Third Breeze

[salvagedlight]

[Immediately on the heels of this conversation, Ven gets to pose his question to a roving Cambot.]

What's sex? Terra and Aqua don't want to tell me.

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[eyeofwildtiger]

...do I have to? I haven't even had this talk with my little girl yet!

[salvagedlight]

[Ven's confused by that, but he rolls with it.]

If you don't want to, that's okay.

[eyeofwildtiger]

[Whew!] Okay. Great.

[salvagedlight]

So you've got a daughter?

[eyeofwildtiger]

Yep! Her name's Kaede.

[salvagedlight]

[Have a smile. That's... pretty cute.]

How old is she?

[eyeofwildtiger]

[Smiling right back.] She's ten now. Gah, she's getting so big! I... don't get to see her as much as I should, though, 'cos of work. But things have been better. ...or they were before I got stuck up here and all.

[salvagedlight]

When you go back, you can spend a lot more time with her! Take her to the park and stuff, or play games.

[eyeofwildtiger]

I'd like to. Work kinda keeps me busy, though. But we've come to an understanding about that.

[salvagedlight]

On days when you don't have to work, then. Kids want to see their parents more than every once in awhile.

[eyeofwildtiger]

That's the problem. Work keeps me busy.

[salvagedlight]

But it's not your whole life, right?

[eyeofwildtiger]

Nah, but it's important. Part 'cos it's an important job and part... 'cos I made a promise.

[salvagedlight]

[Okay, he can respect that, a promise is a promise after all.]

All right, that makes sense - but you've got a promise to her, too, right? Try and spend just one more day a month with her for now.

[eyeofwildtiger]

I think I can manage that. ...I think.

[salvagedlight]

[And he'll grin at Kotetsu.] I know you can!

[eyeofwildtiger]

Heh. Well, in that case...

[salvagedlight]

Don't waste time, just do it?

[eyeofwildtiger]

Yeah. I will.