Chapter 11: Preservation and Development ~Matt's POV~ I tried my best to not appear too much embarrassed or even to give out too much of what had happened the day before in Taffy's apartment. Diana had been smiling teasingly for some time now since I've returned to the farm, her green eyes glinting immense amusement by the awkward posture I had decided to adopt while sitting on the wooden chair, my shoulders tense and slowly sagged forward as the woman had been quick to pick up that things had indeed gone beyond a mere day of 'relaxation'. Maybe it was because I had used the young woman's shower to get prepared and the scent of the different shampoo was quick to notice, maybe it was because I looked way too nervous to give the impression of having just rested with the Bunny and nothing else. Or maybe it was because I had gone back to the farm by the time of lunch of the day following the supposed 'relax day' and not by the afternoon of that very day as I had promised to do during the phone call. Randal was confused at first about the predicament, his curiosity roused by the knowing look her mother had been displaying since the very moment I had turned up to Las Lindas. The woman had been so eager to greet me with a 'good morning' and offering me take a seat right in front of her by the table in the kitchen as she wanted to know how 'relaxing' had gone for me. I complied silently with this 'request' as I knew that there wasn't an actual choice here, my head slowly resting on the table as I was indeed looking a little paler than usual. I realized a little too late the intrigued glow shining from her eyes and I had just enough time to brace for the interrogation that would then ensue. "So how fun was 'resting' with your friend... that is also a girl~?" She poked with a hum, winking at the 'girl' detail before pressing me to answer this 'simple' question. Just as I've said before, not much of a choice for me to deny her this information, but I could at least limit the damage somehow by taking a careful approach over the case. I merely sighed. "We had some fun... then we had some good lunch and... then I discovered something important," She blinked, interest peeking at the curt reply and the specific terms used. "Oh?" I nodded at her little quip, biting down a tiredness-induced groan before nodding happily and thankfully at Randal, the Collie having prepared a cup of steamy coffee by the time I had returned. I took just a little sip from it as to feel the flavor, trying to gain some more strength from the beverage before continuing with my cautious explanation because I certainly wanted to avoid throwing too many details so easily. My brain was slowly rebooting but I could already feel some energy back in my body as I went to reply to her silent questioning. "We were enjoying some chatting for a while, then we played some games by the TV and... then we got to lunch," I blinked, my sight finally gaining some more focus thanks to the coffee. Seriously, walking from town to the farm had been a tiring deed on itself as my body was still completely sore from what had happened yesterday and my sleep-deprived mind could hardly keep up a straight line. It was by far one of the weirdest experience I had to deal with as clumsily tripping around had been one of my worst fears along the journey but, thank God, I ended up at the farm without face-faulting not even once. An experience that I hardly wanted to repeat anytime in the near future as it had kept me fairly... drained and detached from reality itself. Maybe I should have accepted Taffy's offer to escort me safely back to the farm. Still, I was happy, genuinely so, and even grateful that the aftermath of that glorious night had been quite lovely and wholesome to face together with the Bunny, once again proving how kind the girl truly was around me. "Lunch has to have been lasting for hours to see you returning to Las Lindas now after a day of going out," Diana mirthfully commented, gaining a frown out of me but I conceded that her teasing was much more lenient than I had expected it to be. "We may have had some important 'discussion' that dragged until morning," I replied back with a yawn, eyes regaining some lucidity. "I guess the topic was just undeniably too good to ignore and.. things ended up derailing for some time." The comment wasn't missed by the Cow Prime, the woman snorting giddily as she understood perfectly what I was referring too and was visibly appreciating the way I was expressing what had happened that day. But while Diana was understanding the innuendo flawlessly, Randy still incredibly confused over the words that we were both using to keep things 'innocent' and the reactions coming from her mother from those 'silly words'. It was just... amusing to see how he looked this much perplexed and quite unaware about what the subject of this interrogation truly was as he continued to handle the cutlery and plates by the sink, ears twitching in attention at the discussion happening behind him to keep him knowing of what was going on there. "And I guess it was an intense one too considering the way you returned... this much tired from your visit," She giggled at the minor facepalm I pulled, her head shaking in amusement by the way I reacted to easily at her poking. My brain just couldn't keep up with her antics and return fire to fire right now, so I merely conceded the barest clue possible and to give her some feeble glimpses of what had truly happened while I was at Taffy's house that day. "It was a long but satisfied conversation," I admitted with a nod, a tiny smirk forming on my face. "And she was fantastic." That lovely girl sure was the best friend I had in years; not only in terms of genuine appreciation we shared for each other but also because we shared many values and ideas about life. Truly one of the best individuals I've met in ages and I wouldn't deny that I could see why there was 'that' specific decision during our wake-up chit-chatting. "I sure she was," Diana nodded slowly, her eyes adopting a more serious edge before continuing. "But I hope that you two ended up... making decisions over what had happened." There was a pause from the sharp serious turn of the conversation, a brief moment to catch up with what I just heard and what I was supposed to say back at her without causing any major issues. The question was easy to understand at first listening; she was bringing up the fact that in a normal situation couples were born from such strong intimate bonds and that it would surely end up in forming serious relationships. But to be truthful over what had happened back a few hours ago, I had expected Taffy to ask about it back that morning and question what that long day had changed for us, how much things were going to be different from now on. Were we still friends? More, or even something even weirder but... But what had happened earlier that morning was by far the most unexpected but possibly the most curious development I had ever dealt with in my entire life. "Before I answer this delicate question of yours, I wish to point out that Taffy was the one to propose what we should make of this situation as she pointed out that there were multiple reasons that were meant to be taken into account," I carefully and tentatively started, squirming a little as I saw Diana frowning at my words but letting me continue nonetheless. "We decided that, since we don't feel any romantic feelings with each other right now, that... we would see how things evolve from now on rather than rushing things up this early," I concluded with a sigh and prepared with her reaction. It had been shocking to hear the girl speak about this so softly but calmly, Taffy had appeared nervous at the beginning when she started to discuss about this important query we both had been having from that very morning. That question had been pressing for a long while and I had expected the usually kind-spoken Bunny to ask if we were now going to be an item after what we just experienced so intimately and so passionately the day before, with her hopeful but lovely tones and manners. Yet she had managed to stand out by just bringing out her concerns over a sudden elevation of our relationship, mentioning some noteworthy details that, after a long day of intense activity would go missing for most people, but that she had been able to keep up perfectly. Taffy wasn't just 'most people' and she demonstrated this by saying that while she didn't feel any difference with how she felt about me, the girl also didn't feel like it had been truly meaningless even though it wasn't out of love. Something had indeed changed in our relationship, but it wasn't a grand upgrade towards a full romantic commitment as similar occasions would have caused. Rather it was something about this newfound trust... deepening beyond friendship and renewing the two of us out of our own different stresses. It was an odd bond that we now had from that curious night, but then again I don't think it was that much usual for a Prime to bond this closely with a human and... we were both fine with this assessment over what had happened, agreeing wholeheartedly to It even. Sometimes we have to accept the fact that sparks can't just exist without something genuinely there from the beginning that could bloom and... we weren't attracted to each other in the romantic level. We were buddies, we shared laughs and we shared hobbies, but in the end we weren't willing to pursue something as serious as that. Maybe it was because it was too early but... I could see why it wouldn't work in the long-term for the two of us, our attitudes being far too similar to each other and I seriously didn't want to bicker with Taffy; At least not for silly couple-related debacles. Another pause, this time it was heavier than the previous one as Diana seemed to think about the explanation, a hum or two leaving her throat but those were muffled by her closed mouth. "I can see why you two are careful about this," The woman slowly nodded, eyes glimmering some calm and support. "But I hope you are ready to take the 'proper responsibilities' if more developments are born from this little rendezvous you shared with your Bunny friend." My eyes widened at what the Cow Prime was alluding to; the possibility had indeed crossed my mind multiple times that very morning as I slowly woke up to realize what had happened and why I was sharing Taffy's bed with the girl herself. Even after Taffy explained me that Primes were incredibly incompatible with other species, my brain would still point out that there was a 'nigh-impossible' chance that she could remain pregnant. A chance above zero but below one percent, still a little high for my panicked self about the matter. I was nervous; I've never been this close to make that big step forward with my life as I would have the proper precautions to avoid creating the possibility itself, either because I was too young or because the action itself was not something that cemented a relationship. And now that I just had this job at the farm? I was legitimately concerned about giving a proper life to both the young woman and an eventual child, even my unused bank account (if it was still active in this world) would give just three to five years of modest comfort to a little family. It truly was a major issue to contemplate to the fullest even after this talk. I blinked as I found myself staring at the ceiling, trying to draw some proper sentences out before ending up causing some misunderstanding with the genuinely-interested woman in front of me. That step was a huge one. A step filled with more responsibilities and with life-changing effects that could determine much from an individual's life. I finally looked down back at Diana and nodded. "I would take full responsibility in creating the best place for Taffy and... a child," I said with a steely tone. "Even if it means taking more jobs at once." It was simple, it was curt, but it was effective and brought the message straight forward to the rightfully-concerned woman; she had experienced a husband leaving her alone to take care of their daughter and I was truthfully honest in saying I wasn't going to ever contemplate something this much foul and disgusting. The Cow Prime relaxed and nodded, a small smile breaking through the thin line created by her lips pressing together. "That sounds like you have thought about this case a lot before now." I slowly nodded at her guess. "It's a possibility-" "That wouldn't happen to a human like you," She sighed mirthfully. "It's good that you remind me that you have a good heart, but you should understand that my question was hypothetical and it's an impossible case rather than a small certainty." I frowned at her calm statement, part of me wanting to say that there were numbers involved... but Diana looked so sure of it that I decided to drop this topic. For now. I expected the discussion to fall from here; there wasn't anything else to add to the matter except for- "Still, I wish to understand something about this 'discussion' of yours you had with the lovely girl," The Cow Prime returned to the assault. "Did you perhaps take pauses during the action or-" "There weren't breaks," I admitted neutrally, the woman tensing up in visible surprise at that interjection. "Wasn't that... eighteen hours ago?" She asked more quietly than usual. And I shook my head. "We both woke up about four hours ago and I think we slept for an hour or two," I mused calmly, then I nodded. "Yes, it was around ten, eleven hours." Suddenly the woman pushed herself out of her chair and stood up before slamming her hands at the table, the sheer strength causing the wood to groan and almost crack at the pressure as the Cow Prime genuinely looked worried at what I just said to her. "R-Randy, get the First Aid Kit!" Diana said loudly, head turned at her now-surprised son. "Quickly." The Collie Prime stood still for a moment, tensing up at the order but soon he rushed to the bathroom with a confused look on his face; He was still unaware of what we had been talking about until now, it seemed. Yet, my attention was drawn by the shocked escalation I was assisting at the moment, feeling like I was missing something truly important about it. What did I say wrong about that? "Diana-" I tried to ask, only to be interrupted by her. "Humans aren't meant to go through ten hours of that and get out from it with just a mere case of sore body," She interjected fiercely. "And we need to check if there is something that requires medical assistance or not." I was impressed by the concern and all, but then again I was quick to realizing that the 'we' meant Randal and Diana checking on something fairly intimate; And that wouldn't be alright at all! "Wait! I am not going to show any-" I tried to protest loudly, blushing a storm at the implications here brought up, unwilling to reveal anything about my personal physique but the woman jumped to action by giving me a deeper frown. "Then go with Randy and ask him to help if there is the need instead of just sitting here!" She shouted back with a stern look, her worry never faltering and her rage more of a product of said worry. "It's better to see that you are fine rather than letting you have wait here." It was an order; there was no reason to doubt about the intentions behind the demand and yet I was still confused about this development I was center of. Still why the sudden concern even though I was fine? I was merely sore and while ten hours with Taffy had been one of the most draining experiences possible, I didn't felt anything that could even assure of any wounds or damage from that lengthy situation I had faced the day prior. Warmth rising from the intense concern she had towards me aside, this was seriously turning into a very ridiculous and senseless situation! "B-But-" I tried to protest again and, much to my chagrin, it ended up the same way as the previous protest. "If you don't want me to check for any injuries myself, then you better be going right now, son!" Her eyes burned with promise of executing without hesitation this ultimatum and I gulped nervously as she leaned closer before giving one last whisper. "Now." My jaw dropped at the threat, the absurd amount of nervousness created by that pressure being more than enough to send me going. I was quickly out of my chair on my feet as I rushed away from the kitchen and towards the bathroom. A very confused but medically-prepared Collie was waiting there and giving me a quizzical look of what had just happened in the kitchen. I snorted as I entered the bathroom and started to retell him about what had just transpired, gaining a big reaction out of the young man as he was finally granted the awkward truth and bestowed by a blush similar to mine while I continued with the narration. But while I concluded that curious morning with a very awkward check-up over any 'damage' or not, which Randy was mostly excluded from, I ended up ignoring a very important detail. A detail that would have explained much about Diana's concern. 'Son'. If only I had heard this before the end approached and... maybe things would have gone better; Possibly. ------ ~Naerie's POV~ It was a calm night in Prism, the High Prime's mansion enjoying some quiet peace once again after some days spent dealing with a wave of numerous dignitaries arriving to discuss with the leader of the government. The servants working there felt motivated by this renewed quiet as they proceeded to conclude the last few hours of their shifts with relative silence, to try and bring a pleasant end to this working day without irritating anyone with their presence. And while the many were feeling happy of the silence running all over the building, there was someone that was finding this peace to be quite difficult to appreciate because of her own concerns over some important matters. Instead of spending her time by efficiently taking some of her mother's paperwork to do on her own as she would usually do at this particular hour of the day, Naerie found herself lying on the lone but warm bed in her room, with her unfocused eyes staring up at the ceiling as she continued with the endless thinking over some confusing events happening quite recently. There was silence in the mansion, but her mind was buzzing with noises coming from the multiple thoughts that kept distract her and mad her somewhat unable to accomplish much of her worload in that exact moment of calm. It had been a recurring phenomenon in the last four days, something that had been taken by Ambar as a sign that her daughter was genuinely trying to get some more rest out of her hard-work just as she had asked her to. Yet the woman was completely unaware of the real cause that had gotten her firstborn this much... unnerved and unable to pick up a proper decision over the growing concerns within her soul. Most of the girl's tasks would generally require much of her attention diverted in either making searches through her advanced PC and see her adding more information to the Prime Databank. There were also times where she was required to sign contracts or documents on Ambar's behalf for important dignitaries or administrators that requested either some augmented budgets or once-requested coinage. The rest was then spent chatting with the few friends the girl had when she had some 'free time' from her responsibilities as the daughter of the high Prime, which was rare nowadays considering the growing burden her mother was letting her deal with. Yet the current problem that her mind was failing to deliver a solution to wasn't something that could be answered via technology or advises from trustworthy individuals like her friends were, rather it was something that was currently rendered untouchable because of recent developments. The Bear Prime was stuck debating about delivering the recent news to the human she had promised so determinedly to help with his curious and terribly-mysterious case or not, the girl having gone silent for a few days now after learning of her new limitation over the subject and the implications that had ensued. The High Prime had indeed gone to check by this 'friend' of hers about the curious dilemma discovered by the unexplainable existence of the two dossiers about Matt Newcastle in the Neo-Earth Databank and the strange lock that not even her mother was capable of opening with her high-admin clearance. But the woman had then decided to deny the girl any of the information about her discoveries after that visit and had pushed to her a new order about this very topic, one that had given her some confusion when she first heard her mother telling her about this. The case was now no longer under the young woman's care; Ambar had mentioned her intention to follow it closely and make sure that nothing would happen to this individual and she had also decided to not provide more of this 'sensible information' the woman had gained from her friend. The High Prime was quick to confirm that it wasn't a matter of trust, but one of carefulness and security as the 'plan' explained to her was 'far too dangerous to let the girl face', The older woman then assured that the young man was going to be left mostly unaware of what was going on at the moment and that he wasn't a dangerous individual, but one that was meant to do 'something crucial' about this unknown plan that only she knows about. He was important for some untold reason, so much to warrant the older Bear Prime to keep a serious watch onto him as to make sure that none of the 'wrong bunch of people' could get even a glimpse of his presence and try to kidnap him for... 'nefarious business'. The curt summary of the new discovery gave off a generally-confusing outlook about what was going on with the case the young Prime was part of, further increasing her concerns over the matter instead of softly push them to simmer down as Ambar had expected those to. There was a 'wrong bunch of people' acting around? Were those part of the ruins of the old Empire or were they part of something new that the girl was unaware of? Should Naerie keep some guard up for the sake of making sure that nothing harmful ever happened to the people in Prism? Her confusion was softly cushioned by meeting up with Shin on two separate occasions in the half-week, the first time being when she was 'ordered' to get some rest by her mother while the latter was just the day before. Both reunions gave her some more clarity over the grand situation at hand, yet even her closest friend was unable to provide his best analysis over the strange topic because of the lack of important clues of the case itself. A problem created by the fact said clues were restricted from public-eye and she was tentatively walking a fine line by asking him for council with this weirdly-presented subject. It was saddening that she had to keep something this important from her childhood friend but she still ended up restraining her tongue from giving out the essential info required to compile a proper assessment, giving no little challenge to the blond as he was left with the headache-inducing, fragmented case to help her with. Despite the feeble hints offered and the grand secrecy forwarded by her tone, the young Aryoko was quick to give the best he could over the predicament presented to him without appearing too much deterred; His perspective adding some more questions for her to consider and interesting routes she could now make use of about the topic of dealing with the sudden 'change of leadership' occurred just recently and... She still had to contact Matt to inform him of the new twist of the case about her 'resignation', but her mind had failed to give her the best viable path about this call, or better, she didn't know if she should comply to the demand advanced by her mother or... try something a little more risky and see if she could do something about the case on her own. Even though she was completely sure of her mother's capacity to handle perfectly a case like this one, the young Bear Prime was still concerned over the implications behind 'betraying' the trust the human had given to her to do this work. Her promise of personally pursuing the truth was something Naerie herself had offered so confidently about and Matt had agreed to have her help him with this confusing situation; she couldn't just shrug it off without feeling disappointed in her own capacity to keep up promises. Trust had been given to her and her commitment had long been offered and accepted by the young man, thus she was more than obliged to offer her own assistance rather than letting the case fall off her hands. Sure, the solution to this mystery was something beyond her current capacities allowed her to reach out to, but she could try to gather more clues around any other paths that she had yet to discover. Maybe she could get some concrete foundation of the case if she could pry the newly-acquired information off her mother, maybe by subtly trying to coerce the details out with a carefully-planned situation. And so the young Bear Prime could finally try to achieve something with this issue instead of wasting her time... procrastinating. The girl blinked at the ceiling at the mere mention of the term, feeling like the word was unusual for someone like her and yet it was just the case considering how much time she had wasted lying here on her bed. It's been four days since she had any contact with the human and maybe it was time to confirm her decision about the matter. Having devolved so much time to try and discover the truth about what had happened to Matt Newcastle, Naerie had to confirm this determination by going to find her mother and formally oppose her choice about having her drop this case. Slipping away from her warm bed with a quick yawn, the young Prime ventured outside her room and she started to walk towards her mother's bedroom, convinced that it was about time to bring up the topic up now rather than waiting for more days. From what she could remember from her previous look at Ambar's agenda, the High Prime wasn't supposed to be having any guests in that particular time of the day and thus the girl reached for the room without hesitation nor worry of finding someone that shouldn't be learning about this sensible case. The door was barely open and Naerie slipped inside without much issue as she took a glimpse around the mostly empty room. It was much bigger than her own bedroom, but the ample space was mostly left untouched as the king-sized bed and the various pieces of furniture hardly filled up the humongous. Her light-blue eyes fixed by the large mirror several meters in front of the bed where Ambar was taking a look with... someone else. She almost paused at the sight of the blue-haired lizard-like Prime that was giggling with the red-haired woman, but then she remembered that Geecku had started to live within the limits of her mother's bedroom. Both Crests were lacking any form of clothes, the High Prime's own dress having been folded by the bed as the two were chatting amicably about some undecipherable topic. Something silly for sure but... the young Prime didn't make her way there just to deign this kind of situations, knowing that her reasons were a little more important than anything that could come up from the debacle unfolding before her. Yellow eyes spotted her quickly as she approached the two and the wild-like Prime rushed at her with a big smile plastered on her face. Naerie prepared her footing, her body tensing up in anticipation as she lifted her arms up and intercepted the blue-haired wide-smiled missile aiming for some tackle-hugging. Geecku succeeded in bringing her in a tight up, but her own strength prevented a possible backward fall to the fall. The giggling mess nuzzled at her chest before staring up with an adorable expression. "Naerie~!" The young Prime merely blinked. "Hello Geecku," She replied neutrally, getting a brighter smile as the Crest of Life affectionately kept cuddling on her bosom, her attention slowly turning up to her smiling mother. "Sweetie, I didn't expect you to visit us tonight," The woman greeted kindly. "Is there something wrong? Or maybe you just wanted to be around your mommy?" Naerie blinked again. "Mother, I... wish to talk about the discussion we had two days ago," She replied carefully, knowing that a small mistake could see her plans crumbling. The High Prime looked surprise at first at the serious comment, but then her bubbly personality returned full-strength. "Oh? Perhaps something you forgot to tell me about Mr. Newcastle?" Now it was her chance to speak and give herself the edge in the following discussion and- "Newcastle?" The innocent voice coming from the cute-looking young woman now nested on Naerie said. "Who is he?" Ambar's mouth opened and then closed slowly as she thought how to properly solve this situation without getting Geecku too curious over the matter. If there was something that she really wanted to avoid was to have the lovely girl to try and harass someone for the sake of 'fun'. Cute she might be, but restrain was something that the Crest of Life should learn to make use of in many occasions. "Someone that is incredibly boring," The Bear Prime urged, turning her attention quickly to her daughter. "But dear, what is it that you wished to tell me?" The girl nodded and then spoke. "I wish... to keep the case." There was a brief moment of silence. "You wish to... be leading this?" A quick nod, then the silence resumed momentarily. In her mind, it was just the storm brewing inside her mother as she prepared to deliver some rare lecture about her safety and- "And you would accept some compromises if you were reinstated, correct?" Ambar asked calmly, eyes displaying some complex trail of thoughts going inside her head. The young redhead frowned but nodded again, this time a little slower. "If those aren't too limiting then-" "Okay." The High Prime interjected without hesitation, causing immense confusion to rouse up from her daughter. "Mother?" Naerie asked with a suspicious tone. "What kind of... compromises are you talking about?" The woman hummed. "Oh, you know how I have suggested something about trying to be your subordinate with one of your activities? To see how you lead people?" ...The girl may or may not have heard her mother ask about this once or twice in the last three months but was this what she wanted? To be her subordinate? "That's i-" "And I want to have a face to face with this individual you seem so interested into," The High Prime pointed out. "I think it's time you have a proper 'meeting' with him thanks to Minos, now that I know his new phone number." Didn't Minos change the number just two days ago- Oh, her mother has to have discovered it once again. For some reason, the young woman couldn't help but feel sorry for the Bull Prime with the knowledge that Ambar would now have the means to pester him once again with night calls. "So that means that-" "Ambar, liar," Geecku piped in with a little angry expression on her face. "You say he boring but you want see him." "That's because he is a friend of Naerie, little one, not for any other purposes-" "Li-ar!" The blue-haired Prime repeated loudly and a little angrier, then the Crest of Life turned to look at Naerie. "Who is he?" She asked again, this time with her previous cute tone. "Someone that I promised to help," The girl answered flatly. "Someone which predicament is overall quite complex and boring, that is why mother defined him as such." Yellow eyes widened in realization, her lips parting to let out a silent 'Oh'. "So he is in danger or-" "Not in danger," Ambar jumped in with a small smile. "He just needs some help to understand a situation that is indeed boring." Geecku spent some time looking back and forth between parent and child, then the young woman nodded with a huff. "Sounds boring." "It is," Naerie confirmed calmly. "And I guess there would be no reason to not have Geecku take part with the little call tomorrow, so she can see this boring individual." The High Prime tensed up just for a moment at the proposal but, before she could say anything to deter her daughter from going forward with this proposal, the Crest of Life shook her head. "If he is boring, I no want to see him." Geecku replied with a certain tone. The girl blinked. "But then you wouldn't met him. So why now-" "I no wanna!" The blue-haired Prime interrupted with a pout and some whining, further giving out the little plan employed by her daughter. The devious ordeal was fairly simple; by connecting Matt Newcastle to 'boredom', Geecku was naturally alienated by the unpleasant emotion and so she wouldn't try to learn more about this peculiar human. And that meant no irritation for tomorrow's little reunion. Hopefully, Minos is prepared to realize that she had indeed found out about his new phone number. She just wanted to talk about many, many things with him after all~! ----------- AN To be fair, I think you could have tried to do something about Matt and the lovely Bunny. While Ms. Rudiger and Mr. Hawthorne are meant to be, I don't see why you couldn't have gone for the polyamorous route with them. "It wouldn't have worked well and... I'm not 'that' much into it." Yet Stark Rebirth does have some curious Polyamory- "That is more wholesome than anything and... I've plans about it." Meh, at least you didn't portray me as an over-protective parent. "I'm waiting for Sirio to come along in the story before having you do something along that line." Could be interesting but... do you think we should tell your readers whom I've visited to know about this info? "I think... you did? Or maybe it was just in FF. Well, if you wish to-" Well, Apogeo was quite amused when I decided to ask about her little meddling and... let's just say she wasn't glad to learn that someone 'forgot' about their true mission in the world. She is calm right now but... she is watching closely our little human. "I hope you treat him well-" His well-being is our greatest interest. But I appreciate the fact you care for them. "He is my creation, I care for all of them."