Lorianne took quite a long nap, snuggling under the throw blanket. She woke up energized, already excited for their next stop. Once again, her chattiness resud.
"Mommy, Daddy, where do we go next?"
Lorianne couldn’t wait to see which wonderful exhibit she would see soon. She chuckled when Elsie wiped her face with a damp cloth, then pinched her nose.
"We gonna wait and see where Captain Liza will bring us," Nathaniel chid in. Picking up Lorianne from the sofa bed, he added teasingly, "Maybe we can see rmaids next."
"rmaids!" Lorianne gasped, her eyes widening in delight, "Daddy, are there sea witches too?"
"Maybe~"
Nathaniel carried Lorianne in one arm as they left the private dining room. Elsie followed from behind. They t Liza outside the restaurant. The tour guide appeared right on ti.
"Captain Liza! Where will we go next?" Lorianne asked, repeating the question she asked her dad just now.
"That’s gonna be a surprise, First Mate Lorrie!" Liza replied with the sa vigor. Winking, she quickly added, "For sure, you’ll love it!"
Nathaniel and Elsie chuckled. Both of them knew where Liza would bring them next. It would certainly be a pleasant surprise to the little one.
Led by Liza, the family of three made their way to the rmaid Cove Theater. A Halloween special rmaid show would begin in ten minutes. The stage was an enormous tank with theater-style seating and dramatic lighting.
Lorianne’s eyes widened in disbelief, her mouth parted into a round shape. She couldn’t help but smack Nathaniel’s shoulder as she looked around the place.
Liza brought the family of three to the VIP seating area. Once there, Nathaniel put Lorianne onto a cushioned chair. He gently patted her small head.
"Have fun, my little princess. The show will start soon."
In a few minutes, the lights dimd and the music swelled. Once the curtains were drawn back, the audience saw divers in complete rmaid outfits swimming gracefully among sea turtles and glittering bubbles.
The lead rmaid had shimring aquamarine fins and long lavender hair. She swam close to the glass. Smiling, she waved at the children.
Lorianne gasped, her hands shooting to cover her mouth, "Mommy! She’s so real!"
Elsie chuckled, "She’s a beautiful rmaid, isn’t she?"
"Yes!"
The rmaids swam, synchronizing their graceful movents into a dance. They also did bubble tricks. The performance also included a playful story of the rmaids helping a lost little ghost fish find its way ho.
Lorianne and the other children watched the show intently. As the story reached the end, they waved goodbye to the rmaids who began the gesture.
The rmaids also made heart shapes with their hands before bowing to the audience. A loud applause echoed in the theater, followed by cheers.
"Did you enjoy it, Lorrie?" Nathaniel glanced at Lorianne, his lips tugging into a grin.
"Yes, Daddy! Aww~ Now I want a rmaid friend."
"Seems like we need a bigger tub for your bathroom," Elsie laughed, teasing Lorianne, "We need to fit your dolphin friend too."
"It’s okay, Mommy. Daddy can buy it. Daddy has so much money."
Nathaniel was speechless. He reached for Lorianne’s nose and pinched it. The little one huffed before bursting into giggles.
After watching the rmaid show, Liza brought the family of three to see the dolphins. Lorianne had so much fun greeting the adorable and gentle sea creatures.
Their next two stops before leaving were to visit the penguins and walk through another tunnel of fish swimming. Then, Liza led them to the area called Treat-or-Treat Trail.
There, parents and children wandered while holding pumpkin buckets. Decorated booths lined the pathway, each hosted by staff mbers in costus — a vampire eel, a pirate octopus, a sea witch and a princess jellyfish.
"First Mate Lorrie, here’s your bucket!"
"Thank you, Captain Liza!"
Without waiting, Lorianne carried the pumpkin bucket and walked down the trail, stopping at each booth. She chirped, "Trick or treat!" to the staff mber.
Nathaniel and Elsie followed Lorianne, but not too closely. The man didn’t waste ti to capture a video of their little one trick-or-treating.
"How can she be so much cuter today?" Nathaniel exhaled, smiling at Lorianne with evident fondness, "I gonna brag to Rudy."
"You two are so childish," Elsie playfully smacked Nathaniel’s back, laughing, "Payback because he bragged about his wife yesterday?"
"Ahem, of course."
Shaking her head in helplessness, Elsie laughed louder. Nathaniel smiled sheepishly as he continued recording Lorianne.
Ruediger didn’t forget to send so photos taken during Sports Day yesterday to Nathaniel. The younger man boasted about getting closer to his contractual wife who had reciprocated his feelings.
When Lorianne stopped at the sea witch’s booth, the costud staff complinted her and said they were comrades of the sa coven. Nathaniel quickly took photos of the two sea witches.
After reaching the end of the trail, Lorianne showed her pumpkin bucket to Elsie and Nathaniel. She received fish-shaped cookies and candies, an ocean creature stationery set, and sea-thed stickers.
"Mommy, Daddy, can I give so to my friends?" Lorianne asked, her voice hopeful.
"Sure, you can, darling," Elsie nodded. She brushed Lorianne’s bangs away, revealing her little forehead, "You can bring so to your kindy this Monday."
"Yay!"
Lorianne had long familiarized herself with the new kindergarten. Elsie and Nathaniel often heard stories about her friends during altis. They were glad because their daughter had no trouble making friends.
"Alright, ti to get so souvenirs," Elsie clapped her hands, "Then, we’ll head ho. We have a long day here already."
Beaming, Lorianne quickly asked, "Can I buy souvenirs for Michelle, Grandma, Grandpa, Granny and Granda?"
"Of course, you can," Elsie drifted her gaze to Nathaniel, smirking, "Your dad will pay for everything."
"Yay!"
Nathaniel smacked his chest, pretending to have a heart attack. Elsie punched his arm, earning laughter from him and Lorianne.
With her bucket nearly full and cheeks glowing, Lorianne followed Nathaniel and Elsie to the souvenir shop. They would head ho soon, everyone was exhausted yet content.
There, Lorianne picked a jellyfish doll and a colorful children’s encyclopedia about sea creatures. She also chose a photo fra in the coral reef shape for their family picture.
"I better get this magnet for Rudy."
Nathaniel showed a magnet to Elsie. Her brows arched upon reading the sign over the Halloween-thed magnet, ’Spooktacular mories’.
Elsie said nothing, only letting her laughter respond to Nathaniel.
By this ti of the day, the crimson-haired man was busy cuddling with his wife on the couch, still exhausted from Sports Day yesterday.
But, sothing exciting would co their way tonight!
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