post-quest
Pippin: hey Merry, I have a question
Merry: alright
Pippin: if we were to take one of Sam’s children how long do you think it would take him to notice
Merry: ………..what why would you say that, what’s wrong with you
Pippin: I’ve just been thinking, he has so many, it might take him a while
Merry: it absolutely wouldn’t? they’re his children?
Pippin: but he has so many
Pippin: and he gets them muddled up all the time Merry
Pippin: I think we could get away with it
Merry: are you seriously proposing we kidnap one of our friend’s children??
Pippin: to satisfy our scientific curiosity
Merry: absolutely not??
Pippin: but our scientific curiosity, Merry?
Merry: no.
Pippin: bet you 10 silver pennies it takes him at least two days
Merry: Rosie will notice
Pippin: Rosie’s away all week
Merry: he probably counts them every night
Pippin: bet you he doesn’t.
Merry: …
Pippin: …
Merry: alright which one are we taking
*later, at Bag End*
Pippin: hey Robin
Robin Gamgee: :)?
Pippin: want to help your uncle Pippin win a bet
*still later*
Sam: *sitting down to dinner with his many children*
Sam: *notices empty seat* ???
Sam: *tallying up children* ????
Sam: …………where’s Robin
Elanor: I thought he went away with mum
Sam: no??
Sam: has anyone seen him?
Daisy: Bilbo knows where he is
Bilbo: I don’t!!
Daisy: he knows and he WON’T tell me
Sam: …
Bilbo: …
Sam: …
Bilbo: …
Bilbo: ….they gave me sixpence not to tell
Sam: WHO GAVE YOU SIXPENCE NOT TO TELL
Sam: *banging on door* OPEN UP
Merry: yes? :)
Sam: WHERE IS HE
Merry: where’s who
Sam: I WILL DECK YOU
Merry: he’s in the parlor
Merry: you realise it’s been three days
*meanwhile*
Robin, hearing the commotion: oh! my dad’s here!
Pippin: so he is
Pippin, opening window: this has been fun, bye now
*shortly*
Sam: where’s Pippin??
Robin, pointing at window: he ran REALLY fast
Sam, holding Robin: oh god oh god oh god
Merry: in my defence, I bet that you would notice right away
Merry: I lost.
Sam: I’m going to tell Rosie and she’s going to skin you
Merry: really
Merry: you’re going to tell your wife that while she was away one of your children went missing and you didn’t notice for three entire days
Sam: *laying his head down on the table* oh god
Merry: even Pippin didn’t think it would take you this long to notice
Sam: I’m the worst father in the world
Merry: *patting his shoulder* there, there
Merry: we fed your son a LOT of sweets and now he says he doesn’t want to go home
*still later*
Estella: so I hear you let Pippin talk you into kidnapping a child
Merry: ………………I have some regrets.
Merry: do you think he’ll ever talk to me again
Estella: I wouldn’t count on it.
I read this wrong, I thought Pippin was propsoing that they insert themselves into Sam’s family as his kids and see how long it took him to realise.
See he’d definitely notice that but if they just like… Inserted another child… Hm
pippin would go just,, show up at sam’s dinner table and sam would be like?? pippin what the hell? and pippin would sulk out of the house, little did sam know that pippin left his own child faramir in sam’s house. Diamond was furious. but thats how faramir and golidlocks met
Faramir Took: *chilling out at the breakfast table in Bag End*
Sam:
(alternatively: Sam would notice right away if a new child was inserted. Rosie however unthinkingly accepts the addition. Rosie is very tired.)