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Post by Robot on Oct 7, 2020 22:02:27 GMT
There is the soft shutter of a camera, and Bee holds her Pokedex aloft with a brilliant grin on her face. "I could not have asked for a more beautiful photo... I need to get a lot of these in the coming days to commemorate everything."
Climbing into bed beside her other self, she propped her head up on a pillow. "So you don't remember anything about who we were before you were born?"
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 7, 2020 22:15:29 GMT
"Do you have to commemorate that?" Rainbow asks, with a mix of exasperation and bemusement.
"You picked her, and brought her home," Brooke says, dryly. "You have to live with her."
"No... nothing," the other Beatrice says, shaking her head as she gets out of bed to follow her compatriot. "I wish I knew. It bothers me. I want to know what happened, why we are, how we came to be..." she sighs in frustration. "But, I don't expect we'll ever know. The world has many mysteries. Might as well focus on the ones that I can solve. Like what it's like to have food..." She grins.
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Post by Robot on Oct 7, 2020 22:41:35 GMT
"Well, if you decide you want to settle into a more casual life, you could probably have my old one. You look the part, and with a bit of help from a psychic hybrid maybe we can imprint some basics over.". Beatrice mused, taking a moment to consider her hands.
"Knowing my mother had a fulfilling life with her daughter would mean a great deal to me..."
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 7, 2020 22:54:57 GMT
The other Beatrice blinks. "But that's... that's your life," she says, perplexed. "I'd... it'd just feel wrong to take it. And... wouldn't that be living a lie?" She cocks her head. "It… it would be nice to have a mother, though, I feel... A proper one. Not... not her. As much as she claimed to be ours." She seems a little wistful.
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Post by Robot on Oct 7, 2020 23:22:26 GMT
"....Well, Rainbow and I are responsible for the two of you, and we aren't likely to have any children of our own...". Beatrice trailed off, a playful smile twinkling in her eyes. "I might not make the best Mom, but I could learn about it. Alternatively, we could see how Rainbow's Mom feels like having a full nest again. I never did meet your dad come to think of it...". The girl added to her partner.
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 7, 2020 23:38:05 GMT
"Well, we've got all the time in the world to do that, especially now," Rainbow says, laughing, climbing into bed alongside Bea, displacing pillows and blankets as she does so.
"Yes, and we can discuss existential questions later, after everyone's slept," Chrysanthemum grins.
Brooke rolls her eyes, an exasperated smile on her face. "Yep. More of the same. Okay, let's go, you two." She escorts the copies out of the room.
"...it's been a long day," Rainbow says, snuggling up against Bea. "A long many, many days. This adventure was hard. And a lot of parts weren't fun at all. But... we got to do something great. So I'm glad I had it. Share amazing moments. And just... I'm glad to have met you, and for you to let me in. With you and Brooke, I feel like the luckiest girl in the world."
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Post by Robot on Oct 8, 2020 0:04:23 GMT
"I would have never spared a thought to it before myself, but yes. The blessings we have received, the places and times we have gone. The way you make me feel, even just having the opportunity to lay with you here again."
Gently draping an arm around Rainbow, Beatrice nestled in and closed her eyes, forehead cradled against the curve of her partner's neck, little humming snores escaping her within a short few moments.
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Post by DataNinja on Oct 8, 2020 0:10:12 GMT
"I love you, Bea," Rainbow says, before she too falls asleep, dreaming of the future that now could be. A future that was forged in courage, bravery, and sacrifice. Loss and gain. Love and hate. A future of potential. The End
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