Finding

(21) Change [Part 2]

Tord found it interesting to know how much Edd took after his father. The boy he had just spoken to earlier was near copy of Edd save for the cola addict's hair color. Edd was a brunet and his dad was a raven along with his grandparents. Tord wondered if the brown hair came from the mother's side of Edd's genes.

That said, with him now done with the financial situation of Edd's grandparents and Tom's mom, Tord found it important to check up on Matt's father.

Last that he remembered about the older Harvest was that he had some kind of serious heart condition and problems with his memory because one of the attending nurses that was assigned to him as a baby messed up with the administering of medications and supplements. So, in short, someone fucked up on their job and a child ended up suffering for it. A simple job incompetence which if it were in Tord's time as Emperor would have resulted into an immediate execution.

Thinking about it, Tord recalled how the older Harvest was called Marcus and he was about to be born about next month in a hospital in Bristol. So, with that in mind, Tord forced himself to endure the burden of looking for Matt's grandparents and hope things would turn out right and according to his plans.

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It was tiring.

Making plans and moving about to search for people.

Tord was lucky enough to find Matt's grandparents and know they were quite the amicable couple. The silvernette didn't even have to use his magic on them to interfere since a simple explanation got them agreeing immediately.

That said, Tord was curious on how Matt's grandparents weren't able to make their architectural firm prosper much. Like, yes, in his original life Matt and his family were well off. They were about the upper tier of the middle class. But that's still quite rather far from being rich.

So, thinking things through, Tord didn't found anything wrong with funding the couple's business and giving advice to them. To be exact, the current Harvest couple were one of the few people he could consider as 'acquaintances' he wouldn't mind talking to since they were quite rather open minded for their time period. Far too open minded if anything.

With him now done for Matt and Edd's grandparents and their fathers, Tord thought that he didn't need to get himself involved that much on them. He just needed to check on them from time to time and maybe guide them a bit if it were necessary.

His current problem right now...Tom's dad.

The handsome Brit talked a lot about his dad whenever he was drunk and if you asked him. Which was why, out of everyone else parents of their group, he knew more about the said sentient pineapple.

Tom did mention how his dad as a pineapple lived most of his life on the streets until he got adopted by a female accountant. From there, the said pineapple was able to go to school and finish his degree in Accountancy. That's why, Tom's dad was able to get himself a job and somehow provide for his family.

That being said, Tord still couldn't understand how Tom never mentioned about his parents having names at all. He just referred to them as mom and dad with sometimes mentioned as Mr. and Mrs. Rodgewell. That, and he'd describe them.

Tom would describe and share stories about them more than enough that he knows where they would 'wake up.'

Seriously, was this fate?

Was this whole shit show and Tom's death supposed to happen?

With Tord not knowing the names of Tom's parents he could pretty much change from which family they belonged to. That is, as long as they end up together and make Tom, things could go in his way.

Heck, a weird idea was starting to be made in his mind.

What if he was the one to raise Tom's dad?

That way, he could groom the pineapple in having the same beliefs as him and make sure that Tom has a higher chance of surviving whatever shit show that happens his way. That way, he could indirectly make Tom stronger and have the Brit understand him more.

It was an odd idea but Tord really thinks that he could make it work.