"Who was even better?" Lisa walked into the kitchen, dropping her backpack off on the ground.

"Uh, no one sweetie! Just talking to myself." Steve lied. Though it was really only a half lie, as Steve had been talking to himself. "How was your day at school?"

Lisa continued on through the kitchen, talking to her father and preparing herself a healthy snack. She went on about how her day had been, talking about what she had learned in class.

Steve wasn't really paying attention. He was half lost in thought about how proud he was that at least one of his children was academically successful, and half lost in thought about how disappointed he was that he had no reason to put her in a time out. As Lisa prepared her yogurt, granola and fruit Steve licked his lips, wondering if a shrunken daughter would add onto the toppings well.

"Daddy?" Lisa interrupted, pointing to the schoolwork on the table. "Is Derek around? I haven't seen him yet. I think he had detention but might have skipped it, he was talking to his friends about it."

"Derek? Oh, uh, yeah, I think your brother's around." Steve said, raising one hand to his stomach. Unbeknownst to him, both Derek and Nicole were having their own conversation in his gut, fighting for survival. The tide of water had swept Derek off his grape, and he was treading water in his father's stomach. Nicole was similarly maligned, her legs caught in a bit of grape skin. She had landed hard in a pile of mashed up grapes which was quickly sinking. If she couldn't get out soon, she'd be digested like any other piece of food. Both children were calling out for each other, trying to find their way in the darkness of their father's cavernous gut.

Lisa frowned. "I'm just worried about him and school, he hasn't really been paying attention lately." Lisa brought the first spoonful of yogurt up to her lips and swallowed. Steve eyes the digestion homework and smiled.

"Actually honey, I think you might be able to help me out with that. I was actually just aiding your brother with a science experiment beforehand, and we could use another..."
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