Potatoes

OOC -  Sorry for my inactivity recently. Work, AOL and stuff have kept me pretty busy. I'll try post more though!
 
 
Who: Rufus, Tara,
When: Whilst People are Vanishing off the 'Dwarf
Where: Tara and Phil's Quarters
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Tara huffed again and plonked the new potatoes down on the table in front of Rufus. She glanced from the table, to the door to her watch and then back again. She huffed angrily again.
 
"Well it's so good that at least one member of my family could join me. I mean, I don't ask for much, that once a week we all get together and have dinner. It's not too much to ask is it Rufus?" She ranted, picking up a large glass bowl of salad and dumped it roughly on the table, rounding on her son as she finished the sentence.

 
"No Mum." Rufus said, shrinking back into the seat away from Tara and the potential conflict. 
 
Tara grumbled under her breath as she sat down and piled some salad and potatoes onto her plate, dolloping mayonnaise on top. She looked at the clock again.
 
"I mean, I can understand it most days of the week, your Father is busy and now Amber has been promoted I know she's got a lot of work on. But all I ask is one evening, a few hours at the most to sit down and eat with their family. I slave over a hot kitchen all day and this is the thanks I get!" She mercilessly stabbed a new potato and shoved it into her mouth. Rufus kept quiet.

 
Tara was still grumbling as Rufus helped her put the leftover food in the refrigeration unit. Rufus hurried out of the kitchen area as fast as he could when he had finished tiding up the plates. Tara bussled out of the kitchen with a paper bag.
 
"Here you go honey, I know you spend a lot of time in the lab, so here's some home cooking to keep you going." She smiled at her son and kissed him on the cheek, he was barely three years old and already he was so grown up.

 
"Aww Mum... Ewww" Rufus said, and brushed his cheek. He picked up his lab coat and put it on. "Thanks for dinner Mum." He walked towards the sliding door just as a round spherical object came through the doors. It spat a dart out at it's nearest target, which was Rufus, and the dart connected squarely with his chest. He let out a brief gasp before vanishing.

 
"You Smeghead!" Tara squealed at the device, brandishing a nearby kitchen knife at it. "Give me back my son!" She threw the knife and it sunk into the device, which sparked and crashed to the floor. Tara stared at it for a few moments before taking off up the corridor at a run towards security.

 
 
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