up and whimpered in a final effort to convince Saeran. "Up...Up…" He begged quietly.

It was your fault that Mingi acted like that. You always gave in when he did the teary face. He was already a mommy's boy, but he tried the trick on his father and uncle as well. Saeran was the least affected by it, but because of that Mingi would burst into proper tears and start crying. Saeran went to the fridge, ignoring the baby's wails knowing that he would get over it in a few minutes, and grabbed some strawberries and got out a small container to put some powdered sugar in.

He walked back over to the table with his own snack and sat down before pulling out his phone. Mingi continued to cry, but his cries were getting softer as he sulked and picked at his snack. Mina reached over to try to grab some bits of cereal off of her brother's plate, but Saeran had made sure it was out of her reach. He did take off the stem of a strawberry and gave it to her to eat, though.

He opened up the RFA chatroom.

[You have entered the chatroom!]

You: Saeyoung.

You: It finally happened.

Yoosung: Hi Saeran!

Yoosung: What finally happened?

You: ㅅ(≧▼≦

You: Mingi is calling me papa. Before he called Saeyoung papa.

Yoosung: OMG

Yoosung: lolol poor Saeyoung!

You: You feel sorry for him after what he did to you?

You: (He told me, by the way)

Yoosung: WHAT

Yoosung: I hate him!

Yoosung: TTATT

Yoosung: Saeyoung, this is karma!

Yoosung: A++

You: lol

You: I agree.

You: He ditched me with the children.

Yoosung: Again?

[Jaehee Kang has entered the chatroom!]

Saeran glanced up to check on the babies. Mina was sucking on her fingers and leaning over the side of the chair, probably looking at one of the cats who were loitering around for food. She was making the chair vibrate, probably from kicking her legs too much. Mingi stared at his lap where he was strapped into the booster seat. His cheeks were red from crying but he had the biggest pout on his face. His eyes were narrowed at the colorful straps keeping him in the chair.

Saeran felt pity for his poor nephew, but he really couldn't allowed to always sit in someone's lap while eating. He had to get used to his booster seat. He could just imagine an older Mingi refusing to eat at the dinner table unless he was in his mother's lap. If he started doing it, would Saeyoung start doing it? Ugh, that was nauseating to think about.

Yoosung: At this point you might as well be their dad.

You: ^^

You: Hello, Jaehee.

Yoosung: Jaehee, hi!

Yoosung: Did you eat?

Jaehee Kang: I am taking my break now.

You: Would you like to come over and help me babysit?

Jaehee Kang: ;;; As fun as that sounds

Jaehee Kang: I cannot because I am working.

Yoosung: Quick! Pass them off to Jumin!

Yoosung: So I don't have to deal with cat projects today T-T

Jaehee Kang: Σ(O□O)

Jaehee Kang: I just had war flashbacks.

Yoosung: Save meeee…

You: You could tell Jumin the trolls need help.

Yoosung: He would see through my lies…

Jaehee Kang: Not to mention the chatroom.

Yoosung: OTL

Yoosung: That too.

You: Uh oh.

Jaehee Kang: Uh oh?

Yoosung: ?

Saeran tossed aside his phone seeing that Mingi was suddenly missing. He stood quickly and looked around for the child, his mind already wild with confusion. The straps on the seat were somehow undone. How had he managed to do that?! Mina clapped her hands to see her uncle frantic and tossed a gooey portion of a strawberry at him. Luckily it wasn't a good throw and it just plopped onto the table.

Saeran ducked under the table and found Mingi there, hand patting Mandu and appearing successful. He shot Saeran a smug look that Saeran could only stare at. That look was purely Choi DNA right there.

Genius children with a devious streak? These had to be his offspring. "Saeyoung." Saeran growled under his breath before saying louder, "Mingi, you're not supposed to leave your chair! How did you get down here?"

Mina's feet kicked the bottom of the table, nearly clipping Saeran's head as he wrapped hands around his nephew's chest and pulled him out from under the table. The boy struggled in his arms, irritated. He began to protest in earnest when Saeran attempted to put the boy back in the booster seat. He swung his arms and screamed.

Saeran groaned and gave up. This was ridiculous. "Fine! Fine, Mingi. No more snack time." He sighed and picked up his phone again. He brought the child over to the Troll Pen and deposited him inside. Mingi immediately crawled his way over to one of the toys and away from Saeran.

The man went back for his waiting niece as he returned to the chatroom.

Jaehee Kang: My recommendation would be distraction methods.

Jaehee Kang: Take advantage of your resources.

Jaehee Kang: The less cat businesses, the better.

Jaehee Kang: ^u^

Yoosung: Oh! That's so smart!

Yoosung: I think I remember you doing that before…

Jaehee Kang: I did no such thing ever before in my life. ^^+

Yoosung: hehe of course not

You: Sorry about that.

You: Mingi has apparently learned how to escape his booster seat.

Yoosung: Oh no!

Jaehee Kang: Aren't they built so children...cannot escape them?

You: They don't account for trolls.

Yoosung: Good luck, Saeran!

Saeran helped his niece out of her chair and placed her down on the ground to walk. She eagerly attempted to rush ahead, but Saeran caught her hand and walked with her over to the Troll Pen. She grabbed the edge of the pen and attempted to shake it before Saeran lifted her and placed her on the other side. She instead found entertainment in the corn popper toy. She pushed it and delighted in the loud popping noises it made as it rolled forward.

Saeran sighed. She just had to make as much noise as possible. Damn that she was so adorable, though. Despite her being a ball of energy, she had the brightest smile for a child who didn't even have all of her teeth in yet. Saeran just wished that he had the ability to get her to relax and focus long enough to help her learn more. Or at least get her to just do some quiet time. It was like she couldn't pay attention to one thing at a time for long.

You: I have put them in the Containment Center for the time being.

You: I'll leave now, then.

You: I'll go play with them some.

Yoosung: Okay!

Jaehee Kang: Before you go

You: ?

Jaehee Kang: Are you all planning on bringing Mingi and Mina to the RFA party?

You: Oh.

You: No, not this time.

You: They're still too young.

Yoosung: Awwwww

Yoosung: I understand though.

Jaehee Kang: It is better that way.

Jaehee Kang: I assume you have a babysitter?

You: …

You: ^u^

You: Saeyoung has decided to hire someone weird again.

Jaehee Kang: Oh no.;;

Yoosung: That seems to be the theme of this convo;;;

Yoosung: Who was it?!

You: A lady who dresses like a baby.

You: She's called the Babe.

You: Apparently a good babysitter but…

You: Sometimes I really do not understand my brother.

You: Which is to say, a lot of the time.

Jaehee Kang: OTL

Jaehee Kang: I pity his wife so much…

Yoosung: Didn't she agree to it?!

You: I'm not sure she knows.

You: I'm going to tell her when she gets home.

You: If she doesn't see this first.

You: I'd rather be there if she gets upset at him, though.

Yoosung: lol you're in a vengeful mood

You: ^u^

You: You could tell!

You: Anyway, I'll leave now.

You: Good bye.

Yoosung: Bye!

Jaehee Kang: Have a good day.

[You have left the chatroom!]