Baby Book - Phase Three
Chapter Fifty-Four - The Playroom's Getting Smaller
Mid December, 2274
When they got home from the mess hall after supper, and headed for their rooms, they stopped still in shock, looking at the mess in the playroom. "Mama, Baba, come quick!"
Mama stuck her head around the corner and smiled. "Oh, good, they got started."
Baba joined her in the doorway. "They do not appear to have gotten very far."
"Well, we don't know what time they started here. And look, there are all the supplies stacked up. It took a while to do that."
"That is true." He walked into the playroom and approached the construction zone. "Grayson, Amanda, come here carefully."
Both children walked to their father, watching where they put their feet. There would be no playing in the playroom tonight!
When they stood at their father's side, he pointed to the chalk lines drawn on the floor. "See, there is where the new bedroom for your twin brothers will be. It will be larger then the rooms that each of you have, because there will be two of them to share. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Baba." Grayson looked at the lines. "But how will I get into my room?"
Spock's lips twitched. "I assure you that this question has been anticipated. Remember when they created the laundry room? It covers the end of the playroom closest to Amanda's room, but does not cover her doorway. This room will do the same. Look here." He walked over and pointed to a large chalked square that met the wall of Grayson's bedroom. "This will be the closet. See how it ends before your door starts?"
Grayson looked at the chalk marks. "Oh. And then this line is the other side of the closet. And here is the actual edge of the room. That leaves a large space here in front of my door."
Spock nodded. "Very good. You have figured it out. The door to this room will be over here, across from the door to the laundry room."
The two children walked about, checking the limits of the new room. Yes, it was bigger than their rooms, but it would have two beds and two dressers in it, so it needed to be bigger.
Amanda turned to her parents. "How long will it take them to finish the new room?"
"Only a few days. You will have your playroom back shortly. In the meantime, you can do your lessons in the living room, if you wish, or in your own bedrooms. But it would probably be best if you picked up anything that you left in the playroom, so that it does not become damaged accidentally."
Both children nodded and began to do just that. They never left much in the playroom, so it did not take them long. They looked about. Although the playroom would be smaller, it had been very large to begin with. And when part of it had been taken off for the laundry room, they had not even noticed the difference. Most likely, this would be the same. As soon as they got used to having the new room there, they would forget that that used to be free space.
Amanda had a sudden thought. "Mama, what color are you going to paint the walls?"
Nyota smiled at her daughter. "I thought we would paint them a light green. What do you think?"
Amanda tilted her head sideways for a minute, thinking. "Yes, I like that. Are you going to knit blankets for their beds the way you did for ours?"
"Yes, I am, and I have already ordered the yarn. Come and I will show you the pattern I am going to use." The two women vanished back into the living room, and Grayson stood there with his father.
"Baba, I am glad that she did not paint my room green. I like the blue walls."
Spock's lips twitched. "I did not let her paint our bedroom walls green either." Grayson grinned at him, and they followed their womenfolk into the other part of their quarters. It was too messy in the playroom right now to do anything there.
