I...I guess I just don't know what to do...
...well, would you rather live your whole life not knowing?
...
Even if it hurts...in the end knowledge will only make you stronger...don't you want to know about your father?
-Kareena just stares at the key in her hand-
But...what if it just makes it worse? The...want to meet him...
-Volta looks over at Ai, flicks her head in such a way that says 'back me up here'-
-Volta seems to think it would be best if Kareena got some closure on this subject-
All our wishes can come trueLittle Aichi's Room
Sayaka: She did, huh? Well, she's usually right about these things. (turns to go around the bed - does Aichi notice some odd shape coming from her dress hidden behind Sayaka as she walks?)
Homura: Just remember that you have to take your medicine every four hours.
The damned queen and the relentless knight.Kareena's Room (Ai)
-Ai notices Volta's gesture.-
"I don't think it'll make it worse... Your mom wouldn't have told you it was OK if it would..."
"I think you should look. You've wanted to know about your dad for so long... I'm confident it won't make things worse."
"You can do it, Kareena."
-Ai's cheering you on and supporting you, Kareena!-
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Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-Aichi notices it, but before he gets to ask he gets distracted by Homura speaking to him.-
"...O-OK... Thank you for helping me, Homura...!"
-Awww... The kid's really grateful.-
You- you think so?
-she sighs straightens her dress-
Ok, I'm, I'm gonna do it. I know a spell to get me home pretty quick, s-so...
I'm...gonna finally get to meet my dad...
-she smiles sadly, then hugs Ai-
-Volta joins in-
I'm gonna go right now, before I can start having second thoughts, you-you know what that can be like, right?
Don't you ever doubt yourself girl, just go with your gut.
All our wishes can come trueYoung Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-Aichi's really happy to know that Homura isn't as scary as he thought she was going to be.-
"...I'll see you guys again sometime, right...?"
-Cough, cough.-
-...Also he's starting to get sleepy... The kid's sick and all...-
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Kareena's Room (Ai)
-Ai's glad that she could help convince Kareena to do it.-
-She's a little startled by the hug, but she knows that this is a really serious event for Kareena. She returns the hug.-
-She didn't expect Volta to join in either, but she doesn't mind. It's nice to have a group hug!-
"I know what it's like to doubt yourself... Just stay strong. You can do it, Kareena."
-Ai's suffered from a lot of self-doubt in the past... and heck, she still does. She often doesn't know if she's doing the right thing... but she still tries. That's all you can do.-
edited 27th Mar '18 6:11:26 PM by CrystalMemoria
Little Aichi's Room
Homura: We should let him sleep now. (checks the clock) If your older self comes by, tell him you took medicine at 9 PM.
Sayaka: "Older self"? Oh, wait, is this...
Homura: More time travel crap.
Sayaka: (quickly makes an urgent face and a quick throat-slashing motion to get her to cut it out) Uh, heh, well, anyway, yeah, we'll let you sleep now. Good night.
The damned queen and the relentless knight.Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
"...OK... I will..."
-Yeah, he's really tired... He's not really questioning the time travel comment right now because of it.-
"...Thank you... Good night..."
-Sleep beckons the small boy and he'll most likely fall asleep really quickly.-
-Hopefully he'll have sweet dreams despite being sick.-
edited 27th Mar '18 6:16:46 PM by CrystalMemoria
-she pulls back slowly, tears in her eyes, but she's still trying to smile bravely-
Ok, I...I'm ready...
-she walks over to a corner of her room, where a blue crystal ball nests on a gold stand-
-she places her hands on it, clouds slowly swirling in the sea of blue, and with a bit of concentrating-
-she is gone, a poof of glittery smoke-
-guess she must have headed back to Fantasia-
...from what she said, it sounds like her mother has PTSD, I can't imagine how scary this must be for her right now...
-Volta looks at you Ai-
I think we did a good thing...I'm just worried about...Blade...
-Blade? Oh the dragon robot-
All our wishes can come trueLittle Aichi's Room
Sayaka: (gives Aichi one last smile before turning and heading out the door...which might give Little Aichi a chance of seeing the edge of a mermaid's tail peeking out the back of her dress)
Homura: ...May your dreams be pleasant. (follows Sayaka out, turns off the lights, and closes the door behind her)
The damned queen and the relentless knight.Kareena's Room (Ai)
-Ai has to admit that that definitely sounds like the case... Kareena's father's death must have hit her mother very hard...-
"Yeah... I think we did too."
-...Oh, what about Blade? Ai looks a little concerned now.-
"Does he not know...?"
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Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-Aichi starts closing his eyes as Sayaka and Homura begin to leave.-
-...He might have seen the tail, but he's way too tired to think much about it.-
-It isn't long before he's out like a light.-
I...look, my teacher is a psych major, so, maybe this all sounds a bit crazy but...
Blade almost certainly knows something about her father due to how long they've worked together but that's not what worried me...what worries me is that...
...what if Blade feels...inadequate as Kareena's guardian after she learns about her biological father?
-she sighs and shrugs-
Well, maybe that's a little too 'very special episode' ...
-but maybe she has a point, Ai. It's not hard to remember how he treated her, like his own child in a lot of ways, but nervous too, like...like he was worried he didn't know what he was doing-
-maybe if you knew more about his past, but for now, all you can do is speculate...-
Sorry, sorry, like I said, my teacher is a psych major....we tend to get off topic a lot. Oh Professor Crane...anyway, uh, I'm gonna clean up my coloring stuff.
-she waves bye to Ai and slowly exits the room-
edited 27th Mar '18 6:30:50 PM by Lunarcat
All our wishes can come trueKareena's Room (Ai)
-...She has a point... Blade did seem that way...-
-It's something to think about...-
-She's going to be thinking about this for a while...-
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Dream (Young Aichi)
-He's on a pirate ship...?-
"...?"
-It's really foggy...-
-He starts walking around trying to see if there's anyone or anything around.-
-well aichi there in the fog you see a scary blue captain barking orders at his crew who are trying to keep the ship steady and find some lights-
-but someone sticks out from all them, a little cloaked child with glowing orange eyes, carry a lamp-
-he stops, then looks at young aichi, inspecting him curiously-
LOVE IS STORED IN THE AXOLOTL!Dream (Young Aichi)
-That captain is really scary and everyone hustling and bustling about are rather overwhelming to Aichi...-
-...Huh? There's another kid here... Maybe he should talk to him?-
"U-Um... Hello..."
-Even in his dreams he's very quiet and shy.-
edited 27th Mar '18 6:49:33 PM by CrystalMemoria
Dream (Young Aichi)
-Dreams are weird. You oftentimes lose track of your real life and who you are and instead live a dream life.-
-For Aichi in this dream it's a little different than usual in that regard. He knows his name and who he is, but at the same time he's not aware this is just a dream. It's like this is what his real life is like.-
"N-No... I'm not a pirate..."
-He doesn't think he's a pirate... He'd be following orders if he was, right?-
"Um... Who are you...?"
edited 27th Mar '18 7:22:10 PM by CrystalMemoria
Dream (Young Aichi)
"I'm Aichi Sendou. It's nice to meet you, Nemo...!"
-He looks around trying to see in the fog. Its really thick...-
"Y-Yeah... It's really hard to see..."
-...It's kind of scary, actually...-
"...D-Do you know what's going on...? I don't know what I'm doing here..."
-...Maybe he is a pirate? It'd make sense for him to be on a pirate ship that way...-
-...He's not sure. It's all blurry and foggy when he thinks about it.-
-Once again, the boy is unaware it's a dream.-
edited 27th Mar '18 7:33:57 PM by CrystalMemoria

Kareena's Room (Ai)
-She can understand that Kareena is scared... Honestly Ai could imagine herself being fearful and nervous in the same situation...-
"I understand what you mean... It's a really scary idea... Finally learning about your dad..."
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Young Aichi's Room (Young Aichi)
-Aichi smiles, but it's a really small one.-
"...I-It's nice to meet you... and thank you..."
-He looks over at Homura.-
"...Homura said I'll get better soon...!"
-...Well, she didn't flat out say 'You'll definitely be better really soon' or anything, but...-