Original Prompt: Vastra talks to Jenny about her family.
Note: Jenny's Speech Patterns = I don't think I got it right. Also, it got a little uh darker than usual so uh yeah. _
Semi Formal Discussion in the Living Room
The two were sitting on the couch by the fire in the living room. It was one of those rare days where nothing pressing needed to be done. No cases to handle, nothing to purchase in the markets, no chores to be done in the house, and neither felt incline to train.
"What are human families like?"
Jenny looked up from the book she was trying to read. "What do you mean ma'am?"
The Silurian vaguely gestured to her own book. "Once we hatch, we do not need much caretaking since we're fully formed and mostly independent. As such, many of us are not raised by our progenitors or are close to our siblings."
"Oh well, it depends on which class you're in. The upper class has servants and nannies to raise their kids. Us in the working class got raised by our parents and we're generally working as soon as we can walk."
"What about your family?"
"I was the middle kid. Older brother and little sister. Ma and Pa were always working but we were close."
Vastra tilted her head. "Yet you never visit them or they you."
Jenny looked away. "We're not close anymore."
Vastra decided not to push any further despite her curiosity. She didn't want to scare away the human, not after they've become rather comfortable with each other.
"Well, I think that's enough reading for me. Would you like to spar?"
Strange Pillow Talk
The two were lazing around in bed. Vastra trailed her fingers down Jenny's back and frowned when she reached raised skin. She didn't remember those though earlier on she was a little preoccupied. There was several lines all over Jenny's back.
"My Pa."
Vastra hand stilled. She looked to Jenny who was avoiding her eyes. "Why?"
Jenny didn't answer for a long moment. "I was careless and he caught me with another woman. I left after that."
"Humans... punish another for liking the same sex?"
"It's not proper and is a sin."
Vastra hissed in disagreement. "You primitive apes."
For once, Jenny didn't object.
Hunting
Vastra followed the man down through the convoluted streets of London. Her first impulse was to rip him and his wife to shreds but Jenny convinced her otherwise. At the end of the day, they were still her parents and even if Jenny didn't care much for them she worried for her siblings.
Vastra couldn't leave it be though. It was not in her nature to leave crimes unpunished. She hissed loudly enough that he turned. Her tongue flickered out making him pale.
"Stay away from me Demon!"
The Silurian chuckled loudly which made him run, like the scared little prey he was. Later, she wiped her hands with a cloth while she looked at the unconscious man bleeding on the ground. He'll live and recover quickly. Vastra grinned maliciously.
Now he had matching lines.
