Fortuna Verto

69-Parental Bonds

The conversation had endured quite the pretense, but there was still the need to bring everything back again to the original purpose. There was still the need to resolve what sort of weakness would be standing out between worlds, so that they could finally be done with this threat.

Of course, the whole thing couldn't even fit in a single sitting, so such a side of the meeting would have to be reserved for after everyone had gotten the chance to sleep on it. Fortunately, running off of their active chaos in a fueled presence, both girls could even sleep with the thing going, they just needed to stay close to it. Of course, the rift needed to be kept open too, it had some kind of failsafe built into it for some reason that required someone there active to keep it open, so the process could be managed in shifts. However, as their chaos was already taking a role here, neither Lyun nor Axln could assign themselves to a time-suspended sleep shift, so they had to sleep much like anyone else. It was then left to everyone to pitch in to ensure that the gate could be sustained while everyone could get some proper rest.

As such, there came a point where Mheridz herself had been assigned to the role of sustaining the gate for the others. Such still felt weird for her, as she had generally excluded herself through the process. Such might have been a grand experience for most people, but she could see this more as a final end to her life's mission. Such conversations would be more appropriate for those who would persist beyond her mission. Of course though, as it fit her mission, she still had paid attention.. in the off-chance she heard anything that matched Axln's initial concerns. Some vague concept that would be in line with the aforementioned weakness that chaos was ready to exploit. Of course, nothing had stood out that seemed relatable, even through all of that conversation. Sustaining her diligence, she spent her idle time brainstorming what she knew for any hint of an answer.

"You mumble in thought just like Kori does." "Wait, is someone there?" "Holi, which also means I don't really sleep. Kori was my original creator, the one who wrote the script of my creation. As such, I've been very close to her the entire time, and I'm aware of her many quirks. Considering that it seems you're supposed to be her daughter, I can hear the resemblance." "Ah, well, she's not my real mom." "An Axln is your real mom, maybe not exactly that Axln. That fact alone still makes you blood-related, and I hear blood matters more there than it does here." "Not when it comes to family, it wouldn't be any different." "Well, I've seen how close Rosa and Sophie are, and they are tied together by blood and little else. It sounds like Axln and Xwyhr have quite the blood ties too. They got so close simply by the kinship of such blood ties, even without having experiences together, as there was plenty else to bind them. Your foolish rejection of such then makes no sense, even with all the psychological profiles I've accumulated." Holi might be an artificial being, but even Mheridz could tell Holi could still think like a person. However, Holi couldn't think like Mheridz, Holi just didn't understand her personal situation, there was no way she would have a proper comparison.

"You're foolishness is honestly so much like Velvet here." "Wait, Vael? She's there?" "Not on Epsilon, but I'm at many places at once, one of them is still assigned to watch over Velvet. Ah, true, you two would have been going through all of this stuff together.. but you would not have once ever in your entire lifetime met your partner in crime. I could arrange it, you know. Velvet isn't even sleeping right now, she got her rest a long time ago. Would you care for such an opportunity?" "I.. I might, actually. Could you be so kind?" "It appears Velvet is as up to the idea as you are, though she's much louder about it. It will take some time for Velvet to arrive, though I guess waiting has been your task as things stand, waiting a bit more shouldn't be asking for much." "Ye-yeah, that's fine." Holi went silent, giving Mheridz the opportunity to collect her thoughts. Velvet, she would actually get to meet Velvet? Unlike the others, this was her chance to connect with her alternate who would only hold their life's mission, this meeting was completely different. The wait time thus provided her a chance to compose herself and collect her thoughts, wondering exactly how a young Lyun would be like.